Over the years, I have liked and probably forgot many bands and songs, but iconic Tobacco Road has its own place in my mind since I’ve heard it as a teenager performed by Edgar Winter:
and in concert with brother Johnny:
I still remember how I found Johnny, looking for who the best solo guitar performer was then - Jimi, Ritchie, John McLaughlin, etc.
Always in the first ten of the Blues Hall of Fame…
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sparkyDK, Supermax had their brilliant career, but they had a bad start here in Bulgaria. During their first visit (1980) the frontman Kurt Hauenstein said he has never heard of Bulgaria. Not bad, depending on the intellect, education, and the work he does.
However, they created a new unique style at that time. From Yellow Chronicle
Saw Alexis Korner back somewhere around 1970. I was an acid-fueled youngster then and went to concerts every week. Cheap then. $5 would get you a good seat. Saw quite a few great performers that I couldn’t yet appreciate. Korner, J.J. Kale, Long John Baldry, Boz Scaggs, etc. They kinda bored me. Not the acid rock I was looking for. Sure wish I could do it over again.
I was speaking in retrospect—shit that happened over 40 years ago. I was speaking to some degree in regret about having missed the elemental qualities of great performers because of my youth and the drug influences. I think I made that kinda clear. But since my behavior was “technically bad” , I’m tainted for life, huh? Thanks for sitting in the judgement seat. I’m sure you’ve lived your life as pure as the driven snow, right?
Never forget Ramones with the new style and sound that they gave us from the late 70s. And all their career …
And only Debbie Harry stayed close to Joey, as far as I remember.
When Greg Lake was with King Crimson, Carl Palmer was with the Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Atomic Rooster Keith Emerson was with The Nice. Later the three joined to become Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
Here is my favorite song by The Nice. Great instrumentals with Keith Emerson on organ.
She Belongs to Me