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NEWS
28. Januar 2012
+++ FAMILY NEWS: MARK LANEGAN mit kommt auf Tour, nicht verpassen! Als Special-Guest im Gepäck CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BARIN.
28.02.2012 Groningen - De Oosterpoort
29.02.2012 Amsterdam - Paradiso
01.03.2012 Eindhoven - Effenaar
02.03.2012 Antwerpen - Trix
14.03.2012 Köln - Luxor
15.03.2012 Hamburg - Grünspan
18.03.2012 Berlin - C-Club
22.03.2012 Wien - Arena
Das neue Album BLUES FUNERAL kann man hier im Stream hören, es erscheint am 03. Februar.
07. Januar 2012
+++ CHRIS GOSS und MATHIAS SCHNEEBERGER sind in L.A. und machen Studioarbeiten für KENSICO. Mehr Fotos hier. KENSICO MySpace hier.
30. Jahre Masters of Reality 1981-2011
31. Dezember 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
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Danke an alle Teilnehmer, die bei der Serie “30 Jahre Masters of Realty” mitgemacht und Ihre wertvolle Zeit geopfert haben. Das ganze Unterfangen war zwar ein hartes Stück Arbeit für mich, aber die zahlreichen Resonanzen und netten Gespräche und irren Storys haben mich dafür entschädigt.
Die erhaltenen Kommentare habe ich alle wertungsfrei und unzensiert gepostet. Leider sind sehr viele Leute im Streß gewesen, sodass ich viele mögliche Stories und Kommentare nicht veröffentlichen konnte... z.B. wäre es schön gewesen, von Ginger Baker zu hören, er ist über die Feiertage von Südafrika nach England geflogen. Seine Tochter Leda Baker hat mehrmals versucht Ihm ein paar Zeilen abzuringen... oder von Ed van Zijl (Mascot) oder Rick Rubin etc...
Das Jahr 2011 war leider nicht so prickeld für die Deutschen Fans gewesen, die Tour der Masters mit The Cult verlief nur in England und den Beneluxstaaten, die angekündigte Deutschlandtour wurde wegen Terminproblemen gecancelt.
Das Jahr 2012 verspricht uns hingegen eine hoffentlich sehr tolle und ideenreiche GOON MOON Platte, was ja schon fast wie ein neues Masters of Reality Werk anzusehen ist... Ferner ist im März 2012 ein alter Masters Bekannter in Deutschland auf Tour, freuen wir uns auf ein paar Deutschlandkonzerte mit Mark Lanegan, der Creature with the Atom Brain mit im Gepäck hat!
NUN auch zuletzt von mir, DANKE an die Band für 30 Jahre beste Rockmusik! Ich bin immer wieder beeindruckt, was die Band, deren Mitglieder und deren Umfeld alles auf die Beine stellt, wir möchten gerne noch viel mehr davon!
Alles andere wird sich zeigen, ich wünsche Euch allen einen GUTEN RUTSCH und ein tolles NEUES JAHR 2012!
Euer Thomas
27. Dezember 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
TIM HARRINGTON (MASTERS OF REALITY Gründer, CREEPJOINT, Ex. BOGEYMEN):
CHAPTER 2: He did the “I am a D.J. I am what I play BEEP BEEP” routine and I was in an endless blur of stupid cover bands to make some money. Mangling vapid dance music. We jammed in an old union hall with a hydraulic elevator weiterlesen.
25. Dezember 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
CHRIS GOSS (MASTERS OF REALITY, GOON MOON, Joshua Tree):
To Our German Fans from Chris Goss, Christmas 2011:
First duty, clarification of intention here. Since Masters of Reality's first album didn't birth us into the world's face until 1989, I'm not sure that a "Jahre 30" title on all of this is appropriate. But in appreciation of all the contributors, and the fact that this site's webmaster Thomas Hornbruch is the most enthusiastic Masters fan in Europe and the most persistent pain in the ass in the world - well here we all are.
