Classic Rock Roll Of Honour 2008

[Popmuseum]

Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green picked up Classic Songwriter (sponsored by Guitar Hero) from Gary Moore. http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/page/classicrock?entry=classic_rock_roll_of_honour

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[Ms Moose]

Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green picked up Classic Songwriter (sponsored by Guitar Hero) from Gary Moore. http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/page/classicrock?entry=classic_rock_roll_of_honour

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Thanks for posting, Popmuseum!

PG needs all the rewards he can get! Great to see he looks so well and happy.

Ms Moose

[kowk]

Great to see he looks so well and happy.


It is a pleasure to see Peter in good shape :-)

Krzysztof

[mzero]

It is a pleasure to see Peter in good shape :-)

Krzysztof

he does look great. better than gary in this photo!

but god bless gm for sponsoring. he's been a loyal friend to peter for a very long time. zero reaches for 'blues for greeny' and hits play....

[michelej1]

Here's a write up about it:

http://www4.u.tv/news/GenEntertainment/index.asp?id=13960&sel2=1&sel=3&local=1

Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne has been named a living legend at the Marshall Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards.

The Black Sabbath frontman, who has also enjoyed solo success, was handed the award by guitar legend Slash at the gathering of rock glitterati in London.

Past recipients include Alice Cooper, Lemmy and Jimmy Page.

Slash, the former Guns N` Roses guitarist, received the Marshall ‘11’ award "for his services to balls-out guns-blazing rock n` roll."

Led Zeppelin won event of the year prize for their return to the live circuit last December for their one-off London 02 show and album of the year went to Whitesnake for Good To Be Bad.

The event also celebrated the 10th anniversary of Classic Rock magazine.

Editor-in-chief Scott Rowley said: "Ten years ago people said a magazine like Classic Rock couldn`t last.”

"Ozzy`s a household name and bands like AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Metallica and Guns N` Roses are getting more headlines and front covers than ever, breaking box office records and topping the charts.”

"The Roll Of Honour is a celebration of rock music as the most vital and vibrant genre of music."

Dave Grohl sent in an acceptance speech thanking Classic Rock readers after Foo Fighters were named band of the year.

Kiss`s guitarist Paul Stanley received the showman award.

Australian rockers Airbourne picked up best new band, while their rock influences AC/DC, won DVD of the year for Plug Me In.

Metallica, who have announced a UK and European tour, won the gong for re-issue of the year for their first three albums.

The award was picked up by the producer of Kill `Em All, Ride The Lightning and Master of Puppets, Flemming Rassmussen.

Jeff Beck was honoured for outstanding contribution and Fleetwood Mac`s Peter Green picked up classic songwriter.

Sharon Osbourne presented the Armand de Brignac VIP award to music promoter Harvey Goldsmith.

Wayne Kramer from MC5 was named metal guru and Jack Bruce picked up classic album for Cream`s Disraeli Gears.

Pink Floyd`s Syd Barrett was posthumously awarded the Tommy Vance inspiration award, collected by his sister Rosemary.

The Classic Rock Childline award went to Canadian rocker Bryan Adams.

Awards were voted for by fans as well as a magazine panel.

Osbourne joked about his award saying: "I hope I don`t die on the way home."

Wearing a black velvet jacket and round purple-tinted glasses he was asked what the secret of his marriage was and replied: "Get a good crash helmet!"

[slipkid]

Do you think Gary Moore ever gave Peter Green his proper share from the sale of THE '59 Les Paul? I'd say at least half of the value came from Green, the other came from the unique flipped magnet, and the year model.

Since Moore wouldn't let Green own it again, it's the least he could've done.

[mzero]

Do you think Gary Moore ever gave Peter Green his proper share from the sale of THE '59 Les Paul? I'd say at least half of the value came from Green, the other came from the unique flipped magnet, and the year model.

Since Moore wouldn't let Green own it again, it's the least he could've done.

agreed that pete deserves it. but i doubt gary offered - i think he sold it because he needed money. and i'm pretty certain that peter would have refused any money had it been offered. zero

[chiliD]

Peter, at least during his tenure with the PGSG, didn't have too many nice things to say about Les Pauls in general, saying they weren't very good blues guitars and that he preferred Fender Strats at the time.

I was kind of suprised to see him playing an Epiphone Les Paul on "Albatross" in that recent video

[doodyhead]

I am sure Peter will say just about anything if the question is asked just right. Peter did complain about his Les Paul being too chunky in the neck. He did however really like Eric Clapton's guitar. Depending on the the Les Paul, the model , the year, the neck the whatever. you will never get two guitars that feel weigh, play or look the same. If you saw the trailer that came with the last documentary made about Peter where he showed a few of the guitars he owns, a gibson j50 was one of his favorites and he had this wry smile like he was caught with something forbidden. 8^). I would bet anything that the real story is that there was just so much "baggage" attached to him in reference to that guitar and who he was when he was at the top of his playing, that he would rather just deflect the story to not liking Les Pauls.
Now him and the Gibson company is another story. I hope one day Gibson revisits their attempt of honoring Peter. The first one was sad and funny.

doodyhead

PS; Gary Moore needed the money to pay for serious non covered wrist surgury. I hope that worked out for him.

