"Let the Music Do The Talking" from the Boston House of Blues last night.
This a great song from the first Joe Perry Project's first album after Joe left Aerosmith. The redid it for the "Done with Mirrors' reunion album when the band reformed in 1985.
Joe playing some dirty slide on his Dan Armstrong Plexi. The man can still pick it for his age.
I was tempted to go but there is nowhere to sit down on the floor and my feet can't take 3 hours of standing in one place anymore.
Lots of good music from the warm up bands. Maybe that is all we'll get to see moving forward. Headliners too expensive so the guy books two warm up bands and sells lower priced tickets.
How about an Epiphone!! I mess around with an Epiphone version of an ES-335 over the weekend and it's a good player.
Here is Chris Scruggs.
Mountain Mississippi Queen clip.
They played this at a Kiddie's show. Check out the young teen audience a the end. I could have been in that audience back in the day.
https://www.guitarworld.com/features/mountain-mississippi-queen-on-TV-1970
Gibson Les Paul Jr 1954-1958
https://www.vintageguitar.com/38943/in-detail-gibsons-1954-58-les-paul-junior/
"Let the Music Do The Talking" from the Boston House of Blues last night.
This a great song from Joe Perry Project's first album after Joe left Aerosmith. The redid it for the "Done with Mirrors' reunion album when the band reformed in 1985.
Joe playing some dirty slide on his Dan Armstrong Plexi. The man can still pick it for his age.
I was tempted to go but there is nowhere to sit down on the floor and my feet can't take 3 hours of standing in one place anymore.
What a great song. I wish I had the opportunity to see this show. Looks like fun..... hearing some deep stuff!!!
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
@jszfunk Yeah it is a great song and, IMHO, probably the best song on the first Joe Perry Project Album and 1984 Aerosmith Done With Mirrors comeback album
Interesting thing is Steve Tyler rewrote the lyrics for the song from the original Joe Perry Project version and after it appeared on the 1984 Done with Mirrors album
Here is an early Aerosmith version with the original Joe Perry Project album lyrics
Here is a 2017 live Aerosmith version with rewritten lyrics.
Indy Colt owner Jim Irsay guitar collection
https://guitar.com/features/collections/the-greatest-guitar-collection-on-earth/
18 ways to improve guitar tone
https://www.guitarworld.com/features/18-ways-to-improve-your-guitar-tone
Van Halen Hot for Teacher guitar sells for $4 Mill
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eddie-van-halen-hot-for-teacher-kramer-sold
@bill_graham That is more than the BLACK STRAT which sold for $3,900,000.00.
That Kramer is an Eddie inspired super Strat style guitar. First time kind of a copy guitar has brought big money I suppose. Eddie playing and owning it must be a big part of that.
@jszfunk Yeah it is a great song and, IMHO, probably the best song on the first Joe Perry Project Album and 1984 Aerosmith Done With Mirrors comeback album
Interesting thing is Steve Tyler rewrote the lyrics for the song from the original Joe Perry Project version and after it appeared on the 1984 Done with Mirrors album
Here is an early Aerosmith version with the original Joe Perry Project album lyrics
Here is a 2017 live Aerosmith version with rewritten lyrics.
This is just my opinion, but I think "Done With Mirrors" is a really good album...always have. Here is an interesting little tidbit from that albums producer, Ted Templeton about that release, Davie Lee Roth and possibly working on Permanent Vacation, Aerosmiths follow up.
https://www.spin.com/2020/07/ted-templeman-van-halen-aerosmith-david-lee-roth/
How did you come to work with Aerosmith on Done With Mirrors?
