From: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com (bomp-digest) To: bomp-digest@xnet2.com Subject: bomp-digest V2002 #12 Reply-To: bomp Sender: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com Errors-To: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send e-mail to majordomo@xnet2.com with "unsubscribe bomp-digest" in the body X-Bomp-web-site: http://www.bomp.com X-BompList-Administrator: efd@xnet2.com bomp-digest Saturday, January 5 2002 Volume 2002 : Number 012 This is the digest version of the Bomp list. ***HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE:*** Send an e-mail with the words "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com or go to . Here's what people are yacking about in this digest: Re: Herb Alpert TSanc43763@aol.com Femmes Tribute compilation "Zorch Productions" Re: Herb Alpert Deena Canale Re: favorite guitar solos/elliot easton Euphorik6@aol.com Swiss Beat Generation--highly recommended Deena Canale JANUARY 05, 2002 "Āngel Maeztu i Coso" Return of the Son of Guitar Solos, Part 25 "Rob Basso" Re: Fave guitar solos "ALFREDO FIORENTINI" Re: Wank-a-rama! JenRazz1@aol.com Re: Fave guitar solos - Bill Kirchen "boots66" Re: Champ of the Used Bins troggman@webtv.net (Todd Lucas) Re: Just Like Me Sknoof@aol.com Re: SAClock's "Tomorrow" quiz....... Sknoof@aol.com Warning! Head Too Big For Restaurant Door! Sknoof@aol.com Re: Warning! Head Too Big For Restaurant Door! bryan Re: P.J. Proby HOODOO3005@aol.com best guitar/noise solo ever SUBPOPFAN1@aol.com Re: 1972 top 40 YeeYeeMgt@aol.com Re: Englebert #1 YeeYeeMgt@aol.com Re: Fave guitar solos brian marshall Re: Englebert #1 Euphorik6@aol.com Re: Fave guitar solos Euphorik6@aol.com Re: JANUARY 05, 2002 Rick McCullough Re: Englebert #1 Rat Pfink re: some favorite guitar solos colorcoat@home.com Re: Deviants ed flynn eDz SoNiC sPaCe grand champion of the used bins "John Trembly" Re: Warning! Head Too Big For Restaurant Door! "Tom" Favorite Guitar Solos TheReedGuy@aol.com Re: bomp-digest V2002 #10 Mndbgr1@aol.com Re: Englebert #1 "Tom" Re: bomp-digest V2002 #10 Mndbgr1@aol.com Re: bomp-digest V2002 #10 Mndbgr1@aol.com Re: bomp-digest V2002 #10 Mndbgr1@aol.com Re: Fave guitar solos "Tom" Re: JANUARY 05, 2002 "Tom" Re: Tom Jones Larry Shell Re: Favorite Guitar Solos Jangellamf@aol.com Re: Tom Jones Rat Pfink "You're My Guitar Hero !" "Jeroen Vedder" fave guitar solos BFaceRat@aol.com Drum Fills, Not Solos Jangellamf@aol.com RE: 53rd and 3rd Alan Wright Re: 1972 top 40 "Joey Beretta" Re: Fave guitar solos "Lenny Smith" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 05:18:03 EST From: TSanc43763@aol.com Subject: Re: Herb Alpert cool, my friend Marcel (Kleik and Trebelspankers fame) is playing in a band in Amsterdam called "The Herb Spectacles". They do all Herb Alpert styled stuff, horns and all. Great stuff!! Tony Check out Fuzz, Flaykes & Shakes http://www.tonythetyger.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 11:35:28 +0100 From: "Zorch Productions" Subject: Femmes Tribute compilation Hola amigos & hope y'all have a great new year! I just wanted to check if anyone can help me get a hold of 5 copies of this comp? Feel free to mail me on or off the list... Rock On / TObbA _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos är det enklaste sättet att dela ut och skriva ut foton: http://photos.msn.se/Support/WorldWide.aspx ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 07:45:50 -0400 From: Deena Canale Subject: Re: Herb Alpert Tony Sanchez wrote: > Anyone dig Herb Alpert? I doubt it. I do! One of my proudest possessions is a 6-LP "Treasury of the Award-Winning HERB ALPERT and the TIJUANA BRASS, plus selections from the Baja Marimba Band." Boy was my mother pissed when I nicked this from her record cabinet and brought it to Canada with me. It's been a tradition in my family to christen any new piece of stereo equipment by playing "A Taste of Honey" off of "Whipped Cream..." through it. Admittedly not as cool as some listers' use of the Kaisers' "Patricia Ann" at stereo shops to test out new speakers, but still... Signed D.C. