Leo Kottke - Oddball, Eggtooth, The Room at the Top of the Stairs

[Goregoon]

I swear this man can sound like three sometimes.

I have never seen him play, would probably give my right foot... but for now I will have to continue to admire this amazing talent from afar.

Been a fan forever and I don't see that changing any time soon! ;c)

[ManganeseMan]

eggtooth shreds



[dharmabam]

what's heartbreaking - for a guitarist at least - is the economy of the guy's technique; his hands seem to be hardly moving, yet what's coming out of the instrument is unbelievable. beautiful. and yeah. GOOD farts.

[jaegerhund]

That easy huh Leo?

[MalibuMatt350]

My mind can't even handle the technicality of this.

[ZachYoungMusic]

idk why but i hear tommy emmanuel when i listen to this!

[sp1kline]

I loved it.

[sp1kline]

loved it.

[hjones1]

Leo has quite the fantastic style.

[analyzingfunny]

This guy sucks.

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.just kidding!

[snowbeard54]

screw you

[huntingvuk]

pretty cool, like his humor too. thanks

[in2gadgets]

Does anyone have a link to a transcription of this? I was going to order it from the States (I'm in the UK) and the website didn't do downloads - and they were going to charge me more for the shipping than it cost for the piece itself!

:-(

Thanks if anyone can help..

:-)

[ManganeseMan]

check the Tab Pigs, they have plenty o tab. good luck

[movin2israel]

tspsync - Then you need to hear a guy named Phil Keaggy play Olsons. They are one of the best acoustic guitars out there and Phil Keaggy one of the worlds greatest acoustic guitar players. Check him out.

[crunkykong]

Agreed. Jim Olson's guitars are among the best of the best.

[tspnyc]

Great as usual. But I sure don't like how Olson's sound, especially the cedar topped ones. I am glad he only used it for a couple of years. But he tends to care more about necks than anything else. And he could make a plastic banjo sound great.

[CFLanger]

I have seen him live for the past 6 years. He is a truly amazing and talented musician and entertainer. He inspires me to be a better guitar player.

[Rush8968]

I saw him in 2002 in Minnesota at a very small auditorium. I could not believe the sound he got from his guitars; it was unbelievably beautiful. He looked like he wasn't even trying hard to play the set, he was just that good and it was that easy for him.

[Shisho2k]

I think he might have been the inspiration for the super marios sound track. ;)

Definitely a very talented player, but not my taste of music.

[Beachbum999991]

True master. Going to a Leo Kottke concert is like entering an altenate universe. You don't leave the same.

[sepulchre10]

Amen!

[Cr1msonSkull]

That's one of a million ways to put it, all good but in the end insufficient, because the only real way to understand is to go see and hear for yourself =D

[crunkykong]

Oddball is the most amazing thing I've heard...ever?

[ocgiii]

It's got many different elements (folk, blues, jazz), and the tempo changes make it so unusual and memorable. 'Peckerwood' bears many of these traits.

[Deebemc]

so so good!

[theStorm777]

that's just AWESOME! i listen to this so many times (first one).. but to see him playing is just so much more impressive.

[fulcrum100]

Genius. I was listening to Glasshouse in the mid 70s when that all my dad could find for the sodding 8 track stereo he bought cos it was cheap!

[ManganeseMan]

great posting thanks!

[DrewAnti1960]

very cool,that sounds great

[oswegash]

Leo is a freak. guitar master!

[randeb5567]

First time I saw Leo was 1973 at the Spring Festival at Ohio University. James Taylor and Carly Simon were the headliners for the two-day event but Leo blew everyone away!!

Oddball is a classic. . .but they all are!!

[polperro]

Genius at work.

[MarkSeibold]

I have seen him live many times- you must see him live eventually (sit close as possible) A truly great influence on the folk and jazz music world- A true master like no other; especially on the guitar he is unequalled- Mark

[dt207307]

kottke is so good. love this song

[buellerplyr]

The mastery Kottke demonstrates with finger-picking is second to none! Many imitators out there but this is the Real Deal! A true pioneer in this genre probably never to be equaled again. It takes an incredible mind to play like this!!!

[Jonzo1976]

Wow. Leo is the man. SO many layers! Sounds like he is in a guitar duel against one other, at times, two.

[highlandsh]

There is a slow tune by Percy Grainger (I think) that he performs occasionally. Anyone know the name of the tune or know of a video posting somewhere? Thanks.

[acousticland]

I think that Oddball is one of the most creative and crazy compositions of Leo Kottke.

I'd like to find out it with a tablature.

great Leo.

[HeroicOaf]

By hearing the tune as originally recorded (on 'That's What', in 1990) I was never really crazy about it - but then I SAW THIS VIDEO and the process in creating the song! Right on the money, acousticland, most creative, indeed!

[Beemerguy53]

I bumped into Leo Kottke at an airport last week...what a nice guy! Friendly, easy to talk to, down-to-earth, and not at all stuck up or taken with himself. How refreshing!

[Mark9309]

What airport/city?

[Beemerguy53]

Baltimore-Washington International Airport, just south of Baltimore, Maryland. He had played a gig the previous evening in Easton, Maryland.

[Mark9309]

I live in Manassas, Va I missed him the last time he was around. However, I plan on catching up with him when he comes to Charlottesville in Dec.

[Danole7]

Great artist,musician very different artist from anyone what it would be like to hold that much talent in your hands two thumbs up from Down Under

[mcphate]

Join the new Fingerstyle Guitar Club of Brooklyn: brooklynfingerstyle dot com

[allegradrums]

Geese Farts on a Muggy Day

[GeorgeKaplanNByNW]

I love it when somebody remembers that line from the notes of his first album!

[ekimshield]

Geese farts, yes, I can hear that too. But GOOD geese farts.

[ocgiii]

Leo is always entertaining. He must have been asked to cut the tunes short, every live version of each of these tunes he vamps a lot more, especially on Oddball and Room at The Top.

[matzac97]

merci beaucoup pour la video. it's the first time that i can see leo on video.( sorry for the english mistakes but i'm french)

[VengefulTikiGod]

God this guy is incredible. He was doing this stuff long before Andy McKee came around.

[LoganRuns]

Have been listening to Kottke since I was a child, and I never get tired of his playing. Simply wonderful musician. Oddball, the first song here, brings back family trips in the car, childhood, everything, really

[niskolkaraz]

I've watched this video many times and now that I've signed up to YouTube I can say... Thanks for posting it!

[odor9]

Thanks for posting! Can't get enough video of Leo!

[ralvarezguitar]

I´ve just discovered Leo Kottke. I need to bye all your CD´s ! you´re so great. Cheers from the Dominican Republic

[kevinwcmi]

Well if you have just discovered Leo, you are at the beginning of a long beautiful journey. He has been sooooo good for sooooo long. It amazes me how few people know about him. Enjoy.

Kevin

[sulacoR]

Who's got "Pamela Brown" on tape to post it.

I have the CD,but no Video to match

[mrrichardfeder]

The riffing on `Eggtooth` at about 4:30 in...is...no, really...about the greatest acoustic guitar ever. QED

[buumoj2]

two thumbs up!

[af97msc]

King Leo. On an Olsen guitar no less. Nice job. Thanks for posting.