This is mega cool: friend hipped me to this great bassist: didn't even realize he was the great player with Metheney! Playing AND singing like THIS!

Three  of the most distinctive voices of our times: 

Peter

I just stumbled upon this "Black Magic Woman" from what is definitely the Bob Welch iteration of Fleetwood Mac...





This must be one of John McVie's first appearances with an Alembic; looks like #73-27 before any changes. (no master volume, still has its old bar tailpiece and black pickups... that bass must have been fairly new) But who in the world is the organ player onstage opposite Christine? Bob introduces him at 3:42 in, but I can't understand what he says. Anyone?

I think it is Doug Graves who was hired hand on part of the 1974 your.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fleetwood_Mac_members

Quote from: keith_h on January 17, 2022, 06:26:45 AM
I think it is Doug Graves who was hired hand on part of the 1974 your.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fleetwood_Mac_members

Good call, Keith... I hear it clearly now too. Cool. I had no idea there ever was an extra keys player before Tuggle on the '97 Dance tour. Wow.

*I hope they post some more of that show. The audio is pretty decent, and that's a pretty good timeframe. (this is apparently from the Heroes Are Hard To Find tour sometime in '74, around the end of Welch's tenure...)

What a great time I've had on a snowy day...

After some more reading about, it looks like this, and the other recordings from this show were made 12/15/1974 at the Record Plant in Sausalito. The band, at least this one with Bob Welch and Doug Graves was basically defunct as of 12/5. Mick was already looking at Lindsey Buckingham by this time, he and Stevie Nicks would join the band New Year's Eve two weeks later.

Reading on, it says Graves was actually offered a full-time job in the band, as backup for Christine, but it was decided later on not needed. Quoting-


In late 1974 Graves was preparing to become a permanent member of the band by the end of their US tour. He said: I'm looking forward to adding something to this already great band. I helped engineer their album 'Heroes Are Hard to Find' and got to know each member well. It came to me as a shock when Mick asked me to join but I am enjoying playing live with the band, and hopefully will start a new studio album with the band soon.

However, Graves did not ultimately join full-time. In 1980, Christine McVie explained the decision:

He (Doug Graves) was there to back me up, but I think it was decided after the first two or three concerts that I was better off without him. The band wanted me to expand my role and have a little more freedom, so he played some organ behind me, but he didn't play the same way I did.

Here is Sentimental Lady > Future Games from the same set.



*Alas, it said nothing of the BSB pickups in John's bass... were they the originals and the black ones replacements?

Kaia Kater: 


Peter

The band lineup is: Peter Sprague — guitar Lisa Hightower — vocals Pam Pendrell — vocals Kate Sprague — vocals Tripp Sprague — saxophone Danny Green — piano Justin Grinnell — bass Duncan Moore — drums

Justin used to work at Alembic and some of you may have met him at NAMM shows before. He's playing his fretless Excel here.

Cool bass, love the sax solo

Louise Kirchen (Yes, of course husband Bill is on it, too!): 

Peter

Quote from: mica on January 20, 2022, 10:39:57 AM

The band lineup is: Peter Sprague — guitar Lisa Hightower — vocals Pam Pendrell — vocals Kate Sprague — vocals Tripp Sprague — saxophone Danny Green — piano Justin Grinnell — bass Duncan Moore — drums

Justin used to work at Alembic and some of you may have met him at NAMM shows before. He's playing his fretless Excel here.

Nice job on this one... nothing from Graceland is easy to cover, especially for bass. As an aside, this is the first time I've ever understood about half of the lyrics to that song!

Quote from: edwardofhuncote on January 22, 2022, 05:38:10 AM
As an aside, this is the first time I've ever understood about half of the lyrics to that song!

Likewise, I'm sure!

Peter

Listening to Pink Floyd Pulse on 180 gram vinyl...I bought a project X2 turntable and a project tube box S2 preamp as a Christmas gift to myself and have been listening to a lot of vinyl...

Man, some of this sounds really good, I am sure the equipment I am using is responsible for the stellar sound and some things I've listened to like some jazz albums it's like the musicians are actually in the room with you.

Another expensive hobby though...

Quote from: cozmik_cowboy on January 22, 2022, 09:19:40 AM

Quote from: edwardofhuncote on January 22, 2022, 05:38:10 AM
As an aside, this is the first time I've ever understood about half of the lyrics to that song!

Likewise, I'm sure!


Peter

Ditto!

Bob, live: 

Peter