Fabulous long form video with Mike Campbell talking about his guitars and demonstrating famous parts. What a great player and great bloke. And some gorgeous guitars.
Guitar nerds (or anyone else) look no further
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That’s my post-curry night viewing sorted for tonight then. Curry and guitars – the perfect evening.
He’s playing in Ottawa tonight! Not going, not a fan of the venue.
I’d have to hate the venue to miss Mike Campbell. Mind you I’m not going to Little Feat at the O2 smaller hall as I hate it there. Halestorm in the bigger hall – no effing way.
Also a busy week and I need to limit myself a bit these days. The venue is small, but has poor sound and sightlines. Parking can be a pain too.
Videos in posts 🤦♂️
Springwatch first!
A lesser-spotted Twangslap.
I know I know but the one below it was so I was confused. Arrg. By all means delete it and I’ll redo it. 🙁 Sorry…. I blame @slotbadger.
Don’t worry, he’s been slapped as well 😊.
There’s no need to remove them now they’re there
Officer I recommend the nightstick.
Bizarre hairstyle, is it not?
Adam Duritz isn’t using it anymore, so Mike can borrow it..?
It’s Mike Campbell. I don’t care what his hair is like.
…same here, just having a small joke at his expense. He’s my favourite guitarist on most days (except when it’s Omar Rodriguez Lopez.)
I agree it’s a strange choice for an LA guitar hero.
Thanks for this Twang. I love Mike Campbell, and, like you say, a great player and a great bloke. That’s my evening taken care of!
Cheers @twang
Further to my Saturday Gigs post on the greatest flops thread, in addition to everything everyone else has said about him recently, he”s an Ian Hunter fan and vice versa and played on Defiance Part 1. Looking forward to reading his book.
That was so enjoyable; absolute guitar heaven. MC is such a nice guy. Thanks for posting @Twang.
Pleasure Bones.
Strongly recommend the self-narrated audiobook of his autobiography. He has the hesitant delivery of someone not comfortable with reading aloud, but he is extremely endearing and genuinely seems like one of the nicest guys around. Not an ounce of ego, despite being instrumental in most of Petty’s best songs (I forgot how many he cowrote) and writing one of the best songs of the 80s (Boys of Summer). It’s also a fascinating glimpse into the hierarchy that exists between stars and their bands.
I put on a sample during a drive with Lady Podicle, who could barely name a Tom Petty track, and she subsequently devoured it.