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 07:28:17 EST From: Euphorik6@aol.com Subject: Re: favorite guitar solos/elliot easton In a message dated 1/5/02 2:20:29 AM, bryan writes: << When I saw Elliot's name I remembered something he one said. I know him pretty well, since '95, and the very first time we met (to have lunch at a restaurant), Elliot was talking about his contacting the Fender guitar people to see about doing a special guitar bearing his name. Then he said (paraphrasing somewhat): "You know, I think after Hendrix and Eric Clapton, I'm probably the most famous person ever to play a Strat". True story. >> does anybody remember that beatles column he used to do in one of the guitar mags?? this would have been late eighties, maybe. early nineties. i can't remember the name of the magazine, though....i learned the riffs to "day tripper" and "i feel fine" from that column. seems like a pretty cool guy, though bryan, i strongly suggest you bitch-slap some sense into his crazy head the next time you see him. the 3rd most famous person to play a strat?? please! he's like the third most famous person to play a strat in his OWN FUCKING BAND. rob ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 07:58:45 -0400 From: Deena Canale Subject: Swiss Beat Generation--highly recommended I haven't seen any on-list notice about "Swiss Beat Generation: The Columbia Singles," a recent comp on Jaxx Records (distributed on Hepcat in the U.S.--Bomp mailorder carries it), so I'll chime in: it's fab! Pick it up! Only features four bands--the Dynamites, Les Sauterelles, the Sheapes and the Gentlemen--yet includes an extraordinarily wide variety of great sounds. Now reading : We Got the Neutron Bomb, an oral history of the L.A. punk scene edited by Brendan Mullen and Mark Spitz--our own Greg Shaw and Kari Krome contributed some interview segments to it! Includes a killer photo of a grotesquely glammed-out Kim Fowley picking up Cherie Currie at (I assume) the English Disco. Signed D.C. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 12:26:34 +0100 From: "Āngel Maeztu i Coso" Subject: JANUARY 05, 2002 1923 - Sam Phillips, the producer who discovered Elvis and then made a fortune when he invested in Holiday Inns, is born in Florence, Ala. With his Sun Records label, he also brought to the world's attention the talents of Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf and Rufus Thomas. 1932 - Soul balladeer Johnny Adams, who scored a hit in 1969 with "Reconsider Me" and became known as "The Tan Canary," is born in New Orleans. 1940 - Chicago soul songwriter and producer Gerald Sims, who penned material for Jackie Wilson, is born. 1941 - Grady Thomas, a vocalist with Parliament and Funkadelic, is born in Newark, N.J. 1950 - Blondie guitarist and one-time Debbie Harry squeeze Chris Stein is born. 1959 - Coral Records releases Buddy Holly's "It Doesn't Matter Anymore." The single goes to No. 13, but it's the last release before his untimely death in February. 1962 - The Beatles release their single "My Bonnie" in UK. It's after a Liverpudlian fan asks Brian Epstein for the single in his record shop that he investigates the Fab Four further, and eventually becomes their manager. 1963 - In today's issue of Billboard there's an interview with Leonard Chess. The Chess label boss says, "As it stands today there's virtually no difference between rock 'n' roll, pop and rhythm & blues. The music has completely overlapped." 1963 - Bob Dylan flies from London to Rome in pursuit of his girlfriend Suze Rotolo. He's accompanied by the folksinger Odetta. Once in Italy, Dylan discovers that Rotolo has returned to the United States. He scores a gig at a folk club in Rome and writes both "Girl from the North Country" and "Boots of Spanish Leather." 1966 - The Beatles record overdubs onto the film The Beatles at Shea Stadium. That night, John Lennon goes nightclubbing with '50s rocker P.J. Proby. 1967 - Jimi Hendrix debuts on UK chart with "Hey Joe." 1967 - Folk singer Jesse Winchester moves to Canada from US to avoid Vietnam draft. 1977 - Led Zeppelin rehearse at Emerson Lake & Palmer's studio in preparation for a North American tour. 1978 - The Sex Pistols make their U.S. debut at the Great Southeast Music Hall in Atlanta. 1979 - Jazz giant Charles Mingus dies in Cuernavaca, Mexico, from Lou Gehrig's Disease. He was 56. 1979 - The Bee Gees soudtrack album from the John Travolta film Saturday Night Fever registers sales of 25 million worldwide. 1998 - Rep. Sonny Bono (R-Calif.), the one-time singer/songwriter who gained fame as half of vocal duo Sonny and Cher, dies from head injuries after hitting a tree while skiing in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. He is 62. