“Projectile Vomit” was the name of my first band. It’s troubling to me that you did not acknowledge the provenance. Especially since at 3 months on your mother’s shoulder, you were the inspiration. What’s with that🤷🏼♂️?
Oct 11, 2022·edited Oct 11, 2022Liked by Dan Epstein
Ah yes, the joys of the live concert experience. I remember once seeing Lindsey Buckingham in a really small venue on a solo tour, and he did a song from Buckingham Nicks then was telling a story as he tuned the guitar and some guy shouted, "do one of your old ones" and he looked out and said, "I just did one from my first album. How much further back do you want me to go?"
Sitting/standing - there was a time - way before my time - when it was all festival seating. Apparently, there is an interview with Janice Joplin (maybe with Dick Cavett - he's not my jam) where this comes up. Janice asks - how are you going to groove from F13 (although she could have said L7).
Similarly, I was at a baseball game this weekend where it seemed no one had ever been to a ballgame before and understood that you sit until something important happens. It turned out to be the longest 9 inning game played by my team and it seemed liked it was much, much more.
Love it Dan! Here's how I found my way here. While listening to the James Gang - "Yer Album" CD today a clipping of your James Gang LA Weekly review from 2000 fell out of the CD artwork - that I had inserted in there between the folds. I thought I recognized your name and had to look you up and this popped up. Regarding the review, 22 years later, I agree with your opinions on Yer Album & Thirds but give Rides Again more credit than you do! (I just scanned the clipping if you'd like me to send somewhere)
I was/am still a huge Petty fan - I missed that show, but saw him every year he came through up to that point ('90) at Poplar Creek and Alpine Valley - great opening acts 'Til Tuesday, Del Fuegos, Georgia Satellites, when they were Bob Dylan's band - the last time I saw them in Illinois may have been an earlier leg of the same tour you saw - August of '89 Poplar Creek with Replacements opening. I was a concert hound back then and I thought the Petty shows were always top notch, definitely a showman, but it was all rock and roll right with me; more consistent, and truly into it (as was the band) than most all the others touring on that level.
I connect with your take on the Rosemont show, for the first time I noticed rot setting in on the aforementioned show. For example, that great drum part for "Don't Come around Here No More" that Stan Lynch played - and he was all over it on the "Southern Accents" tour was reduced down to a simple backbeat - I was literally waiting to hear him play that very lyrical part and he never broke the 4/4 pattern, sadly - the energy wasn't the same, but still good. Next I saw them with Steve Ferrone in the Hollwood Bowl, again good, but more like a machine without the danger and the swing a la post Bill Wyman Stones.
I realize I've enjoyed your work here and there over the years - Bravo!
“Projectile Vomit” was the name of my first band. It’s troubling to me that you did not acknowledge the provenance. Especially since at 3 months on your mother’s shoulder, you were the inspiration. What’s with that🤷🏼♂️?
Ah yes, the joys of the live concert experience. I remember once seeing Lindsey Buckingham in a really small venue on a solo tour, and he did a song from Buckingham Nicks then was telling a story as he tuned the guitar and some guy shouted, "do one of your old ones" and he looked out and said, "I just did one from my first album. How much further back do you want me to go?"
Sitting/standing - there was a time - way before my time - when it was all festival seating. Apparently, there is an interview with Janice Joplin (maybe with Dick Cavett - he's not my jam) where this comes up. Janice asks - how are you going to groove from F13 (although she could have said L7).
Similarly, I was at a baseball game this weekend where it seemed no one had ever been to a ballgame before and understood that you sit until something important happens. It turned out to be the longest 9 inning game played by my team and it seemed liked it was much, much more.
Love it Dan! Here's how I found my way here. While listening to the James Gang - "Yer Album" CD today a clipping of your James Gang LA Weekly review from 2000 fell out of the CD artwork - that I had inserted in there between the folds. I thought I recognized your name and had to look you up and this popped up. Regarding the review, 22 years later, I agree with your opinions on Yer Album & Thirds but give Rides Again more credit than you do! (I just scanned the clipping if you'd like me to send somewhere)
I was/am still a huge Petty fan - I missed that show, but saw him every year he came through up to that point ('90) at Poplar Creek and Alpine Valley - great opening acts 'Til Tuesday, Del Fuegos, Georgia Satellites, when they were Bob Dylan's band - the last time I saw them in Illinois may have been an earlier leg of the same tour you saw - August of '89 Poplar Creek with Replacements opening. I was a concert hound back then and I thought the Petty shows were always top notch, definitely a showman, but it was all rock and roll right with me; more consistent, and truly into it (as was the band) than most all the others touring on that level.
I connect with your take on the Rosemont show, for the first time I noticed rot setting in on the aforementioned show. For example, that great drum part for "Don't Come around Here No More" that Stan Lynch played - and he was all over it on the "Southern Accents" tour was reduced down to a simple backbeat - I was literally waiting to hear him play that very lyrical part and he never broke the 4/4 pattern, sadly - the energy wasn't the same, but still good. Next I saw them with Steve Ferrone in the Hollwood Bowl, again good, but more like a machine without the danger and the swing a la post Bill Wyman Stones.
I realize I've enjoyed your work here and there over the years - Bravo!
Garrick Rawlings
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As were you. It was before rather than after your 3 a.m. feeding. Effing brilliant—even then! Proud Dad. 🥸