Tommy's first solo record 'Teaser' is the greatest lost gem of the 70's. the 25 track 'Ultimate Teaser' is phenomenal. Remastered the guitar sounds and playing are insane! The songs are great and so is the singing. The guy was a major talent they tried to retrofit into a couple bands that were gasping for one last breath but you can really hear what the world lost on Teaser. A killer singer songwriter and player that was just hitting his creative stride.
I agree the album is great but it seemed not many people know it exists. And I was very disappointed in Private Eyes, the songs weren't nearly as good to my ears.
Love watching Tommy play. His rhythm and chord playing is just as sophisticated as his solo playing and the use of the echoplex. He did a great job with Deep Purple
Very cool and funky! Love seeing Tommy in his shiny silky outfit wearing his scarf too. He had fantastic fashion style to match his fabulous guitar playing, of course! :) He must have had a blast playing with the James Gang!
I owe this exact James Gang lineup in a weird way. They were opening for Edgar Winter in 1974, and I was 15 at my very first rock concert. I was not even old enough to drive there so my parents took us. The house lights went down, the pot smoke filled the auditorium and Tommy Bolin came out strutting around in a glittery shirt that said "Eat a Flamingo." I was amazed at this spectacle and hooked immediately. I damn sure had never seen anything like that. I had to do that! Got a bass guitar and amp for Christmas, worked hard and had a pretty good run in some bands over the years. It was fun.
so you might have an opinion on the bass cabs used here. I had that type for low-end PA cabs, but they're so boomy. It's amazing how far sound replication has come. Our local amphitheater, in the old days, if you were on the lawn you had to tolerate poor sound. Now it doesn't matter where you are, it's all good.
the two james gang alblums with tommy bolin ..... "bang". and one more called "miami" are awesome! i just wish there were more videos showing tommy playing !
@@MegzeeR hey your right I have both. I just wish he hadn't joined Deep Purple I remember being annoyed when announced his style was all wrong. But let's hope his journey was a Happy one before he left us all too soon.
AWESOME that so much music history, Like This! ... that might have been lost to time, is available to such a large part of global society. These guys shamelessly put it all out there, and inspired and motivated a generation of performers... and in turn still do. RESPECT
i need to send an R.I.P., as the bassist of our band of 30+ yrs, also named David Hogerty, passed away from overdose in 2004. A great Musician, and even better Person. He has, and will always be missed. None of the remaining member have played together since, but remain friends. After that long, it didn't feel right to press on with the group. Thanks for the space to Salute this song, Tommy Bolin, and my Dear Friend.
don't forget the GREAT playing Tommy did on Alphonse Mouzon's ' mind transplant' album ..after he did the 'spectrum' sessions with Cobham.. any guitarist that could influence Jeff Beck ,,,Beck said it was Tommy's playing that inspired him to do 'blow by blow' and 'wired' Beck opened his shows in 06 with 'stratus' ...I saw Govt, Mule last summer and Warren Haynes also played 'stratus'..... Tommys playing is timeless !! I always loved to play 'Teaser" and 'Wild dogs' with my band.... hear em howl !! fuckers !!
Not only was he a Great Rock & Roll guitar player but equally great on the 1973 'Stratus' Album with Billy Cobham. Listen to his master control slide work on this piece. When all the Great bands needed help they called Tommy! Too bad he died so young and so GREAT!!
This line-up did actually do some good stuff... Miami LP was one of my vivid childhood memories of record day at the daycare! Rock on that "Close N Play" turntable.
Rear loaded 18inch speaker....plenty of bottom but not easy to hear on stage. The sound goes right past you but sounds great about 30 feet in front of you.
Tommy Bolin, a good friend, had to pull all of the energy for the group. He said that the others in the band, for the most part could have been reading a book. (Tommy's words). He hated commercial music, but we all gotta make a living. Tommy's best work, IMO, was on his own stuff. Like it or not, it was his efforts and vision of something he never got to fulfill. He was a fantastic guitarist and had he lived, it is hard telling what he could have achieved. Enjoy what he did, and if you don't, move on. RIP, my friend and see you soon in the big jam in the sky.........
Dale Peterson You are one of my fav bass player and Tommy was simply a genius as songwriter/vocalist/co-producer and guitarist. "From the archives vol. 1" and "wishper and roses vol. 1" show what I'm saying. The most underrated guitar player in history and surely one of the best (so better than Walsh imo).
