I saw that tour, too, here in Cleveland!

Rocky George is one of the most underated metal guitarists of all time. Terribly overlooked and I don't know why.

He and Jeff Hanneman were buddies. The last time I saw him play he was in Fishbone, supporting Jane's Addiction in May of 2014 in Las Vegas.

How was Hanneman personally? I hear he was very difficult.

I loved him, he was a super sweet guy, always smiling and joking around, from the day I met him in 1984 (when they opened for Laaz Rockit at the Berkeley Keystone) until the last time I spoke to him in 2011 (when Metallica closed for them at Coachella).

There is no such thing as a rock star who toured for 25+ years who doesn't have people talking about how "difficult" they can be, and sometimes I sure they are.

Jeff was no different, but I would bet that the people who would say good things out number those who say bad by at least 100 to 1.

And really, how bad can a guy who wears a Gumby shirt be?

Doug "less than 100-1 about me" Goodman


PS - they didn't show up...

Glad to hear it. Hate when I hear bad things about musicians I respect. Love the stories about Lemmy and Dio always making time for the fans. They got it.

Here is my Ronnie James Dio story :

https://haggisbuffet.blogspot.com/20...nie-james.html

My God that's an awesome story. That's exactly what I was talking about.
Thanks for sharing.

I’m really enjoying this thread.
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Doug, love these stories! I'm a little younger (49) so I missed the early 80's stuff live. Also I was broke as hell during high school so just went to parties and local clubs when I could roadie for friends bands and get in for free. Didn't start going to lots of bigger shows until the early 90's.

I just recently realized that the first time I saw Slayer was the San Berdo show that they recorded for Decade of Aggression. Only took me almost 30 years to figure that out!

http://www.collectingbrooklyn.com/ne...rtTickets1.jpg

http://www.collectingbrooklyn.com/ne...rtTickets2.jpg

That's a really cool story.

I only saw him once, and must have caught a bad night. (Mob rules tour, so yeah maybe not such a good night for him.)

Seriously.I look forward to this thread whenever there's a new post.Reading that Dio story,proves exactly that! \m/ Beautiful man. Love the stories and all the details. Simply amazing!

I know King Diamond and Motörhead have been mention....combine the two names...

Anything for Diamond Head?

I wish.

The closest I've ever came was Metallica covering them.

Cuing up "Lighting to the Nations" right now...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOnh...IQ25yV3LJJ41Hi

Nice. Speaking of, got any early Metallica stories to share? I ordered the "Murder in the Front Row" dvd (already have the book), can't wait to get it.

I grew up in Downey about a mile from Ron's house where they had their practices in the early days. Didn't know it at the time, found out way later. When I saw his yearbook come up for auction I had to have it. As a bonus, my best friend's older sister who I had a childhood crush on is in it! :)

http://www.collectingbrooklyn.com/ne...aYearbook1.jpg

http://www.collectingbrooklyn.com/ne...aYearbook2.jpg

http://www.collectingbrooklyn.com/ne...aYearbook3.jpg

http://www.collectingbrooklyn.com/ne...aYearbook4.jpg

http://www.collectingbrooklyn.com/ne...aYearbook5.jpg

Now for some Holocaust! :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pCQ...8mb6od8J9huAPJ

That's pretty cool.

Murder is a GREAT book, I'm tempted to say "Trivia quiz : how many times is Doug pictured?"

I have the DVD on pre-order...

The 9 U-Haul pictures are obvious, but there's so many live and groups shots who knows. I'd say somewhere between 9 and 50? :D

The first time I went to Japan was in 1993 with a band called D.R.I.

We almost weren't able to go because 6 days before the first show 3 of the 4 band members were locked up in a prison in Spain (it wasn't jail, it was a prison), but that's a completely different story.

That story ends with a high speed drive to the Barcelona airport, even though our flight was from Madrid, but we eventually made it to Japan, and that's where :


When I checked us into our Tokyo hotel, I used this credit card, fully expecting that the front desk clerk would frown at me and ask for a real card.

But he didn't.

