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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 5, 2024 16:36:30 GMT -5
A few among many I've enjoyed over the years... Moody Blues @ Red Rocks & SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center) Earth, Wind & Fire @ SPAC & Denver Performing Arts Center Steely Dan / Chicago-EW&F / James Taylor / CSN&Y @ SPAC YES @ Mesa Performing Arts Center (I believe it was Chris Squire's last performance) I meant to ask if Maurice White was still performing with EWF when you saw them. That guy was amazing, and that was a great band. Just from clips I've seen of their concerts that had to be memorable. Your mention of them sent me over to YouTube to go over some of their work, and the number of hits they had was staggering. I tend to like their earlier stuff like "Evil" and "Shining Star" and "That's The Way Of The World", but what a legacy Also gave a listen to the Dion/Paul Simon recording "New York Is My Home." I really liked it. I was surprised that Dion was the principal songwriter rather than Simon. |
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Post by Renfield on Jan 5, 2024 16:55:07 GMT -5
Lots of ground covered the last few days. Great stuff. Probably my favorite concert was Talking Heads at Carmichael Auditorium in Chapel Hill, NC. Notoriously awful acoustics, but the Heads had it figured out somehow. Wildly energetic concert. Was from same tour from which they made their concert movie Stop Making Sense. Worth watching if you haven't seen it. Lucky you! That had to be great. The song "Little Red Riding Hood" came up on this thread, don't know if you saw it, but I mentioned that I believed it was your band that used to do it as a lark. "Who's that I see walking through these woods? Why it's Little Red Riding Hood." Sam the Sham rules. I saw it. I've not been in any rock band. Just me and a friend doing open mic nights and a very occasional gig. It was a staple in our Halloween set, tho. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 5, 2024 16:59:13 GMT -5
Lucky you! That had to be great. The song "Little Red Riding Hood" came up on this thread, don't know if you saw it, but I mentioned that I believed it was your band that used to do it as a lark. "Who's that I see walking through these woods? Why it's Little Red Riding Hood." Sam the Sham rules. I saw it. I've not been in any rock band. Just me and a friend doing open mic nights and a very occasional gig. It was a staple in our Halloween set, tho. That's even better! Hit and run. |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 5, 2024 17:01:15 GMT -5
A few among many I've enjoyed over the years... Moody Blues @ Red Rocks & SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center) Earth, Wind & Fire @ SPAC & Denver Performing Arts Center Steely Dan / Chicago-EW&F / James Taylor / CSN&Y @ SPAC YES @ Mesa Performing Arts Center (I believe it was Chris Squire's last performance) I meant to ask if Maurice White was still performing with EWF when you saw them. That guy was amazing, and that was a great band. Just from clips I've seen of their concerts that had to be memorable. Your mention of them sent me over to YouTube to go over some of their work, and the number of hits they had was staggering. I tend to like their earlier stuff like "Evil" and "Shining Star" and "That's The Way Of The World", but what a legacy Also gave a listen to the Dion/Paul Simon recording "New York Is My Home." I really liked it. I was surprised that Dion was the principal songwriter rather than Simon. No...he was not with them in either Saratoga or Denver. Phillip Bailey, a Denver native, was with them at both shows. I was disappointed in the Denver show when they essentially did a compilations of several of their songs. My kids gave me a gift of "The Eternal Dance"...a 3 CD set of their songs. Many to choose from, but if I had to pick to favorites..."September" and "After The Love Has Gone", which was co-written by David Foster & Bill Champlin. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI1UcHIxK1Y |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 5, 2024 17:24:16 GMT -5
I meant to ask if Maurice White was still performing with EWF when you saw them. That guy was amazing, and that was a great band. Just from clips I've seen of their concerts that had to be memorable. Your mention of them sent me over to YouTube to go over some of their work, and the number of hits they had was staggering. I tend to like their earlier stuff like "Evil" and "Shining Star" and "That's The Way Of The World", but what a legacy Also gave a listen to the Dion/Paul Simon recording "New York Is My Home." I really liked it. I was surprised that Dion was the principal songwriter rather than Simon. No...he was not with them in either Saratoga or Denver. Phillip Bailey, a Denver native, was with them at both shows. I was disappointed in the Denver show when they essentially did a compilations of several of their songs. My kids gave me a gift of "The Eternal Dance"...a 3 CD set of their songs. Many to choose from, but if I had to pick to favorites..."September" and "After The Love Has Gone", which was co-written by David Foster & Bill Champlin. