JOURNEY Steve Smiths Solo July 26 1980 Los Angeles

[theoriginalbillholt]

I expected there to be a slew of negative comments because of the sound quality, but there are NO comments! Wow. This is great. It's a composed, linear-pattern solo, but it's still cool, especially to somebody who just digs the vibe of a concert and a drum solo. To any detractors who MIGHT leave negative comments, there's one thing to remember: this IS very special because it was apparently made by someone in the audience or backstage. That 'I was there' factor is priceless for whoever taped it.

[theoriginalbillholt]

@theoriginalbillholt Old-Fart alert: I'll be -- say it isn't so -- 48 in August. This was taped the summer between my sophomore and junior years in high school. Still cool -- the solo, and me, too. : ]