Posted on 06/30/2009 10:53:20 AM PDT by a fool in paradise
Speaking of Floyd - Now this is a song (Syd’s Arnold Layne):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQTFRq1hjtM
Rog and Gilmour both are proud self-declared Socialists.
Keep your hand off of my stack and all that.
Gilmour has downsides on the number of cars and homes he owns.
And Wright was mistreated by Gilmour as well (I think he was just given session musican pay) and Rog laughs that on the final Pink Floyd album the remaining band was doing songs written by Gilmour’s wife, he pointed out the Spinal Tap nature of that.
Yes. She co-wrote one of the best songs on Division Bell. Wright seemed like a nice bloke and it seemed like being in the band was misery for him.
Wright sort of stepped into the breech as Syd went mad or had a serious breakdown. I think their material or song portfolio was pretty bare then.
Paintbox showed a lot of potential as a writer but I am sure Roger made sure that he was the one in charge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HkQvhoymTc
Nick Mason has one of the best car collections of Ferraris and other sports cars in the UK. His side company also owned planes like real and replica Spitfires.
I think Mason’s family kicked in money when they were struggling early on and had a larger share in the company.
I think Gilmour and Waters like the founders of Genesis (Gabriel, Banks, Rutherford) were all public school boys from money though the Pink’s were a bit more middle class.
Gabriel is another one that is fairly lib. They all seem to be for the workers, third world etc except when it comes to their money.
Ditto Bono of U2 the global poverty pimp with the best offshore tax dodge companies and the wealthiest man in Ireland. At least Floyd and Genesis music was good. I loathe U2’s incredibly shallow lyrics.
>>The rest of the groups at Woodstock were largely sh*t.<<
I agree. although that drummer for Santana was AMAZING!
I’ve been looking for Woodstock on DVD for years. My wife just informed me that Costco has it for $19.99.
That movie is a documentary that epitomizes everything that was WRONG with liberal hippydom.
” Would have been a great place for a tactical nuke.”
You sir , are an arse !
I was there too , brother , and I was not a hippie . Just a teenager and rock music lover .
” WHAM! Townshend, turning back to the audience and seeing Abbie at his mic, whacked him in the head with his guitar. “
From all I’ve read and heard this is a myth . Townshend booted him in the ass HARD sending him flying . He never hit Hoffman over the head with a guitar . Lang keeping the myth alive to add more spice to his novel . Even Hoffman himself said that Townshend didn’t hit him with a guitar .
I was sitting pretty close to the front and saw that happen. I couldn't tell what the heck was going on, even though I was one of the few present in an unaltered state.
Looking back, I think that Abbie Hoffman's massive ego just couldn't abide a crowd that size without him being in front of it.
I remember Santana starting their set. It was a nice sunny day, and everyone was in a good mood. At a certain point, you could feel a recognition sweeping through the crowd that the music was great, and it turned at that moment into a fantastic party.
Why thank you very much.
Check Amazon.com for the new 40th anniversary special DVD. I just picked it up, but haven’t watched it yet. I dig Woodstock for the music (I’m a drummer), not the hippydom. And yes, Michael Shrieve (Santana’s drummer) was amazing...definitely a highlight of Woodstock. He was just 20 then, too.
I just watched Santana’s “Soul Sacrifice” @ Woodstock on youtube. He was truly amazing.
I can’t fully explain it, but I’ve only bought from amazon twice. I bought a few CD’s in one order when they first opened their doors, and then I bought a few mic stands through them (they just had the lowest price on a price search. When it comes to DVD’s, I either do costco (convenience), garage sales or pawn shops. The only DVD I’ve paid full price for in the last few years is Pulse. But I will definitely get the one at Costco.
You have got to be kidding.
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