[ARSCLIST] New Les Paul doc on PBS - July 11

[Cary Ginell <SoundThink@xxxxxxx>]

In a message dated 7/11/2007 8:25:51 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
fbsdmd@xxxxxxxxx writes:

Even if  he didn't invent multi-tracking, I found the program
incredibly  interesting.  He seems to be a musical man for all seasons.
I used to  hear him periodically on the Joey Reynolds radio show from
NYC; I should be  doing what he's doing at age 92.



Just got through seeing the Les Paul documentary. Amazing how the  story told 
itself without the help of a narrator. The producers chose to let Les  tell 
the story himself, by intercutting bits and pieces of the interview with  him. 
I also enjoyed how they used graphics from Les' records in the various  
animation segments. It was a good tribute. It would have been nice, however, to  
have a bit more serious analysis of what he did rather than use wasted shots  of 
Jeff Beck, Bonnie Raitt, and Richard Carpenter (Richard CARPENTER???)  ooohing 
and aahing over Les' Capitol recordings. Did anyone catch the sound of  
sticky shed squealing when they switched on his original Ampex tape deck with  the 
extra head? They were playing a record of "Lover" over the visual, but left  
the room sound on, and you could hear the squeal every time the tape went  
around!
 
 
Cary  Ginell
Origin Jazz  Library
www.originjazz.com



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