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telekidd · 08-03-2002, 05:28 PM

<<Originally posted by Wes Steele:
[B]"Knotty Pine" / Salute was a big change in GL's style. "Knotty Pine" was the first song GL played with an electric guitar. I can remember at Massey Hall in Toronto when he first reached down for the electric. A hush went thru the hall but GL reassured us that it was "no big deal.">>

He's listed as having played electric in the credits to the Endless Wire album; though, to the best of my knowledge, he didn't actually play it on the road. I remember that red Gibson SG well when I saw the San Francisco stop of the Salute tour. I saw it when the guitars were put on stage before the band came out, and I thought to myself "Whoa!" (Being articulate has never been one of my strong points!)

And now I'll risk being flamed and say that, for me, Salute has never been one of my favorite albums. It's not that I'm an acoustic purist or anything: GL was clearly going for a new sound (I believe in an interview around that time he essentially said he was trying to make the album radio-friendly).

It's just that, to me, the album seems inconsistent--several of the songs have the "new sound," but it almost seems as though he didn't want to fully commit to it, and thus there are some tracks which sound much more traditional--like they could almost fit on any other GL album. That being said, there are some nice songs on it: I like Whispers of the North, Romance, Knotty Pine, and Tattoo, and I'm fond of the title track and Broken Dreams as well. Don't get me wrong: I'm not saying it's bad album--it isn't. But it has always struck me as being a little inconsistent in its sound and approach.
Derek

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08-03-2002, 05:28 PM	#4
telekidd Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 33	<<Originally posted by Wes Steele: [B]"Knotty Pine" / Salute was a big change in GL's style. "Knotty Pine" was the first song GL played with an electric guitar. I can remember at Massey Hall in Toronto when he first reached down for the electric. A hush went thru the hall but GL reassured us that it was "no big deal.">> He's listed as having played electric in the credits to the Endless Wire album; though, to the best of my knowledge, he didn't actually play it on the road. I remember that red Gibson SG well when I saw the San Francisco stop of the Salute tour. I saw it when the guitars were put on stage before the band came out, and I thought to myself "Whoa!" (Being articulate has never been one of my strong points!) And now I'll risk being flamed and say that, for me, Salute has never been one of my favorite albums. It's not that I'm an acoustic purist or anything: GL was clearly going for a new sound (I believe in an interview around that time he essentially said he was trying to make the album radio-friendly). It's just that, to me, the album seems inconsistent--several of the songs have the "new sound," but it almost seems as though he didn't want to fully commit to it, and thus there are some tracks which sound much more traditional--like they could almost fit on any other GL album. That being said, there are some nice songs on it: I like Whispers of the North, Romance, Knotty Pine, and Tattoo, and I'm fond of the title track and Broken Dreams as well. Don't get me wrong: I'm not saying it's bad album--it isn't. But it has always struck me as being a little inconsistent in its sound and approach. Derek [This message has been edited by telekidd (edited August 03, 2002).]