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Post by blues man on Sept 21, 2006 13:01:45 GMT -5
It’s so great to see Blue Cheer playing and touring again this has been their biggest tour since 1985….this BC lineup has been the closest in spirit to it’s original formation since 1968,….. I know that many on this board including myself would have liked to see either Leigh or Randy get up on stage and guested for a song or two but unfortunately it has not happened however, to me that tells me one thing Duck has done so much for this band especially since he has joined them than either of the two former members,….Duck has established himself and paid his dues with this band and therefore deserves his due credit as being as the official BC guitarist...he is a GREAT player and a very cool guy as well Leigh no doubt at the time in 1968 as a young kid was at an experimental stage with his un-orthodox style of psychedelic guitar playing fit BC so perfectly that he’s been such an influence to many guitarists in today’s stoner rock bands…but he’s not the same guitarist nor is he in the same frame of mind as he was back then as for Randy as great of a guitarist that he is he would no longer fit with BC even personality wise the man is in a much different place these days and the chemistry would never work with Dickie especially So all I have to say is ENJOY this current BC line up and their upcoming tour , don’t worry about Leigh or Randy anymore and salute Duck because if it weren’t for him we may not have even seen this last tour and the one coming up happen  |
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Post by 56buzz on Sept 22, 2006 11:07:44 GMT -5
I don't think you'll get much of an arguement from anyone on this forum about the ability of Duck McDonald. He IS the Blue Cheer guitarist...period! I saw Leigh play with Dickie at the Chet Fest last spring and it was cool...but Duck's the man ...and has been for many years. To me Randy gets merely an asterisk for his 3 song effort. I don't mean to offend the Randy lovers out there...I have all his cd's and enjoy his playing as well...but in the context of BC...it's Duck McDonald all the way
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Post by riffraff on Sept 23, 2006 9:28:51 GMT -5
Well, that is the thing, Dickie has always chosen great guitarist to play in the band. So even though they are not in the current line-up there will always be their association with Blue Cheer. And discussion of these ex-band members will continue and should. I saw Duck play and he did a great job. Is he my favorite? .....Let's say he is in my top three of Blue Cheer. He may be in my top 10 favorites of all time, but I haven't made a list. I have heard from another fan that he is the most underrated guitarist along with another. I am really anxious to hear the next cd when it is released, because then we will hear Duck's originality. Gotta say though, I was impressed with how faithful he was to the original Blue Cheer material. I could only think of one other guitarist who could do that, but he would have mixed it up with a lot of his own material. I along with you appreciated his effort. He did a number of things that pissed off some fans, but he kept the ball rolling. I keep thinking of Rockin Robin, who was so upset that he quit the board when he heard Paul wasn't playing in the early legs of the tour. Yet he probably missed out on seeing them twice here in Chicago with Paul! I get the sense that Duck really wants this new cd to break out, and so a little bit of patience is required of us, the fans.
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Post by lather on Sept 23, 2006 10:28:38 GMT -5
I been a fan of the Cheer for a long time and was fortunate enough to see them in many incarnations. The Oakland show they did was great and I agree with Bluesman. Duck did a fine job of capturing the original Blue Cheer sound without being a Leigh Stephens ripoff. He had his own chops. When I saw Blue Cheer back in 1968 or 1969 with Randy Holden, I was a bit disappointed. The only element of his playing that was Cheer-like was the volumn. He didn't have the psychedelic sound or play like a madman like Leigh. No crazy guitar solos, just simple blues scales that never left the box. Yeah, he sounded good on the record but one needs to see him live to get the full picture. The only Cheer guitarist I've yet to see is Bruce Stephens. To this date, Duck is best one that they brougtht up on stage, IMHO.
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Post by featheredfish on Sept 23, 2006 22:45:39 GMT -5
So what was Blue Cheer with Gary Yoder like?
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Post by lather on Sept 24, 2006 0:28:40 GMT -5
Better than you would think. They played mostly stuff from the forth album and Original Human Being but did a few classics like Out of Focus & West Coast Child of Sunshine. I recall Saturday Freedom being a sort if finale that went on for 20 minutes or so. Norman Mayall did a drum solo but was by no means anything like Paul. This wasn't classic Blue Cheer as far as heaviness went but was classic Blue Cheer as far as intensity went.
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Post by your favorite house guest on Sept 25, 2006 4:44:03 GMT -5
Gotta say though, I was impressed with how faithful he was to the original Blue Cheer material. I could only think of one other guitarist who could do that, but he would have mixed it up with a lot of his own material. Let me guess who that other guitarist would be....Uhh, Frank Marino perhaps?  |
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Post by ball buster on Sept 25, 2006 13:55:14 GMT -5
Hey, just like Murray the K was always called the fifth Beatle, well,...as far as I'm concerned Freaky Frank is the fourth Cheer! ;D
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Post by ericalbronda on Sept 28, 2006 8:29:10 GMT -5
Duck has played with Dickie for 14 years or is it 18. remarkably Loyal and also very gifted as a guitar player. He essentially organized the last tour and did an amazing job.
Strange as it is I have never met Duck. Why ? because he is on the other coast and
a very busy creative man.
Naturally talented and patient he has dealt with the rather unpredictable nature of Dickie and Paul to the betterment of us all.
Duck is certaintly a member of the Blue Cheer family and a deserving one as much as anyone else in the Family of Blue Cheer.
Thank you Duck for keeping Blue Cheer alive and now well.
Eric Albronda
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Post by FeedbackLourde on Nov 19, 2006 16:36:29 GMT -5
All you Duck fans who want to see other sides of his playing might want to check out his band Playground. There is some really amazing guitar work on those. His style is quite eclectic ranging from Nu-metal to jazz to even a few really nice classical pieces. This man never ceases to amaze me with his playing.
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Post by bcfreak on Dec 21, 2006 17:08:36 GMT -5
All you Duck fans who want to see other sides of his playing might want to check out his band Playground. There is some really amazing guitar work on those. His style is quite eclectic ranging from Nu-metal to jazz to even a few really nice classical pieces. This man never ceases to amaze me with his playing. Could we say that Duck is like a modern day Jimi Hendrix, without the wild stage stunts? |
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Post by capz on Dec 21, 2006 19:56:02 GMT -5
bcfreak, IMO HELL NO. Duck is a great guitar player and I enjoy his playing very much...however, no one should ever be compared to Hendrix. Hendrix is in a class of his own, and cannot be touched. There's Hendrix, then everyone else.
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Post by hellonwheels on Dec 21, 2006 20:03:28 GMT -5
What about The Friendy Sheep? He seems to get plenty of plugs on this message board as well, and i hear that he is very `open` about it, according to a friend of mine.
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Post by gypsyball on Dec 21, 2006 20:14:35 GMT -5
Yes, no one has even come close to Jimi Hendrix.  |
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Post by Festooned Piglips on Dec 21, 2006 20:22:24 GMT -5
bcfreak, IMO HELL NO. Duck is a great guitar player and I enjoy his playing very much...however, no one should ever be compared to Hendrix. Hendrix is in a class of his own, and cannot be touched. There's Hendrix, then everyone else. Correction; There's Hendrix, Holden and THEN there's everyone else. |
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