Neal at his rippingest. This band allowed him to play with no limitations. Every solo was just pure fire. The whole record had a kind of experimental vibe that was ahead of it's time and still kicks ass today.
Most people forget that Michael Shrieve played drums with Santana at Woodstock August 1969. He had just turned 20 years old. He's also a member of The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame because of his 5 years of work with Santana. Check out his drum solo on "Soul Sacrifice" from Woodstock. His drum kit has only one mounted tom, one floor tom, and two cymbals, a ride and a crash, with his snare and hi-hat. Michael totally rocks this kit!
@MarkKiddGuitar Billy Idol, Billy Squier, Foghat, Brian Setzer, Dave Edmunds, Mick Taylor, Graham Parker, Hall and Oates, Edgar Winter, Robert Gordon, Leslie West Band, Rick Derringer, and Joan Jett , to name "a few."
Kenny is fucking fantastic. He played with just about every great NYC based rock musician during the 70’s and mid 80’s. Crazy tight player with a great pocket. Perfect for a band like this. His playing with Billy Squier was just spot on.
Right! This is not only some of Neal's abslolute best work, but Sammy Hagar has NEVER bettered or equaled this material and performance. Not even as much as I love Ronnie Montrose (RIP) from the excellent debut MONTROSE record. And definetely not his very homoginized solo career, or his stint with Van Halen. There is so much fire and chemistry between Neal and Sammy it's ridiculous! Peace, from San Jose ♫
Change I changed my whole mind by the third song I'm hooked yes anything Sammy Hagar gets into is righteous! It's 4:00 in the morning on the Pacific coast! I can't sleep but I'm keeping up with the music God bless you all 2021! I'm 65 some call me steely Dan? Not true that was Donald Fagan and Walter Becker and a lot of great talent just skunk Baxter Michael McDonald Pat Simmons Doobie Brothers don't get me started I lived in Santa Cruz mountains! Next to Neil Young! Peace
I remember when MTV used to play this concert with some regularity back in the 80s, especially Saturday Night Concerts. Do any of ya'll remember that as well? Every Saturday night at 11 or 11:30pm, MTV would air an hour or hour and a half of a concert by a current rock or pop act. Since SNL sucked at that time, MTV's Sat nite concerts were appointment viewing. Seems like everyday I miss the 80s more and more. I know it ain't healthy, but damn they were good times back then.
Schon shreds this is absolutely fantastic just learned about them from watching old Montrose and Sammy Rock Candy on here from a comment from someone. I bought all my vinyls in Santa Cruz, CA thats my home town. I would have rocked out to this. Wish they would have come to SC. Thats where I saw Montrose. Fucking awesome, best Sammy I ever heard And Neal Schon is a GOD
By FAR, Sammy's best and most interesting music project since the Debut MONTROSE ( RIP Ronnie! ) Record - and I'm including his stint in Van Halen !! ♫
Sammy and Neal did get together at one point. It was just before the Chickenfoot project if I remember right. It was called Planet Us. I believe they did one show in Las Vegas. It fell apart for whatever reason. Then Sam hooked up with Satriani and Chickenfoot was off and running.
I was a REDHEAD before this and when it came out I was at the record store that day. I play this still because it ROCKS !!! Sammy knows how to put a supergroup together, the line-up is awesome.
Absolutely LOVE this performance! I remember seeing it when it first aired on MTV. I enjoy modern rock and even playing in modern rock bands... but the stuff the "kids" are putting out doesn't compare to the "Golden Age" that was the 80s rock scene. These guys were larger than life (and still are)...
Neal Schon the most underrated guitarist of all time.... Should be in the top 5 of all time!!! He Played in Santana, and was asked to play in Derek and the Dominos alongside Eric Clapton. Clapton knew talent when he saw it!!! Nuff said.
Played drums back in the 80s in a cover/ original band and we played Giza. One of my favorite song to ever play. Couldn't wait till that song was up on the set list.
Neil played with Santana on the advice of his manager Bill Graham! Thanks Bill! Rest in peace! He still rules the music scene in the Bay area no doubt!
Neil Schon is so great. I saw him live at a G3 show at Pine Knob, MI after I saw him play with Journey the night before. He is a phenomenal player with such great tone and melody. And he was awesome with Santana. The HSAS album is great. I really with they would have done more. But, then we wouldn't have gotten the Frontiers album for Journey and Hagar wouldn't have joined Van Halen. rock on!
So when I saw Van Halen and then Montrose open for Journey in Buffalo, March, 1978, Hagar wouldn't have been there at all, right? Yet he WAS previously with Montrose, had the HSAS stint with Schon, and later joined Van Halen..never knew about HSAS!
To be honest I did not like Journey all that much, but when I heard Neal Schon and Sammy Hagar were doing a super group at the time, I immediately went out and bought HSAS and was forever a Neal Schon fan and a Sammy Hagar fan!
I was at this Show. Funny thing happend, my buddy got sick and was throwing up in the mens room. In comes security and ask what's wrong, I say he has had to much to drink...we get him out if the stall and walk him to a medical area backstage...we set him in a bed, they tell me come get him after the show.. I stay backstage and see almost the entire show on the side of the stage. Hi five Sammy talk to him for minute...then Security kinda catches on to me...a big dude across the stage is giving me the get out signal....I hide from him in back of speakers on stage. Lol. Had a blast...took my drunk buddy back the next night so he could see the show....Rock on Sammy....one of the best voices in R & R..
Bought this record when it first came out!! Yes this was the first Supergroup!! And Sam is still doing today!! Does anybody know where they got that song Through eyes of love ?
