fender62p_bass

out of print

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 02:43:24 GMT

I was at this little record store today and found an LP I have been trying to find for several years - Robben Ford's "The Inside Story." Robben has been one of my favorite guitarists for at least the last 15 years; this was his first solo album, from 1977-78 era. This record was the initial formation of what became a few years later the Yellowjackets - my favorite band. This record is amazing, and it sucks that it is so hard to find because it really is one of the best albums I have heard. Props to the local record shops for allowing us younger cats to hear these wonderful out of print records and learn from them.

new band

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:57:33 GMT

I joined a second band this week. The first band is a three-piece (guitar+bass (me)+drums) and it is a rock jam-style band (we never play the same song the same way twice and frequently we make up songs on the spot)....all originals. The second one is a five-piece (guitar+keys+bass+drums+vocalist) and is a blues/rock/alternative format. We are doing about 80% covers for now, but the originals are very promising. The vocalist has a great voice, very bluesy alto with years of smoking under her belt for that added texture required for blues. She sounds kind of like a cross between Tina Turner and whatever the lead singer for 4 Non Blondes (remember...."and I said hey hey hey hey...hey hey hey what's goin' on"). We're hoping to start booking places SOON and if it works out do a recording project later in the year. I'm just happy to be playing the majority of the nights of the week. =)

first post

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 03:57:44 GMT

well this is my first post on livejournal....i only really signed up for livejournal so that i could post comments to some of my friends' journals....see my real blog at http://cityofthefallenangels.blogspot.com/