Cool Leo.... Nice to ride in comfort on a bus as a passenger , especially while the driver takes on the stress of Driving... Take care Leo have yourself a safe journey to the concert hall in Slovakia ! ❤✌🙏
Hi Leo....funny to hear about heating on the bus!!! It's pretty warm here in Ft Lauderdale Florida! Seriously....cool to see how you travel. It looks comfortable enough. Where does the band store all the gear??Also ..I listened to R&R Music to the World today. What a terrific album!
Hi Mark. The bus is an eight seater. The backline, merchandise and luggage is carried in a separate compartment at the back. The PA light act. are provided by the venue but we carry our own mixing desk and mic's. Regards Leo
Great to see to see you Leo, very long time fan of your bass playing. I literally just found out about your band 170 split, and you guys jam!! I will spread the word. Take care!
Hi leo; I wish you much success in your Presentation in Slovakia; As part of continuing to learn about the Ten Years After Journey, I have several questions: I think you haven't talked about what your Influences were as a Band and why not in your case particularly; What musicians or bands influenced you? This question is linked to the previous one: "Cream" had a great impact for me and what would come later, in fact for my Cream and Ten Years After I consider them Sides of the Same Coin; Do you consider that Cream influenced or was an Inspiration for you? In the short trajectory that Cream had, did you coincide with them in any Tour or Concert? Last Leo question for today; The song "Im Going Home" was never recorded in a studio version? Or did they all come from the one you played on your Famous Album "Undead"? And well, thank you Leo once again for sharing part of your story with all of us. 🙏
Hi Leonardo. Briefly in answer to your questions. Mine and Alvin's influences were Blues, Rock'n'Roll and jazz. Ric was more pop rock and jazz. Chicks was Soul music and Jazz, notably Jimmy Smith. Cream and TYA were contemporary's and not influences. I believe we shared pretty much the same musical tastes. We played one or two college shows with them in the early days. 'I'm Going Home' was a song first recorded on 'Undead' as a jammed encore. We never recorded it in the studio.
Thank you for letting us know a little about your work, for us fans this is a very big detail on your part and we are very excited to know these details, take good care of yourself all...
Cool Leo.... Nice to ride in comfort on a bus as a passenger , especially while the driver takes on the stress of Driving... Take care Leo have yourself a safe journey to the concert hall in Slovakia ! ❤✌🙏
Thanks. We're now in Germany rolling on until the 29th October.
Thanks for the update Leo
Here’s hoping to a great gig tonight
Cheers friend
It was a great gig. Another day and another 8 hours drive finds us in Ravensburg, Germany with a day off.
Hi Leo....funny to hear about heating on the bus!!! It's pretty warm here in Ft Lauderdale Florida! Seriously....cool to see how you travel. It looks comfortable enough. Where does the band store all the gear??Also ..I listened to R&R Music to the World today. What a terrific album!
Hi Mark. The bus is an eight seater. The backline, merchandise and luggage is carried in a separate compartment at the back. The PA light act. are provided by the venue but we carry our own mixing desk and mic's. Regards Leo
Nice van! Hope you having a great show!
Thanks Sacapuntas. The show was great fun.
Hey Leo! Really admire your work and bass playin..cheers from Greece! (hope you pass by sometime..!) Keep on rock n' rollin!!
Thanks for the kind words. I loved the shows we played in Greece. I hope we can do some more.
Great to see to see you Leo, very long time fan of your bass playing. I literally just found out about your band 170 split, and you guys jam!! I will spread the word. Take care!
Thanks Kevin.
Hi leo; I wish you much success in your Presentation in Slovakia; As part of continuing to learn about the Ten Years After Journey, I have several questions:
I think you haven't talked about what your Influences were as a Band and why not in your case particularly; What musicians or bands influenced you?
This question is linked to the previous one: "Cream" had a great impact for me and what would come later, in fact for my Cream and Ten Years After I consider them Sides of the Same Coin; Do you consider that Cream influenced or was an Inspiration for you?
In the short trajectory that Cream had, did you coincide with them in any Tour or Concert?
Last Leo question for today; The song "Im Going Home" was never recorded in a studio version? Or did they all come from the one you played on your Famous Album "Undead"?
And well, thank you Leo once again for sharing part of your story with all of us. 🙏
Hi Leonardo. Briefly in answer to your questions.
Mine and Alvin's influences were Blues, Rock'n'Roll and jazz. Ric was more pop rock and jazz. Chicks was Soul music and Jazz, notably Jimmy Smith.
Cream and TYA were contemporary's and not influences. I believe we shared pretty much the same musical tastes. We played one or two college shows with them in the early days.
'I'm Going Home' was a song first recorded on 'Undead' as a jammed encore. We never recorded it in the studio.
Glad to see you back on road. Have fun, hope you come to states.
We always hope to Tony. Fingers crossed.
🤟 keep on T.C.B. in & stay safe !
Thanks. You too.
Thank you for letting us know a little about your work, for us fans this is a very big detail on your part and we are very excited to know these details, take good care of yourself all...
Hi Jorge. Thanks for watching. I'll trying post more interesting stuff once I'm back home.
Well that´s musicians´life: living on the road!
Yes it is. The life of travelling minstrel.
Oh for those halcyon days of slogging up and down the M1 sitting on bench seats amongst your equipment in the back of a clapped out Ford Transit!
I look back fondly but wouldn't wish to do it that way again.