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- Thread starter Chad-Chicago
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You say it’s your birthday….
It’s his birthday too, yeah…
It’s his birthday too, yeah…
There is some reference in Bill Bruford’s autobiography about why BB and Alan Holdsworth BOTH left U.K. I have to dig it out of my library, but I believe it came down to neither wanted the pop/rock star life. No selfishness, except that of being the artist. I can understand that.
BTW, Bill’s autobiography is a good read. In my case, a re-read cause I’m gonna go find it.
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Tim Bogert, during one of his Vanilla Fudge fuzz bass excursions.
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the guy loathed playing anything but his single note style, if there was ever a chord to be played it certainly wouldn't be played by him again any time soon. they tried reasoning but he wouldn't budge, that makes any rocking virtually impossible, and they didn't. sounds like selfishness to me. for him to essentially replace Fripp in KC and not follow in step in the slightest seems a major miscue by all parties to involve Alan full time, Robert was not one to boogie but he knew how to rock in his own way and make it work, Alan would have none of it. as a fan, the inner failings of UK always intrigued me to know why it died so soon, Alan was the culprit.There is some reference in Bill Bruford’s autobiography about why BB and Alan Holdsworth BOTH left U.K. I have to dig it out of my library, but I believe it came down to neither wanted the pop/rock star life. No selfishness, except that of being the artist. I can understand that.
BTW, Bill’s autobiography is a good read. In my case, a re-read cause I’m gonna go find it.
I love the thumbrest mounted like a PU!
Even the other bass has it mounted behind the bridge!
another contender for fab man in history is the Dandyman himself, James Mangrum of Black Oak Arkansas, who's about as down to Earth as they get and will always Keep The Faith, cos we need it. this wild bunch clan'd up as kids who jumped on the British Invasion and stole a local school's broken sound system then had to hit it for the hills where they eventually formed The Knowbody Else and got serious studio experience to produce the excellent basis for evolving into BOA, hitting the big time. but right from the start they were good kids and a good band, once they proved it 10 fold they were welcomed home as heroes where they built a large band family commune and gave back substantially to the community even as they toured and reaped the vast rewards. a real and deserved American success story, which of course ended with a bad mgr., their best friend screwing them. disgusted, all but Jim and Ricky Lee threw in the towel forever while Tommy finally escaped to further build his outstanding drum career. to their credit, nearing 2000 they put The Wild Bunch together and forged another fine chapter in BOA history, recording a gold standard CD and gigging for a few years before Dirty re-retired. after Ricochet's passing 2yrs ago the band has encountered a dismal Peyton Place drama between leader and current female singer yet to be resolved despite another strong new album release. just shows realities of the life as the boss keeps beating the odds. go! Jim Dandy! go!
Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Mark Knopfler, David Bowie, Mark King, and Bryan Adams together in London, 1986.
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For their 2019 show at Madison Square Garden, Vulfpeck brought in the furniture from the Ann Arbor, Michigan basement where they started out in 2011.
