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I saw the original band in ‘72 at Macarthur Theater in Princeton, NJ. It was awesome! Peter Gabriel rode on a wire over the audience at the end of the last tune and a loud smoke bomb went off. Most of the audience was stoned there was so much smoke for almost two hours I was waiting for an alarm to go off, but none did. It really looked like Gabriel was flying I didn’t see any wire, but there had to be one.
Peter Gabriel rode on a wire over the audience at the end of the last tune and a loud smoke bomb went off.
The song had to be “Supper’s Ready”. I saw Hackett and his band perform it in it’s entirety. Never ever thought I would get to see it performed live.
If there is one drummer that should be mentioned with the greats but never is, it’s Danny Seraphine of “Chicago”.
Go and listen to “Beginnings”, his drumming on it is sublime.
Agree. Two of my favorites are Bill Bruford and Billy Cobham. I was surprised when I saw a video of Ginger Baker and Art Blakey. I could not decide which I thought was the better one. Two other fantastic drummers and of course there was Buddy Rich.
Another was the drummer for Santana, Michael Shrieve. At just 20 years old he played an incredible set on Soul Sacrifice at Woodstock in ‘69.
Another was the drummer for Santana, Michael Shrieve.
We just lost the great Jack DeJohnette.
I really don’t remember for sure, but I think it was either “Get ‘em out by Friday”, or “Return of the Giant Hogweed”. Like I said, we were pretty toasted.
Didn’t know that. I have a lot of vinyl with him, Dave Holland, Pat Metheny, etc. R.I.P. Jack.
I never get tired of watching this.
Dannie Richmond with the Charles Mingus Sextet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqU3tsZ-Grk
I had the opportunity to see Mingus and his band and then Elvin Jones and his band afterwards At either the Bitter End or the Bottom Line in N.Y. City. Both had younger musicians who were very good. Minus died two years after I saw that gig. What an incredible upright bass player.
My bad “Mingus”, not “Minus”.
Thanks to Joni Mitchell, a lot of people discovered Mingus who otherwise wouldn’t have.
I just saw him last month, sounded good. His band is good, I met his guitar player during the last tour.
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