Thunderbird Club

[fjadams]

I'm going on 65 and consider myself rapidly approaching middle agedness.

 

[Larry V]

Okay, what counts as "middle age"? My wife and I were talking about this last night. Technically, my life expectancy is about 80 - I'm 39 now, so I'm middle aged?

Hate to break it to you, Goats, yup you're in the thick of it! The line at which you're considered a senior varies but I'd say if you qualify for cheaper coffee at McD's or you're getting AARP mail addressed to you then you've arrived. 50 is the new 30!!!

 

[Dadagoboi]

Hate to break it to you, Goats, yup you're in the thick of it! The line at which you're considered a senior varies but I'd say if you qualify for cheaper coffee at McD's or you're getting AARP mail addressed to you then you've arrived. 50 is the new 30!!!

And 60 is the new 20

 

[mistergoats]

Hate to break it to you, Goats, yup you're in the thick of it! The line at which you're considered a senior varies but I'd say if you qualify for cheaper coffee at McD's or you're getting AARP mail addressed to you then you've arrived. 50 is the new 30!!!

Aww dammit!

 

[Klondike]

Hate to break it to you, Goats, yup you're in the thick of it! The line at which you're considered a senior varies but I'd say if you qualify for cheaper coffee at McD's or you're getting AARP mail addressed to you then you've arrived. 50 is the new 30!!!

Good, that means I just turned 30! Again ~

And I listen to everything! Spent several years playing Tuba in the youth orchestra as a kid.

 

[D.M.N.]

Sorry tho, they were terrible live, I saw them in '75 for Houses of the Holy tour and they were not a good show, way too much wanking, even if it was in style at the time.

I'll grant that they weren't as hot live later in their career, and Robert struggled after the first few years of the 70s once his voice got a bit blown out, but some of that stuff around 1970 was crazy good. Personally, my favorite show is the RAH, they slayed there.



Sadly, the performance of How Many More Times is edited down, I have a longer bootleg of it, but the audio quality isn't nearly as good. It does contain one of my favorite Zep add-ins though, the Travellin' Little Mama at 13:20.

And as far as the bluesy genius of JPJ, here's Plant, Bonham, and JPJ jamming while Jimmy replaces a string:


And a rare version of Communication Breakdown into Good Times, Bad Times into For What It's Worth (Plant sings the lyrics to I Saw Her Standing There instead of the second verse), into Communication Breakdown, with a rare JPJ bass solo thrown in for good measure.

 

[Larry V]

Sadly, the performance of How Many More Times is edited down, I have a longer bootleg of it, but the audio quality isn't nearly as good. It does contain one of my favorite Zep add-ins though, the Travellin' Little Mama at 13:20.

I love it all but I especially love HMMT! Jimmy's guitar work slays all the rest, IMO. Clapton, Beck, West, EVH, (insert your favorite here) take a back seat to Page! I can listen to Jimmy all day long and I'm happy to hear he's going to make another solo album next year at the age of 72!

Keep rockin', Jimmy!

 

[Klondike]

I just got really excited!

Must
Paint
Soon!

 

[GBassNorth]

I love it all but I especially love HMMT! Jimmy's guitar work slays all the rest, IMO. Clapton, Beck, West, EVH, (insert your favorite here) take a back seat to Page! I can listen to Jimmy all day long and I'm happy to hear he's going to make another solo album next year at the age of 72!

Keep rockin', Jimmy!

Right with you on being able to listen to Page all day long, of course that means I'd listen to Gilmour all night long.

Beck gets too frantic for me (spends too much time trying to see how many notes he can get in a riff) and Clapton stays too country/bluesy for my tastes (spends too much time playing the 18th fret and higher).

Page maintains a perfect upbeat energy level for me and uses the entire neck. Whereas Gilmour on the other hand maintains the perfect soothing soulful style needed for rest and bends his way around the fretboard. It would be interesting to get those two on the same stage at the same time.

 

[Camaro69]

Okay, what counts as "middle age"? My wife and I were talking about this last night. Technically, my life expectancy is about 80 - I'm 39 now, so I'm middle aged?

Yep, time for a mid-life crisis. Go blow a bunch of money on basses and stuff you dont need, then adopt a Mrb so he can demo all your new stuff. Oh and a Corvette, too. I like those, er, you need one!

 

[Larry V]

Right with you on being able to listen to Page all day long, of course that means I'd listen to Gilmour all night long.

Definitely love Gilmour as well and there were a couple of years where Delicate Sounds of Thunder was in heavy rotation on the CD deck of my component stereo.

Yep, time for a mid-life crisis. Go blow a bunch of money on basses and stuff you dont need, then adopt a Mrb so he can demo all your new stuff. Oh and a Corvette, too. I like those, er, you need one!

If you got it to spend then go for it!

 

[Count Bassie]

Well I'm 54 and still approach much of life as if I'm 14. I don't actually know how good that is... But the day I stop being a bass player, well you'll know I've let go this mortal coil. That'll be ok...

