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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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How much do I love this record? My apartment was robbed while I was buying one for a friend, and I still can't get enough of it. Now that I'm living in France, I've already ordered a copy from this site and figure that that's only the beginning. "Skip, Hop & Wobble" features three of America's greatest national treasures, Douglas on Dobro, Barenberg on guitar, and Meyer on arco bass. For added measure, and pleasure, Sam Bush and his mandolin guest on a couple of tunes. Though bluegrass traditionalists might take initial, acoustic offense at the jazzier cuts, and be bewildered by Meyer's bass fingering (why stop at the end of the fingerboard when there's still another sound expanse?), even the old-timiest among them will eventually come round. Proof positive?--the trio honed its licks at many a bluegrass festival. Owning this disc is the next best thing to keeping the guys around as your permanent nonstrolling troubadours.
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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"The Telluride Sessions" by Strength in Numbers has been one of my favorite recordings since it came out around 1990. So far, the instrumental masters Jerry Douglas (dobro), Edgar Meyer (string bass), Mark O'Connor (fiddle), Bela Fleck (banjo) and Sam Bush (mandolin) have only done one complete--and superb--album together. Fortunately, they continue to appear on each other's albums, and often in new groups, such as this one featuring Douglas and Meyer, with the outstanding guitarist Russ Barenberg.
While Strength in Numbers explores a blending of bluegrass, jazz, classical, folk, blues and even reggae, here Douglas/Barenburg/Meyer stick closer to the bluegrass and folksy side of things, probably because of the presence of a guitar player on all the cuts.
This is a pleasant instrumental CD to put on and listen to, especially as background music in my school library. While the virtuosity of these guys is apparant on all the cuts--and they blend together nicely--it never comes out and "wows" you like it does on "Strength."
I gave this CD a 5 star rating because I really do enjoy it. But on those days when I really need a musical pick-me-up, I still put on Strength in Numbers. I hope all five guys get together again, but in the mean time, this is one of the albums that satisfies my cravings, along with Bela Fleck's "Tales from the Acoustic Planet," as well as "Appalachia Waltz" and "Appalachian Journey" by Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer and Mark O'Connor and "Uncommon Ritual" by Edgar Meyer, with Bela Fleck and Mike Marshall.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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I am constantly astonished by the compositional skills, emsemble work, and flat out picking virtuosity that is displayed on "Skip, Hop, and Wobble." One could make a case that this effort is driven by any of the Bareberg/Douglas/Meyer triumverate, but that would miss the point. Like "Strength in Numbers," and the original "David Grisman Quintet" effort, "Skip, Hop, and Wobble" defies catagorization - forget about any preconceptions about bluegrass, jazz, classical, or whatever musical orientation brought you to this offering and just enjoy the mystery to the intro of "The Earl of Hynford/Open the Present" medley, the humour of "Squeezy Pig" and "Why Don't You Go Back to the Woods", the majesty of "The Years Between" and "Here on Earth", and the flat out drive of "Big Bug Shuffle" and "Big Sciota." And while you're at it, marvel at how much variety and complexity can be achieved with three instruments at the lower end of the tonal universe.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great find
I came across this record via one of the tracks that popped up in Pandora. That alone was worth listening to one year's worth of ads! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Andreas Stolcke
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love Jerry Douglas
Picked up for a gift for my wife, it was perfect. Jerry Douglas is a great performer and makes great music
Published 3 months ago by Reid Lehman
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great find!
I originally bought this to use a MOH and have since loved playing it anytime I can in the background the Dobro and other instruments are quite relaxing and remind me of good... Read more
Published 5 months ago by P. Henneman
5.0 out of 5 stars
EXCEPTIONAL
I have owned this CD practically since it was first available through Amazon -- it has never been far off of my CD player, and now with the advent of digital music, these songs are... Read more
Published 10 months ago by J. Jackson
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best of Acoustic Music
If you value acoustic music, you either own this or you should immediately add it to your collection.
But to write about music is akin to dancing about architechture...
But to write about music is akin to dancing about architechture...
Published 11 months ago by Capt. M.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Acoustic Treat
One of my favorite albums....great interplay among three acoustic players. There's everything from swift picking (Big Sciota), to beautiful ballads (Years Between), to Celtic jig... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Sunburst
5.0 out of 5 stars
As perfect as possible.
Don't let the quirky title fool you. Every track is a standout. "From Ankara to Izmir" might just be the greatest tune I've heard in my life (no kidding). Read more
Published on May 10, 2010 by B. Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ultimate Bluegrass Instrumental Disc
Skip, Hop and Wobble (1994) is just fantastic. Russ Barnenberg (acoustic guitar), Jerry Douglas (dobro) and Edgar Meyer (acoustic bass) have put together one of my all-time... Read more
Published on March 9, 2009 by Gary Reiner
5.0 out of 5 stars
My favorite ever.
As I type this, my son is drifting off to sleep with "The Years Between" wafting gently into his crib. Read more
Published on February 23, 2009 by Jeremy R. King
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
Impressive work by Edgar Meyer as usual, if you like Short Trip Home and the Appalachian Journey type genres this is a must have.
Published on October 30, 2008 by Christopher R. Thornton
