Rockshow in Theatres
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Rockerdude:
RMartinez:
Jimmy was more than just an "average guitar player" he had performed with many of rock's elite, not just McCartney. He certainly could hold his own with any of Paul's other lead players, with the exception of maybe Robbie McIntosh, who was the most versatile of Paul's guitarists. Though Lawrence Juber also was pretty versatile.
Hardly! Jimmy's music resume wasn't very extensive. He was the least talented of Paul's guitarists. During his time there were many better guitarists that could write, produce & were dynamite guitarists. Take for instance Tommy Bolin which you are thinking "Who's That" Former Deep Purple/James Gang who also recorded two amazing albums before he died around the same age as Jimmy from Heroin as well. Most rock guitarist's in the last 30 years would blow Jimmy out of the water. Sorry but its true.There are probably many Wings fans that would totally disagree but my musically taste is somewhat edgier & heavier than pop & fluff. Rock On!
That's your opinion and you are certainly entitled to it. I disagree. He was about 21 when he joined Wings, so yeah, his resume wasn't extensive. But he was discovered by Pete Townshend, who is a pretty good guitar player and knows about such things. Jimmy played with Thunderclap Newman on SOMETHING IN THE AIR when he was about 18. BTW, I saw Tommy Bolin in concert in Albuquerque in 1976, he opened for Santana. He was good! But Jimmy in concert with Wings was no slouch. And he was no pop fluff guitarist, he could handle a lot of slide work, had a raw and distorted tone, so maybe we are talking about a different guitar player.
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RMartinez:
Rockerdude:
RMartinez:
Jimmy was more than just an "average guitar player" he had performed with many of rock's elite, not just McCartney. He certainly could hold his own with any of Paul's other lead players, with the exception of maybe Robbie McIntosh, who was the most versatile of Paul's guitarists. Though Lawrence Juber also was pretty versatile.
Hardly! Jimmy's music resume wasn't very extensive. He was the least talented of Paul's guitarists. During his time there were many better guitarists that could write, produce & were dynamite guitarists. Take for instance Tommy Bolin which you are thinking "Who's That" Former Deep Purple/James Gang who also recorded two amazing albums before he died around the same age as Jimmy from Heroin as well. Most rock guitarist's in the last 30 years would blow Jimmy out of the water. Sorry but its true.There are probably many Wings fans that would totally disagree but my musically taste is somewhat edgier & heavier than pop & fluff. Rock On!
That's your opinion and you are certainly entitled to it. I disagree. He was about 21 when he joined Wings, so yeah, his resume wasn't extensive. But he was discovered by Pete Townshend, who is a pretty good guitar player and knows about such things. Jimmy played with Thunderclap Newman on SOMETHING IN THE AIR when he was about 18. BTW, I saw Tommy Bolin in concert in Albuquerque in 1976, he opened for Santana. He was good! But Jimmy in concert with Wings was no slouch. And he was no pop fluff guitarist, he could handle a lot of slide work, had a raw and distorted tone, so maybe we are talking about a different guitar player.
I don't think that he was a fluff/pop guitarist; he just played in a Pop Band(Wings) That's amazing that you saw Tommy Bolin in concert ; on the other hand I've seen Santana 8 times in concert. I'm going to see Black Sabbath in August; Tony Iommi another great! Are you going to see the tour? Hopefully Ozzy can keep it together if sharon's not there to keep him in line. Good to have a friendly debate. Cheers!
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Rockerdude:
RMartinez:
Rockerdude:
RMartinez:
Jimmy was more than just an "average guitar player" he had performed with many of rock's elite, not just McCartney. He certainly could hold his own with any of Paul's other lead players, with the exception of maybe Robbie McIntosh, who was the most versatile of Paul's guitarists. Though Lawrence Juber also was pretty versatile.
Hardly! Jimmy's music resume wasn't very extensive. He was the least talented of Paul's guitarists. During his time there were many better guitarists that could write, produce & were dynamite guitarists. Take for instance Tommy Bolin which you are thinking "Who's That" Former Deep Purple/James Gang who also recorded two amazing albums before he died around the same age as Jimmy from Heroin as well. Most rock guitarist's in the last 30 years would blow Jimmy out of the water. Sorry but its true.There are probably many Wings fans that would totally disagree but my musically taste is somewhat edgier & heavier than pop & fluff. Rock On!
That's your opinion and you are certainly entitled to it. I disagree. He was about 21 when he joined Wings, so yeah, his resume wasn't extensive. But he was discovered by Pete Townshend, who is a pretty good guitar player and knows about such things. Jimmy played with Thunderclap Newman on SOMETHING IN THE AIR when he was about 18. BTW, I saw Tommy Bolin in concert in Albuquerque in 1976, he opened for Santana. He was good! But Jimmy in concert with Wings was no slouch. And he was no pop fluff guitarist, he could handle a lot of slide work, had a raw and distorted tone, so maybe we are talking about a different guitar player.