I really don't know what to say that the music hasn't already said. So I'll just ramble like a moron... If I had won a Grammy that QOTSA and I were nominated for 2 years ago, you'd most likely had gotten a good blurb from me on the current state of pop music. But no license to spiel. Just more labor. Like those horrid new guitars with built in scratches and fake ageing. You gotta earn your scars. Track mark tattoos anyone? Wanna live in the Caesarean Section? Be careful.
And wrong forum here anyway, except the odd factoid for you 'Bluthund' to sniff out. A band can be a burden. A bird can be abandoned. Tweet me. No. Eat me.
"A shout out to my long trusty publicists Heidit and Obscurit, and of course my Lord, Jesus." But what about today Chris, you surely wonder?
Did I mention that the Black Eyed Peas are the most cheesy unbearable, torturously whatever since whenever? Making friends wherever I go. LaLaLa Tra LaLaLa
I'm not an intellectual. We already have Albini and Eno to tell you how futile your current efforts are. (While both merrily keep shovelling out music on all formats.) Eno, the genius for my money. So much hope for my hair brained scheme of Ono, Bono, Eno's collaboration cover of Sonny Bono's "Needles and Pins". I know you know.
You asked for it Hornbruch. You want me to write a few more lines? Merry Christmas -- my very best:
Q: "Why did the restaurant hire a Chinese electrician?" A: "To get the lights to Dim Sum."
Q: "Why did the Doctor stop doing nose jobs?" A: "He was tired of working at the olfactory."
And to all the lovely contributors, Thank you, and a Holiday wish! On the 13th day of Christmas my true Love sent to me, One case o' dillas. A pair of palegics, and a whole fucking mess o' patamia. Whatevvv... Tah, Bah, Ramble On. 2012 Love, Goss
24. Dezember 2011
+++ FROHE WEIHNACHTEN AN ALLE MASTERS OF REALTIY FANS! EUER THOMAS
23. Dezember 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
NICK LUCERO (PETER MURPHY BAND, THE FLYS, THE PINK WOLVES): I could write a book on the influence Chris and the Masters have had on me and my career (as you know he has produced me as well)... Its so hard putting into words the influence the Masters have had... Close...
11. Dezember 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
DAVID CATCHING (MASTERS OF REALITY, RANCHO DE LA LUNA´S HUMLE HOST, DJ RECORD PLAYER, EARTHLINGS?, EAGLES OF DEATH METAL, pure ROCK and ROLLER, SWEET LOVER, MIXOLOGIST, TASTY COOK and PARTY CO-ORDINATOR): lest hier das David Catching Interview!
01. Dezember 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
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LIAM O´MALLEY (DR. MARS, Tourmusiker MASTERS OF REALITY 2005 ARF, New York):
John Leamy and I were working at a New York digital agency in the late 90s; I was producing a project John was doing some illustration for. We got to talking about music, at that time he was in the band Satellite, we had some shared interests but at the time I didn't know he was part of Masters. I had a trio, VIVA, and we were playing our first gigs. The sound was pretty much Cheap Trick meets instrumental surf. On the day of a gig, I'm walking down Houston street towards our rehearsal space and run into our drummer, walking in the other direction. For the usual idiotic reasons, he has decided to quit that day. Well, the show must go on and I call the only drummer I know, John. He's already booked for the night to attend a bachelor party or something. BUT he comes through and plays the gig and everyone is blown away by how powerful we sound with our 'new' drummer.
So that's it for VIVA and I spend the rest of the summer demoing about 12 songs on a four-track. I make a cassette copy for John and about a week later he tells me "We are making this record!" He knows every word of every song already. John and I became "Dr. Mars" and ended up recording about 15 songs then and have been writing and playing together ever since.
John introduced me to Chris shortly after that - one of my best memories of the Masters of Reality was the time I went to visit them in Joshua Tree as they were recording "Deep in the Hole" - I was there the night Dave Catching brought a lap steel to try out parts on what eventually became "Counting Horses."
