[kj] For those who miss the old Geordie sound/ blonde hair andhollowbodies

[Michael Garcia]

Yea, one of the best live recordings ever. He pulls off live one hell of a show, including the rest of the band


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From: ade <ade at the-lab.zetnet.co.uk>
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That 
is the gig that did it for me - one of the best live recordings EVER! People 
haven't a clue...
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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net  [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of Michael  Garcia
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I have the cult live at Lyceum (1983???) . Pre Love hair black wearing  all leather hoisting his gretsch white falcon. One hell of an imressive night  from Duffy

Michael


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From: Alex Smith  <vassifer at earthlink.net>
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I remember first seeing the video for  "She Sells Sanctuary" -- feat spikily bequiffed Duffy wielding a big,  thick-body Gretsch and *IMMEDIATELY* thought he was ripping of Geordie. 

Alex in NYC


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>From: fluw  <fluwdot at earthlink.net>

>Sent:  Oct 14, 2008 11:22 AM

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>Subject:  Re: [kj] For those who miss the old Geordie sound/ blonde hair  and    hollowbodies

>

>

>I recently saw a  gretsch guitar company interview with billy duffy and he

>mentioned  brian setzer with the stray cats in the UK in '79 as being  his

>influence to pick up a gretsch.  

>

>As far as  comparison of sound and look of billy to Geordie - it is a

>question - I  am not sure the gathering as ever been able to answer. 

>

>Does  anyone remember when billy first pick up the gretsch and combed  his

>hair in a blonde pompadour? Was it before 82 when Geordie returned  from

>Iceland with his similar new sound and look?  

>

>

>-----------

>BTW, I'm probably stating the  obvious, but did Billy Duffy of The Cult ever 

>-cite Geordie as a big  influence because he certainly nicked Geordie's basic

>

>tone down  to playing a somewhat similar kind of guitar (Gretsch) and maybe 

>even  Geordie's look during The Cult's Dreamtime/Love era.

>

>T.B. 

>

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