Gee ... I was hoping you might be able to get it onto 8-track ... you know, those machines that used to wrap your favorite Leslie West tape endlessly around the drive capstan ... man ... who'da ever thunk those tapes were that long ... :wink:Bill Ashton said:
Yardbirds Guild sighting
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bluesypicky
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Grew up on that stuff too....
And you know that "cliche" question: "If you were dropped on a desert island what record balh balah blah......"
Well I'm not sure which one I'd take with me but I know Jeff Beck would be on it.
This guy has the creative genius very seldom seen around, whether you listen to the R&B of "Truth" or the more Jazz Rocky "Blow by Blow" and "Wired" or even going back to the great BBA trio, you will always (I will, anyway) hear something magical come out of Jeff's fingers....
Probably the guy that had the biggest influence on me, after all the bluesmen pioneers (whom influenced him also).
Went to see him live for the first (and only) time a few years ago in Pompano Beach, I was mesmerized.
And you know that "cliche" question: "If you were dropped on a desert island what record balh balah blah......"
Well I'm not sure which one I'd take with me but I know Jeff Beck would be on it.
This guy has the creative genius very seldom seen around, whether you listen to the R&B of "Truth" or the more Jazz Rocky "Blow by Blow" and "Wired" or even going back to the great BBA trio, you will always (I will, anyway) hear something magical come out of Jeff's fingers....
Probably the guy that had the biggest influence on me, after all the bluesmen pioneers (whom influenced him also).
Went to see him live for the first (and only) time a few years ago in Pompano Beach, I was mesmerized.
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I dunno Cap', my Craig Pioneer Stereo 8 never had that problem...of course, I never had Mountain Climbing on 8-track either...but I did have...(GUILD CONTENT!) "The Blues Project Live at the Cafe a Go Go"
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Yep, "Truth" with JB would be on the desert-island list for me too...
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Yep, "Truth" with JB would be on the desert-island list for me too...
adorshki
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Second that. Although the title is frequently bestowed on The Count Five's "Psychotic Reaction", The Yardbirds were really the guys to kick off the whole "garage band" movement...I know many of us here are still in one... :lol: Yes I am shamelessly punching the contols on the wayback machine here...I first heard Jeff on "Beck-ola" and that kicked off the Yardbirds acquaintance. Two massively underrated Beck albums are the two that followed Beckola: "Rough and Ready" and "Jeff Beck Group" which contains "Goin' Down", his first forays into jazz-rock fusion.bluesypicky said:
I've seen him co-headlining with John McLaughlin (twice) and Stevie Ray Vaughan, he jammed with both of 'em between sets. Saw him with Santana in '95 but for some reason he didn't jam with Carlos, it was a MAJOR disappointment as Carlos is my other favorite living guitarist...
I've heard it said that Jeffery taught Jimmy Page everything he knew..if you compare "Truth" and the first Zeppelin album back to back you'll see enough similarities of content and flow to suspect that this may be true...although I can't remember ever hearing Jeffery composing in that 12 string style like "Black Mountain Side"...another fascinating comment is Pete Townshend's interview in "Hendrix: a film" where he talks about meeting Jeff Beck coming out of the Bag o' Nails during Hendrix's first show and telling Pete: "It's terrible, he's ripping off all your stuff!". Actually I always thought he was ripping off Yardbirds sound, or at least "Paying Homage" as they say, after all, he was the world's best mimic too, but I didn't find out that he'd inherited Roger the Engineer until 20 years later in an interview with Roger himself. So a very legitimate case can be made for the Yardbirds being the inspiration for the Hendrix that finally made it big.
The Guilds of Grot
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Yes, but did you have to use a matchbook to "fine tune" the audio?Bill Ashton said:
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Dig that groovy mustache on Keith Relf in the Page video. :lol:
adorshki
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Never heard that one before.."Theme to an Imaginary Western" perhaps? There WAS a Cream connection prior to West, Bruce & Laing via the late great Felix Pappalardi whose name will be found in the production role on the back of several Cream albums and who also played keyboards on "Goodbye". George Harrison is also credited on that as "L'Angelo Mysterioso" for a tasty little part in "Badge", supposedly in return for Clapton's uncredited guest shot on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".capnjuan said:
The wayback machine is beginnig to show signs of mild overheating, but I think we'll be able to get a few more years out of her, Cap'n!
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"Mountain Climbing" was the album that Missisippi (sp?) Queen and TFIW were on...
Actually a better version of TFIW on Bruce's Songs for a Tailor...
I cannot say that I ever had a problem with my Craig Stereo, although in retrospect when really cranked the track lights would pulsate, probably due to a undersize power supply?
Actually a better version of TFIW on Bruce's Songs for a Tailor...
I cannot say that I ever had a problem with my Craig Stereo, although in retrospect when really cranked the track lights would pulsate, probably due to a undersize power supply?
adorshki
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Thought that was their version of the colored light/strobe thing?Bill Ashton said:
adorshki
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Right. I just never "heard" about the Jack Bruce vocals attribution. Forgot all about "Songs for a Tailor".Bill Ashton said:
Hi Al .. no perhaps, that's the name of it. Overheating? All I can tell you is that you better pick yourself up off the ground ..adorshki said:
adorshki
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Thank you Mr. Peabody... I think I'll be ok with a little help from my friends.. (ouch) :lol:capnjuan said:Hi Al .. no perhaps, that's the name of it. Overheating? All I can tell you is that you better pick yourself up off the ground ..adorshki said:
adorshki
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Since we've got a little Clapton veer going I'll throw in another Guild connection, tenuous as it is, but in the VH1 "Classic Albums" segment on the making of Disraeli Gears. Clapton talks about his first use of the wahwah pedal on "Tales of Brave Ulysses" and states the progression was inspired by a Lovin Spoonful tune, whose lead guitarist he admires. Zal Yanovsky was known for his love of Guilds. Wonder if that's what inspired Clapton to get his F50r?capnjuan said:All I can tell you is that you better pick yourself up off the ground ..
Maybe we can start a new game: "6 degrees of Guild sightings" :mrgreen:
Driving in his car ... smoking a cigar ....adorshki said:
adorshki
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And now to take veering to a whole new level, I wonder how many people out there know what an NSU really was? Hint: Closest I could get were my beloved Mazda RX-7's....capnjuan said:
And thanks Cap'n for the recent enhancements to the wayback machine...couple more of those temporal mass capacitors and we could probably do teleportation too! :mrgreen:
bluesypicky
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adorshki said:
Had them all over town when I was growing up.... Little rear engine German car looking like a mix of Fiat and BMW, got taken over by Audi in the early 70's.
coastie99
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adorshki said:
Yep, I do ......... "The Clap" otherwise known as a round of applause in the English vernacular.
Non-Specific Urethritis.
RO 80? They made motorcycles too.adorshki said:
... and some cool-looking pre-war models:bluesypicky said:Had them all over town when I was growing up.... Little rear engine German car looking like a mix of Fiat and BMW, got taken over by Audi in the early 70's.
... and later; <ahem> heavily influenced by GM ...:
adorshki
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You mean the song WASN"T about a car or a motorcycle?!coastie99 said:
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