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Then in 2005 I got the opportunity of a lifetime when Chris and John asked me to play bass for Masters of Reality for the Azkena Rock Festival in Vitoria in the Basque Country, Spain. Of course at that time I did not even own a bass but John vouched for me. I got a bass pronto and practiced hours every day for weeks. We had a great couple days in New York rehearsing with Dave Catching on guitar, and then a fantastic trip and show in Spain. We had a particularly memorable night at a cider house in Vitoria - many of my memories of Chris have to do with food - one year my wife Lydia and I got to share Chris' famous family-recipe 'stuffed shells' over the Christmas holiday at Chris and Cynthia's place. I do hope Chris revisits the idea of the very heavy version of "The Stroll" that we had worked up for that show.
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In early 2008, after a very serious surgery, Chris really helped in my recovery by asking me to come out to Rancho de la Luna to record some Dr. Mars songs before he and John got to work on "Pine/Crossing Dover". The need to get myself together to make the trip provided me with a great goal to focus on. Chris provided so many great ideas and inspiration during those sessions. I'm very grateful I've had the opportunity to work and play with Chris and John over the last ten years, and I look forward to more opportunities in the future.
I consider myself extremely lucky to be among the few who have been onstage with Goss and Leamy as part of the Masters family - playing bass on "Third Man on the Moon" to thousands of appreciative fans is something I'll never forget.
LIAM O´MALLEY
26. Novemver 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
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THOMAS FELBERG (Sänger bei SMOKE MOHAWK & WE, Oslo, Norwegen): Here is my story: It was summer of 1999 when WE were support act for MOR in Europe. It was in Amsterdam and it was mid-august I think. The tour had been goin´for a while and we had all become friends were hanging out after the show. For some reason we were parked in this parking complex with the nightliner bus both bands and crew shared. Beers were opened and smokerings filled the air. I can remember we listened to The Meters. Then we all got a bit drunk and had to go out on the town. It was close to the centre and we decided to walk.
I guess we were about 10 people walking, drinking and laughing. On the way we passed a car that had an automatic warning alarm if you approached it. It went "Protected by viper stand back" in a male mechanical voice.
Chris Goss had a little old mini taperecorder he brought with him everywhere at that time. Remember those? With small mini tapes. Anyway Chris recorded that message and started to play it out loud as we went along. In the end it became a sort of mantra and guided us along. It attracted a bit of attention and also being 10 rowdy guys heading into the seedy part of Amsterdam. I think we were close to the red-light district when we suddenly were in some small streets and passageways.
I think we were heading for a club the bassplayer in MOR at the time Paul Powell wanted to go to. As the "Protected by viper please stand back" voice became louder and louder bouncing off the walls in the smaller and smaller streets of Amsterdam I began to feel a bit more creepy and paranoid about the whole thing. There were lots of strange fucked up people around and not much else and it was well after midnight.
What did we know? We didn´t even know where we were? At least not me who had just gone along for the walk and no had plans except a good time. Having tested the coffee shops properly earlier that day, my mind were spinning and it felt that the streets and the people were narrowing together and also closing up the escape route we came from.
When we couldn´t go any further and the mantra of "Protected by viper please stand back" had come to an almost (at least in my stoned ears) deafening roar that echoed like thunder through the narrow cobbled streets. The reality for those who were master of it at that night was I guess, that we had arrived at the club we were supposed to go to. Then all of a sudden just before the armies of nightly Amsterdam were about to swallow us whole. I suddenly heard Chris Goss voice saying "bye bye. See you tomorrow guys..." then suddenly a taxi had miracolously conjured itself up out of nowhere. Chris sat down inside and disappeared. Leaving us stranded in Amsterdam.
At least that´s how it felt. What happened after that is a bit blury. But nothing bad happened and I think we went to a club and had a good time and somehow managed to stagger back to the bus without any incidents that wasn´t called for. If you know what I mean. That was anyway a bit of a mystical experience. Chris Goss and me personally and with WE have had many great, good and rewarding times together. Both on the road and in the studio. Chris taught me so much and was always very supportive of WE.