Dale Peterson I got almost everything you can get hold on from "The archives". I´ve been addicted to Tommy Bolin since 1982 and I still think he was/is The Ultimate. Met both Billy Cobham and Glenn Hughes in Stockholm long time ago and we talked about Tommy and his music all night. RIP Tommy and all the other beautiful souls at the big jam in the sky........
The frontmans got a kind of Bride of Frankenstein meets Davey Crockett vibe goin on. Perfectly in sync for that time of "black lights", 8 tracks, lava lamps, vinyl LPs and "Don Kirshners Rock Concert" that you and your friends are gonna watch while you "smoke up" that quarter ounce of crappy homegrown your sister's boyfriend swore up and down was "Thai Stick." heh heh
Been a Tommy Bolin fan since Teaser and Private Eyes came out.. this venture just wasn’t destined to go anywhere. James Gang without Joe Walsh just wasn’t gonna happen.
not sure if you guys gives a shit but if you are stoned like me during the covid times you can stream all of the latest movies on InstaFlixxer. I've been watching with my brother for the last days :)
how did these guys get a deal and Tommy couldn't with his own band? a tragedy doubled. Tommy was the Rocky Mountain High in Colorado, the whole place loves him so much.
I was in my middle teens in the mid 70s. Just starting going to concerts. I seem to kinda remembering seeing the JG open for someone but I'm not sure ( it was the 70s. What can I say ) but I don't remember listening to the JG with this line up. To me Joe Walsh IS the JG. He's the one I heard back then. Hell I always thought he was an original member. I think with him they sound so much better.
Great Tune, Tommy a great player, not trying to copy joe adding his own style, like it or not Tommy Was and always will be a great player. If you want to complain about something then your not looking in the right place here..
Hi, Tommy played on the album Spectrum where the song is Red Baron. This reminded me of the European Red Baron Band. The band was formed in 1993 in the Czech Republic and was named after a song by Billy Cobham. influenced by 70's hard rock - prog, blues rock, art rock, psychedelic, folk rock. They recorded four studio albums and one, live. A new studio album Last Chance is due to be released this year. Reflections album 2010: ua-cam.com/video/KMjaSDecAho/v-deo.html Music Must Change 2006: ua-cam.com/video/APn5yjsgL1U/v-deo.html
Bruce Grafsgard Joe Walsh was a friend and fan of Tommy Bolin's, he recommended Tommy for the spot in the James Gang when he left. Joe Walsh was even a Paul Bearer at Tommy's funeral. The two albums Bolin did with the James Gang, Bang and Miami are classics!
+Mozart FX i love Tommy Bolin and this album with the James Gang was great. But you put into words everything I always thought when I saw this singer. I am still laughing.
+Mozart FX Before I even read any comments I was gonna post "This singer 'generates excitement' the same way a toy poodle 'generates fear."' But I changed my mind so now I won't.
Tonight, the James Gang cover band called James Gang. Sounds about like most bar band renditions of the song apart from the fact that most bar bands play it in the right key.
thanks man...First got into Bolin around 72..around Cobhams Spectrum period..Apart from Zappa,McLaughlin and Jan Akkerman,Tommy just blew me away.Always Loved Teaser on its release.great album.However he should never have joined Purple.He was just too good.period..RIP MR BOLIN
Keith, as you can see by the audience reaction, it worked just fine. This was a different band than the Walsh lineup, and was far superior to the previous one with Dominic.
Ya, would love to say something nice about that clip but I don't bs people. Creepy and forced. Seen all the enthusiasts comments and wasn't going to rile them up this morning. Gotta pick your battles. That singers spastic movements Eeeek!
This guy... well, if it were his own group with his own music, maybe he'd stand out as a little more remarkable. But how do you hire a frontman for the James Gang that can't cover Joe Walsh's range? This could have been a much better band if they called themselves something different and played original music. They certainly have the chops, but the James Gang they ain't.
