I meant to post this song to show that the GG bass players sound and playing..
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From Garry Beers / INXS / AshenMoon.. Re Chris Squire..
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Nice song and video. Looks like y’all were having a Stoned Soul Picnic.
(Great recording too, alongside everything else, the bass sounds crystal clear.)
Cause I produced it !!
I recently found one of those combos for under $150- cut it to seperate the cab from the head then attached a wood base on the now new amp head- (the amp is pretty good actually)- now with a bit of vintage tolex on it I have a smaller 15" Black Widow cab w aluminium cone that is smaller and a hell lighter than the original BW115" cab pictured in my rig shot - and it sounds amazing. I was searching for loose 80's 15" BW's (usually $100 plus in good condition alone) and a custom cab and then thought of doing the above- So I got the cab and a free amp that I will prob give to a school or something.. But I need to do it again so I have 2 of the smaller 15" cabs- it never ends!!
I missed that by one year. I saw Yes four times throughout the Relayer years, and then I was doing my first band after that and didn't get to many shows, then. The last time I saw Yes (August 7, 2013) they performed three complete albums, in song sequence and with what seemed like all the guitars and basses used for the original recordings! They did Close To The Edge, Going For The One, and The Yes Album, plus the obligatory "Roundabout" at the end. Amazing concert. This was in a small outdoor amphitheater (Evans Amphitheater in Cain Park). We sat in the 4th row right in front of Chris.I had my Leica Trinovid 8x50BA binoculars so I could really watch his fingerings and learn a thing or two.
The previous evening we went to this:
Yes to appear in Rock Hall Legends Series Aug. 6, play Cain Park next day
There were some extremely candid conversations at it, along with performances by Geoff , Steve, and Jon (Davison) with Steve playing.
Jon Davidson--- I loved his solo album "Olias of Sun-valley". (ha)..
We in the Farriss Brothers loved the fact that they were the only other "rock" band with 3 brothers besides us.
They were pretty different..
Plus let's not forget that back in the 70's all stereos were record players usually with a big amp and huge homemade speaker cabs. Everybody would hang at that house getting "small" as we used to call it and just listen. That's how I heard Gentle Giant, Yes- Relayer etc for the first time- Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and Little Feat the Last Record album. Those of you with great stereos MUST listen to the Last Record Album loud a and proud- noted as one of the great audiophile records ever.
The concert was AMAZING! My favorite of all that I have seen.
I was but a wee lad, but YES Relayer tour Houston show was in the Astrodome.
With Mahavishnu Orchestra.
Another favorite band of mine! First time I heard any GG was when WMMS (Cleveland) played "Knots" in the early '70s. I finally got to see them in winter 1975 when they opened for Rick Wakeman during his King Arthur tour. I was up at the front edge of the stage for the show and (if they are still in decent condition) I have a roll of 35mm slides I made of GG. For the Wakeman show Roger Newell was playing the Wal triple-neck bass.
Looking forward to your impression of it. I had installed a re-built early '60s horseshoe pickup in a few of my basses over the years since acquiring it in February '09.
May '08 4003
April '98 4001V63
March '73 4001
They have all since been sold, but a friend of mine has the 4001 and I keep thinking about buying back from him.
The year before I saw the first of those Relayer tour shows (November '74 in Indianapolis - Gryphon, another cool band from back in the day, was on the bill) I saw the Mahavishnu Orchestra when they opened (!) for Frank Zappa & TMOI at the Kent State Gymnasium on May 1, 1973.I was but a wee lad, but YES Relayer tour Houston show was in the Astrodome.
With Mahavishnu Orchestra.
I used to have a cassette recording of this show I made (I snuck in my portable recorder
). It was listened to constantly during high school .
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I always thought Kiss the Dirt was one of your best songs.
Getting pretty obscure now. I have all GG’s albums. Great stuff. As you say, Trippy.
How about Camel. Another favorite of mine. I thought that the Aussie Prog band you posted sounded a little Camelesque….
I can’t imagine them in the Astrodome. Any idea how many attended?I was but a wee lad, but YES Relayer tour Houston show was in the Astrodome.
With Mahavishnu Orchestra.
Another favorite band of mine! First time I heard any GG was when WMMS (Cleveland) played "Knots" in the early '70s. I finally got to see them in winter 1975 when they opened for Rick Wakeman during his King Arthur tour. I was up at the front edge of the stage for the show and (if they are still in decent condition) I have a roll of 35mm slides I made of GG. For the Wakeman show Roger Newell was playing the Wal triple-neck bass.
Looking forward to your impression of it. I had installed a re-built early '60s horseshoe pickup in a few of my basses over the years since acquiring it in February '09.
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They have all since been sold, but a friend of mine has the 4001 and I keep thinking about buying back from him.
The year before I saw the first of those Relayer tour shows (November '74 in Indianapolis - Gryphon, another cool band from back in the day, was on the bill) I saw the Mahavishnu Orchestra when they opened (!) for Frank Zappa & TMOI at the Kent State Gymnasium on May 1, 1973.
I used to have a cassette recording of this show I made (I snuck in my portable recorder
Wow, there are some sweet looking basses there... the fireglo is pretty sweet.
I am at a new home without my soldering iron and drill but I have dropped it in (very roughly) as you can see and she sounds fantastic- it doesn't have pole pieces so when you play it hard it doesn't pop like a pole piece ricky pickup, just gets a little agro. Love it so far, plus it sounds great with the neck pickup in there already, I just dropped that one down a little..
They sure we're a whole different animal. Got to see them on the "Free Hand" tour, and my 15 year old mind was blown to bits. The fact they could pull off this insanely complex music and rock hard at the same time made me a fan for life. Ray Shulman is definitely underrated in the realm of bassists.
Saw them again 5 years later at what was to be their last ever live show (Roxy in L.A.). They still sounded great.
I was but a wee lad, but YES Relayer tour Houston show was in the Astrodome.
With Mahavishnu Orchestra.
That must have been insane !...
I will have a listen to Camel in a quiet moment. It is amazing there are not any recent Prog type bands.. I guess the fact that most listeners attention span is about 30 seconds these days makes it not so accepted.
I REALLY loved this band when they were on a roll- Deus from Belgium- not prog per se but very talented..
And then to another fav band- Elbow- very good and very consistant- singer reminds me of Gabriel in tone..
Love em..
Love em..
Never saw them live- they never came to OZ that I know of. they certainly could play.. and yes, Ray Shulman is one of the most unique players.. Octopus is an amazing musical journey..