I don't think that he was a fluff/pop guitarist; he just played in a Pop Band(Wings) That's amazing that you saw Tommy Bolin in concert ; on the other hand I've seen Santana 8 times in concert. I'm going to see Black Sabbath in August; Tony Iommi another great! Are you going to see the tour? Hopefully Ozzy can keep it together if sharon's not there to keep him in line. Good to have a friendly debate. Cheers!
Sabbath is not coming here this time round. Santana I have seen many times, met him a few times, researched his family with his brother in Mexico for a museum exhibit in LA. Iommi is one of the greats, amazing what he has accomplished given his fingers and all. Great player! I saw Ozzie in the 80s with Randy Rhoads here in Albuquerque. Was also family friends with his late drummer Randy Castillo from Albuquerque, Randy's dad used to jam Mexican music with my dad back in the 60s.
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6 more days....'til I go see Rockshow in a local theater. Really looking forward to this, as I have seen very little footage of Wings.
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sarah1471:
They are friends again now.
No, they are not. It`s absolutely clear Paul has nothing to do with Denny. Paul won`t slag Denny off but he is part of ancient history.
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french let it be:
NELLY DEMERGES:
Rock Show will be broadcast in many countries but nothing in France, WHY ????
And nothing in Belgium too. The nearest for me would be in Netherlands or in Luxembourg ! Paul loves France but sometimes I am not sure that France loves Paul. Edit : Nelly, you can go at the Publicis Champs Elysées to see Rock Show but only on June 6th (3 weeks after everybody). It must have been added recently. At least 1 place in France ops:
French fans are struggling to see the film. Yesterday it was shown in Merignac (near Bordeaux - South-West), next Thursday it will be in Paris and also in Douai (North) where I will be Merignac and Douai performances were organized through a website where people have to register to validate it. Nantes (West) and Cannes (French Riviera) are still waiting to have enough registered people but they should be successful. Paul your French fans are still alive
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femaleanimal:
sarah1471:
They are friends again now.
No, they are not. It`s absolutely clear Paul has nothing to do with Denny. Paul won`t slag Denny off but he is part of ancient history.
I'd have to agree - the most recent pic of them together (from some point roughly 5 years ago or so), it was almost like Paul was taking a pic with a fan, with Paul appearing to do his duty of posing while Denny looked like 'oh - look who I'm getting my picture with'
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Rockerdude:
RMartinez:
Jimmy was more than just an "average guitar player" he had performed with many of rock's elite, not just McCartney. He certainly could hold his own with any of Paul's other lead players, with the exception of maybe Robbie McIntosh, who was the most versatile of Paul's guitarists. Though Lawrence Juber also was pretty versatile.
Hardly! Jimmy's music resume wasn't very extensive. He was the least talented of Paul's guitarists. During his time there were many better guitarists that could write, produce & were dynamite guitarists. Take for instance Tommy Bolin which you are thinking "Who's That" Former Deep Purple/James Gang who also recorded two amazing albums before he died around the same age as Jimmy from Heroin as well. Most rock guitarist's in the last 30 years would blow Jimmy out of the water. Sorry but its true.There are probably many Wings fans that would totally disagree but my musically taste is somewhat edgier & heavier than pop & fluff. Rock On!
Man, I wasn't gonna come back to this thread, but I can't stay quiet! Jimmy ruled, and as was mentioned, his resume WAS pretty great for a 21 year old. Jimmy is my favorite of all Wings and solo Macca guitarists! I can hardly listen to early Wings boots with Henry's sloppy-ass playing. and Juber, to me, was a little light sounding. It's a matter of opinion anyway, man, and Jimmy is my fave for sure.
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RMartinez:
Rockerdude:
RMartinez:
Rockerdude:
RMartinez:
Jimmy was more than just an "average guitar player" he had performed with many of rock's elite, not just McCartney. He certainly could hold his own with any of Paul's other lead players, with the exception of maybe Robbie McIntosh, who was the most versatile of Paul's guitarists. Though Lawrence Juber also was pretty versatile.
Hardly! Jimmy's music resume wasn't very extensive. He was the least talented of Paul's guitarists. During his time there were many better guitarists that could write, produce & were dynamite guitarists. Take for instance Tommy Bolin which you are thinking "Who's That" Former Deep Purple/James Gang who also recorded two amazing albums before he died around the same age as Jimmy from Heroin as well. Most rock guitarist's in the last 30 years would blow Jimmy out of the water. Sorry but its true.There are probably many Wings fans that would totally disagree but my musically taste is somewhat edgier & heavier than pop & fluff. Rock On!
