Pat Travers Band Live 1979: Why I didn't understand this album when I got it (and why I do now).

[@utopiadan]

"Go for what you know" is definitely one of the best guitar driven rock albums ever. Pat Travers Band with Pat Travers, Pat Thrall, Tommy Aldridge, and Mars Cowling was one of the best live acts of the late 70's.

[@lukemanify]

Mars was awesome. RIP. The Bamboo room gig when Mars gets on stage in the end. Brought tears and still does as I often play it after getting home from a bar. Ooops, haven't watched it yet after all these beers. Gotta go...

[@dmballard60]

I have played for 50 years and about 5 years ago, I started taking advanced lessons in theory and other styles. My teacher is about 10 years younger than I am and a seasoned touring and session guy. He knew very little about PT, and I was having him help me understand, or better replicate, some of PTs songs. He was simply floored at the talent level that PT possesses. For instance, we figured out that the slide playing in "You Don't Love Me" is not any kind of exotic tuning....it is in standard tuning.....his ability to play lead on top really complicated rhythms is pretty uncommon. I feel he is one of the most under rated musicians of that era. I feel blessed that he still tours and plays like it is still fun for him.

[@roscoepcoltrane23]

One of the best live bands ever. Tommy and Mars rhythm section was amazing. Mars was a killer bass player. Travers and Thrall killed it.

[@jeffkellogg76]

Putting it Straight is definitely my favorite Pat Travers albums. The front to back pictures on this album say it all. As does the look on the agents face. Awesome tone and exceptional jams.

[@brenthicks6164]

Pat and Pat......what a blistering guitar combo

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

100% that!

[@nhpIII4482]

79-80 my senior HS year this record and The Wall is about all we listened to, one of my fav live record, would be my fav if it had been a double record like it should of been! Very underated guitar players Travers and Thrall. Luv your shirt! To mention Double Live Gonzo is my fav live record!

[@williamweiss6128]

Seen them twice back then. That lineup, just absolutely phenomenal.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Would love to have seen that line up, never managed to see Pat Thrall play live at all.

[@williamweiss6128]

@@DunsysGuitarWorld as a snot nosed teenage drummer Rush addict, seeing Tommy blew my mind again.

[@williamweiss6128]

@@DunsysGuitarWorld find Pat Travers BBC Live. It has the Crash And Burn stuff. 🔥

[@winnerkatt]

Pat Travers is my inspiration for picking up my first Les Paul. I AM 59 years old have never looked back. He's an icon in my life till my dying minute.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

I'm glad that I took the time to fully appreciate this one - ended up being one of my favourite live albums.

[@dmballard60]

Same here I actually met him one night after a show when I was on the road what an amazing experience. He couldn’t have been nicer.

[@edfox3511]

Best live lp ever!! I even got to tell Pat that face to face after one of his club shows as he was signing my copy. His live shows always kick ass.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Good times, for sure.

[@derekclacton]

Great feature, Dunsy! Pat Travers and his fellow Canadian, Frank Marino, both had real funk in their hard rock alongside blues and jazz elements. Maybe they were ahead of their time, or just too different to appeal to the mainstream? They deserve to be better known today. Makin’ Magic and Putting it Straight are two of my favourite albums :)

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Thank ya, Sir! Yeah, big fan of Frank Marino as well - doubt I could master any of his songs, kind you! Could be that there weren't enough straight ahead rockers on the albums and didn't have a wider rock appeal? Certainly the guitar fraternity loves them.

[@merenco]

Love the album. Wonderful personal and honest review. Album still stands after 43 years! I actually had the pleasure of meeting Pat Travers in the early 90s. He had a reputation of being pretty arrogant at his high time. Turned out, he was a wonderful guy to talk to. As a guitar player he deserves way more credit!

[@gary8411]

Pat Travers Band is the first band I ever seen live. I was 14. The opened for Foghat in 1980 . PTB were touring to promote their Crash and Burn record. I had never even heard of PTB. After they finished their set. I went to the merch table and traded my Foghat shirt for a Pat Travers T-Shirt. They Kicked my Ass. they blew Foghat off the stage. Go for what you know is to me one of the best Live albums ever. Love your review Dunsy. and GREAT JOB on Rockn'Roll Susie. That was the song PTB opened with on that show I went to. My Mind was Blown Away LOL! CHEERS from Iowa in U.S.A!! 🤘🤘👍

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Thank ya for checking it out!