@@dcs002 Man, this was a pretty poor performance by Roy Kenner. And I like his vocals. He played in a band called Bush (from the 70's) ua-cam.com/video/gq_f9hWTTGg/v-deo.html and his vocals were pretty damn good. Seems like he wasn't putting his all into this and also was kind of buried in the mix a bit.. ua-cam.com/video/kLy63Pq1rUw/v-deo.html Roy Kenner on a better day! I've been kind of amused at some of these comments lol. You younger people got to realize that's what people looked like in the fking 70's man lol!!! He coulda sang better on this tho.. As much as I think Tommy Bolin is one of the best, he coulda done better on this performance too...
There were a few non-Joe Walsh James Gang albums. Not the sound we were expecting. Tommy joined Deep Purple after this then died just 2 years later. OD.
Kelly S I find the comparison to be quite apt. I understand that this singer is trying to make a living. But he's pressing here. Looks like a goof..... ....Like Cherone. Gary was a hammy (either by his own intention, the band's intention, or management's intention) stand in that was quickly shown the door for good reason.
Never quite did get that "gray streak" stuff in Roy Kenner's hair. Always looked like dog ears to me. But then again, he's a lot more famous than I am!
+Doug DIckeson Ringo has had a shock of grey hair on the right side(his right) of his head since his teens. When they went to the mop tops, rather than D.A. haircuts, it completely hid his grey...happens early to some. My Granddad was completely white haired at age 19.
+Kilgore Trout Oh, no doubt that it happens naturally in people all of the time. I just don't think that it's natural in his case, it looks a little too planned out. However, he was in James Gang and I wasn't!
Man, so lucky to be alive and able to enjoy this music live. IMO, 65-75 was the Golden age.
Agreed
In so many ways.
Tommy's first solo record 'Teaser' is the greatest lost gem of the 70's. the 25 track 'Ultimate Teaser' is phenomenal. Remastered the guitar sounds and playing are insane! The songs are great and so is the singing. The guy was a major talent they tried to retrofit into a couple bands that were gasping for one last breath but you can really hear what the world lost on Teaser. A killer singer songwriter and player that was just hitting his creative stride.
Totally agree. This business has taken too many musical geniuses way before their time
Genius
Timeless every time I listen to Tommy Bolin he sounds fresh as the first time I heard him, Teaser is 1 of the best rock albums ever.
I agree the album is great but it seemed not many people know it exists. And I was very disappointed in Private Eyes, the songs weren't nearly as good to my ears.
@@TooSkinnyKenny I agree- Teaser is way better-
Teaser my favourite album. Tommy you are massively missed.
Love watching Tommy play. His rhythm and chord playing is just as sophisticated as his solo playing and the use of the echoplex. He did a great job with Deep Purple
Very cool and funky! Love seeing Tommy in his shiny silky outfit wearing his scarf too. He had fantastic fashion style to match his fabulous guitar playing, of course! :) He must have had a blast playing with the James Gang!
I love the 70s concerts were cheap and rock ‘n’ roll was amazing
I owe this exact James Gang lineup in a weird way. They were opening for Edgar Winter in 1974, and I was 15 at my very first rock concert. I was not even old enough to drive there so my parents took us. The house lights went down, the pot smoke filled the auditorium and Tommy Bolin came out strutting around in a glittery shirt that said "Eat a Flamingo." I was amazed at this spectacle and hooked immediately. I damn sure had never seen anything like that. I had to do that! Got a bass guitar and amp for Christmas, worked hard and had a pretty good run in some bands over the years. It was fun.
Same here saw them with Winter in Dayton, Ohio.
Great Story man! Spectacle it was I'm sure! lol.. But that was the 70's.. some of these kids just don't get it.
same year saw winter and chuck berry, GOD THE ACID WAS GREAT @ THE SAGINAW CIVIC CENTER THAT NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!! VOTE TRUMP-2020
Winters was a beast
so you might have an opinion on the bass cabs used here. I had that type for low-end PA cabs, but they're so boomy. It's amazing how far sound replication has come. Our local amphitheater, in the old days, if you were on the lawn you had to tolerate poor sound. Now it doesn't matter where you are, it's all good.
Tommy Bolin was so beautifull!
the two james gang alblums with tommy bolin ..... "bang". and one more called "miami" are awesome! i just wish there were more videos showing tommy playing !
I still have Bang but I've never heard of Miami.
@@MegzeeR hey your right I have both. I just wish he hadn't joined Deep Purple I remember being annoyed when announced his style was all wrong. But let's hope his journey was a Happy one before he left us all too soon.