I´ve been listening to MASTERS OF REALITY since the debutalbum in 1988. It blew my mind then and blows my mind today.
More power to ya!
Peace & love THOMAS FELBERG
22. Novemver 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
JOHN LEAMY (MASTERS OF REALITY, DR. MARS, EX. SURGERY, New York):
30 years. Wow. I met Chris and the rest of MOR in 1987, and they quickly became the most interesting band in the world to me. I feel very proud and fortunate to have played a part in the MOR story in different ways over the years.
Here is the story of my first and last meeting with Rick Rubin during the recording of the Blue Garden album. I had been working on the cover painting and exchanging ideas with Chris and Tim and the time had come for Rick Rubin to view the work and hopefully bless it.
The meeting took place at Exterminator Chili, the restaurant run by Steve Latham, the band's then manager. I was super nervous. I remember my mom made me wear a sport jacket. For some reason, it was decided that we would show Rick the painting in the kitchen, located in the basement. He came in and looked at it in silence for maybe 30 seconds.
He turned to me and said "heavy" and walked out of the room. That was it.
We went back upstairs and sat in a booth and made small talk for awhile. Exterminator Chili had these deviled eggs sitting on every table.
Cool, but wierd. During the rest of our meeting, Rick kept slowly advancing a deviled egg towards me across the table, never breaking eye contact.
I finally had to tell him that I don't really like deviled eggs, thank you. Its not like he was scarfing them down. He was a strange cat.
For some reason, that scene has remained burned into my memory.
As my love for MOR has remained, so has my dislike of deviled eggs.
Long Live MASTERS OF REALITY.
JOHN LEAMY
20. Novemver 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
BILL BERENDS (MASTERMIND, BERENDS BROS. BAND): Masters of Reality is the most criminally under recognized band of the post rock era which is truely a shame as Chris Goss' writing and vocal are sublime. My favorite band to emerge from the musical wasteland of the the 1990's.
17. Novemver 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
TIM HARRINGTON (MASTERS OF REALITY Gründer, CREEPJOINT, Ex. BOGEYMEN):
CHAPTER 1: So... we had been jamming early on first with a “Rhythm Ace” drum machine I had borrowed from my friend Patrick Desalvo [who plays now with Savoy Brown] and then with a Korg unit I bought weiterlesen.
14. Novemver 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
KRISTIAN KIRGVAAG (Drummer bei WE, Norwegen): 1981-2011 THIRTY YEARS OF MASTERS OF REALITY - GIMME MORE.... (Hier noch ein Interview von 2006 mit Krisvaag)
12. Novemver 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
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JEFF MOLESKI (Profimusiker, Syracuse): It was a night in New Haven Conn. We had just done a live radio broadcast from Toads Place.
Andrew Arrsonal was our road manager. As I was sitting in his room a knock came from his window. hmmmmm we were on the 8th floor of the holiday inn. Obviously we were courious and opened the window just in time to stop Tim Harrington from throwing a chair off the ledge.
Andrew grabbed it lifted it straight over his head and handed it to me. We finally get Tim off the ledge.... well at least we thought. Once again a knock upon the window. This time I stuck my head outside the window just in time to see Tim throw the headboard from his bed off the 8th floor ledge...
We get ourselves in Tim & Vinnies' room only to find Vinnie hiding under the covers laughing his ass of. Andrew looks at me and says go get it!!! Like a stealth Ninga I duch out the side door of the hotel ..... find the headboard and hide it in the shrubs out front of the hotel. We did manage to keep the TV from flying off the ledge.......
Yes we made it home the next day!!!
10. Novemver 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
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PETER PERDICHIZZI (THE FLYS, THE PINK WOLVES): It was 1996. I was in the Flys and we were auditioning new drummers. We met Nicky Lucero and knew immediately that he was our guy.
At the same time we were looking for someone to produce our new album. Nicky said, "have you heard of Masters Of Reality?" I hadn't.
After hearing them for the first time, I was instantly a fan. I loved that they were firmly planted in the underground and not ruined by big record company B.S. They could do what they wanted to and be true to their vision.
