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Sounds great, Tom – I for one am looking forward to the upcoming tour. While Doug will certainly be missed, change presents opportunities for new & exciting musical directions – opportunities that are apparently being explored. I can’t wait to hear Eric, Chet & the rest of the band perform with Lu later this month!
Thanks for the update – your efforts to keep Lu’s fan base “in the loop” are much appreciated.
Tom
I’m thrilled that Chet,David,and Butch are still along for the ride. Welcome to the family Eric. If Lucinda’s happy, I’m happy. Sad to see Doug move on, but this change should make for an interesting, and creative tour. Count me in.
Thanks for pointing that out because if i didn’t make it clear up above, Lucinda is very happy -she was beaming the other night after the two songs.
Don’t get me wrong– she was very sad to see Doug leave, but she understood that if he wanted to move on – it was just that time -she’s seen it before a time or twoReally sorry to hear that Doug has moved on, but understand that life just does not stand still, as you said above Doug did contribute much to the band and the Lucinda experience and without doubt will be missed.
However we now have something new a fresh to look forward to and I am sure everyone welcomes Eric into the fold to add his unique stamp to Lucinda`s music, I just hope we get the chance to witness for ourselves in the UK before too long.Again thanks to Tom for the info, as this came right out of the blue over here, as in effect, apart from one or two noteable exceptions, this is practically the only source of Lucinda information for us.
In closing, Doug…thank you for the music and good luck.
…….and with any luck I’ll be driving you guys around at Bonnaroo this year. Tom, please ask for “Luke in Artist Transportation.”
I’ll take excellent care of you.
Peace.
I see that Ray Lamontagne is playing at the Taft Theater in Cincinnati on Saturday April 18. Surprisingly (to me at least) all the good seats are gone. I may just have to get a single ticket and check out Dougs new band. I’ve listened to Ray’s music a few times but don’t really like it that much, but I love watching and listening to Doug play.
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As a member of the last website “fanclub”, I hate to come out swinging here as my new intro to all you guys, but…
Went to the Wellmont last night.
I don’t know who you people saw last night, but the Buick 6 I saw left me longing for Doug from Note One.
I’ve seen them all, and I mean them all. Albert King, BB King, Buddy Guy, EC, Garcia, Keith and Woody (a pair that Doug and Chet were so flatteringly compared to in a review and you won’t see that with Chet and Eric), Lanois, Nils and on and on. I put Doug with those guys as a Journeyman and Guitar Player-both in the Studio and on the Road. I’ve been On The Road for 30 years.
While it’s nice to see Chet stretch his wings a bit more (and I’m guessing that need was part of Doug’s beef…), this guy Eric-(Iggy Pop and Bowie?)-is NO DOUG. Maybe you should take a hint from the fact he’s from New York! I also didn’t hear any Hubert Sumlin (The Wolf’s Guitar Player) or Django influnce from him.
The Blues (‘cept for Chet stepping up to try and close the gaps) have been sucked right out of the Music. I was left musically drained by the end of the show.
Let’s not forget what Doug did in his 8 years with Lu, being given free reign to weave his gorgeous Blues/Country Tinged solos and riffs through Lu’s lyrics. I don’t think this guy has what it takes to do that.
People who go see “The Dead” with Warren Haynes are seeing a different energy, but as great as Warren is, he ain’t no Jerry.
I know you want to be Politically Correct where Eric is concerned, but C’MON! He can’t shine Dougs shoes.
“Blue” was the Vocal Highlight, and while B6 was rocking, change is not always for the better, even if it has to be. It was a great show. Eric, however, left me less than impressed.
To read what people are saying about this guy (people who never heard Jimi’s “Angel” before last night-NEED I SAY MORE?) is not something I’m going to give credence to. They are obviously lacking in their experience and musical range required to comment at all.
I think Lu should have spent a little more time searching for her new guitar player. This guy may bring new energy, as you guys are insisting. OK. You had to replace Doug. I don’t think you did a good job.
You should have had Lanois sit in with the band, temporarily, until she found someone more suitable. U2 and Emmy Lou Harris, Willie Nelson’s “Teatro” and more, Lanois could have made me not miss Doug. You want to put Iggy Pop and Bowie’s guitar player up against those three Entities as relevant to Lu’s music? The Music that Doug left his indelible stamp on?
Lu’s happy? Bet she would have been happier if Doug had stayed.
It’s gonna’ take A LOT of new material to make me forget Doug, let alone not miss him.
“New and Improved and Fine-Tuned B6”???? C’mon Tom…
…….meanwhile, Doug was on Saturday Night Live last night with Ray. Ray sounded good. I could barely see Doug.
I have to agree with JBird, even though it isn’t a nice thing to say. There is definitely something missing without Doug’s playing, and while I am not musical expert by any means (aside from appreciating good stuff when I hear it; I for one did not know the Hendrix song either, but I don’t think that means I know nothing about good music) I can tell this as well. It was a good show, but the band is clearly not as solid without Doug, and with Eric it felt like the band overcame Lucinda rather than complimented her. There wasn’t as much soul and passion, and the blues numbers did not feel like blues numbers. Then again, maybe he’s still getting his footing and will improve? I doubt it, but it’s possible.
I was absolutely a fan of Doug’s…I’ll remember for a long time standing dead in front of him at Irving Plaza watching him shred on World Without Tears night. But we all have to move on, if the band and Lu need to grow and develop things must change.
The new band’s sound is a bit smoother and maybe more organic in my opinion. Eric relies a lot less on the effects pedals. Righteously, which was a base for Doug to solo gloriously from in the past now has a more cohesive flow. If the band sound was a soup (if this analogy makes sense), the Doug version of the band was a spicy Thai soup, with sharp bursts of chile. The new band is more a gumbo, the spiceness is still there but now incorporated a bit more in the overall mix.
Basically, I miss Doug a bit less than I thought I would while listening to the new B6. It’s not as if the new band doesn’t rock.
Doug was on Saturday Night Live this past weekend since he’s now with Ray Lamontagne.
You can watch the two songs here:
http://stereogum.com/archives/video/ray-lamontagne-brings-trouble-to-a-rocky-snl_057401.html
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