| Author | Message | ||
     Tramp |
 (hint: genius of '60s psychedelia) | ||
| Buellfighter |
Norman Greenbaum? (Message edited by buellfighter on January 13, 2006) (Message edited by buellfighter on January 13, 2006) | ||
| Tramp |
nope. next- | ||
| Tramp |
another hint: His band was still playing a few years ago....he hasn't played with them in over 35 years... a very, very well-known band.... | ||
| Kdan |
Keith Moon! | ||
| Tramp |
No, this guy is genuinely alive and well, and known to be so. just incredibly reclusive for the past 35 years... he resurfaced for one of his bandmates' weddings back in '74 or '75.... really famous band.... (Message edited by tramp on January 13, 2006) | ||
| Tramp |
come ON! anyone? | ||
| Kdan |
It's not Peter Green is it? Fleetwood Mac? (Message edited by kdan on January 13, 2006) | ||
| Buellbozo |
just a guess... Jorma Karkunen(sp?)  | ||
| Buellfighter |
Ginger Baker | ||
| Buellbozo |
Tramp, Could it be the ever elusive Monty Pickerel? | ||
| Buellbozo |
and the Holey Pail... | ||
| Buellbozo |
Sorry...Guess i was on thin ice. | ||
| Odie |
Timothy Leary............. | ||
| Seth |
Sid Barrett? | ||
| Tramp |
We have a winner  Dang, Seth! | ||
| Tramp |
http://www.sydbarrett.net/subpages/pictures/74-Now/recent.htm | ||
| Psyclonej |
Damn, I thought it was Arthur Lee. | ||
| Rocketman |
His band was still playing a few years ago................... ...............is a misleading statement. Pink Floyd played in July for Live 8 in Hyde Park, London. Rocket | ||
| Rocketman |
Here's one you should like Tramp. Who played guitar on Dylans 'Infidels' album? Here's a clue. What it says on the cover is not what it Says on Google. Rocket | ||
| Tramp |
rocket. how's that a misleading statement? they were still playing a few years ago  i'm all confused, now. no idea who played guitar on dylan's 'infidels' album....but I heard it might just have been Psyclone "X-GAMES" jon!!!!!  psyclone: The website I posted on the best albums of 2005 thread has a few pictures of arthur lee from last year. he looks the same except bald and older... | ||
| Voltage_vector |
Odie, you were half right, Sid dropped so much acid, even his band mates could not understand him...Did he have anything to do with 'Umaguma' SP? if so it explains alot... but I do dig that grooving in a cave track... | ||
| Tramp |
yeah...with a pict...sounds like a buncha critters. | ||
| Rocketman |
You know Tramp, I thought for the fun of it I'd jump in your play pen, but now I'm left wondering why I bothered. Yeah I've spat my dummy out with you now thanks to your condescending manner. To answer why................ "they were still playing a few years ago" Actually it was 24 years ago since Gilmour, Mason, Wright and Waters played together, when they recorded 'The Final Cut'. The next two albums, "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" from 1987, and the "Division Bell" from 1994, were not really Floyd albums given the lack of a full line-up of members......................so I find 24 years that much more than a 'few', hence misleading. As for live performances, need I go there also? As for Dylan, I thought you were a fan. Sorry I was miserably wrong. Rocket | ||
| Hammer71 |
The next two albums, "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" from 1987, and the "Division Bell" from 1994, were not really Floyd albums given the lack of a full line-up of members......................so In all actuality then any album without Syd would not be a Floyd album. Either way I rank them as one of the greatest all time bands and had the priviledge to meet them at Giants stadium and Earls Court. Great group of guys, very personable and very fan friendly. | ||
| Tramp |
ummmmm... rocket: i said "his band" was stil playing a few years ago. regardless of who was in it, it was called pink floyd. sure, it's like seeing 'steppenwolf' with john kay and a buncha strangers behind him, or, coincidentally, 'love' with only john echols as an original... the band, by name (even though neither you or i consider them to be such) is stilll playing. not sure what about my post set you off.... incidentally, i am a huge dylan fan, but i really only acknowledge his albums up to live at budokan, after that, all the post-'street legal' mumbo-jumbo is akin to brian wilson's freaky-deeky performanc eon letterman a month ago. talk to me about hwy 61, blood on the tracks, desire, freewheelin, and i'm in. i have no clue who playe dguitar on the album you mentioned, and i'm waiting, here.... post at ease, rocket. didn't mean to seem condescending... didn't know that was even possible on the 'net.... | ||
| Rocketman |
Hammer, Syd had nothing to do with it. He was long gone before the 1987 recording. Wright too had been bullied out by Waters, and Mason's and Gilmour's collaboration was nothing more than a few hours session work come that album. The point was simply, Floyd's split has been so well documented over the years because of their GOD like status in music. They are simply one of the greats which is absolutely and utterly nothing like reforming Steppenwolf, or any other band not quite so highly regarded, with one original member. Would you consider the 'Stones' as the 'Stones' if everyone but Jagger left and new members moved in? Not a chance. Rocket | ||
| Tramp |
neither would I. you're missing the point, though. they'd still be billed as the stones, and if i said they played recently, that wouldn't be a misleading statement. ease off, rocket. we're all pals here. | ||
| Rocketman |
