Brian Eno's connections to other progressive rock music artists
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Unusual Rock Trivia?
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Michael Sweet of the band Stryper toured as a singer and guitarist with Boston from 2008 - 2011.
I did not know that. I was a big Stryper fan in college (mid to late 80s). It's not the same, but not bad.
...he was being concise.
XYZ were a short-lived rock supergroup formed in 1981. The name XYZ is taken from eX-Yes-&-Zeppelin as the group consisted of ex-Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, along with ex-Yes members Chris Squire (bass guitar, vocals, keyboards) and Alan White (drums). The group also featured former Greenslade keyboard player and vocalist Dave Lawson.
Page believed the band needed a strong vocalist and sought out former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant. Plant did attend one XYZ rehearsal on 28 February 1981, but decided not to join the group.
A four-song demo tape of XYZ consisting of two instrumentals "Mind Drive" and "Fortune Hunter" and two songs "Can You See" and "Telephone Secrets" (featuring vocals from Squire).
Page believed the band needed a strong vocalist and sought out former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant. Plant did attend one XYZ rehearsal on 28 February 1981, but decided not to join the group.
A four-song demo tape of XYZ consisting of two instrumentals "Mind Drive" and "Fortune Hunter" and two songs "Can You See" and "Telephone Secrets" (featuring vocals from Squire).
- "Mind Drive" - part of the instrumental was reworked and became part of "Mind Drive" on the 1997 Yes album Keys to Ascension 2.
- "Fortune Hunter" - was used as the intro to The Firms's "Fortune Hunter".
- "Can You See" would resurface as "Can You Imagine" on the 2001's Yes album Magnification.
- Instrumental (Mind Drive)
- Instrumental (Fortune Hunter)
- And (Do) You Believe It (Can You See)
- Telephone Secrets (Telephone Spies)
Slash (born Saul Hudson) is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States. A British national since his London birth in 1965, he has resided in Los Angeles since 1971 but did not acquire American citizenship until 1996. His mother, Ola J. Hudson (née Oliver; 1946–2009), was an African-American costume designer, whose clients included David Bowie and others, and his father, Anthony Hudson, is an English artist who created album covers for musicians such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell.
During his early years, Slash was raised by his father and paternal grandparents in England, while his mother moved to Los Angeles, California for work. When Slash was around five years old, he and his father joined his mother in Los Angeles. He was given the nickname "Slash" by actor Seymour Cassell, because he was "always in a hurry, zipping around from one thing to another."
Slash and his mother Ola
Slash and his father Anthony
During his early years, Slash was raised by his father and paternal grandparents in England, while his mother moved to Los Angeles, California for work. When Slash was around five years old, he and his father joined his mother in Los Angeles. He was given the nickname "Slash" by actor Seymour Cassell, because he was "always in a hurry, zipping around from one thing to another."
Slash and his mother Ola
Slash and his father Anthony
Rick Wills was a member of the band Foreigner as bassist and backup vocalist and recorded 5 albums with the band and toured with them from 1979 to 1991. He has also been a member of several other well known acts for shorter periods including Peter Frampton, Roxy Music, The Small Faces, Cochise, David Gilmour, and Bad Company.
Paul Leka, the composer of ‘Green Tambourine’ and the producer of the group ‘The Peppermint Rainbow’ (Will You Be Staying After Sunday), stripped the vocals off the ‘Lemon Pipers’ hit version, and gave the backing track to the the PR to record couple of years later, though it never charted:
‘Am I the Same Girl’ was the basic track for the instrumental hit 'Soulful Strut' by ‘Young-Holt Unlimited’.
Barbara Acklin recorded the song first, producer Carl Davis removed her voice from the track, replaced it with a piano solo by Floyd Morris, and released the resultant track in November 1968 as 'Soulful Strut' credited to Young-Holt Unlimited (studio musicians).
‘Am I the Same Girl’ was the basic track for the instrumental hit 'Soulful Strut' by ‘Young-Holt Unlimited’.
Barbara Acklin recorded the song first, producer Carl Davis removed her voice from the track, replaced it with a piano solo by Floyd Morris, and released the resultant track in November 1968 as 'Soulful Strut' credited to Young-Holt Unlimited (studio musicians).
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More recycled backing track stuff...
In the late 60's, Warren Zevon was struggling up-and-coming songwriter, but also performed in an obscure duo called Lyme and Cybelle; this little folk rock/early psych chestnut was the closest they came to a modest hit...
Also on the same label(White Whale)was the been-around-the-block pop duo of Nino Tempo and April Stevens; taking the same backing track(Wrecking Crew personnel, I would imagine)and adding a few embellishments and their vocals, they tried their hand at the tune...
But that's not all; also on WW were the label's money makers, The Turtles. Zevon did place a few songs with them and the band mentored him. While he did do his first(overlooked)solo album with White Whale, The Turtles grabbed this song(Zevon credited as "Lyme"), once again using the same instrumental bed, adding some stuff, with slightly different results...
Unfortunately, they didn't have hit with it, I can't understand why, it's a killer tune, a real slice of the times, garage punk folk rock. Zevon went on, before his big break during the Asylum/Elektra years, to play in the Everly Brothers band, and was onstage at Knott's Berry Farm when Don and Phil had their infamous melt-down that split the duo for many years.
In the late 60's, Warren Zevon was struggling up-and-coming songwriter, but also performed in an obscure duo called Lyme and Cybelle; this little folk rock/early psych chestnut was the closest they came to a modest hit...
