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Post by duckbarman on Jan 1, 2021 19:16:03 GMT
We did a run with Bob and the Silver Bullet Band right before he went huge. It was a good time, music was great. Just wondering - as the headliner, would you ever have get to see the support acts...? My impression is that you'd all be in the dressing room doing whatever it was that would constitute your pre-gig warm ups and checking out lower acts on the bill would not be any sort of priority because you'd all be too busy getting ready...
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Post by Buck on Jan 1, 2021 19:25:37 GMT
We'd watch acts we liked. Seeger was one of them. Not the whole set every night, but..
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Post by duckbarman on Jan 1, 2021 20:00:16 GMT
We'd watch acts we liked. Seeger was one of them. Not the whole set every night, but.. Just a final thought on this topic: What band(s) did you play with that gave you the biggest thrill regarding the notion that YOUR band were on the SAME bill as them...? Being a musician but also a fan, there's GOT to have been occasions when you've thought "Bugger me - I'm on the same bill as... X, Y or Z"... the Zeppelin gig obviously never panned out, but the options that immediately come to my mind are the Airplane, Byrds, Grateful Dead, MC5, BB King, Chuck Berry, Ten Years After, Jeff Beck, maybe even Sabbath...? Just wondering what your thoughts are...
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Post by marty on Jan 1, 2021 20:58:25 GMT
Saw Bob Seger and Silver Bullet back up BOC in Springfield IL. I remember Alto Reed took a big sax solo up high on the PA or rigging or something, good show. I was there, too. One of the best, if not THE best, openers for BÖC.
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Post by sirrastus on Jan 1, 2021 21:32:11 GMT
I saw Seger open for BTO at the New Fillmore East.1974.One of if not my fave songs by him was Beautiful Loser from the '74 album.I remember Ramblin' Gamblin Man-very keyboard heavy.
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Post by beanguy on Jan 2, 2021 0:39:28 GMT
We'd watch acts we liked. Seeger was one of them. Not the whole set every night, but.. Just a final thought on this topic: What band(s) did you play with that gave you the biggest thrill regarding the notion that YOUR band were on the SAME bill as them...? Being a musician but also a fan, there's GOT to have been occasions when you've thought "Bugger me - I'm on the same bill as... X, Y or Z"... the Zeppelin gig obviously never panned out, but the options that immediately come to my mind are the Airplane, Byrds, Grateful Dead, MC5, BB King, Chuck Berry, Ten Years After, Jeff Beck, maybe even Sabbath...? Just wondering what your thoughts are... Black Sabbath. The dirt on the Black and Blue Tour would be priceless.
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Post by jeff on Jan 2, 2021 2:28:49 GMT
Saw Bob Seger and Silver Bullet back up BOC in Springfield IL. I remember Alto Reed took a big sax solo up high on the PA or rigging or something, good show. I was there, too. One of the best, if not THE best, openers for BÖC. I figured you were there, I think we were at a LOT of the same shows before we finally hooked up.
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Post by agent on Jan 2, 2021 16:36:15 GMT
I heard Silver Bullet Band sax player Alto Reed has died after battling cancer. Eric Bloom said Roger Earl reported it on Facebook. DFTR and RIP to Alto Reed. My Alto Story was on 24Oct1976. My Mom drove us to Niagara Falls to see Blue Oyster Cult, Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band, and Styx (who canceled). They announced Styx was caught in a Pennsylvania Snow Storm, so they announced the remaining Bands would play extra (We got new NIGHT MOVES never played). We were pinned to the stage, and it was hotter than Hell. We were RIGHT in front of Alto. We traded him a joint for a Can of Pepsi. Rest In Peace Alto Reed :-) Also in that show, we were blinded by the BOC Flash Pods and EB handed my buddy a Pic, apparently for the Permanenet Damage to his Eyeballs :-)
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Post by Buck on Jan 2, 2021 17:07:07 GMT
I always enjoyed watching bands we shared bills with. I don't think I was ever awestruck, although I admit being impressed with Mick Ronson when he was playing with Ian Hunter. Guy just was a rock star onstage.
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Post by The Ocean on Jan 2, 2021 20:15:55 GMT
I always enjoyed watching bands we shared bills with. I don't think I was ever awestruck, although I admit being impressed with Mick Ronson when he was playing with Ian Hunter. Guy just was a rock star onstage. He was so incredible. My favorite Mick Ronson solo of all time: It's always been about melodicism and "feel" to me, and stuff like that always grabbed me far more than any Yngwie Malmsteen wankery.
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Post by The Ocean on Jan 2, 2021 20:21:27 GMT
I saw Seger open for BTO at the New Fillmore East.1974.One of if not my fave songs by him was Beautiful Loser from the '74 album.I remember Ramblin' Gamblin Man-very keyboard heavy. I was writing music a few years back and I thought wow this sounds beautiful. Simple but elegant. I really outdid myself this time. La dee da. Etc. I go to play it for the other guitar player in the band and he immediately goes "that's Still the Same by Bob Seger." I almost cried. For some added context, the EXACT thing happened to me years before that when I came up with a melody I really loved and showed it to the other guitar player and our singer and they both were like "That's Fields of Gold by Sting."
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Post by marty on Jan 2, 2021 20:56:13 GMT
I saw Seger open for BTO at the New Fillmore East.1974.One of if not my fave songs by him was Beautiful Loser from the '74 album.I remember Ramblin' Gamblin Man-very keyboard heavy. I was writing music a few years back and I thought wow this sounds beautiful. Simple but elegant. I really outdid myself this time. La dee da. Etc. I go to play it for the other guitar player in the band and he immediately goes "that's Still the Same by Bob Seger." I almost cried. For some added context, the EXACT thing happened to me years before that when I came up with a melody I really loved and showed it to the other guitar player and our singer and they both were like "That's Fields of Gold by Sting." At least it reminded them of good stuff. Could you imagine if they said, “Hey, that’s “True” by Spandau Ballet, or “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes.
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Post by Alessandro on Jan 2, 2021 22:20:34 GMT
I always enjoyed watching bands we shared bills with. I don't think I was ever awestruck, although I admit being impressed with Mick Ronson when he was playing with Ian Hunter. Guy just was a rock star onstage. He was so incredible. My favorite Mick Ronson solo of all time: It's always been about melodicism and "feel" to me, and stuff like that always grabbed me far more than any Yngwie Malmsteen wankery. mine was Moonage Daydream
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Post by The Ocean on Jan 2, 2021 22:22:17 GMT
I was writing music a few years back and I thought wow this sounds beautiful. Simple but elegant. I really outdid myself this time. La dee da. Etc. I go to play it for the other guitar player in the band and he immediately goes "that's Still the Same by Bob Seger." I almost cried. For some added context, the EXACT thing happened to me years before that when I came up with a melody I really loved and showed it to the other guitar player and our singer and they both were like "That's Fields of Gold by Sting." At least it reminded them of good stuff. Could you imagine if they said, “Hey, that’s “True” by Spandau Ballet, or “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes. The Pina Colada Song. The classic love story of two assholes who deserve each other lol
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Post by sirrastus on Jan 3, 2021 1:48:50 GMT
LOL I like both of those tunes Martso
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