Guest Book

I caught Dickey's Atlanta show and thoroughly enjoyed myself. Ran into some great folks from here which always makes it more fun. I also picked up Dickey's Collector's #1 CD at the show. Excellent work. Has a bit of a "Highway Call" feel to it. Sounds like it was recorded in an empty hall, which gives it a big sound for an acoustic CD. Plus, Dickey on acoustic with a harp & fiddle player seems so natural. As for Dickey's band, I have to agree that the drummer didn't do it for me. Too 80s hard rock for me. Talented guy (and I like some 80s hard rock), but it he didn't fit with Dickey's band nearly as well as Mike Kach did on keys...on different tunes he can absolutely nail the Gregg vocals and then nail the Chuck piano. I also like the upbeat, electric arrangements of Steady Rolling Man and Come in My Kitchen. Those would have fit well with the ABB freight train rhythm section, ala Statesboro or One Way Out. In the end, there is some "joy" in the Dickey sound that I sometimes miss in the ABB now-adays and there is some of that freight train yet stop-on-a-dime precision missing at times in Dickey's band. I bet if you go with an open mind and are open to change, you will thoroughly enjoy yourself at both. I did.