So we all headed to our rooms, and it wasn't until a few hours later, while returning from a record buying adventure, that somebody asked me for another credit card because "the one you used to check in keeps being declined".

So much for "Unquestioned Credit".

I received the Murder in the Front Row DVD in the mail today. I pre-ordered it on the website, and didn't expect it until next week. I sent a text to Brian Lew (he is "Umlaut" from the Dio blog post a few days ago), one of the authors of the book, and he was as shocked as I was how early I received it.

https://mvdshop.com/products/murder-...sh-metal-story

Now I need to find my DVD player and figure out how to hook it up...

Awesome! Hopefully mine shows up soon too!

Not letting this thread die! METALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hahaha.

I was trying to not be the one who did that...

Midmo-...so... that's where that went. haha! I had been eyeing that item for awhile. Happy to see it went to a great home. Great piece...Congrats dude!

Wait? Murder in the Front Row...is out now on DVD? Niccceee! *rushes to place order* Was listening to "Lighting to the Nations"...last week. Amazing album!


Pantera? Anything?

I know you like harder stuff, but any Loudness stories?

No real stories, but I saw them at L'Amour in Brooklyn in Nov 1984 (Disillusion tour), they were so f'n good. This was before they recorded the album with Max Norman and fell down the same mtv hell hole that Y&T did visually and soundwise. I met Akira once while I was on tour in Japan with somebody, but nothing special just a very quick "hello, nice to meet you"

Thank you for giving me a reason to pull up Disillusion...

Earthshaker (the Y&T album, not the Japanese band) will be next...

Y & T

At their creative peak, before they "made it" on mtv, but they're playing at night at Reading, so somebody got it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS06...lyt3Cd&index=5

Under The Blade!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3uL...UafbAXbFcv66R0

Ok east coast guys tell us some Twisted Sister stories...

I only saw them once, opening for Krokus and Blackfoot in Sacramento in July 1983

One of the best intros in the history of rock...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADfYQSP2wx8

Without Lemmy, T-MF-S probably never make the big time

What do you have more of, picks or magazine supplements?

Hahaha, WAY more supplements.

I finally was able to figure out how to get my dvd player to work and watched the Murder in the Front Row doco, and all the bonus parts.

Holy fuck.

So amazingly good I can't even describe it.

Anyone see the Geico commercial with Ratt? Very funny!

This is bringing back so many memories from HS, and not just for the music!

Scene: Doug and I walk into a party, 2020.
Ken: "I'm an elementary school teacher." Party: "That's nice."
Doug: "I've traveled the world with every cool metal band ever." Party: "Hey loser Ken, fetch us beers and keep your mouth shut while we listen to Doug's stories all night."


Keep the stories coming, Doug!!!!!!!

I can't remember if I got Girlschool to sign the back of my home made Raven shirt, or if I got Raven to sign the back of my home made Girlschool shirt, but either way, TURN IT UP...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2-ma5sENKo

Found a few things in a box today...

Handmade card the My Chemical Romance guys gave a few of us after they spent a month as our opening act in April / May 2005.


I waited for Ted to arrive to radio station KRQR for an interview with a couple other guys and he did not disappoint. After signing stuff and chatting with us he said "well, I better the fuck out of here, that chick's probably pissin' her pants waiting for me to show up" and he headed inside to do his interview.


I have no idea where I got the Tiffany thing. I think a bus driver I had, who had once driven for her, got it for me (sadly, I never met her).

Niceee! Wasn't expecting that lol

MCR note...very cool item! Happy to see them back touring!

As always, thanks for sharing! \m/

Nice Ted Nugent Auto. And great story. Waiting outside a radio station to grab an Auto. Been awhile since I posted anything to your amazing thread so my only pick. John Entwistle you can see the wear and he inly played one song with it. Boris the Spider Sept 10 1979 at the Capital Theatre in NJ.
Also from the Capitol Theatre Ted Nugent June 18 1977. The previous Saturday night June 11 I saw Led Zepplin at MSG. Both were outstanding shows and at 16 I was hooked on live Rock and Roll.