Chris Goss has a truly unique voice and the songs are timeless. We wanted him to produce our album so we sent him our demo CD along with an envelope filled with little plastic flys.
He told us later that he knew he wanted to take on the project when he opened the envelope and the flys fell out! I've thanked Nicky many times for bringing Goss to our band. While working in the desert creating our new album with Chris, we forged a great friendship that continues to this day.
Having had the privilege of performing with Masters as well as the Pink Wolves is an experience I'll never forget. I hope the music of Masters Of Reality continues to inspire new and up and coming artists letting them know that it's important to be unique and true to themselves.
Thank you Goss and Masters for giving me that inspiration.
PETER PERDICHIZZI (Einige Bilder der Pink Wolves aus dem Jahr 2003 hier!)
08. November 2011
+++ FAMILY NEWS: ABBY TRAVIS Vinyl Picture Disc / CD / Limited Edition. Click hier für das Promovideo. (Quelle: Abby Travis)
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+++ FAMILY NEWS II: Der amerikanische Singer/Songwriter MARK LANEGAN veröffentlicht Anfang 2012 ein neues Studioalbum namens "BLUE FUNERAL".
Es wird das erste eigene Soloalbum von Lanegan und seiner Band seit dem 2004er "Bubblegum" sein, das seiner Zeit kein geringerer als CHRIS GOSS mitproduziert hatte. Aufgenommen wurde das neue Werk des Mannes mit der markanten Stimme in seinem hauseigenen Studio in Hollywood. Musikalische Unterstützung bekommt er dabei von Johannes and Jack Irons, dem aktuellen Schlagzeuger von Spinnerette. Außerdem gesellten sich Josh Homme und Greg Dulli als Gastmusiker zu den Aufnahmen.
Man darf gespannt sein, in welche Richtung sich der ehemalige Frontmann der Screaming Trees entwickelt. Denn obwohl "Blue Funeral" sein erstes eigenes Album nach sieben Jahren ist, war Lanegan in dieser Zeit keinesfalls untätig. Er sang auf Alben der Queens of the Stone Age mit, gründete mit Greg Dulli zusammen die Gutter Twins und arbeitete zuletzt mit den britischen Soundtüftlern Soulsavers zusammen, welche er auch auf Tour begleitete. Wer den Künstler selber einmal in voller Pracht live erleben möchte, der bekommt seine Chance schon kurz nach Veröffentlichung des Albums. Denn im März beehrt Lanegan deutsche Bühnen für insgesamt drei Termine:
14.03.2012 Köln - Gloria, 15.03.2012 Hamburg - Grünspan 18.03.2012 Berlin - Columbia Club
(Quelle: Motor.de)
07. Novemver 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
JOHN MANGICARO (Profidrummer Syracuse): Hi Tom, wow 30 years! Yes Chris and Tim asked if I wanted play drums for one show. I played in bands for years with Chris and since worked with most of these guys (More on that in a minute).
I think it was 6 or 8 of their first songs. Chris, Googe, Tim and I in an old Victorian theater, it might have been billed as “Rock The Casbah “. I remember a huge PA that shook the whole building. I remember playing pounding machine like rhythms fuelled buy the powerful alternating current that that Chris and Tim present.
(Johns Masters T-Shirt, welches er Anfang der 80ger Jahre getragen hat)
I also attended Henninger High in the 70s, and played in one of my most memorable bands with Chris. We played many local clubs, and played a number of gigs at CBGBs in New York City.
The one that I clearly remember is opening for the Plasmatics november 79. I also did a few gigs on Tim’s projects after the Masters. I haven’t seen my friend Googe in many years, it would be great to hang and throw a few pots on the wheel like we did in art class.
The past 6 years I have been in a working band with Al “Mr. Owl” Dunn , we gig about 8-10 times a month. Let’s hope we’re all around to chat about the next 30.
