On Apr 29, 1:39=A0pm, "colonialacres" <colonialac...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 4-29-73 Winterland, S.F.
>
> Beck, Bogert, & Appice
> Black Oak Arkansas
> Wet Willie
>
> I remember even less than usual about this show; that may say something
> about the quality of it.
>
> I don't remember Wet Willie's set at all. I think they were one in the
> sudden mini-flood of Southern rock bands, in the wake of the huge
populari=
ty
> of the Allmans.
>
> As was Black Oak, although they had a bit more of a hard rock edge. They
> also had the most ridiculous lead singer ever (with the exception of the
g=
uy
> in Slade, and maybe now the Tesla dude), Jim Dandy Mangrum. What a clown
> that guy was. This was the second time I'd suffer through them in order
to=
> hear the headliner. Total garbage.
> Footnote: I remember my friend had an early album of theirs. Inside each
> album, they included a deed for owner****p, to the buyer of the record,
of
> *one square inch* of land in the town of Black Oak, Arkansas. I wonder
if
> those are binding? What with the price of real estate nowadays, those
coul=
d
> be worth a few dollahs! Then again, it's still Arkansas ...
>
> Beck, Bogert, & Appice was the latest "supergroup", with Beck teaming up
> with former members of Cactus in a power trio format. This set was every
b=
it
> as disappointing and unmemorable as their album turned out to be. They
> simply didn't have any good songs.
i liked WET WILLIE they had that song on the radio which was good,
they were a good band. BOA was famous as they re did that old number
JIM DANDY i think RUTH BROWN did, i forget they were totally
aggravtin.
the BECK et al was not to my thing. i think some of the member****p was
in VANILLA FUDGE also not to my likin
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