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Welcome to Live From Progzilla Towers Edition 462. In this special Christmas edition we heard music by December People, Blackmore's Night, Rodney Matthews And Oliver Wakeman, That Joe Payne, Alex Lifeson, Neal Morse, California Guitar Trio, Bill Nelson, Quill, Procol Harum, Mew, IQ, Annie Haslam, Can, Annie Lennox, Goats, Jethro Tull, Pallas, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Leslie Hunt & Robin McAuley, Les Penning & Robert Reed, Argent, I Am The Manic Whale, John Wetton, Tinyfish, Kevin Gilbert & Jonatha Brooke, Sonja Kristina, Matt Stevens, Heather Findlay Quartet, Jordan Rudess, Al Di Meola, L.Shankar & Big Big Train.

The mystery of "December People" (00:00), Scam Week #2 (28:14), and Who Knows Who? (33:17)

Episode # 150 - Amazing Prog Rocker Robert Berry of 3.2 talks final album "Third Impression," with Keith Emerson. Amazing Prog Rocker Robert Berry of 3.2 talks final album "Third Impression," Keith Emerson, shares stories and so much more on Zoom chat. To me, this album "Third Impression" is so far the BEST Prog Rock Album of The Year!! Subscribe to Pat's Soundbytes Unplugged Podcast, Pat's Soundbytes IGTV and Pat's Soundbytes Unplugged - Podcast Radio Show on YouTube for all the interviews and incredible content. Instagram: Pat's Soundbytes Twitter: @PatsSoundbytes Facebook: Patrick Calamari or Pat's Soundbytes Unplugged!!! Patreon Page: Pat's SoundbytesRocker

This episode of Big Blend Radio features Robert Berry, a multi-talented producer/songwriter/vocalist/instrumentalist.  Robert discusses his new album “Third Impression,” under the name 3.2. Out now on Frontiers Records, the album features the last track “Never” that Berry and his friend and mentor Keith Emerson worked on together before Emerson’s tragic passing. “Third Impression” is the follow-up to his acclaimed 2018 release, “The Rules Have Changed,:” also released under the 3.2 name. While he’s best known for his time as the vocalist/bassist in the Emerson, Lake & Palmer offshoot, 3, that featured Emerson and Palmer, Berry’s also served a stint as the frontman in Ambrosia, along with current long running relationships performing and recording with the band Alliance (which features members from Sammy Hagar, Boston and Night Ranger) and currently as writing partner and bass player with Greg Kihn’s band.  He is also the leader of December People, which has produced four albums of Christmas music arranged in the style of various classic rock artists and performs these arrangements around the holidays.  The band includes members of Boston, the Sammy Hagar Band, The Tubes, Y&T, the Greg Kihn Band, amongst others.  This busy guy has also released five solo albums since 1985 and also has contributed songs to a number of film soundtracks, including the Anthony Michael Hall film “Out of Bounds.” Thanks to the National Parks Arts Foundation for sponsoring this episode.

El dia de Navidad se merece buenos villancicos rock al estilo de grupos de primer nivel. Los interpretan December People. Tienen cuatro cedes y los combino para hacer un programa variado. Antes de nada, pongo entera la versión de Lax'n'Buxto, que ayer no cupo, del tema de John Lennon "Happy Xmas, War is Over". Deseo al que me uno fervientemente. De December People suenan: "Joy to the World" al estilo de The Who, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" al estilo de Queen, "What Child is This" al estilo de U2, "All I Want for Christmas is my two Front Teeths" al estilo de George Thorogood y "Santa is Rockin' it up". (Las presentaciones de estos dos últimos temas están cambiadas en el programa). El grupo italiano de rock progresivo Choruscant debuta con un disco basado en el cuento de Dickens "A Christmas Carol", "Un cuento de Navidad". Oimos media hora del mismo. Excelente rock progresivo italiano. Mañana en Discópolis jazz tendremos un concierto de la Canal Street Band grabado en 1982, haciendo Hot y Nueva Orleans. Escuchar audio

