Dixie Dregs Reunion. First stop on the Dawn of the Dregs Tour - 2018 at Capitol Theater in Clearwater, FL, Feb 28, 2018. 19th song in the set. 1st song of encore.
You can tell Steve is playing through his R.H. wrist pain... on the fly and pulling it off for the fans... but you can also tell that the guys are humble enough to not upstage him. Brings tears to my eyes. Been following the Dixie Dregs since '78. RIP Mark Parrish, and T. Lavitz. Miss you both. A Lot.
I met T. What a humble, nice guy. He was asked to bring a lady backstage, and he remembered her name as somebody he knew in the past, and spent considerable time with her. Classy dude.
Bravo! It takes a lot of guts to tackle this tune again considering Steve's really bad arthritis in his picking hand. Can't hardly tell his guitar face from his pain face!
So cool to hear Steve and the band again! This is the song that made me a big 'Steve Morse' and 'Dixie Dregs' fan back in the 70's. I can sympathize with Steve's arthritis issues as many of us aging guitarists deal with it. Steve is still a mighty fine guitarist and a pleasure to listen to.
no two ways around it...i am in awe of Steve Morse! the guy is incredible! the strides he has made in having to learn a new right hand technique for the faster scalar runs is amazing. he may never reach the level of speed and clean articulation he once had but his tenacity and dedication are truly admirable.
Stylistically, Steve Morse is one of the most consistent people I've ever seen - he's been wearing the same 'trucker' , 'bark at the moon' singlet-style shirts for decades.
I wish these guys would do a reunion reunion tour. I've been listening to these guys since the 70's. Saw them at The Pier in Raleigh NC in 1975 and many times since.
JP mentioned this song in the recent guitar world magazine…. Holy shit! This is an intense song! So grateful that Steve is still performing his musical masterpieces.
Wincing from the pain right at the start. Looks like all those billions and billions of pick strokes he's done over the years have given him some bad arthritis, you're still a legend though Steve.
Very sad about Steve having arthritis. Regardless, his solo is still pretty impressive. His right hand picking is surely not what it used to be as it seemed to be less precise. For a reference of what he was capable of - check this out from 1978. ua-cam.com/video/rHLkdQ-mrFw/v-deo.html
Steve is my favorite guitarist of all time, hope young players learn a more relaxed right hand picking style(ala Andy Wood). Even old videos of Steve show how tight his arm and wrist were.
I'm a decent guitar player, having problems in both wrists and ankles in my late 20s. Mostly from work, but Steve's picking techniques must have been hard on his hands. This video is both scary and inspiring.
steve was injured here...otherwise he could just smoke those fast country licks with ease...guitar maestro mr steve morse no doubt abt his plying even though hes over 60 years old now but jst like frank gambale and joe satriani, aging doesnt obstruct their fluency of playing
Melissa: Pretty sure that's Dr. Allen Sloan (orig member, anesthesiologist) on fiddle. And i'm almost certain it's Andy West on bass... original founding member back to days of the Dixie Grit band, when he 'n Steve were just 17yrs old. He tends to be camera shy, but his playing is readily recognizable. Rod Morgenstein on drums. Keyboards? No idea. Mark Parrish was the founding kb player, and then T. Lavitz replaced him a little later. May they both RIP.
John S sir have you tried cannabis extracts to see if it helps in any way? I'm young and my hands are alright but just thinking about the time where I won't be able to play the guitar gives me anxiety
bertox137 ordinarily, Morse would employ mostly all (what’s called) ‘alternate picking’. But due to a chronic now, I imagine - wrist ailment, he’s obviously struggling and appears to be raking/sweep picking across the strings which can’t ever sound clean, even if one were to be partly muting the strings (right palm, dampening the ringing over the strings). It’s very brave of Mr. Morse to attempt this juggernaut of a song. I have been a fan for years and years
Google translated to: From the very beginning it was clear that such a disgusting setting of the right hand would make itself felt. Is that what you meant in English?
You can tell Steve is playing through his R.H. wrist pain... on the fly and pulling it off for the fans... but you can also tell that the guys are humble enough to not upstage him. Brings tears to my eyes.
Been following the Dixie Dregs since '78.
RIP Mark Parrish, and T. Lavitz. Miss you both. A Lot.
I met T. What a humble, nice guy. He was asked to bring a lady backstage, and he remembered her name as somebody he knew in the past, and spent considerable time with her. Classy dude.
Bravo! It takes a lot of guts to tackle this tune again considering Steve's really bad arthritis in his picking hand. Can't hardly tell his guitar face from his pain face!
