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Monthly Archives: January 2019

The Long Fade

Steve Thompson Posted on January 23, 2019 by Steve ThompsonJanuary 23, 2019

We had an absolutely wonderful time at Custom Space Studios today. The music and the playing was terrific. I laid down some acoustic guitar and then Steve Dolder played his Beat Boxx on a track. I declared his drumming “beautiful”, an adjective I’ve never used for drums before (Steve said he’d never heard it before either). Then Dave Ditchburn sang Fathers Father like he had his bare feet planted in the soil and was singing for generations of working men. Jim Hornsby played some soaring slide and we then finished off with Dave singing “Guy Walks Into A Bar” like he’d lived the story (and he most probably has) We followed the not trodden path in our music making, it was all organic instinct. But best of all was the conversation and the laughter from start to finish.

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A Boy Band

Dave Ditchburn, Steve Thompson, Steve Dolder, Jim Hornsby

We laughed a lot. We even spent a brief time talking (and laughing) about our respective mortality. Hence the reason for one of the two album title suggestions that came up.


 

Posted in After The Show, Blog

Double Bass

Steve Thompson Posted on January 16, 2019 by Steve ThompsonJanuary 16, 2019
John Dawson (Bass) John Gallagher (Bass/Vocals)

I had a remarkable day in a recording studio yesterday with these two incredible bass players. My regular guy with my band John Dawson rock solid as ever. At one point the studio was invaded by a fan who declared “John Dawson, you’re my hero! – then, (to his friend) hey Eddie- It’s the bass player with the Russ Tippins Band

Then John Gallagher who I hadn’t seen in 38 years since we worked together on Raven’s landmark “Rock Until You Drop” album. It was almost as if no time had passed at all. We were right back in 1980. As crazy as ever and laughing fit to bust. Producing that Raven album was my craziest time in a recording studio ever. Today reminiscences abounded and some memories emerged I had long forgotten. Some will be revealed in my book and some will remain under wraps forever. John Dawson you are sworn to secrecy.

At one point the two Johns got to talking bass. The studio clock was ticking over (i.e. money) but we didn’t have the heart to stop them.

A Quiet Moment in The Studio

Last time I was in a studio with John recording the Rock Until You Drop album there were NO quiet moments!

Posted in Blog

Bullfrog on Eldon Square

Steve Thompson Posted on January 7, 2019 by Steve ThompsonJanuary 7, 2019

My first band Bullfrog formed in 1969. I have always said there is only one picture of the original 1969 line-up and that’s a Sunday Sun clipping from when we gave an impromptu concert on Eldon Square. However, I have just re-discovered these tiny “proofs” in my scrapbook.



I’m scanned them at a ridiculously high resolution and they’re coming out reasonably viewable.

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