[@heartfanjim01]

PT almost always opened with Rock And Roll Suzie back then. There were probably problems with the recordings or PT didn't like any if them.

[@loilt5091]

Shoulda been those lightweights, Foghat, opening for PTB. 🇨🇦

[@rustysguitar1]

I love love Pat Travers! Really takes me back to the high school days when I hear those songs man! Enjoyed the video! Thanks for all the info about the album and band! Thanks man👍

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Thanks a lot for checking it out, Rusty, I was glad I stuck with this album as I knew that I would grow into it one day, once my ears had matured a wee bit!

[@rustysguitar1]

@@DunsysGuitarWorld Thanks Dunsy! I really love the songs and guitar playing for sure 🔥

[@jamestreible4545]

I saw TPTB on this album tour opening for Rush at the Allentown, PA Fairgrounds in Sept., 1979. They kicked ass!

[@marktaylor3657]

What a band. Thank you for reminding me of Pat.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Thanks a lot for checking it out, Mark, much appreciated.

[@davidmontgomery5047]

Pat's band at that Time was just amazing !! Totally underrated ,the Tunes and arrangements are serious and funky as Hell .

[@johnpulaski3293]

Crash and Burn was life changing for me.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

It's funny how when you're first getting into stuff that a lot of it comes from the guys who were a couple of years older and what they were listening to - where I grew up those guys were big into Status Quo, Led Zeppelin and AC/DC, so that was the first sort of things I would have looked for. Not one single person I knew was into PT. I guess that comes down to geography.

[@johnpulaski3293]

@@DunsysGuitarWorld I also was introduced to him in 1984 although I knew of him because he opened for Aerosmith in 82. I was unable to attend that concert but people told me he blew them off the stage. As a huge Aerosmith honk this made me sad but also intrigued me. Had I been introduced to him in his “too much phaser” era, it probably would not have clicked. Crash and Burn clicked. Really really clicked.

[@albaburke]

Saw him at Manchester Apollo with Girl as support.

[@iaincowell9747]

@@johnpulaski3293 This wasn't the real Aerosmith though, it's with Jimmy Crespo and Rick Dufay

[@janicez2630]

I was lucky to see him on this tour a couple times here in CA. What great shows and such good musicians. Love the songs Hooked on Music and Makes no Difference...and Stevie.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

I really wish I had seen that line up - such great interplay between the two Pats and a killer rhythm section!

[@martymay9723]

Oh I'm so with you! I was lucky to see him perform live at a small venue in Southampton in the 70's. I also struggle trying to create that signature phase / chorus delay sound.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Cheers Marty - yeah, I cannot get anywhere near that kinda swirling sound. I guess I need to seek out an original A/DA pedal. Although how much that would cost these days in anyone's guess!

[@davidmayguitarsolotutorial4366]

Brilliant video Dunsy. What an amazing album this is. I absolutely love Pat Thrall , as you know, and what a band for two great guitar players with totally different styles. That delay effect that people tend to call the ' dotted eighth delay trick ' is mind blowing. I wish there had been a live version of Snortin' Whiskey but , other than that, it's an absolute classic. I actually saw Pat Thrall live with Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul. Absolute legend .

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

The sounds that Thrall gets are unbelievable - and on a Strat too. Real articulate player as well. I'm most definitely a fan.

[@bhnv3298]

Funny you mention Rush. My second concert was in 1979 with Pat Travers opening for Rush. This line up I believe supporting this album. Blew my mind. First show was Van Halen in 78.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Man, what a bill!!

[@michaelsharpe4415]

Great job. Thanks for featuring this album. It is one of my favorite live albums of all time. I have always wanted to hear isolated guitar tracks of Thrall’s solos and rhythm. Travers’ guitar is a little louder and clearer in the mix. I will never forget the first time I heard the live version of Boom Boom on the radio in ‘79. It was a stop the car and listen moment. I immediately bought the album the next day and have been listening to it ever since. . . . and trying to figure out what Thrall was doing! 😁 Keep up the good work dear sir!

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Thanks Michael - and sorry to take so long to reply. Their styles mix so well. The "Live at the Warfield" show that's on Spotify is killer. What a line up and what a band.