What a legendary guitarist
So cool to hear Steve and the band again! This is the song that made me a big 'Steve Morse' and 'Dixie Dregs' fan back in the 70's. I can sympathize with Steve's arthritis issues as many of us aging guitarists deal with it. Steve is still a mighty fine guitarist and a pleasure to listen to.
Great sounds ! I like when music is played by great musicians . Steve Morse is awesome !
no two ways around it...i am in awe of Steve Morse! the guy is incredible! the strides he has made in having to learn a new right hand technique for the faster scalar runs is amazing. he may never reach the level of speed and clean articulation he once had but his tenacity and dedication are truly admirable.
oh my god, the string break at the end is priceless! 🤣
Stylistically, Steve Morse is one of the most consistent people I've ever seen - he's been wearing the same 'trucker' , 'bark at the moon' singlet-style shirts for decades.
I wish these guys would do a reunion reunion tour. I've been listening to these guys since the 70's. Saw them at The Pier in Raleigh NC in 1975 and many times since.
One of the best shows in my life!
Maestro Morse forever !!! ... My Guru for Life !
JP mentioned this song in the recent guitar world magazine…. Holy shit! This is an intense song! So grateful that Steve is still performing his musical masterpieces.
Love him
Crazy good!
what. how did he make it sound like a fucking violin holly shit
Wincing from the pain right at the start. Looks like all those billions and billions of pick strokes he's done over the years have given him some bad arthritis, you're still a legend though Steve.
wtf oh! my god...maestro!
Incredible playing Steve!!! What tuner you have clicked on the end of your guitar thanks awesome job always Steve any picks?
Thanks for recording all this. Feels like I'm back at the show. Thanks a lot. It's fantastic.
Very sad about Steve having arthritis. Regardless, his solo is still pretty impressive. His right hand picking is surely not what it used to be as it seemed to be less precise. For a reference of what he was capable of - check this out from 1978.
ua-cam.com/video/rHLkdQ-mrFw/v-deo.html
Steve is my favorite guitarist of all time, hope young players learn a more relaxed right hand picking style(ala Andy Wood). Even old videos of Steve show how tight his arm and wrist were.
I'm a decent guitar player, having problems in both wrists and ankles in my late 20s. Mostly from work, but Steve's picking techniques must have been hard on his hands. This video is both scary and inspiring.
wow xooxo!
steve was injured here...otherwise he could just smoke those fast country licks with ease...guitar maestro mr steve morse no doubt abt his plying even though hes over 60 years old now but jst like frank gambale and joe satriani, aging doesnt obstruct their fluency of playing
Can anybody here name all the musicians?
Steve Morse, Don Airey (I think), Rod Morgenstein, not aware of the fiddle player. Marc O'Conner maybe.
Melissa:
Pretty sure that's Dr. Allen Sloan (orig member, anesthesiologist) on fiddle.
And i'm almost certain it's Andy West on bass... original founding member back to days of the Dixie Grit band, when he 'n Steve were just 17yrs old.
He tends to be camera shy, but his playing is readily recognizable.
Rod Morgenstein on drums.
Keyboards? No idea.
Mark Parrish was the founding kb player, and then T. Lavitz replaced him a little later. May they both RIP.
Something's wrong with him.
arthritis, he can't make pick movements as precisely as he did. which is very very sad
John S sir have you tried cannabis extracts to see if it helps in any way? I'm young and my hands are alright but just thinking about the time where I won't be able to play the guitar gives me anxiety
John S sorry to hear that, hope you get better somehow
John S i'll check it out pal
Age is a bitch, but it will never take way how great he was.
slow ...
...it's not 1979!
ua-cam.com/video/rHLkdQ-mrFw/v-deo.html when he was young.
And yet he is still faster and more precise than most other guitarists.
I want to see you playing with a bandage around your picking hand...
Something is wrong with his right wrist.
bertox137 ordinarily, Morse would employ mostly all (what’s called) ‘alternate picking’. But due to a chronic now, I imagine - wrist ailment, he’s obviously struggling and appears to be raking/sweep picking across the strings which can’t ever sound clean, even if one were to be partly muting the strings (right palm, dampening the ringing over the strings). It’s very brave of Mr. Morse to attempt this juggernaut of a song. I have been a fan for years and years
С самого начала было понятно, что такая отвратительная постановка правой руки даст о себе знать.
Google translated to: From the very beginning it was clear that such a disgusting setting of the right hand would make itself felt.
Is that what you meant in English?