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kmh364
Senior Member
Username: kmh364

Post Number: 416
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 7:01 pm:   Edit Post

The Brother's were in fine form last eve @ the PNC in beauteous Holmdell, NJ (right off the Garbage, er um, Garden State Parking Lot, er um, Parkway, LOL!). The Crowd was mellow, the weather was perfect...cool enough that the leather had to come out of the Tourpack on the Road King on the way home. I got there just in time to miss "Los Lonely Boys" as the warm-up, grab a big, cold, frosty and a giant pretzel ($11.75!!!), grab my seat and chill to some great toonage!

Greg still sounds good, and Warren never ceases to amaze. His playing continually evolves, probably due to the fact that his guitar(s) never get cold since he's touring with Mule, The Dead, and the ABB all at the same time, LOL!

Oteil was particularly awesome during his bass solo immediately following the triumvirate of Butch Trucks's, Jaimoe's and Marc Quinones's 20min drum odyssey during "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed". He mostly plays an old clapped-out J-bass for the old material, but he came out with this quilt-top 6-string bass (didn't catch the name, but it ain't an Alembic) and played jazz chords on it. He played his own rendition of IMOER and then did a "scat" solo where he sang along to his bass solo. It was very impressive.
dannobasso
Intermediate Member
Username: dannobasso

Post Number: 122
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 7:07 pm:   Edit Post

I believe he used Modulus last time I checked.
Danno
kmh364
Senior Member
Username: kmh364

Post Number: 417
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 7:11 pm:   Edit Post

Whatever it was, he was outstanding!
flaxattack
Intermediate Member
Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 126
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Friday, August 27, 2004 - 7:24 am:   Edit Post

kev
i held that 6 string in my hands 2 years ago at the beacon when i got backstage- it is a cream puff-and he is a great guy
thursday at jones beach they encoured with the best layla i have heard in 10 years!!!
jeff
kmh364
Senior Member
Username: kmh364

Post Number: 422
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Friday, August 27, 2004 - 5:51 pm:   Edit Post

The ABB always seems to attract the best musicians, especially guitarists and bassists. Berry Oakley was no slouch himself! Oteil is a nice compliment to the band. It appears he could compliment just about any band, regardless of style.
hogslug
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Username: hogslug

Post Number: 1
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Friday, September 03, 2004 - 9:17 pm:   Edit Post

First off -- I'm new here-- "hello everybody"
And I just saw ABB in minneapolis -- I think it was the best show I've ever seen- great wheather ,Great live sound and yes Awesome performance, BUT , I was a little bummed that LOS LONELY BOYS didn't open that night ( which they were slated to play originaly)
But the very next night I saw LLB play the spanish music awards on t.v. with santana which was awesome in its own right.
Did anyone here see this on t.v.?
their bassist was playing a 6 string Alembic
that I couldn't quite make out the model -- Europa maybe?
--its was a beautiful bass regardless.
CHEERS! Brad
kmh364
Senior Member
Username: kmh364

Post Number: 459
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2004 - 4:58 am:   Edit Post

It is possible Los Lonely Boys didn't play the night I went either. I was late, but not that late and I did think at the time that it was weird that no one was playing considering the time I got to the show. They weren't clearing up any equipment off the stage either, but I just shrugged it off as missing the whole shebang. Oh well, I have never heard them before, so I apparently don't know what I am missing.
davehouck
Senior Member
Username: davehouck

Post Number: 807
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2004 - 5:52 am:   Edit Post

I don't know anything about Los Lonely Boys; but just looking around on their website and doing a web search, it appears that the bass player, JoJo Garza, mainly plays a Hohner Bbass VI. Could that be the bass you saw on the Latin Grammys?
hogslug
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Username: hogslug

Post Number: 2
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2004 - 7:58 am:   Edit Post

Yeah, anything is possible -- But it seemed too me that the Alembic symbol was unmistakeable between the strings at the nut.
I also looked at their website and JoJo is also listed as playing swr amps and cabs-- And i know I saw two ampeg 410hlf's behind him- So maybe it was a rent-a-gear night for them ?
davehouck
Senior Member
Username: davehouck

Post Number: 808
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2004 - 8:37 am:   Edit Post

And by the way; welcome to the group, Brad!

I just went back to the Los Lonely Boys site and listened to the track "Heaven". Nice little R&B tune.
tom_z
Junior
Username: tom_z

Post Number: 17
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2004 - 9:20 am:   Edit Post

I saw Los Lonely Boys on one of the evening talk shows (can't remember which) and I could swear JoJo was playing an Alembic 6. I was only half paying attention to the TV, but remember thinking it was cool that this guy had an Alembic.
hogslug
New
Username: hogslug

Post Number: 3
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2004 - 10:37 am:   Edit Post

Yeah, If any of you guys (and gals)like ABB-- Los lonely boys would be right up your alley-- I am not to fond of their "radio friendly" songs though-It's good stuff- just not as good as some of the other "jammy" stuff they have recorded.
If you're like me and find yourself standing in a record shop thinking "what am I gonna buy this time around"---try LLB-- you might like them.



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