Loggins & Messina Concert!

Lady Kayri · #1 09-20-2009, 12:49 PM

Got to see the Kenny Loggins & Jimmy Messina "Together Again" concert last night (18 Sept) at the Borgata in Atlantic City. Great concert! Everything from an out and out old time country / western song, through country rock, to out and out rock and roll - with a few blues pieces in between. They included a few instrumental pieces as well, which they all kicked *** on!!

Bass player was introduced as George Matthews Jr. (Mathias? Was a bit hard to make out the name.) Played a black Ernie Ball Musicman (Stingray?) with black pickguard. Couldn't tell what kind of amp from where I was sitting; the cab was a 4x10 with a "Dick Eden" logo on it. (The friend I went with kidded me because I was spending more time with my small binoculars watching the bassist's fingers and trying to make out the make & model of his gear than watching the two main stars...

) Really nice tone, as far as I was concerned; cut through the mix just enough that you could HEAR the bass if you were listening for it, but not so much that it overwhelmed anything else. If you get a chance to see them, it's a show well worth going to.

JimmyM · #2 09-20-2009, 02:48 PM

David Eden, unless Eden changed it to Dick as a goof

And according to the L&M website, it's George Hawkins, who has been around the L&M/Fleetwood Mac camp for quite a while.

Lady Kayri · #3 09-20-2009, 04:09 PM

Whoops, you're right on the amp; I wrote the first bit at work today and didn't have my notes with me. Also hadn't had a chance to check the L&M website today... thanks for the info. In any case, that bass sounded HOT...

jerry · #4 09-20-2009, 05:06 PM

I've always dug Hawkins playing!

Lady Kayri · #5 09-20-2009, 05:10 PM

He was playing a 5 stringer. Kept very tight with the drummer... He threw in a few riffs and glisses here and there where it was appropriate. I thought he was very solid - hope I can play like that some day...

4 string player · #6 11-08-2009, 09:23 AM

Hello to All,
If you want to listen to George Hawkins in depth.
Go buy or download (Kenny Loggins - ALIVE or Delbert McClinton - LIVE)
This is some of the best bass playing I have ever heard. To me this is what a bass player should sound like and play like. (Just my Opinion)
Have a Great Day,
4 string player

JimK · #7 11-08-2009, 11:40 AM

George Hawkins is a total bad ass...funky bass figures while doing some nice harmony vocals.
Glad to hear he's still with Loggins.

On a tangent-
Messina's Oasis album (late '70s-era) had some nice bass work by Wayne Nelson...someone that, TMK, doesn't get any props here at TB.

**ExaltBass** · #8 11-08-2009, 11:45 AM

George Hawkins ROCKS!!!

BIGREDSIX · #9 11-08-2009, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by JimK

George Hawkins is a total bad ass...funky bass figures while doing some nice harmony vocals.
Glad to hear he's still with Loggins.

On a tangent-
Messina's Oasis album (late '70s-era) had some nice bass work by Wayne Nelson...someone that, TMK, doesn't get any props here at TB.

If it's the Wayne Nelson from Little River Band, I absolutely agree. Great bassist and a pretty good vocalist to boot.

TeleTubby · #10 11-08-2009, 04:51 PM

Saw the L&M show up in Vancouver last weekend. 100% to all that's been said about George and the same can be applied to the whole band- great musicians performing as an ensemble. And those two guys out front are pretty good, too.:-)

JimK · #11 11-09-2009, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by BIGREDSIX

If it's the Wayne Nelson from Little River Band, I absolutely agree. Great bassist and a pretty good vocalist to boot.

Ya know...I guess it is. I hadda look & Wiki sez Nelson (an American) joined the LRB in 1980. That's the correct time frame.