[@tomcripps7229]

I've been watching his show from Rockpalast in 1976 which recently came out on YT. At 22 this young man is holding court with a power trio on a tele and melody maker, playing interesting chord progressions with complex rhythms while connecting to a rock audience. Add his ability to use the flanger, chorus and wah wah pedals with ease. This was still new technology and there weren't many resources to learn from. His sound was a breath of fresh air when I first heard him in the late 70s. Even my parents didn't hate him. I wore out the live tape. He went from playing large venues to bars and is still happy to be playing live at 70. Sadly he is most remembered for Snortin' whiskey and Boom boom which got overplayed.

[@davidmontgomery5047]

Well Said Bro !!

[@Southcitygolf]

Saw something on Pat Travers so I stopped on in to check it out. Like you I was into UFO, Scorpions, Deep Purple, a lot of Skynyrd(still my all time fav). My favorite Travers back then, I knew about the live album but I was takin by Putting It Straight. My brother had a album I'd listen to. Your little bit at the end, that was a really nice job playing. Love the sound brother, Thank you.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Thanks buddy, I appreciate you checking it out. Funny, I hadn’t watched this video in a long time - I don’t really revisit my old stuff! - but I had quick look and I remember having great fun making it as a guitar player who grew into liking something, once my ears and chops could fully understand what was going on. It’s a great album, made by great players and has ended up as one of my favourite records.

[@CallMeBigWorm]

I was born in 1991 and my dad had this album on both cassette and bought it on CD. He had the original vinyl when he was a teenager but his ex gf destroyed it. However that being said... hands down Pat Travers is one of the most highly underrated guitarists out there. He is so phenomenal to watch live. Maybe do a video on Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush..??? Another highly underrated band who was phenomenal.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Ah, now there's an idea, the Frank Marino live album. A classic. I might do a few more of these. Maybe the Robin Trower, the Sammy Hagar one too. Thanks a lot for checking out the video.

[@CallMeBigWorm]

@@DunsysGuitarWorld thansk for taking the time and effort to make such awesome, entertaining and informative videos. 👏 bridge os sighs was another awesome album. So was 3 lock box. So many great artists and albums 😁 oooohhh another good suggestion would be Brain Salad Surgery by Emerson Lake and Palmer

[@beoz658]

I saw that tour Thrall kicked butt and the whole band was amazing. San Jose Stater is where I saw them, 79 tour ? Can't remember !

[@brianholihan5497]

Great album. I strongly recommend the album that Pat Thrall did with ex Deep Purple's Glenn Hughes. It's called "Hughes and Thrall." Glenn said that Thrall was the best guitarist he ever worked with. Thrall held back with Traverse. He's too much of a gentleman to want to upstage Traverse, but he blazed on the album with Hughes. Sadly they were both heroin addicts and were usually too stoned to gig, so nobody in the music biz wanted to work with them. Their album was a brief flash of brilliance. Thrall also played on a live album with Meatloaf and a live one with Asia. His chops give me penis envy.

[@lukemanify]

Please do more Pat Pat doubling . Lots of material out there.

[@bentol86]

Great back story of Pat Travers, you definitely open our eyes why they are great guitarist.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Cheers Ben, really appreciate you checking it out.

[@sdweston8]

Very high-octane album with musicianship well ahead of its time

[@kevinkiso4579]

I freaked on this album when it came out and I've been freaked on it ever since. RIP Peter (Mars) Cowling.

[@DRCRANKNSTEIN]

yes, it was great back then, and still stands the test of time...

[@milesseaman9484]

I was aware of PT but this album changed my life. One year after VH1 ...They were both geniuses to my 14 year old ass...One is changing the world and one is brilliantly writing stuff my ear loved...

[@kevinvernon4187]

Pat Travers does kick ass! Like this guy, I associate this album as an introduction. Along with discovering the Scorpions Tokyo Tapes about the same time. Had older brothers to help me develop an appreciation for rock and Roll! To this day, Travers' albums are among the best in my book. Not all, but. most of them. Travers, GO gor what you know. UFO, Strangers in the Night (first concert with Judas Priest in '79, Portland Paramount, 15 yo.), Rush, All the world's a stage. This album is definitely top 2 or 3 for me.

