[Verdoro 68]

Originally Posted by geeteeohguy

Bird 72, tempest fugit, and verdoro68, we are all apparently come from the 'same planet'. I have Savoy Brown on LP and Moby Grape, too....but it's been awhile! Canned heat, too, Spirit, and Cream, etc. Got to see Buffalo Springfield and like bands as a kid in San Francisco from '67-'70 in Golden Gate park (dad was a wanna be hippie), and saw Neil Young, John Fogerty, and the Greatful Dead there in '91 at a free event in the park. Fantastic, original stuff that can't be beat. My mom was on the same airplane in 1970 from SF to New York with the Greatful Dead and New Riders of the Purple Sage, along with Black Panther leader Huey Newton... I have the photos still and an autogrpahed cocktail napkin with Jerry Garcia's and Huey Newton's signature on it! Crazy times, indeed.

Wow! You don't get much more legit than that!

The good stuff was a little before my time, but I was fortunately to grow up with my parent's collection of LPs which included The Doors, The Beatles, Spirit, Yes, and The Who. I still remember how confusing The Who Sell Out and Their Satanic Majesties Request was to me as kid.

I forgot about Savoy Brown. They've been in my playlist lately too.

When I first moved out here I met John Beland from the Flying Burrito Brothers. That was probably the first time I realized there were more bands to classic rock than the ones you hear on the radio.

I was looking at the crew for David Crosby's first solo album the other day. It was recorded at Wally Heider's studio in SF and practically every big Bay Area musician played on it. I can't imagine the quantity of drugs that were consumed during the sessions.