All the Best, JOHN
05. Novemver 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
FABIAN GRENZ (Musiker MUSIKCAFÉ KARIBIK, Ex. WEBMASTER QOTSA.DE, Berlin):
Was ist der Moment aller Momente? Was ist DAS Essentielle, das mich mit den Masters verbindet?
Immer, wenn ich die Masters auflege, dann bin ich wieder der 15 Jahre alte Fatzke, der in der ersten Reihe des Berliner Columbiaclubs steht, Goss, Homme, Oliveri und Leamy anstarrt und die Fresse nicht mehr zubekommt. Danke MoR, Danke Thomas. Alles Gute, FG
03. November 2011
+++ FAMILY NEWS: ”EPISODE 6” RANCHO DE LA LUNA, präsentiert von BOOTS ELECTRIC, hier!
(Thanks to Louis Russo)
30. Oktober 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
BRENDON MC NICHOL (MASTERS OF REALITY Gitarrist, Ex. QOTSA, LA): 30 years?? ...Boy time marches on..!! Rarely do we realize how chance meetings can impact us. Cynthia Goss introduced us before she was a Goss...
Little did I know over 20 years later (thru lifes ups and downs) we would remain the closest of friends.
Chris has inspired me to not only be a better musician but a better person. His unwavering love and intolerance of bullshit drama never ceases to amaze me.
When Chris straps on a guitar... WOW... I have never seen him suck or choke...ever!!! It is his super hero super power... it pulls the best out of everyone around him... he is my HERO!!!
MASTERS OF REALITY (30 years!!) as soon as the needle dropped on
"Blue Garden"...my mind blew...it still remains one of my all time favorite albums.
Chris, Tim, Googe and Vinnie's musical alchemy created a master piece that every fan of music should discover if they haven't already.
BRENDON
28. Oktober 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
MARTIN SLOAN (WEBMASTER WWW.MASTERSOFREALITY.CO.UK London): I haven't been around to witness all 30 years of Masters of Reality, but I have been listening for a good two-thirds or more...
Taking a chance on that first album back in the late '80s, and then following the work of Chris, Googe, Tim & Vinnie has lead me to a whole world of amazing music that I may not have otherwise discovered (at best I'd have been late to the party). THANKS GENTLEMEN... raising a glass on your pearl anniversary!
24. Oktober 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
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PAUL POWELL (Tour Bassmann der Masters of Reality Tour 1998, 1999 und 2009):
The scene…. LONDON, ISLINGTON, 5 o'clock, there is drizzle falling, i arrive to the backstage door to three shadows on my right and something round and shiny in one of their hands, so I ask 'IS THAT FOR GOSS THE BOSS' !
One of the characters replies 'YES', so I say' Well you Screwed up there because you should of have two, one for me too'!! I laughed a lot and the characters looked shocked, horror'd and drained.
Of course just leaving Holland we had all been adjusted, if you know what I mean and I had forgotten to arrange anything for tonights show in London, so I said to these chaps 'do you want me to give it to Goss the Boss'? then I saw six eyes buldging open 'WOULD YOU'? They replied, then I say 'Do you have any adjustment sticks'? "three smiles that all looked a mile long each" 'We got lots of adjustment sticks'!
We all gave the nod and knew that this was going to be one of the Masters greatest moments on stage…from the bass players perspective…so we got adjusted and I discovered Valve Cactus.
The story goes, since that day the thee members of Valve Cactus have moved and lived in Ibiza with me in my studio and recorded an album, their singer is due out December to finish the album which will be a new stone in the desert rock scene soon to be released on 'ii'
(ii means the Invisible industry our new label to be launched next year)
22. Oktober 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
LOUIS RUSSO (Rechts im Bild, links sein Sohn Jonathan, beide Webmaster der ersten MASTERS-Website und enge Vertraute von Chris. ARTICLE SEVEN ENTERTAINMENT, Ex. KillZone):
I've had the pleasure of seeing Chris and Co. since the earliest days. Memories? Too many... like trying to pick your favorite Masters song.
The epic wierdness and musical awe of any of the early Halloween shows... the Flak & Flight tour with Josh and Nick... so many monster shows, a great live album, and a ton memories and laffs.