[@semafog1512]

The first PT album i heard was the King Biscuit Flower Hour... i was instantly hooked. I'm not sure if that one had the same lineup, but i always come back to it from time to time. BTW nice t-shirt Dunsy, i love that album, it would be great to see you cover St. Paradise in the future. Kudos.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

It seems to have been recorded in 1984 - I haven't actually heard that one, but I'll check it out. Props for spotting the shirt, btw! Love that album, finally got in on CD to go with the vinyl version. I've tried a couple of the songs before and they're deceptively tricky.

[@ronaldmitchell3665]

ALL of Pat Travers records are EXCELLENT!!!I could never pick a favorite…

[@TV-jd8pz]

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[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Thank you 👍

[@EDUCAMPUSA]

Mars Pat and Tommy thank you! Rip Mars.

[@archkarr18]

one of the best live albums ever. Was a fan of Travers before this album...but when I heard this with Pat Thrall,i was blown away.Really liked Travers's playing and his voice too,but combined with Thrall,it allowed Travers to concentrate more on the vocals.An awesome combination though..Pat Thrall's sound was awesome,and i would call him a virtuoso

[@rustysguitar1]

Wow as I kept watching the video I heard some awesome guitar playing from you! Love it👌

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Cheers Rusty! This is a hard one to nail (never mind the solos!) adding all those parts and doing it in one take, I'll say that, lol!

[@rustysguitar1]

@@DunsysGuitarWorld Yeah man! I was impressed! You are a great player! Thanks bro 😎

[@SonistheFatherofMan]

B"H Heard a lot about these guys but never actually heard them! Thanks for the introduction. May G-d bless you and your family always and forever.

[@benpowersguitar]

It's great how music can impact you differently throughout your life.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

100% that, Ben, sometimes you just need to grow into an album.

[@richardalderson7603]

I'm seeing the bootleg live recordings you have on your list.. excellent collection. I too am a serious collector and have been working it for 40 years.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Some killer live recordings there!

[@davelewis4215]

Dunsy, A excellent review of a brilliant live album.I remember buying it in the small our price shop on Tottenham Court Road London when it came out.👍

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Cheers DL - a classic live album (now that I understand it!).

[@hansvandermeulen5515]

One of the first albums I ever bought. It rocks and grooves like nobody's business.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

I love it - glad I took the time to listen to it with more mature ears than when I first heard it. I knew it was good, but I just didn't realise how good.

[@guitarwithmattpugliese]

Hey Dunsy! Thank you for sharing this experience! I cannot count the number of times I listened to an album and could not conceive it at the time. Like you, I was able to absorb it at a later date with a better understanding. I truly love finding an album/artist that catches me off guard like that. When I was 19 I ventured into learning some Joe Pass on the guitar and that was a moment at the time I felt 'this is out of my league' but luckily it excited and motivated me more. 👍🎸

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Yeah, it's funny how some things just take a wee while to grow into - I don't think I had the skill set to appreciate this album properly when I first heard it, but I knew I would get it eventually.

[@WilsonPendarvis-tn3wm]

My favorite band

[@An.D]

Great video and playing Dunsy man ✌👍

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Thank ya, Andy, took a wee while to get this one right, I'll say that!

[@dougmacsween5297]

Brilliant. What a compelling watch that was Dunsy. Still the best thing on the internet! Btw I’ve got the shirt from Reading 80!

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Cheers Sir - I bet it still fits as well, unlike all my old shirt!

[@toanthaydiep]

Thank you for sharing a lot of good information, very practical. Have fully supported you. See you again

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Thanks and welcome, right back at ya 👍

[@johnsguitarmusicanddemos]

My apologies about being so late to check out this video. Pat Travers is a good guitarist. I like the way you did a demonstration of the way he plays guitar in your video because I haven’t heard it before but it’s cool that I have now. That’s the kind of guitar that I like. Hard rock lead guitar! I hope you have a great weekend!

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Thanks JB - just finally catching up on months of comments, apologies!

[@ClassicGuitarRockJFL]

So funny! I got "Go for what you know" in 1984 also! Ordered it from Columbia House Record Club.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Hey Jeremy! Hope you're well, Sir. Yeah, I got it when I really wasn't ready for it - 1984 was still Shout at the Devil on my turntable!

[@dougvolinski5824]

Mars Cowling, great bass player. RIP

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Such a great player, fit really well with the band.

[@lukemanify]

@@DunsysGuitarWorld The Master

[@grandbino4703]

Changed my life as a teen age guitar player. Funk was KOOL.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Took me a wee while to grow into it, but I'm glad I did. Love it.

