Dr. Ellwood Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I was trying to get HardTail to do a song by them "Home Sick" I love that tune and we do it all the time, I was saying that it is a perfect song to solo on and sing! Any of you guys ever work this tune up? I also think Travis Tritt did a great version of it! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strategery Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I'm an ARS fan but we never did that one. Sorry. We wound up playing Champagne Jam, Imaginary Lover, or a couple of the others. Randy "Just play!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 We do "Spooky" most gigs, usually as the opener. Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Yeti Bigfoot, Esq. Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 ARS plays at the park behind my house once in a while. It's been a couple of years since they played here, but I can either sit on my deck and listen to it or just walk through the back part of my property and watch it at the Amphitheater. That's about the only big name band that ever plays there, though. "And so I definitely, when I have a daughter, I have a lot of good advice for her." ~Paris Hilton BWAAAHAAAHAAHAAA!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strategery Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Didn't the big guy that played bass die a while back? Randy "Just play!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Yeti Bigfoot, Esq. Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Didn't the big guy that played bass die a while back? Randy No. The singer, Ronnie Hamilton made a cop shoot his ass in Macon and almost died, but he's OK now. The drummer did die a few years ago, but I don't remember what killed him. I think he collapsed after a show and died. I don't remember his name. "And so I definitely, when I have a daughter, I have a lot of good advice for her." ~Paris Hilton BWAAAHAAAHAAHAAA!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 How many of the Clasics IV went to ARS? Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strategery Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Wow...I knew he had spent some jail time, but not what for. Geez. :grin:I heard he even had to do some community service..ie...trash pickup and the like. :grin: Also, didn't know the drummer died. Sorry to hear that. I last saw them several years back in Montgomery, Al at a night club.The singer was an A$$ and told my wife, who is an Atlanta native, to shove it when she asked for an autograph. That really pissed me off too. There's no need in that kind of nonsense. Damn primadonnas.I guess there's justice after all. :grin: Randy "Just play!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Yeti Bigfoot, Esq. Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 How many of the Clasics IV went to ARS? Buddy Buie and J.R. Cobb. Buie had also been with Roy Orbison and The Candymen and he brought in three more members from that band. They were Rodney Justo, Dean Daughtry, and Robert Nix. By the way, the Drummer that collapsed and died who's name I couldn't remember was R.J. Vealy. "And so I definitely, when I have a daughter, I have a lot of good advice for her." ~Paris Hilton BWAAAHAAAHAAHAAA!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3_john Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Yeah, I've liked that song for a long time esp. that riff. When I was still carting around the Rhodes (20 years ago) I worked up a number of ARS tunes including that one, and the ones Strategery mentioned. The other guitarist hated ARS, thought of it all as "mellow music from a mellow band". The same guy hated "Stormy Monday" for the same reason, go figure. John GP sacred cow of the year: Jimmy Vaughan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 "Home Sick" ..MELLOW???? not really! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3_john Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 "Home Sick" ..MELLOW???? not really! Yeah, that's what the 'smilie' was for. But he associated ARS with "Spooky", just couldn't get past it. People can be funny like that sometimes. John GP sacred cow of the year: Jimmy Vaughan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 Ahhhhh Ok, I missed the face! gotcha! it's hard to believe that same band that did Spooky ..actually did a blaster like Home Sick! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Yeti Bigfoot, Esq. Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Well, it was actually Dennis Yost and The Classics IV that did Spooky originally, but a couple of the Classics IV ex-band members were in ARS. "And so I definitely, when I have a daughter, I have a lot of good advice for her." ~Paris Hilton BWAAAHAAAHAAHAAA!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoes Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Oh ya... I was so into them I couldn't think of nothing else :grin: That was great stuff and it was all over the airwaves back in the day. Never did know what happened to them. I still think guitars are like shoes, but louder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcat Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I always thought the rhythm player had a really different sound compared to everyting else on the radio at the time. He used pretty unique chord voicings and had a really nice clean tone. I also remember they were one of the first endorsers of Lab Series amps. They had used Marshalls previously, so it was a huge change for them. I remember reading about the lead player really having to adapt to the solid state Labs in a GP article back in the day. Mudcat's music on Soundclick "Work hard. Rock hard. Eat hard. Sleep hard. Grow big. Wear glasses if you need 'em."