My wife picked up my monthly CDs from Music Outlet in Enfield,CT, which is one of the great and enduring record stores. She opened up the Used Cannibal Corpse Gallery of Suicide CD and found a concert ticket and asked me if we were there. I confirmed, yes Cannibal Corpse, Napalm Death and Immolation! Decibel Tour 2016. Death to all but metal!

Here

These posters are from a tour in 1994 that started with 23 shows in 23 days in the US, and after 3 "off" days was followed by 43 shows in 44 days in Europe. The day without a show in Europe was because they were "Banned In Bremen".

70 days, 66 shows, 16 states, 14 countries, 35,000 miles.

THAT is how to tour.

Love those guys.

I saw them for the 167th time a year ago yesterday (opening for Slayer) and that was the first time I had seen them with George "singing".

Doug


PS - Correction, I just checked my records and saw that earlier that year, they had done 53 shows in a leisurely 58 days around North American. the Toledo poster dates from that run.

Wow.

If you're only going to have one...

Those are awesome ppsters; thanks for sharing.
I love Corpsegrinder but CC's first four albums are still my favorites.

I had 1st row seats for the Who's first show at the Capitol Theatre ( Sadly first shows in US without Kieth Moon) and I see Entwistle getting ready to toss it, I take off and end up wrestling with 3 ir 4 other guys on the floor. All of a suddden I see pick in front of my face but my arms are being held. I relax get up from the scrum the guys are still goung at it and I calmly removed the pick from my mouth.

Ha! Fantastic. That's pretty hardcore, licking the floor of the Capital Theater.

First time I was there I was selling shirts for Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, with Talas (Billy Sheehan) opening.

I don't remember licking the floor, though. Insert smiley face here.

Doug

Best I can say is I caught a drumstick at a George Thorogood concert in San Diego in 1986 (with the aid of some pretty good elbows to clear the space, courtesy of a childhood playing hockey in NY) and stuck around afterwards to shake hands with the band at the edge of the stage.

I saw them in that era at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco, they were so f'n great!

I’m a Pearl Jam freak, so I jumped at the opportunity to buy handwritten “Jeremy” chalk poster used in the music video. The story goes that Eddie Vedder wrote words in chalk then they green screened the words into the video. I am so psyched. The dark black photos are screen grabs from the video, and the chalk matches perfectly.

Not sure if PJ is a bit beyond this post but I wanted to share regardless. Anyone with tips on how to frame it, let me know...

Probably the same tour I saw in Cleveland, they rocked!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5H94GHb-10

For some reason, it popped into my head to go dig this video up. I remember my buddy, a guitarist who is now a producer, being most impressed by Neil Schon's solo, of all people.

I saw Pearl Jam at CGBG in November of 1991, ugh, what a boring band live. Sorry.

Voice Of The Beehive at the Marquee the next night made up for a wasted night at CBs.

Pearl Jam are neither metal, nor the Kingston Trio.

Is the reverse a chalk board too? If so then you didn't completely waste your money. Insert smiley face here.

Doug "feel free to ignore my opinions about music" Goodman

That song may be crap, but at least it helped to cleanse the Pearl Jam from my system.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Doug "My middle name is Richard, so call me Dick" Goodman

Not used in the video, but double-sided

My Daughter was in 7th grade and there was some drama in a classroom. The teacher asked my Daughter if she saw anything and she said " That don't Befunt Me" her classmates giggled and I got called in to explain that she was saying it was none of her ( meaning my Daughter's) Business. And it was a line from a George Thorogood song. And since they were little whenever my kids asked me something that did not concern them I said "That don't Befunt you" She gave me a look that told me I would not be her choice for parent of the year. My Wife was not amused less so when I shared the story with friends and family. ( which I did exactly once in her presence). Saw George in a Club in New Brunswick NJ. And Everyone had a great time listening to a night of great Music.

I personally would vote for you as not just father of the year, but parent of the year, as well. Amazing story.

And a d**ger fan. You suck. :p

P.S. that’s 4 of about 40 PJ posters in my basement.

