[Half-Inch Stud]

Originally Posted by bird72

and Bloomfield and Eric C and Peter Green and Albert King and early Johnny Winter and Freddie King and more..... could keep going.... they old stuff is pretty amazing still. Go deeper Elmore James, Howlin Wolf, Robert Johnson, Odetta, I like digging into the roots of it all...

you mention Mick Taylor...... he is one of the most tasteful players around. Stones era? The best.

Tip for guitar afficiandos: check out Jack Pearson. Touring never agreed with him I think. Otherwise he could be gigantic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzmsFb7w8f8

Yea, all them, did we mention Yardbirds. My thoughts on Clapton end at Delaney & Bonnie or derrick ena Dominoes. Seems Clapton had justified grips with the drama that was within Cream, yet 1971+ has not grabbed my ear.

[MikeNoun]

Originally Posted by Half-Inch Stud

Yea, all them, did we mention Yardbirds. My thoughts on Clapton end at Delaney & Bonnie or derrick ena Dominoes. Seems Clapton had justified grips with the drama that was within Cream, yet 1971+ has not grabbed my ear.

Wow, this is a coincidence, I was just talking to a friend of mine about Delaney & Bonnie.

This duo had some minor hits, and never attained much popularity, but musicians love them. Eric Clapton played with them, and preferred their music to his band Blind Faith. When George Harrison heard them, he immediately offered them a contract on Apple Records. What many people don't realize was that the album "On Tour With Eric Clapton", which was a Delaney & Bonnie album in 1970, had an incredible band backing them, including Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Leon Russell, Dave Mason, horn players that ended up playing with the Rolling Stones, and other members would form Derek and the Dominoes with Clapton.

George Harrison was still a Beatle when this happened (1969-1970), and he ended up going on tour, in a bus, with Delaney & Bonnie, Clapton, and Leon Russell, hitting clubs small venues around England. Harrison still had his super long hair and full beard like on the cover of The Beatles "Abbey Road" LP. He stayed in the background during these shows, happy to be on stage again, happy to play backup, and enjoying being in a band. This was all before The Beatles breakup, and before he recorded his signature "All Things Must Pass" album.

Super clear footage of this group, from Copenhagen in Dec, 1969 :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4DbsNsK3jY

Mike

[GT182]

I was at an antique store tonight and found a sh!t load of original LPs from the 60s up... for 5 bucks a piece. Bought two I didn't have that are in most excellent condition. "Get The Knack" and a "Christine McVie" solo LP. I haven't seen these two in the new expensive LPs.

[61 389-348]

Originally Posted by GT182

I was at an antique store tonight and found a sh!t load of original LPs from the 60s up... for 5 bucks a piece. Bought two I didn't have that are in most excellent condition. "Get The Knack" and a "Christine McVie" solo LP. I haven't seen these two in the new expensive LPs.

And obviously, watch estate sales, yard sales and Craigslist.

[Gator67]

Here's one that I never get sick of listening to.



This is a really cool thread. Gets me thinking about my old hi fi equipment…I might have to set up some dedicated space in the new home we're building…

[bird72]

Originally Posted by Gator67

Here's one that I never get sick of listening to.

OK, a true story from last Sunday. I think I have more weird stuff happen to me than anyone else I know, but after this last experience I was reminded that maybe I need to look in a mirror. In a great little breakfast joint on Flathead Lake last Sunday. Guy at adjacent table kept looking at me. Finally he says: "I don't mean to get in your business, but you look a lot like Ted Nugent". I laughed and mumbled something. Then he said, "No really, you look a lot like Ted Nugent", while looking me square in the eye. It dawned on me in some surreal moment of enlightenment, he thought I WAS Ted Nugent. I then had to ruin his day. Jeez, I could have given an autograph! Why Me? I have witnesses if needed.... Call me The Nuge, I think it was the under the lip hair thing...

[richardk]

Originally Posted by bird72

RichardK I just found a great Shades album in an antique store! Ten Years After is my next acquisition hunt. I hade a bunch in high school. I dig Cricklewood Green.

Originally Posted by Tom Hand

Ten Years After! Rocks. Got it in my car and on computer.

Yeah, so after listening to "A Space in Time" I was in the mood for more TYA so I went ahead and played "Cricklewood Green" as well.



Then it was on to the aforementioned Hot Tuna while eating lunch.



After that I was in the mood for something with a little country flavor so I broke out "Doug Sahm and Band" and gave it a listen. Said band including Dr. John, David Bromberg, and Bob Dylan.



After that it was time for a little Todd Rundgren and then the Doors.





Finally finishing up with a personal favorite of mine which is playing right now. The Strawbs, "Bursting at the Seams".



And that will be it for the day since it will soon be time for bed so I can get to work bright and early tomorrow. I didn't get much accomplished today except listen to a lot of good music but hey, that's kinda what Sundays are for, right?