-The Webb Wilder Credo- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtail Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Where were you in '69? Smoking dope and drinking wine... just an outlaw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted March 29, 2007 Author Share Posted March 29, 2007 Guitars ring in the dead of night, sing so blue, sound so right It makes you homesick Listen close to the guitar man, native son of a foreign land The boy's homesick He's homesick, for days bygone Homesick, for home sweet home Where were you in '69, smokin' dope, drinkin' wine Just an outlaw Distant drums beats an old refrain, shakes your feet, pounds your brain Like a buzzsaw In the darkness down the hall, black-light posters on the wall Jimi Hendrix Someone's lost in yesterday, hazy dreams of Monterey And Woodstock, all right He's homesick, for days bygone Homesick, for home sweet home Guitars ring in the dead of night, sing so blue, sound so right It makes you homesick Listen close to the guitar man, native son of a foreign land The boy's homesick He's homesick, for days bygone Homesick, Lord, for home sweet home The boy's homesick http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdrs Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 ARS plays at the park behind my house once in a while. It's been a couple of years since they played here, but I can either sit on my deck and listen to it or just walk through the back part of my property and watch it at the Amphitheater. That's about the only big name band that ever plays there, though. How big is your deck??? We'll be over shortly :grin: Don "There once was a note, Pure and Easy. Playing so free, like a breath rippling by." http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=574296 http://www.myspace.com/imdrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Yeti Bigfoot, Esq. Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Come on! We can find a place for everybody. They'll be starting the summer concert series soon...I'm not sure who will play this year. They'll also have another series of concerts at the park in downtown Woodstock (about 6 miles from here). Last year Little Feat played it. "And so I definitely, when I have a daughter, I have a lot of good advice for her." ~Paris Hilton BWAAAHAAAHAAHAAA!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdrs Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 I really enjoyed ARS, and even loved Spooky...hell, you can play lead to that song FOR EVER!! And, it kind of begs for a funky kind of blues lead. I love that Now, how come I can't remember that Homesick song??? Don "There once was a note, Pure and Easy. Playing so free, like a breath rippling by." http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=574296 http://www.myspace.com/imdrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted March 29, 2007 Author Share Posted March 29, 2007 I can't believe you don't DOC! that song is one of my fav songs to do live ..I mean it just flat rocks yr socks! the beginning licks are so trademark southern rock it face peeling! it's a instant download for you yet tonight!! you must hear it before you hit the sack tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!OR..if you can't find the ARS original version download the Travis Tritt version it's great too!! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdrs Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 O.K.....I'm on it....I'll report back shortly!! Don "There once was a note, Pure and Easy. Playing so free, like a breath rippling by." http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=574296 http://www.myspace.com/imdrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted March 29, 2007 Author Share Posted March 29, 2007 OK ..oh and TURN IT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuben Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 SPOOKY, which I think is a classic and a great guitarist song, would have been one of those songs my HS band would have played for 20 - 30 minutes! Ahhh.. I loved those days. Play a whole dance and only play 10 songs all night. As for the ARS, I always liked their music but never cared for them in concert. Peace http://www.spotcheckbilly.com http://www.littlefeat.net http://www.bonnieraitt.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdrs Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 FOUND IT....It's on Live at the Savoy. Sounds cool. So, I guess I gotta buy the CD to hear it all. Ellwood, you're costing me money again.... Don "There once was a note, Pure and Easy. Playing so free, like a breath rippling by." http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=574296 http://www.myspace.com/imdrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdrs Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 It almost reminds me of Lynyrd S, but not as "raw" Don "There once was a note, Pure and Easy. Playing so free, like a breath rippling by." http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=574296 http://www.myspace.com/imdrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted March 29, 2007 Author Share Posted March 29, 2007 LOL!! that's my job! keep the economy rolling over!! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted March 29, 2007 Author Share Posted March 29, 2007 That's because Hammond sings like Ronnie Van Zant! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdrs Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Zub....I always kind of thought of ARS as a studio band. But, I never saw them live. I'll take your word about them live. I suspect that you know of what you speak!! BTW....I can't remember the exact date of when I may have seen you and the guy in that first photo.... I'm pretty sure it was about two years ago??? I remember that for the encore, they brought out some of their kids to play with them on stage, and it brought tears to my eyes!!! Two of my boys play, and it was just too cool for an old fart like me to imagine being able to play with your kids on stage...... Were you there???? I'm trying to dig out the exact date. Don "There once was a note, Pure and Easy. Playing so free, like a breath rippling by." http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=574296 http://www.myspace.com/imdrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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