Come on Tramp, I was just trying to validate my point. I apologize for the 'condescending' remark. I should have said 'argumentative', which you're still being, ahahahahah  Yes we are all kiss butt friends! The reason I asked about Dylan's 'Infidels' album is because I thought you being a Dylan fan (yes I have paid attention to your previous posts) might shed some light on a strange anomaly I came across just the other night. Going through my vinyl collection the other eve, and reading the cover of 'Infidels', something caught my eye. If you too have a copy, please look at the sleeve and concur? Let me digress. My home town, Hull, is a strange part of England. Perhaps more because of its geographical location, being situated on the north bank of a large estuary, the River Humber, and placed that far north, only Newcastle is larger and some 120 miles away. Leeds, situated smack in the middle of northern England, is some 60 miles west. When you consider England is about 120 miles wide at its widest, looking at the map will show you that Hull is off the beaten track. That, and many other reasons, I'm sure play a part in talent scouting. Like we don't have a tall skyline. Major shops and companies have seen no reason to pitch tent here until the past decade or so. We were, along with Coventry, the most bombed city during WW II. So it is with pride Hull people speak of major achievements, and we have long memories for such things like famous celebrities. One of these celebrities, sadly no longer with us, was one Mick Ronson. He was brought up and lived on a local council housing estate, Greatfield Estate, where he also attended the local comprehensive school. Nothing unusual there then. But that was about to change as Ronson hit his late teens and took off with his guitar to seek fame and fortune in the big city. Several years later fame was achieved. Mick Ronson became and was THE guitar sound behind all Bowie's early 70's success. Perhaps most famous, that Ziggy Stardust sound, so scattered amongst many of Bowie's work from that era. Some say, without Ronson, Bowie wouldn't be where he is today. So I look at the sleeve of 'Infidels' and what do I see but Ronson credited as Dylans guitarist on that recording. That surprised me so I Googled 'Infidels', and to my further surprise I found no mention of Ronson. I did however find Mark Knopfler and Mick Taylor. It makes no mention at MICK RONSON.COM of any work with Dylan either, but if you click the box titled OTHERS you'll find a staggering array of musicians Ronson played with. If you can find the time to read Ronson's story Before the Spiders, I can tell you there are a few names there that I recognize as friends, associates and musicians I know well. I even 'dated' Keith Herd's (she was a peach and still is) daughter years ago! Look for 'The Rats' too. My good friend Brian Buttle was a founding member before Ronson joined. Brian is a fantastic mechanic and was the proprietor of my workshop before I moved in. Thanks to Brian for making that happen. Brian is retired now and spends all his time making music with his guitars, bass and computer for his own delight. Please read and enjoy the Ronson stuff. I love music, and this kinda stuff is fascinating! Rocket | ||
| Voltage_vector |
Sadly Rocket, my only experience with England is her airports. I'd love to one day tour the place on two wheels in depth...and perhaps catch the British GP too... | ||
| Tramp |
i'm in exactly the same boat as voltagevector, all i know of england is gatwick and heathrow. my bidniz was in the frozen alps and carpathians, so i never disembarked but to stretch my legs w/in customs sector. anyway- me? huge mick ronson fan, i was a huge bowie fan (and, rather unrelatedly but relatedly, king crimson fan, as well) that is outrageous re: mick ronson backing up dylan. worlds colliding. i know that leeds and humberside are both referenced by stephen patrick morrisey in the song "panic" by, of course, The Smiths, one of my favourite bands. there is an OLD family in my area named "hull"....interesting. I hope to visit you in the future. I promise i'm a lot less condescending 'en vivo'.... cheers, man- i'm gonna spec out that ronsonian site  | ||
| Rocketman |
Marvelous Tramp. I'm stoked you know about and like Rono. Just for the record I'm not a fan of him or Bowie, but I love music ! Now about that 'Humberside' thing. In the 1970's the Government in their wisdom decided to make several new counties, and get rid of some others. North and South Humberside replaced East Yorkshire (my home county and birthplace) and North Lincolnshire. To put that into perspective, I was born and bred a Yorkshireman. Imagine if they renamed Texas 'Houstonville'. That would mean Texan's no longer existed. Thankfully, we are now once again East Yorkshire as Humberside has been disbanded, though strangely our police force still goes under the title 'Humberside Police Force'. 'en vivo' I can do. Come on over. Rocket | ||
| Tramp |
I'd call your area bronteburgh. is it really like the descriptions of emily bronte up there anywhere? | ||
| Rocketman |
Bronteburgh is 60 miles west and yes it is. Rocket | ||
| Gomo |
Wowzers - Mick Ronson! I use to hang with Mick back int the late 80's. A close friend of mine use to be the drummer in Suzies (his wife) band in Woodstock. He was a cool dude, and a fantastic musican. It's been awhile since I thought of him. He would jam with Tom Pacheo ( a local legend ) from time to time at the Joyous Lake - a true music landmark. (Message edited by gomo on January 16, 2006) | ||
| Diablobrian |
Mick Ronson's site mentions Bob Dylan in the left column of the "cover" page. Between David Bowie and Ian Hunter. (Message edited by diablobrian on January 16, 2006) | ||
| Rocketman |
That's true Brian, but the site makes no mention of Dylan anywhere else. I'm still curious about the Infidels album sleeve giving Rono credit. Can anyone else confirm this on their copy - mine being a British pressing? Wow Gomo, what a nice coincidence, Rono coming from my home town, and you knowing him. Rocket | ||
| Rocketman |
Ok I made a mistake. Nothing new there then. Mick Ronson featured on Maggie's Farm on the 1976 Dylan album 'Hard Rain'. Sorry all. Rocket |