Nochebuena. Empezamos con tres versiones de "Noche de Paz" ("Silent night") la primera a cargo de December People, al estilo de Pink Floyd. Luego tocada por el propio Robert Fripp y la tercera por Jorma Kaukonen de Jefferson Airplane. Siguen: Eric Clapton, "White Christmas", Steve Morse, "We Three Kings", Georgia Satellites, "Run Rudolph Run", December People al estilo de Z.Z. Top "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", Pat Travers, "Merry Xmas, War is Over", Joe Bonamassa, "Rock Christmas Blues", Santana "Up on the Roof" Jorma Kaukonen, "Silent night Jam". Feliz Navidad para todos, para los ricos y los pobres, para los blancos, negros, indios o chinos. Feliz Navidad para los que no quieren pelear y buscan la Paz. Mañana oiremos esta canción entera interpretada por Lax'n'Busto. Escuchar audio

Episode # 107 - Prog Rocker & December People Founder Robert Berry brings Holiday Rockin Cheer with "Up On The Rooftop / First Noel" in a Zoom rockin style of Queen's "We Will Rock You." Robert talks about this amazing band, how they recorded this track, the band's goals, his band 3.2's upcoming album "Third Impression" and the Single/Video "A Fond Farewell" and much more!!!

Welcome to Live From Progzilla Towers Edition 372. In this special Christmas edition we and heard music by Toehider, December People, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Blind Guardian, Tinyfish, Bill Nelson, Heather Findlay Quartet, Sterbhaus, Marillion, Pallas, IQ, Jethro Tull, Marcelo Paganini, Frost*, Nightwish, Kansas, Tamarisk, Big Big Train, Yanni, Hawkestrel, Neal Morse, David Lanz, Blueneck, Genesis, Robert Reed & Les Penning, XTC, Gandalf's Fist, Peter Jones, Mediaeval Baebes, Enya & Also Eden.

Empezamos con December People y tres de sus villancicos "al estilo de". Hoy "El pequeño tamborilero" al estilo de Emerson Lake & Palmer y dos más como Genesis y Yes. De "Rock es vida" de Judith Mateo escuchamos sus versiones del tema homónimo de Bachman-Turner y otras de Boston y Green Day. Ramones también tienen su villancico "Merry Christmas - I don't Want Fight Tonight". Siguen dos versiones de su elepé "Acid Eaters" de 1993: "When I Was Young" de The Animals y "I can't Control Myself" de TheTroggs. Tras muchos años de silencio Suzy Quatro ha regresado en el año pandémico con un villancico "My Heart and Soul I Need You Home For Christmas". Para el final tres villancicos en directo a ritmo de blues a cargo de Joe Bonamassa "Merry Christmas Blues", "Bring Back my Cadillac" y "Santa is Back in Town". Mañana "Noche de Paz". Escuchar audio

Villancicos rockeros a cargo de December People. Hoy elijo tres del primero de sus cuatro cedés. "Merry Xmas" al estilo de John Lennon, "The First Noel" al estilo de King Crimson, "The Night Before Christmas" al estilo de Led Zeppelin. Luego terminamos el repaso del disco "Feedbach" de Rush, oyendo versiones de Buffalo Springfield, "For What is Worth" (Stephen Stills) y "Mr Soul" (Neil Young) y en medio "Seven and Seven is" de Love. Judith Mateo y Chus Joven hicieron "Brindaremos" especialmente para RNE. Judith también tiene su disco de versiones al que corresponden: "Nothing Else Matter" de Metallica, "Smoke on the Water" de Deep Purple, "Walk on the Wild Side" de Lou Reed y "Thunder" de AC/DC. Terminamos con dos versiones del "Acid Eaters" de los Ramones: "My Back Pages" (Bob Dylan) y "Have you Ever Seen the Rain" de Creedence Clearwater Revival. ¡Vivir para ver, punkies norteamericanos haciendo temas hippies o de protesta! Escuchar audio

