Cool new tune by Stolen Rhodes.....

[fitness1]

Save Me....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N84XcRPDlw4

Saved me more than once, and almost cost me everything a time or two as well....

and the unplugged version...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U6FOBwmTSE

[George]

Geez Todd, this song gives me goosebumps!  I will have to download it...

[ducktrapper]

Nice but who stole the piano and why did they name the band after it? 

[fitness1]

Nice but who stole the piano and why did they name the band after it? 

I thought the same thing - we're showing our age.....

[George]

Never saw anyone playing a Rhodes on any of their videos.  Maybe someone can explain the reason for the name?  The new song is not even available on iTunes yet...

[Strings4Him]

Great song.  Reminded me why I love the sound of an electric guitar.

[fitness1]

Yes - that is the electric tone that I would strive for if I ever went back to the dark side after a 35 year layoff

I dug through their Facebook page and found this:


Most bands have an amusing anecdote to tell whenever someone asks them about their name. In the case of New Jersey quartet Stolen Rhodes, they have two.

"We had a Rhodes keyboard that was stolen from our singer earlier in his music career," explains Kevin Cunningham, the band's lead guitarist. And the other story? "The band may have commandeered a Rhodes at some point from an undisclosed location," he sheepishly admits.

Take another look at that last sentence: the band sought to reacquire a Rhodes piano, a keyboard that's been out of fashion for nearly three decades. The band's name isn't just a funny story – it's a battle cry.

[George]

Yes - that is the electric tone that I would strive for if I ever went back to the dark side after a 35 year layoff

I dug through their Facebook page and found this:


Most bands have an amusing anecdote to tell whenever someone asks them about their name. In the case of New Jersey quartet Stolen Rhodes, they have two.

"We had a Rhodes keyboard that was stolen from our singer earlier in his music career," explains Kevin Cunningham, the band's lead guitarist. And the other story? "The band may have commandeered a Rhodes at some point from an undisclosed location," he sheepishly admits.

Take another look at that last sentence: the band sought to reacquire a Rhodes piano, a keyboard that's been out of fashion for nearly three decades. The band's name isn't just a funny story – it's a battle cry.

Thanks Todd, this is a great anecdote for this group.  Sort of reminds me of the ancient Hammond B3's that are still in use and being recorded...

[ducktrapper]

Looks like I was on the right track. What else could a stolen Rhodes be, however? A Greek Island? A scholarship?   

[Strings4Him]

Anyone know how or what was done to get that guitar tone?

[L07 Shooting Star]

Anyone know how or what was done to get that guitar tone?

Are you talking the LP or the Strat?  Only thing I picked up on is the LP was set to the neck pup and the strat was set to the middle position.  Orange heads, obviously.  I wonder if the LP is plugged directly into a board somehow.  There is no obvious amp in the video connected to the LP.  The Les Paul has such a gorgeous balanced almost jazzy tone doesn't it?

[Strings4Him]

Yeah, sorry I should have mentioned the LP.  The sounds is incredible.

[L07 Shooting Star]

Yeah, sorry I should have mentioned the LP.  The sounds is incredible.

I agree.