[monkeydevil]

Now him and the Gibson company is another story. I hope one day Gibson revisits their attempt of honoring Peter. The first one was sad and funny.
Please tell us more! I never heard about this!


PS; Gary Moore needed the money to pay for serious non covered wrist surgury. I hope that worked out for him.
I hope everything worked out well too.

[Street_Dreamer]

Nice to see Peter recognized for his songwriting abilities. So often he's been (rightly) praised for his guitar virtuosity, but in my view his ability as a songwriter matches if not surpasses his ability on guitar.

Matt

[slipkid]

Nice to see Peter recognized for his songwriting abilities. So often he's been (rightly) praised for his guitar virtuosity, but in my view his ability as a songwriter matches if not surpasses his ability on guitar.

Matt

It's his singing voice that's overlooked the most. I think Clapton (who was shy about his voice in the 60's) used Green for inspiration. In the past 15 years, Clapton's blues singing reminds me of Green. I watch and hear those new Salvo promo videos of Green, and it's amazing that Clapton uses the same vocal phrasing in present day. So both may have been inspired by Otis Rush, but Clapton and Green's voice today resemble that old bluesman with the gravel voice.



A very good example of Green's voice is Gary Moore in 1995 promoting "Blues for Greeny" live performing "Drifting'". Moore is playing Green's LP with a bit more distortion than needed, yet ok. His intro solo is pretty straight and true, then he starts to sing. I'm sorry to say, there's no comparison.

[doodyhead]

Please tell us more! I never heard about this!


I hope everything worked out well too.My memory is rusty, From what I read in his biography, a concert was set up in germany to honor Peter Green shortly after he reappeared with the Splinter Group to do a promotion of him and Gibson guitars. At the time he played with a strat and the Gibson Howard Roberts guitar. He did not have a Les Paul. As my memory serves me they brought one for him to play but he said that he did not use a Les paul for the songs he did with the splinter group. Gibson was furious and they broke off relationship with him. Peter was asked if he would ever work with Gibson again. He responded something to the effect " I will cooperate with them after I am dead".

maybe he will not wait that long. I must say that the Howard Roberts is much lighter to have on your shoulder for a set than a Les Paul. I know I am not as young as I used to be and I have to sit down to play one if for an extended period of time. They do make chambered ones now that are a little lighter but nothing beats a hollowbody.

[zoork_1]

[...]... Howard Roberts is much lighter to have on your shoulder for a set than a Les Paul. [..]...[...] They do make chambered ones now that are a little lighter but nothing beats a hollowbody.

doodyhead, ever had a good vintage Les Paul in your hands? I tried a 1960 when they still were affordable. My memory is that it was very light, but what's never gonna leave my mind was the sparkling brilliant sound it produced (almost clear as a strat). In between I dream that I play one just one more time .............

Cheers
/z

[doodyhead]

I have played a few of them over the years. It seems that the ones that I liked the sound of were heavy. Some models are lighter. There is no denying the sound of a good one. The one I bought was has a beautiful tone. It is a custom shop "custom" that I picked up with money my mom left me. the weight on my shoulder causes my fingers to go numb. So I play it in all kinds of inventive positions.

doodyhead

[slipkid]

I have played a few of them over the years. It seems that the ones that I liked the sound of were heavy. Some models are lighter. There is no denying the sound of a good one. The one I bought was has a beautiful tone. It is a custom shop "custom" that I picked up with money my mom left me. the weight on my shoulder causes my fingers to go numb. So I play it in all kinds of inventive positions.

doodyhead

Do you think flipping the magnet in the neck pickup of a Les Paul is worth the trouble? For instance, if you bought B.B. King's Lucille model guitar, you can put the pup's out of phase by pulling out one of the volume knobs. If you can afford it, Jimmy Page's Les Paul reissue has a similar feature. Joe Perry's boneyard guitar apparently has the flipped magnet, and you can get it as an Epiphone model (along with BB's). The other day I heard a '62 stratocaster reissue that had such a mean tone, I couldn't believe it was a strat. With the five selector switch, you can again can put the pup's out of phase. I'm exploring ways one can get close to achieving Peter Green's signature tone without having to do the heavy lifting of taking a guitar apart (or spending $300 for custom pickups).

[doodyhead]

Early strats were not wired out of phase .what would happen is when you went between pickup positions on the switch, it would sound only two of the pickups. after leo fender they made the five position switch.

look in the archives on detailed discussion of phase reversal or go to Les paul forum. I had a less paul jr knock-off once and I put an old humbucker in the neck position backwards because it looked consistent having the pole screws the same for both. I inadvertantly wired it backwards as well and "eureka" a flakey funkey sound . When I was young I wanted to sound like BB King. I bought a used es 355 and I got his sound. I just couldn't play like him. But I did my best to try

Now a days I just try to feel what it is I am playing. Sometimes that is the best medicine of all.