Dos álbumes de versiones y algunos villancicos. El viernes quedó inconclusa "When a Blind Man Cries" de Deep Purple, por Metallica en acústico; así que hoy empezamos con ella. Siguen dos villancicos originales: "Brindaremos" de Judith Mateo y "For Everyone at Christmas Time" de Mostly Autumn. Ahora vienen las versiones. Del elepé "Feedback" de Rush publicado en 2004 oímos, "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochram) "Heart Full of Soul" y "Shapes of Things" (Yardbirds), "The Seeker" (The Who) y "Crossroads" (The Cream). De los Ramones nos fijamos en el elepé "Acid Eaters" de 1993 con versiones de la era psicodélica: "Journey to the Centre of the Mind" (Amboy Dukes), "Surf City" (Beach Boys), "Out of Time" (Rolling Stones) y "Somebody to Love" (Jefferson Airplane). Terminamos con otro villancico: "The Light" al estilo de Kansas por el grupo December People. Escuchar audio

Bonus Episode – Palaver Holiday Music 2020 The group takes some time out of busy end-of-year schedules to share some thoughts about holiday music. Our picks run the gamut from Jon Anderson to Rob Halford and December People to Narada. There is something for everyone in this lighthearted chat about music that so many of us take for granted. Of course, there are the expected side trips that add some flavor to the soup. We wish you a happy holiday season in 2020. Cheers! Twitter: @progpala Email: progpala@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ProgPala YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_Xxit3D8wbv-AcJ_7Z__w/featured Theme music provided by: Dave DeWhitt

Welcome to Live From Progzilla Towers Edition 320. In this Christmas special edition we heard music by Toehider, Blackmore's Night, Chris Squire & Alan White, Gandalf's Fist, Al Di Meola, Second Hand, The Far Meadow, Enya, December People, IZZ, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Todd Rundgren, IQ, Twelfth Night, Jethro Tull, Marillion, Tinyfish, Kaprekar's Constant, Steve Thorne, Soen, Pete & Diesel, The Prog World Orchestra, Patrick Moraz, Jordan Rudess, Shadow Gallery, Greg Lake, Tamarisk, Tom Robinson, Wizzard, Also Eden, Big Big Train & Les Penning With Robert Reed.

014 - Robert BerryThe new episode of “Have Guitar Will Travel" features Robert Berry, renowned bassist in The Greg Kihn Band. A passionate progressive-rock guy, he worked with Steve Howe in GTR, with Carl Palmer and Keith Emerson in the ELP offshoot 3, and has performed with Ambrosia and The Tubes. His band, December People, which includes Sammy Hagar and members of Night Ranger, plays Christmas tunes in a classic rock vibe. He does it all while running a studio stocked with a collection vintage guitars. www.robertberry.com Please like, comment and share this podcast! Download Link

From Robert Berry's breakthrough work with Bay Area stalwarts, Hush, to his dramatic leap to international renowned with “3″ featuring Keith Emerson & Carl Palmer, to his performances with the legendary Ambrosia, combined with his long running project – Alliance, with members of Boston, Sammy Hagar and Night Ranger, to the December People, along with his…

From Robert Berry's breakthrough work with Bay Area stalwarts, Hush, to his dramatic leap to international renowned with “3″ featuring Keith Emerson & Carl Palmer, to his performances with the legendary Ambrosia, combined with his long running project – Alliance, with members of Boston, Sammy Hagar and Night Ranger, to the December People, along with his…

