''Clone'' is the first studio album from
Leo Kottke
Leo Kottke (born September 11, 1945) is an acoustic guitarist. He is known for a fingerpicking style that draws on blues, jazz, and folk music, and for syncopated, polyphonic melodies. He overcame a series of personal obstacles, including parti ...
and
Mike Gordon
Michael Eliot Gordon (born June 3, 1965) is an American bass guitarist and vocalist most recognized as a founding member of the band Phish. In addition to bass, Gordon is an accomplished banjo player, and is proficient at piano and guitar. He ...
. It was released on October 8, 2002, and features the duo performing acoustic originals and cover songs on a variety of instruments.
History
The roots of the odd pairing of Kottke, an acoustic guitarist in the midst of a 30-year career, and Gordon, the bassist from the rock band
Phish, began back in the late 1980s when Kottke performed live at the
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont (UVM), officially the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, is a public land-grant research university in Burlington, Vermont. It was founded in 1791 and is among the oldest universities in the United ...
. Both Gordon and
Phish guitarist
Trey Anastasio
Ernest Joseph "Trey" Anastasio III (born September 30, 1964) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Phish, which he co-founded in 1983. He is credited by name as composer of 152 Phish o ...
- students at
UVM - attended the concert. Years later, Gordon sent Kottke a cassette tape of his own rearranged version of Kottke's "The Driving of the Year Nail." The duo considered collaborating in the future, and finally began working together in the midst of
Phish's two-and-a-half year hiatus.
Reception
Writing for
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...
, music critic Tom Semioli wrote of the album "Phish bassist Mike Gordon and acoustic guitar virtuoso Leo Kottke are a natural multi-faceted collaboration... A timeless record by two artists on an organic journey. Take the ride."
Track listing
# "Arko"
(Gordon, Kottke) – 1:23
# "Car Carrier Blues"
(Gordon, Linitz) – 3:50
# "From Pizza Towers to Defeat"
(Bob "Frizz" Fuller) – 3:08
# "Clone"
(Gordon) – 4:51
# "The Collins Missile"
(Gordon) – 4:01
# "Te Veo"
(Kottke) – 2:33
# "Disco"
(Kottke) – 3:10
# "June"
(Gordon, Kottke) – 3:03
# "
I Am a Lonesome Fugitive"
(Liz Anderson
Liz is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God's Promise". It is also a short form of Elizabeth, Elisabeth, Lisbeth, Lizanne, Liszbeth, Lizbeth, Lizabeth, Lyzbeth, Lisa, Lizette, Alyssa, and Eliza.
People
* Liz Balmaseda (born 1959), Pu ...
, Casey Anderson) – 3:07
# "Clay"
(Gordon, Linitz) – 3:03
# "Strange"
(Kottke) – 1:12
# "Middle of the Road"
(Kottke) – 2:55
# "Whip"
(Gordon, Kottke) – 2:29
# "With"
(Gordon, Linitz) – 2:46
Personnel
*Leo Kottke - guitar, vocals, percussion
*Mike Gordon - bass, vocals, guitar, percussion
References
External links
Mike Gordon's official siteLeo Kottke's official siteUnofficial Leo Kottke web site
(fan site)
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2002 albums
Mike Gordon albums
Leo Kottke albums
RCA Records albums