Hammond Organ Extravaganza Part 1!!

erik neuteboom wrote: Chicapah (and others), at this moment I am writing about Brian Auger for my Hammond article, which albums would you recommend to me? I was blown away by his 1989 Jazz Festival performance I have on a video, so many exciting solos on his Hammond B3, great build-ups and often very swirling, he's a master on the Hammond organ

I must recommend that you give a listen to his work on the eclectic Streetnoise album and especially on Befour.  His solos are so electrifying that it's hard to express it in words.  My favorite Auger ride comes on their cover of Eddie Harris' "Listen Here" where he gets to romp for a good 2 or 3 minutes at the end.  His work in Oblivion Express is nothing to turn your nose up to but his unrestricted passion on those early two LPs is much like what Hendrix was doing on electric guitar to me.  The band I was with in those days had an organist (Hammond B3, of course) and, while he adored Emerson, Wakeman and Lord, he learned how to play solos by listening to Auger.

Ghost Rider wrote: Easy Money wrote: Lady In Black wrote: In my opinion JON LORD is the King of Hammond in Prog field!   Who do you think? No one can play solos like Lord, especially when he was younger. Check out his solos on In Rock or Made in Japan, no one else in rock can play with that much aggression and imagination. I especially like the fact that he rarely relies on qouting other peoples material. Listen to the jam that comes after Space Truckin on Made in Japan to hear what he is really capable of. I second that 100%. Lord rules indeed, and he was the strongest link with prog in DP.*promises not to mention DP and Heavy Prog in the same sentence*

There is a good book on progressive rock called Listening to the Future, I was amazed to find that it did not have one mention of Lord at all. I can see leaving out Purple because of all the nonsense they have put out, but ignoring Lord's contribution to progressive rock seemed like a serious oversight.

ACHE — De Homine Urbano + Green Man

This Danish band was founded in ’68 and made two albums: “De hombre urbano (’70) and “Green man” (’71).) In 2000 both albums were released on 1 CD entitled “Ache: De hombre urbano + Green man”. The music is based upon splendid keyboardplay (many floods of Hammond organ) and some fiery electric guitar. The first album contains two ‘side- long tracks’, the atmosphere is typically end Sixties and early Seventies (the Early British Progressive Rock Movement like JULIAN’S TREATMENT, RARE BIRD, BEGGAR’S OPERA and ATOMIC ROOSTER, the German Krautrock like early JANE, ELOY, RAMSES and TRIUMVIRAT) and early Earth & Fire) with lots of soli and long, exciting interplay between guitar and keyoards, like jams. The second album includes shorter songs but the climates are in the vein of the first LP. If you listen to this CD, it’s incredible that the magnificent keyboardplay is delivered by an unknown Danish musician. Essential for Hammond organ freaks!

                           

 

 

                           Rick Van Der Linden played on this M3 model,

                           the picture I found on the Internet this evening.

 

 

 

 

Edited by erik neuteboom - November 13 2007 at 14:40

sheesh, you weren't messing around when you decided to put this together like I said, looking forward to it...

sounds like quite a line up you have there.  I'm a huge fan of Greg Rolie's work on the organ, some of the best tones you'll hear (...and don't forget early Journey before they became...), and don't get me started on the Dead, I'll assume it's Pigpen era

I wish I could play that wonderful birthday present but I'm afraid that my musical ablilities are confined to loud Peter Hammill impersonations

Gregg Rolie a "master"?

erik neuteboom wrote:                                          Greg Rolie A MASTER

Not to mention Tom Coster..

My own meager contribution nears completion, Erik - with youvery soon

Jim Garten wrote: erik neuteboom wrote:                                          Greg Rolie A MASTER Not to mention Tom Coster.. My own meager contribution nears completion, Erik - with youvery soon

Just a quick note to you, Eric.  I've gotten through the best of Oblivion Express now and I'd have to recommend their heavy debut over the rest of OE's catalogue.  They get progressively MOR as they go along.

Well Chicapah, thanks and I would like to have your permission to publish some quotes from you in my Hammond Special, is this OK (from two of your Brian Auger reviews)? I presume fellow Hammond freak Easy Money has no problem, I will also use some of his quotes

Edited by erik neuteboom - November 15 2007 at 13:27