Robert Berry has managed to survive in the treacherous minefield that is the music business and flourished as a performer, songwriter and producer. It seems he's done it all. While he may be best known as the vocalist/bass player in the ELP spinoff, 3, with Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer, Berry impressive list of credits include a stint fronting Ambrosia, and long running affiliations with Alliance, December People, and the Greg Kihn Band. Berry has released 5 solo albums, contributed to a number of high-profile tribute albums and has an impressive track record in the studio. He grew up in a musical family in what would become Northern California’s Silicon Valley. It didn’t take long before he appropriated a Vox Continental organ from his father’s music store. By the time he was a freshman in high school, his group had released a single that went on to become a regional favorite. Although he denies it, according to his school mates, Berry was known as his school’s first full-fledged rock star. His bands became solid fixtures on the Bay Area college and club circuit, where they worked constantly. It was during this period that his interest in multi-track recording blossomed. Legend has it, Berry somehow finagled the very first Teac four-track recorder to arrive in the valley. It wasn’t long before he had written and recorded an experimental twenty-two song ‘rock opera’. As his quest for knowledge grew he managed to snag a part-time position as ‘assistant everything’ person at a busy San Jose recording studio. By the time he was a senior in high school he had acquired a reputation as a solid performer and in-demand studio musician. 2016 was a big year for Robert Berry as he met with pal Keith Emerson in Los Angeles to discuss a 30th anniversary release of the long awaited follow up to the debut 3 album. If that wasn’t enough, he co-wrote 11 all new songs, produced and played Rekihndled, the Greg Kihn Band's first studio album in over 20 years. The year 2017 was noteworthy for some major efforts. Early in the years, Berry, on bass and lead vocals joined with Terry Brock (GIANT, STRANGEWAYS) on lead vocals, Gary Pihl (BOSTON, SAMMY HAGAR, ALLIANCE) on guitar, and Matt Starr (ACE FREHLEY, MR. BIG) on drums, to form ALL 41. They release the band's debut album, "World's Best Hope". Simultaneously, he mounted a dedicated effort to complete his collaboration with Keith Emerson on the long awaited 3 follow up. That album, which took shape in 2016, was nearly shattered with the news of Keith Emerson tragic death. Ultimately and as a tribute to the friendship of Emerson and Berry, it somewhat painfully got back on track and is set for a summer of 2018 release date as 3.2 – The Rules Have Changed on Frontiers Music SRL. Robert's Website Robert's Facebook

Robert Berry has managed to survive in the treacherous minefield that is the music business and flourished as a performer, songwriter and producer. It seems he's done it all. While he may be best known as the vocalist/bass player in the ELP spinoff, 3, with Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer, Berry impressive list of credits include a stint fronting Ambrosia, and long running affiliations with Alliance, December People, and the Greg Kihn Band. Berry has released 5 solo albums, contributed to a number of high-profile tribute albums and has an impressive track record in the studio. He grew up in a musical family in what would become Northern California’s Silicon Valley. It didn’t take long before he appropriated a Vox Continental organ from his father’s music store. By the time he was a freshman in high school, his group had released a single that went on to become a regional favorite. Although he denies it, according to his school mates, Berry was known as his school’s first full-fledged rock star. His bands became solid fixtures on the Bay Area college and club circuit, where they worked constantly. It was during this period that his interest in multi-track recording blossomed. Legend has it, Berry somehow finagled the very first Teac four-track recorder to arrive in the valley. It wasn’t long before he had written and recorded an experimental twenty-two song ‘rock opera’. As his quest for knowledge grew he managed to snag a part-time position as ‘assistant everything’ person at a busy San Jose recording studio. By the time he was a senior in high school he had acquired a reputation as a solid performer and in-demand studio musician. 2016 was a big year for Robert Berry as he met with pal Keith Emerson in Los Angeles to discuss a 30th anniversary release of the long awaited follow up to the debut 3 album. If that wasn’t enough, he co-wrote 11 all new songs, produced and played Rekihndled, the Greg Kihn Band's first studio album in over 20 years. The year 2017 was noteworthy for some major efforts. Early in the years, Berry, on bass and lead vocals joined with Terry Brock (GIANT, STRANGEWAYS) on lead vocals, Gary Pihl (BOSTON, SAMMY HAGAR, ALLIANCE) on guitar, and Matt Starr (ACE FREHLEY, MR. BIG) on drums, to form ALL 41. They release the band's debut album, "World's Best Hope". Simultaneously, he mounted a dedicated effort to complete his collaboration with Keith Emerson on the long awaited 3 follow up. That album, which took shape in 2016, was nearly shattered with the news of Keith Emerson tragic death. Ultimately and as a tribute to the friendship of Emerson and Berry, it somewhat painfully got back on track and is set for a summer of 2018 release date as 3.2 – The Rules Have Changed on Frontiers Music SRL. Robert's Website Robert's Facebook

