Leslie West "Dodgin' The Dirt"

Leslie West "Dodgin' The Dirt"

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Leslie West
Dodgin' The Dirt
The Story
Tom Davis of Innocent Bystander writes about "Dodgin' The Dirt", "If he ever had one foot in the grave, it was tapping time. They could never cover up this Dirt Dodgin' Rock 'n' Roll Death Camp survivor. Leslie West loves to laugh at the irony of his perpetuity and the fact that "Dodgin' The Dirt" might be his finest work. The big man from Mountain has lost weight but the figure he cuts is no less imposing. Leslie has a signature sound. You can hear it in everything he does from "Mississippi Queen" to three cuts on Billy Joel's "River Of Dreams". "Dodgin' The Dirt" - there's that distinctive tone and violin control vibrato. 'His kind of guitar' is clear focused, coming from that center inside where talent transcends personality, time and Long Island. Turn it up. LOUD. It won't escape you."
The Music
04:23 Whiskey Train Vocal
04:09 Daddy Are You Angry Vocal
03:18 New York State Of Mind Vocal
02:42 Sambuca Vocal
02:53 Juke Joint Jumpin' Vocal
02:53 Easy Street Vocal
02:43 One Last Lick Vocal
04:07 Cross Cut Saw Vocal
04:45 Hang Me Out To Dry Vocal
03:35 Wasted Years Vocal
01:53 My Friend Sam Vocal
05:12 Thunderbird Vocal
08:06 Red House Vocal
The Artists
Leslie West Lead Guitar, Vocals, Production, Mixing
Steve Hunter Rhythm Guitar, Dobro
Randy Coven Bass
Kevin Neal Drums
Paul Orfino Production, Engineering, Mixing
Annie Calef Art Direction, Graphics
Joan Ubaldi Art Direction, Graphics
Pat Johnson Photography
Kenneth K. Lee, Jr. Mastering
Basic tracks and inital overdubs recorded at Prairie Sun Studios, Cotati, CA.

Final overdubs and mixing at Millbrook Sound Studios, Millbrook, NY.

Mastered at Rocket Lab, San Francisco, CA.