Thanks Randy for the shout-out. I love The Pretender album by JB. Many favorites on that one, like The Fuse and Your Bright Baby Blues, in addition to the ones you mentioned. Good luck in the contest.
Steve Gibbons didn't get a lot of love in the US and D.L. Byron got some MTV airplay and then he disappeared after his debut. I could have picked a couple of other Ginger Baker projects too. I discovered the Graham Bond Organization through you.
Thinking about it, hasn't almost every member of a major band played in at least two bands and often three or more? Jimmy Page played in The New Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin and his own band. Mick Ralphs played in The Silence, Mott the Hoople and Bad Company. Tommy Bolin must have been in at least three bands. Ditto Ian Gillan. John Wetton was in Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, UK, Asia and Wishbone Ash. Boz Skaggs was in The Ardells, The Steve Miller Band and solo. Gary Moore was in Skid Row, Thin Lizzy and solo. Roger Chapman was in Family, The Streetwalkers and The Shortlist. Ian Hunter was in The Freddy Fingers Lee Band, Mott the Hoople, The Hunter / Ronson Band, solo, and The Rant Band. Ringo Starr was in Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, The Beatles, solo, and the Ringo Starr All-Star Band. On and on and on. The fact that band family trees are a thing is that musicians switched bands all the time. Switch the question - which major artist was only ever in one band? David Bowie? Bob Dylan? Leonard Cohen? Yeah, there have been a few ... very few.
You might be on to something. That may have been a harder question for Doug to have asked. I think that singer/songwriters might dominate that list. Of course some people may have played in bands that never ended up releasing any music. I could have used a couple of other bands for Ginger Baker but the caveat for some people that entered Doug's contest would be having an actual album for the person's different bands.
Hi Randy, just discovered your channel and subscribed. I like Jackson Brown quite a bit and the Pretender would be a good one to have . Ginger Baker is a nice pick. I will also subscribe to Rich!
Thanks for the sub and I subbed back. I look forward to seeing some of your videos. The Pretender was my first Jackson Browne and holds a special place. Ginger Baker had a few other groups that I could have chosen. Take care.
Jackson Browne doesn't quite get the appreciation some of the other singer-songwriters do, been hearing Stay on the radio again lately. Always liked that one but don't think I have ever heard The Pretender album. Hippydjkit on here is a big Graham Bond fan, I'd never heard of him until he started talking about him. Need more Ginger Baker in the collection, was revisiting the second Air Force LP a while back, really good but I am still missing the first. Cheers!
@@FatCityVinyl I was actually introduced to The Graham Bond Organization through Randall Weaver who has a TH-cam channel. It’s funny that you mentioned Baker’s Air Force as I only have the second album as well. I think that all of Jackson Browne’s early albums are worthwhile. I hope you are having a great weekend.
I definitely don't consider Steve Gibbons to be anything like Bob Seger. I saw The Steve Gibons Band in London around 1980. They were very loud, boring as hell, and I fell asleep after 20 minutes. But it does put me in mind of a fun panel game. Take ten North American bands or artists: Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airship / Starship, The Allman Brothers etc. - who are their UK equivalents? Then take ten UK bands or artists: Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Queen, Elvis Costello, King Crimson, Yes, Pentangle etc. - who are their North American equivalents? I'm guessing this could make for a very lively panel discussion I have never heard before and that, outside heavy metal and prog, there are no transatlantic equivalents. North American rock and UK rock are two very different animals. Anyway, just a thought. And back to Steve Gibbons: What was a North American, deeply uninspired, classic, heavy rock band that peaked for about ten seconds and everyone immediately forgot about them? I really don't know. Grand Funk Railroad at their worst? The Alice Cooper Band during the period when Alice Cooper was completely out of it? I really can't think of an American band that bad, except ... the opening band for Steve Gibbons was The Slits. They were equally awful ... and, in that, we may have our answer.
I actually like the Steve Gibbons record but it may be in part to Tony Visconti's production. As you say, their live performances may have left a lot to be desired. That would be an interesting discussion. There are a group of us that have been doing videos on music and film and that could be a suggestion. We have one Canadian but no one from Britain to give that perspective. You mentioned Alice Cooper and it reminded me that the worst band I can remember seeing was the band New England that opened for Alice Cooper. It seemed to be a thing back in the late 70's to name your band after cities, states or regions. Take care.