That's your opinion and you are certainly entitled to it. I disagree. He was about 21 when he joined Wings, so yeah, his resume wasn't extensive. But he was discovered by Pete Townshend, who is a pretty good guitar player and knows about such things. Jimmy played with Thunderclap Newman on SOMETHING IN THE AIR when he was about 18. BTW, I saw Tommy Bolin in concert in Albuquerque in 1976, he opened for Santana. He was good! But Jimmy in concert with Wings was no slouch. And he was no pop fluff guitarist, he could handle a lot of slide work, had a raw and distorted tone, so maybe we are talking about a different guitar player.
I don't think that he was a fluff/pop guitarist; he just played in a Pop Band(Wings) That's amazing that you saw Tommy Bolin in concert ; on the other hand I've seen Santana 8 times in concert. I'm going to see Black Sabbath in August; Tony Iommi another great! Are you going to see the tour? Hopefully Ozzy can keep it together if sharon's not there to keep him in line. Good to have a friendly debate. Cheers!
Sabbath is not coming here this time round. Santana I have seen many times, met him a few times, researched his family with his brother in Mexico for a museum exhibit in LA. Iommi is one of the greats, amazing what he has accomplished given his fingers and all. Great player! I saw Ozzie in the 80s with Randy Rhoads here in Albuquerque. Was also family friends with his late drummer Randy Castillo from Albuquerque, Randy's dad used to jam Mexican music with my dad back in the 60s.
That's amazing that your Dad jammed w/ Randy's Dad. Randy was an amazing musician & what a tragedy. I recently read "I'm an Ozzy" quite a wild life Ozzy is living. Been a huge Santana fan since I was in my early teens; prefer his music up to '94. Although Supernatural was a great commercial success.
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Rockerdude:
RMartinez:
Rockerdude:
RMartinez:
Rockerdude:
RMartinez:
Jimmy was more than just an "average guitar player" he had performed with many of rock's elite, not just McCartney. He certainly could hold his own with any of Paul's other lead players, with the exception of maybe Robbie McIntosh, who was the most versatile of Paul's guitarists. Though Lawrence Juber also was pretty versatile.
Hardly! Jimmy's music resume wasn't very extensive. He was the least talented of Paul's guitarists. During his time there were many better guitarists that could write, produce & were dynamite guitarists. Take for instance Tommy Bolin which you are thinking "Who's That" Former Deep Purple/James Gang who also recorded two amazing albums before he died around the same age as Jimmy from Heroin as well. Most rock guitarist's in the last 30 years would blow Jimmy out of the water. Sorry but its true.There are probably many Wings fans that would totally disagree but my musically taste is somewhat edgier & heavier than pop & fluff. Rock On!
That's your opinion and you are certainly entitled to it. I disagree. He was about 21 when he joined Wings, so yeah, his resume wasn't extensive. But he was discovered by Pete Townshend, who is a pretty good guitar player and knows about such things. Jimmy played with Thunderclap Newman on SOMETHING IN THE AIR when he was about 18. BTW, I saw Tommy Bolin in concert in Albuquerque in 1976, he opened for Santana. He was good! But Jimmy in concert with Wings was no slouch. And he was no pop fluff guitarist, he could handle a lot of slide work, had a raw and distorted tone, so maybe we are talking about a different guitar player.
I don't think that he was a fluff/pop guitarist; he just played in a Pop Band(Wings) That's amazing that you saw Tommy Bolin in concert ; on the other hand I've seen Santana 8 times in concert. I'm going to see Black Sabbath in August; Tony Iommi another great! Are you going to see the tour? Hopefully Ozzy can keep it together if sharon's not there to keep him in line. Good to have a friendly debate. Cheers!
Sabbath is not coming here this time round. Santana I have seen many times, met him a few times, researched his family with his brother in Mexico for a museum exhibit in LA. Iommi is one of the greats, amazing what he has accomplished given his fingers and all. Great player! I saw Ozzie in the 80s with Randy Rhoads here in Albuquerque. Was also family friends with his late drummer Randy Castillo from Albuquerque, Randy's dad used to jam Mexican music with my dad back in the 60s.
That's amazing that your Dad jammed w/ Randy's Dad. Randy was an amazing musician & what a tragedy. I recently read "I'm an Ozzy" quite a wild life Ozzy is living. Been a huge Santana fan since I was in my early teens; prefer his music up to '94. Although Supernatural was a great commercial success.
Yeah, that album pretty much jump started his career. I remember sitting in some small bar in Autlan, Mexico with Jorge Santana, Carlos's brother, talking about all that. Very cool!
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Going to see it Thursday...looking forward to it! I hope there will be a lot of people...it's more exciting that way.
