Steve Kimock

Non-Phish General
#1

I would like to hear some thoughts on Steve Kimock.

He is someone who has slipped through the cracks for me, until recently. I am still incredibly new to him, but am really liking what I hear so far.

The only times I have seen Kimock perform were last year in a couple of Rhythm Devils show. I have been listening to this 1988 Zero show a whole bunch lately. Zero really blows me away, and I wonder why I wasn’t turned onto this earlier than now!

Now I just wish Kimock was mixed in a little better on those Phil&Friends '99 shows with Page and Trey.

So, thoughts and suggestions would be much appreciated.

#2

he is a great guitar player, but when i’ve listened to him play i’ve never gotten too jazzed up or anything

he’s falls into the category of - I have great chops but can’t write anything great, IMO

i’ve never been taken back or even really felt like listening all the way through any of his stuff, i listened to him recently, it was some show that was on comcast ondemand, and i was pretty meh about it, think i may have turned it off to put on phil and friends or something

i don’t know, to each their own

#3

I’ve always respected him tremendously as a player.

#4

I like Kimock’s playing. I prefer his work with Everyone Orchestra, Zero, and Phil. His solo material is not for these ears, but he’s a great team player.

#5

I saw him at 10KLF with Steven Perkins from Jane’s Addiction. It really didn’t do it for me. It sounds like the consensus is that he is a great player, but his repetoir leaves a lot to be desired.

#6

I saw him with the Everyone Orchestra, and he was damn good. I’ve listened to his recordings and they are good too. A solid player who does a good job with melodies and technical playing at the same time

#7

YEAH, not to keen on his solo stuff, however ZERO ROCKS the charts fo sho…Steve Kimock is IN the family no doubt

#8

not bad, a little adult-contmparary maybe, but not bad.

#9

Saw him play lead in a Hornsby band several years ago and he was fantastic. Really played well against Hornsby’s style.

A friend sent me some Zero boots shortly after that, and although the music was tight, the songs left me a little flat. Say what you will about Trey, but he always knew how to compose music, whether as a song or inside a jam, the man has a creative spark that’s undeniable.

#10

Maybe it’s me, but he seemed a lot bigger in the jamband scene a few years ago…like the late 90’s.

And, I’ve got some tapes of live Hornsby with Kimock and it’s VERY good stuff. Actually my favorite version of Scarlet Begonias is a live version that Bruce did with Kimock and Lesh…Steve TEARS IT UP in that version.

Stevo

#11

Steve Kimmock is an accomplished musician who is proficient at playing his instrument. I’ve never heard him play anything of any interest to me, though.