Rainer Ptacek, or Rainer, or Rainer and Das Combo.
A blues slideguitar v… Read Full Bio ↴Rainer Ptacek, or Rainer, or Rainer and Das Combo.
A blues slideguitar virtuoso! of American (Czech) origin. He did mostly his own compositions, and he has been widely covered. See the Tribute Album "The Inner Flame" of 1997, where artists like Emmylou Harris, Vic Chesnutt and Robert Plant featured. Rainer often played with Giants Sand's Howe Gelb and with Calexico.
A blues slideguitar v… Read Full Bio ↴Rainer Ptacek, or Rainer, or Rainer and Das Combo.
A blues slideguitar virtuoso! of American (Czech) origin. He did mostly his own compositions, and he has been widely covered. See the Tribute Album "The Inner Flame" of 1997, where artists like Emmylou Harris, Vic Chesnutt and Robert Plant featured. Rainer often played with Giants Sand's Howe Gelb and with Calexico.
Life Is Fine
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Hoopazero
I was a penniless student in Leeds when this was on TV. I was kinda transfixed, as I never saw a resonator played like this before. Paul Jones featured the album 'Worried Spirits' on his show the same week, which I kept on cassette until I found his CD, and it felt like some cosmic magnet was trying to tell me something
As I walked across Hyde Park in the following weeks to my lectures, I saw a tiny poster saying he was to appear at the Duchess pub. I presumed I wouldn't be able to get in/afford tickets, but when I got there no more than about 20 people were in the bar
Rainer was pottering about on stage. I presumed he was an assistant, but then he sat down and played what is still the most destroying performance I ever witnessed. Thinking about it puts the hair up on the back of my neck. The little room may as well have had lightning strike everyone
This was the first professional musician I ever saw gig, and I am pretty sure nothing is ever going to top it, unless I am sat in a small room with Dan Auerbach or Beck performing
I always kept my eye out for another album to add to Worried Spirits in any store I went in, but this kind of music was pretty rare back then. Only when I got the internet did I find out how soon cancer took the guy
Massive loss
Hoopazero
I was a penniless student in Leeds when this was on TV. I was kinda transfixed, as I never saw a resonator played like this before. Paul Jones featured the album 'Worried Spirits' on his show the same week, which I kept on cassette until I found his CD, and it felt like some cosmic magnet was trying to tell me something
As I walked across Hyde Park in the following weeks to my lectures, I saw a tiny poster saying he was to appear at the Duchess pub. I presumed I wouldn't be able to get in/afford tickets, but when I got there no more than about 20 people were in the bar
Rainer was pottering about on stage. I presumed he was an assistant, but then he sat down and played what is still the most destroying performance I ever witnessed. Thinking about it puts the hair up on the back of my neck. The little room may as well have had lightning strike everyone
This was the first professional musician I ever saw gig, and I am pretty sure nothing is ever going to top it, unless I am sat in a small room with Dan Auerbach or Beck performing
I always kept my eye out for another album to add to Worried Spirits in any store I went in, but this kind of music was pretty rare back then. Only when I got the internet did I find out how soon cancer took the guy
Massive loss
Linda Bryant
I wish I could have seen him. Great post. Thanks for sharing.
hollywoodjack17
His riffs still echo in the dusty desert streets of Tucson,and we really miss him around here.....
Ali Ali
there is more emotion in 4 minutes of this song, than has come out of music industry in the last decade
Chris Lawton
Great music is ALWAYS being released. You've had 8 years, hopefully you've opened your ears by now.
roy yates
@Chris Lawton ....Of course and I agree....there is one exception.......
Dr Death
I had the opportunity to meet Rainer and spend some time w/ him shortly before his death, and even though he knew he was sick and his time was short, he was the nicest and most genuine person you could ever hope to meet. It's such a shame that such an immense talent AND such a sweet, caring person is taken from us so prematurely. If you are just discovering Rainer, check out his album Worried Spirits. It is a masterpiece. Know you are missed very much Rainer...
Warstub
It's like a gift that only he could have given and most of the world is yet to discover. This performance is absolutely heart-wrenching. Rainer was a unique human being who gave us so much in the short amount of time he was here.
Cocrteau3
PURE MAGIC! Rainer must be the Vini Reilly of the Wild West! I believe that he already knew that he was going to die when this was recorded...and maybe Jools knew as well judging from his reaction!
hammer123ize
Had never heard of Ptacek before today. Just listened to the 1997 album, The Inner Flame, [a Tribute to Rainer Ptacek]. What a beautiful work of art that includes reworks by fellow artists like Plant/Page to Emmylou Harris, with a few tasty cuts with Rainer & his superb guitar included. Highly recommended, but can't say enough about the brilliant light that originals like this shine.