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12-27-2008 05:22 AM #571
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Zowie!
Originally Posted by 24fps
I always loved that Count Five song too.
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12-28-2008 06:29 AM #572
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12-28-2008 07:01 AM #573
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12-28-2008 03:25 PM #574
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A Queenless Brian May solo effort (circa 1983)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjijteu0gcQ
Note: For anyone interested in such things, Brian May recently received a Ph.D...in Physics.
Guess he now passes Tom Scholtz as the world's smartest guitar player.
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12-28-2008 03:36 PM #575
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Thought you'd find this interesting: Originally Posted by olehippi
Musicians by Academic Degree
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12-28-2008 10:29 PM #576
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OK....this blew me away....LOL Especially Phil Alvin, of The Blasters!! I had the pleasure of meeting both Phil and Dave Alvin back in the mid-80's, when I was working as the Eastern Regional sales rep for US Music Corp. The Blasters were endorsing Randall Amplifiers, owned by US Music. US Music also owned Guild Guitars at the time, and l also met Brian May several times-- Guild was making a Brian May model electric guitar. Originally Posted by OrangeJersey
Thanks for the link!!
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12-28-2008 10:44 PM #577
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Speaking of the Blasters, that link had me thinking it was Dave Alvin! I never got to see the Blasters, but I've seen Dave several times, and even got to see the Knitters at Slim's in SF a few years ago. A great story about the show is the power went out just before showtime and Dave and John Doe came out and played acoustic to tide us over till the power came back on! Originally Posted by olehippi
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12-29-2008 06:10 AM #578
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Meant to comment on this earlier, I have a clip, post-Queen, of Brian singing Tie Your Mother Down. I was surprised at what a good voice he has, nearly adequate to substitute for Freddie, who I considered one of THE greatest rock singers. Originally Posted by olehippi
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12-29-2008 02:21 PM #579
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Dave is definitely the "personable" Alvin brother....Phil seemed somewhat "aloof" to me. Originally Posted by OrangeJersey
Speaking of the Blasters, that link had me thinking it was Dave Alvin! I never got to see the Blasters, but I've seen Dave several times, and even got to see the Knitters at Slim's in SF a few years ago. A great story about the show is the power went out just before showtime and Dave and John Doe came out and played acoustic to tide us over till the power came back on!
I saw John Doe, and Exene, several times in LA -- late 70's/early 80's --during their "X" days. Some really good "roots" bands popped up during that era....before the "hair bands" took over.
A Blaster's story......they were the opening act for an Eric Clapton tour, an odd paoring, I thought. This happened at Merriweather Post, in Columbia, MD, and I was backstage talking with the Blaster's stage tech. The Blaster's came on and started their first song. But Phil missed the opening beat and everything was off. He stopped the music and the crowd started booing....loudly....and it continued right through their first song. Before they could start the next song, the boos suddenly changed to wild cheers. The Blasters had no idea what was going on....until they turned and saw that Eric Clapton had come on-stage with his guitar. The stage tech plugged him into one of the guitar amps, he said something to Phil and Dave, and they started into a song. He stayed in the background, did a brief solo (at Phil's request) and left the stage when the song ended.....and the Blaster's were cheered wildly for the rest of their set.
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12-29-2008 02:30 PM #580
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Yeah....Brian May is an excellent singer. When Guild was building the Brian May model guitar, he made appearances at several NAMM shows, and at one of them, did several private 1/2 hr acoustic sessions for Guild retailers. I was surprised he could sing that well.....but then, if you listen to the backup vocals on the Queen stuff, you kind of know. Originally Posted by scOtt
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12-29-2008 03:57 PM #581
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Yeah, there were some serious harmonies on all of Queen's stuff. Originally Posted by olehippi
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12-29-2008 06:56 PM #582
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I like to ride my bicycle, I love to ride my bike... Originally Posted by scOtt
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12-30-2008 06:54 AM #583
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12-30-2008 07:05 AM #584
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I was gonna post the Brian May Tie Your Mother Down, but I couldn't when this incendiary piece of filth is out there...
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12-30-2008 07:35 AM #585
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My mood and interest spins as fast as an Otter curveball...
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