I've never heard of New England. I have heard of UK, Asia and the British Lions - to your point - and they were all terrible. I don't think I have ever heard a Steve Gibbons album and I can't remember why I even went to see them. I think that they were the flavor of the week ... for about a week. Maybe I'm being grossly unfair, but they disappeared pretty fast. Sadly, some of the worst bands I have seen live were my favorite recording artists. Roger Chapman's Family are probably my #2 favorite band, but Roger Chapman has nill charisma on stage. He dressed like a football fan and sort of behaved like a football fan, which may have worked in his home town of Leicester but looked totally rube in London. Plus they retuned their instruments after every song, which totally broke the momentum. Barclay James Harvest were another great band, but they just stood there and played. Same with Supertramp. Joan Armatrading, just shuffled around the stage looking down at her feet. Conversely, Mott the Hoople were incredible, as was Ian Hunter as a solo act later. Some people know how to get the audience into the palm of their hands. I have had quite a few interactions with Ian Hunter over recent years and he has been lovely, honest, insightful etc. He doesn't shrink from admitting that some of his 70s / 80s music was substandard. And yet, on stage, he has this arrogance and swagger, and that seems to work live.
@@timhewtson6212 I do really like Joan Armatrading. It's a shame that she doesn't provide a good concert experience. I looked and found that New England had several studio albums but I never sought them out as they were so lousy in concert. I have added several Mott The Hoople and Ian Hunter albums to the collection lately and really enjoy the music but I have never seen them in concert. Ian is 85 now but did put out an album this year.
Hi Randy!!! great entry to Doug's contest.... nice Ginger Baker's bands, had no idea about the first one though.... cheers and be well
Thanks Cristian. There were a couple of other groups that I could have used for Ginger Baker, but I tried to pick a couple that were less known.
Thanks Randy for the shout-out. I love The Pretender album by JB. Many favorites on that one, like The Fuse and Your Bright Baby Blues, in addition to the ones you mentioned. Good luck in the contest.
Those Browne songs are great as well. It may be my second favorite after Late For The Sky.
Very nice! I will check out you two artist for question two!! Thank you for entering!
Thanks Doug. I think both of those artists are worth checking out. Good luck with your contest.
Great entry Randy. I have never heard of D.L. Byron or Steve Gibbons Band. Great call with Ginger Baker. Good luck!
Steve Gibbons didn't get a lot of love in the US and D.L. Byron got some MTV airplay and then he disappeared after his debut. I could have picked a couple of other Ginger Baker projects too. I discovered the Graham Bond Organization through you.
The Steve Gibbons Band didn't get a lot of love in Britain either. They were truly crap.
Thinking about it, hasn't almost every member of a major band played in at least two bands and often three or more?
Jimmy Page played in The New Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin and his own band. Mick Ralphs played in The Silence, Mott the Hoople and Bad Company. Tommy Bolin must have been in at least three bands. Ditto Ian Gillan. John Wetton was in Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, UK, Asia and Wishbone Ash. Boz Skaggs was in The Ardells, The Steve Miller Band and solo. Gary Moore was in Skid Row, Thin Lizzy and solo. Roger Chapman was in Family, The Streetwalkers and The Shortlist. Ian Hunter was in The Freddy Fingers Lee Band, Mott the Hoople, The Hunter / Ronson Band, solo, and The Rant Band. Ringo Starr was in Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, The Beatles, solo, and the Ringo Starr All-Star Band. On and on and on.
The fact that band family trees are a thing is that musicians switched bands all the time. Switch the question - which major artist was only ever in one band? David Bowie? Bob Dylan? Leonard Cohen? Yeah, there have been a few ... very few.
You might be on to something. That may have been a harder question for Doug to have asked. I think that singer/songwriters might dominate that list. Of course some people may have played in bands that never ended up releasing any music. I could have used a couple of other bands for Ginger Baker but the caveat for some people that entered Doug's contest would be having an actual album for the person's different bands.
Hi Randy, just discovered your channel and subscribed. I like Jackson Brown quite a bit and the Pretender would be a good one to have . Ginger Baker is a nice pick. I will also subscribe to Rich!
Thanks for the sub and I subbed back. I look forward to seeing some of your videos. The Pretender was my first Jackson Browne and holds a special place. Ginger Baker had a few other groups that I could have chosen. Take care.
