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- From: feathers@serss0 (Michael Feathers)
- Newsgroups: alt.music.progressive
- Subject: Re: Best Dixie Dregs place to start?
- Message-ID: <C0Axry.1tM@fiu.edu>
- Date: 3 Jan 93 23:40:45 GMT
- References: <1992Dec31.144916.22602@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> <1992Dec31.183122.13868@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu>
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- In article <1992Dec31.183122.13868@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> christen@astro.ocis.temple.edu (Carl Christensen) writes:
- >I think a good place to start for the Dixie Dregs is their album/CD
- >'Unsung Heroes'. It's got a good bit of diversity from classical
- >to rock and a great remake of 'Cruise Control' which is their
- >greatest "hit".
- >
- >I don't have their latest tour CD although I've just seen them here
- >in Philly (about a month ago) and they were awesome as usual. If you're
- >a progressive rock fan I'm sure you'll enjoy the Dregs. Steve Howe
- >even made a cameo appearance on a Dregs album, on a duet with Steve Morse.
- >
- >If the Dregs are playing anywhere near you, by all means go and see them,
- >you'll be astounded.
- >
- >Carl Christensen
-
-
- Yes. By all means, go see them. Since Steve Morse is a University of
- Miami alumnus, here plays here often and I've never been disappointed.
-
- The last time he brought the Dregs here (a few months ago) Jerry Goodman(!)
- of Mahavishnu Orchestra fame played violin!
-
- What a spectacular show! The energy level was incredible. Those guys were
- playing some of the most death-defyingly complex riffs and grinning ear to
- ear, obviously enjoying the hell out of it.
-