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Something Led Zep was fantastic at was going from acoustic to electric sounds with such smooth transitions. I happened to catch Heart at an awards show just the other night, and Zeppelin was a big influence on them. A good example of showing both that transition and virtuosity here in this rendition of Crazy On You. They always displayed in no uncertain terms that chicks can rock every bit as hard as the guys can.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=QUE5fc7eiWk&feature=related
 
talloola

talloola

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We went Victoria about 4 years ago and watched Chilliwack live at the theatre. I think they are very talented. We had great seats about 5 rows from stage.

years ago I saw Neil Diamond at the Colliseum, he was great in those days, not so good now.
 
Dexter Sinister

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A decade ago I was vacationing in Vancouver, saw an ad in a local newspaper about a performance by a guitarist I'd never heard of, Leo Kottke, and decided to go. As a stone-fingered campfire guitarist myself, I'm always interested in what other people can do with the instrument. Man, that guy is good. He did everything, pop, rock, blues, jazz, even Bach, on a 12-string, unaccompanied, and it sounded like at least two guys, sometimes three. I have since bought every LP and CD he's ever recorded, and would consider them cheap at twice the price. There are only two other performers who've stirred me enough to do that: Stan Rogers, and John Fogerty.
 
Kreskin

Kreskin

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Being a bassist I once saw Dave Holland play 2 hours straight by himself at the Soft Rock Cafe in Vancouver. Holland has played with all of the jazz giants, like Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Everyone in that small venue was a bass player. Most of us were falling off our chairs witnessing the outer limits of this instrument.

 
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What amazed me about the heart awards was the great job Gretchen Wilson did on Barricuda..her and Pearl Jam. I really thought it was the old Heart:smile:[back before Ann became so damn matronly.]
 
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Kreskin said:
Being a bassist I once saw Dave Holland play 2 hours straight by himself at the Soft Rock Cafe in Vancouver. Holland has played with all of the jazz giants, like Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Everyone in that small venue was a bass player. Most of us were falling off our chairs witnessing the outer limits of this instrument.

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I was hopeing to post a picture of the Beaver Creek Traveling Bass I bought not too long ago. Accoustic and mini with great sound when plugged in. Plus you can drive while playing it. heh heh Can't find the Beaver Creek Website and my wife grabbed the digital camera so I can't even take a pic of it.

So instead I will link to a vid of this local fellow playing Little Red Rooster. My daughter recorded this live down at my local and unfortunatly in the middle of the song. The guitarist Mike, wails pretty good on that little Harmony guitar.

Kinda big @ 9 megs so dialupers beware.
http://home.cogeco.ca/~luckyplucker/Little%20Red%20Rooster.wmv

Ok wife is back and I got a couple of pics to toss up.
This is the Beaver Creek Travel Bass.


And this is a Takamine 12 string I got for Christmas.

 
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missile said:
What amazed me about the heart awards was the great job Gretchen Wilson did on Barricuda..her and Pearl Jam. I really thought it was the old Heart:smile:[back before Ann became so damn matronly.]
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Was that the chick from Nashville with Alice In Chains? If so, she absolutly nailed that song along with the band.
 
dirtylinder

dirtylinder

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I have been to many concerts, my faves were Steve Miller in 77, and a all day concert in Van. at the stadium in the 80's Heart-Blue Oyter Cult-LoverBoy-Ted Nugent was very good...;-)
 
Kreskin

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In somewhat chonological order of concerts I've seen starting from 1973 (all in Vancouver):

Emerson Lake and Palmer (backup was Journey I believe)
Return to Forever (Chick Corea)(backup Larry Coryell with Alphonse Mouzon)
Deep Purple (backup Ted Nugent)
BTO (backup Charlie Daniels)
Emerson Lake and Palmer again (backup was Kansas I believe)
Chicago (with Terry Kath on guitar, shortly before his death)
Trooper (backup Three Dog Night)
The Beach Boys
Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Big Band
Pink Floyd
Saga (Toronto-based band)
Jean Luc Ponty x2 (best at the Commodore ballroom)(back Stanley Jordan)
Merle Haggard
Johnny Cash
Red Rider (Tom Cochrane)
Chilliwack (backup Trooper and Doug and the Slugs)


probably 3 or 4 others that escape me.
 
dirtylinder

dirtylinder

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Wow Kreskin, you have quite the list there.....
More recently, I have seen BlueOctober, Matchbox 20, Bowie, 54-40 and Collective Soul...
I saw Doug and the Slugs (for the third time) at the Summit Party in the Kootenays...he always made me laugh with his perverse sence of humour.
 
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