This is a full in bloom interview with House of Lords vocalist James Christian.
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James talks about the early days of House of Lords, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Gregg Giuffria, Ken Mary, Chuck Wright, Quiet Riot, Vince Neil, and more.
This is a full in bloom interview with White Lion vocalist Mike Tramp.
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This is a full in bloom interview with Giuffria/Dio guitarist Craig Goldy.
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This is a full in bloom interview with original Pantera/Lord Tracy vocalist Terry Glaze.
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Terry talks about Rex Brown’s criticism of Vinnie Paul, Phil Anselmo, Jerry Abbott and explains why he chose to leave Pantera.
To read an excerpt from Rex Brown’s Book where he talks about Vinnie Paul as well as additional commentary from Terry, Phil Anselmo, Dimebag Darrell’s girl Rita Haney, Rex, & Vinnie, go HERE.
This is a full in bloom interview with Dokken/Lynch Mob guitarist George Lynch.
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George talks about his recently launched Patreon page, guitar lessons, his upcoming solo/instrumental album, and his newly unveiled art.
When I reach 500 @Patreon subs, I’ll randomly choose 6 winners.
• 1/2 hr Guitar lesson / video hangout for 1 lucky winner!
• ‘Mr. Scary Guitars’ T-Shirt, signed & personalized to 4 winners!
• ‘Mr. Scary Guitars’ Hoodie signed & personalized to 1 winner!https://t.co/GHScDC2bCE pic.twitter.com/aICpJeGSly— George Lynch (@LynchRocks) November 3, 2022
Launch day of "Electric Ritual" is here! George Lynch's first collection of fine art made from guitar performance through light-based technology. Visit https://t.co/rxnnvKJUJw! pic.twitter.com/elsHbZNcrA
— George Lynch (@LynchRocks) December 1, 2022
This is a full in bloom interview with Dokken/Lynch Mob guitarist George Lynch.
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George talks about an average working day and reveals the reason he’s transitioning from Electric Freedom back to Lynch Mob.
George Lynch:
Electric Freedom. We’re transitioning back to Lynch Mob.
full in bloom: What’s that about?
George Lynch:
Well, it’s just a brand that I’ve established for over three decades, obviously. Nothing is perfect. I’ve just got to live with the fact that it has some negative connotations that I probably have to continue explaining for the rest of my life, and I don’t mind doing that. But it is a brand that I built, and I’m just going to stick with it. As far as a marketing thing, a brand thing, a business thing, and a working thing, it keeps my band guys working. It keeps the fans happy. It makes sense.
I really felt when I adopted Electric Freedom, I was going against the grain more than keeping the old name. (laughs) I really felt a lot more resistance than I had ever felt having Lynch Mob, that’s the reality of it. Nobody really liked it, and then, like, living with that was just kind of uncomfortable. It’s like, “Oh, ok, we just got to put up with George’s decision here,” but nobody agrees with it. It had sort of a disingenuous ring to it, as much as my motives were pure.
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This is a full in bloom interview with Megadeth/Kings of Thrash guitarist Jeff Young.
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Jeff talks about arriving in Los Angeles in 1984, going to THE GUITAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (GIT) – Musicians Institute, Randy Rhoads, auditioning for Ratt & Alcatrazz, Stephen Pearcy, Graham Bonnet, and Yngwie Malmsteen.
This is a full in bloom interview with guitarist George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob).
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George talks about his early band The Boyz, Gene Simmons, Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Randy Rhoads, Ozzy, and Quiet Riot.”
INTERVIEW EXCERPT:
full in bloom: Eddie Van Halen was an influence on you, correct?
George Lynch:
Absolutely.
full in bloom: Was Randy Rhoads an influence?
No, not really. Eddie was an influence on Randy as well.
full in bloom: You think Randy was definitely influenced by Eddie?
Oh, yeah. He couldn’t help it. I think everyone here local went through their Eddie phase. It was such a major impact, and he made such a giant impression on everybody and on specific guitar players specifically. It was like, game over. It was like when Pete Townsend and Jimmy Page and all of them went down to watch Hendrix. “This guy from America is playing this club. Do you want to go see him?” And they had their faces melted. It was that kind of thing. So, yeah, he changed everything. There was a paradigm shift in the whole way we understood ourselves and our relation to the guitar and the hierarchy and all that. Eddie was setting the bar, for sure.
full in bloom: With Quiet Riot, you weren’t a fan?
Not really because I thought Randy was just channeling Mick Ronson, which I love Mick Ronson. He was a genius. I mean, we all have our influences, but he very heavily image mirrored Mick Ronson. Then, he was a very deep guitar player, but I didn’t think he translated, at least early on with Quiet Riot, that didn’t translate as well with the rock music. But if you were to sit down with Randy with a nylon string guitar, he was a very deep player and had just a deep reservoir of knowledge. He just played beautifully, very accomplished, impressive.
In the later years, it did kind of gel, when he did the records with Ozzy, of course, it’s undeniably unique and wonderful. But back when we were in the clubs, he hadn’t quite got there yet and neither had I (laughs). We were all just kind of learning and trying to evolve to where we didn’t know where we would end up but destined to be.
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King’s X frontman dUg Pinnick talks about meeting Pantera in 1988, their friendship through the years, Dimebag Darrell, Rex Brown, Vinnie Paul, and the upcoming Pantera. You can listen to the entire interview clip via the embedded YouTube video below. An excerpt from the conversation has been transcribed.
