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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 03/09/2008 : 20:44:39
Hi all,
I've been having some conversations with Michael & hope to have more. As an admirer of Love and with huge respect for Michael's drumming (being a drummer myself), I've asked Michael some things about Love & he has kindly consented to allow me to post various facts & tidbits concerning his time with Love.
So from time to time, I will be adding new (& interesting, to me & hopefully to you all) answers to the many questions I have about Michael and his music. If any of you have questions, I'd be happy to inquire, if I can.
Scott (lk)  All my best to the great folks here at Torben's site.
(and thanks to Jim H. in the UK, for sending me 'round Michael's way via email)
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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 05/05/2009 : 21:47:25
quote:
Originally posted by Joe Morris
"I do wonder" how the tour will do here in the States..
Some people might feel its rather pointless to tour without Arthurly (RIP)
From what I understand...booking the smaller venues, clubs, this time around, has given a good idea that it should do well....& then they will go for larger venues with a new tour later in the year.
You're right, rux.....the three-bands for one is quite a nice draw. It should get the person(s) who want to see at least one of them, & then they get the other great ones...not a bad deal!!
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| ruxprncd |
Posted - 05/05/2009 : 19:18:55
Great to hear that Michael is back on - look forward to seeing him w/the guys. That said, let me say that Daddyo is a fantastic drummer and a key part of the BL/Arthur Love sound.
As far as the tour's likely success - I'll bet it does pretty well based on the combined draw of the 3 bands. |
| Joe Morris |
Posted - 05/05/2009 : 17:26:21
"I do wonder" how the tour will do here in the States..
Some people might feel its rather pointless to tour without Arthurly (RIP)
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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 05/05/2009 : 01:38:27
Just got word from Michael that he's resolved some issues and he's back on the California '66 Review tour!!  Hope he can keep up with things to stay on.
I won't hope too much that the tour will hit the Midwest...that would be a dream come true, but i won't hold my breath. Maybe we can get JohnnyLoveJoy to pull some strings?!! 
Going back to pegasuscarousel.com to watch the three Benefit songs with Michael and Johnny. Sweet.
OK....Chicago! Four hours away...that'll do!!
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| Joe Morris |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 05:06:10
I understand the original Love (minus Bryan) did a gig in Santa Monica in the late 60s..
Maybe someone has a tape? |
| lemonade kid |
Posted - 30/04/2009 : 21:29:02
Did Michael ever play a whole live gig with any post 60's Love bands? Was it FILMED?!!
Does anyone have this on DVD? In HQ? HA! Asking a lot! CD would be OK but I would really like to see him drumming...hopefully he would be filmed often.
Anyway, please email me for a trade. I'll make it worth it !!
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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 23/01/2009 : 16:57:58
quote:
Originally posted by Allan
Sons of Adam
I was fortunate to find a copy of the Moxie record and sleeve on EBay a couple years ago. It has 6 original Sons songs on it.
This is from Torben's main site
http://love.torbenskott.dk/sonsofadam.asp
Allan
The Other Half was the next band for Randy Holden who turned down the lead guitar offer from the Yardbirds. The Other Half were the biggest thing in SF garage psych and their only album is highly regarded. The other half AND a nice Sons of Adam/FenderIV CD are available at Randy's site. My favorite Randy Holden is still side TWO of Blue Cheer's New and Improved.
www.randyholden.com
go to Randy's site for a nice pic(s) of Michael.
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| Allan |
Posted - 10/01/2009 : 16:48:05
Sons of Adam
I was fortunate to find a copy of the Moxie record and sleeve on EBay a couple years ago. It has 6 original Sons songs on it.
This is from Torben's main site
http://love.torbenskott.dk/sonsofadam.asp
Allan |
| Joe Morris |
Posted - 10/01/2009 : 02:12:13
LoVE's secret weapon!!
gotta love that Bach bit on Revelation! (now if they had only left off all that other stuff following after..) |
| lemonade kid |
Posted - 09/01/2009 : 23:37:29
quote:
Originally posted by Joe Morris
does Mike still play out live?
maybe if Snoopy does a new album he can do drums?
Any Sons of Adam compilations out there?
Talked to Michael, Joe, and he said this about Snoopy:
"I heard Snoop had recorded an album as "Snoopy's Love". Good for Him. He's a kickass drummer." MSW
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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 13:57:55
quote:
Originally posted by Joe Morris
does Mike still play out live?
maybe if Snoopy does a new album he can do drums?