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~lady*madonna~:
Going to see it Thursday...looking forward to it! I hope there will be a lot of people...it's more exciting that way.
I wouldn't count on it. It's not a movie a lot of people will see. When I went to the showing of Yellow Submarine in Hollywood last year there were only about 50 people. And when I saw Rockshow in 1980 when it was first released there were even less than that at an afternoon showing I went to in Washington DC. Give us a report though!
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Just caught the movie premiere in Paris tonight and it was great! Thid row in a packed room (sold out), full 5.1, really loud...actually after 5 o 6 songs it almost felt like a real show, with people clapping and singing, it was pretty eerie! What struck me is that it really was a "band" with Paul happy to take the backseat at times. Different times of course... Sad to think that Linda and Jimmy have passed on and that Paul doesn't have any room for Denny in his life anymore, yeah I know about The Sun interviews, but that was thirty years ago, and they shared so much during all these years...
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Just got back from seeing the film. Absolutely LOVED seeing it...I could not sit still, moved to the music the whole time. The close ups of Paul made me swoon! I feel like tonight I saw Paul at the apex of his performing career, the absolute best I have seen him either on film or live. His vocals were perfect. There was NO introduction!! I thought we were supposed to see current day Paul talk about the film...nope...went right to the beginning of Venus & Mars. I don't know what happened to the intro. There were approximately 40 - 50 people in the theater, which was pretty good since it was shown in a small town theater. Most of the audience did not seem as enthusiastic as I... no clapping between songs (except me) or singing/seat dancing. The film was grainy pretty much the whole way through. The audio was o.k., but did not sound like surround sound, but then I am no audiophile. The horn section in Wings were great...how come he can't bring horns along now? I absolutely LOVED the performance of "Lady Madonna" in the film, very uptempo and more of a rocker than the original. The cost was reasonable, only $6.50 (got the senior discount). ops: Last, but most importantly, a message to the producers of Paul's concert DVDs over the past 10 years: PLEASE watch Rockshow....THAT is how you make a concert film. I am so happy I went!
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~lady*madonna~:
Just got back from seeing the film. Absolutely LOVED seeing it...I could not sit still, moved to the music the whole time. The close ups of Paul made me swoon! I feel like tonight I saw Paul at the apex of his performing career, the absolute best I have seen him either on film or live. His vocals were perfect. There was NO introduction!! I thought we were supposed to see current day Paul talk about the film...nope...went right to the beginning of Venus & Mars. I don't know what happened to the intro. There were approximately 40 - 50 people in the theater, which was pretty good since it was shown in a small town theater. Most of the audience did not seem as enthusiastic as I... no clapping between songs (except me) or singing/seat dancing. The film was grainy pretty much the whole way through. The audio was o.k., but did not sound like surround sound, but then I am no audiophile. The horn section in Wings were great...how come he can't bring horns along now? I absolutely LOVED the performance of "Lady Madonna" in the film, very uptempo and more of a rocker than the original. The cost was reasonable, only $6.50 (got the senior discount). ops: Last, but most importantly, a message to the producers of Paul's concert DVDs over the past 10 years: PLEASE watch Rockshow....THAT is how you make a concert film. I am so happy I went!
I agree with everything you said!
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oobu24:
There was NO introduction!! I thought we were supposed to see current day Paul talk about the film...nope...went right to the beginning of Venus & Mars. I don't know what happened to the intro.
No introduction for me yesterday in the North of France. They had it last week in Merignac (Bordeaux) undertitled in French. It was a wonderfull night not only because of the film and the music but because it was also a meeting of the fans of North of France and Belgium. If Paul could have again horns on stage ...
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Just saw it's coming back to my area in November on the 14th. I don't know if it's the venue, or if it's making another run. Either way, I'll be there!
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LetMeRollIt89:
Just saw it's coming back to my area in November on the 14th. I don't know if it's the venue, or if it's making another run. Either way, I'll be there!
Oh, if it comes back to my area (DC) I will definitely see it again. I saw it twice in May (although was 15 minutes late the first time ). I've already watched my DVD at least 5 times...I may have a slight problem lol...But there's definitely something cool about seeing Wings on the big screen!
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I saw "Rockshow" in a movie theater on Yonkers Road in White Plains, N.Y. in 1980. In Westchester County. Linda made an impression standing there looming so tall and larger than life, like a statue of a Greek goddess (except entirely attired in then trendy 70's hairstyle, tacky stage outfit and platform boots) and sometimes seemed almost as stiff and wooden as a statue. Paul was so dynamic, so irrepressibly vital that he almost flew off the movie screen an absolute rockin' force of nature, while Linda sometimes appeared awkward and out of place, but she did add to the show. I mainly just had eyes and ears for Paul.
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I saw Rockshow last Friday in Budapest. It was great to see it on the big screen.