EXCERPT:
full in bloom: Your thoughts on the Pantera reunion or celebration or whatever it’s going to be.
dUg Pinnick:
I have to say it this way, it’s none of my f***ing business. And whatever happens, I will be there, and I will support them.
full in bloom: Do you still talk to those guys?
Yeah. I have not talked to anybody since this has been announced. Even Charlie (Benante) and Zakk (Wylde), I know everybody, and I don’t want to. It’s none of my business. I really feel that. Even if I had an opinion, it doesn’t matter. It’s almost like it’s just something for everybody to gossip about. Actually, it’s great publicity, for sure. But I’m not there. I wasn’t in the room when they talked about it. I’m not around any of them in that capacity where I’m in the business side of it. So, that’s the way I look at it. I just take the Fifth.
This is a full in bloom interview with Grand Funk Railroad co-founder Mark Farner.
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Mark talks about how we wrote the Grand Funk Railroad classic “I’m Your Captain (Closer to Home).”
This is a full in bloom interview with Great White guitarist Mark Kendall.
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Mark talks about what it was like recording Great White’s major label debut album with producer/engineer Michael Wagener, the early ’80s Los Angeles scene, and David Lee Roth.
This is a full in bloom interview with manager Vicky Hamilton.
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Vicky talks about working with Motley Crue in 1981-1982, Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Tommy Lee, and Mick Mars.
full in bloom: Guitarist Craig Goldy talks about the feud between Ronnie James Dio and Vivian Campbell and the agreement that was made between Dio, Vivian, Jimmy Bain, and Vinny Appice. Craig also offers some great insight into songwriting/publishing and how his deals with Dio and David Lee Roth were structured.
This excerpt was taken from a full in bloom interview with drummer Carmine Appice. If you would like to be notified as new excerpts from this interview are uploaded, subscribe to our YouTube channel (Be sure to also click the BELL).
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INTERVIEW EXCERPT DESCRIPTION:
Carmine talks about King Kobra, BulletBoys, and what it was like working with Vinnie Vincent in the pre-KISS band Carmine and the Rockers.
Carmine Appice Interview via YouTube
“Hollywood Heartbeat” Written by Carmine Appice & Vinnie Vincent
The excerpt was taken from a full in bloom interview with Quiet Riot vocalist Kevin Dubrow. The interview was conducted just prior to Kevin’s death. This excerpt is also available via YouTube clip, which can be viewed below.
full in bloom: What was the (L.A.) music scene like back then, like before you made it?
Kevin Dubrow: Terrible. Van Halen got signed a couple of years prior and we thought we’d be the next ones, but we weren’t. We were the only hard rock band, pretty much, in town at that time. Motley (Crue) had just got started, so they were pretty much coming up in the clubs. We had been out there as Quiet Riot for a number of years. A lot of bands like The Knack.
full in bloom: Do you remember London at all?
Kevin: I remember that they were just awful. Oh, God. I mean, nice guy, Lizzie Grey, but the worst guitar sound of all time. I remember he could peel wallpaper; it was so treble-y and bad. He’s a really nice guy, and he’s still hanging out there. God bless him. I don’t know how he earns a living after all these years. The drummer Dana (Rage), I ran into him about two years ago.
I knew all the guys. I mean, they had Nigel Benjamin from Mott, and I was a big fan of Mott. They were never very good. Nikki (Sixx) stumbled onto a real good thing with Motley Crue image-wise because Motley Crue started in the image of London, which was very pop, REALLY pop, & then Nikki realized that wasn’t going to be the thing that was going to crack it for them.
full in bloom: Well, I think he even took stuff from….
Kevin: Blackie.
full in bloom: Yeah, Blackie Lawless.
Kevin: Absolutely, but he took a darker, evil, hard rock direction as opposed to the real light pop thing of London because it was real pop. It was trying to be a mixture between the Raspberries and the New York Dolls and, musically, really light.
full in bloom: They were, other than you guys, the other hard rock band on the scene?
Kevin: Well, Quiet Riot predated London by years. London was around the same time as Dubrow. But remember that Nikki auditioned for Quiet Riot when Kelly (Garni) left in ’77.
full in bloom: You’re kidding?
Kevin: No. We predated these bands by at least four or five years; long years, let me tell you.
full in bloom: Was Nikki any good at that time?
Kevin: No.
full in bloom: He was terrible?
Kevin: He didn’t know the names of the notes. Yeah, so Randy (Rhoads) couldn’t sit there and teach him how to play bass. We really liked him as a person, but he just didn’t know how to play the instrument. That’s not an insult; it’s just a fact. I mean, in 1977, he did not know the instrument.
full in bloom: But he actually sat down and jammed with you guys?
Kevin: No. Not really. We said, “The song is in the key of F,” and he said, “Where’s F?” So we couldn’t get as far as jamming to be honest with you.
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This is PART I of our full in bloom interview with producer/engineer Paul Northfield. If you would like to be notified as new excerpts from this interview are uploaded, subscribe to our YouTube channel (Be sure to also click the BELL).
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INTERVIEW EXCERPT DESCRIPTION:
Paul talks about his introduction to Rush, recording Permanent Waves & Moving Pictures, Terry Brown, Le Studio, & more.
Paul Northfield Interview via YouTube