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@BellaCzar1 "Wachtel"

I am amazed at people with no sense of rock-n-roll history who pass judgement on this performer or that, as if they REALLY could do a better job. Waddy Wachtel; that's the name of the guitarist. Go ahead & google it & then think again about what you have written here, because he's forgotten more ...

Concur! I'm 56 & been around long enough to see Les live occasionally. These young folks don't realize that Les not only pioneered the solid body guitar, but a lot of the gimmicks they use, starting with something as simple as overdubbing which lies at the heart of many "effects" pedals they use....

@cardinalfire999

A) Who is in this band of hers?

On this song, Acoustic guitar-Waddy Wachtel, Lead guitar-Andrew Gold, Bass-Kenny Edwards, Pedal Steel-Sneaky Pete Kleinow, can't see the drummer, but maybe Russ Kunkel

B) When and where was this concert filmed?

Don't know where, but circa '76-'77...

@Hammersley1967 Darren Bennett punted for my local team, the San Diego Chargers. He was very good; so good that a few of the current crop of NFL punters (including the Chargers Mike Scifres, whom he tutored) imitate his unique trait of kicking the ball on its pointed end, rather than its mid-sect...

Back in '80 I was OOD in Connie when we had the opposite problem. 0 wind & a lone E-A3B aloft. We were just at the outside of "safe" making our own wind & the young man made several passes without trapping. The CO, Bud Edney, didn't like what he was hearing in the youngster's voice, so he came up...

(Continued From Above) Regardless, it is hard for me to believe that here we are, nearly 40 years after I last gave any of this serious consideration, & we don’t seem to be any closer to effectively dealing with issues like this. For example, the comments here vis-à-vis the immune system attackin...

@THEbrajanowic He does now. He recorded this on a Gibson SG. One might want a better grasp of the evolution of Carlos' playing before making blanket statements like that.

I’m 55 years old & come at music from a tradition of long jams by great guitarists, a la Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, etc. I love MB20 but found their songs to be a bit formulaic as if designed for AM air play. In that light, I’ve always been intrigued by Kyle Cook. In their studio reco...

@Kidnapper89 "The Peter Gunn Theme" from the American TV detective series of the late-50s/early-60s. It won a Grammy for Henry Mancini, and has been a jazz/rock staple for about the last 50 years. It's been covered by everyone from Duane Eddy, to Sarah Vaughn, to Jeff Beck, the Blues Brothers, Em...

I saw this tour in 1971, and reading a press release beforehand wondered what the hell Carlos needed with another guitarist. Then I heard! Not only did Neal free Carlos up to play solos without worrying about the melody or rhythm aspects of the songs, but it was really classy the way Carlos clear...

I have no problem with the "famous" iteration of Fleetwood Mac, but I REALLY LOVED the Danny Kirwin/Bob Welch days. I know they didn't get along, & that was sad, but man was there ever some fantastic music produced during their brief time together in that band, & this song off of Bare Trees is a ...

I want to die and come back as J'Anna Jacoby's mandolin!

@belairemod55 Cue the Twilight Zone music! I am a native San Diegan & was also at that concert! I don't recall order of songs but that was a time wherein many events are recalled only through a bit of a fog. LOL! Seriously, 1972 was a great year for music in San Diego as The Who, Stones, Yes & Ne...

@aristotle358 You are almost correct, but in fact it was Fripp. As youngsters, both he & Lake had the same guitar teacher, so they learnt to play the same way. When they formed Crimson, Fripp said, "Hey, this won't work unless one of us plays bass," so Lake did. Like McCartney before him, who als...

The mistress of the lyrical metaphor. Oh how I wish I heard more of this today.

@medgasguy Not a bad guess, but the person to whom you are referring is percussionist Ray Cooper. Like Ray, Paul is a fine musician, but he’s also very adept at “herding cats”; an ego-driven (the “cats”; not Paul) exercise in futility that he willingly takes on whilst serving as “band director” f...

@macmerc2 I'm sure Denny, like Mark Twain in his day, would be happy to tell you that reports of his death have been greatly exaggerated. Denny is just fine. You are confusing him with late-Small Faces/Faces bassist Ronnie Lane who died of MS at the age of 51 back in 1997.

