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I bet it's released on April 1.

Cool beans!

JimK

I just got mine today! Lots of RIC....and feedback! It's raw McGuinn.

Cole

Sounds like this is pre-Janglebox era. Lots of distortion and delay. I'm really diggin' "Lover of the Bayou!" Anyone have the chords for that song?

I got mine yesterday, and love it. Cole is right, there's plenty of Ric. And yes, it is the pre-JangleBox era by about 6-7 months.

Lover of the Bayou is just Am to G to F with that little arpeggiated walk-down on the D string back to Am (F to E to open D). Over and over.

Thanks for the chords Steve.

The only down side to the album is the acoustic guitars sound wimpy compaired to the RIC. I guess that's because of him using mics for the acoustics. But still, nice one from Roger. His voice is really outstanding on this one.

Does Graham know about this?

FYI: Camilla told me that she will be selling autographed copies of this disk at Roger's shows.

Yikes, 700 posts.

You got yours yet Mark?

"Does Graham know about this?"
...............I do now

I'm seeing Roger next week in Virginia.
Will pick a copy up from Camilla then.
Looking forward to it.

Saw RM last night Buffalo NY show.
Had his regular 370RM model, the martin 7 and his banjo this time. Only 1 song on the banjo. 50/50 acoustic and Ric which was nice.
Pretty much the standard song mix, a couple Dylan songs and couple from Easy Rider.
Last year the audio wasn't good (IMO) -- this year was better. Ric sounded very good. Less commentary and more music playing. He had a early start today for next day concert in PA so the set was a song or 2 short.
Camilla started the lemonade stand quite early, so had a chance to stop over and say hello when the foyer was literally empty. Picked up a signed copy of Live from Spain, listened to it today. Nice, pretty much a subset what's played at the concert.
The opening act was Maria Sebastian a local singer songwriter. Roger and Camilla saw her playing in a local mall a couple years ago, liked her music and asked if she'd like to open for him sometime. She said "sure", and went home and googled the name Roger McGuinn to "see who he was" and came to find the lead singer of the Byrds! She honestly did not know.
http://www.buffalonews.com/204/story/43155.html

Thanks for sharing that Paul. How was Maria? Worth buying a CD?

In case they pull the Buffalo News link, here's the text of the story:

Local musician MARIA SEBASTIAN was approached by a couple two years ago after performing a benefit set in the Walden Galleria. The woman complimented Sebastian, and suggested she share a bill sometime with her husband, who gave advice on micing guitars.

Not recognizing his name, Sebastian went home and Googled “Roger McGuinn,” where she was shocked to learn he had been the innovative leader of the Byrds, one of rock music’s seminal bands. The Byrds helped usher in folk rock and later country rock with a sound that featured two-part harmonies and McGuinn’s signature 12-string Rickenbacker.

Tonight, Sebastian gets that opening gig for McGuinn at 8 p.m. in Buffalo State College’s Performing Arts Center at Rockwall Hall, 1300 Elmwood Ave. Tickets are $28, $15 student rush.

How did you find out you were opening?

I called Rockwell Hall when I saw Roger was coming here again, and they said he had already mentioned it.

You’re known for singing in cover bands, but your latest album of original material, “Songs I Wrote in the Car,” could change that. Has it been hard to forge your own identity?

Once you join a cover band, no one cares what else you do because it’s considered so uncool to play in one. I just can’t resist the money, plus I want to keep working and I can’t really travel that much. I’ve come to realize I probably will never have one thing I’m known for.

I do think about how I can address those people who are so nice to come to certain shows, and don’t know if they should come to the others.

You write a lot about loss on your new album. Is it hard to get up and sing about past lovers?

The truth is, every song on here is fictional. No one ever wants to hear that. I think some people are let down because they want to feel you really lived it. There are a couple of songs that are true that I decided not to put on the CD, because I felt it would be insensitive.

Do you see yourself continuing in a singer-songwriter direction?

The solo thing is where I’m going to be for awhile. It’s different in that I think you have to tell some stories and be more of an entertainer. You have to be more physically interesting in a band, because they can’t hear what you’re saying anyway. — Mark Sommer