[Heeplist] California Breed

[Dave]

I like the album as well, yes, he plays a few notes but its more for color 
which these days is better since not many play good meaningful lead these 
days, and yes, I do really like what this guy plays, but he uses a lot of 
overdubs so it should be interesting to hear a live show and how he sounds 
if they any songs from other albums, I cant tell how good he is till I hear 
something live. DS.


BTW, I cannot stop playing California Breed, it's the first album this year 
that i've played this many times, a real grower. And Dave, the guitarist 
plays quite a few solos and filler licks on every song, his solos are just 
short. i don't know if any are more than 8 bars long. His soloing style 
reminds me of Mick: not his tone or anything like that, but in that he does 
a lot with very few notes. Mick is the second best guitarist I've ever heard 
at that (BB King being the master).

Jay


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From: David Amendolara <mail4hamurabi at yahoo.com>
To: Heepsters Mailing List (Travellers in Time) 
<heeplist at travellersintime.com>; Jay Pearson <deepheep at yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 11:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Heeplist] California Breed




Okay for some reason none of the mails which Jay sends to the list, come 
through on my end. I only see people's reply to them ...

At any rate, Jay, thanks for the heads up! I will put this one on my list. I 
love Glen Hughes (more so on vocals than on bass, though he kills on a 
4-string) but I was never too fond of BCC. It just never really "clicked" 
with me, I guess ... But I will be on the outlook for this one anyway.

D.




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From: DAVID M SHERROD <porcupineheep at cox.net>
To: Jay Pearson <deepheep at yahoo.com>; Heepsters Mailing List (Travellers in 
Time) <heeplist at travellersintime.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 7:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Heeplist] California Breed


It's a good album and the bonus track is really good, I like the guitar 
player but think he should of played at least a little lead guitar, that 
said I like the album and really think they all fit well together, I do 
think the BCC albums are a bit better than this one, so far, as I feel the 
lack of lead guitar makes it less interesting for me as a guitar player. 
However I really like the drums which to me sound as close to classic 
Zeppelin as I've ever heard and
that puts it over the top as a must have album. DS

Jay Pearson <deepheep at yahoo.com> wrote:

>Hi y'all!
>
>Being the huge Glenn Hughes fan that I am, I had to have this album the day 
>it came out, and am not disappointed. This is as good as any of the Black 
>Country Communion albums with an even heavier Zep vibe. Had to search for a 
>while to find the deluxe edition bonus track "Solo", but that was well 
>worth it, it's one of the better songs.
>
>While I mentioned a Zeppelin vibe, and it's clear that the young guitarist 
>is inspired by Page, they're not a clone band, although it's more 
>unmistakable than ever who Jason Bonham's father is!! Definitely a funkier 
>feel than BCC, this is definitely one of my favorite Hughes/related albums 
>I've heard after only 2 listens.
>
>Like the current Heep, it sounds modern while solidly rooted
in a 70s rock sound. (I'm not saying it sounds anything like Heep!!!)
>
>It's a solid 4-star album (Glenn hasn't seemed capable of doing a 5-star 
>album for the last 20 years) and a must have for Hughes fans. It certainly 
>has grabbed my attention a lot more than Asia's new album!!
>
>Jay
>np - California Breed (3x thru)
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