Any Sons of Adam compilations out there?
Here is a nice write up about Sons of Adam, Joe.
http://mza-garage.blogspot.com/2008/04/sons-of-adam-moxie-ep-compilation-raw.html
There IS an album available at www.randyholden.com of Sons Of Adam/Fender IV...it includes Feathered Fish.......it was remastered in 2007 !!! I haven't checked it out yet! It likely has everything Sons Of Adam ever recorded, which is too bad that's all there is...they were quite good and cutting edge.
Snoopy on keyboards & Michael on drums? Wouldn't Snoopy want to play the drum part as well as all the other instruments? After all, Snoopy was edged out by Michael and doesn't seem too keen on some of the stuff that went down back then. (Though it was Arthur that did the edging, not Michael.) Michael & Snoopy are cool. as far as i know. Just my impression.
Michael is still playing.....live performance sets???......we'll see
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| Joe Morris |
Posted - 07/01/2009 : 04:57:00
does Mike still play out live?
maybe if Snoopy does a new album he can do drums?
Any Sons of Adam compilations out there? |
| lemonade kid |
Posted - 06/01/2009 : 18:00:46
more from Michael.....with Michael's kind indulgence
...."Bryan got a bad rap for being a pain in the neck because he liked to mess with people's minds. He was a practical joker. Everybody goes to dinner, he ducks out and leaves you holding the tab. Funny, funny. It's OK though if it really is funny, and he definitely was funny. So was Arthur. Arthur and Bryan in the same room was like David Letterman & Johnny Carson. Early on, that is....before Stephanie."
"Your other question was asking if I was disappointed that we never got to perform FC in concert. Not so much. Johnny and Kenny and Bryan and I were mainly disappointed that we didn't play any songs, from any of the albums, anywhere, hardly at all, ever. Not enough anyway. We were always waiting for the booking agent Arthur to accept job offers ("Monterey POP Festival?.....sorry, not interested"), playing gigs with other groups, biding my time answering the same question over and over, "You guys still together?". "Yeah man. still together. I think."
"Bottom line, I'm proud to have been a part of the making of a landmark album that has met with acceptance from knowledgeable rock music critics and fans. Number 40 on the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Ever Recorded? In any category?...even jazz?....still blows my mind. It even got me into Bob Cianci's "Great Rock Drummers Of The Sixties", along side Keith Moon, Mitch Mitchell, Charlie Watts and 12 other guys most rock fans have heard of, so I'm not complaining. I got to make great music. All's well that ends well."
I am glad Michael got his due recognition as one of the greatest drummers of the 60's. It doesn't just happen...Michael worked to get there. Congrats Michael.
lk
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| lemonade kid |
Posted - 03/01/2009 : 21:17:17
quote:
Originally posted by LaylaGordon
Hey all,
Someone gave me the Love DVD for Christmas....yeah baby....amazing.....truly amazing....
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. I did not hear from Jim during Christmas, but I did the night before Thanksgiving and I told him he has some wonderful supporters. He is truly grateful and pleased that music admirers remember him. Then, we went onto discuss food...(one of my favorite topics being from New Orleans)....:)
May 2009 bring you love and peace.......
LG
Happy New Year, Layla. Best wishes to Jim & I am always aware of his talents on FC & his many other sessions from his early days with the Everly Brothers when he was only seventeen, to Gene Clark & the Gosdin Brothers, to Mad Dogs and Englishmen, The Notorious Byrd Brothers, Plastic Ono Band (Sometime in NYC), Good Vibrations, All Things Must Pass, Apostrophe (Zappa), Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys, Judee Sill (Heart Food)...to of course....Layla and Assorted Love Songs---that LP always impressed me !!!
The list goes on for a hundred more notable LPs. So yeah, for me, JIM WILL ALWAYS have a place in my musical heart! Best of luck, Jim.
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| LaylaGordon |
Posted - 03/01/2009 : 15:48:03
Hey all,
Someone gave me the Love DVD for Christmas....yeah baby....amazing.....truly amazing....
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. I did not hear from Jim during Christmas, but I did the night before Thanksgiving and I told him he has some wonderful supporters. He is truly grateful and pleased that music admirers remember him. Then, we went onto discuss food...(one of my favorite topics being from New Orleans)....:)
May 2009 bring you love and peace.......
LG |
