I'm listening to your CD's almost constantly... They are absolutely fantastic! What an impressive body of work you've produced! Frankly, I'm a bit overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of all this material... There's so much to listen to and so much to hear! But I'm very glad I got all of them, because, there isn't a single CD in the package that isn't truly remarkable or that doesn't deserve to be heard time and again!! And at every turn, exactly as advertised, there's "that sound" - more classic jangle than I've ever heard from any single source but one. (And, frankly, you might even have that one beat...!) It's a true treasure trove of material that combines the best of The Byrds, McGuinn, Tom Petty, The Eagles, Dire Straits, The Beatles, etc., all in one...
After spending years hunting down various obscure Byrds cuts looking for a few extra minutes of "that sound" I might not have heard yet - to now, quite suddenly, find so much material all at once that sounds so "right" is truly amazing... Rather like suddenly discovering a treasure trove containing the life-long lost recordings of McGuinn's unknown twin brother! Almost too good to be true. If I hadn't actually heard it, I'd be skeptical that it even really exists or that it could possibly be so good! And if, after hearing it, I'd been told that it really was a combination of Byrds, Petty, Eagles, Dire Straits, etc. outtakes - well, what's not to believe (except to ask,'gee, why didn't they release any of that')?
By all means, up the good work! (And please do keep me on your mailing list for all future releases, etc.)
Thanks again!
Richard Gordon, Seattle
I think I have found what I have been looking for since I seen the Movie "A Hard Day's Night". George had that weird looking 12 String guitar that sounded wonderful, but when I got into The Beatles I found out that George did not use The 12 String RIC much more after that. I set out to find a band that DID, and that was The Byrds and Roger McGuinn. That has filled me up pretty good over the years, but somehow I always wanted more. If there is anyone out there like me, that starves for the sound of the 12 String RIC played in the tradition of The Byrds and Roger McGuinn, your wait is over. I hope that everyone in this newsgroup checks out The Different Faces, and Horst-Peter Schmidt. Horst-Peter is one of us, I seen him write here before. He is GREAT, the music is top notch, and produced very well, its booms out of your speakers, not weak at all.
I just bought 4 CDs from Horst-Peter, and every one of them is filled with 12 String RIC on EVERY song, played in every style of Roger McGuinn, and some of his own. I have to give a big thanks to the person that tipped me off about Horst-Peter, he is everything he said he was and more. His music is worth every penny. You have to take a risk in ordering, but he came through for me big time. I can't stress this enough, you all have to know that this is it, this is as close to the real McCoy you can get, and more, he gives us MORE RIC then Roger does. Just think of Roger's 70s solo records, take them, and add a lot more RIC 12 to them, if you do that, you got Horst-Peter Schmidt and The Different Faces. He also writes great music of his own done in the McGuinn style. Horst-Peter is doing what I wish McGuinn has been doing, and doing now. Horst-Peter sounds just like Roger. I hope everyone checks him out.
I'm a happy camper in 12 string heaven.
Clark Eldridge
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