[@JD-vj4go]

Thanks man I need to check this album out. The clips sounded really cool. I'm 99 percent metal head 🤘

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Definitely worth a spin - the guitar sounds and the playing here is spectacular. The comp I made of the studio and live tracks definitely has the more straight ahead rockers.

[@PershijsmachnijKherson]

Hello my friend. This is more than just a video, you put love and passion into it. Great job! Thanks for sharing this video! I love your channel and will support you all the way! Always believe in yourself and keep doing what you love, good luck! 💎🌹🌹🌹💔

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

A heart felt thanks for your kind words. After 40 years of playing rock and roll, this is exactly what I needed to hear. 👍

[@MaterLacrymarum]

Great album. I saw this tour, and it's a shame we've never gotten the entire gig.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Yeah, especially when you see that they did a Pro video recording for Stateboro Blues (which was broadcast on UK TV), you would have hoped they did a whole show.

[@hel_sim]

Absolutely great!👏🏻👍All the best!

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@huongtoituonglai24]

Absolutely beautiful place and very nice vlog ❤️❤️❤️😎😎

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@MissingMars]

thanks much Dunsy -PT is a truly underrated guitarist - do more please, maybe life in london with Maiden's Nico McBrain on drums!

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Thanks Buddy, yeah Pat never got the attention he deserved. A great player and a great team with the other Pat. Will try to get some more done, appreciate you checking this one out.

[@richardalderson7603]

Top 3 Live recording ALL TIME

[@paulmccusker4305]

Magic effort as usual mate, great tone aswell, enjoyed it. Saw Pat around 12yr ago in classic grand Glasgow, can't remember the lineup tho. Aways loved the song Daddy long legs... Cheers again dude 🤘😎

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Cheers Paul, ah didn't know he played in Glasgow - did he play the Caves in Edinburgh round about that time? I'm sure the last time he played here I was away gigging or something.

[@paulmccusker4305]

@@DunsysGuitarWorld think he played Caves year before whivj I missed mate, be great to see him again. Hope to catch you next time yer playing uptown Dunsy. Was speaking to Hideo last week he's doing dandy 👍

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

@@paulmccusker4305 He's some man - still a local legend! We should be back rehearsing after the summer hols, so will have gigs later in the year with some new (old) tunes, hopefully!

[@Sonoma_Coast]

I saw Travers live after this album came out in 1979 with Blue Oyster Cult and Cheap Trick at Spartan Stadium San Jose Cal. Sound was better that day than on this album.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Man, what a triple bill!! That must have been a killer show. 3 fantastic bands.

[@AdamBurseMusic]

Great video Dunsy, that was awesome man 😀🤘🎵🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Thanks Adam!

[@oldgeezerfitnessr.perales7344]

Saw this band in my home town back in the day.....just trying to learn some blues...zz top and basic stuff.....way beyond me! Yrs later my blues and such is much better as is my playing???? Pat Travers..thrall...yes...band maid. How's ....still way past me,but the listening pushes my 70 yr old guitar playing forward.........appreciate your insight and comments!!

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

It's always great to keep pushing yourself and keep jamming, it's the best hobby and such a great way to relax, rocking oot!

[@withabike]

Browse your channel and like him! We have learned a lot from you! You are my good teacher!

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Thank ya kindly 👍

[@johnhagan582]