Interesting contest and really great entry. I don't think I have ever heard of the Steve Gibbons Band.
I don't think that Steve Gibbons is very well known in North America and might not be in Britain for all I know.
Nope. Not in Britain either. Try New Guinea.
Ginger and Eric were in every group haha. Nice shout to Rich. Good luck!
@@samstjohn1994 It seems that both Eric and Ginger had problems with commitment.
Jackson Browne doesn't quite get the appreciation some of the other singer-songwriters do, been hearing Stay on the radio again lately. Always liked that one but don't think I have ever heard The Pretender album. Hippydjkit on here is a big Graham Bond fan, I'd never heard of him until he started talking about him. Need more Ginger Baker in the collection, was revisiting the second Air Force LP a while back, really good but I am still missing the first. Cheers!
@@FatCityVinyl I was actually introduced to The Graham Bond Organization through Randall Weaver who has a TH-cam channel. It’s funny that you mentioned Baker’s Air Force as I only have the second album as well. I think that all of Jackson Browne’s early albums are worthwhile. I hope you are having a great weekend.
I definitely don't consider Steve Gibbons to be anything like Bob Seger. I saw The Steve Gibons Band in London around 1980. They were very loud, boring as hell, and I fell asleep after 20 minutes.
But it does put me in mind of a fun panel game. Take ten North American bands or artists: Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airship / Starship, The Allman Brothers etc. - who are their UK equivalents? Then take ten UK bands or artists: Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Queen, Elvis Costello, King Crimson, Yes, Pentangle etc. - who are their North American equivalents?
I'm guessing this could make for a very lively panel discussion I have never heard before and that, outside heavy metal and prog, there are no transatlantic equivalents. North American rock and UK rock are two very different animals.
Anyway, just a thought.
And back to Steve Gibbons: What was a North American, deeply uninspired, classic, heavy rock band that peaked for about ten seconds and everyone immediately forgot about them? I really don't know. Grand Funk Railroad at their worst? The Alice Cooper Band during the period when Alice Cooper was completely out of it? I really can't think of an American band that bad, except ... the opening band for Steve Gibbons was The Slits. They were equally awful ... and, in that, we may have our answer.
I actually like the Steve Gibbons record but it may be in part to Tony Visconti's production. As you say, their live performances may have left a lot to be desired.
That would be an interesting discussion. There are a group of us that have been doing videos on music and film and that could be a suggestion. We have one Canadian but no one from Britain to give that perspective.
You mentioned Alice Cooper and it reminded me that the worst band I can remember seeing was the band New England that opened for Alice Cooper. It seemed to be a thing back in the late 70's to name your band after cities, states or regions. Take care.
I've never heard of New England. I have heard of UK, Asia and the British Lions - to your point - and they were all terrible.
I don't think I have ever heard a Steve Gibbons album and I can't remember why I even went to see them. I think that they were the flavor of the week ... for about a week. Maybe I'm being grossly unfair, but they disappeared pretty fast.
Sadly, some of the worst bands I have seen live were my favorite recording artists. Roger Chapman's Family are probably my #2 favorite band, but Roger Chapman has nill charisma on stage. He dressed like a football fan and sort of behaved like a football fan, which may have worked in his home town of Leicester but looked totally rube in London. Plus they retuned their instruments after every song, which totally broke the momentum.
Barclay James Harvest were another great band, but they just stood there and played. Same with Supertramp.
Joan Armatrading, just shuffled around the stage looking down at her feet.
Conversely, Mott the Hoople were incredible, as was Ian Hunter as a solo act later. Some people know how to get the audience into the palm of their hands. I have had quite a few interactions with Ian Hunter over recent years and he has been lovely, honest, insightful etc. He doesn't shrink from admitting that some of his 70s / 80s music was substandard. And yet, on stage, he has this arrogance and swagger, and that seems to work live.
@@timhewtson6212 I do really like Joan Armatrading. It's a shame that she doesn't provide a good concert experience. I looked and found that New England had several studio albums but I never sought them out as they were so lousy in concert.
I have added several Mott The Hoople and Ian Hunter albums to the collection lately and really enjoy the music but I have never seen them in concert. Ian is 85 now but did put out an album this year.