shainhouse Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Howdy,I'm interviewing Bill Payne later today... I'm curious if anyone has some questions for him, or what you would ask if you were doing the interview.Thanks!Shain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 How about:Who were your largest musical influences in your formative years?If you could experience, first hand, one event in all of known human history, what would it be?Are you an Elvis man or Beatles man?If you could go back and play with any musician in the known history of music, who would it be and why? What song would you play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeps Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Pants.....dramatic pause.....where did you get yours?Then and exultant AHH HAAA upon his response.No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Do you have any drugs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 I would seriously like to know about Lowell George and what he was like as a person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 I wonder if he knows about the Sisters Euclid tribute song "Lowell". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chameleon Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 (edited) I would ask him three questions:1. How does this edition of Little Feat (post Lowell George w/Fred Tackett), now that it has been stable for like 20yrs, operate, communicate and function differently than the line up with Lowell George? Both musically and as a business.2. You have played on many peoples records as a session player. Specifically on Pink Floyd's "Momentary lapse of reason", various Doobie Brothers records and Jackson's Brown's "The pretender" to name a few. Are they're any special moments form any non-little feat project that stick out in your mind? 3. You have always been a proponant of the use of various non-organic/synthetic synth tones from time to time. Most notably in "Day at the Dog Races" and often in the middle of "Dixie Chicken" when played live. Did ytou or do you find that hard to integrate into the bands sound given the heavy influence of more organic sounding blues and boogie rock in Little Feat?That's what I would ask Shain......All the best woth that sounds cool. Edited August 10, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted August 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Ask him about the importance of the Craig Fuller-led years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeps Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Mr Bill Payne,What do you think of House of Pain...or Payne Stewart for that matter?Then scream your name ...full name.. loudly into whatever recording device you're using.Deeps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chameleon Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Ask him about the importance of the Craig Fuller-led years.Yeah I ahve always wondered about that. Waht was the deal with Craig Fuller? Why was int he band in thew first place and why did he leave?He seemed really unessesary tot he bands development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Ask him about the importance of the Craig Fuller-led years.Yeah I ahve always wondered about that. Waht was the deal with Craig Fuller? Why was int he band in thew first place and why did he leave?He seemed really unessesary tot he bands development.According tohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_FullerIn 1988' date=' Fuller was hired by Litle Feat to front the band, singing Feat's old standards as well as new tunes. He led a resurgence of the band which had been inactive for almost ten years.His superb vocals once again had Feat in the national spotlight.[/quote']As well, according tohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Feat#Little_Feat_after_Lowell_GeorgeFuller, who had toured with Little Feat in 1978 with the Fuller/Kaz band, had impressed them immensely. Little Feat had been writing a few tunes with Fuller long before he joined them as his friendship with the band continued on past '78. One of them, Hate To Lose Your Lovin' would appear on the band's 1988 comeback release Let It Roll.(I remember when Little Feat was resurrected in the late 1980s; they even had a video or two, IIRC.)However,in 1993 he left the band as the extensive touring forced him away from his family too long.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chameleon Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 I see thanks Brad.I guess I'm biased as I never saw a fuller/feat show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 I saw their first Canadian show in about 20 years, in 1989. I was blown away. I still wear the t-shirt from that one (which is practically transparent now).I couldn't believe that show. I had just returned from Dead tour, so I was prepared for an "adequate" concert that night. I just presumed that after tour, there was no way I was going to be overly impressed. As I said, though. BLOWN AWAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Fuller was also a founding member of Pure Prarie League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Fuller was a great in my opinion. I saw him play with Feat twice when they opened for the Dead in 88 & then at MLG opening for ABB in 90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 I saw their first Canadian show in about 20 years, in 1989. They did play a show in Vancouver in 1988. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Was that the same tour? I remember them announcing during the show in 1989:"This is the first time we've been here (presumably meaning Toronto) in 20 years. It'll probably be another 20 years before we're back, so enjoy it now."(He was wrong; of course.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 (edited) Featbase has 1988-06-12 Vancouver listed. It could be wrong I guess, perhaps thats why I haven't been able to find the show.[edit to add] According to Featbase, they also played Vancouver 1989-03-05 and then later that year at Kingswood. Edited August 10, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Kingswood was the show I saw.Find that recording Alabama! Please! (I have to wonder if it's as good as I remember.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 me and dark_starr saw them around then at melody fair in buffalo, and they were solid. hey jaimoe, did pure prarie league do a tune called "amy?" if they're the same guys, that's 10 more points for craig fuller in my books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 timouse, there's a song called "Amie" on PPL's second album, "Bustin' Out".Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 (edited) jaimoe, did pure prarie league do a tune called "amy?" if they're the same guys, that's 10 more points for craig fuller in my books As BradM pointed out above, they sure did. I believe there's two studio versions of the song Amie. I believe Bustin' Out was recorded in Toronto. I believe also, that Vince Gill joined Pure Prarie League well after Amie was recorded. BTW, the song that precedes Amie on Bustin' Out - Falling In And Out Of Love - is meant to flow into the song ala Heartbreaker and Living Loving Maid. Edited August 10, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Speaking of PPL, they released a new album this year:http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:uqfozff5ehpk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Kingswood was the show I saw.I was at that one, too. A double-bill with George Thorogood & the Destoyers. Little Feat were *awesome* that night!I would ask, why do you have that horrible female singer in your band? Why don't you replace her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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