Van Morrison Stories from guitarist/ studio owner Doug Messenger
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- Guitarist/Producer & Studio Owner Doug Messenger recalls his early years tracking and touring with Van Morrison, his first time meeting Ted Templeman in the studio and other band members such as Ronnie Montrose.
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Doug Messenger: Harddrive Analog and Digital Recording
Host: Drew Dempsey: / dfdproductions
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Filmed by: Abel Padilla
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Audio by: Diego Zevallos
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Filmed at Sunset Sound Recorders Studio 2
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I’ve always known of Van as my mum listened to him in the car so I knew his hits but only recently getting into his catalogue and he’s done some of the most beautiful albums ever. ‘Astral weeks’ is just from another world and so happy I’ve found it, it maybe the sound I’ve been searching for. Sounds like heaven
Van is unique. ❤
All this information needs to be told and documented!!! Thank You Sunset Sound!
What a great show!
Wow, I am blown away by all the little details about Van. Especially the part where they almost did a cover of Stairway to Heaven, amazing!!! Fantastic interview, thank you for sharing
This is yet another outstanding "gab session" with Doug Messenger. Thank You. He has so many fascinating stories, and shares them quite well. Please do some more of these.
Thanks for this information. Love it!
Please write a book Mr. Messenger
He mentioned Colin Tilton from Van Morrison’s band. Colin played for years in a local band here in Connecticut called Eight to the Bar. My old played many shows with them. Colin is a monster sax player.
Despite what Messenger says here, its not Hugh McCracken who invented the very "Tokens' Lion Sleeps Tonight"-sounding intro to "Brown Eyed Girl", its Al Gorgoni. If you listen to takes 7 & 8 on the "Authorized Bang Collection", you can hear it almost in its final stage & Bert Berns says "Al: The beginning of that, the very beginning of that intro figure is very groovy" .
McCracken is addressed a few seconds later but I can't make out what Berns is saying to him.
Lol. If Hugh did it it’d have been done in one take lol.
Its something like "no cracks, McCracken".
Love that guitar lick on "St Dominic's Preview". Thank you, Doug! 😉
Van knows what he wants. I was once sitting very close to the stage when someone in the band screwed up. He was pissed and as they say, he phoned it in. And after that the audience was penalized by a sub par performance. I’ll never forget the look on his face.
It would have been nice if Van had reunited at least for some time with his original band (Them). They also had good organ and guitar playing (sometimes a bit like the Ventures) that worked well with Van's raw voice.
Too many players in and out, bad feeling on both sides. I suppose a definitive line could’ve been good. That tall blonde fella, shaking his head and hair, great performer, good guitarist 👌🏿
For a long time I LOVED Van, had all his records, took tapes everywhere I went. Until I saw him live in the Bay Area. HE did a horrible show, sang with his back to the audience, never said thank you to the applause, left without an encore. I realized or, at least felt, he was not a good person deserving of my admiration.
Still, Into the Mystic is one of the best songs EVER written, total masterpiece, and I want it played at my funeral.
Forse per problemi personali. Può accadere a chiunque.
Hey Doug. Norm Harris has your clear Plexi guitar
Love your stories very well told sir !
Hey Doug. Norm Harris has your clear Plexi guitar
What’s with the ending??
Really good thanks
This is yet another outstanding "gab session" with Doug Messenger. Thank You. He has so many fascinating stories, and shares them quite well. Please do some more of these.
yes!! More!!
Often wondered why Van recorded in CA. He left his homeland due to management and money. He moved to East Bay eventually...from Boston to Hollywood and everything in-between.
Thank you 🎶💚
Its a great riff, but “greatest?l. No not the greatest by a million miles