Hey great album . I grew up in Orlando florida and right after this album came out Pat Travers moved from Miami to Orlando Florida and he made a great habit of showing up in the local area clubs and more times than not whoever the local group playing that night would invite Pat to come up on stage with them and jam . Plus he played around central florida all the time . Daytona Beach would put on free concerts at the plaza hotel during spring break every single year and I got to see them there in 1981 I think it was . I also seen him again at a really small local club called Fern Park Station and he just killed it . the place just held maybe 150 people total and was packed out elbow to elbow and i was right up front against the stage where I was literally 3-5 feet away from Pat . I could almost reach out and touch him if I wanted to . But I guess the best show of his i saw was in march 1982 at the Florida World Music Festival in the Tangerine bowl football stadium there in Orlando .These Festivals would run from 12 noon to 12 midnight with around 7 to 10 different popular bands playing . This was the show that Fournier was the main headliner . and Ozzy and the Blizzard of Ozz band (with Randy Rhoads) was one of the band scheduled to perform but the day before was the day Randy Rhoads got killed in a plane crash just 30 miles north of Orlando and Ozzy had to cancel . and where Pat Travers lived close by he offered his band to play in place of Ozzy . I had tickets a month before this show and was looking forward to seeing Randy Rhoads again . I had already seen Ozzy the year before on September 1981 in Tampa Florida on the Blizzard of Ozz tour with Def Leppard opening up for Ozzy and that was the best group I had ever seen. Randy Rhoads was just the greatest guitarist I've ever seen and I had seen Eddie and Van Halen twice .Jeff Beck . Vivian Campbell and countless other players but in my opinion Randy was better than them all . I was15 years old when I saw them and Randy just blew my mind . Don't get me wrong I love Ozzy but make no mistake about it Randy Rhoads was the main attraction in this band . So when I heard that he got killed on the radio it brought tears to my eyes . no joke it really saddened me that much . I went to the festival and Pat Travers was great but it was just a sad concert you could see it had made a lot of people sad and were so disappointed over Rhoads death . He has been by far my favorite guitarist of all time . Those first 2 Ozzy solo records were just Masterpieces in my opinion especially Diary of a Madman

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Sorry for taking so long to reply, John. Would lobed to have seen them just show up at a club to jam, what a treat! Now I understand what this album is all about, I listen to it and marvel at how great the individual performances are and just what a killer band they were at that point. Thanks a lot for checking out the video, much appreciated.

[@lukemanify]

I went to see Def and Ozzy and Def cancelled...I think it was due to the Allen car crash. I think Jake was already with Oz and the played the gig. I'm so demented that I can't remember better. I think the OLD Whitesnake was the main act.

[@johnhagan582]

@@lukemanify Lol it's hard on most of us to remember things 40 years ago . I'm just lucky I guess . But yeah Def Leppards very first tour was in '81 with Ozzy and they were all so young then (Joe Elliott was the only one that was a adult at 21) the rest were 17-19 . I saw them several other times through the years . guessing Allen didn't get into that car crash til at least 85 or 86 . You mentioned Whitesnake I saw them once in 87 as they opened up for Motley Crue . great show forsure

[@heartfanjim01]

​@johnhagan582 Def Leppard's first US tour was 1980 opening for Pat travers. I saw them open for PT in Oakland CA on his Crash And Burn tour 1980.

[@johnhagan582]

@@heartfanjim01 Wow I did not kno that . I just assumed when they were opening up for Ozzy on the Blizzard tour in 81 .they were so young Rick Allen was like 17 on that tour and I didn't know anything about them opening up for Pat Travers .I saw Travers Band in 80 or 81 with Aldo Nova in Daytona Beach at the Plaza Hotels Ballroom .

[@lukemanify]

There is an Arizona gig with some young guys that really rocks and PT has to play it all. 2002.

[@lukemanify]

Pat reallu smokes on that one , The sounds are loud and the oldtime medley ... Check it out, and the guys have good vibes

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Thanks for the heads up, will definitely check it out.

[@dmballard60]

Best Studio songs: Off Beat Ride, Need Love, Statesboro Blues, Rock n Roll Susie, You Don’t Love Me, Life in London, Evie, Hammerhead, Heat In The Street, Armed & Dangerous, Red neck Boogie

[@ziofender6699]

Great work Man 🤘🔥🎸

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Thanks buddy 👍

[@reverendjim9891]

That was Pat Thrall doing volume swells during Hooked. There are no Keyboards on the album

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Cheers Jim, yeah I thought as much, Quite the talent the man has.

[@reverendjim9891]

@@DunsysGuitarWorld cheers! Big travers fan and had a similar experience as you did. It was over my head at first but then it clicked and there was no turning back! Rock on!!

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

@@reverendjim9891 100% that. It took my playing - and listening habits - some time to catch up. Now I spin this album (well, CD mostly these days!) with such regularity that even my long suffering wife knows who it is, lol!

[@robcowgill9845]

Great album…I had Heat in the Street and I really liked that too..

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Another classic!

[@TheDude1978]

Spot on with Travers as blues based and Thrall jazzy/fusion. Hard to beat that rhythm section. RIP Mars. My only issue with the live release is that they stepped up a few songs in tempo. Wasn't always keen on the production of it either.

