
Leo Kottke – The Best- 2 lps- 1978- Rock , Folk Rock, Acoustic (vinyl)
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Leo Kottke – The Best- 2 lps- 1978- Rock , Folk Rock, Acoustic (vinyl)
Leo Kottke (born September 11, 1945) is an acoustic guitarist. He is known for a fingerpicking style that draws on blues, jazz, and folk music, and for syncopated, polyphonic melodies. He overcame a series of personal obstacles, including partial loss of hearing and a nearly career-ending bout with tendon damage in his right hand, to emerge as a widely recognized master of his instrument. He currently resides in the Minneapolis area with his family.
Focusing primarily on instrumental composition and playing, Kottke also sings sporadically, in an unconventional yet expressive baritone described by himself as sounding like "geese farts on a muggy day".[1] In concert, Kottke intersperses humorous and often bizarre monologues with vocal and instrumental selections from throughout his career, played solo on 6- and 12-string guitars.
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Tracklist
A1 | Machine № II | 3:00 |
A2 | Cripple Cheek | 1:56 |
A3 | Bourree | 1:26 |
A4 | When Shrimps Learn To Whistle | 3:28 |
A5 | Bill Cheathan | 1:45 |
A6 | The Song Of The Swamp | 3:00 |
A7 | Last Steam Engine Train | 3:00 |
B1 | Bean Time | 2:32 |
B2 | The Spanish Entomologist | 2:24 |
B3 | Short Stories | 3:01 |
B4 | Hole In The Day | 2:50 |
B5 | Mona Roy | 1:48 |
B6 | Venezuela, There You Go | 3:08 |
B7 | Monkey Lust | 1:49 |
C1 | Busted Bicycle | 2:39 |
C2 | June Bug | 2:20 |
C3 | Eggtooth | 5:12 |
C4 | Stealing | 2:37 |
C5 | Living In The Country | 1:35 |
C6 | Medley | 7:32 |
C6-A | Crow River Waltz | 3:04 |
C6-B | Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring | 2:08 |
C6-C | Jack Fig | 1:48 |
D1 | Standing In My Shoes | 3:04 |
D2 | Bumblebee | 3:34 |
D3 | Eight Miles High | 3:31 |
D4 | Tilt Billings And The Student Prince | 4:53 |
D5 | Pamela Brown | 4:00 |
D6 | Standing On The Outside | 2:31 |
D7 | Power Failure | 2:21 |
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