Happy Hour 2015-02-21 CRAB Radio Live

February 22, 2015Bad Company, CSNY, Pat TraversTunemeister

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Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young – 14 Dec 1969 – Detroit, MI

Crosby, Stills, & Nash was a folk rock supergroup that first came together in 1968. David Crosby came from The Byrds, Stephen Stills came from Buffalo Springfield, and Graham Nash was in the band, The Hollies. Crosby and Nash had been first introduced in 1966. At a party in July 1968 at Joni Mitchell’s house, Nash asked Crosby and Stills to perform a repeat of Still’s new song, “You Don’t Have To Cry” with Nash joining in on harmony. It ‘clicked’ and was the beginning of their ride. Their first self-titled album was released in May 1969. Stills, himself, had handled most of the instrumental duties, and it was clear that they needed more musicians, in order to start touring. They originally tried to recruit Steve Winwood on keyboards, however, he was already committed to his band Blind Faith. Neil Young was suggested, and signed to a flexible contract allowing him to continue performing with Crazy Horse, as well. Their first gig was in Chicago on 16 Aug 1969, and they mentioned that they were scheduled to perform at Woodstock the next day, wherever that was.

Bad Company – 1976 – Albuquerque, NM

Bad Company first came together and formed in 1973 in London. They were comprised of two former members of the band Free, vocalist Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke. They were joined by King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell and Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs. The band was managed by Led Zeppelin manager, Peter Grant, and was soon signed to Swan Song Records/Atlantic Records. The band’s debut album, Bad Company was released in 1974, and went straight to number 1 on the Billboard 200 in the US. In 1975 and 1976, their second and third albums, Straight Shooter and Run With The Pack, hit number 3 and number 5, respectively. They were scheduled to start a double headline tour with former Free member, Paul Kossoff to help promote Back Street Crawler‘s new album. This was supposed to begin April 1976, but was scrapped due to Kossoff’s untimely passing in March 76. Rumor has it that Rodgers got the name from the Jeff Bridges movie, Bad Company, but he said in an interview that he got it from an image in a book of a kid looking up at an unsavory character leaning on a lamp post with the caption: ‘beware of bad company.

Pat Travers – 1982 – Nassau Coliseum – NY

Pat Travers is a rock guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist originally from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He started with guitar at age 12 and soon thereafter saw Jimi Hendrix in Ottawa. Travers began playing in bands in his early teens, and attracted the attention of Ronnie Hawkins, while playing in the Quebec area in Merge. He soon moved to London, signed a contract with Polydor, and released his self-titled debut album in 1976. This concert tour was with Rainbow, and was the Pat Travers Band’s most successful tour, but despite that, the album Radioactive barely made it into the top 40, only hitting number 37. This was the beginning of Pat Travers’ waning popularity. Polydor dropped Travers due to very disappointing sales in 1982. Travers responded by suing Polydor. He won the suit. In 84, Polydor did drop him, and he went through the latter part of the 80’s in a downward spiral, only releasing on indie labels. In 1990, he signed a deal with Blues International Records, and quite possibly coupled with his undying fan base might just return to the earlier popularity that he enjoyed in the seventies.

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Happy Hour 2015-02-14 CRAB Radio Live

February 15, 2015Led Zeppelin, RainbowTunemeister

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Rainbow – 1982 – Live Between the Eyes – San Antonio, TX

Rainbow was formed as Ritchie Blackmore was heading into different musical directions that Deep Purple wasn’t too keen on. So, he collaborated with Ronnie James Dio and his band in early 75, and ended up recording Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow Feb-Mar 75. The band’s name was inspired by the Rainbow Bar and Grill in Hollywood. Ritchie was quite happy with the result and formally left Deep Purple in June of that year. (His last concert with Deep Purple was April in Paris.) Dio finally left the band in 77 or 78, and Blackmore tried to recruit Ian Gillan, but instead ended up with Marbles vocalist, Graham Bonnet. This began their big commercial success and Joe Lynn Turner replaced Bonnet by 81. This splinter band was certainly one of the reasons that Deep Purple broke up in 76. Former Deep Purple members floated between the groups. At one time, Jon Lord was in Rainbow, and for this lineup, Roger Glover was on bass guitar. This concert is a soundboard recording and was filmed for MTV and happened right at the height of Rainbow’s popularity.

