Poppa ... Tell Us A Story

[slukather]

ihad Ed wipe it as I didnt want Mike to get upset...(he couldnt play the part) Eddie ended up playin the bass on the real track but he did on many of Vh stuff..Mikey doesnt want people to know it but EVH played more bass than you guys know....

I think thats pretty much common knowledge now.

Hey BP, what was EVH like to work with? l've heard that he's like a dr jekyll mr hyde, where one day he'll be the greatest guy, then the next the complete opposite.

Scott.

 

[slukather]

as for Luke on vox on VH...man, every day brings even more reason to love Lucious

Yeah he did backing vocals on the 2 new songs, Not Enough, some tracks on F.U.C.K./Balance and l'm not sure what else, there was some romours going around that he played some guitar, but those romours don't hold much water.

Scott.

 

[threeminutesboy]

..and EVh sucked sorry to say

This performance was even reported in some French guitarist magazine at that time...They said that Ed was really not comfortable (nice way of saying ) while playing with Albert and Steve.

 

[Mick]

Great storys BP , nice to have some insight.
This is a part of you book coming out;-) ????

Thanks

 

[Jim Warnstedt]

Anyone have photos of the Ernie Ball booth at the 1991 NAMM show? I would be very grateful if anyone does. Thanks!

 

[brentrocks]

WOW...Great stuff BP!!!

 

[GWDavis28]

Cool pic Brent, so the AL as we know it was called an Axis at one time.
Has anyone seen one of these in the wild?

Quarter, here's a AL/Axis in Yellow that those who went to the Open House got to see in the Room at Music Man.



Glenn |B)

 

[Smellybum]

I also have a four track demo made at the Fun ranch in SLo of EAd composing 316...is that worth anythin? Its Eddie and I playing it. How about a rough mix of Pleasure Dome with me on the original track playing the bass track.... ihad Ed wipe it as I didnt want Mike to get upset...(he couldnt play the part) Eddie ended up playin the bass on the real track but he did on many of Vh stuff..Mikey doesnt want people to know it but EVH played more bass than you guys know.... Also Luke sang on eight of the Vh records without credit

wanna swap for my signed photo of the proclaimers that I got when my grandmother worked with their mother?

you're tempted aren't you !?

 

[starsky]

This is one the great things about this board - BP's recollections and views are a fantastic read!

I'd get the book in a heartbeat!



Thanks for sharing BP.

 

[gus74]

and EVh sucked sorry to say

When Steve Morse asked about that show he said that
Albert Lee and himself knew the stuff but EVH was totally winging it.
He didn't even know the chord progressions.
Maybe Steve Morse was kind to him, i can't say.
Any way great story Big Poppa.Keep them coming.

 

[Big Poppa]

It was cover tunes......

 

[Spudmurphy]

BP, for the record, what year was that please?

Great story. Had to laugh about Albert sleeping on your mams couch

BP - thought I'd bump this.

Did you have a piano in the house - if so I bet Albert used to tinkle the ivories ?
Spud

 

[phatduckk]

guys, lets not get too eddie-centric here... those threads dont end well.

 

[Big Poppa]

1972

 

[Smellybum]

you sure you don't wanna trade for the proclaimers autograph... I could throw in a jennifer batten one too!!!

 

[HornetAMX]

Cool stories! Maybe they should have played Crossroads as I've always read that Eddie knows that one note for note.

 

[Elmer Imperial]

As has been said before - great stories! Thanks for sharing 'em, BP!

 

[J_Alexander]

hey thanks for all the kewl stuff. i did know luke sang backup on alot of vh stuff i thought that was well known. i also knew that luke was involved with the evh pickups read that back in the 90's. it wasnt until about 10 yrs ago i learend ed played alot more bass and soem people think the new songs are the only ones. as far as you offereing up the what are they worth. i will buy lkol. anyways i really want to say thanks for the story's. i really like to hear stuff from ed's days with ebmm as i think it was the best and i know the guy played bad sometimes then but think about it his bad back then was way better then his good now lol. thanks again and keep em coming. what a great place.

 

[J_Alexander]

Cool stories! Maybe they should have played Crossroads as I've always read that Eddie knows that one note for note.

wanna hear it?

 

[slukather]

How bout some Luke, Morse and Petrucci stories?

Scott.