Bands that should have a mandolin

**Klaus Wutscher** · Jan-21-2005, 2:57am

Yeah, I have that Manassas LPs too, they really got me exicted (still do). Steven Stills is one of my alltime favorites, great musician/singer/songwriter. He´s rock and rolls Tim O´Brien. Would have loved to see Manassas live. Only trouble is: I was not yet born in 73....

**jefflester** · Jan-21-2005, 3:28pm

Originally Posted by (mandoaz @ Jan. 20 2005, 01:18)

Originally Posted by (mandofiddle @ Jan. 19 2005, 13:33)

While Toad didn't have a mandolin player for every tune, they did occasionally have mando played by, I believe, the guitar player other than Glen.

You know what...now that you mention it...You're totally right, they did have mando on some tracks...I took a gander at the liner notes from the Fear album and, lo and behold, there 'tis...Glen on mando...

But it still would've been cool to have more of it on more of their tunes...

Glen played the mando parts. He used to play mando live on Walk on the Ocean and Come Back Down, maybe others. On the 2003 reunion tour he played one of those Vox-like "mandoguitars" - small 12-string, instead of mando.

Here's an interesting track I recorded, Marvin Etzioni sitting in with Toad on Walk on the Ocean. He was playing the cool modular electric mando-guitar seen on the John Knutson builder page on emando.com:
http://www.archive.org/downloa....t15.shn

When Glen and Nickel Creek did the first Mutual Admiration Society tour in fall of 2001 (when they initially thought the album was coming out, Chris played a couple of songs during Glen's solo set at 10-20-01. Not sure if he did that at any of the other shows. You can download here:

http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-d...db.php?id=5183

**jefflester** · Jan-21-2005, 3:34pm

Originally Posted by (mando bandage @ Jan. 20 2005, 19:50)

Originally Posted by

Perhaps they experimented with one but since I can't think of a specific track, I think Little Feat should definately have used a mando.

Fred Tackett uses one occasionally in the latter incarnations of Little Feat. #He and Paul Barrere did a side project with Tackett on mando. #Seems I read somewhere that he doesn't use GDAE tuning though, so I guess Little Feat still needs a mandolinist.

Here's a Little Feat SBD recording with Sammy sitting in for basically the whole show:
http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-d...b.php?id=10988

**Spruce** · Jan-21-2005, 6:18pm

Man, I'd love to get a copy of that LF show with Sam, but am on a dialup...

Anyone have a copy of this? Please contact me offlist if "yes"...

Thanks!

**Professor PT** · Jan-22-2005, 1:47am

Elvis Costello has used mandolin a little( on "King of America"), but I think he could use it more. BTW, I just got tickets to a show he's doing here in San Diego at a really small club...should be cool. I also just found out that U2 is kicking off their world tour here in March; I've never seen them and want to go badly. They also need to work mandolin into one of their songs( oddly, Daniel Lanois is listed as playing mandolin on the last track of their new album, but you can't hear it at all! Lost in the mix, big time! ).

**Keith Erickson** · Jan-25-2005, 10:34am

I would have loved to hear Rush use a mandolin.

I know on the 1996 release "Test for Echo", Alex Lifeson uses a Mandola on track #3 "Half the World".

**ira** · Jan-25-2005, 12:03pm

csny in all of their incarnations- solo, duo, trio and quartet would've sounded great with mando on many tunes-
helplessly hoping, sugar mountain, chicago, our house, etc.....

**mandough** · Jan-25-2005, 12:48pm

Son Volt . The Alarm. Crowded House. Old 97's. The Bluebells. Colin Hay. Aimee Mann. Nick Cave. Rank and File. Fleetwood Mac (alway thought Lindsay Buckingham would make a great mandolin player).

**John Flynn** · Jan-25-2005, 1:01pm

How about this for a suggestion: Every symphony should have a whole section of mandolins!!!

**jim simpson** · Jan-26-2005, 7:39pm

2nd thought: Instead of Joni Mitchell, Captain Beefheart!

**ira** · Jan-26-2005, 10:01pm

this is making me think of specific late 60s-mid 70s songs that should have mando- how about "wooden ships"(j.airplane) "rain on the roof'lovin spnfl" "sweet baby james-jt" "tequila sunrise-eagles" "dance,dance,dance-s.miller" cocaine-jackson browne version" "tuesday's gone-l.skynard" "close to the edge-yes" "the wheel, tenessee jed and he's gone"-gd black water- doobies" my sweet lord-g.harrison" ruby tuedsay and 2,000 man- stones" "needle and the damage done, old man-n.young" just to name a few off the top of my head.

**mandocrucian** · Jan-26-2005, 11:25pm

Originally Posted by

Captain Beefheart!

"Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles" on Clear Spot
Zoot Horn Rollo on mandolin

**OdnamNool** · Jan-27-2005, 6:08am

Originally Posted by (ira @ Jan. 26 2005, 22:01)

#"rain on the roof'lovin spnfl"

One of the first songs I taught myself on mandolin... Cuzz I think it's a wonderful song...

**Ted Eschliman** · Jan-27-2005, 6:32am

Singer/songwriter James Taylor, especially in his more recent acoustic incarnation. Intelligent lyrics, clean & crisp orchestration, some of the best sidemen in the biz; only thing missing is a good creative mandolin part.

**Andrew Reckhart** · Jan-27-2005, 8:44am

Ben Harper could use it on a ton of stuff. 'Give A Man A Home' would sound good with a mandolin. A few Bob Marley tunes would work well with it. 'Redemtion Song' comes to mind. Buffett could make use of it more too.

**mad dawg** · Jan-27-2005, 11:15am

Originally Posted by

Ben Harper could use it on a ton of stuff

I agree -- I can only think of one song of his with mandolin: Dave Lindley delivers a standout old-timey performance that drives In the lord's arms on one of Ben's CD's.

**dwc** · Jan-27-2005, 1:17pm

Did 10,000 Maniacs ever use a mandolin? I can think of several songs where a mandolin would fit in nicely.

**Professor PT** · Jan-28-2005, 11:51am

Actually, they used it a lot on their first album--THE WISHING CHAIR. After that, it was seldom used.

**ira** · Jan-28-2005, 12:52pm

pink floyd- comfortably numb

**mandopete** · Feb-09-2005, 10:08am

I thought Joni Mitchell played mandolin (at least back in her bluegrass days anyway).

**Blueglass** · Feb-10-2005, 6:01pm

Willie Nelson should use more mandolin.
So should The white strips. Ever listen to that guy play mandolin on the Cold Mountian soundtrack?

**Dave Gumbart** · Feb-22-2005, 4:22pm

Poco. #Actaully, they might very well have used mando on some of their stuff, I just don't have anything with me at the moment to verify that. #There is a web site on these guys with a shot of Rusty Young holding what might be an old Gibson A. #Might just have to dust off that old Deliverin' LP and give it a spin. #An all-time favorite live album of mine.

(found reference to Jim Messina joining the band after he'd left to play mando on Rocky Mountain Breakdown)

**toddjoles** · Feb-25-2005, 7:55pm

Credence Clearwater Revival's Bad Moon on the Rise just screams for Mando.

**ira** · Mar-01-2005, 11:56am

beachboys on "sloop john b." "surfer girl" and "in my room"

**jmcgann** · Mar-01-2005, 2:36pm

The Stones "Country Honk" has lots of Ry Cooder.

Steve Howe owns a bunch of mandos and uses them on many of his solo releases.

Let's not for get "The Little People of Stone'enge" in Spinal Tap!

Wish Allan Holdsworth would play one sometime (he does play fiddle so it should be easy enough for him)...

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