Corporate no no

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Re: Mr. Gerst

RICK FITZPATRICK said:
Hello Mr. Gerst. I don't know you, and I admit that my opinions suck sometimes. I take
it you are a seasoned studio gentleman.

Thankyou for responding to my post. Say, you wouldn't be mixerman, would you?;) From some of the replys here, I get the feeling everyone here knows you. And respects you.
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Rick, I did happen to co-write two of the songs that helped get the Byrds started, so I am personally aware of the statement I made as being fact.

And no, I'm not Mixerman, but I will be seeing him in about two weeks at the AES show.

Back in the 60s, I did work a little bit as an uncredited studio guitarist, so bringing in pros is not a new thing. If you have time some day, just for fun, do a search on "The Wrecking Crew", which consisted of Carole Kaye, Hal Blaine, and some other studio musicians, who played on almost every album coming out of LA in the 60s and 70s, including the Beach Boys and the Monkees.

In Nashville, you still have the "A" list, a group of killer players who play on damn near everything, then the artist passes out the new CD to his real band and says learn your parts from this CD for the tour.

The biggest part of "Show business" is the word, "business".
 
Look how "well" The Monkees did after they wanted to take
musical control to write their own material and play all their own instruments.

In all fairness though, Mickey Dolenz as a vocalist, and Mike Nesmith as a singer/songwriter were quite talented IMHO.

Chris
 
Which makes it ironic that the only hit they had after Don Kirshner got fired was written and sang by Davie.
 
Ah, so that's what the problem is.

I've been singing and playing all this stuff myself. :eek: :D
 
M.Brane said:
Ah, so that's what the problem is.

I've been singing and playing all this stuff myself. :eek: :D
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Well at least you haven't been writing it..... or have you?????:eek: :D


F.S.
 
Well at least you haven't been writing it..... or have you?????
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No. Well, just a little here and there. The drummer writes most of it. :eek:

He also plays guitar pretty damn good and keys better than I ever could. :D
 
cool. Nice to have a well rounded guy around.

Our lead guitarist is or at least was a very good sax and pretty good piano player but, I can't talk him into picking up the sax for shit. He was first chair all through high school.




Later


F.S.
 
Can you say M-I-L-L-I V-A-N-I-L-L-I ??

I knew you could...
 
Freudian Slip said:
cool. Nice to have a well rounded guy around.

Our lead guitarist is or at least was a very good sax and pretty good piano player but, I can't talk him into picking up the sax for shit. He was first chair all through high school.




Later


F.S.
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Interesting. I played 1st chair tenor in junior high. Haven't picked it up since, just because I don't have one and there isn't really a place for it in the stuff I've been doing since. Only instrument I ever sight-read for.

My grandfather on my mother's side played sax in a swing band back in the 20's. He had some nice horns ( couple of sopranos and a C melody) stashed but when he passed on my aunt snagged 'em and donated 'em to some museum back east. Grrrrrrr.


Edit: It just dawned on me what forum this is and what the thread title is. Good thing this board has relaxed moderators! :D
 
This ought to do it...


Those corporate first chair in highschool (like Clinton?) saxaphone playen bastards.

no offense M. Brane


O.K. I'm leaving while we're under the radar... (this is where I would put a sneaky face if there was one)

Catch up with you later.


F.S.


:?) .... not sneaky enough.....more like John Goodman.
 
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