Sessions at Rancho... nights in Joshua Tree... all the nutty little things along the way that were just for the moment.
And, the best thing is that the next thing hasn't happened yet and God willing, we all have so much more to come!
21. Oktober 2011
+++ Morgen Abend spielt TIM HARRINGTONS Band CREEPJOINT in Syracuse im Fusion Room!
19. Oktober 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
ABBY TRAVIS (derzeitige Bassfrau der Masters of Reality aus Los Angeles. Oben im Bild mit Chris Goss). Sie hat derzeit viel Streß, daher nur ein kuzes Statement: “I love Chris' music and wish we would tour more!!!”
14. Oktober 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
GOOGE (Erster Bassmann der Masters, Pasadena) 2. Kommentar: “Thomas, trying to make my poor crumbling brain remember 30 years ago, is a hard task my friend!
O.k., I recall years ago, when Chris and Tim asked me to join the band... So, Chris and Tim needed more synthesizers for there next big show.
They knew Googe had a job and was making money... and could at least play a chord on a keyboard if threatened.
So Tim says: "Googe why don't you join the band, and by the way we need to go to the music store and you should buy a Korg Poly 6 keyboard, they are great!"
Chris says: "Oh by the way we have a show in ten days, write some songs and learn to play this synth, we can rehearse next week.”
Thomas: “I thought Al Dunn aka Mr. Owl was before you in the band? He was the mainkeyboarder in the band, is that right?”
Googe: “No, just me - Chris and Tim at first.
So here I was, writing songs, learning songs on this synth, with the Masters of Reality. We enlisted John Mangicaro to play drums for this gig, and the rest is history so to speak.
I think the show was at the Landmark Theater in Syracuse. The first show, with me, there were four of us...
We played awhile as a trio with a drum machine, soon Mr. Owl and Vinnie came on board.”
09. Oktober 2011
+++ HAPPY BIRTHDAY VINNIE! Der erste Mastersdrummer VINCENT MICHAEL LUDOVICO ist heute 59 Jahre alt geworden.
07. Oktober 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
MICHAEL LOHRMANN (Herausgeber und Geschäftsführer vom VISIONS MAGAZIN):
Ich liebe die Masters. Für das wundervolle Debüt. Für “Sunrise on the Sufferbus (und das total geile cover). Für etliche live-konzerte, die ich gesehen habe.
Und ich finde es wahnsinnig schade, dass die Band noch NIE auf einem VISIONS- EVENT gespielt hat - das würde ich gerne für 2012 ändern, sofern irgendwie die Möglichkeit besteht. Visions wünscht den Masters of Reality und Mr. Goss alles erdenklich Gute zum 30. jährigen und bedankt sich für die tollen Alben!
06. Oktober 2011
+++ 30 Jahre Masters of Reality
STEPHEN PONTELLO (Bekannter von VINNIE LUDOVICO, Syracuse): “Whenever Vinnie came over to our house he would cook food and drink wine. He and my step-father and some other friends and family even made wine in our garage for a few years.
One time Vinnie came over with a small drum set, my step-father's brother on saxophone, and my step-father on piano. They played jazz standards all day right in our living room.
I did see Vinnie play out one night. He was playing with a band called "The Fabulous Diamonds" or maybe "Diamonds in The Rough". they were playing a small jazz club in downtown Syracuse called Sakura. I remember standing next to Chris Goss at the bar watching the band.
I was a little young to go see the Masters live when they were playing around Syracuse. It would be great if the original members could get together for at least one show in Syracuse, to honor 30 years.”
04. Oktober 2011
+++ Hier sehen wir JEORDIE WHITE bei den aktuellen Aufnahmsessions des neuen GOON MOON Albums mit CHRIS GOSS auf der RANCHO DE LA LUNA.
Er spielt übrigens ein Banjo, was noch nie auf einem Goon Moon Album verwendet wurde...
Wir dürfen also im höchsten Maße gespannt sein! (Quelle: David)
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