Thanks you guys for posting the Zep vids!

I'm all over that 50 is the new 30 business!

 

[JIO]

I'll grant that they weren't as hot live later in their career, and Robert struggled after the first few years of the 70s once his voice got a bit blown out, but some of that stuff around 1970 was crazy good. Personally, my favorite show is the RAH, they slayed there.



Sadly, the performance of How Many More Times is edited down, I have a longer bootleg of it, but the audio quality isn't nearly as good. It does contain one of my favorite Zep add-ins though, the Travellin' Little Mama at 13:20.

And as far as the bluesy genius of JPJ, here's Plant, Bonham, and JPJ jamming while Jimmy replaces a string:


And a rare version of Communication Breakdown into Good Times, Bad Times into For What It's Worth (Plant sings the lyrics to I Saw Her Standing There instead of the second verse), into Communication Breakdown, with a rare JPJ bass solo thrown in for good measure.

So much for the myth of that thin mid-rangy Fender J tone… (the Acoustic 360 helps )

 

[TBird1958]

I'll grant that they weren't as hot live later in their career, and Robert struggled after the first few years of the 70s once his voice got a bit blown out, but some of that stuff around 1970 was crazy good. Personally, my favorite show is the RAH, they slayed there.

When I saw them they were not all that exciting, nor together, kinda sloppy - add a 20 minute drum solo as part of Moby Dick, plus Page going off for another 20 and it's just not that thrilling. I was 13, maybe at the time, looking back I can hardly believe my folks let me go, I took the girl next door - she was a year older than me and I had the hots for her ( never got anywhere ). Tix were $5.00, I guess I just had different expectations at the time, I'd already seen Alice Cooper and believe me, that was a "show"

 

[crikker]

How can I tell what model of Epiphone Thunderbird i have? By serial number? There isn't any other indicator that I can find. Thank you.

 

[Count Bassie]

Is it a bolt-on or a neck-thru? 4 strings? 3-point bridge or block type? The bolt-on is a standard; neck-thru w/ block bridge is a Pro, the non-bolt-on w/ 3-pt bridge is a Classic Pro.

 

[ThaCoast]

I'm 21, & living life to the fullest. I roadie for two of my friends bands one total punk rock the other is misfits meets zz top . I'm in 2 "active" bands & i'm currently doing a home recording of my original songs with the drummer & lead guitarist from the punk band i roadie & they agreed to play gigs once the album was done too . I'm also a luthier/builder/customizer in guitars & basses either a-z builds, minor to major fixes & just the generic set ups & mods.

Been playing bass since i was 7 years old, guitar since i was 8-9 & drums for the last 2-4 years (but i'm actually pretty good at it). All self taught aside from a few stones songs & such from my dad. My roots are pretty much the 70's punk rock, but i listen to everything really. Different genres enable different techniques to develop.

I'm never going to be anywhere near middle aged or midlife crisis .

 

[JIO]

I'm 21, & living life to the fullest. I roadie for two of my friends bands one total punk rock the other is misfits meets zz top . I'm in 2 "active" bands & i'm currently doing a home recording of my original songs with the drummer & lead guitarist from the punk band i roadie & they agreed to play gigs once the album was done too . I'm also a luthier/builder/customizer in guitars & basses either a-z builds, minor to major fixes & just the generic set ups & mods.

Been playing bass since i was 7 years old, guitar since i was 8-9 & drums for the last 2-4 years (but i'm actually pretty good at it). All self taught aside from a few stones songs & such from my dad. My roots are pretty much the 70's punk rock, but i listen to everything really. Different genres enable different techniques to develop.

I'm never going to be anywhere near middle aged or midlife crisis .

...so Andii, good health/luck concenting - being 21 you'll be 'middle aged' in about 30 yrs from now. (as 'old age' will be averaging late 90's when you are that age) Sorta' sci-fi but food for thought

 

[GBassNorth]

I'm 21, & living life to the fullest. I roadie for two of my friends bands one total punk rock the other is misfits meets zz top . I'm in 2 "active" bands & i'm currently doing a home recording of my original songs with the drummer & lead guitarist from the punk band i roadie & they agreed to play gigs once the album was done too . I'm also a luthier/builder/customizer in guitars & basses either a-z builds, minor to major fixes & just the generic set ups & mods.

Been playing bass since i was 7 years old, guitar since i was 8-9 & drums for the last 2-4 years (but i'm actually pretty good at it). All self taught aside from a few stones songs & such from my dad. My roots are pretty much the 70's punk rock, but i listen to everything really. Different genres enable different techniques to develop.

I'm never going to be anywhere near middle aged or midlife crisis .

Don't worry Andii - you'll know you've hit midlife crisis when you buy your first corvette.

 

[hillerup]

Definitely love Gilmour as well and there were a couple of years where Delicate Sounds of Thunder was in heavy rotation on the CD deck of my component stereo.



If you got it to spend then go for it!

Especially on a Corvette - as long as it isn't a Warwick...