Once great players that gone off the deep end and never really recovered

[jim777]

I heard Akira Takasaki isn't doing that great these days. He was a truly incredible player.

I saw him and Loudness about a year or two ago at B.B. King's in NYC. He was great, but the band was terrible. Outside of 'Rock and Roll Crazy Night' and 'Brack Star Obrivion" everything they played was simply awful. They did say they were filming the show for video release though, so they did have the crowd with them despite how they sounded.

[Learn Guitars]

Bruce Bouliette(SP) rocked. Had chance to meet him in North Hollywood about 10 years ago. Great guy who I respected for keeping up with Paul Gilbert. Gary Moore? Where has he been? I don't think we can over look Robin Crosby. To me he kind of epitomizes the excess and down fall of a great one. Brad Gillis, loved his style, but what happened to him. I have the Alligator album that he recorded with Gary Moon, but havent heard a peep since. Gary will be out in Boulder rehearsing at my place and recording at my other guitarists studio in a couple weeks. I will have to ask him. While we are on that track, Jeff Watson? Monster player.

[Rupe]

As for Gillis, I saw Night Ranger at "A Taste of CO" last fall in Denver...they were awesome (they also have a new album coming out soon).

Brad also does alot of studio stuff these days. Any time you hear guitar based background music on ESPN shows, that's him.

[Learn Guitars]

As for Gillis, I saw Night Ranger at "A Taste of CO" last fall in Denver...they were awesome (they also have a new album coming out soon).

Brad also does alot of studio stuff these days. Any time you hear guitar based background music on ESPN shows, that's him.

That is what Gary was telling my bro Dal. Says hes getting paid nice ching for the little guitar sizzles here and there.

[VitaminG]

Gary Moore? Where has he been?

Gary is still out there, doing his thing, releasing albums & touring. He was recently on the covers of the British guitar mags promoting his new album & talking about how he enjoyed his recent forays back into rock guitar, but at his age, he's just too old for it and will stick with the blues now.

Plus he released an "....and friends" dvd, where a bunch of old Thin Lizzy alumni came together to pay tribute to Phil Lynott in concert

[horns666]

Also Brad Gillis is on the last Vicious Rumors cd

[nuclear banana]

Didn't Brad do a tour with Night Ranger this summer with Reb opposite him?

Hell, take a look at the Hear'n'Aid Video, almost all of those guys fit this.....

Bill

[horns666]

Didn't Brad do a tour with Night Ranger this summer with Reb opposite him?

Hell, take a look at the Hear'n'Aid Video, almost all of those guys fit this.....

Bill

Yeah..here quite a few vids up with them..http://youtube.com/watch?v=ro0eCet47gI

..and Uli with UFO.. http://youtube.com/watch?v=oOsBbPySWNw

[Trem]

I always wondered what happened to Josh Christian (i think that's his name) from a band called Toxic, that dude was the shit!!
I thought for sure back then he would be the next uber shred god.
"Think This" was a kick ass album, not to many peopl knew of them, that i knew anyway..dude was one of the best shredders of the era.

[horns666]

Trem ..I was just listening to World Circus the other day.

In fact, you just reminded me of what ever happened to Andre Corbin of Helstar..another awesome player. Last I heard he quit playing all together and was an accountant.

[toejam]

Didn't Brad do a tour with Night Ranger this summer with Reb opposite him?

Yep. Jeff Watson apparently quit, but nobody's talking yet as to why.

[CharvelRocker]

I have to respectfully diagree - look at some of Roudness's more recent vids on youtube - you'll see what I mean. He still shreds!

Now on with the show...

How about...

Amir Derakh - Rough Cutt (Orgy...meh)
Chris DeGarmo - 'Ryche


Just a few "where are they now" types. Some didn't "go off the deep end", but they did totally fade into obscurity.

Actually, I heard an Orgy song in GC about a year back. Opticon, which was weird as it was not one of their more popular ones. I still hear Blue Monday from CandyAss on the radio once in awhile too. I then saw him last summer with his "new" (been around a few years) band Julien-k, and they played great. He was really into the music, plus they had a song in the new Transformers movie. There new CD was supposed to come out last year though in stores, but it has not come out yet sadly. I wouldn't say he's in oblivion, as you can still his work on the radio from time to time, which is more than you can say for most of these guys from the 80's.

As for Chris, I miss him a lot in Queensryche. I always thought he was a better player than Wilton, who does nothing for now. Could have something to do with the material though.

[quiksilver]

Cool, I was initially worried that this thread would be a pointless slamfest, but this is turning into a nice trip down memory lane. I had totally forgotten about Akira.

I think we could add Oz Fox to this list. I still love to play the Soldiers Under Command riff.

It's nice to see a few Rough Cutt fans. I thought I was the only one left.

To get a bit more obscure, how about Spread Eagle? Or Crimson Glory? Or Black 'n' Blue? Man, I used to wear those guys' tapes out (yup, cassette tapes, I'm old - in fact, I first heard Van Halen I on an 8-track tape - and I wore that one completely out).

[toejam]

To get a bit more obscure, how about Spread Eagle?

I loved the first self-titled Spread Eagle disc, but the second one (Open To The Public) was kinda lame. Then they just disappeared, but apparently they're back together.

http://www.myspace.com/spreadeaglenyc

[chrisolson]

I loved the first self-titled Spread Eagle disc, but the second one (Open To The Public) was kinda lame. Then they just disappeared, but apparently they're back together.
http://www.myspace.com/spreadeaglenyc

Totally agree with you - the 1st cd was far and away better. Another band almost EXACTLY like them - Slik Toxic. The Electric Boys were another. I was going to mention B-n-B, but they weren't that big - unfortunately. But hey - Tommy is "Ace" now - that's big...I guess..

Amir's stuff with Orgy doesn't fall into the same world as Rough Cutt - it's nu-metal (bordering on TECHNO ), so that's why I considered it the way I did. While it is certainly relevant, and he's still doing it, it's a far cry from what got me to like him.

I wish Joe Satriani would go back to making some good music ala "The Extremist" or "Flying in a Blue Dream"...