I want to thank all you guys again for keeping this thread alive and well and providing such wonderful info for all to read...this thread has been a nice success!
Always a pleasure to chat about one of America's greatest bands, and the occasional little sidetracks have introduced me to a lot of good stuff.
As mentioned before, I join carlwm in gravitating toward lesser-known (and often despised) albums and/or songs from beloved artists; however, he often takes it to another level! I've been lurking on the current Genesis "And Then There Were Three" thread, where it's turned into dozens of people going back and forth with their opinions about that album's merits vs. Yes's "Tormato" -- two of my absolute fave releases in which prog supergroups were moving toward less ornate song structures. I much prefer the atmosphere in this thread, where there are a half dozen regulars sitting around the proverbial campfire. Even when we disagree on a point, it's a discussion rather than us yelling at each other telling the other person that s/he is wrong.
he does! thanks...it makes all the difference when the people in the thread actually enjoy the music and each others company...
I rewatched Chris Hicks' Southern Rock Insider clip about Hughie last weekend, then checked out the one for Billy. I didn't learn any new facts or secret info from them; however, Chris does a great job explaining from a guitar pro's standpoint how Hughie and Billy got their individual tones and how their playing styles meshed to create the classic Outlaws' sound. Interesting that while playing live with them, Chris often covered Billy's bits but out of respect to him didn't play his exact solos. Too bad, I would've loved to watch/hear him play Billy's stuff note for note. LOL, Chris has the exact same accent as my brother in law from Virginia.
Been meaning to post that my late friend Bob,who was from the Tampa Bay area,liked the debut album so much he had a personalized license plate that said LUVSONG,and this was in California in the 70's.
Incredible how many people he's interviewed over the years, hundreds. You can see from the number of questions put to Hughie about Rick Cua that he's from Central New York!
the other day I was playing my Hurry Sundown CD and my wife came in the room and asked me to play along with the song...I did and she loved it. I was glad to to make her happy...