Geoff Tate was the best part of that song....at 1:41...............dude had a voice

Wow, I love all these great stories and am especially jealous of the guys here that were able to get picks during a show. After literally 100's of club and arena shows over 40 some years, I have yet to get a pick as a souvenir...although I was able to get 3 drum sticks. The first two I got at a Dictators show in 1977 at the Starwood in Hollywood. The Dictators were, in my opinion, a missing link between Punk and Metal/Hard Rock with lots of energy. I was standing in front of the stage when the late great Richie Teeter cracked a stick and threw it down in front of his kit in disgust. Luckily for me, the stick hit at an angle and came right at me. I was able to quickly get my hand up and snag it on the fly, which brought a big smile and a thumbs up from Teeter. After the encore, most people filed out but about 7 of us remained on the floor screaming for more, which they obliged 2 more times...as they came out for the third encore, the lead singer came to the front of the stage and asked "who are you guys?". Afterwords, they came out and chatted with us for awhile, and brought out another drumstick for me to have a pair. Great night.
The other time was in San Diego with the Scorpions. I had seats about 35 feet from the stage and off to the left. Klaus Meine came over to our side of the stage and lofted a stick in our direction. Never thinking it would reach us, we all stood up and stuck up our hands...couldn't really see anything but felt the damn stick hit me right in the palm as it bounced off. Pissed, I told my wife if that ever happened again, I wouldn't drop it. Well, about 2 min later, here comes Klaus again and throws another one. What are the chances that he was good enough to throw it that far and that accurately? Well, this time it hit me in the hand and I caught it. I'll have to dig those sticks out of wherever they're stashed...probably some box in the garage along with many negatives I shot of bands in the 70's and early 80's including a young Lita Ford with the Runaways and during her first solo tour.

Here's some Dictators for you to hear:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q8Mb0cz258

I forgot how awesome "Stars" was. Dio, Halford, Tate. The 3 best voices in all of metal, then and still. Malmsteen, Lynch, Campbell - tough to find better players in the 80's. Very cool!

Agree with you on Halford and Tate, but there's a few I'd put ahead of Dio, in no particular order:

Brian Johnson
Dave Mustaine
Bruce Dickinson
Ozzy
James Hetfield
Ian Gillan
David Wayne (Metal Church)
Lemmy
Rob Zombie

and I may get criticized for these two but:
Axl Rose
Sebastian Bach

Then
Dio (although awfully powerful for a 5 footer)

Doug, any Candlemass stories?

Dio was good on records, but the time I saw him live he wasn't all that good.
I'd thought the performance filmed for "Black and Blue" might have just been a bad night, but no.

Of the guitar players I've seen, Malmsteen…. not even top 10. People like him, but again, just unimpressive in concert.

How is it even possible to have a list of Metal singers "even in no particular order" that has Brian Johnson BUT NO BON SCOTT??? Johnson is a solid vocalist but his best work ( Back in Black) was a tribute album to Bon Scott. And his job from day one with AC/DC was to Mimic Bon. Now you might say many are too young to have heard Bon. But I am pretty sure Every person reading this thread has listed to Highway to Hell (the Album not the single) many many times.
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Bon Scott...not just great but so distinctive. Two words into any song you know it is him.

No love for Glenn Hughes? I guess it's an era thing as I was a teenager in the late 1970s-early 1980s so the formative years bands for me were Zeppelin, AC/DC, Van Halen (gods in the San Fernando Valley area while I was in high school in North Hollywood 40 or so years ago), Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, etc. Classics, you might say.

FWIW, which ain't much, I think Eddie Vedder has one of the great rock voices.

I don't recall if she'e been mentioned yet, but Joan Jett is awesome. I saw her at the Hollywood Bowl last summer and she rocked. I'm more of a punk than metal fan, though I was into the early metal bands until punk and related genres (except hardcore...yech) came on. I kinda dropped out of it in the mid-eighties, so the 'hair bands' are mostly unknown to me. Learning a lot in this thread.

Glenn Hughes?

