One Thing Leads To Another

[Sox]

Connections ... follow each vid with any kind of valid and hopefully informative connection, see where we end up ...

A classic to kick off, Peter Green giving an early indication of his inner torment with this 1969 hit "Man Of The World". Some of the tastiest guitar work I've ever heard, the layered parts are perfection and Pete's vocals are simply killer.

Man Of The World

 

[Tray73]

Peter Green wrote some greats, amongst them 'The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)', released in 1970. 9 years later Judas Priest would do a rip-roaring cover, and it's probably the only case where I really struggle to name my favourite version... the sheer brilliance of the original and the spine-tingling atmosphere it conjures, well, how can you better that... but Priest give it a damn good go!!

The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)


Fleetwood Mac



Judas Priest (Live/Unleashed in the East)

 

[Magic]

In the same year Judas Priest covered "The Green Manalishi", they also recorded a cover of a Spooky Tooth song "Better By You, Better Than Me". The original was written by Gary Wright before he went solo. This song has a history behind it because it was blamed for being the reason 2 young boys made a suicide pact in which one boy died and the other was left disfigured.

 

[LG]

This one's for Old Ent.

The official song of your Newest thread has to be.



One of my favorite bands from the New Wave era.

 

[Jake T]

In the same year Judas Priest covered "The Green Manalishi", they also recorded a cover of a Spooky Tooth song "Better By You, Better Than Me". The original was written by Gary Wright before he went solo. This song has a history behind it because it was blamed for being the reason 2 young boys made a suicide pact in which one boy died and the other was left disfigured.

The 1974 album "The Mirror" was the first Spooky Tooth album without Mike Harrison. The line-up included the above mentioned Gary Wright, Mick Jones of Foreigner fame, Mike Kellie, Bryson Graham, Val Burke and Mike Patto.

Patto - Time To Die


Spooky Tooth - Hell or High Water

 

[Sox]

Cheers LG, I'm not too familiar with much new wave gear but that's a good tune.

Nice one Tray, Magic and Jake.

Well the drummer on the Spooky Tooth "The Mirror" album was Mike Kellie who along with Mick Jones gave musical input into Pete Frampton's first solo effort "Wind Of Change" from 1972. So off that same Frampton album ...

Alright

 

[Magic]

Stanley Sheldon, bassist for Frampton, made his first appearance on the insanely successful "Frampton Comes Alive!" album. Sheldon was very close friends with the late Tommy Bolin and worked with Tommy on several albums, most notably was the "Teaser" album. He co-wrote the song "The Grind" and this song has been covered by Van Halen.

 

[Nololob]

On Bolin's last album 'Private Eyes' Mark Stein, who Jon Lord states as an influence on playing Hammond organ, played keyboards. He formed the band Vanilla Fudge.

Bang Bang

 

[Magic]

Vanilla Fudge drummer, Carmine Appice, joined Rod Stewarts band in 1977. He co-wrote several songs, including the very popular "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"


Another song Carmine co-wrote that I liked was "Young Turks"...Check out this live video from 1981:

 

[TheSound]

Decades before Rod Stewart decided to re-invent himself as Barry Manilow Mk II, his first big break was as singer with the Jeff Beck Group, and one of their early hits was Beck's Bolero, an instrumental track written by another guitarist who one or two rock fans have reputedly heard of...