Re: Tom Petty's roots are showing (real twangy)
John Friedman writes: Jon Johnson: *One* guitar player?!?!?! Hell, John, why don't you just tell us they were recruiting for the Socialist Worker's Party while you're at it? Hm, if that's a sarcastic remark, which is cool, my guess is that you're not familiar w/Molly Hatchet. My point was that Molly Hatchet with fewer than three guitar players onstage is...well, just not right. It doesn't live up to one's expectations. I'm plenty familiar with their stuff, by the way. They were never a patch on Skynyrd, but who was? Hatchet's first couple of albums were about as good as the genre got if your band's name wasn't Lynyrd Skynyrd. I keep expecting to see a southern rock revival at some point, though despite noble attempts by the likes of Raging Slab and Pride and Glory, I don't think it's gonna happen. Saw Marshall Crenshaw open a show at the Paradise in '92 with a bitchin' cover of "Flirtin' With Disaster," by the way. --Jon Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wollaston, Massachusetts
Re: Tom Petty's roots are showing (real twangy)
I want insight into why the only people I meet wh0 hope for a resurgence of "Southern Rock" are all from north of Virginia ( a state still quite suspect) John Friedman writes: Jon Johnson: *One* guitar player?!?!?! Hell, John, why don't you just tell us they were recruiting for the Socialist Worker's Party while you're at it? Hm, if that's a sarcastic remark, which is cool, my guess is that you're not familiar w/Molly Hatchet. My point was that Molly Hatchet with fewer than three guitar players onstage is...well, just not right. It doesn't live up to one's expectations. I'm plenty familiar with their stuff, by the way. They were never a patch on Skynyrd, but who was? Hatchet's first couple of albums were about as good as the genre got if your band's name wasn't Lynyrd Skynyrd. I keep expecting to see a southern rock revival at some point, though despite noble attempts by the likes of Raging Slab and Pride and Glory, I don't think it's gonna happen. Saw Marshall Crenshaw open a show at the Paradise in '92 with a bitchin' cover of "Flirtin' With Disaster," by the way. --Jon Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wollaston, Massachusetts
Re: Tom Petty's roots are showing (real twangy)
On Thu, 22 Apr 1999 04:57:09 -0500 JP Riedie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want insight into why the only people I meet wh0 hope for a resurgence of "Southern Rock" are all from north of Virginia ( a state still quite suspect) JP, you're kidding, right? Man, Virginia *is* the South and I'll stand on Robert E. Lee's coffee table blah blah blah... William Cocke Senior Writer HSC Development University of Virginia (804) 924-8432
RE: Tom Petty's roots are showing (real twangy)
Saw Marshall Crenshaw open a show at the Paradise in '92 with a bitchin' cover of "Flirtin' With Disaster," by the way. [Matt Benz] He opened his Columbus, probably same tour, with that song. Didn't Holsapple Stamey open up for this tour? And Mitch Easter was playing, I think, *and* Dave Schramm. Pretty cool show...
