Darklava Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Played at the Magic Bag last night in Ferndale Mi and tore the roof off.He opened up with what it seemed like a 20 min Voodoo Child. 3 hr's of none stop ass kickin guitar playing. If anybody gets a chance to see him do it he's playing better than ever.Btw he can kick ass playing jazz,and trust me he's not fak~ing it. The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCustom Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Haven't heard anything by Frank since he left Mahogany Rush behind. Was most of what they played the old Mahogany Rush stuff or was it his new stuff? Born on the Bayou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone Taster Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Man, I used to just sit there as a kid and cop the stuff off of the Live album all day Big time Gold mine 'o Riffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklava Posted October 17, 2005 Author Share Posted October 17, 2005 Originally posted by Caputo: Man, I used to just sit there as a kid and cop the stuff off of the Live album all day Big time Gold mine 'o Riffs If you liked that album you would of love this show.I think his playing is much better today. The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hound Dog Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Frank is a favorite of mine. He was even in GP a few months back! I'd love to see him now in a club setting. Yum, Yum! Eat em up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklava Posted October 17, 2005 Author Share Posted October 17, 2005 Originally posted by Hound Dog: Frank is a favorite of mine. He was even in GP a few months back! I'd love to see him now in a club setting. Thats what it was about 300 people and that was packed. The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoes Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Wow :eek:sounds like a great time! I read about how he caught wind of people talking about his music and wondering where he'd gone, how to find information and additional music... He was impressed with the new found interest and just decided to start the engine up again. He can wind out like nobody's business. Tales of the Unexpected was my introduction to him and later on I picked up What's Next. Both are energy packed and great exercise for anyone who loves to chase other players about the fretboard. He was also a stompbox freek. More pedals on the stage than you could count. ? Who was he playing with? Any of the original Mahogany Rush players? I still think guitars are like shoes, but louder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funk Jazz Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 i have to plead total ignorance of frank and mahogany rush http://www.emotiondv.com/YaBBImages/embarassed.gif sounds like i should check 'em out though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodlesbad Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Originally posted by Funkenjazzstein: i have to plead total ignorance of frank and mahogany rush http://www.emotiondv.com/YaBBImages/embarassed.gif sounds like i should check 'em out though! he just released a double live album that's an excellent introduction ... for his older Mahogany Rush stuff, I recommend Strange Universe and the Live one. National Capital Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hound Dog Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 I really liked "What's Next". The song "Loved By You" alone makes it worth having. Yum, Yum! Eat em up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 DAM!!! and the Magic Bag is just the right size for a great concert too!! and I was just sittin on my butt here!!and DIDNT even KNOW he was there!! I gotta start gettin hip to whats going on during the week around here.. man that like only a couple of miles away..and its in FlagShipMiles back yard!!!! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtail Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Frank Marino was one of those guys I never knew about until I read an article about him in a GP issue (back in the 80s). Excellent guitar player. He does the fuzz-tone stuff very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarPlayerFL Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 I guess the gigs aren't paying these days. He has an interesting side gig: http://www.frankmarino.com/ A Jazz/Chord Melody Master-my former instructor www.robertconti.com (FKA GuitarPlayerSoCal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 that pays more than music gigs? say, do these shoes make me look fat? Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone Taster Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Yup, I was in Vegas and saw Frank Marino on the bill at this shmaltzy looking place and assumed that it must have been someone else. After viewing the link, I didn't know it was that kinda gig lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 WHOA! I hope Frank Marino (our Frank Marino) doesn't get some "wrong-number" e-mails, etc. intended for the 'other' Frank Marino and decide that there's TOO much interest now and retire again... !! I also have heard too little of his playing; I'm particularly interested in his current live performances, he has stated that he's worked up some strong live/realtime "backwards" mojo technique, and I'd really like to hear that. Anybody know of any especially good recent LIVE recordings showcasing that? Hey, I just did a little searchin', and it turns out that (besides "the Queen of Las Vegas") there's also another, bass-playin' Frank Marino (and his wife, Diane) that plays wedding-gigs and the like... Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billster Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 I was a Frank fan back in the '80's. I think Juggernaut was his best album, though there's good stuff on World Anthem and Tales of the Unexpected. Frank had some innovative stuff going on, like multi-fingered right hand tapping, playing entire lines and solos in pinch harmonics (Billy Gibbons on steroids ), sound effects with guitar (there's a track called "Guit War" with all sounds coming from tortured instruments and Fender Twins), and some pretty good song writing. He gets slagged for doing too much Hendrix immitation, and for being a little bit on the hippy-dippy/spacey-spiritual side. He did grow up in the late 60's early seventies though, so he's probably no weirder than most from that era - must be the drugs Buy my CD on CD Baby! Bill Hartzell - the website MySpace?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoes Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 I remember him flipping out some comment like he was Hendrix re-incarnated (or to that effect) and crap started being tossed... Stuff like that is never forgotten... unfortunately... and we sometimes say things we regret... "I am the Walrus" If Frank was doing a lounge act in Las Vegas it would have been a very loud lounge I still think guitars are like shoes, but louder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 The last thing I heard was a single from Juggernaut, Strange Dreams. It got some minor airplay. The melody stuck in my head like forever but the soloing on the song was dialed so far down that I took it as an indicator of the album (forerunner of the CD, for the youngsters) and kind of lost interest. His comment about Hendrix was similar to what Robin Trower said, to the effect of `taking it one step further`. Well only history can judge that but he was one of the first players who made my jaw drop when I heard it-I had the album with `Dragonfly` on it. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshappi Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 Frank is one of my all time favorite players. I have seen him in concert twice and both times he and his band were fantastic. The first time I was right in front of him. He was opening for Nazereth, my ears rang for about two weeks! Go here for a great Frank Marino website with streaming audio of all his music available. Enjoy! Nothing is as it seems but everything is exactly what it is - B. Banzai Life is what happens while you are busy playing in bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklava Posted October 22, 2005 Author Share Posted October 22, 2005 Originally posted by Dead Man's Shoes: I remember him flipping out some comment like he was Hendrix re-incarnated (or to that effect) and crap started being tossed... Stuff like that is never forgotten... unfortunately... and we sometimes say things we regret... "I am the Walrus" If Frank was doing a lounge act in Las Vegas it would have been a very loud lounge I think it was his friends and the people around him would say things like that,but he never did infact he hated that when people would bring that up.I'll see if I can find that interview where he comments on that. The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicalhair Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 I surprised that so many guys here aren't familiar with his stuff! He really is a great guitarist. I dont' know about any statments he made as a kid about Hendrix, but he covered a lot of Hendrix tunes and is clearly very influenced in about as much of a way as one could be. Trower is similarly influenced by Hendrix, as are so many others especially of that era and since. check out some comedy I've done: http://louhasspoken.tumblr.com/ My Unitarian Jihad Name: Brother Broadsword of Enlightened Compassion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtail Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 Originally posted by Dead Man's Shoes: I remember him flipping out some comment like he was Hendrix re-incarnated (or to that effect) and crap started being tossed... Stuff like that is never forgotten... unfortunately... and we sometimes say things we regret... "I am the Walrus" I remember reading that years ago. The guy's a good guitar player but he sure is a flake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyote Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 Maxooom. Originally posted by Billster: He gets slagged for .... being a little bit on the hippy-dippy/spacey-spiritual side. He did grow up in the late 60's early seventies though, so he's probably no weirder than most from that era - must be the drugs I used to think I was Libertarian. Until I saw their platform; now I know I'm no more Libertarian than I am RepubliCrat or neoCON or Liberal or Socialist. This ain't no track meet; this is football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gifthorse Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 I haven't heard him before. Yeah Dark, I live like 2 miles away from the Bag. Me and Musiepp used to play there in our last band. Cool venue. I think we are going to have our CD release there, you guys should make it out and we can drink a good beer together. http://flagshipmile.dmusic.com/ http://www.myspace.com/gifthorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklava Posted October 23, 2005 Author Share Posted October 23, 2005 Sounds great...Ellwood should come too The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gifthorse Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 yeah, that would be cool. and it would also be cool if you guys were there so you could tell me if my tone sounds good out in the bar. i rarely get an objective opinion. always non musicians. http://flagshipmile.dmusic.com/ http://www.myspace.com/gifthorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Maybe you guys could decide ahead of time on a tune (and in a particular key) that you could all jam on late in the gig... if it's a situation where that'd be O.K..... Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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