JOHN CIPOLLINA - CLOSER - Small Portrait of a Great Talent

[rosario93100]

Grande john ,uno dei migliori chitarristi mai esistiti....amen

[motownharry]

My Band from Detroit moved to Stinson Bch in '81,2nd night invited to benefit in Bolinas,Band playing?J Cipolinna and The Dinasours,I was fascinated,I been in town 2 days and I'm talking to John.He invited me to sit in and I played with them for the last set,what Gentelmen,he introduced me as if we were old friends, we talked for some time later, as we talked he was un-glueing a thumb pick that had been glued to his thumb all night, I flipped,super Glue?Thumb Pick? Y-NOT? I just Loved It ! !

[WEIR4EVER]

@motownharry Gosh i love your comment! So brings back memories of my dear friend :-) I know exactly what you mean: John welcomed everyone alike, prince or pauper, you wanted to talk to him, he'd give you not only the time of day but loads of great stories, laughter, sharing and yes, introduce you like a pal. He was the greatest man i have ever known. and lolll on the picks! Yes, John always used finger picks, not just on the thumb! That's how he got his very sharp chords he'd dart like Lightning

[WEIR4EVER]

@WEIR4EVER Hum, i ran out of space, could write to you all day lol.

Anyways, very happy to meet you, and share these memories of the sweetest wildman there ever was. Be well, my friend.

Cassy

[SpainishArcher]

WEIR4EVER in case you haven't seen them , you should check out the Terry and the Pirates vids on here.

Lots of John live and some great songs.

Also another good Guitarist goes by the last name of Dolan who duels w, John.

Know anything about him?

Checkout Terry and the Pirates " Inlaws and Outlaws."

Also some Copperhead, one of the Bands John recorded at least one album with.

Check out Copperhead " Roller Derby Star ."

Keep on Rockin' John loud and proud.

[WEIR4EVER]

@SpainishArcher Sorry Dolph, im not sure i ever responded to this, although might have been by email way back when. But yeah, Dolan for sure! I saw them play tpgether a bunch and it was always epic and moving as can be. Terry and the Pirates, what a cast of characters! Ever heard of 'Problem Child'? Another great band he had at the time, with Greg Douglass. Made for some of the best guitar duels i ever chanced to see. They really went at it, those two, like ninjas! ;-)

[SpainishArcher]

My reference about Ritchie Blackmore stems from his melodic guitar work on the beautiful late '60s Deep Purple song, " April."

I recommend giving it a listen as a lot of it is a lovely instrumental piece which reaches a crescendo that kind of reminds me of QMS's "The Fool."

[SpainishArcher]

At the risk of raising the ire of the Gods of the Bay Area and all of us QMS lovers I'll say John Cipollina is in the same league for me as Ritchie Blackmore as far as great guitarists .....untouchable.

[WEIR4EVER]

Hey Archer! Thank you for all your lovely comments on John. Yer right, R.B. is not a fave for me, however, there are different talents and voices for every soul, so it's cool with me. What matters to me is my friend John has touched you, and that you clamor for his return just like i do :-)

Happy trails, my friend.

[BiggPoppa56]

First saw Quicksilver at the Matrix in 1966? Great band. Great sound. Cipollina's red guitar!

[Themostancient]

The Chips is it!

[WEIR4EVER]

Amen to that :-)

[Magnaza]

to begin with, Cocaine is a J.J.Cale song...

[rosario93100]

Ma è uguale cocaine di Clapton e nessuno la citato per plagio come mai?....

[studape]

this where Eric Clapton's Cocaine came from

[beachdog67]

Over four decades since the first time I saw/heard Cipollina and that unique sound STILL sends shivers up my aging spine. Crixt he was incredible. (Side note: QMS was the only band I never minded making my ears hurt.) Given the vintage of this track, is that Merl Saunders on organ?

[WEIR4EVER]

Great comment! In this case it isn't Merl, it's Stu Blank, a San Francisco musician. Merl's in the Dinosaurs tracks. Best to you :)))

[beachdog67]

Ah. Thanks for clearing that up, kiddo.  And apologies to Stu. You can, perhaps, understand my mistake. At one time or another, John traded licks with just about every decent player in town.....

[WEIR4EVER]

Very true, and often played w/ Merl too! Those were some good days ;))) Best to ya!

[Baddoggone]

John Cipollina was the most unique guitarist of my era; guess Im a Dinosaur too. By the way the Dog is back, just had my 2nd site pulled over sharing videos of musicians that have passed on to Rock the Heaven. Cant keep an old dong down.

[seattlepilot69]

i would take cipollina and duncan over anybody, but verlaine and lloyd from television were a pretty close second!

[bmet012]

John Cipollina is in my Top 10 for sure i miss that cat so much he would have been 65 yesterday blows my mind cause he died so young RIP my friend see ya on the other side wherever the hell that is.

[winterlandkid]

On My Top Ten Favorite Guitarist List For Sure! His passing was painful to family and fans.

[BILLPERKS5]

SQUIRE JOHN CIPPOLINA... THE DEAN OF FREE -- FORM Marin Co., Calif. GUITAR!! LISTEN... The Extreme mellowness of the colourful Tremlo - coached PENTATONICS. His Superior, High -END usage of Early Fuzz- Wah, an Easily seen & Heard choice "CLEAN" rapid Attack on his finger picking, He Once ascribed his usage of the 'Tremlo Arm' (the Happy,Power Bar')as an aide to his 'Lazy' Left Hand. Too bad we lost such a Magnificant ..at age 41 ,in 1989! Q.M.S. May have reformed under his Leadership!

[WEIR4EVER]

nice comment my friend, yes.... miss john tons... may 29th 89 worst day in my life.... such joy to hear or see him again nowadays though. thanks for your comment, very touched here

[Lukeblueslover]

simply THE most underrated rock guitarist ever...simply a genius, instantly recognizable sound, innovative, soulful and tasty playing. Just unbelievable, only few in history could have the same honors.

[Kohntarkosz]

Actually, as I recall QMS had already reformed a year or two before John died, without him. I recall reading that he added the Bigsby to his customized SG, "because it looked so hip", but it became a big part of his sound.

[greasytruckers]

Had never heard till the other day .. really is very special...bit like Mona off Happy Trails...it just turns me & my mind to jelly,( I love all versions of Mona with John but the HT one does things I just can't explain & it's just great)....Love to the World & real music.

[greasytruckers]

This is just so sweet...totally agree with faroutdog

[headwall07]

Another cipodelic vision. It's sooooooo great, but very weird to see JC holding a Les Paul. Nice work

[WEIR4EVER]

Thank you!

[isjerryzkid]

i always rewatch this u got me HOOKED

[WEIR4EVER]

Yer a Smart Kid!!! ; )

[Faroutdog]

You don't need to see John Cipollina to know he is playing & you can't say that about many musicians. He was unique, one of a kind. Sure glad my life was blessed with seeing him play.

[Jenscool]

Cool, C, cool!

[sweetesttaboo2k]

Awesome freakin video , 5 stars!

Much Love, And Many((((Hugs))))

Sheryl:)

[WEIR4EVER]

Wow thank you Sheryl!

Lots chocolate hugz from Brussels!

HUGZZZZZ!

[isjerryzkid]

way groovy thank you PEACE SISTA xoxoxoxox DA KID btw very well done i say 714 starz .miss ya ttys

[WEIR4EVER]

Thx Kymmi! Much love always Sister!