Yea agree sad
Such a rad performance.
Tommy Bolin... what a dude.
AWESOME that so much music history, Like This! ... that might have been lost to time, is available to such a large part of global society. These guys shamelessly put it all out there, and inspired and motivated a generation of performers... and in turn still do. RESPECT
Well said, hows mohagany rush?saw em cal. Jam 2, Ontario motor speedway. ted nuggent got down 2There.
i need to send an R.I.P., as the bassist of our band of 30+ yrs, also named David Hogerty, passed away from overdose in 2004. A great Musician, and even better Person. He has, and will always be missed. None of the remaining member have played together since, but remain friends. After that long, it didn't feel right to press on with the group.
Thanks for the space to Salute this song, Tommy Bolin, and my Dear Friend.
+Kilgore Trout Such a bullshitter !
What? i did lose a friend and bassist to an OD, why you you make some kind of sick joke out of that?
too bad he never teamed with John Fogerty just for the sake of having a band named Hogarty and Fogarty
don't forget the GREAT playing Tommy did on Alphonse Mouzon's ' mind transplant' album ..after he did the 'spectrum' sessions with Cobham.. any guitarist that could influence Jeff Beck ,,,Beck said it was Tommy's playing that inspired him to do 'blow by blow' and 'wired' Beck opened his shows in 06 with 'stratus' ...I saw Govt, Mule last summer and Warren Haynes also played 'stratus'..... Tommys playing is timeless !! I always loved to play 'Teaser" and 'Wild dogs' with my band.... hear em howl !! fuckers !!
Got 8 track of teaser, and private eyes.
1975 was a good time to rock!
Try some moxy, ya'll.
Tommy played guitar, and sang!
loved his playing on spectrum
He also played with deep purple
Thanks just listen to it
@@mickexplorer they hired him to put down the lead guitar tracks on all but one song (the first Moxy album).
i don't think he sang on there.
Love you Tommy! Your records make my mood for years!
Wow from this song came Comin Home and Getting Tighter.
All of you haters could not be more wrong...I saw this concert in 1974 and they were FANTASTIC!
Not only was he a Great Rock & Roll guitar player but equally great on the 1973 'Stratus' Album with Billy Cobham. Listen to his master control slide work on this piece. When all the Great bands needed help they called Tommy! Too bad he died so young and so GREAT!!
Jimi Hendrix there is an album called stratus?have only heard spectrum which is one of my favorites
Dennis Baird Give Jimi a break. He’s dead.
@@scotsman6712 it was Spectrum. Tommy did some speed guitar on that album. One of my favorites also. Jan Hammer on keyboard. Awesome.
@@brucecollett8663 thats what i said .:)
Saw Bolin at Mile High stadium awesome all day concert Steve Miller and Frampton
That was with Zephyr. I was there too.
Just heard this- WHOA! As a lifelong fan of rock n heavy funk this REALLY HIT THE SPOT!
This line-up did actually do some good stuff... Miami LP was one of my vivid childhood memories of record day at the daycare! Rock on that "Close N Play" turntable.
thank you Don Kirshner...Tommy Bolin on TV
The Real pride of Cleveland! From Detroit! Dig it!🤠🇺🇸🐎🇨🇦🏈
Of 58 years I really heard his name mentioned a few times But I’m really enjoying these videos and getting to know him best I can
Those Acoustic Bass Amps..loved them. Great funk and rock amps.
I had a 360 for my guitar in my band tracer
Rear loaded 18inch speaker....plenty of bottom but not easy to hear on stage. The sound goes right past you but sounds great about 30 feet in front of you.
Tommy Bolin, a good friend, had to pull all of the energy for the group. He said that the others in the band, for the most part could have been reading a book. (Tommy's words). He hated commercial music, but we all gotta make a living. Tommy's best work, IMO, was on his own stuff. Like it or not, it was his efforts and vision of something he never got to fulfill. He was a fantastic guitarist and had he lived, it is hard telling what he could have achieved. Enjoy what he did, and if you don't, move on. RIP, my friend and see you soon in the big jam in the sky.........
Dale Peterson You are one of my fav bass player and Tommy was simply a genius as songwriter/vocalist/co-producer and guitarist. "From the archives vol. 1" and "wishper and roses vol. 1" show what I'm saying. The most underrated guitar player in history and surely one of the best (so better than Walsh imo).