Startin' a fight

Better than Ronnie?...
Johnson - not a chance. Bon Scott way better.
Mustaine - Megadeth is my FAVORITE band of all time but Dave's not better (close).
Dickinson - 3rd favorite band of all time, as good, not better (close again).
Ozzy - LOVE Black Sabbath/Ozzy, not even close talent wise.
Hetfield - no way.
Gillan - that's just silly.
Wayne - not in the same universe much less planet.
Lemmy - second favorite band, nope.
Zombie - closer to worse than best.
Rose - talented, not in the same league.
Bach - seriously one of the best metal singers, unbelievable range, but not Dio.

Hope that clears that up! :D

I didn't put Bon on because he was dead at the time Stars was done.

But yes of course he'd be on the All Time list.

Sorry All, I was referring to who they could have had better then Dio for the Stars album. I'd dig Bon myself up if I could. Definitely was the most distinctive and in the Top 3 for sure.

.....and to the above list, my error on Rob Zombie, not a particularly great voice, as probably can be said of Lemmy, but just love how they sound.

And my one big omission, and Winner of the Best Scream hands down.....TOM ARAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

And for those who like Chick Rock, check these chicks out....they are pretty good and funny too.


HIGHWAY TO HEALTH - pretty funny play on words during these Virus times.

And nice to look at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiwQzjLCIaI


Their Site:
http://www.backnblackgirls.com/

I found a box with my 45s today...

Gotta love picture sleeves!!!

That is what is wonderful about music... the varied selection even within each genre. I personally was shocked to find that ANYONE in this thread enjoys listening to George Thorogood :D

The most iconic voices in hard rock belong to Ozzy (without Black Sabbath, there is no heavy metal), Scott (so identifiable), Halford (greatest range and arguably best band) and Dickinson (no greater songs were ever written about English history/culture... well maybe by Led Zeppelin). This is just my oh so humble opinion.

ahahahahahahaahahahaahhhahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!!!!!
 

A perfect post since Kerry's birthday was a couple days ago, and Tom's is tomorrow. And our president is an idiot who only cares about himself.

Doug "some think I'm an idiot, too" Goodman

Epidemic.......
 

Tom Araya for President!!!!!!!
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFUIYkitPy0


This dude is great!


"Did he just say he wants me to die" ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!



"400,000?" ahahahahahahahahahaa



"What'd I do to you"....ahahahahahaaahahahaahah

Downtown Records
 

I love this thread but do not really have anything exciting to add... I wanted to ask about this business card as it came out of a collection of sports tickets from the mid to late 1950s etc that I purchased but this card is out of place? Just a business card for some random record shop run by Johnny or does this have some history to it? Plus I bumped the thread...

Also, Tom Waits is the king.

I don't know about Johnny and Downtown Records, but I do know that today it's 111 days since I had a show.

The last time I went this long between shows was after the Steve Earle "Guitar Town" tour (I was the merch guy) ended in March 1987 and then Death Angel's first tour (I was the tour manager) started until July.

I don't have any Steve Earle or Death Angel scans, so here are some newsletters :

No, that's incorrect.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/61/d8...5b28aa4a5f.jpg

Deep Purple...not The Village People.

Doug, any Van Halen run ins? Specifically Eddie

Good guy or bad guy? I've heard both.

I first saw Van Halen in 1978 when they opened up for Black Sabbath at MSG. I was staying in a hotel in Long Island in 1995 and was talking to a few colleagues in the Lobby when the Members of Van Halen walked in after a show. I saw Alex and started talking and mentioned the 78 tour and he called over Sammy Hager and the two of them spent about an hour telling me stories about the tour. Great night for me Alex signed an auto wrote it to me but I asked him to personalize it to my son Kyle. Sammy looked for a CD took out the liner and signed that gor me. Eddie I saw briefly the next day and also was very nice and signed for my son. Really nice guys.. Rest in Peace Eddie. We lost a National Treasure

RIP EVH

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...n_%20Eddie.jpg

A very sad day.

He and one of my bosses were very good friends, so I met him a couple of times (once with Alex) and he was VERY nice both times. Both to me, and to others.

And just being friends (famous or otherwise) with the boss does not always equate to being nice to the bosses employees.