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 08:27:52 -0500 From: "Rob Basso" Subject: Return of the Son of Guitar Solos, Part 25 "Trouble Coming Every Day" - Frank Zappa/Mothers of Invention "Sleepwalk" - Santo & Johnny (Not a "guitar" solo per se, but it's so damn beautiful) "Speedy's Coming" - Ulrich Roth/Scorpions "Purple Rain" - Prince (I know...I too got sick of hearing this song ad nauseum, but it's got a great solo) "Black Magic Woman" - Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan/Fleetwood Mac - especially the version recorded live at the Boston Tea Party (talk about long songs!). Peter Green was one of the greats! (Aerosmith used to do "Oh Well", "Rattlesnake Shake", "Stop Messing 'Round", and they used to put "Searching for Madge" in the middle of "Train Kept A Rollin") "Train Kept A Rollin" - Joe Perry/Aerosmith live in 1970 (in addition to "Searching for Madge", Joe used to throw in a little "Third Stone From The Sun". Aerosmith used to play lots of Yardbirds and early "Stones" tunes - "I Ain't Got You", "Jeff's Boogie", "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago", "I'm Not Talking", Think About It", "Little Red Rooster", "I'm A King Bee", "Around & Around", "Route 66", etc. They used to play dances at my High School - $2 admission. They were great back then! End of plug.) "Surfin' On Heroin" - Mike Mirabella/Forgotten Rebels "Holiday in Cambodia" - East Bay Ray (?)/Dead Kennedys "Sonic Reducer" - Cheetah Chrome/Dead Boys "California Sun" - Johnny Ramone/The Ramones "Jet Boy" - Johnny Thunders/NY Dolls OK, that's enough! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 14:40:43 +0100 From: "ALFREDO FIORENTINI" Subject: Re: Fave guitar solos What about the frantic guitar breaks in "I love you" by the Warlocks in BFTG 7? Michele ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 08:48:34 EST From: JenRazz1@aol.com Subject: Re: Wank-a-rama! In a message dated 1/5/2002 1:02:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, timdog_66@yahoo.com writes: > "Rise Above" - Black Flag What a GREAT song -- I haven't thought about this one in years! Right up there with "I Just Want Some Skank" by the Circle Jerks as fond high school memories for me. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 09:47:25 -0500 From: "boots66" Subject: Re: Fave guitar solos - Bill Kirchen Subject: Re: Fave guitar solos > > In a message dated 1/4/02 12:45:31 PM Central Standard Time, > owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com writes: > > > > I think my favorite is the guitar solo for "Make You Mine" by the Shadows of > > Knight. > > Good one! Also dig Beck's solo on "Shapes of Things" and Beck/Page > "Stroll On", many other Beck solos. And whoever plays the gtr on > Commander Cody + Lost Planet Airmen's version of "Hot Rod Lincoln". Bill Kirchen, I saw him open for Setzer recently, too, and he played the hell outta that song. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 10:46:55 -0500 (EST) From: troggman@webtv.net (Todd Lucas) Subject: Re: Champ of the Used Bins not a cd but as a sum total grand champion of the used bins...gotta be frampton comes alive. later The all-time champion may just be Help Alpert's Whipped Cream and Other Delights. Man, that album is STILL a thrift store staple! Todd ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 11:02:05 EST From: Sknoof@aol.com Subject: Re: Just Like Me someone said: << And Fang's solo (or the session guy who did it in the studio?) on "Just Like Me". >> someone answered: << Session guys, I thought. Aren't there two lead guitars in the solo? >> There are two lead guitars, but both of 'em are Drake Levin. (Fang was the bass player.) It wasn't until two albums later that you can count on most or all of the "band" being session guys. But an awful lot of those guitars are Drake even after he "left" the band and his pictures aren't on the LP covers any more. He's all over "Revolution." On "Just Like Me", it's the band. It may or may not be Paul Revere on organ, though. And that dual guitar solo wasn't intended that way.....they recorded two solos, intending to use the best one, but it sonded so good when they listened to both together (especially the way they "meet up" in the last two bars) that they left it that way. Believe me, when we had Mark "captive" in that rehearsal studio, we asked a LOT of questions.......! Mike F. