Classic Rock (Phil Collins lives, run for the hills)

OB1 said:
Oh no, I hadn't seen the news about Malcolm and Pete. Not only were they writers whose work I grew up reading and have continued to but I have met both of them on more than one occasion.

Just saw Jimmy Page's post paying tribute to Pete and they are picture together with Pete wearing a Sunset Marquis T-shirt: The famous Wes Hollywood hotel favoured by touring rock bands and a I place I have actually hung out with Mr Makowski. Well, I say hung out. My friend and I went back to the hotel after a UFO gig in Long Beach (Pete & Ross Halfin were accompanying UFO for a couple of weeks on their 1981 US Tour). We were due to fly to New York in the morning so we decided to check out of our accommodation and lig at theirs before cacthing an early flight. We knocked on their hotel room door and Pete let us in, he then sat on his bed and keeled over asleep (not sure if jet lag or something he had taken!). Ross was off partying somehwere (we pathetically wimped out of joining him) and the phone rings and rings so I answer it and it's some coke dealer trying to contact Ross. How rock n roll!

Anyway, we actually met up with the pair (PM & RH) in NY, SF & LA on our trip. Pete was a really good guy. Actually have / had him as one of my LinkedIn connections.

Very sad news about both Malcolm and Pete; neither was terribly old.
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Yes, two real pillars of the great era of rock journalism. Both very well respected and liked by both their peers, and the bands and artists alike. And yes, both way too young to go.

Halfin is also a real legend. I bet he has some stories in him he daren't tell still. I witnessed one such he was at, with the Lizzy boys during an end of tour party in Oscars nightclub on Cooper St. ;-)
 
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MCFCTrick said:
Yes, two real pillars of the great era of rock journalism. Both very well respected and liked by both their peers, and the bands and artists alike. And yes, both way too young to go.

Halfin is also a real legend. I bet he has some stories in him he daren't tell still. I witnessed one such he was at, with the Lizzy boys during an end of tour party in Oscars nightclub on Cooper St. ;-)
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As I recounted recently, I haven't seen Ross in many years but met him numerous times after he came up to Macclesfield with with another fine journalist, Geoff Barton, to do a feature on my best friend's band. He's a real charactera nd has knwon so many rock stars for such a long time. He could undoubtedly write a fascinating autobiography.
 
OB1 said:
As I recounted recently, I haven't seen Ross in many years but met him numerous times after he came up to Macclesfield with with another fine journalist, Geoff Barton, to do a feature on my best friend's band. He's a real charactera nd has knwon so many rock stars for such a long time. He could undoubtedly write a fascinating autobiography.
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Barton carried the torch for hard rock and metal when it was totally out of favour with the music press. Another legend.

Assuming the mate's band in Macclesfield was the Flash Bomb babies themselves, Silverwing? Either that or The Macc Lads ;-)
 
MCFCTrick said:
Barton carried the torch for hard rock and metal when it was totally out of favour with the music press. Another legend.

Assuming the mate's band in Macclesfield was the Flash Bomb babies themselves, Silverwing? Either that or The Macc Lads ;-)
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Barton is my favourite rock journo from those days. And did you know that he wrote the lyrics to Silverwing's Flash Bomb Fever, with the imortal line: "More bombs than Dresden!".

Silverwing's drummer was best man at my wedding and his brother, the bass player, was the friend that I visited the U.S. with when we kept meeting up with Halfin and Makowski. I roadied for Silverwing and did their lights.
 
Mitch Malloy has been around forever, we last saw him at the Firefest at Rock City in Nottingham. (Also on the bill was the wonderful Tall Stories, with Stever Augeri of Journey)

He has been touring a tribute to Eddie Van Halen in the US. He was close to becoming VH's singer after Cherone (very suprisingly) tanked in the role, but for whatever reasons it didn't happen.
The guitar player, Peter Thorn has a great cv as a session man, touring with many big name artists.

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Loved this song and album from Yes. Released after Anderson (temporarily) left the band. It's much harder rock then their usual fare - most Yes fans detest this album.

 
BlueMoonAcrossThePond said:
Loved this song and album from Yes. Released after Anderson (temporarily) left the band. It's much harder rock then their usual fare - most Yes fans detest this album.

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Think most Yes fans have grown to like the album, it's in my top 3 Yes albums, but I'm fairly new to the Yes train. Think the recent releases could do with an injection of it's energy.
 
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