Uploaded by NthgToFear on Apr 18, 2008
Nickel Creek performing "The Smoothie Song" on PBS Sound Stage. Taped in Chicago.
I was there. :)
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Let me just clear something up for you guys. It's actually very simple. Nickel Creek does not screw up. Not one note is an accident. The talent in the fingers of these musicians comes from playing together since they were all around 12 years old. So, to sum up, they're basically perfect when it comes to musical live performance.
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Welcome to "out of the box" soloing. If you don't like that, Thile's atonality in many of his solos will probably destroy your mind. Sean's just a lightweight in that respect. =]
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@boastingkitty a bouzouki is what that thing is called
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@jklseattle The guitarist has that look on his face all of the time. He hit several similar chords at around 2:53 as well.
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@nanooman Right on bro :-)
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Amazing talent.
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mandocello is cool
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@nanooman - All musicians screw up. Regularly. It's a testament to (some of) their greatness that most of us don't catch it. They can play themselves out of corners most can't play themselves into. And Nickle Creek really knew what they were doing.
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You will never see anyone rock a Bouzouki (or Mandolin) harder. I am consistently in awe of Chris Thile and everything he produces.
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completely intentional improv! watch Sean's right (pick) hand - at that point he pulls the pick upward across the strings in a deliberate slow arpeggio, completely different than the other background picking or bluegrass downstroke style bass notes and chords he is playing throughout... he put that in for effect.
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The chord was definitely something planned. Though nowhere near the level of talent these guys are, I am an active musician. Been doing it for many years. You can usually tell a wrong note from right by watching the body language. If you watch closely, he's concentrating on getting it just right when he plays it. And, if it was a mistake.. Who Cares!!!!! Anyone that's played their fair share of performances will sooner or later have an oppsie on stage. It happens.
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Oh, plus he plays the chord again at the end of the song. So it was indeed intentional.
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What the CRAP is at 1:24? I'll tell you what, a REALLY nasty screw up. You can see the dude's face totally freeze with the look of, "Oh, hell. What did I just do on TV?"
jklseattle 2 years ago
It wasn't a mistake. I've heard him do that before live. Plus, Nickel Creek was given a chance to redo any songs they felt they screwed up again and the only one they played again was Reasons Why.
NthgToFear 2 years ago 6