No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master. ~Hunter S. Thompson
|
| Designed by: |
| Dave Lambert at the Snout |
 |
 |
 |
| Written by John Abbott | |||
| Monday, 23 March 2009 07:06 | |||
|
It's sometimes gotta be tough for a long whiskered, wife-beater-wearin', gravelly voiced blues player to fess up about he lives. Especially when that blues guitarist lives, and owns a bar, in Romance Wisconsin. There is just something about the picture that doesn't seem right. Dave Lambert didn't seem to have much trouble though. Saying good bye to the exiting patrons of the Snout Saloon with a cheery "Come visit us in Romance!"
When we first arrived at The Snout Saloon, we immediatly ran into our good friend, Jane the lexicon of local music. Jane seemed a little lukewarm on the band for the night, The Dave Lambert Band. Pronouncing them to be "Jazzy". Disturbing. I hate jazz. Yet, I had liked the sound as I traveled the distance between the front door and Jane's barstool. And, of course there was an element of worry. After my long standing distain of jazz, was I going to have to go back to Joanna Dane (Freak & Geek Chapter President and High Queen) and admit to her a caveat? That I hate jazz all except for this one particular variety? Hits: 229 Comments (1)Subscribe to this comment's feed...
we would love to see you folks on June 27th for a Pink Floyd tribute along with an Allman Brothers tribute. If that isn't enough I will be hooking up with Cheech for a great guitar jam somewhere in the lineup!
You don't want to miss this!! Yes. All at Romance Tavern in Romance Wisconsin!
,
November 23, 2009
|
Write comment
|
|||
| Last Updated on Thursday, 15 October 2009 15:07 |
As it turns out, I think I am safe. I don't know what Jane was smoking, but I would call Dave Lambert's music pure rockin' blues. It had that southern delta blues sound. To Snout regulars the music was similar in style to Howard Ludtke, but most things, Dave played with a touch faster beat. Dave played some great slide guitar. Slide guitar that would have totally wowed any audience but a Howard crowd. Still though, extremely good. What I liked in particular to Dave's style was it's dirtier, muddier, raunchier sound compared to Howard. For his slide work, he played what looked to a genuine Dobro. It was at any rate a resonator guitar which had been modified with a humbucking electrical guitar pickup at the neck. It had quite an interesting sound. Not at all like a traditional acoustic guitar, much harsher. Yet the resonation wasn't really there either because of the amplification pickups, so it didn't particularly sound like a traditional resonator either.
his Flying V". To which he complied with style and some serious rock and roll. Vocally, Dave doesn't excel, his real strong point is his guitar. But, his voice works for much of his play list. He picks his songs well, and with the exception of a few token covers where he struggled a bit with pitch and key, he sounded really good.