We wrap up our conversation with Robert Berry, talk about the new album from the band 3.2 entitled, The Rules Have Changed. This is a continuation of the album that Robert made with Carl Palmer and Keith Emerson back in the late 80s with the band 3, called To the Power of Three. We spend some time talking about Keith, Robert's musical career, prog rock, the 80s, washing dishes, the December People and more.   If you haven't yet heard the album, you can get it from iTunes, stream it on Spotify and iHeartRadio, the Frontiers Records website, Amazon and anywhere great music is found. The album features the last musical work from the late, great Keith Emerson, as he and Robert were sharing musical ideas and mapping out the album that came about after his passing. Check out Robert's website: http://www.robertberry.com/ Visit our website at http://www.barstoolrockers.com. If you want to help support us, subscribe to our podcast through your favorite app. If you like what you hear, please leave a rating and/or review. It helps our podcast rise through the rankings so others can discover it.  For a list of sources you can subscribe via, visit http://www.barstoolrockers.com/subscribe

We're joined by Robert Berry to talk about the new album from the band 3.2 entitled, The Rules Have Changed. This is a continuation of the album that Robert made with Carl Palmer and Keith Emerson back in the late 80s with the band 3, called To the Power of Three. We spend some time talking about Keith, Robert's musical career, prog rock, the 80s, washing dishes, the December People and more.   If you haven't yet heard the album, you can get it from iTunes, stream it on Spotify and iHeartRadio, the Frontiers Records website, Amazon and anywhere great music is found. The album features the last musical work from the late, great Keith Emerson, as he and Robert were sharing musical ideas and mapping out the album that came about after his passing. Check out Robert's website: http://www.robertberry.com/ Visit our website at http://www.barstoolrockers.com. If you want to help support us, subscribe to our podcast through your favorite app. If you like what you hear, please leave a rating and/or review. It helps our podcast rise through the rankings so others can discover it.  For a list of sources you can subscribe via, visit http://www.barstoolrockers.com/subscribe

