Thomas , Yes , you can be GUARANTEED a 4 Hour show , maybe 3 hours if they're jet lagged , HA HA . THAT'S ANOTHER REASON THEY PICKED UP THE BATON WHEN THE GRATEFUL DEAD RETIRED (But , of course , returned . At least MOST , not all , the Deadheads in my neighborhood dispersed when Garcia died.), sometiimes , i hear , they play longer !
I've seen Powertrane twice , once with Deniz Tek , and I have a couple of their CDs , so it may be , that I already have the one you're talking about (?). What's it called ? Both shows were sparsely attended , I hate to say.
The first time , Robert had some very young people talking to him after they played. I went up and said , Hey , Robert , I used to see you play with Mitch Ryder all the time. Then I realized , none of these people were even old enough to go to clubs that last time Ryder had played in Chicago proper . AND , they may not have even known who Mitch Ryder is , which is sad....Robert's a very nice guy . We sort of knew each other, back when , in the Late 80's , but, when I saw him with Powertrane , it must have been 10 or 12 years later .
Boy , The Batusis , Cheetah and Syl. I saw them once , about A YEAR AND A HALF , two years ago. Great show , but Cheetah had very bad Laryngitis , and had to keep the Dead Boys songs to a minimum.
THEN , they came back , last summer , and Sonny Burgess was playing the same night. Burgess had announced that he was retiring from touring , and , as the last few times I'd seen him , he had all guns a - blazin' , I felt I had to see him and pay my respects. WHAT A MISTAKE !!!!! IT WAS HORRIBLE !!! People were leaving In droves. It was too late to get to the other venue and try to make it to The Batusis' show.
Their label , Smog Veil, is based here , so , I'm sure they'll be back within a year , maybe sooner.
I was'nt aware Steve Conte was so much on the Japanese tip. The only info I ever saw about him was in an old Rock Scene magazine , but I guess he has a website.
When did he work with The Animals ? When they were called "Animals II " IN THE 90's? I know Hilton Valentine moved to New York. They played here , as just "The Animals" about 15 years ago (BUT tHE MARQUEE READ "ANIMALS II " , LEST ANY OVER ANXIOUS LAWYERS SHOW UP , ha ha.). The singer in that lineup went on to Dr. Feelgood a few years after Lee Brilleaux died. But , the guitarist was a Klaus Meine lookalike ! JOHN.
Thomas Marshall said:
Thanks for the advise on Funkadelic. I definitely can't risk a four hour show with trains. I know the venue they are playing in normally gets cramped out pretty quickly.
Hanoi Rocks have officially split up. They called it a day. Michael went solo straight after and has been finding great guitarests to compliment his sound. Ginger was an excellent player too but has started doing his solo work again and is playing live as solo.
Walter Lure would be ideal for the NYD, so would Cheetah Chrome, someone whom understood how Johnny played and also a great live sound. Cheetah would be more appropriate actually with his recent work with Sylvian.
Robert's trying to shift copies of his recent studio album with Powertrane, if you want to get one send me an e-mail. His work with Scott Morgan is awesome. He is currently doing gigs with the Detroit Daggers. An insanely technically proficient garage instrumental band doing circuits around Michigan.
I advise checking out Steve's work. If you like the Beatles; Japanese pop music, glam-rock, blues and hard rock then you would probably like his sound. He's eclectic and has played with so many amazing musicians from the Animals to Raimundo Amador.
cheers for the response