tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post1531881296711073703..comments2023-04-08T02:31:09.707-07:00Comments on Music Life: Robert GordonRon Kanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07085455226260859567noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post-10975059950820339162011-01-16T21:44:40.678-08:002011-01-16T21:44:40.678-08:00I saw Gordon on his first tour w/ Spedding @ The W...I saw Gordon on his first tour w/ Spedding @ The Whiskey Au Go Go. It was all too clear much of the audience was there to see Chris Spedding (even took a moment to sing Miss Betty). I'm afraid Gordon was humbled by it. It may not have been like that everywhere but in LA that night it was obvious.<br /><br />I dug what Robert was doing and props to him for having the courage to stand next to some amazing guitar players (Link Wray on The Way I Walk? C'mon! Does it get any (red) hotter than that?), but let's face it, he wasn't really bringing anything new to the genre. He was an able journeyman at best. He was certainly loyal to the form and maybe a little too bound by it at the same time. It might've been nice for him to have a little more fun with it like, say, The Cramps.<br /><br />Ah well, he did have some great moments!Deiterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410032652199160239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post-51550995055143059872010-06-01T07:49:07.448-07:002010-06-01T07:49:07.448-07:00Also, Robert Gordon was an early music appearance ...Also, Robert Gordon was an early music appearance on SCTV (!) where he sang Marshall Crenshaw's "Someday, Someway." Rather well, I thought! Looks like Danny Gatton was lead guitar on that appearance. It dated from 1981 so your emory was probably correct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391900640831782659.post-46374302544859612662010-06-01T07:45:13.189-07:002010-06-01T07:45:13.189-07:00I like Robert Gordon. I have Rock Billy Boogie on ...I like Robert Gordon. I have Rock Billy Boogie on white vinyl US promo and the CD issue on One Way. I really need to hear his Link Wray collaborations! I see they're now a CD twofer. Very catty comment on his Wikipedia page!<br /><br />Quote> Though some of the (2005) shows certainly showed promise, there were also many shows where Gordon seemed unfocused, did not know the words to some of the songs, or seemed more interested in having discussions with the soundpeople while on stage than in entertaining the crowd. Some of the reviews that appeared around this time even suggested that he was inebriated while performing. A review from the well-respected Norwegian "ROCK" website: [3] An interesting review of the Umeå concert on July 10, 2009 appeared in the "Västerbottens Folkblad" (Sweden), a newspaper that is usually very mild in its reviews, but in this case Anna Wallentin’s review of the concert makes for sad reading. She concludes the review with: "He leaves his performance without showing any interest in offering encores, and there is no applause asking for it". [4]<<br />Rowr!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com