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Title: Brian Robertson, 'Still in Love With Blues'
Post by: Dave Sloven on October 10, 2013, 12:32:26 PM

Robbo.  Thin Lizzy, Wild Horses, Motorhead, etc.  This is part 1, there are 9 parts on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAE3NMERwGw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAE3NMERwGw)

Title: Re: Brian Robertson, 'Still in Love With Blues'
Post by: gwEm on October 12, 2013, 11:07:45 PM

Love Robbos playing of course (Another Perfect Day is one of my favourite albums) but I've found the clips you link to have a bit of a strange vibe to them

Title: Re: Brian Robertson, 'Still in Love With Blues'
Post by: Dave Sloven on October 13, 2013, 04:09:31 AM

If you mean that Robbo comes across as a bit of a prick I don't think that's news to anybody :D

Great player though

Title: Re: Brian Robertson, 'Still in Love With Blues'
Post by: gwEm on October 13, 2013, 11:00:23 AM

That, and the dialogue seemed totally unprepared. For example, right at the start the other guy goes 'I see you use the tone controls alot' and Robbo goes 'no, I always leave them on full'.

Also the exercises seemed to be thrown in at random

Title: Re: Brian Robertson, 'Still in Love With Blues'
Post by: Dave Sloven on October 13, 2013, 11:23:56 AM

As it goes along it gets better, but yeah the other dude seems like a bit of a knob.

I suspect it was released at some point with a booklet, hence the exercise numbers.

Title: Re: Brian Robertson, 'Still in Love With Blues'
Post by: Philly Q on October 13, 2013, 11:37:16 AM

It's not his fault, but Robbo looks so unhealthy and kind of.... seedy nowadays.  I find him hard to watch.  :|

Title: Re: Brian Robertson, 'Still in Love With Blues'
Post by: Dave Sloven on October 13, 2013, 11:43:38 AM

Well, he's always smoked like a chimney

I think those big bangles on his wrist are what chewed up the top of his Les Paul

Title: Re: Brian Robertson, 'Still in Love With Blues'
Post by: richard on October 14, 2013, 11:22:40 PM

He does come across as an arse which is reflected in the sickeningly  deferential attitude of the guy interviewing him - ' Could you possibly show us how you do that ? ' I don't think I could talk to the guy for more than two minutes without wanting to lamp him. The excessive reverb is really irritating as well.

Title: Re: Brian Robertson, 'Still in Love With Blues'
Post by: Dave Sloven on October 15, 2013, 01:31:28 AM

It gets better as it goes along, as they start to relax with one another.

The reverb is annoying though, I agree!

Title: Re: Brian Robertson, 'Still in Love With Blues'
Post by: Johnny Mac on November 22, 2013, 12:01:58 PM

I heard he lives above a pub in Brentwood, Essex.

Title: Re: Brian Robertson, 'Still in Love With Blues'
Post by: Dave Sloven on November 22, 2013, 12:52:42 PM

That seems to be correct:

http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/boy-s-town-living-pub/story-12644381-detail/story.html (http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/boy-s-town-living-pub/story-12644381-detail/story.html)

He probably likes the company there.  It's not easy living on your own.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdomV-qNj6o (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdomV-qNj6o)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTG00mf83Ao (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTG00mf83Ao)

IMO the vocalist in that last clip is kind of horrible!

Title: Re: Brian Robertson, 'Still in Love With Blues'
Post by: Dave Sloven on November 24, 2013, 08:45:57 AM

Eh, you can't access the video at the top of the thread any more, it's been switched to private.

You also can't find it as a torrent.  It is a DVD in the Lick Library series.

http://www.licklibrary.com/store/brian-robertson/59/still-in-love-with-blues (http://www.licklibrary.com/store/brian-robertson/59/still-in-love-with-blues)

Title: Re: Brian Robertson, 'Still in Love With Blues'
Post by: Johnny Mac on December 05, 2013, 09:19:27 AM

I knew a barmaid that worked in the pub where he lives and she was saying he does a few gigs in the pub.

Title: Re: Brian Robertson, 'Still in Love With Blues'
Post by: darkbluemurder on December 05, 2013, 11:58:34 AM

Quote from: Agent Orange on November 22, 2013, 12:52:42 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTG00mf83Ao (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTG00mf83Ao)

IMO the vocalist in that last clip is kind of horrible!

Not at least as horrible as the backing vocals when they first chime in - totally off.