Gary Thain the New Zealander legend rock bassist, from Uriah Heep His story is told from when he • "Gary Thain" the lege... left NZ back in 1966 for the UK, to when he sadly passed Dec 1975 . PART TWO • "Gary Thain" the lege...
My deep love for Uriah Heep when I was a teenager (during the 70's) included my admiration for Gary's superb bass lines, so melodic and rhythmically perfect. I think he still is one of the most underrated bass player in rock history.
The bass riff in Sweet Loraine is brilliant. It hooked me as a teenager! I took up playing bass at 15 and still playing at 59 heavily influenced by Gary
This is great to hear. Gary has always been my favourite bassist and inspired me to play the instrument some 43 years ago when I heard Uriah Heep Live.
One of rock's best bassplayer ever. Melodic, solid with a unique (finger) style. First time I heard him (Sweet Lorraine live album) I was hooked for ever into playing bass. What a waste his early departure was. Long live Gary Thain.
What a great rock documentary about so many amazing players. And Gray was right there in the middle of it all. So much history and talent. Truly a icon in music industry!!! Love ya Gary.
I was at the concert in Dallas when Gary was shocked, and went to the floor. His band mates carried his stiff body off the stage. The concert was over, as expected. Sad day... RIP.
thanks for your comment, I just received from a friend and pic of a T shirt with a pic of Gary and a caption that says, "I DONT NEED THERAPY I JUST NEED TO LISTEN TO GARY THAIN," It was on Facebook, you may be able to see it if you search, your comment, appreciated, best wishes Dave Chapman NZ
@@davechapman7735 hi! Oh wow, you're one of the first people that played in a band with Gary. I've read your blog and others about your and Gary's music. Hoping to eventually do some interviews with people who worked with Gary. That's pretty cool, Gary's story and music saved my life so he is my therapy. 🥰 Is it on the Gary Thain Fan Club page on Facebook? 🥝💚🖤
hi thanks for your reply .here is a NZ band site, if you click my name Dave Chapman from the name directory you will see, some my NZ history and at the bottom of the page you can see Gary's name and his NZ history and pics. our other two Me and the Other's members there as well Paul Muggleston and Pete Dawkins you can see more. www.rockhappenz.com . best wishes Dave @@fleetwoodmacncheese4159
@@davechapman7735thank you! I appreciate it, this is a great site. I found a Me and the Others vinyl I've had my eye on. I've wanted to get in touch with you to discuss Gary more for awhile. I'm planning on writing about him and have been researching him religiously for about 4 years. I have no idea what I'm doing in terms of publishing writing but I'm very very passionate about Gary's work and history. I want more people to know the truth about him and to hear his music. 🥝💚🖤
Gary was right up there with the best bassists in rock. I remember hearing him for the first time playing on the Heep Lps. I was impressed with his style.
When I was a young drummer/guitarist learning, gigging and growing up here in Seattle in the mid-late seventies, I was not only aware of Uriah Heep; but Gary Thain in particular. Gary Thain, Bob Daisley, John Paul Jones, John Deacon, John Entwistle, Tom Hamilton, Rob Grange, Dusty Hill, Joe Bouchard, Geezer Butler, Ian Hill, Paul McCartney, Kenny Aaronson, etc., so many great bassists. Gary Thain was nuanced and unique unto himself. RIP and Bless His Heart.
Now I can listen to "You Say You're Together Now," for ... Over and over and over. As a recovering opiate/heroin addict it truly helps guide me to some Cognitive Behavioral Skills or Relapse Prevention Skills... I use that song as a personal recovery tool daily.
Thank you, David for all the hard work you have put into this, I enjoyed it immensely. I’ve been looking for years for someone to post something this exhaustive about Gary and had given up hope but you really performed a wonderful service to his fans. I was first exposed to Gary’s playing through my older brothers when they brought home “Live 1973” on the release date. They had already been fans and were looking forward to it. I was immediately struck by Gary’s playing and I loved how his playing filled the gap of the rhythm guitar. His lines were so wonderfully melodic and compelling. I remember my brother, who subscribed to Rolling Stone and Cream about the accident , him being fired, and ultimately Gary’s sad and all too early demise. Thankfully Gary’s legacy lives with many bass players who stumble across or are told about him. It is remarkable how many love him and count him as an influence.
thank you for your great comment. Gary was a great friend and I have found it quite amazing over the years that he still has a big following and his legend lives on. best wishes to you,, Dave
if you go to my channel and Vids you can see some very early clips of Gary and our band after we left NZ for UK and Germany 1966.it was recorded on a little portable tape recorder ,
What is the name of the record you lay when talking about Champion Jake Dupree? I tried to find a credit for him on records Dupree made during the late ‘60’s and couldn’t come up with one. Was he not given one, as happened so often back then.
@@iconoclastic12007 I had no idea but I found this link where Gary played on the Dupree disc scooby doobydoo www.uriahheep-discography.com/members/thain.htm hope this helps you
yep we sure did and that was long time ago, but it was worth it as the memories just keep coming. especially from people like you taking time to watch the clips and commenting, very much appreciated, very best wishes to you and everyone who has watched.. cheers Dave C.. NZ
Great to watch and listen to such a comprehensive piece (both parts) on the late and truly great Gary Thain (and indeed the NZ pop scene and impact on British shores). BUT... it's the Beach Ballroom, not the Beach Ball room (great a name as that would have been!) and it's Aberdeen with one b, not two, laddie...🙂 Other than that, great stuff Dave -- many thanks for this historical document on one of THE great bassists.
I remember him in the 1960s before he left NZ Played in a band Called The Strangers with Brother Arthur at the Caledonian Hall in Kilmore St Christchurch NZ
@@TheBlueCream Listen to Queen's John Deacon on those early Queen albums and tell me where that came from. Macca, Squire and Thain! John Deacon was aso an amazing player!
I see myself as almost (at best) very close to unable to understand musical nuances. My musician brother could never understand how I could NOT hear the differences between the various instruments of any song we both loved. As it turns out, I'm one of around 15% of the human population who can only hear the full range of sounds all at the same time, but can't really focus on any one of the various parts, so I felt very bad about that initially... Strangely enough, I could almost always hear if a bass line was either by Gary Thain (for Uriah Heep), or by Trevor Bolder (for Bowie, or later, Uriah Heep)! But then I always thought of them as "bubbling", so that may be it.
yes I agree, Gary could always adapt and play any new song straight away and his lines were always very melodic and stood out, he was a driving force for us