September 4, 1978, Cape Cod Coliseum. Black Sabbath. $7.50 in advance, $8.50 day of the show. I'm on the rail in front of the stage. An "unbilled" opening act is on. Some dude with no shirt, hairy chest, is running around like a nut. The guitar player has electrical tape wrapped around his guitar. We have no clue who it is. Sorry folks, it was 1978 on the east coast.
The "funky disco bass line" that Paul's reminded of for Beautiful Girls is actually the vocal break in Black Water, by the Doobie Bros (another Ted Templeman production!) Great episode - and unexpected!
He passes it off quickly, but Steve V saying he transcribed Eruption without actually playing it - is another jaw-dropper. I know very few people on the planet that are capable of such things even today. Whoa...
Thank you for doing this. However, tbh Frank's music brought me here, as I learned about his music through your work with ZPZ growing up.
I discovered Van Halen prior to discovering Frank and although VH will always have a special place, Frank's work and his words have truly infected me with common sense and good taste in music. I just wanted to let you know, thank you.
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September 4, 1978, Cape Cod Coliseum. Black Sabbath. $7.50 in advance, $8.50 day of the show. I'm on the rail in front of the stage. An "unbilled" opening act is on. Some dude with no shirt, hairy chest, is running around like a nut. The guitar player has electrical tape wrapped around his guitar. We have no clue who it is. Sorry folks, it was 1978 on the east coast.
Hah!
The "funky disco bass line" that Paul's reminded of for Beautiful Girls is actually the vocal break in Black Water, by the Doobie Bros (another Ted Templeman production!) Great episode - and unexpected!
Hi Brian,
Thanks for chiming in! Hope you enjoy the series!
He passes it off quickly, but Steve V saying he transcribed Eruption without actually playing it - is another jaw-dropper. I know very few people on the planet that are capable of such things even today. Whoa...
Hi Dweezil,
Thank you for doing this. However, tbh Frank's music brought me here, as I learned about his music through your work with ZPZ growing up.
I discovered Van Halen prior to discovering Frank and although VH will always have a special place, Frank's work and his words have truly infected me with common sense and good taste in music. I just wanted to let you know, thank you.
Barun
Hi Barun,
Thank you! I'm glad you appreciate my dad's music and that you found your way over here. I hope you're enjoying the music and the community. Best, DZ
How long after buying the 5150 bundle should I expect information/access codes for the Premier Guitar subscription please?
Hi John,
Thanks for reaching out. You should receive an email from Premier Guitar this week. Best, DZ
Just started enjoying Episode 1 of the 5150 Bundle. Thank you so much DZ, for making this available to us. Gratitude from Sweden! / Jocke Lundgren
Hi Jocke,
Thank you! I hope you enjoy the series! New episodes launch every Thursday at noon PST. Much more to come!