Actually, they saw me on the Grammys in 1980 when I won the Grammy for Record of the Year for “What a Fool Believes.” And they said, “We want that guy!” I went to Boston and rehearsed. Their management didn’t want them to record in L.A. or in San Francisco because they might score [drugs], so they made us record in Berkeley [at Fantasy Studios]. They scored in five minutes anyway. But, you know, I just didn’t do a good enough job with it. I let them down on that record. I just didn’t get it. I did Sammy’s [Hagar] I Can’t Drive 55 record up there, but I wasn’t very familiar with the studio. If you don’t know the studio, it’s really… I don’t know how to explain it. A great engineer though; Jeff Hendrickson. I worked with him at the Power Station in New York. I didn’t sleep well, I didn’t get the best drum sound for Joey [Kramer]. I didn’t get the best out of Steven [Tyler] at all. I mean, that record didn’t make it because of me.
It got pretty good reviews, it just wasn’t a big seller.
I just could have done better. The next one [1987’s Permanent Vacation] was a huge success. They’d asked me to do the next one. But I was scheduled to do a David Lee Roth follow-up to Eat ‘Em and Smile. With Dave, I had hits with him from the first EP, we did “Just A Gigolo.” So, Eat ‘Em And Smile sold the same Van Halen. Roth was selling out the Forum [in Los Angeles].
My goal was to put Van Halen back together. But anyway, I called Dave up. I said, “Listen, Aerosmith asked me to do the next album.” I wanted to redeem myself. But they needed to do it, I think, in April or something. And Dave was slated to do a record too. I drove over to Dave; he had a funky little office. He said, “Yeah, I think I need a new producer.” I said, “Fuck you, I already turned down Aerosmith to do this record.” I’d previously asked him: “Are we still on to do the next record?” He says, “Yeah.” And then he decides to fire me. So I lost the income from the Eat ‘Em and Smile follow-up and the Aerosmith album, but I mainly wanted a shot at doing right by [Aerosmith]. From that point on, I never liked the guy [Roth]. I had no use for him, you know? Prick. I mean, he was perfect for Van Halen, they never would have made it without him, those lyrics are genius and his crazy non-singing … I mean, it did enter my head to get Sammy because Sammy’s such a great singer, and Ed wanted me to borrow Ronnie Montrose’s Marshall head — I didn’t do that. But Dave, once I got in there, I knew there’s a lot of smarts going on; he’s really really smart.
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
Here is a setlist I pulled off of SetList.fm for one of Joe's recent shows.
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(Aerosmith cover)
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(Aerosmith cover)
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(Joe Perry song)
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(Memphis Slim cover)
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(Joe Perry song)
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(Jeff Beck Group cover)
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(Billy Lee Riley cover)
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(Aerosmith cover)
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(Joe Perry song)
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(Jazz Gillum and His Jazz Boys cover)
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(Joe Perry song)
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(Richard Supa cover)
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(Johnny Thunders cover)
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(Aerosmith cover)
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(Tiny Bradshaw cover)
- Encore:
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(Aerosmith cover)
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(Aerosmith cover)
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
Bargain 1958 Les Paul Jr.
https://www.premierguitar.com/pro-advice/vintage-vault/bargain-58-les-paul-special
@bill_graham These new single coil Triptych pickups are wild!! Or is the guitar player wild?
Keith grabbed one of his 3,000 guitars he doesn't play much. What is it? Ernie Ball Music Man?
Keith ROCKIN'
https://youtube.com/shorts/uQ_s5ozLp_c?feature=share
Best years for a Gibson Les Paul...I might have already posted this but here it is again
https://musicstrive.com/best-years-for-gibson-les-paul/
Derek Trucks lists the 11 guitarists that greatly influenced him.
Few surprises in the list.
https://www.guitarworld.com/features/derek-trucks-guitarists-who-shaped-my-sound
Gibson certified vintage guitars
https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gibson-certified-vintage-mark-agnesi
Derek Trucks says Duane Allman was almost a mythical entity in his home growing up.
https://guitar.com/news/music-news/derek-trucks-on-what-makes-duane-allman-his-greatest-influence/
@bill_graham Well there are brands which seems to be preferred in certain styles of music that are not Gibson or Fender. Ibanez and Charvel among others for hard rock and heavy metal seem to be more popular for that kind of music.
For general application music styles, to me if it says Gibson or Fender on your headstock, you have the Ford or Chevrolet, the main brands, of electric guitar.