Dale Peterson With Billy Cobham he was great also
NewMillCityHippie I had that 8 Track Spectrum I think it was called!
jazzynet1 Yes, Spectrum
Dale Peterson I got almost everything you can get hold on from "The archives". I´ve been addicted to Tommy Bolin since 1982 and I still think he was/is The Ultimate. Met both Billy Cobham and Glenn Hughes in Stockholm long time ago and we talked about Tommy and his music all night. RIP Tommy and all the other beautiful souls at the big jam in the sky........
The frontmans got a kind of Bride of Frankenstein meets Davey Crockett vibe goin on.
Perfectly in sync for that time of "black lights", 8 tracks, lava lamps, vinyl LPs and "Don Kirshners Rock Concert" that you and your friends are gonna watch while you "smoke up" that quarter ounce of crappy homegrown your sister's boyfriend swore up and down was "Thai Stick." heh heh
Doesn't matter ... If I can see and hear Tommy, it works for me. "Wild Dogs" will be on my upcoming sixth release ... Blesses to my man ...
Was front row in des moines when they opened for johnny winter....1974
Cliff Note Wow two of my favorites. You're one fortunate guy,
well aren't you special!
I've been to literally a thousand concerts and you just made me jealous. I saw Tommy Bolin with Deep Purple though.
Tommy made this song his own!
What A Player!
RIP!
🙏
Brother could sing, tommy I mean,
Guess it wasn't his turn.
Private eyes from tommy!
Yayaa
Only Tommy can make a Strat sound like a Les Paul and vice versa.
Jimi Hendrix could do that trick as well, so can David Gilmore.... along with Tommy three of the greatest Strat players ever
Wouaw excellent ! Tommy était tellement talentueux
Vous l'avez écouté sur le morceau 'stratus'de Billy Cobham?si oui je n'ai rien à vous apprendre, sinon écoutez le !
f what the others are saying its still cool as hell-and a zillion times better than anything out today.
Hell yeah it is Indeed !!!!
@fasteddie bassman trying to explain tommy bolin, is like, hes to baddass, no can explain.
Enjoy talent from him, eh!
Grew up listening to Tommy Bolin!
I'm pretty sure that Bolin applied for the opening in Purple immediately after seeing the playback of this video.
@Cory Britton Damn right!!!🦋🎼🎸
Yeah this is pretty bad
How much coke does it take for Tommy to feel normal? Asking for a friend...
Been a Tommy Bolin fan since Teaser and Private Eyes came out.. this venture just wasn’t destined to go anywhere. James Gang without Joe Walsh just wasn’t gonna happen.
Tommy is so cool!
not sure if you guys gives a shit but if you are stoned like me during the covid times you can stream all of the latest movies on InstaFlixxer. I've been watching with my brother for the last days :)
@Archer Kayson Yup, I've been using InstaFlixxer for since november myself :D
This F'n Rocks Hard and Good. Bolin was a Master and that singer knew how to entertain !
Turn to stone and Funk 49 My favorite James Gang tunes
how did these guys get a deal and Tommy couldn't with his own band? a tragedy doubled. Tommy was the Rocky Mountain High in Colorado, the whole place loves him so much.
Perfect soundtrack for my misspent youth. Rock-n-roll has never been the same. Same buzz same buzz. 😑
This needs to be remastered pronto
No expense spared here: not 1, not 2, not even 3, but a whole 5 bits of wood with flashing lights!
I was going to make a quip about spending the money on real mics for the backing vocals instead...but I don't know what's going on there.
Half the budget obviously went to buy Tommy's silver lame' spacesuit. Those were the days, eh?
Didn't Tommy say Karen made his outfits?Too bad it's so out of focus!Echoplex on the stool.
all the budget went up their noses before the performance
@@QuentinDude coke adds life!
Love Tommy !!!
Great guitar playing! Gone too soon....
Loved Tommy since '69 with Zephyr. Never heard him in James Gang. Out of this in 5 seconds,,,my loss.
joe is the only dude who should sing this
Dear ike kissel ~ I Would HAVE To AGREE With You!!!!!
