On 1/12/2021 at 3:59 PM, Go the Biff said:

Went to see him at The Palais in '19 I think. Was familiar with his work with Beth Hart but knew nothing of his solo stuff except his reputation as a guitarist. Went with my mate who's a massive fan & rather than study up beforehand, decided to go in cold. Great gig. Amazing band, amazing backup singers - Mahalia Barnes, Jade MacRae & another lass from Sydney who's name escapes me at the moment. A mouth watering array of guitars he used and he played the hell out of every one of them. Much better singer & entertainer than I was expecting as well. Loved it.

Your post has prompted me to share one of my favourite parts of YouTube. Joe Bonamassa & Jimmy Barnes covering Deep Purple's "Lazy". Barnsey is no Ian Gillan but he does a great job here. Nine minutes of joy.

 

I was at the Joe Bonamassa gig at the Palais too. He's great, and his band was white hot.

I've also seen Mahalia live. At Bird's Basement. She's great too.

Edited February 14, 20214 yr by bingers

On 1/12/2021 at 3:01 PM, demonstone said:

Righteous suggestions one and all there, hardtack and I couldn't argue with any of them.

I'd also nominate B!tch,  Sway, Monkey Man, Moonlight Mile, Rocks Off, Rip This Joint, Loving Cup, Waiting On A Friend, Winter, Beast Of Burden, Tumbling Dice, Let It Loose, Street Fighting Man, Jumping Jack Flash and Stray Cat Blues. 

 *phew*  I'd better stop there.  It's a big field!

My favourite (by a fair margin) is Can't You Hear me Knocking.

I'd also add Happy and Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) to those suggestions.

'Can't You Hear Me Knocking' really showcases Mick Taylor's exquisite lead guitar chops in all their glory.  If push came to shove, I think I'd opt for Sticky Fingers as my favourite Stones' album, just edging out Exile On Main Street and Let It Bleed.

In the early 80s, I saw Mick playing with John Mayall's band at a venue on the Upper Esplanade in St Kilda that I'm pretty sure no longer exists.  The show was, naturally enough, very blues based but Mick's playing was worth the price of admission alone, especially for a Stones freak like myself who, at that stage, had never seen them in concert. 

Any Stones' nut worth their salt would recall that Mick of course was originally recruited by the Stones in 1969 while he was a member of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.

On 2/15/2021 at 6:24 PM, demonstone said:

I think I'd opt for Sticky Fingers as my favourite Stones' album, just edging out Exile On Main Street and Let It Bleed

It's funny what we like... I rate Beggar's Banquet as my favourite, followed by Exile, Let It Bleed and then Sticky Fingers.

Those are usually regarded as 'the big four' albums by most Stones fans and they are all outstanding. 

This was the Rolling Stones at their peak and they were produced in a remarkable four-year sequence from 1968 to 1972 with the greatest live album of all time, 'Get Yer Ya-Yas Out', in the middle of it all.  

Ya-Yas is apparently a slang term for breasts, which may help explain Charlie's t-shirt on the cover!

I rate The Who’s Live at Leeds album as equal to, if not better than, Ya Yas, as the greatest live album.

Have you heard B. B. King's "Live At The Regal"?   The audience interplay is just amazing.

James Brown's "Live At The Apollo" is also highly regarded in the pantheon of live recordings.

9 hours ago, demonstone said:

Have you heard B. B. King's "Live At The Regal"?   The audience interplay is just amazing.

James Brown's "Live At The Apollo" is also highly regarded in the pantheon of live recordings.

Don’t think I’ve heard the BB King one. Love the James Brown one. Was lucky enough to see James Brown live twice.

On 2/20/2021 at 12:06 PM, demonstone said:

Have you heard B. B. King's "Live At The Regal"?   The audience interplay is just amazing.

James Brown's "Live At The Apollo" is also highly regarded in the pantheon of live recordings.

On Your Feet or on Your Knees, Blue Oyster Cult is my favourite live album.

I haven't heard that one, Bingers.  Wiki informs me that it was issued in 1975 and achieved gold status.

When "Agents Of Fortune" came out in 1976, I bought it on the strength of the outstanding single "Don't Fear The Reaper" then doubled up the following year with "Spectres" which contained another great song, "Godzilla".

Although I still have both LPs, neither have seen the turntable for decades now.  Time to redress that!

On 3/1/2021 at 6:33 PM, demonstone said:

I haven't heard that one, Bingers.  Wiki informs me that it was issued in 1975 and achieved gold status.

When "Agents Of Fortune" came out in 1976, I bought it on the strength of the outstanding single "Don't Fear The Reaper" then doubled up the following year with "Spectres" which contained another great song, "Godzilla".

Although I still have both LPs, neither have seen the turntable for decades now.  Time to redress that!

Demonstone ... I had Agents of Fortune, but was a little disappointed with it, other than DFTR. The 1975 live album leaves their studio albums for dead.

On 2/20/2021 at 12:06 PM, demonstone said:

Have you heard B. B. King's "Live At The Regal"?   The audience interplay is just amazing.

James Brown's "Live At The Apollo" is also highly regarded in the pantheon of live recordings.

Thanks for the reminder @demonstone. I'd not listened to "Live At The Regal" for years. Cracking album & his band is amazing. They make a couple of horns sound like Count Basie's Orchestra.

As live albums go I'm also a big fan of "Ya-Ya's". It's a great example of the differences in Mick Taylor & Keith Richard's guitar playing and how they complemented each other. Brilliantly showcased in "Sympathy For The Devil"

My "go-to" live albums though are Sam Cooke's "Live At Harlem Square" and Lyryrd Skynyrd's "One More From The Road". My most prized vinyl possessions.

