So, what have you been listening to lately?

[uwe]

 

Nostalgia time ..., I remember this on 24/7 power play when I was in Deeetroit in the early 80ies. Aldo had something Rick Derringer'y to him ...

[uwe]

More music never to grow up to!!!

[amptech]

Ah, Cinderella..fond memories.... Great songs, great hair, great acting

[uwe]

A cultural threesome indeed!

[4stringer77]

Ever run into Suzi Quatro in Detroit then Uwe? Has this documentary been brought up here yet by the way? Awful nice of Gibson to share this even though it looks like she plays mostly Fenders nowadays.

[uwe]

Sadly, my only rock star contact at the time was a visit to see a totally emaciated, alcohol-ravaged and barely there Alice Cooper (Special Forces Tour) - he really did look like he would die on stage any moment, a chicken could have trampled him - + The Joe Perry Project at Cobo Hall. And I bought me a Kramer XKB-10 alu neck Flying Broom which I still have!

[Dave W]

One more for Uwe

[Dave W]

Back to the subject, I've been listening to Rod Bernard, who passed day before yesterday, a month shy of his 80th birthday. Music from southwest Louisiana, played as far west as Houston when I was growing up, now called "swamp pop" although it never was back then. This was a national hit in 1959.

[uwe]

I believe Steve Marriott would approve:

[Basvarken]

Didn't know he joined that band. They're basically a cover band aren't they?

[uwe]

Not really, they just release the odd cover now and then. A millionaire's hobby (the rhythm guitarist/band leader, one of the wealthiest Australians, Richard Branson type entrepreneur). But as a DP fan, bands backed by wealthy investors are nothing to complain about, Purple was "manufactured" from the start.

Don't you remember Utrecht, Holländer? We saw the Dead Daisies there opening for Coverdale's Weißschlange - at that time Corabi and Mendoza were still singing und playing bass, respectively, Glenn took both their places! The ole multi-purpose tool from Birmingham.  Which is ironic, as both are (or at least were!) admirers of Glenn's singing and bass playing. Mendoza's solo albums sound like souped-up Hughes efforts und Corabi cites "Stormbringer" as one of his alltime favorite albums.

Anyway, you liked the Daisies back then! They had the GnR keyboarder and I believe Bumblefoot as lead guitarist with them at the time.

For me, the Dead Daisies project is of great interest because of the combination of people. Aldrich has toured with Hughes before, they were a wonderful match. Best one since Hughes played with Thrall or even Bolin/Blackmore, that good. And Dean Castronovo - when not busy with domestic violence at home, allegedly - banged the sticks for Journey (and has a singing voice much like Steve Perry).



Of course, the Revolution Saints are an Italian recipe of Frontiers Records, elephants' graveyard for  all things AOR and home of Night Ranger (the bassist in the vid is Jack Blades, one of my favorite Republicans),  Doug Aldrich solo stuff, modern day Journey, Glenn Hughes, Dead Daisies etc.

PS: I do like the, how shall I put this ... tasteful innuendo of that Revolution Saints vid, for a moment I thought she was gonna pee in that coffee mug which would have greatly enhanced overall dramatic effect ... aw shucks, no such luck.

[Basvarken]

Yeah I do remember them, but I was under the impression they did mainly covers back then. With that Steven Tyler look-a-like singer. Was that Corabi?
I did like them better than Whitesnake, yes.

I think you're short selling Marco Mendoza a bit. He's much more than a souped up Glenn Hughes!
I saw this the other day. I had no idea he did all that too.

[Dave W]

I've been listening to my ancient Leo Kottke 6 and 12 String Guitar on vinyl.

Still my favorite.



Jack Fig is an instrumental from the same album. This video cuts it off just before the end b/c it was originally uploaded when YT had a 10 minute limit. Sharing it anyway b/c most of the video is Leo telling his famous (to Leo fans) chicken story.

[uwe]

Yeah I do remember them, but I was under the impression they did mainly covers back then. With that Steven Tyler look-a-like singer. Was that Corabi? YES
I did like them better than Whitesnake, yes.

I think you're short selling Marco Mendoza a bit. He's much more than a souped up Glenn Hughes!
I saw this the other day. I had no idea he did all that too.

Marco Mendoza (not the same Marco Mendoza as the one of Dictators/Twisted Sister fame) is a gifted player, no doubt. Re the Hughes comparison, Mendoza must have inhaled Glenn for a time:







BTW, I think Glenn is an amazing bass player, not just an amazing singer



just not as versatile as Marco, who is after all from the LA session scene. I share that view with Herr Satriani.



Here's the Australian millionaire, bottom left. Glenn's gnashers are a little too white if you ask me, 45 years of California have undoubtedly left their mark.

[uwe]

I've been listening to my ancient Leo Kottke 6 and 12 String Guitar on vinyl.

Still my favorite.

So that is where Johnny Ramone got his sound from. I always wondered.