I’ve been watching and listening to Eric for the better part of 45 years now, and I’ve never really seen him “uncomfortable” before now. Maybe that's not the right term, but he's definitely aware he’s in rarefied musical territory with some of the best of this generation’s jazz masters. He’s got ...

@Adarvuli "Shindig," along with "Hullabaloo" were what we had in the 60s instead of MTV. They were competing musical variety shows dedicated to the "new" rock music of the day. They had all the bands from the original "British Invasion," & their American counterparts, & "Go Go Dancers" & other pe...

@oliasdoug In Crosby's book he said that Gene was a great song writer & an even better vocalist, but he couldn't keep time on guitar if you jammed a metronome up his ass. Not a good trait for an aspiring rhythm guitarist, in a rock band. No shame in that, but you have to know your limitations, &...

@VetClinicGambia Dr. I would be curious to know, in addition to the obvious discomfort these poor dogs must be experiencing with these dreadful things living under their skin, is anemia an issue for them as well? I'm a retired naval officer and not in any sort of medical field, but I studied just...

@sgtsnakeeyes11 "Nuclear 'test' no fly zone?" Not even. Tests are “shots” in the “Spec Weps” world. Pacific Proving Grounds-105 shots; Colorado-2; Mississippi-2; New Mexico-3; Amchitka Island-3; Nevada Test Site-707. The pilot wasn’t attempting to avoid restricted air space over a test site; it w...

As a LZ/Page fan for 43 years, this footage is fascinating because Jimmy is singing & doing a credible job with the high harmony. Not a bad voice so I wonder why he didn’t sing as an adult. I saw LZ several times in the 70s & near as I can remember; he avoided the mic like the plague. Perhaps his...

@bobbilse You know, I don't make this shit up. I was merely repeating what CHRIS HIMSELF SAID in an interview. If the man said he was younger than everyone else & scared to death, I take him at his word. With the exception of Mike Clarke, compared to everyone else, most especially Roger who had b...

@HBLACKBBC Victoria, just disregard any idiots who say ignorant things. Karma will pay them a visit soon enough. I just want you to know that at 55, I am more or less a contemporary of your father's, and am to this day a huge fan of Linda Ronstadt's, which is the same as being a huge fan of Andre...

Both Andrew Gold and bassist Kenny Edwards have left us, and both due to cancer. Too, too sad.

As regards Andrew's musical talents however, and perhaps ironically, despite growing up in a house full of classically trained musicians, he couldn't read a note!! LOL!! Yet he could play any string i...

My sister was a concert pianist of some promise back in the mid-60s before she gave it up for other pursuits. She was pretty good though, and played Debussy often, including this piece. Also a lot of Borodin. Me, I play a Fender Strat and it isn't classical!! I still love the classics though and ...

Some things in life never change, and in Rob Thomas's life, the one constant besides his wife is multi-instrumentalist/musical director Matt Beck. You can see him back and to the left of the drum riser as you are looking at the stage. Although not a member of Matchbox 20, he often was the "hired ...

I actually get a little angry watching this performance because this was Chicago at their absolute best; a great, & for the era, unique rock & roll band. Even before Terry's death, they were sliding into crap mode, & "crap" isn't nearly strong enough. To paraphrase Mark Knopfler, "it ain't what I...

I'm 55 & my 20 tear old daughter just turned me on to GPN. I am so happy to see some folks take up the musical mantel of my generation. They are certainly "old school" in look, instrumentation, and musical talent. I wonder where she even found a functioning B-3. Most B-3s and C-3s have been round...

@theallmikey He's barely visible at the end, stage right. It's Lee Sklar.

55-year old, exceedingly straight, married, former football playing (the US version), retired American naval officer, and I first saw this film back in the mid-90s on, of all things, a US Navy warship. It was one of the first with women in the crew and the ladies got to pick the video being shown...

How many of us have had a friend try to teach us basic Spanish, French, etc., and like here, it becomes a case of the deaf leading the blind?!! LOL!! This is a 15th Century version of Hank Hill getting Peggy's mistaken charges of kidnapping in Mexico dismissed by the judge by telling Peggy to, "S...

No issues with post-75 FM, but at 55 I go back almost to the start. 1st became aware of them in 69. For me, the LPs with Bob Welch's contributions are my favorite iteration. I love Bare Trees & Mystery To Me. Saw this same lineup minus Weston, open for Jefferson Starship in 74 and much of the cro...