Led Zeppelin – 1973.01.22 – Southampton University, Southampton, UK

Led Zeppelin was formed in 1968 from the ashes of The Yardbirds. Jimmy Page joined The Yardbirds in 1966, originally on bass guitar, but soon switched to, and shared lead guitar duties with Jeff Beck, until he left. The Yardbirds’ final concert was July 68 and Page started work on putting together ‘The New Yardbirds’. He recruited Robert Plant and John Bonham (both prior Band of Joy members), and John Paul Jones. The New Yardbirds first took the stage on 7 Sep 68 in Denmark, and quickly released an album. Page was served a cease and desist letter about using the name Yardbirds out of the Scandanavian arena. In November of that year, after they changed their name to Led Zeppelin they received a nice contract from Atlantic. They started cranking out albums at a furious rate. (Maybe this was part of their contract, I don’t know.) Led Zeppelin and Led Zeppelin II (1969), Led Zeppelin III (1970), Untitled fourth album (1971), and Houses of the Holy ( 1973). Zeppelin is the second best selling band in the US, with sales over 111.5 million units. This concert is a soundboard recording, and was for the Houses of the Holy tour, and comes at a time when they had cemented their popularity with their fourth album. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Led Zeppelin was as influential in the 70’s as the Beatles were in the 60’s.

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Next week’s broadcast, 21 Feb 2015 will air starting at 8 PM Eastern time, and will include:

Bad Company – Albuquerque, NM -1976

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young – Detroit – 1969

Pat Travers – Nassau, Long Island, NY – 1982

Happy Hour 2015-02-07 Moonshine Concerts

February 8, 2015Heart, Pat Travers, Pink FloydMoonshiner

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Pink Floyd – 1981.06.17 – Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London England

In 1978 Roger Waters wrote two complete concept demos, he played every instrument on them and did all the singing. He presented them both to the band. One was called “The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking”, the other was “The Wall”. The band deems the Hitchhiking demo as unlistenable. To my knowledge that demo has never been made publicly available. The Wall went through at least two demo stages. The original demo version included lyrics like “I am a physician / who can handle your condition / like a magician” which were completely discarded and rewritten.

The Wall album was released in 1979 and may well be Pink Floyd’s greatest achievment, as well as one of the greatest achievments in rock music and live concert production.

The live performance of The Wall required two complete bands. The actual Pink Floyd band which was Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Rick Wright and Nick Mason.

The second band was;
Andy Bown on bass. Snowy White on guitar. Willie Wilson on drums. And Peter Wood on keyboards.

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Pat Travers – 2009.02.25 – Rockline Studio, Los Angeles CA

Pat Travers is a Canadian born rocker. He moved to London for a few years early in his carreer, then to Florida where he still resides. He released his first album, titled “Pat Travers” in 1976 at the age of 22. Since then he has recorded and released at least 35 albums, yet many people still have no idea who he is. Pat Travers has been called the “best kept secret in rock and roll.” In my opinion Pat Travers is a true Guitar Hero.

Rockline was a radio syndicated show hosted by Bob Coburn that was broadcast live for over 33 years.

This is Pat Travers live in the Rockline Studio in 2009. Beginning with a brief interview.

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Heart – 2013.07.19 – DTE Energy Center, Clarkston MI

Heart is a band that was formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They went through several incrnations and band names before becoming Heart. They were The Army from 1967 – 1969. Then White Heart from 1969 – 1972. Then Hocus Pocus from 1972 – 1973. Then in 1973 they changed the name to Heart and have used that name since.

This is Heart live at the DTE Energy Center in Clarkston, Missouri, in 2013 during their Led Zeppelin tribute tour. The first part of this gig is usual Heart tunes, the last five songs are Led Zeppelin covers with Jason Bonham on drums.

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Happy Hour 2015-01-31 CRAB Radio Live

