The Red And The Black by Ünderbelly

Excerpt from an Underbelly New York club date. With Blue Oyster Cult founder Albert Bouchard on drum kit and vocal, original Soft White Underbelly singer Les Vegas né Braunstein, Brain Surgeons' David Hirschberg on bass, and Adrian Romero on guitar. April 20, 2008. Song now featured on Guitar Hero 2. Video footage shot by the sainted Joseph Sardo.

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[sleepypenguin]

maybe i also read some where that he wanted to changed the band to bring horns in it and stuff like that so they dumped him and found eric bloom

[adrianromeronyc]

Well, I'll have to ask them one of these days, see what everyone's various takes are. What you're describing would still fall into the category of stylistic differences. I'll look into it. Have a good one.

[sleepypenguin]

haha now i know why they dropped les braunstein's ass in '67 he' sloppy as hell

[adrianromeronyc]

I always assumed it was because Les was more of a folk singer, (wrote a tune for Peter, Paul & Mary,) and the band was switching from a more Grateful Dead psychedelic vibe to a hard rock psychedelic vibe. Thanks for checking it out.

[gobinday]

ouch

[Burnstickibuds]

sweet

[desdanova3]

@ellenlvx

Yes, in Martin Popoff's book, explains this fact, explained by many of the band and by people from the recording company. He was a rebel, and also ruined one of Buck's best solos ever in a recording session. I've seen Brain Surgeons but no Les, just Albert. He's great and one of the BOC core.

[ellenlvx]

I heard something about Les not getting some vocals done on the California album and them losing the contract. Twice.

[Schenkermeine]

SLOPPY?

Nonsense! He's playing both of the guitar harmonies from the record at the same time and, if anything, the drums are speeding up & slowing down. Listen carefully ... the dude is ON IT.

[danerectal]

Guitar is kind of sloppy. Albert is the king, though.

[Brizzlerman]

I read Les brought in a gong during the recording of a song called Buddha's Knee back in the SWU days and started banging it without anyone else's approval and ruined the recording and Richard Meltzer wrote the song "I'm as beautiful as a Foot" for Les to sing as a way of poking fun at him.

[freddyb3]

great show !!!!!!!! i happened to really enjoy les performance have to get the next show

[cosmotonerecords]

Adrian Romero is music genius plus one of the best guitar and base players.