Journey Live! May 26, 1974 "To Play Some Music" Aynsley Dunbar - Drum Solo

[welderrules]

Wow

[ellaswing]

What a groove! Thank you so much for posting these clips. I've been a fan of this album and that line up ever since I bought this on tape in '88.

[cdawg4391]

I like how he makes a simple drum set sound so out of this world and how he gets so many diff. sounds out of the small kit.....a guy who can do that is certainly the mark of an excellent musician.

[Snake7Plissken]

Thank U very much to them that uploaded this stuff - it's awesome! I saw Neal Schoen this summer with hjs band Journey at the Peace and Love-festival in Borlänge-Sweden. Age of 58 and still kills with his axe. No wonder Carlos fired him when he got outplayed by a prodigy that also had the looks! Journeys first album Next is a smashing peace of work. Has it's place in the big world of music - check it out!

[ez1dog2]

@Snake7Plissken Neal and Greg left Santana because of the direction Santana was going,more towards fusionjazz.Next was Journey's third album.

[Snake7Plissken]

@ez1dog2 Well, if U got that right about Next was their the third album... I guess I have to check them two they made before it. Do U know anything about them, I mean is it the same line-up in the band and more...

[ez1dog2]

@Snake7Plissken Play some music is from the first Journey lp(self titled).The 2nd Journey lp"Look into the Future"Two of my all time favorite rock lp's.You'd be hardpressed to find better guitar work.Neal is amazin'.Check them out.

[hazeman8754]

dunbar fantastique wow

[jimdep1]

Aynlsey was great, but the2nd best drummer that night to Narada Michael Walden from the headlining Mahavishnu Orchestra. . IMO, Walden had him beat technically, but Aynsley played a with a heavier sound. I've seen Terry Bozio around that same time period with Zappa, also at Winterland, and Dunbar was a little hotter IMO.

Man, this is great having video from one of my favorite concerts at my favorite venue, Winterland.

Thank YOU !!

[dantean]

@jimdep1 There's quite a few guys whose playing may have Aynsley beat on a technical level--whether it's true or whether drumming became chops-manship with the rise of fusion is the more interesting question, though. No one can do what Vinnie Coluaia does, yet I'd sooner be dead than have to listen to him in a band. Check that--I saw him with the late 70s Zappa outfit that everyone but me thinks show him to be the greatest thing since Buddy Rich and I was bored. Give me Dunbar EVERY TIME.

[dadduorp]

That lick from 7:01 to 7:06 is incredible! Anyone know what scale that is at 7:33? Sounds like he's in a standard F# min scale mode but the C natural throws me off.

[key2kingdom]

Heroic post Dude. Fingers & toes crossed that the Man doesn't take this Awesome stuff down.

Schon at 6:55 is well worth sitting through Aynsley's uncharacteristically ponderous solo for.

[Daddyo94521]

The great day's of guitar solos, and drum solo's Thanks

[spacehopperballs]

Bozzio was good but never came near filling Aynsleys boots and Zappa was never the same without him.

[RadioCannedMusic]

@spacehopperballs Terry Bozzio is a 2nd. cousin of good friends of mine I grew up with. I met him a couple of times around 1972. I've seen both, him & Aynsley with Zappa & the Mothers. And I do agree with you. Still, I feel he was a pretty tight drummer since Zappa has so many different changes in his music. Switching beats constantly from Classical, 2 Jazz, 2 Rock, etc. As for Ansley though, he will always be in my top 5 drummers.....Period!

[spacehopperballs]

@RadioCannedMusic Maybe Aynsley was just "there" at the right time.

But the sixties were a special time. the Mothers with Aynsley Howard and Mark seemed the ultimate.

Frank only found that out later.....

[Easleytee]

@spacehopperballs

Just listen to Bozzio playing with Stevens and Holdsworth...then get a proverbial clue about the drumming art.

Another musical illiterate let loose on the public.

[spacehopperballs]

@Easleytee listened to way too much of Bozzio as it is.

He's great - i just preferred Aynsley - keep your toys in the pram = just my opinion nothing more.

[dantean]

@Easleytee I'm guessing you're all about the sterile chopsmanship that made fusion such a titanic waste of everyone's time. By the way, "musical iliterate" is an oxymoron, fittingly enough.

[facundo1963]

Neil goes for the jugular on his solo!

[mikedirubio1]

How can I contact you about old Winterland footage! I am the PR director for an Entertainment Arts program and I went to many of these shows in the early to mid 70's

[billysings]

Thanks for this post!!

One thing about the indulgent drum solos of the era, you got to see who really put in their time in the woodshed doing their rudiments. Dunbar truly was outstanding! Lost out to Mitch Mitchell on a coin toss to be Hendrix drummer. Refused Led Zep.

I saw this tour in St. Louis. Angel opened and did a nice show but Journey cut the volume by half and showed the prototype hair band how musicians can play rock. The audience simply would not leave, calling for five encores.

[JustAintthatWay]

@billysings saw journey 5-1-75 neil schon was as badass a guitarist i ever saw

he was almost cocky but if you can back it up it aint braggin' and he could

after one solo he thumped himself in the chest like 'yeah im baddd'

ha he was

nobody would leave that night either i think 5 encores too

next day review of the show critic wrote it was one of the best shows he'd ever seen

guy was one of those jaded seen it all types so it was high praise indeed