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11-07-2008, 06:06 AM
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My band is opening for 3 Dog Night this weekend at a outdoor Concert. Expecting a good crowd. We're an 80s hair metal band so this ought to go over great Eh? We were asked to tone it down a smidge after their managment saw our setlist. We get paid some righteous $ for this gig though. Should be a alot of fun. And I Just bought a 1997 Fender P Bass yesterday. Life is good !   |
11-07-2008, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Laserman  My band is opening for 3 Dog Night this weekend at a outdoor Concert. | Wow, that takes me back! Church youth group, 1971! I should've married that girl.
Do they still have all 3 original singers?
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11-07-2008, 08:47 AM
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11-07-2008, 09:00 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Sadowsky Guitars | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Hartford, CT | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Lazylion Do they still have all 3 original singers? | Nope...no Chuck Negron. He tours with his own band (with Berry Oakley Jr on bass btw).
Danny Hutton and Cory Wells are the Two original Dogs left.
Might be bad blood 'cause Chuck isn't even mentioned on Three Dog Night's official website. A shame because IMO Chuck's the best singer.
I remember them from back in the day too...the live record from the mid-70's I just about wore out. Great band.
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11-07-2008, 11:33 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ft Walton Beach, Fl | | | They have the original keyboardist also. I heard these guys can be difficult. Hope not. |
11-07-2008, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Laserman They have the original keyboardist also. I heard these guys can be difficult. Hope not. | Opened for them in the 80's.
Their road manager instructed us to "not touch the band".
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11-07-2008, 12:08 PM
| | Deteriorating faster than I can lower my standards | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Frederick MD USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Laserman They have the original keyboardist also. | Jimmy Greenspoon, cool!  "Chest Fever" was one of my favorites by them.
No Floyd Sneed? (With a name like that, how did he not wind up in a country band?  )
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11-07-2008, 12:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Diego, CA | | | funny how some name acts think they walk on water, some are totally cool. I was with a band in the late 80s that opened for a whole bunch of national acts so I met many touring cats who were both cool and fully dickish. Stu Hamm? A 100% dick. Rocco Presita? Totally cool. I mean TOTALLY.
Now, you'd think a pieced-together revival act like 3 dog night (who, their day, were GREAT) would be at least a bit mellow/humble. Go figure! |
11-07-2008, 12:11 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Sadowsky Guitars | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Hartford, CT | | Best thing is that you're getting paid well, Laserman. I've opened for a bunch of folks, and the experience can range from awesome to ridiculous. Just be prepared for either. You're an 80's hair band, which is a weird combo, but so what? You're hired, so just do what you do and above all else be professional.
Chances are you'll have little to no contact with band members, especially the frontmen. Most likely you'll only deal with management, tour manager and/or road manager. Quite often these cats are full-time dickheads, so be ready for that and don't take it too personally. Be on time, be ready when they need you, don't complain if they show you disrespect, and strictly adhere to their direction. Remember, you're actually working for the promoter, and chances are if the 3DN people are a**holes to you then they will be to the promoter as well. You'll impress your employer by putting on a good show regardless of what they dish out.
There's always a possibility that they're a bunch of sweethearts and it'll be a great hang. But probably not.
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11-07-2008, 12:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sylva, NC | | | Some "major" bands have split personalities. When my little band opened for Styx back in the 70s some of those guys really kept to themselves while others (J.T. in particular) came over and hung with us for a while. Managers are often unkind but most fellow musicians are not.
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11-07-2008, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by BigOldHarry Rocco Prestia? Totally cool. I mean TOTALLY. | Rocco is one of the nicest cats I've met anywhere. Very, very humble.
Really, about 95% of the "famous" musicians I've met or played with or hung out with have been really nice, especially those who've had sustained success.
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11-07-2008, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Laserman Guys,
My band is opening for 3 Dog Night this weekend at a outdoor Concert. Expecting a good crowd. We're an 80s hair metal band so this ought to go over great Eh? We were asked to tone it down a smidge after their managment saw our setlist. We get paid some righteous $ for this gig though. Should be a alot of fun. And I Just bought a 1997 Fender P Bass yesterday. Life is good ! | hey laserman,
i'm a tdn fan from waaay back (very jealous of you right now -lol). the guys are cool. their bassist paul is a sting clone. depending on the length of their show, they sometimes do a rap spoof toward the end that is hilarious to us holder folks.
relax and just have fun. give us a full report afterwards!
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11-07-2008, 05:14 PM
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Jimmy Greenspoon, cool! "Chest Fever" was one of my favorites by them.
| The bands Chest Fever? or a different song? |
11-07-2008, 06:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pacific Northwet, USA | | ya know, jeremiah was bullfrog ...really
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11-07-2008, 07:46 PM
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AFM International Representative | | Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Boulder Creek, CA | | The last time I spoke to Floyd he was doing some road gigs with Chuck. When I was spending time in Reno I did some gigs with Floyd. The last time was two New Year's Eve ago when my wife and I played at the Cal Neva in the Sinatra showroom that hadn't been used in a number of years with Floyd on drums and Bobby Joe Holman on harmonica.
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Originally Posted by Lazylion Jimmy Greenspoon, cool! "Chest Fever" was one of my favorites by them.
No Floyd Sneed? (With a name like that, how did he not wind up in a country band? ) | |
11-07-2008, 08:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: footballscannotbekickediguess | | We sort of opened for them over the summer.
Festival gig.
Their setlist on the side of the guitar case rack thingy: 
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11-07-2008, 10:29 PM
| | Deteriorating faster than I can lower my standards | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Frederick MD USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by DudeistMonk The bands Chest Fever? or a different song? | I believe it's the same one. Doesn't appear to be on the list Golden Boy posted... too bad.
Glad to hear Floyd is still out there layin' it down!
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11-07-2008, 10:39 PM
|  | Hard on Heels Moderator | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island, USA | | Why am I getting a secret Frank Zappa vibe here? 
Have a great show! Don't get starstruck and do your own
thing and do it well. (Starstruck... haha ... I actually said that.) Yeah, I grew up on Hendrix, Peter Green, Cream, Dead,
James Gang, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter & White Trash, Humble Pie,
Sons of Champlin, Santana, John Baldry, Tull and Blodwyn Pig.
Who we talking about again?
Yeah, full impression would be fun. I'll leave any dumb
personal comments till the show is over.
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11-07-2008, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by The Golden Boy We sort of opened for them over the summer.
Festival gig.
Their setlist on the side of the guitar case rack thingy: | You sorta forgot to tell me about that, frog breath!
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11-07-2008, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Craig Garfinkel Really, about 95% of the "famous" musicians I've met or played with or hung out with have been really nice, especially those who've had sustained success. | I agree with that for the most part. The only exception IME is when the musician believes that their band is better than it actually is.  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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