February 1, 2015Girlschool, Heart, The Runaways, VixenTunemeister

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The first segment of the broadcast was Vixen, live at the Music Hall, Koln, Germany, 19 Feb 91. This band was sometimes referrered to as the ‘female Bon Jovi’. This band got its start in St. Paul Minnesota in 1980 by guitarist Jan Kuehnemund (while she was still attending high school). In 1984, an early version of the band with Jan Kuehnemund, vocalist Janet Gardnet, and bassist Pia Maiocco (who later married Steve Vai), appeared in the movie Hardbodies as the band Diaper Rash. Shortly before the band signed with EMI and recorded their debut album, the ‘classic lineup’ was formed. This consisted of Kuehnemund (lead guitar), Janet Gardner (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Share Pedersen (bass), and Roxy Petrucci (drums). This concert was the Rev It Up tour, where they warmed up for bands such as Deep Purple and Kiss, as well as headlined a few of their own shows. In mid 1991, Vixen disintegrated due to musical difference, but this was not the last of them as they reformed a couple of times. The first, without Kuehnemund was 97-98 until they were sued by her. The second time was in 2001, by Kuehnemund, and they are still playing today. The second segment of the broadcast was The Runaways, recorded live at the Agora, Cleveland, OH, 19 July 1976. The Runaways were formed in 1975, and were together until 1979. They were formed by drummer Sandy West and rhythm guitarist Joan Jett in late 1975. They actually started out as a power trio with Micki Steele on bass guitar. During this time, they were playing the party and club circuit in Los Angeles, CA. They soon added lead guitarist Lita Ford (who originally auditioned for the bass position). Micki Steele was replaced by Peggy Foster, and then quickly by Jackie Fox (who coincidentally originally tried out for lead guitar). Cherie Curry was also added as the lead vocalist. The Runaways were quickly signed by Mercury Records in 1976, and they released their debut album, The Runaways. (This concert if from their initial tour.) According to the documentary, Edgeplay – A film about The Runaways, each of the girls patterned themselves from their idols. Cherie Currie patterned her look from David Bowie, Joan Jett after Suzi Quatro, Lita Ford as a cross between Jeff Beck and Ritchie Blackmore, Sandy West after Queen drummer Roger Taylor, and Jackie Fox after Kiss’ Gene Simmons. The Runaways never really attained great success in the US, instead gaining popularity overseas, especially Japan. The band finally broke up in 1979 due to huge musical differences. Joan Jett wanted to continue with the punk/glam metal sound, while Sandy West and Lita Ford wanted to move in more of a hard rock/heavy metal direction. They never could compromise, so their last concert was New Year’s Eve 1978 at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA. The third segment is a British heavy metal band, Girlschool. This concert was recorded at the Brass A in Nashville, TN, 12 Jan. 1984. Girlschool was formed in 1978, springing from a school band, Painted Lady. They are the longest running all-female band, having been together for 37 years, with no breaks. Despite frequent membership changes original members Kim McAuliffe, Enid Williams, and Denise Dufort are still members presently. The only original member not currently in the band is lead guitarist and vocalist Kelly Johnson, who passed due to cancer in 2007. In 1975, Painted Lady was formed by school friends Kim McAuliffe and Dinah ‘Enid’ Williams. They added Tina Gayle (drums) and Dierdre Cartwright (lead guitar). Dierdre left the band in 77 to form Tour de Force, and is now a renowned jass guitarist. Rather than let the band break up, McAuliffe and Williams recruited Kelly Johnson and Denise Dufort in 1978 and changed their name to Girlschool. The band achieved good success during the NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal). This concert is from the Play Dirty (released in October of 1983), and was shortly before Kelly Johnson left the band (the first time) in 1984. She quit just prior to the completion of the Play Dirty US tour, which hurt album sales. She returned to Girlschool in 1993, and remained until 2000, when she was diagnosed with spinal cancer. Unfortunately, she passed away in 2007 after years of painful treatment for her cancer. This tour came at a time when they ‘upgraded’ their look and sound to appeal to the US market. The band was still a four piece band. The final segment in the broadcast was Heart, 18 Mar 1978 at California Jam II. This was requested by my high school friend, Debbie Butler Hoyle. I know that Heart is not an all-female band, but they tend to come to mind when speaking about female bands due to the constant center (over several distinct lineups), Ann and Nancy Wilson. The band actually traces its lineage to a band formed in 67 by bassist Steve Fossen and guitarist Roger Fisher called The Army and played in and around Bothell, WA. In 69 after lineup changes, they changed its name to White Heart, dropping the ‘White’ in 1970. When Ann Wilson joined, the name was changed to Hocus Pocus. Wison met Michael Fisher (Roger’s brother) and fell in love and followed him back to Canada. Fossen and Fisher soon followed suit, and in 73, Heart was officially formed. Ann’s sister joined in 1974, and soon became involved with Roger. This concert wasn’t with that original lineup, but came at the height of their commercial success. The band members at the time of California Jam II were: Roger Fisher (lead guitar, backing vocals), Steve Fossen (bass), Ann Wilson (vocals, flute, guitar, keyboards, percussion, violin, autoharp), Nancy Wilson (vocals, guitars, mandolin, keyboards, synthesizers, harmonica), Michael DeRosier (drums, percussion) and Howard Leese (guitars, bass, keyboards, synthesizers, mandolin, recorder, orchestra arrangements, autoharp, percussion, backing vocals). Leese continues to tour with The Paul Rodgers Band and Bad Company. This bootleg is a soundboard recording, and is of excellent quality.

