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| From | Career Records <eldeluxe@mcn.net> |
| Subject | Re: Cactus-contrary |
| Date | Mon, 02 Aug 2004 11:14:10 -0700 |
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I gotta speak up here.... Having seen BB+A, I can report it was about the worst
show I've ever seen. Being a long time Jeff Beck fan it was bad enough when I went
to see him in 1972 and realized he dumped the superior Cozy Powell-Clive Chaman
rhythm section for those two bozoz. Ok, I will admit Carmine did have his moments
of brilliance (Morning Dew in particular) , but Timmy Bogart is just the worst. No
redeeming value at all. The worst bass player in the world and overbearing when he
stepped up to the mic. I think only Jay Furgeson could match him for ego and
inability to recognize that the rest of the band was so much better!
That live In Japan album is not good, neither is the studio album. Jeff wisely
abandon that whole thing after starting on the follow up. He'd hired Pete Brown to
do the lyrics, which he did....There is a live boot from the Rainbow that does have
some moments, but Jizz Whizz? C'mon.
I hated the Fudge, so I never gave Cactus the time of day. Now, Jim McCarty was a
different matter. I saw him with the dreaded Buddy Miles Express, and he was just
stunning. Actually Buddy was tolerable, and the band smoked.
Wasn't the other guitar player Duane Hitchings? Seems to ring a bell.
Anyway, Cactus: no stars avoid at all cost.
Ok, get back to the more positive rants..
RS
Not Lame wrote:
> >
> > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/artist/glance/-/78956/104-1724804-
> > 8512730
> >
> > Bruce, you 70s closet guy, you have to know something about this!
>
> Well, no closet living for me w/ early/mid 70-'s hard rock that has a strong
> melodic, song driven touch.
>
> Cactus....mini-supergroup, at the time, a bonafide SUPERgroup as it featured
> Jim McCarty(Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels) Tm Bogert and Carmine Appice, who
> then went onto join Jeff Beck for Beck, Bogert & Appice who released one
> GREAT slab of Beck-driven bluesy hard rock(and a cool Japanese only live
> album) after Cactus broke up.
>
> This debut IS the one to get, though.....verymuch one of the better hard
> rock albums of 1970(if I recall correctly..think that's the year it came
> out)...the albums that followed meanered and suffered from weak song writing
> but the Rhino best of from the 90's did a very good job working around that
> problem and is a great intro to the band.
>
> Either oen of these for anyone w/ an interest in this sort of thing will
> yield some cool discovery, imho. :-)
>
> If I recall correctly, one of the other (more unknown)guitarists was
> murdered in a drug dead gone bad*(he was a dealer) in the 80's...he played
> w/ the Amboy Dukes(more fuel for Nugent's anti-drug stance) but I can't
> remember his name....sure it's on AMG.
>
> I'd check if I could use it, Mac guy that I am. (Ahhhh!!!!) Mozilla here I
> come!
>
> Peace,
> Bruce
> @ Not Lame
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