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EXCELLENT What can I say? Les is Les!
It just goes to show you that even though his
health hasn't been that good, he can still burn up
the neck with the best of them!
Excellent show! I've got mine on tape so I can recall it
20 yrs from now. I'm sure by then, it'll still be as good
as today.
Check out the 1st number on the show... "Lover" that's from
somewhere in the 40's and it's unreal! Way ahead of its time,
even today!
A "must" show for every guitarist to experience!
Alright Les!
Fred
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| I saw it and taped it.
I confess that my favorite part was Eddie Van Halen's jam, but I
had forgotten about what Les Paul could do, and what he contributed
to guitar playing and music.
BTW, if EVH is really "worried" about that "black box" on Les's
guitar, he should walk into a music store and ask for one, although
they may have to order it. I'm not familiar with any generic name
for it, but it's basically a delay with lots of memory (9+ seconds
or so is typical) and a few extra controls to make it easier to
add "layers" while performing.
The most common name for it I've heard is "Fripp-in-a-box", cause
Robert Fripp used to do with tape loops - he called it
"Frippertronics". It was interesting to discover that Les had
this years (and a more elegant implementation of it too) before
Frippertronics, which is not to criticize Fripp because while the
effect may be very similar, Fripp used it very differently.
Also on the show were:
Rita Coolidge
Carly Simon (yes, another live performance, she must be overcoming
her stage fright)
The Stray Cats (reunited for this occasion) - Brian Setzer has
got to be one of the most underrated players around.
He is a virtuosic master of that style.
Jan Hammer and Tony Levin played in the "house band"
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