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 11:09:11 EST From: Sknoof@aol.com Subject: Re: SAClock's "Tomorrow" quiz....... Phelge sez: << One of my faves is the solo on the Strawberry Alarm Clock's "Tomorrow." Not the solo itself as much as that one sustained note...Man, it goes on a long time. Must have been Nigel Tufnel's Les Paul used on that one. >> You can still, to this day, stump know-it-alls when you ask who it was that played that solo, and the one on "Incense" as well. It was Ed King, later of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Mike F. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 11:11:47 EST From: Sknoof@aol.com Subject: Warning! Head Too Big For Restaurant Door! Bryan sez: << Elliot [Easton] was talking about his contacting the Fender guitar people to see about doing a special guitar bearing his name. Then he said (paraphrasing somewhat): "You know, I think after Hendrix and Eric Clapton, I'm probably the most famous person ever to play a Strat". True story. >> Whooooo. Thanks for sharing that one! But I think what we all wanna know is.....how did you REPLY?? Mike F. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 08:34:53 -0800 From: bryan Subject: Re: Warning! Head Too Big For Restaurant Door! > << Elliot [Easton] was talking about his contacting the Fender guitar people > to see about doing a special guitar bearing his name. Then he said > (paraphrasing somewhat): "You know, I think after Hendrix and Eric Clapton, > I'm probably the most famous person ever to play a Strat". True story. >> > > Whooooo. Thanks for sharing that one! But I think what we all wanna know is.....how did you REPLY?? It was the first time I'd met him, and so I think I stammered "you do??" and shook my head in surprise. He dropped it, seeing that I wasn't in agreement. Just as others on this list have already noted, I began to think of all the guitarists who have played Fender Strats, and my head began to swim. But I didn't get into a big argument with him about it. I did tell him that I love the guitar parts in "Touch And Go". He's actually a really, really nice guy. For awhile he and I were talking about this solo record he wanted to do, and he'd give me tapes for that now and then, stuff he was working on in his home studio. I haven't talked to him in awhile (sent him birthday greetings last month though, but didn't hear back). Sometimes he'd call to chat when he was on tour with the new CCR lineup. One time he called me from Chile. Bryan ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 11:57:46 EST From: HOODOO3005@aol.com Subject: Re: P.J. Proby In a message dated 1/5/02 4:18:59 AM Central Standard Time, owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com writes: << i don't think i've ever heard PJ Proby but after reading the Ugly Things interview with Kim Fowley, i gotta check the guy out. >> As with Tom Jones, Proby used to ping-pong between gutbucket R&B ("Niki Hoeky") and restrained lounge music. Sometimes within the same album. How you feel about it depends on your reaction to soul or MOR. Your move... James P.S. He also cut some shit-hot rockabilly in the fifties (early sixties??) under the alias of "Jett Powers." ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 12:10:11 EST From: SUBPOPFAN1@aol.com Subject: best guitar/noise solo ever my favorite guitar solo is the the baritone guitar solo by mick collins on the andre williams song "everybody knew", the last track on his "silky" album. anyone else agree? later...ben ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 13:37:11 EST From: YeeYeeMgt@aol.com Subject: Re: 1972 top 40 If I were a Carpenter by Bob Seger? Are you sure? MJ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 13:38:22 EST From: YeeYeeMgt@aol.com Subject: Re: Englebert #1 Any idea who had the #2 record when Please Release Me was #1? Maybe I'm thinking of another Englebert song. I can't remember where I read it. MJ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 10:49:12 -0800 (PST) From: brian marshall Subject: Re: Fave guitar solos For what it's worth, here's a few of my fave guitar moments: The Yardbirds: "You're A Better Man Than I," "Train Kept A-Rollin'" and "Stroll On." (I completely second the statement that there are a lot of Jeff Beck solos I could nominate, but these are the ones I dig the most.) Link Wray: "Ace of Spades" (speed version)"Climbing a High Wall" and "Deuces