*googles Bob Hite*

Did he listen to all 70,000?

[QUOTE=Livewired]Yeah that's what I used to do.

Yeah I think you have to really like the blues to like Canned Heat.

Bob Hite had a record collection with more than 70 000 blues 78 rpm blues albums.

Points for anyone who knows who he is.[/QUOTE]


Yeah I didn't like the Canned Heat songs I heard, but give me some good ones so I can take another look. Bob Hite was pretty good on the ones I heard though.


Points Please

[QUOTE=Livewired]So has anyone checked out Canned Heat after I mentioned them?[/QUOTE]

I've heard some of their songs, my favourite is Going up the Country, which is probably their most recognized song. Their singer kind of has an odd voice, but the songs are great.

Jim Morrison really liked them, one time when he had a long beard (no one recognized him) he climbed on stage while Canned Heat were playing a gig and asked if he could sing with them. They said yeah, and after they started playing and he starting singing, they realized who he was. Even though they were a successful band on their own terms and they wrote great songs, they never reached the success of other big bands of that era.

POints to Johnny B. Good and Miik:)

I got to see them on Woodstock (DVD). They were pretty good Morrison looked just like him.

Gee-golly-gosh that sure was an interesting story :)

[QUOTE=thickasabrick]I've heard some of their songs, my favourite is Going up the Country, which is probably their most recognized song. Their singer kind of has an odd voice, but the songs are great.

Jim Morrison really liked them, one time when he had a long beard (no one recognized him) he climbed on stage while Canned Heat were playing a gig and asked if he could sing with them. They said yeah, and after they started playing and he starting singing, they realized who he was. Even though they were a successful band on their own terms and they wrote great songs, they never reached the success of other big bands of that era.[/QUOTE]
Well all you need is to be successful on your own terms to be happy :)

Actually,i havent really liked classic rock that much,but its really growing on me now.

Enough of the pointless posting.

I read that in my Jim Morrison biography.

On the Road Again is probably their most famous song. Alan Wilson (guitar/harmonica) sings that song. Also Henry Vestine from The Mothers of Invention is in Canned Heat. They also have an album with John Lee Hooker.

Canned Heat and Santana were the best acts at Woodstock.

Was that to Unstable Mind?

edit:Nice ninja delete there rock:p

[QUOTE=Livewired]I read that in my Jim Morrison biography.

On the Road Again is probably their most famous song. Alan Wilson (guitar/harmonica) sings that song. Also Henry Vestine from The Mothers of Invention is in Canned Heat. They also have an album with John Lee Hooker.[/QUOTE]
Which one you read?

I thought Joe McDonald was the greatest.

[QUOTE=Badmoon]Canned Heat and Santana were the best acts at Woodstock.[/QUOTE]

Definitly those two. But CSN were up there too.

[QUOTE=Livewired]I read that in my Jim Morrison biography.

On the Road Again is probably their most famous song. Alan Wilson (guitar/harmonica) sings that song. Also Henry Vestine from The Mothers of Invention is in Canned Heat. They also have an album with John Lee Hooker.[/QUOTE]
What Jim Morrison biography do yu have?

[QUOTE=Livewired]Was that to Unstable Mind?

edit:Nice ninja delete there rock:p[/QUOTE]

You're making me look less ultimate power'd :angry:

[QUOTE=rock not roll]Definitly those two. But CSN were up there too.[/QUOTE]
Hendrix rocked Woodstock too.

Of course, but he's the obvious.

Joe McDonald, Santana, Canned Heat and Joe Cocker were my favorites. The Who didn't do so well. :(

[QUOTE=Johnny B. Good]What Jim Morrison biography do yu have?[/QUOTE]
The Stephen Davis one.

[QUOTE=Livewired]The Stephen Davis one.[/QUOTE]
Me too he does a really good job. Thats the best one Ive read but he put down Jerry Hopkins...which is bad. :upset:

[QUOTE=Schyma000]Me too he does a really good job. Thats the best one Ive read but he put down Jerry Hopkins...which is bad. :upset:[/QUOTE]
When does he do this?

The Stephen Davis one is the best definitely. I've read a couple, but that is the only one I end up referring to. It provides anything you would need to know about Jim Morrisons life (and death).

He also wrote Hammer of the Gods, which was the big Zeppelin biography. Has anyone read that? I've spent a lot of time reading Zeppelin biographys on the net, I am thinking of buying the book just so I have actual proof I'm not making facts up.

