Phil is back with THE BUCKET LIST with Tony Levin and Jerry Marotta. Plus, a new and more proggy sound is coming on his next collection tentatively titled TIME 2018 - read more at >>> http://www.kweevak.com/files-arts-20...hil-keaggy.php
Phil is back with THE BUCKET LIST with Tony Levin and Jerry Marotta. Plus, a new and more proggy sound is coming on his next collection tentatively titled TIME 2018 - read more at >>> http://www.kweevak.com/files-arts-20...hil-keaggy.php
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I found three albums in mint shape the other week at the Goodwill by Phil. One of them was a triple live album.
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I remember in the early 80s, he was on the cover of Guitar Player Magazine. The headline was, "Phil Keaggy is a world class guitarist. Now he wants the world to know it."
Speaking of Time, when Phil played in Phoenix in the early 80s, at one point the audience was shouting out requests. The drummer of my band yelled out "Time," one of the covers we played. Phil looked at his watch and said, "Yeah, we have plenty of time." A few songs later, the band did in fact play Time, and the audience ate it up.
Was that by chance How The West Was One by The Second Chapter of Acts? That album had an incredible performance by Phil.
"Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"--Dalai Lama
I saw him solo in Milwaukee a few years ago, and someone requested Time at the same moment I called out for Can You See Me, from the first Glass Harp album. He started playing Time, and after a few minutes he segued seamlessly into a gorgeous version of Can You See Me, complete with goose bump inducing solo.
Also at that show, someone requested Town to Town. He said something like, "Hmmm, that one's a bit challenging, have to see if I remember all of the parts." He then proceed to play a flawless version. He really is a master with the looping gear.
Loved that live album back in the 70's and early 80's, still play it occasionally, especially the Phil sides. I prefer most of those live versions, especially Time, and the long guitar solo during Rejoice is fun.
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