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI1UcHIxK1YI'm sure the audience wanted to hear the songs as they heard them when they were released. I hate when groups do that. I like the two you mentioned as well. "September" hit number one in late 1978 and "After The Love Is Gone" got as high as number two in September of 1979. I was unaware of the Foster/Champlin connection. Foster wrote the biggest Tubes hits which I mentioned earlier today, "Talk To Ya Later" and "She's A Beauty." He had been in a Canadian pop band Skylark which had a very forgettable modest hit "Wildflower." Champlin I remember from being with Sons Of Champlin, a critically-acclaimed but commercially negligible band. I was living in Santa Clara in the early 70s and they were often playing in the area. I know both of those guys were connected to later Chicago work, but I can't keep track of who did what. Champlin I believe worked with Moby Grape, one of the great no-hit wonders out of the Bay Area in the late 60s. I bought that album when it came out just because of the band's name, but wound up really liking it. "8:05" was my favorite. I bought a lot of albums just because I liked the name of the band, but there were plenty that didn't work for me like Peanut Butter Conspiracy and Ultimate Spinach and Toe Fat. Just to name a few that come immediately to mind. Don't know if you are familiar with any of those, but I suspect you are. |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 5, 2024 17:44:20 GMT -5
I was unaware of the Foster/Champlin connection. Foster wrote the biggest Tubes hits which I mentioned earlier today, "Talk To Ya Later" and "She's A Beauty." He had been in a Canadian pop band Skylark which had a very forgettable modest hit "Wildflower." Champlin I remember from being with Sons Of Champlin, a critically-acclaimed but commercially negligible band. I was living in Santa Clara in the early 70s and they were often playing in the area. I know both of those guys were connected to later Chicago work, but I can't keep track of who did what. I was gonna mention "The Tubes" earlier, but I thought it'd be overkill.  They originated in Phoenix, but didn't hit it big until relocating to SF. A couple of other "locals"..."Alice Cooper" (not a fan), Gin Blossoms (huge fan)...very reminiscent of early Byrds stuff. 'Til I Hear It From You" a favorite, co-written with Marshall Crenshaw. |
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Post by inger on Jan 5, 2024 17:49:36 GMT -5
What about “Do You Wanna Make Love?”, by Pete McCan. That’s a one off…
He did write “Right Time of The Night”, Jennifer Warnes first recorded hit, as well as his first hit as a writer and the former tune that was his only hit…
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 5, 2024 17:54:17 GMT -5
What about “Do You Wanna Make Love?”, by Pete McCan. That’s a one off… I liked the follow up answer better..."Not A Snowballs Chance In Hell" |
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Post by inger on Jan 5, 2024 17:58:26 GMT -5
What about “Do You Wanna Make Love?”, by Pete McCan. That’s a one off… I liked the follow up answer better..."Not A Snowballs Chance In Hell" 😂 He should have done a sequel. Too late now, he died nearly a year ago… February 23. He was 74… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 5, 2024 18:01:09 GMT -5
What about “Do You Wanna Make Love?”, by Pete McCan. That’s a one off… He did write “Tight Time of The Night”, Jennifer Warnes first recorded hit, as well as his first hit as a writer and the former tune that was his only hit… That song reminded me of another from that era "Just When I Needed You Most" by Randy Van Warmer, who as far as I know was another one and done. |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 5, 2024 18:08:26 GMT -5
What about “Do You Wanna Make Love?”, by Pete McCan. That’s a one off… He did write “Tight Time of The Night”, Jennifer Warnes first recorded hit, as well as his first hit as a writer and the former tune that was his only hit… Joe Cocker's been mentioned in this thread. He & Jennifer Warnes did "Up Where We Belong". |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 5, 2024 18:08:50 GMT -5
I was unaware of the Foster/Champlin connection. Foster wrote the biggest Tubes hits which I mentioned earlier today, "Talk To Ya Later" and "She's A Beauty." He had been in a Canadian pop band Skylark which had a very forgettable modest hit "Wildflower." Champlin I remember from being with Sons Of Champlin, a critically-acclaimed but commercially negligible band. I was living in Santa Clara in the early 70s and they were often playing in the area. I know both of those guys were connected to later Chicago work, but I can't keep track of who did what. I was gonna mention "The Tubes" earlier, but I thought it'd be overkill. They originated in Phoenix, but didn't hit it big until relocating to SF. A couple of other "locals"..."Alice Cooper" (not a fan), Gin Blossoms (huge fan)...very reminiscent of early Byrds stuff. 'Til I Hear It From You" a favorite, co-written with Marshall Crenshaw. Tubes citations are always welcome. "White Punks On Dope" alone gives them cache. Alice I'm in the middle on. He does have a nice golf game. Gin Blossoms I need to brush up on. I know them, but not well. Anything that touches on both The Byrds and Marshall Crenshaw has a leg up in my book. I'm a strong fan of both -- that bright ringing sound -- Bobby Fuller Four had that too. Paul Collins Beat too if you know of them. And also The Cretones. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 5, 2024 18:15:07 GMT -5