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Happy Hour – CRAB Radio Live 2015-01-24

January 25, 2015ACDC, Aerosmith, Grand Funk Railroad, ScorpionsTunemeister

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This broadcast was billed as: Four concerts in four hours…..

The first concert segment was Aerosmith, Boston 29 August 1975. This was broadcast initially on the King Biscuit Flower Hour on WBCN in Boston. Aerosmith, “The Bad Boys from Boston”, formed in Boston, 1971. Originally, Joe Perry (guitar) and Tom Hamilton (bass) were in the band Jam Band. They got together with Steven Tyler (vocals/harmonica), Joey Kramer (drums), and Ray Tabano (guitar) and Aerosmith was born. They replaced Ray Tabano with Brad Whitford, and were signed to Columbia records in 1972. This concert was the Toys in the Attic tour, which broke the band into mainstream popularity. Their first five albums have attained multi-platinum status. Joe Perry and Brad Whitford left the band in 79, and Aerosmith basically floundered through a couple albums until their return in 1984. Aerosmith is the best selling American rock band of all time, selling more than 150 million albums. They have also scored four Grammy Awards and ten MTV music video awards.

The next concert segment was the Scorpions, Complete Munich 1993. This was an FM broadcast from Munich, Germany and includes Michael Schenker on stage. The band was actually formed in Germany in 1965 by Rudolf Schenker (rhythm guitar), Karl-Heinz Vollmer (lead guitar and backing vocals), Achim Kirchoff (bass), and Wolfgang Dziony (drums). Rudolf handled lead vocals during this period. Things really got moving when Rudolf’s younger brother, Michael (lead guitar) and Klaus Meine (vocals) joined the band in 1970. In 1972, the band recorded their debut album, Lonesome Crow. It was during that tour that the band opened for a rising Brit band, UFO. It was toward the end of the tour, that UFO convinced Michael Schenker to ‘jump ship’ and join them. Uli Roth stepped in to finish the tour, but this led to the band’s breakup. Rudolf eventually joined Uli’s band, Dawn Road, and brought Klaus Meine along. This ‘new’ band decided to adopt the Scorpions name since they already had a following and an album record release. The next segment in the broadcast was Grand Funk Railroad, 1974 live at the LA Forum. This is a soundboard recording, so it’s quality is very good. Rolling Stone magazine once said, “You cannot talk about rock in the 1970’s without talking about Grand Funk Railroad!” There is a lot of truth in that statement, for sure. The band formed in Flint, MI in 1969 originally as a power trio. Mark Farner (guitar, vocals) and Don Brewer (drums, vocals) from Terry Knight and the Pack along with Mel Schacher (bass) from Question Mark & the Mysterians became GFR. It was Terry Knight, who became their manager, who named the band as a play on words about the “Grand Trunk Railroad”, a well-known rail line in Michigan. The band’s initial recognition came at the 1969 Atlanta Pop Festival July 4 & 5. After a highly charged set on the first day, they were asked to come back the following year. Capitol records immediately signed the trio. In 1971, the band fired Terry Knight which sparked a lengthy legal fight. In 1972, the band had attempted to attract Peter Frampton of Humble Pie, but instead added Craig Frost (keyboards). This sparked a shift from GFR’s ‘garage band’ to a more rhythm and blues and pop rock oriented style. Although highly successful in the mid 70’s, tensions continued to grow due to personal issues as well as burn out. The band continued to head towards their breakup in 1976. They reunited in 81, with Don Bellinger replacing Schacher until they broke up again in 83. The bands original members reunited again in 96. Farner was eventually forced to quit the band due to contractual issues, and a couple years later Don and Mel recruited Max Carl, Bruce Kulick, and Tim Cashion (of .38 Special, Kiss, and Bob Seger, respectively) and continue to perform 45 shows annually. The final segment of the broadcast was ACDC, Power Outage in Paris, 1979, a soundboard recording. This was recorded at the peak of their popularity thus far, and just a couple short months before Bon Scott died. This was the Highway to Hell tour, and was at the Pavillion, in Paris France on 9 Dec 1979. There has been a long road sprinkled with many albums between then and now, but it appears that ACDC has lost yet another of its founding fathers. Malcolm Young has retired due to dementia with nephew Stevie Young picking up the rhythm guitar duties on the new album, Rock or Bust as well as the tour. ACDC also came very close to losing drummer Phil Rudd as well due to allegations of attempting to procure a murder, threatening to kill, as well as possession of methamphetamine and cannabis. The murder and threatening charges were removed the following day, but his future is still uncertain.