Earl Scruggs & Steve Martin - Foggy Mountain Breakdown (Best

simply the best performance!

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[Bigglesno1]

160 people disliked this? I don't understand that. Even if they don't particularly like this style of music surely they must appreciate the skill of the musicians?

I appreciate all forms of music from classical, rock, jazz, electronic dance and even dubstep, (that most people would not even call music, lol).

I actually produce dance and trance music but I wish I had just 1 fraction the talent of these guys.

[feloneousX1]

hard to beat dedicated musicians at their craft.

[Bob Marshall]

Oops. In that last comment of mine, yeah, Jerry Douglas can "sign", he's signed lots of autographs. Meant to say "sing". You knew that's what I meant.

[thescowlingschnauzer]

Yeah, I like the authentic drawl of Jerry's dobro playing. So many Nashville acts put on a thick, fake drawl to try to pass as country. Jerry's dobro sounds like a genuine Ohio farm boy. I'm surprised more people don't emulate his style. I suppose it just takes more time and dedication than most are willing to give it.

[Bob Marshall]

Yep, I'd prefer that Jerry Douglas always played dobro. When it comes to the dobro there is Jerry and then everyone else. He is in a class by himself. But he is also a mean guitar player, and I think he also plays lap steel. Plus he can sign, though he rarely does. Check out him singing "Carolina In My Mind" with Alison Krauss.

[thescowlingschnauzer]

I was expressing surprise, not disgust. Jerry Douglas on the dobro I'm accustomed to. It would be a waste to have him on anything else.

[Bob Marshall]

@thescowlingschauzer: Vince playing an electric guitar, Marty playing a mandolin. What's wrong with that? Those are some of the many talents they have. Give them an instrument with strings, and they can play it. And, wow, Jerry Douglas on the dobro. It's hard enough to play a dobro at a medium pace, let alone a hurricane pace like this song requires.

Who's the fiddle player? Bryan Duncan?

[thescowlingschnauzer]

What's going on here? Vince Gill is playing an electric guitar with a truckload of reverb and Marty Stuart is playing a mandolin? WHAT?!

[Garth H]

Some folks prefer to be closed-minded about anything and everything. Like you, I enjoy several genres of music and while there are some to which I'd rather not listen, I can appreciate that all professional musicians put in the time and effort it takes to get where they are.

[RD M]

What a legendary assemble of talent on one stage. I don't know how anyone can hate bluegrass unless they're tone deaf.  I have a cousin who plays country and bluegrass like this every night in Branson, MO. They're almost up to this level of musicianship. The band is full of pros who have played for yrs in Nashville. Their fiddle player even used to tour with Ricky Skaggs as a band member.