What about “Do You Wanna Make Love?”, by Pete McCan. That’s a one off… He did write “Tight Time of The Night”, Jennifer Warnes first recorded hit, as well as his first hit as a writer and the former tune that was his only hit… Joe Cocker's been mentioned in this thread. He & Jennifer Warnes did "Up Where We Belong". I like both Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes, but not that particular song. Maybe it just got played too much. I think a high percentage of male/female duets don't work well, unless they're part of an ongoing act (Marvin & Tammy or the forgotten Don Gardner and Dee Dee Ford who made one of my gospel soul favorites "I Need Your Lovin' Every Day.") |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 5, 2024 18:21:22 GMT -5
I was gonna mention "The Tubes" earlier, but I thought it'd be overkill. They originated in Phoenix, but didn't hit it big until relocating to SF. A couple of other "locals"..."Alice Cooper" (not a fan), Gin Blossoms (huge fan)...very reminiscent of early Byrds stuff. 'Til I Hear It From You" a favorite, co-written with Marshall Crenshaw. Tubes citations are always welcome. "White Punks On Dope" alone gives them cache. Alice I'm in the middle on. He does have a nice golf game. Gin Blossoms I need to brush up on. I know them, but not well. Anything that touches on both The Byrds and Marshall Crenshaw has a leg up in my book. I'm a strong fan of both -- that bright ringing sound -- Bobby Fuller Four had that too. Paul Collins Beat too if you know of them. And also The Cretones. Don't know "Paul Collins Beat" or "The Cretones", but I'll check 'em out. I was a huge Byrds fan (pre-Gram Parsons) and, of course, Marshall Crenshaw did the Buddy Holly thing. I saw "Gin Blossoms" at Fiddler's Green (Denver), but was pizzed that I had to pay to see a self-indulgent Neil Young in order to do so. And I like Neil...a lot. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 5, 2024 20:07:52 GMT -5
Tubes citations are always welcome. "White Punks On Dope" alone gives them cache. Alice I'm in the middle on. He does have a nice golf game. Gin Blossoms I need to brush up on. I know them, but not well. Anything that touches on both The Byrds and Marshall Crenshaw has a leg up in my book. I'm a strong fan of both -- that bright ringing sound -- Bobby Fuller Four had that too. Paul Collins Beat too if you know of them. And also The Cretones. Don't know "Paul Collins Beat" or "The Cretones", but I'll check 'em out. I was a huge Byrds fan (pre-Gram Parsons) and, of course, Marshall Crenshaw did the Buddy Holly thing. I saw "Gin Blossoms" at Fiddler's Green (Denver), but was pizzed that I had to pay to see a self-indulgent Neil Young in order to do so. And I like Neil...a lot. If you do decide to check them out, a good sample of Paul Collins Beat would be "That's What Life Is All About." A good Cretones sample would be "A Real Love." Linda Ronstadt covered a bunch of Cretones' songs -- of course she covered everybody's songs -- but it did help throw a little attention their way. I'm more of a pre-Parsons Byrds guy too. My favorite album from them was 1966's "Fifth Dimension", but really I liked all of those albums with the classic lineup. They were great and I regret never seeing them play live. I liked all their Dylan interpretations but especially "My Back Pages." Definitely a straight line from Buddy Holly through Bobby Fuller to Marshall Crenshaw. With maybe a squiggly line heading over to Tom Petty. The two chart hits of the BF4, "I Fought The Law" and "Love's Made A Fool Of You" were both Holly/Crickets songs. Holly wrote and recorded "Fool" and Sonny Curtis of The Crickets wrote and recorded with the group "I Fought The Law" after Buddy's death. Sonny Curtis also wrote "Walk Right Back" by the Everly Brothers and maybe most famously the theme to "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" called "Love Is All Around." Which is obviously not the same song of that name done by The Troggs. Crenshaw had his success, of course, but not to the degree he should have. His albums were consistently solid. Probably my favorite from him was one of his big ones, "Whenever You're On My Mind," which was another early MTV video. I saw him about five years ago at a tiny club in the town of Kennett Square PA, about five miles from where I live. He did a great show in an intimate setting -- he did one Holly cover "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" and one Beatles cover a very touching version of "Please Please Me." I'm sure you know The Beatles covered Holly on one of their first albums with "Words Of Love." That was the first song I ever learned on the guitar --"hey, look at this, A/D/E makes a song." |
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