I was in my middle teens in the mid 70s. Just starting going to concerts. I seem to kinda remembering seeing the JG open for someone but I'm not sure ( it was the 70s. What can I say ) but I don't remember listening to the JG with this line up. To me Joe Walsh IS the JG. He's the one I heard back then. Hell I always thought he was an original member. I think with him they sound so much better.
And play guitar!
Absolutely number one,mister tomas richard bolin!
Roy Kenner...great performer!!!
His old band mate, late great guitarist Dom Troiano was with the James Gang for a stint too.
Actually added alot to the song Funk 49 , Tommy Bolin never actually had to just copy a song and he was that good ahead of his time.
Hendrix, Taylor, Page, Walsh, Clapton, Berry, Townshend, Johnson etc..all miles ahead of this guy.
magic...wish I'd been there...RIP TB
he looks like Barf from Spaceballs
Great Tune, Tommy a great player, not trying to copy joe adding his own style, like it or not Tommy Was and always will be a great player. If you want to complain about something then your not looking in the right place here..
I just realized the chorus of Kenny Loggins' Footloose is the Funk 49 hook! I hope Joe got royalties.
The cameraman man must be the frontman's boy friend.
When rock and roll was totally cool!!!!!!!!!
Hi,
Tommy played on the album Spectrum where the song is Red Baron. This reminded me of the European Red Baron Band. The band was formed in 1993 in the Czech Republic and was named after a song by Billy Cobham. influenced by 70's hard rock - prog, blues rock, art rock, psychedelic, folk rock. They recorded four studio albums and one, live. A new studio album Last Chance is due to be released this year.
Reflections album 2010:
ua-cam.com/video/KMjaSDecAho/v-deo.html
Music Must Change 2006:
ua-cam.com/video/APn5yjsgL1U/v-deo.html
I saw this back in 70s the only thing I remembered was the singers hair
I've read several of the comments. My position is, " Funk 49" can be done right only with Joe Walsh!
Bruce Grafsgard Joe Walsh was a friend and fan of Tommy Bolin's, he recommended Tommy for the spot in the James Gang when he left. Joe Walsh was even a Paul Bearer at Tommy's funeral. The two albums Bolin did with the James Gang, Bang and Miami are classics!
Tommy is the genious !
Thank God they got this video before bands started doing drugs.
rip Tommy 37 years ago today..
Don't we all, hate commercial music. Well spoken Dale.
loved Tommy Bolin RIP
Joe Walsh owns this song period. Joe's facial expressions when he plays his soul goes into it. He never will be matched.
Haha! Yes, his facial expressions were incredible!
Yikes.
Having said that, imagine what Tommy Bolin might have accompli
shed
🤟
Tommy played on two Gang albums singing on one song on each album Alexis & Spanish Lover.
Funk # 49 Tommy bolin w/ The James Gang.
With Tommy Bolin? Wow, great talent.Shame he died so young!
If the singer had on a bright red ball on his nose and a huge pair of shoes.....well then you'd have something.
+Mozart FX i love Tommy Bolin and this album with the James Gang was great. But you put into words everything I always thought when I saw this singer. I am still laughing.
am sorry this sucks
+Alberto Corral That's an understatement!
+Mozart FX ....''immitation is the sincerest form of.......''
+Mozart FX
Before I even read any comments I was gonna post "This singer 'generates excitement' the same way a toy poodle 'generates fear."' But I changed my mind so now I won't.
Tonight, the James Gang cover band called James Gang. Sounds about like most bar band renditions of the song apart from the fact that most bar bands play it in the right key.
the Bolin Gang...
theloniusbeck don't tell Roy Kenner that...
VERY GOOD.........................................
RIP Tommy Bolin.................teaser
Worked a few shows for Tommy when he toured with Rush in the mid-70's, he was really wasted, he used to leave the TV on in his hotel room full blast.
thanks man...First got into Bolin around 72..around Cobhams Spectrum period..Apart from Zappa,McLaughlin and Jan Akkerman,Tommy just blew me away.Always Loved Teaser on its release.great album.However he should never have joined Purple.He was just too good.period..RIP MR BOLIN
Johngonefishin
Elvis used to blast the TV!
COOL JAMS
It's Tommy Bolin on guitar. I can tell by the way he moves.
And maybe because it says "Funk 49" James Gang w/Tommy Bolin?
Thew guy with the guitar is a pretty good clue!