Also on the same label(White Whale)was the been-around-the-block pop duo of Nino Tempo and April Stevens; taking the same backing track(Wrecking Crew personnel, I would imagine)and adding a few embellishments and their vocals, they tried their hand at the tune...
But that's not all; also on WW were the label's money makers, The Turtles. Zevon did place a few songs with them and the band mentored him. While he did do his first(overlooked)solo album with White Whale, The Turtles grabbed this song(Zevon credited as "Lyme"), once again using the same instrumental bed, adding some stuff, with slightly different results...
Unfortunately, they didn't have hit with it, I can't understand why, it's a killer tune, a real slice of the times, garage punk folk rock. Zevon went on, before his big break during the Asylum/Elektra years, to play in the Everly Brothers band, and was onstage at Knott's Berry Farm when Don and Phil had their infamous melt-down that split the duo for many years.
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Way before she joined the Velvet Underground, Nico did a single in the UK on Andrew Loog Oldham's Immediate label(best known for the later Small Faces releases and The Nice with Keith Emerson). A cover of a Gordon Lightfoot song, it was produced(and played on)by staff producer Jimmy Page, this was even before he joined the Yardbirds. The B-side was a Page/Oldham cowrite...
A few years later, when Page was touring the US as Yardbirds guitarist(Jeff Beck had quit), they did a gig with the Velvets, and eventually the Yardies started covering the VU's "I'm Waiting For The Man" in concert. Unfortunately, they never made it to the studio with the song, and there's only a bad fidelity live bootleg recording available, so if you're curious...
A few years later, when Page was touring the US as Yardbirds guitarist(Jeff Beck had quit), they did a gig with the Velvets, and eventually the Yardies started covering the VU's "I'm Waiting For The Man" in concert. Unfortunately, they never made it to the studio with the song, and there's only a bad fidelity live bootleg recording available, so if you're curious...
Record producer Phil Spector played a tuned-down electric guitar on the Rolling Stone's 'Play With Fire' track.
Ian Gillan of Deep Purple sang the parts of Jesus on the Jesus Christ Superstar album.
Jimmy Page was one of the three guitarists on Petula Clarke's 'Downtown'.
Thanks to YouTube's compression, there was a full karaoke version of the original recording (that wasn't extended), and was super bass-heavy, but it got pulled (probably by a guitarist!).
She also immediately recorded it German, Italian, and French (the latter being somewhat slower), all available on the Tube.
To me, the lead vocal on this half karaoke/half with lead vocals version sounds slightly different on my Macbook's speakers during a :20 quick listen, as she also did several other versions in English through the years.
Either way:
Thanks to YouTube's compression, there was a full karaoke version of the original recording (that wasn't extended), and was super bass-heavy, but it got pulled (probably by a guitarist!).
She also immediately recorded it German, Italian, and French (the latter being somewhat slower), all available on the Tube.
To me, the lead vocal on this half karaoke/half with lead vocals version sounds slightly different on my Macbook's speakers during a :20 quick listen, as she also did several other versions in English through the years.
Either way:
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The cover of Paul McCartney and Wings' 1973 album Band On The Run featured a number of stars of the day posing with the band. In the words of Paul, this mish-mash of celebrity was 'a bit of a laugh.' It is a pastiche of a prison break with the figures caught in a searchlight. So who were these faces and what has become of them? On the sleeve, band members and guest stars are all mixed up but, from left to right, they are Michael Parkinson, chat-show host and journalist; Kenny Lynch, actor, comedian and singer; Paul McCartney, James Coburn, actor; Clement Freud, politician, columnist, gourmet, and raconteur; Linda McCartney, Christopher Lee, actor; Denny Laine, and John Conteh, a boxer who later became World Light-Heavyweight champion.
The only face I knew other than Paul and Linda’s was James Coburn. He was a regular in the old war movies I loved. I always rather wondered how he ended up on that cover art. Cool post.
"Kind Of Blue" recorded in 1959 is one of Miles Davis's masterpieces and is considered by many as one of the greatest jazz albums ever made. Duane Allman used to listen to this albums for hours at a time. As usual for Miles, he did not tell the fellow artists (Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb) what he wanted until they were in the studio. Very little written directions, mostly verbal ideas from Miled. They did the recording in two sessions.
Pianist Wynton Kelly was also on the gig as Miles forgot to tell him he was replaced by Evans. Kellie work was not used with the exception of the blues number "Freddie the Freeloader" with its often copied piano solo.
Bill Evans was early in his career. He was a very shy, bookish fellow from Louisiana. He was also the only white person on the gig. Miles called him whitey and told Evans "You got to make it with everybody, you know what I mean? You got to f*** the band" ref: pg 95 of "Kind of Blue " by Ashley Kahn.
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Pianist Wynton Kelly was also on the gig as Miles forgot to tell him he was replaced by Evans. Kellie work was not used with the exception of the blues number "Freddie the Freeloader" with its often copied piano solo.
Bill Evans was early in his career. He was a very shy, bookish fellow from Louisiana. He was also the only white person on the gig. Miles called him whitey and told Evans "You got to make it with everybody, you know what I mean? You got to f*** the band" ref: pg 95 of "Kind of Blue " by Ashley Kahn.
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Kenny Rogers, Mike Settle of The First Edition, Gene Clark of The Byrds, Kim Carnes, Barry McGuire, Larry Ramos of The Association, Jerry Yester of The Lovin' Spoonful, and actress Karen Black were all members of The New Christy Minstrels at one time.
