Leo Kottke / Mike Gordon - Sixty Six Steps

Leo Kottke / Mike Gordon
Sixty Six Steps
Compact Disc
RCA Victor 82876 68909-2 RE1

1. Living in the Country
2. The Grid
3. Oh Well
4. Rings
5. Cherry County
6. Sweet Emotion
7. The Stolen Quiet
8. Balloon
9. Over the Dam
10. Can't Hang
11. From Spink to Correctionville
12. Ya Mar
13. Twice
14. Invisible

Compared to clone (2002), this one, to my ears, sounds more musically cohesive....more melodic. Kottke's guitar, Gordon's bass, and all the other instruments that appear here, seem to be in a strange harmony here. Amid some covers (Aerosmith!) and remakes of Kottke originals, the collaboration works.

Leo Kottke / Mike Gordon - clone

Leo Kottke / Mike Gordon
clone
Compact Disc
Private Music 01934-11662-2

1. Arko
2. Car Carrier Blues
3. From Pizza Towers to Defeat
4. clone
5. The Collins Missile
6. Te Veo
7. Disco
8. June
9. I Am a Lonesome Fugitive
10. Clay
11. Strange
12. Middle of the Road
13. Whip
14. With

I don't know much about Mike Gordon. I think he was with Phish.

I am, however, well-acquainted with Leo Kottke...matter of fact, I saw him perform here at one of the local venues...and I can tell you, long-time fans of Leo shan't be disappointed by this. This is drenched in his musical style and, indeed, his offbeat sense of humor. ("The Collins Missile" is a love song.)

Lest someone here isn't familiar with Leo Kottke, he's summarily a twelve-string wizard and wholly unique. He's one of those that you've just got to listen to to really get the idea....

And since I wrote this review, I've come to understand that Gordon's style on the bass just happens to be the perfect companion to Leo's twelve-string. Which I do quite understand upon listening.