Several times though out the book he trashes Jerry's bio which I thought was more detailed and exciting.

[QUOTE=thickasabrick]The Stephen Davis one is the best definitely. I've read a couple, but that is the only one I end up referring to. It provides anything you would need to know about Jim Morrisons life (and death).

He also wrote Hammer of the Gods, which was the big Zeppelin biography. Has anyone read that? I've spent a lot of time reading Zeppelin biographys on the net, I am thinking of buying the book just so I have actual proof I'm not making facts up.[/QUOTE]
Lunch has read it I believe. I'm looking into it aswell. He also wrote one on Bob Marley too.

[QUOTE=Schyma000]Several times though out the book he trashes Jerry's bio which I thought was more detailed and exciting.[/QUOTE]
I haven't read it so I wouldn't know.

Edit-The Jerry Hopkins bio

[QUOTE=thickasabrick]The Stephen Davis one is the best definitely. I've read a couple, but that is the only one I end up referring to. It provides anything you would need to know about Jim Morrisons life (and death).

He also wrote Hammer of the Gods, which was the big Zeppelin biography. Has anyone read that? I've spent a lot of time reading Zeppelin biographys on the net, I am thinking of buying the book just so I have actual proof I'm not making facts up.[/QUOTE]
I think he did Neil Young not sure though.

I think being a biographer would be an awesome job...I practically study musicians lives as it is, I might as well get paid for it.

Does anyone here think they could actually write a good biography on someone famous? (and have it sell copies?) I could probably write a biography on a couple bands, although it would basically just be facts I've taken from other sites/books/tv. I could imagine Badmoon writing a Grateful Dead biography.

This man seems to know a lot about rock history

edit: I'm referring to Stephen Davis

I found it cool that Jim loved Everybody Knows This is Nowhere and especially Down by the River.

[QUOTE=thickasabrick]I think being a biographer would be an awesome job...I practically study musicians lives as it is, I might as well get paid for it.

Does anyone here think they could actually write a good biography on someone famous? (and have it sell copies?) I could probably write a biography on a couple bands, although it would basically just be facts I've taken from other sites/books/tv. I could imagine Badmoon writing a Grateful Dead biography.[/QUOTE]
I dont know maybe...:confused:..I really want a bio on Syd Barrett.

[QUOTE=Livewired]I found it cool that Jim loved Everybody Knows This is Nowhere and especially Down by the River.[/QUOTE]
I thought it was cool how he said Led Zeppellin was "the death of Rock". :lol:

[QUOTE=Schyma000]I thought it was cool how he said Led Zeppellin was "the death of Rock". :lol:[/QUOTE]
If you think about they kinda were the death of rock because after Zep disbanded rock music just kinda lost its quality,and became crappy with the occasional exception

[QUOTE=Johnny B. Good]If you think about they kinda were the death of rock because after Zep disbanded rock music just kinda lost its quality,and became crappy with the occasional exception[/QUOTE]
Thank You. :D

I rep for that kind of reply. :thumb:

[QUOTE=Johnny B. Good]If you think about they kinda were the death of rock because after Zep disbanded rock music just kinda lost its quality,and became crappy with the occasional exception[/QUOTE]

that is completely not true
there were tons of good bands in the 80's and later 70's

[QUOTE=Johnny B. Good]If you think about they kinda were the death of rock because after Zep disbanded rock music just kinda lost its quality,and became crappy with the occasional exception[/QUOTE]
True but Stephen said as soon as they came into the scence rock was dead.

[QUOTE=B0nz0]that is completely not true
there were tons of good bands in the 80's and later 70's[/QUOTE]

Hail our lord!

Agreed 100%, my lord.

[QUOTE=B0nz0]that is completely not true
there were tons of good bands in the 80's and later 70's[/QUOTE]
OMFG IT'S B0NZ0!!! :eek:

Yea, like Rush...ummm...I know there were others I just can't think.

[QUOTE=B0nz0]that is completely not true
there were tons of good bands in the 80's and later 70's[/QUOTE]
I'm not sure, there aren't that many in my opinion but like Johnny B. Good said there were a few exceptions except I think there were a bit more then a few.

/looks at RCHP, Van Halen and Jam Bands especially

Edit-Rush too!

[QUOTE=B0nz0]that is completely not true
there were tons of good bands in the 80's and later 70's[/QUOTE]
I meant in general that it slowly decreased in quality and Zep didn't disband until the 80's so I didn't insult the 70's, I also mentioned that there were exceptions too.