garce

Rofl. I forgot I had songs on Sound Click. When I was setting up my studio a few years ago, I used Soundclick to post a few rough song demos. They're still there.

If you want to have a listen, they're all rough headphone mixes and the vocals hadn't yet been recorded. Most ikely, this isn't going to entertain you young pups much.

Shits and giggles: Garce on Soundclick

Grapesoda

not bad...

garce

Thank you. It was all rough shit as I was figuring out Sonar, but it was a bit of fun.

alias

Pretty mellow.

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listened to the first bit of Saras Decline and quickly paused it because it brought my mind back to Children of the Damned, so I had to find it and listen to the live after death version

candyflip

I used to deal with this guy who I had never heard of at the time. Turns out he was pretty big up in Canada in the 70s. He had some great stories.

Greg Godovitch was his name.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goddo

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garce

I know Greg. Haven't seen him in ages. We grew up around the same time and lived very close to each other. Goddo was one of my favourite bands when I was a kid. Last time I saw him he gave me a signed copy of his book. Was at a bar at Danforth and Broadview. The Rio? Dunno - long time since I saw that dude.

Last I heard he's more interested in his radio work and playing Beatles covers with Carpet Frogs. Don't know if that's still going on, though.

candyflip

I used to be a memorabilia buyer for Hard Rock Cafe, but that was about 12 years ago now...I'm pretty sure he was knee deep in Beatles stuff, so that would make sense.

I like a good rock and roll story. Greg had hundreds of them.

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Love me some Maiden. I'm flattered that Sara made you think of Halford and Co. I never thought of the song that way, but maybe there were some submliminal influences at work when I wrote it.

I appreciate the comment. Thank you. BTW - that song fucking kills. If I could sing like Halford, I might have had a bit more success.

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I remember Goddo, vaguely, they were a household name back then but never got to the next level of superstardom.... Bob Segarini is another one similar

garce

Greg was too much of a wastecase. He had superstardom (such as it was in the 70's) laid at his feet and he through it away because he was an arrogant dick.

Last few times I talked to him he was cool, but in the 70s - 80s the guy was an insufferable prick.

garce

Last time I talked to him was tight after his book was published. I remember one night at the old Rock and Roll Heaven at Bay and Bloor, Greg stumbled - wasted - onto the stage and tried to take my guitar to "jam" with the band. Around 92 or 93. I almost smashed the living fuck out of the midget that night.

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garce

ROFL! I have posted about my "relationship" with Lee Aaron here before. I went to public school with the bass player in that video. Jack Meli. He had that same perm in our grade 8 graduation picture.

garce

A horrendously pretentious, stupid bitch.

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I still don't know the "real lyrics".... Metal Queen.... Fucks us All!!!

garce

That's pretty well what she did.

d-null

I vaguely remember seeing her live once, if I remember right she was wearing super tight black spandex pants, some dude in the crowd brought her a rose up to the stage and gave it to her, I remember thinking she looked seriously hot, I wasn't sober though

garce

She used to change her outfits on stage behind a backlit screen. She was ridiculously hot. Insane.

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here is another good one from back in those days

garce

I know these guys, too. "Darrel Dwarf" was my ex-drummer's house-mate for a long time. They shared a house on Draper St. By Coxwell. Just south of McDonalds.

Darrel had a fucking hot girlfriend who used to dance at the Brass Rail. I can't remember her name but she was sweet.

Russ was a good guy. I had the same management as the Dwarfs for a number of yeras.

garce

If you're going to continue to post Toronto based 80's metal bands, can we get some songs that weren't recording at Metalworks? Please? Worst studio in the city. Phase One and Comfort Sound (a brilliant studio) are both so much better.

garce

My influences are Kiss, Godley & Creme, James Taylor, Dinosaur Jr., Alice Cooper, Frank Zappa. Elton John and Squeeze.

Like I said, though, only a few songs while I was learning Sonor.

garce

I'm heading to bed - I'm old and its late.

Once last hint before I sleep: A very famous bass player jammed on this track: Once Upon a Time

An old man with a big old Fender Precision.

Actually, he is the one who reminded me I had an old Soundclick account earlier tonight. He got in touch with me when he found out I'd "deleted" my Facebook account. Goo memories there.

Goodnight all. Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends.

Its sleepy time for me and I am in a rare fantastic mood.

God bless you, Bill!

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Geddy??

no, couldn't be, you said "old man" .... hmm

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haha... thread reminded me of my old soundclick.... different music style though. Funny shit. Check:
http://www.soundclick.com/djwouz/

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cool, you should give t-rain some advice in one of his rap threads

garce

Not Geddy. The "old man" in question was (at the time) recently retired, and came to Toronto with his young bride to hang out with a certain band that was rehearsing at the Masonic Temple, and to catch his old mates at Sunnyside Pavillion. The night I first met him, my band was playing at The Stone's Club on Queen St. West. A very corrupt bar ran by a wealthy, pathetic, drug-addled poseur. Used to rip us off for the door by letting people come in through the basement while we were on stage. Ended up costing him a lot of money.

I heard Rush for the first time when they played my high school - R.H King. I first met Geddy and Alex at The Orbit Room in the mid-nineties - I had a freind who used to grab illicit substances from the boozecan that Fat Rick ran above the plumbing store at College and Dovercourt.

As for Neil Peart, the guitar player I worked with for over 20 years (and still one of my best friends) is married (common law) to Neil's cousin. Or maybe she's his sister-in-law. I'm not getting that specific. There was a LOT of heartache in that family when Neil's life fell apart. So much undeserved tragedy.

The Toronto music scene is very incestuous - which is a sad way to fail. Everyone knows everyone but no-one makes any real money. Best decision I ever made was to stop touring.

The band I used to play with is now running a show called Classic Albums Live. A great show - great guys. I had no interest in learning classic albums note for note, so I passed on the invitation. That concept was created at The Left Bank on Queen St. I had to pass.

I didn't realize it would be so successful

P.S. Although this piost is already overly long, you'll find that most of Toronto's real musically and comedic talent was born in ar around Scarborough - the rock and roll capitol of Canada.

garce

That is pretty good stuff. The f.u.c.k.y.o.u song kicks. I love your attitude in that song.

garce

I listened to his music, I read his posts. I coud not think of anything constructive to say.

Not because he's white guy playing in a black man's world - I played for Liberty ilver when I was 16, so I know what it feels like to be out of your league. I have no advice for that guy besides suggesting her move to Texas or Alabama and get a good feel for Southern rock.

Rap is out of my field of expertise. I cannot offer any advice.