[@mikeschill1432]

A St Paradise t shirt???

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Indeed - love that album

[@colincampbell5206]

Fantastic review

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Thank you kindly

[@loilt5091]

Became an instant PTB fan back in ‘70’s high school. Ironically, bought “Heat in the Street”, at a used record store in Maui, Christmas, ‘77. Finally saw him with Ritchie Blackmore’s 🌈. Ritchie & Co. wiped the stage with them, opening the show. This was in Canada, (I heard PTB opened for Rainbow in the States). I was pissed, cuz Pat only played keys, during a laidback set…so much so, that I left early❗️Late ‘90’s, caught him in a small venue, great show & then once again, 2019. 👍🏻 I agree with most, that his best group was with Thrall, Cowling & Aldridge. Sure wished I’d seen that lineup live! 🇨🇦

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Yeah, they seemed to go through that period when Pat was way more into keyboards (I guess a bit like Ronnie Montrose who kinda did the same for a bit?). That line up with the 2 Pat's and the killer rhythm section is hard to beat for anyone, absolutely brilliant.

[@loilt5091]

@@DunsysGuitarWorld Nice call with Ronnie, as a longtime Edgar Winter fan…saw Ronnie live, once, about 30 years ago. Recall him with a female drummer. They opened for either the Dixie Dregs or Robben Ford? I also caught Aldridge with Ozzy's smokin' band in '81; Rudy Sarzo & Randy Rhoads. 🇨🇦

[@ricksmith7881]

I met him, very cool guy

[@steveelling9604]

First saw Pat Travers open for Cheap Trick on the Dream Police tour, I think it was, in 1978 or 1979. Saw him again a couple years later as a power trio after Thrall left the band, and once more after that. There are definite jazz influences in his songs, which is probably why his biggest airplay hit, "Boom Boom, Out Go the Lights," was a blues cover. His original material didn't connect as well for most fans at that time, though he was impressive as hell as a live act. Personally, I love a song from his later years in the MTV era called, "I'd Rather See You Dead," a tune that probably not be recorded today because it's politically incorrect and misogynistic as hell, though it's clearly NOT meant to be taken seriously. Here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXWXg4irm7yff9k

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Now that was some bill, Cheap Trick AND Pat Travers! Yeah, I think you could be right, for every straight up rocker, there were a couple a tracks which I think I would say were "trickier", if that makes sense? A bit more of a challenge to those of us with straight forward rock-ears.

[@janiterinadrum1627]

If it’s possible for you to find Pat Travers very first album from 1976. It also has some great songs on it.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

I think I have them up up to Black Pearl, killer tunes and playing all through them.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

Awesome PT commentary. Upon hearing Boom Boom Out Go The Lights at the age of 14 in 1979 from the head's car stereos in the school parking smoking joints before school I was an instant fan. Then when crash and burn hit and Snortin Whiskey and Drinking Cocaine was all over the radio, A major fan ever since. ha Funny story from Pat himself about his Snortin Whiskey song. They were in FL. working on what would be the crash and burn album. Pat was laid back about the band showing up, it wasn't set in stone. Anyway, Pat Thrall still hadn't showed up and he is now 3 hours late and finally he comes through the studio doors all blasted with his GF/wife, one arm hanging over her shoulder, beer in the other hand, one of her breastuals hanging out of her top and Pat asks, what the hell have you been doing? Pat blurts out, Snortin whiskey and drinkin cocaine. HAHA He was so blasted from snortin coke and drinking whiskey he mixed up the words. Travers immediately thought, I am going to use that for a song! Which he did, He already had most of the music worked out and wrote the lyrics from that one phrase. He also said he gave Pat 50% of the songwriting credit just for that one line. ha

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Thanks for checking it out, Sir - man, fan times back in 1979 by the sounds of it! Absolutely love the story about how they ended up with the Snortin' title. Truly living the dream!

[@buck7477]

I was 2 years right behind ya Dun! Great album Who says white boys can’t rap! Ha! I have the 8 Track also! I got it right away, but I filed in the same part of my brain As Robin Trower and Frank Marino! Boom boom is my fav. Live track! Fav live albums from My childhood This One, Double Live Gonzo, Exit Stage Left, Unleashed In The East, Steppenwolf Live!

