Greenday Bluegrass?!?! Unbelievably, this is actually pretty good

[john-o]

I'm a 'newgrass' fan from way back, and have owned a few of these "Pickin' on…" discs over the years. My favorite is "Pickin' on Santana"; some very nice renditions. And for the most part, these productions are done using a group of some of the best pickers around. I agree, though, that some of the projects are pretty lame.

There's a long tradition of bluegrass versions of popular music & jazz. One of my all time favorites is Jerry Douglas' version of Weather Report's Birdland, from this disc:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSto...d=45505209&s=143441

Another is the David Grisman Quartet's version of Miles Davis' So What (with Jerry Garcia):

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSto...d=15752325&s=143441

…and here's Pickin' on Santana:

http://www.amazon.com/Pickin-Santana-Var...B00004RHWN

Have fun!
John-o