| James Page; biological researcher, Epson [message #376678] |
Sat, 04 October 2008 23:12  |
Edvaard
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I'm sure at least a few here have seen this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKUyHpoWnT4&feature=relat ed
or something similar. Age 14, I think.
This was just before he took to cigarettes, so he still sang a good bit.
JP claimed that he didn't "have the brains" to be a doctor, but he enjoyed research into germs.
But really, JP as a bio-researcher, and Brian May getting his Phd in astronomy, what is the world of rock lead guitarists coming to here?
In any event, I really like the drum "kit" in this video. No kick drum, just a HUGE floor tom (the drummer was into biological research also). And the bass player told the interviewer about building his upright himself.
I'm wondering if we should introduce into schools the requirement that a child should build either a musical instrument (a mandolin or dulcimer, e.g.) or a radio.
It doesn't have to be anything special, just the experience of doing it themselves being key here.
We could hang the threat of biological research over their heads if they display any reticence. Obviously, that threat didn't work in the 50's, but it might work today.
In the video, you can hear JP's earliest lead guitar work, in the intro of Cotton Fields.
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| Re: James Page; biological researcher, Epson [message #376692 is a reply to message #376687 ] |
Sun, 05 October 2008 01:27  |
Edvaard
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I've been here for a few years, as an observer, before I started making an arse of myself by posting.
So, of course, I have read through quite a lot here.
Your informative posts regarding The Bobby Fuller Four are amongst my most cherished experiences here.
But I had read through this one too, ...
http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php/mv/msg/14364/0/0/ 6490/
wherein you posted;
"Well, Terry Reid would have accepted Page's invitation to sing in LZ, but was not allowed to do so because of a contract he could not get out of. Had he joined, the group might well have been great, because he was a tremendous singer, but of course there's no way to know what would have happened in the marketplace. And remember again, when that invitation was offered, no one had ever heard of Led Zeppelin.
As for Deep Purple, when he was considering their offer, they had received by that time only minimal success in the UK, and their only "hit" had been the Rod Evan's sung cover of "Hush" in the US. But the album was not so big.
By that time, Terry Reid had his second, and best album, entitled then simply "Terry Reid" released, and it was looking as though he would be much bigger internationally than DP. So he probably rightly, given the information at hand, decided to concentrrate on his own (band's) career.
Only after that time did DP record the song that really broke them in the UK, "Black Night" (one of my favourites too), which created a sensation on radio and in personal appearance. Then the album "In Rock" sealed the deal.
But Terry's career never really took off (probably because I was not producing him).
Regrets? Everything is clear with hindsight vision."
You just HAD to point out "Black Night", didn't you?
One of the best "songs" from that era, no question.
"Black Night" and "The Immigrant Song" were in the background when I started kissing girls and such.
But even though Ritchie Blackmore wasn't a research biologist, he still laid down some good tracks.
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| Re: James Page; biological researcher, Epson [message #376724 is a reply to message #376718 ] |
Sun, 05 October 2008 10:31 |
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Well, at least Jim Page will have something to fall back on in case his career as a musician doesn't work out.
Ryan Settee,
Instrospection Records
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| Re: James Page; biological researcher, Epson [message #376744 is a reply to message #376678 ] |
Sun, 05 October 2008 11:36 |
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I posted that early Jimmy skiffle video here once before, but I can't track it down now.
There were some good responses there.
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| Re: James Page; biological researcher, Epson [message #376750 is a reply to message #376748 ] |
Sun, 05 October 2008 13:06 |
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The video was removed Terry, for "violation of terms of use".
Ryan Settee,
Instrospection Records
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| Re: James Page; biological researcher, Epson [message #376809 is a reply to message #376718 ] |
Sun, 05 October 2008 18:10 |
Edvaard
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| wwittman wrote on Sun, 05 October 2008 10:56 |
everyone should be required to build a musical instrument.
or a drum
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Dart taken.
But, be it drum or upright bass or ham radio, it can't do anything but good for the kids to fumble about accomplishing something that can have demonstrable results, for good or bad.
All good experience.
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| Re: James Page; biological researcher, Epson [message #376850 is a reply to message #376718 ] |
Mon, 06 October 2008 02:30 |
Edvaard
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| wwittman wrote on Sun, 05 October 2008 10:56 |
everyone should be required to build a musical instrument.
or a drum
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Actually, I get your point now.
Student:
"I'm sorry, I've messed this guitar thing up so terribly."
Teacher:
"Not to worry! We can still make a drum out of it!"
Again, all good experience.
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