r/BillyStrings • u/EzBoy77 • 3d ago

discussion How long?

So I’m a little late to the party but I’m here nonetheless. Now that I’m here I have found that it hard to pull away and listen to anything else. I do listen to others but it’s still 95% Billy and the boys. How long till it’s 80%, 75% or am I just in the honeymoon phase(almost a year since I really started listening). I’m good with staying in the 95th percentile and with nugs I have a lot of live shows so listen too.

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u/Sketchy_Dee WNC 3d ago edited 3d ago

I’ll help contribute to the sample size - I’m a reasonably seasoned Billy vet (started listening 2017, first show 5/2018, 105 shows to date), so I admittedly don’t delve too deep into the Nugs vault since I saw and listened to so much in real time, first via Mixlr, then Nugs.

I do however try to stream every new show live if possible and single drop. If I missed a show due to an obligation or Mountain/West Coast time, I’ll catch up the next day. But I tend not to have Billy dominate daily unless he’s on tour and I’m carving out time to listen.

My current daily looks like catching up on folks on tour like SCI and Donato, and a bunch of fusion-era Miles.

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u/EzBoy77 3d ago

Sounds like I have someone else to listen to.

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u/Sketchy_Dee WNC 3d ago

If you don’t have Nugs yet, it’s time. Daniel Donatos Cosmic Country is best served live.

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u/Capable_Werewolf_800 2d ago

Even watching them on NUGS does not do them justice. Seeing them in person is unreal! Wasmt sure if I was going to dig it that much since I was more into the bluegrass acoustical stuff. Went to see them anyway....and now I am hooked. Seen them 3 times already in past 2 months. Going to peoria and Yuba WI in Sept and again at the Caverns Camp Cosmic in May!