Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson And Ricky Skaggs - The Three Pickers
2003
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| Starring | Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Ricky Skaggs |
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| Genres | Music/Musical |
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Great musicians but...
As a big fan of bluegrass it's great to see some of the finest picking live. To me the downside was the vocals of Doc Watson I would have preferred more from Ricky Scaggs.
The show came alive when Alison Krauss came on as guest her voice adding much to the performance. -
Customer Review
As the earlier review states, the documentary at the start of the concert does get annoying. This is especially so because it's actually placed OVER songs from the concert. Plus, there's no option to change to another angle or change the audio source to cut it out either. Now, for the actual concert itself.
Doc Watson is, unfortunately, not as his best here. He sure gives it a good go, but we see none of the fast licks or solos that maybe we'd expect from a guitarist of his calibre and reputation. It's mostly chords or slow melodies from him. Earl Scruggs is as good as ever, and he can still pick his banjo really well. Ricky Skaggs is also good in this. Not quite at his best, but he puts on a good show and his personality really shines through.
As for the songs, there's a mix of slow and fast bluegrass tunes, all with different feelings to them. Personally I didn't find much of the slower, mountain-style stuff to my liking, but some might. As for guests, Alison Krauss makes an appearance for a few songs, as do Kentucky Thunder (Ricky's band), and quite a few more good musicians. It's maybe a shame that they don't all play together for more of the DVD, but then it is the -three- pickers.
Overall, it's worth watching once or twice, just so you can say you've seen it, but it's not one you'll want to return to again and again. The good songs outweigh the bad, but I'm still frustrated about the documentary covering a very good instrumental or two at the start. -
Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson and Ricky Skaggs - The Three Pickers
Absolutely GREAT, I could have watched it over and over and over again,
I would highly recomend this one to anyone who likes country music. each one is fabulous in their own right, but together, there is no other word for it, they are great. -
Most recent members' reviews (2)
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Great musicians but...
As a big fan of bluegrass it's great to see some of the finest picking live. To me the downside was the vocals of Doc Watson I would have preferred more from Ricky Scaggs.
The show came alive when Alison Krauss came on as guest her voice adding much to the performance. -
Customer Review
As the earlier review states, the documentary at the start of the concert does get annoying. This is especially so because it's actually placed OVER songs from the concert. Plus, there's no option to change to another angle or change the audio source to cut it out either. Now, for the actual concert itself.
Doc Watson is, unfortunately, not as his best here. He sure gives it a good go, but we see none of the fast licks or solos that maybe we'd expect from a guitarist of his calibre and reputation. It's mostly chords or slow melodies from him. Earl Scruggs is as good as ever, and he can still pick his banjo really well. Ricky Skaggs is also good in this. Not quite at his best, but he puts on a good show and his personality really shines through.
As for the songs, there's a mix of slow and fast bluegrass tunes, all with different feelings to them. Personally I didn't find much of the slower, mountain-style stuff to my liking, but some might. As for guests, Alison Krauss makes an appearance for a few songs, as do Kentucky Thunder (Ricky's band), and quite a few more good musicians. It's maybe a shame that they don't all play together for more of the DVD, but then it is the -three- pickers.
Overall, it's worth watching once or twice, just so you can say you've seen it, but it's not one you'll want to return to again and again. The good songs outweigh the bad, but I'm still frustrated about the documentary covering a very good instrumental or two at the start.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Great musicians but...
As a big fan of bluegrass it's great to see some of the finest picking live. To me the downside was the vocals of Doc Watson I would have preferred more from Ricky Scaggs.
The show came alive when Alison Krauss came on as guest her voice adding much to the performance. -
Customer Review
As the earlier review states, the documentary at the start of the concert does get annoying. This is especially so because it's actually placed OVER songs from the concert. Plus, there's no option to change to another angle or change the audio source to cut it out either. Now, for the actual concert itself.
Doc Watson is, unfortunately, not as his best here. He sure gives it a good go, but we see none of the fast licks or solos that maybe we'd expect from a guitarist of his calibre and reputation. It's mostly chords or slow melodies from him. Earl Scruggs is as good as ever, and he can still pick his banjo really well. Ricky Skaggs is also good in this. Not quite at his best, but he puts on a good show and his personality really shines through.
As for the songs, there's a mix of slow and fast bluegrass tunes, all with different feelings to them. Personally I didn't find much of the slower, mountain-style stuff to my liking, but some might. As for guests, Alison Krauss makes an appearance for a few songs, as do Kentucky Thunder (Ricky's band), and quite a few more good musicians. It's maybe a shame that they don't all play together for more of the DVD, but then it is the -three- pickers.
Overall, it's worth watching once or twice, just so you can say you've seen it, but it's not one you'll want to return to again and again. The good songs outweigh the bad, but I'm still frustrated about the documentary covering a very good instrumental or two at the start. -
Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson and Ricky Skaggs - The Three Pickers
Absolutely GREAT, I could have watched it over and over and over again,
I would highly recomend this one to anyone who likes country music. each one is fabulous in their own right, but together, there is no other word for it, they are great.
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