On 2/20/2021 at 12:06 PM, demonstone said:

Have you heard B. B. King's "Live At The Regal"?   The audience interplay is just amazing.

James Brown's "Live At The Apollo" is also highly regarded in the pantheon of live recordings.

The Allman Brothers Band Live at Fillmore East.

My favourite Stones albums in order, Exile, Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Beggars Banquet.

On 4/5/2021 at 10:52 PM, Go the Biff said:

My "go-to" live albums though are Sam Cooke's "Live At Harlem Square" and 

Absolute classic. Must have been one of the earliest live albums in the rock era, and is raw and driving, in contrast to Cooke’s sweet soul reputation; consequently the record company wouldn’t release till the mid 80s for fear of tarnishing his image. Liner notes won a Grammy for the great writer, Peter Guralnick.

And fwiw, Let It Bleed is top of my Stones hit parade - dark, brooding, great! And love Ya-Ya’s as a live album. Saw them when they were here in the last decade, and while they were very polished it was not as engaging as early-mid years Stones. However when Mick Taylor joined them on stage for Midnight Rambler (iirc) - that was special! 

On 4/5/2021 at 10:52 PM, Go the Biff said:

Thanks for the reminder @demonstone. I'd not listened to "Live At The Regal" for years. Cracking album & his band is amazing. They make a couple of horns sound like Count Basie's Orchestra.

As live albums go I'm also a big fan of "Ya-Ya's". It's a great example of the differences in Mick Taylor & Keith Richard's guitar playing and how they complemented each other. Brilliantly showcased in "Sympathy For The Devil"

My "go-to" live albums though are Sam Cooke's "Live At Harlem Square" and Lyryrd Skynyrd's "One More From The Road". My most prized vinyl possessions.

Speaking of favourite live albums I think mine would be "Sinatra at the Sands with Count Basie & the Orchestra"...great tunes, singing, playing & arrangements by a young Quincy Jones.

...and on the topic of "Ya Yah's", my favourite version of the Stones is definitely the Mick & Keith guitar duo..

...also, did Charlie screw up th strat on 'Little Queenie'? he's accenting 1 & 3 then switches over to 2 & 4 when the vocal kicks in. If anyone has an original pressing (I haven't heard this for years) I'm sure Mick say's in humour & making a point "Charlie's playing well tonight", this has been cut from later versions...

Edited May 6, 20213 yr by rjay

Charlie's having a bit of fun by letting rip with a series of fills between songs and Jagger says "Charlie's good tonight, innee?", much to the delight of the crowd.

Tim Rogers, Ross McLennan, Davey Lane and some other Aussie music luminaries formed a group to play tribute to "Ya-Yas" on its 40th anniversary and called themselves "Charlie's Good Tonight".  

Tim and others also played under the moniker of "Monkey Man" to do a "Let It Bleed" tribute and as recently as last month did a gig (with Tex Perkins, Adalita et al) to celebrate the 50th anniversary of "Sticky Fingers".

Tim's a huge Stones fan and has the famous tongue and lips logo tattooed on his upper arm (just like me!).

So who's the Demon in this lot?

 

Great band...bad timing. Grunged...

 

Edited May 6, 20213 yr by rjay

On 5/6/2021 at 4:53 PM, rjay said:

So who's the Demon in this lot?

 

Don’t know about the lot on screen, but drummer Coxy is a keen Dee who was with them at one stage (not on this video though).

Edited May 9, 20213 yr by Tim

49 minutes ago, Tim said:

Don’t know about the lot on screen, but drummer Coxy is a keen Dee who was with them at one stage (not on this video though).

I didn't know Coxy is a Dee...

He filled in with LRB for Derek Pellicci (original drummer) when he had an accident. 

David Briggs, the guitar player is another Demon.

Ok, pick the Dees fan in this lot... he lives in Sydney nowadays and sat in with my band a few weeks ago...

 

On 1/12/2021 at 1:54 PM, Go the Biff said:

So awesome. How amazing is Lisa Fischer ?

There is a brilliant doco called "20 Feet From Stardom" about backing singers. In it Merry Clayton recalls doing the "Gimme Shelter" recording session. "I'm gonna blow 'em outta the room". I highly recommend checking out the full doco but here's Merry's bit
 

 

Some further (partially distressing) reading: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/08/gimme-shelter-left-a-dark-taste-in-my-mouth-merry-clayton

 

A Friday night special...one of the great lyricists joined by one of the great improvisors.

A magic mix...

@Macca @hardtack @Rob Mac...... @demonstone @bingers @Earl Hood @grazman

 

A bit of lockdown music to kick off the day.

I first saw John Hiatt supporting Robert Cray at the concert hall around '91 I think.

What a charismatic performer (not to mention great writer), I had never heard of him before this show and was hooked from the first bar.

As for Robert, well a little bit underwhelming to be honest. Hiatt was the star of this show & a hard act to follow.

The new album with Jerry Douglas is a cracker...by the way, is that a "whammy bar" on Jerry's dobro?

Enjoy!

 

 

5 hours ago, rjay said:

A bit of lockdown music to kick off the day.

I first saw John Hiatt supporting Robert Cray at the concert hall around '91 I think.

What a charismatic performer (not to mention great writer), I had never heard of him before this show and was hooked from the first bar.

As for Robert, well a little bit underwhelming to be honest. Hiatt was the star of this show & a hard act to follow.

The new album with Jerry Douglas is a cracker...by the way, is that a "whammy bar" on Jerry's dobro?

Enjoy!

 

 

I hope he's treating that perfectly good guitar well ?