The Music Thread

On December 4, 1971, Frank Zappa and the Mothers were playing at the Montreux, Switzerland Casino on the Lake Geneva shoreline when "some stupid with a flare gun burned the place to the ground." Deep Purple, in town to record the Machine Head album, quickly used that experience to produce one of the most recognizable guitar riffs in rock history.

 
grimes70 said:
One of the most underated bands. Started by Richie Furay and Jim Messina both Buffaloe Soringfield members). Many talented and well known musicians would cycle through.

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Between Buffalo Springfield and the Flying Burrito Brothers , a large chunk of the music I listened to was made up of them and associated acts for about 15 years. Still listen to them a fair amount.

The first two albums these guys did were also very good.


 
finesse said:
Between Buffalo Springfield and the Flying Burrito Brothers , a large chunk of the music I listened to was made up of them and associated acts for about 15 years. Still listen to them a fair amount.

The first two albums these guys did were also very good.


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My dude! Me too. Started with The Byrds Sweetheart of the Rodeo... Springfield, CCR, CSN, CSNY, Poco, Souther, Hillman, Furay, Nitty Gritty and the Circle album, Allman Bros, Tucker Band, Ozark Mountain, Pure Prairie, New Riders, Old and in Way, America, ZZT, Elvin Bish, Amazing Rhyhm Aces, Atlanta R. Section, etc... Then it all morphed into Skynyrd and their off-shoots and the wheels came off for me. I tried to like CDB, Molly, .38 special, etc. etc.... But I just couldn't go there. Bridge too far. By the mid-to-late 1970's I was full on Bluegrass and New Grass: NGRevival, David Grisman, Tony Rice, Seldom Scene, Red Clay Ramblers, etc. etc. I played in a bluegrass band (guitar) for the next 20 years or so... Still play some upright bass with a local bluegrass outfit from time to time.
 
finesse said:
The first two albums these guys did were also very good.


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When Early Morning Riser came out it was a very apt song for me. I was seeing a girl who would get up at 6 every morning to go to work. So yeah, my favorite of theirs.
 
finesse said:
Listened to pretty much all that. I'll take a wild guess that you like this guy a bit.


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Too bad he didn't get the credit as much for Gentle on my Mind as Glen Campbell (though Glen was actually cooler than his public persona). One of my hitchiking songs.

Here's a good one.

 
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