Pat Travers Band (Official Thread)

[Magic]

http://www.pattravers.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Travers

Pat Travers is from Canada but got his start in London. He was 20 years old and went to London to chase his dream with a black Fender Telecaster, a Marshall Amp, and a wah-wah pedal. Bought some recording time in London and earned a contract with Polydor Records.

The Debut "Pat Travers" was released in 1976. Pat and drummer Roy Dyke along with bassist Mars Cowling began touring in Europe. They quickly gained a huge fan following.






Pat Travers Band Complete Discography:

1976 Pat Travers
1977 Makin' Magic
1977 Putting It Straight
1978 Heat In The Street
1978 The Pat Travers You Missed Mini-Album (EP)
1979 Live! Go for What You Know (live 1978)
1980 Crash and Burn
1981 Radio Active
1982 Black Pearl
1984 Hot Shot
1990 School Of Hard Knocks
1991 Boom Boom (live 1990)
1992 BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert (live 1977 & 1980) (rereleased in 2000)
1992 Blues Tracks
1993 Just A Touch
1994 Blues Magnet
1995 Halfway To Somewhere
1996 Lookin' Up
1997 King Biscuit Flower Hour (live 1984)
1998 Blues Tracks 2
2000 Don't Feed The Alligators
2000 Boom Boom – Live At The Diamond Club 1990 (CD & DVD)
2003 Etched In Stone (2-CD live 2002)
2003 P.T. Power Trio (also called Power Trio)
2003 From The Front...Live! (DVD-Audio live 1984)
2005 PT=MC2
2006 P.T. Power Trio 2
2007 Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) (live)
2008 Stick With What You Know – Live In Europe (live 2007)
2009 Travelin' Blues
2010 Fidelis

 

[aeroplane]

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Don't laugh but my favorite Pat Travers album was the 2003 covers album, P.T. Power Trio.

 

[METALPRIEST]

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Still a fun song to this day!!!

 

[Magic]

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I wont laugh, that is a great album, but I much prefer 1980's "Crash and Burn".

Have you heard his new album yet? It is really good. Very heavy with blues-rock

 

[METALPRIEST]

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No...I'm gonna have to check it out. I was pretty big into him around 79 and I need to play some catch up here. I opened for him once. Good times.

 

[b.o.b.]

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I've always heard of Pat Travers from rock magazines or later from the internet but this is the first time when I am actually listening to him. And you know what: I like his hard rock blues style . Great discovery for me. Thanks Magic.

 

[Magic]

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In 1977, Travers released 2 albums and was still touring in Europe, he had yet to take a trekk to North America and Canada.

"Makin' Magic"



personnel:

Pat Travers - vocals, guitar
Mars Cowling - bass
Nico McBrain - drums (Iron Maiden)
Peter Solly - organ
Brian Robertson - Guitar
Roy Dyke - drums on "Statesboro Blues"




And also "Putting it Straight"



personnel:

Pat Travers - Guitars, Keyboards and Vocals
Peter "Mars" Cowling - Bass
Nicko McBrain - Drums (Iron Maiden)
Tony Carey - Mini Moog & Bert Hermiston - Sax on "Off Beat Ride" (Rainbow)
Susie Mckinley - additional backing vocals on "Loving You"
Bert Hermiston - Sax on "Dedication"
Scott Gorham - Additional Guitar on "Spaekeasy". (Thin Lizzy)

 

[LG]

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One of our best Canadian Blues rockers, but he learned his trade across the pond.

Crash & Burn is his best album, I also like Heat in the Street.

I just picked up a double CD of his greatest hits a couple of months ago, I'll have to play it later today.

 

[Magic]

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Pick up his new album "Fidelis" LG...you will like it!

 

[FretBuzz]

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Pick up his new album "Fidelis" LG...you will like it!

I've heard some recent tracks from Pat Travers on Pandora and was blown away by them! I've been meaning to check out some more of that stuff, thanks for reminding me.