Recent content by Freight Train

Just out of high school one my band's regular gigs was a biker bar in Wichita Falls called The Sink (should've been called The Toilet, but I digress...). Anyway, the bar owner said every time we played there I made it sound like a freight train was running through the joint, so he started...

Cool I finally have something to put up with my Billy Beer cans. (Now THAT is a dated reference, kids.)

I would not lie about such a thing and I promise I wasn't drinking or high, but I saw Cactus open for the Who at Dallas Memorial in 1970 and Timmy had EIGHT Acoustic 360 stacks. Don't know if they were all "on line", but they were on stage.

For any condescending appellative someone applies to me, my standard reply is, for instance, "If you see a boss, kiss his a**.".

More and more it's the physics of gravity that affects my performance.

OmegaMini

Many don't understand that even if you purchased a song on a streaming service, if you don't download it as an audio file, meaning if it is in "the cloud", it can disappear at any time for a number of reasons. Publishing disputes for instances. It's all in the terms of service you didn't read...

IMO Colin Hodgekinson of Back Door set the standard back in 1972 when their eponymous first album was released. And at least as of 7 or 8 years ago he was still doing it. I don't understand why he doesn't get more acknowledgement. I don't hear anyone doing it more prolifically than even his...

I gig with a Bassman 100T with the Bassman 410 Neo cab for medium to large stages (up to festival-size. I use a 50 watt tube rig for small to medium rooms) and I never feel underpowered, mainly because I’ve got foh and monitor support as needed. Mic the cab, don’t use a DI, or do both, but...

I was so sad to see that Mick Abrahams' passing last year barely got a shrug from the music world. At least from what I saw.

Recently released boxset with both studio albums ("Ahead Rings Out" and "Getting To This"), singles and BBC appearances. Listened through all 3 discs over the weekend. Brilliant stuff, IMO.

Hilarious. For context, see what other beliefs have "taken off" on social media platforms since 2020.

I eventually learned to address it in my rear view mirror as I drove away with a "you guys are #1" salute. You aren't doing yourself any good by playing with people like that, you can't improve your technique as an ensemble player if everything is a blur of loud. You can't even tell if things...

It's ok to be humble as long as you let everyone know you're the best at it.