Author Topic: Vintage Alembic Sighting(s) In NEW Harry Chapin DVD (Read 322 times)

kmh364 · « **on:** November 25, 2005, 05:27:02 AM »

Just got the new Harry Chapin anthology DVD released recently this year. It's supposedly a PBS documentary...very short, but decent if you like Harry's great storytelling ability.

At any rate, whilst the names of his former accompanying bandmates eludes me at the moment, his bassist uses nice basses throughout including a customized block-inlay J-bass, a Les Paul recording bass and a Series bass. The guitarist uses an Alembic Series-equipped Electrum 6-str. during Cats In The Cradle as well.

811952 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 25, 2005, 09:22:30 AM »

Big John Wallace is probably the bassist. His Alembic with LEDs was my first sighting in '76 or thereabouts, for $7.00..

John

fmm · « **Reply #2 on:** November 26, 2005, 10:27:44 AM »

I've played that bass. My first contact with Alembic.

alembic76407 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 28, 2005, 06:12:36 AM »

The DVD Harry Chapin live at Rockplast John Wallace and Doug Walker played their Alembic's the whole show and is a great DVD.

David T

kmh364 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 28, 2005, 08:05:10 AM »

I haven't seen the Rockpalast vid. Thanks for the info. There must be some of that show on the DVD I bought...probably the Alembic stuff...there isn't much Harry vid available from any source, unfortunately.

alembic76407 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 28, 2005, 09:43:14 AM »

kevin, I'm a big Harry Chapin fan , I got to see him two times back in the 70s , rockpalast blew me away, one of my favorite live concert videos of all time!!!!!!

does the anthology DVD have A Better Place To Be

David T

kmh364 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 28, 2005, 10:05:37 AM »

David:

Yes, that song is amongst the 'bonus' material.

kmh364 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 28, 2005, 10:22:59 AM »

BTW, anybody know the name of the guitarist that always accompanied Jim Croce? His name isn't mentioned once in the Have You Heard - Jim Croce Live DVD from '03-'04, although Logins and Messina insinuate his first name (can't remember) during an interview. Anybody know who he is? He's an excellent steel-string acoustic picker, and not a bad singer as well.

811952 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 28, 2005, 10:25:26 AM »

Tasty, tasty bass playing by John on all the Harry Chapin stuff I've heard. Oddly, the only HC disks I ever owned were the 2-disk Greatest Stories Live album, and I always heard new bits (subtle chords in the bass and such) every time I listened to it. That band really jived and each person's performance complimented the others' well. RIP Harry...

John

alembic76407 · « **Reply #9 on:** November 28, 2005, 10:39:04 AM »

Kevin,
Croce's guitar player was Maury Muehleisen, who also died in the plane crash with Jim

David T

mpisanek · « **Reply #10 on:** November 29, 2005, 01:36:14 AM »

I was one of the very fortunate few who got to see Jim play at Glasboro State College in New Jersey about a week before he died. It was an amazing concert! It took on a whole new meaning about a week later.

kmh364 · « **Reply #11 on:** November 29, 2005, 05:23:52 AM »

Thanks. I thought it was pretty disrespectful that he didn't even get mentioned anywhere on the disk. Jim didn't make a move without the guy, yet no one, save Kenny Loggins, makes one mention of him. I had no idea he was killed with Jim, which makes the oversight by the Croce familly even more disgraceful, IMHO.

kmh364 · « **Reply #12 on:** November 29, 2005, 05:27:43 AM »

I loved the music of both Harry and Jim growing-up as a kid. That hasn't changed as a (now middle-aged)adult. It allways seems that the good die young, and it was certainly the case for both.

David Houck · « **Reply #13 on:** November 30, 2005, 06:29:19 AM »

Kevin said it always seems that the good die young. It may seem that way, but when you think about it, there have been quite a lot of good people that lived and are living long lives of significant contribution to their fellow humans. For instance, quite a few members of this group have met Susan and Ron, neither of whom died in their twenties, and the accounts of those members suggests that these two people can be counted among the good. In another current thread, members have been posting comments that seemed to suggest that Paul McCartney is considered by many to be among the good; and contrary to rumors at the time, Paul did not die in his twenties either. So I tend to disagree, it does not always, or even often, seem that the good die young.

kmh364 · « **Reply #14 on:** November 30, 2005, 07:11:21 AM »

Understood. Most of my heroes have died an untimely, unecessary death: some young like Pig Pen, Jim Morrison, Keith Moon, Duane & Berry, SRV, Jimi, Janis, Harry Chapin, Jim Croce, Terry Kath, Lennon, etc. Some were not so young, like Jerry, JAE, George Harrison, etc.

Just my $0.02.

Watch out all you musicans that I dig...I may be cursed, so you may meet an untimely end, LOL! J/K.

Cheers,

Kevin

Author Topic: Vintage Alembic Sighting(s) In NEW Harry Chapin DVD (Read 322 times)

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