neveronfriday Posted March 1, 2004 Report Posted March 1, 2004 Tonight I stumbled into one of these concerts that make you wonder what the world is coming to. By chance, I found out from a friend that Albert Lee and Hogan's Heroes were performing in a pizza restaurant in a small village north-east of where I am. When I got there, the first set was almost over and I am definitely not in a country mood at the moment, but Lee was smokin'. I think there were all of 100 people (at the most) in attendance at a place which was built for 50. Albert Lee, former member of Chris Farlow's Thunderbirds, Country Fever, Head Hands and Feet, Eric Clapton's Band, Emmylou Harris' Hotband, the reformed Everly Brothers Band (1983-) and countless others (Dave Edmunds, Joan Armatrading, Ricky Scaggs, Joe Cocker, Willie Nelson, Linda Ronstadt, Travis Tritt, etc. and winner of a Grammy in, I think, 2002) together with Hogan's Heroes: Gerry Hogan on steel guitar (Head, Hands & Feet, Matchbox, Emmylou Harris, Everly Brothers, Tracey Ullman, Sonny Curtis, Mott the Hoople, Dave Edmunds, etc.), Brian Hodgson on bass (Jonny Halliday, Kenny Rogers, Kirsty McColl [on TV together with Neil Innes and Fatso, Eric Idle and George Harrison!] etc.), Pete Wingfield on keyboards (Jellybread, Van Morrison, Hollies, Everly Brothers, Beautiful South, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Paul McCartney [Run Devil Run], and, and, and) plus Peter Baron on drums (Leo Sayer, Chris Thompson, Chales Aznavour, The THree Degrees, Cleo Laine, and, and, and) ... ... in a village (1200 inhabitants), playing in a pizza place. God. Just fine handmade music (Lee and Wingfield did a whole lot of stunning trade-offs). Loved it, despite my country abstinence. Cheers! Quote
chris olivarez Posted March 2, 2004 Report Posted March 2, 2004 Deus you were one lucky German guy on that night. Quote
Eric Posted October 14, 2004 Report Posted October 14, 2004 (edited) I was in Nashville last week and picked up a copy of Lee's "Heartbreak Hill." Seems I read a favorable review of it somewhere, and hey, when in Rome ... Anyway, it is a great listen. Nice, nice tunes (mostly associated with Emmylou Harris) and some wonderful guitar playing. Highly recommended, even if you are not a C&W freak ... Edited October 14, 2004 by Eric Quote
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