Cleveland lifer John Coleman suggested that I find some of Clevelander Glenn Schwartz. Schwartz was in the Measles with Joe Walsh, and preceded him as guitarist in the James Gang, but the one tune of the Measles I could find was pretty mild.
It turns out that Schwartz was the lead guitarist in the LA band Pacific Gas + Electric during their salad days (“Are You Ready?”), but had a conversion experience and left the rock and roll life to play and record with the All Saved Freak Band.
Coleman says Schwartz still rants like a batshit crazy person, but when he plays he shreds.
This tune is pretty hot, praise the lord.
Schwartz left the Freak Band in 1980 and plays out in Cleveland.
1) Shreddin’ guitar indeed.
2) “Ass’s foal” just rolls off the tongue. Needs to be in more songs. Gene, Lawr, you’re the songwriters around here.
3) Almost went berzerk thinking what this reminded me of (particularly the riff). Then it came to me (thank you Jesus). This video is kind of cool in its own right:
http://youtu.be/XdHnGyU1yJQ
I’ve written the book about Glenn Schwartz and it’s coming out in the Spring of 2015:
FORTNEY ROAD: Life, Death & Deception in a Christian Cult.
Really shocking stuff. Covers his time in the James Gang, PG&E, the All Saved Freak Band and after. His time in the cult was horrific. I interviewed Glenn and all the musicians who knew Glenn at all stages of his career.
Publisher:
http://www.freethoughthouse.com/fortney-road.html
Web site:
http://fortneyroad.com/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/FortneyRoad
Also, Glenn never played with Joe in the Measles.
Thanks for the heads up Jeff!
Sorry to hear that Glenn and Joe didn’t play in the Measles. The history there is spotty, and maybe I only wish it were true. Good luck with the book!
I could not listen to the whole thing. Proselytizing has a negative effect on me. All I could think was what a waste of a great riff and guitar player (is it in 6/8 time, to boot?).
There you go Steve. Now that is the kind of proselytizing I can get behind, Mr. Derringer.
As long as we’re on the topic. One of the youtube comments for this is “the good old days when you can treat women like the whores they are.”
A great Small Faces cut, but I’m not clear what the topic is that’s carrying forward. What strikes me is all the physical detail in the lyrics. Very nice, even if the sentiment is not.
A little rock ‘n’ roll misogyny never hurt anybody.
The topic was crunching guitars. I don’t think Rod is insulting women – not Rod – but intimating that she is a he. He could have made it more explicit with “underneath that old umbrella, you look just like a fella.”
Yeah, it would be better with “ass’s foal” in there too.
I’m not getting the part where she is a he, cause she’s a mean old Jezebel, though that would change things a lot.
That’s because I’m making this up as I go along, Peter.
One of the reasons I posted this tune among all the other All Saved Freak Band cuts out there is because I thought Steve would get a kick from “ass’s foal!”
I’m not a smart man. . .but I know what love is.
There’s an ass’s foal
In an ass’s hole
Whadya know
Not much
Possibly the funniest thing ever on Rock Remnants, Gene.
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