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Travers, Trower and Marino, now there's a magnificent triumvirate! Agree that those live albums are all killer, although I've never heard the Steppenwolf one, but I'll be checking that out after I finish listening to the John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band album!

[@mikeyoung7448]

Make sure you listen to the John cafferty album_ tough all over. They're both good strange they're from the north Jersey but they are song sound a little Tex-Mex and they talked about working in oil fields in the south which is strange. And you know that he was the one singing in the Eddie and the cruisers one and two movies Eddie and the cruisers two is one of my favorite movies.

[@heartfanjim01]

If you haven't already, check out Paul Gilbert and Nuno Bettencourt's version of Gettin Betta at Guitar Wars in 2016. They do it justice big time.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Yeah, I love it - also the fact that Paul always mentions Pat as one of his hero's.

[@thanhhuyenchu378]

hello friend great video

[@thewira]

Good share buddy 👍👍

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Thanks for the visit, much appreciated.

[@lukemanify]

The double guitars on Evie have always been forgotten

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Love the guitar interplay on that one.

[@soundpainter2590]

"Allways been forgotten" .... Actually, Dammit.. I forgot what I was going to say. ° (( NOT )) Actually, One of the GREATEST live albums EVER !!

[@fuelflownormal]

Go For What You Know or Strangers in The Night 🧐?

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Man, don't do this to me, lol! But, if I had to make a choice it would be SITN for me. UFO were a massive part of my teenage years and a huge influence on why I wanted to play guitar and be in a band in the early 1980's.

[@650thunderbird]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@beoz658]

Thrall killer sound effects

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Yeah, 100% that - out of this world for the time.

[@jameschavez6400]

Believe it or not this slbum was in my house because my mom bought boom boom out go the lights as a disco dance single and figured there must be more songs like that first time played she got scared and thought it skipped foward at that intro part snd almost took it back to the store true story -also another album you should do is the firsts I’m by blood sweat&tears I thought if it had jocko it must jam but there’s this spinning wheel hippie ness that’s confusing

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Lol, yeah I bet your mum got a shocker when the rest of the album played, excellent!

[@keefmack]

Mars!!!!!

[@AbhilashaKitchenQueen]

👌👌💞💞💞👌👌👌

[@magmentemclaviddecristo]

good video bro

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Cheers 🍻

[@EDUCAMPUSA]

Hello music Luvas!!!

[@lukemanify]

Always liked Pat having another guy on guitar. Pat2, Kirk McKim. and the guy between them that I can't remember Jerry or something

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Riggs, I think? Yeah, I think the two guitar team really brings out the best in some of the tracks.

[@lukemanify]

@@DunsysGuitarWorld I rememeber when I got the Boom 88 live cd and there was a track with someone else singing lead vocals. It was Jerry Riggs. Pat almost never had anyone singing harmonies or nuthin live don,t know why. He doubled vocs on the records as I remember . Correct me if I remember it wrong.

[@lukemanify]

The man played all the keyboards and even sax!

[@lukemanify]

Shit wrong no sax my mind is demented it was someone else

[@utubberize]

Crash and Burn...I LaLaLa Love You would be good to add

[@John-vj7ix]

Putting it straight album cover sold me as I turned it over😂❤😮 then bought it then loved pat!! ❤

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Such a killer player!

[@lesgl]

If you listen carefully in one of the verses of '''Makes no Difference'' you can hear what sounds like a woman screaming out in the audience..that St Paradise lp is a good un' too..was just looking at the lp today

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Love that St. Paradise album. Fantastic tunes and performances.

[@jefferyvnelson7144]

I saw pat at a few day on the greens in Oakland in the 70s and early 80s. That album was great because it was his best songs live and he's a live band kind of act. I find his studio albums didn't have that, every song is killer aspect. That live album was a staple in our high school parking lot.

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

I'm glad that I decided that I needed to give it more time when I first heard it, as I knew that I was going to end up loving it.

[@heartfanjim01]

Makin Magic and Putting It Straight are two pretty solid and complete albums. The production is the only thing lacking.

[@khoneyemadarbozorge8632]

موفق باشی ۴۳ تقدیمت بیا خونه مادر بزرگ 🤝🙏👍🏡🔔🔔👍👌🏡

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

👍

[@utubberize]

Have You ever hear Houses Of The Holy ...Whole Lotta Love Zep covers

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

A Zep tribute band, kinda thing?