Somebody asked if it was Tommy Bolin smart ass!!
Without Joe Walsh, this simply doesn't work.
BRAVO!!!
Keith, as you can see by the audience reaction, it worked just fine. This was a different band than the Walsh lineup, and was far superior to the previous one with Dominic.
very easy: going with the multimillionaires and trashing one of the best guitarrist that never made a lot of money and worse died at 25.
Ya, would love to say something nice about that clip but I don't bs people. Creepy and forced. Seen all the enthusiasts comments and wasn't going to rile them up this morning. Gotta pick your battles. That singers spastic movements Eeeek!
I used to see them in Boulder, when they were recording at Caribou Ranch. Tommy and I spent too much time at Nick the Greek's.
Frontmen a dime a dozen. This guy was working in a car wash 2 weeks after this gig.
Hadn't heard this before
This guy... well, if it were his own group with his own music, maybe he'd stand out as a little more remarkable. But how do you hire a frontman for the James Gang that can't cover Joe Walsh's range?
This could have been a much better band if they called themselves something different and played original music. They certainly have the chops, but the James Gang they ain't.
MrSmokeydog I'm pretty sure the lead singer is Roy Kenner wasn't he in the band for like 5 years?
@@dcs002 Man, this was a pretty poor performance by Roy Kenner. And I like his vocals. He played in a band called Bush (from the 70's)
ua-cam.com/video/gq_f9hWTTGg/v-deo.html and his vocals were pretty damn good. Seems like he wasn't putting his all into this and also was kind of buried in the mix a bit..
ua-cam.com/video/kLy63Pq1rUw/v-deo.html Roy Kenner on a better day!
I've been kind of amused at some of these comments lol. You younger people got to realize that's what people looked like in the fking 70's man lol!!! He coulda sang better on this tho..
As much as I think Tommy Bolin is one of the best, he coulda done better on this performance too...
@@paurach4430 he was in The Law too I had the album
Beard of Stars BEST Fing record made
There were a few non-Joe Walsh James Gang albums. Not the sound we were expecting. Tommy joined Deep Purple after this then died just 2 years later. OD.
tommy bolin is berry cool!!
Very cool
Long live Post Toasty
Awesome
Without Walsh, these guys should only play "Funk 51".
Nice Fucking Video!
Well .... Van Halen had Gary Cherone.
Senator, I served with Van Halen. I knew Van Halen. Van Halen was a friend of mine. Senator, Gary Cherone is no Tommy Bolin.
Kelly S I find the comparison to be quite apt. I understand that this singer is trying to make a living. But he's pressing here. Looks like a goof.....
....Like Cherone. Gary was a hammy (either by his own intention, the band's intention, or management's intention) stand in that was quickly shown the door for good reason.
coralbasie he's making fun of Kenner, not Bolin...
Look at that acoustic control bass rig
I am glad Tommi got out of that band (ugh) he deserved a lot better...Deep Purple!! That is what he deserved! This singer is embarrassing
But saddly he could not put his full potential live with purple
Joe Walsh is great... But opinions dont always have to be good...
@@pablomalaga4676 the basses stole his high school sweetheart and introduce heroin to him unfuck deep purple
@@davidmickens3522 get the fuck outtah here!
He lost a contract , so he party ed, so they say. 70's stuff , like that.
@@davidmickens3522 the bass player?
U B trippin.
Tommy no woman, no more.
He was a stud, highly wanted man.
No way could 1 girl mess like that.
Very good band
tommy was brilliant.
Russell Brand's Dad on vocals!!
1:22, awesome!
Who else had the balls to join James Gang and Deep Purple. Big shoes to fill.
Never quite did get that "gray streak" stuff in Roy Kenner's hair. Always looked like dog ears to me. But then again, he's a lot more famous than I am!
+Doug DIckeson Ringo has had a shock of grey hair on the right side(his right) of his head since his teens. When they went to the mop tops, rather than D.A. haircuts, it completely hid his grey...happens early to some. My Granddad was completely white haired at age 19.
+Kilgore Trout Oh, no doubt that it happens naturally in people all of the time. I just don't think that it's natural in his case, it looks a little too planned out. However, he was in James Gang and I wasn't!
I don't know of anybody who could fill Joe Walsh's place
Sweet!
You posted this why? 'Funk #49' live without Joe Walsh??