man i was just messin'

but seriously tho, outside maybe little richard & bb king i don't see horns or sax as a major influence in the sound of RnR in the 50's - & those guys weren't desperate enough to make them a lead instrument. they were just part of the rhythm section.

i ask you this, where is the sax or extended sax solo's in Bo Diddley's I'm A Man, Chuck Berry's Memphis? what about Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Elmore James or John Lee Hooker?
or for that matter Buddy Holly, or John Cash & The Tennessee Three??
or what about poppier guys like the everly bros? is there a sax on Bye Bye Love???

the rock of the 50's most certainly was not boring. it wasn't fuelled by sax solo's.

& listen, it's not like i have anything against the saxomaphone - lisa has become one of my favourite characters in the simpsons the older i get.. Impluse! is one of my favourite record labels & John Coltrane one of my all time favourite composers & players. but that's jazz, maaaaaaaaaaan. not RnR.

it was only in the horrible 80's when (corporate) RnR was bereft of fresh idea's the desperate turned to the sax solo.

& one final point. for the birth of rock n roll - did son house, robert johnson, blind willioe mctell or blind lemon jefferson need sax solo's? imagine asking clarence to toot over dark was the night cold.... ugh, gives me the creeps just thinking about it!

thanx for the updates & awesome pics saikin & axlin

feels from here even like it was a great fking show & night

GOOD TIMES

in fairness to BB & the label Axl had 14 fuckin yrs r so to put the artwork liner notes in place why'd he have to leave it til the last two fucking weeks?

it's all a big disappointment. everybody lost. except the bad guys, of course.

still boring as fuck mate

i was p shitfaced when i saw duff live recently & tried to record So Fine on my phone (yea one of THOSE asshats) it's mainly cuz it's one of my sisters fave songs. needless to say the recording is p much worthless.