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Selene · 02-27-2001, 05:19 PM

I agree 100% about Pee Wee's departure. His steel added a unique character to the Lightfoot sound. It did not remotely resemble a country instrument--PW created his own genre, much like Gord himself. I have often wondered how this sound evolved--whether Pee Wee invented it, or Gord made it clear that it should not sound like the traditional country twang maker. Some of my favorites for PW's vintage sound are the Wreck, and Ghosts of Cape Horn. The steel really adds a haunting dimension to those songs. I also like Heaven Help the Devil--it seems to me, to be one of the last songs with the traditional Lightfoot sound. It also confounds me that Pee Wee was never replaced--but maybe you can't replace him.

Martin/12

02-27-2001, 05:19 PM	#3
Selene Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 48	I agree 100% about Pee Wee's departure. His steel added a unique character to the Lightfoot sound. It did not remotely resemble a country instrument--PW created his own genre, much like Gord himself. I have often wondered how this sound evolved--whether Pee Wee invented it, or Gord made it clear that it should not sound like the traditional country twang maker. Some of my favorites for PW's vintage sound are the Wreck, and Ghosts of Cape Horn. The steel really adds a haunting dimension to those songs. I also like Heaven Help the Devil--it seems to me, to be one of the last songs with the traditional Lightfoot sound. It also confounds me that Pee Wee was never replaced--but maybe you can't replace him. Martin/12