Saw John play last night for the first time since he left DBT. He was playing with the Flint Hill Specials as a one off. Damn that man can play the pedal steel. It's not that I had forgotten it's just that I didn't quite remember how good he was.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Sat May 30, 2015 8:44 am
by Iowan
Tequila Cowboy wrote:Saw John play last night for the first time since he left DBT. He was playing with the Flint Hill Specials as a one off. Damn that man can play the pedal steel. It's not that I had forgotten it's just that I didn't quite remember how good he was.
Dude's got talent. No doubt about that.
What he does on "Birthday Boy" makes 'it' move.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Sat May 30, 2015 3:33 pm
by Cole Younger
Is he still playing with that band Autumn Attics? I never did give the. A listen but they had some good players involved.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Sat May 30, 2015 10:19 pm
by Tequila Cowboy
Cole Younger wrote:Is he still playing with that band Autumn Attics? I never did give the. A listen but they had some good players involved.
I'm not sure. We spoke to him for a bit but mostly about his dog to be honest. He was sitting in with these guys who don't play very often.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 2:15 am
by Smitty
I will forever miss his playing with DBT. The pedal steel on Decoration Day (the record, obviously) were one of the things that sealed the deal for my DBT fandom. Whatever happened behind the scenes sucks.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 7:27 am
by John A Arkansawyer
Smitty wrote:Whatever happened behind the scenes sucks.
I really like the current line-up, but I'd also like to hear Neff on records and for him to play some dates on occasion. I don't know exactly what happened either and I don't care for the end result of no Neff no how no way.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 9:37 am
by Clams
Smitty wrote:I will forever miss his playing with DBT. The pedal steel on Decoration Day (the record, obviously) were one of the things that sealed the deal for my DBT fandom. Whatever happened behind the scenes sucks.
I'm with Smitty. Neff's pedal steel took a bunch of their songs to a whole different sonic level. World of Hurt, Living Bubba, Heathens, Love Like This, etc.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 2:07 pm
by Eyes Above It
Clams wrote:
Smitty wrote:I will forever miss his playing with DBT. The pedal steel on Decoration Day (the record, obviously) were one of the things that sealed the deal for my DBT fandom. Whatever happened behind the scenes sucks.
I'm with Smitty. Neff's pedal steel took a bunch of their songs to a whole different sonic level. World of Hurt, Living Bubba, Heathens, Love Like This, etc.
Ditto both of these posts. I'll also add that A Ghost to Most, while still a great song, hasnt been the same since Neff quit.
Too bad he burned the bridge by quitting via email. I would love to see him come back.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 3:37 pm
by JJAllin
I too miss Neff's pedal steel.
A couple/few/whatever years after I was really getting into the DBT's (this was early 00's), Frank Black had his Catholics project really ramping up and released 2 brilliant albums on the same day ("Black Letter Days" & "Devil's Workshop"). The pedal steel playing on some of the selections from those records just put those songs straight over the top. Amazing. ("Chip Away Boy", "End of Miles" - for a couple of great examples). Just as I could never imagine those tunes without the pedal steel - I really miss it in many DBTs songs as well.
I guess he burned that bridge, as has been mentioned, but I sure do wish he would/could at least play on the records.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 11:39 am
by Hud
I REALLY miss Neff's pedal steel playing. I miss the pedal steel period
I never felt his guitar playing had enough bite with DBT, but still liked his playing. I haven't seen that many shows, only local, so maybe the sound was never quiet right.
Thanks for posting, I sure hope to hear
more from him in the future
Re: John Neff
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 12:25 pm
by Duke Silver
Have they played Santa Fe without Neff? That's a song I can't imagine without pedal steel.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 12:54 pm
by Swamp
Autumn Attics is suppose to be playing Jax tomorrow. Hope to see them. I do miss his pedal.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 5:58 pm
by Zip City
Just imagine Neff on Grand Canyon. Holy shitballs
Re: John Neff
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 6:25 pm
by Iowan
FWIW, the best DBT show I've ever seen was post-Neff.
That said, I always loved his contributions.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:21 pm
by Swamp
Swamp wrote:Autumn Attics is suppose to be playing Jax tomorrow. Hope to see them. I do miss his pedal.
Well he gave us the wrong date. It's not till the end of the month.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:56 pm
by Swamp
He's so cool! Need to see you dude.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:21 pm
by Zip Up to Michigan
Anyone know why Neff left the band?
Re: John Neff
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 5:03 pm
by Clams
Zip Up to Michigan wrote:Anyone know why Neff left the band?
Jumped down this old rabbit hole last weekend - interesting to revisit, but what a weird, not-so-pleasant thread and memory.
But I listened to Smitty's Neff pedal steel Spotify list for the first time. The odd thing was, while I looooove pedal steel, to MY ears, the DBT work on the list was by far the most enjoyable. Not sure what that says, if anything.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:09 pm
by Zip City
I disagree with a lot of my takes in that thread
Re: "They say we can't drink at the bar, what a shame"-RVZ
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2018 8:25 am
by Swamp
The last time we saw John we had gone over to the pan handle to see Eye Candy. After the show we went back to their room to party. 45 minutes later the hotel staff was saying we couldn't party in the room any more. So we moved the party down to the beach in front of the hotel. About 45 minutes later they came and told us we had to move down the beach Good times.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2018 1:18 pm
by blackwll
I saw Neff with Bloodkin a couple of years ago at the Montgomery Riverfront Amp. Free show. Good times. Neff and Danny played great to a small crowd.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2018 2:38 pm
by pearlbeer
Zip City wrote:I disagree with a lot of my takes in that thread
Well...it's official. Zip now disagrees with everyone on 3DD now.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2018 3:13 pm
by Zip City
pearlbeer wrote:
Zip City wrote:I disagree with a lot of my takes in that thread
Well...it's official. Zip now disagrees with everyone on 3DD now.
ha ha ha ha
Re: John Neff
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 3:58 pm
by Jonicont
Zip City wrote:
pearlbeer wrote:
Zip City wrote:I disagree with a lot of my takes in that thread
Well...it's official. Zip now disagrees with everyone on 3DD now.
ha ha ha ha
There ya go
Re: John Neff
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 2:23 pm
by Tequila Cowboy
OK, that's fuckin' funny.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 12:08 pm
by cortez the killer
Late Nigh Johnnie has a new project - The Pink Stones
We just have streaming services and antennae tv. Tonight I was flipping channels and stumbled across something intriguing. I heard the song “Jessica” on PBS and noticed Chuck Levall playing piano backed by a violinist and classical music ensemble. I stopped flipping channels, but sadly this was the last song of the program. As the show ended, I said to my wife, “honey, there’s John Neff in the background”, and sure enough I saw his name in the credits a few seconds later.
Re: John Neff
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2023 5:51 am
by Swamp
Haven't got the details yet but he played with the band last night!