Re: Tom Petty's roots are showing (real twangy)
JP Riedie queries: I want insight into why the only people I meet wh0 hope for a resurgence of "Southern Rock" are all from north of Virginia ( a state still quite suspect) Never thought about it, but maybe it's the sameway mallrats from utah dig gangsta rap. Is southern rock yet another institution the south would rather forget? As for the Last Roundup or whatever the upcoming Southern Rock Revival which *is* coming around soon, I just don't know. Toy Caldwell has merged w/the infinite, but I understand Sammy Hagar is available g, Molly Hatchet, oh yeah, what I neglectd to mention was that they had a synthesisizer on stage too, (oh, the horror!). Anyway, CDB is still good if he lays off his christian rock thing. No offense intended. -JF Blue Belly Devil ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
Re: Tom Petty's roots are showing (real twangy)
In a message dated 4/21/99 9:13:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Another gap in my knowledge: I was amazed to read, in the liner notes, that Duane Gregg Allman, Bernie Leadon, and Don Felder all came out of the Gainesville music scene along with Petty co. coming to a bookstore near you in September. well, if I get it done and turned in by May 12th. Florida turned out to be more interesting musically than I thought particularly with all the connections between Petty (fellow Mudcrutch then Heartbreaker high school buddies), the Allmans, Ronnie Van Zant, the Eagles, Stephen Stills and on and on. Sadly, the Gainesville music scene is more ska today than anything else. Deb posting from work g
Re: Tom Petty's roots are showing (real twangy)
Another gap in my knowledge: I was amazed to read, in the liner notes, that Duane Gregg Allman, Bernie Leadon, and Don Felder all came out of the Gainesville music scene along with Petty co. Molly Hatchet also hails from FLA. BTW, they toured several years ago w/Danny Jo Brown at the helm. It was him, a bass player, ONE freakin' guitar player and a drummer. Anybody who knew them new that they used to line up three guitarists in a row and...anyway, it was a hoax! -JF ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
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On Wed, 21 Apr 1999 15:53:43 EDT john friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Molly Hatchet also hails from FLA. BTW, they toured several years ago w/Danny Jo Brown at the helm. It was him, a bass player, ONE freakin' guitar player and a drummer. Anybody who knew them new that they used to line up three guitarists in a row and...anyway, it was a hoax! Yes, the idea was to out-Skynyrd Skynyrd I always heard. William Cocke Senior Writer HSC Development University of Virginia (804) 924-8432
Re: Tom Petty's roots are showing (real twangy)
John Friedman writes: Molly Hatchet also hails from FLA. BTW, they toured several years ago w/Danny Jo Brown at the helm. It was him, a bass player, ONE freakin' guitar player and a drummer. *One* guitar player?!?!?! Hell, John, why don't you just tell us they were recruiting for the Socialist Worker's Party while you're at it? --Jon Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wollaston, Massachusetts
Re: Tom Petty's roots are showing (real twangy)
In a message dated 4/21/99 3:16:01 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yes, the idea was to out-Skynyrd Skynyrd I always heard. That can't be done. There is only one Skynyrd, and they rule southern rock. Slim
Re: Tom Petty's roots are showing (real twangy)
Jon Johnson: *One* guitar player?!?!?! Hell, John, why don't you just tell us they were recruiting for the Socialist Worker's Party while you're at it? Hm, if that's a sarcastic remark, which is cool, my guess is that you're not familiar w/Molly Hatchet. They were in the Skynyrd, Outlaws family of line up as many gibsons across the stage and let it rain early and often. Molly Hatchet w/one guitar is like a BLT w/o the L or the T and trying to pass it off as a BLT. As for their political beliefs, i believe they were planetarians, but I could be mistaken. -JF ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
Tom Petty's roots are showing (real twangy)
Last night Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tore up the house at
Shepherd's Bush Empire in London - a really small theatre packed to the
rafters with rabid fans who seemed to know every word of just about
every song. They played two and a half hours. The final encore came
when they had already started the music on the PA and the roadies had
started to switch off the amps on stage. Petty came on and said he'd
been halfway to the car that time...
It was the usual mix of classics old and new, but what was most
fascinating was a long acoustic midsection, during which Petty cracked
open the Everlys' Lucille, the Delmore Brothers' This Old Guitar(?) and
Little Maggie, along with rearrangements of some of his own songs
(including American Girl). He prefaced Little maggie with some talk of
seeing Ralph Stanley; he said "I don't know if any of you know him". I
was going to scream "yay - bluegrass rules" at the top of my lungs
(which would've given him a fright, since he was only six feet away from
me) but didn't. Which was either really good or a missed opportunity,
as the Ralph reference drew a blank with the rest of the crowd. Anyhow,
it was pretty slow (well, compared to Skaggs' recent recording) and it
desperately needed a banjer (tho Mike Campbell thrummed on a mandolin).
But Scott Thurston (an ex-Stooge, I understand) did a great lead vocal
on it - he has a surprisingly bluegrass-friendly voice.
Petty also did some blues and r'n'b songs and jams, including a stunner
which I feel I should know about and don't - it's probably called
"County Farm" ("... Another man's done gone...") Can anyone help me
out?
Great show. Go see him in an arena near you this Summer. The man's the
real deal.
Stevie
