Val Stöecklein

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Anyone else ever heard of this guy?
Holy crap, I picked up a CD reissue of his 1968 'Grey Life' album about a month ago and I still can't stop playing it.  This damn thing has totally gotten under my skin despite being basically a self-pitying, slightly pretentious countryfied pop album with really over-the-top orchestral arrangements drowning out Stöecklein's 12-string guitar and mellow tenor voice.
Maybe that wasn't a very appealing introduction, but I was just wondering if anyone else has gotten into this guy....
P.S. not prog at all, which is why this post appears where it does 

Edited by ClemofNazareth - October 26 2009 at 19:24

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ClemofNazareth Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog Folk Researcher Joined: August 17 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4659	Topic: Val Stöecklein Posted: October 26 2009 at 19:23
	Anyone else ever heard of this guy? Holy crap, I picked up a CD reissue of his 1968 'Grey Life' album about a month ago and I still can't stop playing it. This damn thing has totally gotten under my skin despite being basically a self-pitying, slightly pretentious countryfied pop album with really over-the-top orchestral arrangements drowning out Stöecklein's 12-string guitar and mellow tenor voice. Maybe that wasn't a very appealing introduction, but I was just wondering if anyone else has gotten into this guy.... P.S. not prog at all, which is why this post appears where it does Edited by ClemofNazareth - October 26 2009 at 19:24
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