Wild" (Again, you can't go wrong with the Linkster, but I especially like the "Spades" version that's on the back of my copy of "The Fuzz," especially when the band goes into a pre-thrash frenzy and Link's smokin' the hell out of his strings! "Deuces Wild" is my second fave, even though the solo part comes right before the record fades out. But what a solo! It's the icing on the cake of another Link smoker! "Climbing A High Wall" has some really amazing wah-wah work. The Amboy Dukes: "Baby Please Don't Go" - Whoever nominated this, I second it. This is the toughest Ted Nugent ever sounded....but I could be wrong. Bill Smith Combo: "Tough" This is a sax-driven instro that is cool enough, but then comes this out-of-nowhere guitar solo that sends the song into the stratosphere, followed by an incredible long-held sax note. Gary Criss: "Good Golly Miss Molly" I've mentioned this previously, but I'll mention it again. The guy practically mumbles the lyrics to the song, but then comes this blast of guitar that seals this version's greatness, at least in my eyes. The Yardbirds: "I Ain't Got You" I'm not a Clapton fan, but his solo in this one just helps this one soar. The Fender IV: "Margaya" Randy Holden's surf guitar work in this is just amazing. One of my all-time fave surf instros. The Sons of Adam: "Saturday's Son" More amazing Randy Holden guitar work. Cheap Trick: "Need Your Love" Had to nominate something of Rick Nielsen's and this one came to mind first. Grand Funk Railroad: "Paranoid," "High on a Horse" "I Come Tumblin'" Others: Black Flag: "Slip It In" Savage Resurrection: "Thing In E" Blue Cheer: "Second Time Around" and "Doctor Please" The Del-Vetts: "Last Time Around" The Shadows of Knight: "Light Bulb Blues" Magic Swirling Ship: "He's Comin', Part Two" Mr. Jamo: "You Just Ain't Ready, Part Two" To name just a few..... Brian NFTG __________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 13:53:03 EST From: Euphorik6@aol.com Subject: Re: Englebert #1 In a message dated 1/5/02 1:42:32 PM, YeeYeeMgt@aol.com writes: << Any idea who had the #2 record when Please Release Me was #1? >> that would none other than the beatles - the "strawberry fields forever"/"penny lane" double a-sided single was their first not to reach #1 in the UK since "love me do" - kept outta the top spot by englebert. this woulda been late february & into march, 1967. pllllllllllllllllllllllllllllleeeeeeease release me, rob ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 13:54:36 EST From: Euphorik6@aol.com Subject: Re: Fave guitar solos In a message dated 1/5/02 1:53:06 PM, noisejunkie@rocketmail.com writes: << another Link smoker! "Climbing A High Wall" has some really amazing wah-wah work. >> hell yes, brian - "climbing a high wall" is a GREAT one, a favorite of mine, too... rob ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 13:24:37 -0800 From: Rick McCullough Subject: Re: JANUARY 05, 2002 > 1962 - The Beatles release their single "My Bonnie" in UK. It's after a Liverpudlian fan asks Brian Epstein for the single in his record shop that he investigates the Fab Four further, and eventually becomes their manager. > I'd always wondered if it actually happened that way or just became distorted through time and grew into this myth. From our cynical age it seems a bit far-fetched: an unknown fan asks Epstein about a single by a band he apparently doesn't know anything about (as someone who ran a music store you'd think he'd at least have heard of the Beatles even in early '62); Epstein is so intrigued by this previously unknown group that he treks to the Cavern wherein he immediately takes to them and almost on the spot decides to become their manager. The rest, of course, is history, but if this version is accurate it would mean that one anonymous but well-placed record geek had a hand in changing the world. I dunno, it's almost too good to be true. -- Rick ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 14:13:41 -0500 From: Rat Pfink Subject: Re: Englebert #1 "Release Me" never hit #1, it only got to #4 (in the US, anyway)... At 01:53 PM 1/5/02 EST, you wrote: > >In a message dated 1/5/02 1:42:32 PM, YeeYeeMgt@aol.com writes: > ><< Any idea who had the #2 record when Please Release Me was #1? >> > > that would none other than the beatles - the "strawberry fields >forever"/"penny lane" double a-sided single was their first not to reach #1 >in the UK since "love