Other replacements besides Billy or Rick

[DownOnRodeo]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Anyway, Billy and Rick were at the recording studio recording with Roy when they got the call.

Did a casual fajitas-based dinner interview with the other members ensue or did Christine only get a veto when another woman was joining?

[bwboy]

Originally Posted by DownOnRodeo

Did a casual fajitas-based dinner interview with the other members ensue or did Christine only get a veto when another woman was joining?

I’m sure Christine and Stevie got a vote in whether to allow Billy and/or Rick to join. But as already noted, Billy was already known to most of them, so he was probably an automatic yes. I would bet that with only about six weeks to make a decision, the tour was probably an audition for both of them to see how they did; once they saw how well the tour was received by the public and how well they all got along together, it was easy to then make the decision to record with them.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by DownOnRodeo

Did a casual fajitas-based dinner interview with the other members ensue or did Christine only get a veto when another woman was joining?

In all seriousness, there was a dinner a day or so later with Mick, Billy, Rick, and Stevie, who insisted on going when she found out, so kind of.

Originally Posted by bwboy

I’m sure Christine and Stevie got a vote in whether to allow Billy and/or Rick to join. But as already noted, Billy was already known to most of them, so he was probably an automatic yes.

Billy had played and/or recorded with all of them, even Lindsey. Per Mick, they were going to have him be their second guitarist on the Tango tour even if Lindsey had stayed. (I get the vibe that he was on the top of their shortlist, but hadn't been asked, yet.)

As for Rick, he was an in-demand session player/side man who'd been a Bluesbreaker, had worked with Bonnie Raitt, Roger McGuinn, and Bog Seeger and had been working with Billy, so there was a chemistry there.

I would bet that with only about six weeks to make a decision, the tour was probably an audition for both of them to see how they did; once they saw how well the tour was received by the public and how well they all got along together, it was easy to then make the decision to record with them.

Nah. They knew Billy's writing and ability to sing with the girls. No audition needed. Rick probably nailed it during the first rehearsals, so ditto.

[Macfan4life]

I have no problem with Rick's guitar playing but always hated his sound during the opening of The Chain. IMHO it sounded like a bad cover band. I dont expect anyone to copy or duplicate Lindsey but it was lame, too conservative, and blusey for The Chain. I love the blues but The Chain is not a blues song. Once the song got going, it was ok. It sounded like......Like A Rock meets The Chain.
See, this is why I wanted Angus Young