More Echoes In the Studio- pt 4
In memoriam : More” Echoes In the Studio”, pt 4 with my rare interviews with fallen classic rockers Lou Reed, Bon Scott, Rick Wright, Malcolm Young, George Harrison, David Bowie
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The Who- Tommy- Pete Townshend pt1
The many stages of The Who’s “Tommy” conception, gestation, and birth as the first successful rock opera are further revealed, it seems, every time “Tommy” composer Pete Townshend cleans out a storage closet. Townshend joins Redbeard In the Studio to present this rock sonogram of The Who “Tommy” while still in the creative womb, part 1.
Pink Floyd- The Division Bell- David Gilmour, Nick Mason
March 1994’s “The Division Bell” by Pink Floyd became the last offering of new music from the remaining triumvirate of singer/guitarist/composer David Gilmour, drummer Nick Mason, and keyboard player Richard Wright. “The Division Bell” sold over three million copies just in the Nineties thirty years ago. Gilmour and Mason join me In the Studio on the 30th anniversary.
Heart- Dog and Butterfly- Ann & Nancy Wilson
From the forty-fifth anniversary perspective on Heart’s million-seller “Dog and Butterfly” released in September 1978, guitarist/singer/songwriter Nancy Wilson is gratified with how the songs “Straight On”,”Mistral Wind”, and “Dog and Butterfly” have fared over the decades. “When I hear those songs now, I feel proud. For one thing, I feel like we really did contribute something fresh to music.” Nancy and big sister Ann Wilson are my guests In the Studio.
Styx- Pieces of Eight- Tommy Shaw, James”JY” Young
focusing on the 1978 release of “Pieces of Eight”, former Styx member and co-founder Dennis DeYoung confesses that, in spite of his major conceptual songwriting role on the band’s 1977 breakthrough three million seller “The Grand Illusion”, the highly-anticipated follow-up “Pieces of Eight” was not his finest hour. Styx guitarists/ songwriters/ singers Tommy Shaw and James Young stepped up creatively to fill the void on “Pieces of Eight”, again selling triple platinum with the muscular “Blue Collar Man”,”Renegade”,”The Great White Hope”,”Queen of Spades”, and “Sing for the Day”.
Mott the Hoople- Mott- Ian Hunter
One of Britain’s most beloved party bands this side of The Faces, Mott the Hoople is still revered there with sold-out tours, and we were so fortunate to have Mott main man Ian Hunter join me In the Studio for the golden anniversary of “Mott”. Or should I say “The Golden Age of Rock’n’Roll”?
The Cars- Greg Hawkes, the late Ric Ocasek
The Cars’ co-founder singer/songwriter the late Ric Ocasek goes under the hood with keyboard player Greg Hawkes for the 45th anniversary of their 1978 debut.
Paul Rodgers- Burning Love- unreleased demo 2-93
Legendary Free, Bad Company, The Firm, and even Queen vocalist Paul Rodgers with me February 1993 in a studio somewhere in the desolate outskirts of Los Angeles, proving that even a legend needs an audience when there’s a new song needing singing, even if it’s only an audience of one. Here’s an exclusive performance of “Burning Love”.
Def Leppard- Hysteria- Joe Elliott, Ric Savage
Def Leppard lifers Joe Elliott and Ric Savage join Redbeard In the Studio for the mega-hit “Hysteria”.
Joe Cocker- Heart and Soul
No less than four of Joe Cocker’s many albums have significant anniversaries: “Joe Cocker (1972)”,”Sheffield Steel”(’82),”Unchain My Heart”(’87), & “Night Calls” in 1992…By way of a “best of” these, here is my 2004 interview with the late Joe Cocker at the time of his excellent “Heart and Soul” release.