me do" - kept outta the top spot by englebert. this >woulda been late february & into march, 1967. > >pllllllllllllllllllllllllllllleeeeeeease release me, >rob - ----------------------------------- | Rat Pfink ratpfink@akamail.com | - ----------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 12:49:18 -0700 From: colorcoat@home.com Subject: re: some favorite guitar solos "Pushin' Too Hard" (my all-time favorite)-The Seeds "X Offender"-Blondie "And I Love Her" ("Anthology" version)-The Beatles "From Your Boy"-The Queers "You're The One"-The Vogues "Time Has Gone"-Jonny Chan & the New Dynasty 6 "The Airport Song" (ending solo)-The Byrds Ted ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 11:52:33 -0800 (PST) From: ed flynn eDz SoNiC sPaCe Subject: Re: Deviants It was the NME. Just got to that part in his book. - --ed, still deviating - --- Moparlary@aol.com wrote: regarding Mick Farren > Didn't he also write a regular column in Trouser press or the NY > Rocker? > > Mick Farren has recorded with a few versions of the group, and does > get consistantly good results. He's also a prolific author. > --ed, musical deviant ===== http://www.wpkn.org __________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 15:23:55 -0500 From: "John Trembly" Subject: grand champion of the used bins Surprisingly, in our $3.00 used bins, Frampton Comes Alive is not the champion. That title would go to Fleetwood Mac's Rumors with Michael Jackson's Thriller not far behind. The self-titled Fleetwood Mac is also a strong contender. Plus all of Elton John's vinyl output along with Billy Joel's. AND THEY STILL SELL. John www.izzymusic.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 16:34:00 -0500 From: "Tom" Subject: Re: Warning! Head Too Big For Restaurant Door! - ----- Original Message ----- From: "bryan" To: Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 11:34 AM Subject: Re: Warning! Head Too Big For Restaurant Door! > > > << Elliot [Easton] was talking about his contacting the Fender guitar people > > to see about doing a special guitar bearing his name. Then he said > > (paraphrasing somewhat): "You know, I think after Hendrix and Eric Clapton, > > I'm probably the most famous person ever to play a Strat". True story. >> > > > > Whooooo. Thanks for sharing that one! But I think what we all wanna know > is.....how did you REPLY?? > > It was the first time I'd met him, and so I think I stammered "you do??" and shook > my head in surprise. He dropped it, seeing that I wasn't in agreement. Just as others > on this list have already noted, I began to think of all the guitarists who have played > Fender Strats, and my head began to swim. But I didn't get into a big argument with > him about it. I did tell him that I love the guitar parts in "Touch And Go". He's actually > a really, really nice guy. For awhile he and I were talking about this solo record he > wanted to do, and he'd give me tapes for that now and then, stuff he was working on > in his home studio. I haven't talked to him in awhile (sent him birthday greetings last > month though, but didn't hear back). Sometimes he'd call to chat when he was on > tour with the new CCR lineup. One time he called me from Chile. > > Bryan > > > > > ===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 16:40:08 EST From: TheReedGuy@aol.com Subject: Favorite Guitar Solos "One Way or Another" off Blondie's Parallel Lines album. A good solo that showed that even if you can't do fret board drag racing like Eddie Van Halen (which came out that same year) you can still play a great solo that stands out. "Don't Fuck me up with Peace and Love" off Cracker's first album. The lead guitar player John Hickman reduced that solo to two "E" notes on his guitar for the show at Slims during their first tour. Best Cracker show and best one note solo. Reed ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 16:40:48 EST From: Mndbgr1@aol.com Subject: Re: bomp-digest V2002 #10 In a message dated 1/5/02 12:15:38 AM Central Standard Time, owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com writes: > You're ONE year old! ('One Step Beyond') Happy first birthday! > Or one year dead and into whatever IS beyond! I gotta' say, it's virtually the same as when I was alive. Dr. M. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 16:40:29 -0500 From: "Tom" Subject: Re: Englebert #1 - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 1:38 PM Subject: Re: Englebert #1 > > Any idea who had the #2 record when Please Release Me was #1? > The Beatles? ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 16:46:14 EST From: Mndbgr1@aol.com Subject: Re: bomp-digest V2002 #10 In a message dated 1/5/02 12:15:38 AM Central Standard Time, owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com writes: > Well, Happy Birthday, Doc! I'd say that makes you... Forty Four! > > Lenny > First correct post to the list, Lenny. Though Efram at Sundazed e-mailed me off-list, technically, I don't think that's a "post". All b-day greetings are appreciated. Enjoy your newly inflated ego! Dr. M. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 16:50:26 EST From: Mndbgr1@aol.com Subject: Re: bomp-digest V2002 #10 In a message dated 1/5/02 12:15:38 AM Central Standard Time, owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com writes: > Session guys, I thought. Aren't there two lead guitars in the solo? > > Yes, there are 2 solos going on at the same time. I don't know if it's the same guy overdubbing himself or what......Anybody know who did Raiders gtr other than Raiders? Dr. M. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 16:53:59 EST From: Mndbgr1@aol.com Subject: Re: bomp-digest V2002 #10 In a message dated 1/5/02 12:15:38 AM Central Standard Time, owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com writes: > One of my faves is the solo on the Strawberry Alarm Clock's "Tomorrow." >> > > yes! yes! yes!! great choice- that is my favorite SAC song, far & > away.... > > And the long sustained note is only available on the lp version. Keyboard part is much more fluid also on the lp take. Dr. M. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 16:52:33 -0500 From: "Tom" Subject: Re: Fave guitar solos Here's a noise solo I forgot about. Alan Licht on Love Child's "Six of One" I love the way it comes out of nowhere on top of this Byrds/Fairport backing track. Anyone else familiar enough with Love Child to know if there's any difference between that song when it was released as the A-side of "Sleepyhead" and when it was released as the B of "Stumbling Block?" That last single pretty much killed off my interest in the band, not only was the B-side a song I already had, but most of the A was taken up with the band playing with the tape speed on the master. I hadn't heard it for almost 10 years, so when I just put it on (I wasn't sure which side had the noise solo I liked) I could figure out what was wrong. (My turntable is fine and the record didn't look warped...) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 16:55:02 -0500 From: "Tom" Subject: Re: JANUARY 05, 2002 > > > 1962 - The Beatles release their single "My Bonnie" in UK. It's after a Liverpudlian fan asks Brian Epstein for the single in his record shop that he investigates the Fab Four further, and eventually becomes their manager. > > > > I'd always wondered if it actually happened that way or just became distorted through time and grew into this myth. From our cynical age it seems a bit far-fetched: an unknown fan asks Epstein about a single by a band he apparently doesn't know anything about (as someone who ran a music store you'd think he'd at least have > heard of the Beatles even in early '62); Epstein is so intrigued by this previously unknown group that he treks to the Cavern wherein he immediately takes to them and almost on the spot decides to become their manager. The rest, of course, is history, but if this version is accurate it would mean that one anonymous but > well-placed record geek had a hand in changing the world. I dunno, it's almost too good to be true. -- Rick If the story's true, he's not anonymous. His name's Raymond Jones. However, I think Alaistair Taylor said he made up the whole thing. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 16:27:25 -0500 From: Larry Shell Subject: Re: Tom Jones Okay, I'll admit it gladly. I've always liked Tom Jones since he came on the scene in the 60s with his string of hits. Question, on Tom's 80s TV show, I saw him do an simply amazing duet with Cyndi Lauper of "River Deep, Mountain High," white soul indeed!!! Is this available on any of the collections of tracks from his TV show? I've seen a few but none have this on them. I'd love to hear it again. Any of these shows on video? Larry Shell Back to lurking........ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 17:19:54 EST From: Jangellamf@aol.com Subject: Re: Favorite Guitar Solos In a message dated 01/05/2002 1:41:58 PM Pacific Standard Time, TheReedGuy@aol.com writes: > "One Way or Another" off Blondie's Parallel Lines album. A good solo that > showed that even if you can't do fret board drag racing like Eddie Van > Halen > (which came out that same year) you can still play a great solo that stands > out. > Even better--Infante's freakout on "I'm Gonna Love You Too", on that record. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 17:45:38 -0500 From: Rat Pfink Subject: Re: Tom Jones I didn't know Tom Jones had an '80s TV show. Was it on network or cable? At 04:27 PM 1/5/02 -0500, you wrote: > >Question, on Tom's 80s TV show, I saw him do an simply amazing duet with >Cyndi Lauper of "River Deep, Mountain High," white soul indeed!!! Is >this available on any of the collections of tracks from his TV show? >I've seen a few but none have this on them. I'd love to hear it again. >Any of these shows on video? - ----------------------------------- | Rat Pfink ratpfink@akamail.com | - ----------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 23:48:55 +0100 From: "Jeroen Vedder" Subject: "You're My Guitar Hero !" On 4 Jan 2002 21:50 Tthunders@aol.com wrote: >>> Pretty much any of the Cliff Gallup solos with Gene Vincent are up there. The end of Generation X's "Promises, Promises" is also fun, the guitar sound is perfect for that mix, there's that one note that just fuckin' almost cracks the speakers and hits your ears just right. <<< Gallup's a genius, no two ways about it !. Funny that you should mention the first Generation X LP, I have always loved the guitar playing/sound on that one (The UK version, like the first Clash LP, is far superior, a "real" album instead of a compilation!), tho' in the passin' years it has become quite obvious that most of it was seriously sped-up. Whatever happened to Bob Andrews anyway?, last I heard he was in Kim Wilde's backin' band in the early 80s. Interesting tho' how GOOD most of those early UK punk-guitar- (anti)heroes actually were; Andrews, Steve Jones, Brian James, Mick Jones, 'Honest' John Plain, all had a very distinctive/easily recognisable style. Current fave solo/lead is Brian Jones' slide part in 'I Wanna Be Your Man' !. Nails-across-blackboard to most but aural-nirvana to me... Another one is Eddie & The Hot Rods' 'Do Anything You Wanna Do', not just to lead, the rhythm parts are equally amazing. Tight as hell and a perfect tune, how I'd wish I knew what the guitar's doin' just after the fade-out..... Hey, has anybody mentioned Wilko Johnson already?. His solo stuff sucks big time, but with the Feelgoods he was pretty darn hot !. Oh, and am I allowed the mention Lita Ford here?. Don't pull my strings, Jeroen ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 18:32:27 EST From: BFaceRat@aol.com Subject: fave guitar solos Two! Neil Young's on "Cinnamon Girl" and the brilliant lead in the Misfit's "We are 138". Now that's a lead. B-Face ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 19:36:14 EST From: Jangellamf@aol.com Subject: Drum Fills, Not Solos No sensible human being can stomach drum solos, but the perfect fill is as unforgettable as a perfect hook. The drum turnaround at the end of the guitar solo in "Born To Be Wild" is classic, as is John Barbata's double-time military roll in "She'd Rather Be With Me". And Tommy 4 quarter note floor-tom pound on "Rockaway Beach", of course. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 17:06:35 -0800 From: Alan Wright Subject: RE: 53rd and 3rd What label are those 53rd and 3rd comps. on? Alan ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 18:18:23 -0800 From: "Joey Beretta" Subject: Re: 1972 top 40 > If I were a Carpenter by Bob Seger? Are you sure? > > MJ > Yup. It hit #76 in Billboard and #30 at KJR. Joey ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 21:21:30 -0500 From: "Lenny Smith" Subject: Re: Fave guitar solos One of my absolute FAVES is the incredibly SLEAZY and raunchy lead break in Black Flag's version of "Louie Louie." Lenny ------------------------------ End of bomp-digest V2002 #12 **************************** ===================================================================== You've been reading bomp-digest, the digest version of the Bomp list. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com