Robert Berry's resume includes work with The Greg Kihn Band, Ambrosia, Carl Palmer, Keith Emerson, Sammy Hagar, Jason Bonham, Steve Howe, members of Boston, and Night Ranger. He's passionate about his classic rock holiday band December People, which does community service through food bank donations. He owns and operates Sound Tek Studios in Campbell California, which dramatically expands his resume. He's a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, performer, composer, arranger, recording engineer, and producer. He's also incredibly humble.  Our conversation touches on his music beginnings in San Jose, where a host of good people began to shape his life. The stories he shares are entertaining, sentimental and at times dramatic. His aforementioned humility really shines when he talks about his music education, a fascinating aspect of which is that he never thought of himself as a very good musician. He started on piano at a very young age, but recalls hating it. He majored to be a music teacher, one of his many backup plans. Although he learned many instruments in college, he doesn't reflect on his playing as all that proficient. He even goes so far as to say he was a lousy student. He reflects on his early years as a musician in a self-deprecating way, yet his stories reveal a pattern of others taking notice of his skills. As we spoke, I got a sense that it wasn't just his musicality that people took notice of; I suspect people took notice of his giving personality. At times, he comes across as a bit puzzled by it all, but acknowledges that he's always tried to deliver lots of value to his bandmates, clients and collaborators.  Today he'll tell you that he's all about the bass (and drums). He feels that if the bass and drums are tight, so goes everything else. His studio, which I hope to tour in my upcoming visit to the San Francisco Bay Area, is apparently a museum of instruments and recording technology. Among the collectables are 130 guitars, several amps, synthesizers, and other studio gadgetry. He attributes this collection to the fact that his dad owned a music store. That being said, Robert recalls that he had to pay for all the gear he acquired, despite the family music store. I think he appreciates it as part of his father's legacy. His dad made him work hard to pay for every piece of gear he acquired in those early years. I actually love this part of our conversation, because it's as though Robert doesn't realize to this day that his father had devised a clever motivation game in finding work that helped Robert earn almost enough money for that next piece of gear. At Sound Tek Studios, he does sessions Monday through Friday, arranging, producing, engineering, and playing parts for clients. He currently plays bass and sings with Greg Kihn, referring to him as the greatest and warmest person he's ever worked with. Together, Berry says, he and Kihn are filled with ideas. Our conversations about Kihn go pretty deep. Robert also shares his perspective on the music business and the many changes therein. In spite of it all, he seems genuinely happy doing what he does. Frankly, he sounds like he's on top of the world, catering to studio clients on a Monday through Friday daytime basis, and touring with Greg Kihn. It's clearly given him much appreciation for others who truly love what they do, something I found to be one of his endearing qualities. On the marketing side, Robert says (and I paraphrase), "You at least have to go out and act like you're better than anyone else. People want to live vicariously." I gathered this is something he's not personally comfortable doing, but that he admires those who do it well.  While he seems to think that a bit of this rock star narcissism would have served his career, he has clearly done quite well on a philosophy of giving more and serving others. Show Notes RobertBerry.com The Greg Kihn Band Robert on Facebook Sound Tek Studios December People Aiden Hatfield, In Music We Trust Looking for more gigs? Check The Unstarving Musician's Guide to Getting Paid Gigs: How to Get Booked and Paid What You're Worth, Over and Over Again!

Robert Berry's resume includes work with The Greg Kihn Band, Ambrosia, Carl Palmer, Keith Emerson, Sammy Hagar, Jason Bonham, Steve Howe, members of Boston, and Night Ranger. He's passionate about his classic rock holiday band December People, which does community service through food bank donations. He owns and operates Sound Tek Studios in Campbell California, which dramatically expands his resume. He's a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, performer, composer, arranger, recording engineer, and producer. He's also incredibly humble.  Our conversation touches on his music beginnings in San Jose, where a host of good people began to shape his life. The stories he shares are entertaining, sentimental and at times dramatic. His aforementioned humility really shines when he talks about his music education, a fascinating aspect of which is that he never thought of himself as a very good musician. He started on piano at a very young age, but recalls hating it. He majored to be a music teacher, one of his many backup plans. Although he learned many instruments in college, he doesn't reflect on his playing as all that proficient. He even goes so far as to say he was a lousy student. He reflects on his early years as a musician in a self-deprecating way, yet his stories reveal a pattern of others taking notice of his skills. As we spoke, I got a sense that it wasn't just his musicality that people took notice of; I suspect people took notice of his giving personality. At times, he comes across as a bit puzzled by it all, but acknowledges that he's always tried to deliver lots of value to his bandmates, clients and collaborators.  Today he'll tell you that he's all about the bass (and drums). He feels that if the bass and drums are tight, so goes everything else. His studio, which I hope to tour in my upcoming visit to the San Francisco Bay Area, is apparently a museum of instruments and recording technology. Among the collectables are 130 guitars, several amps, synthesizers, and other studio gadgetry. He attributes this collection to the fact that his dad owned a music store. That being said, Robert recalls that he had to pay for all the gear he acquired, despite the family music store. I think he appreciates it as part of his father's legacy. His dad made him work hard to pay for every piece of gear he acquired in those early years. I actually love this part of our conversation, because it's as though Robert doesn't realize to this day that his father had devised a clever motivation game in finding work that helped Robert earn almost enough money for that next piece of gear. At Sound Tek Studios, he does sessions Monday through Friday, arranging, producing, engineering, and playing parts for clients. He currently plays bass and sings with Greg Kihn, referring to him as the greatest and warmest person he's ever worked with. Together, Berry says, he and Kihn are filled with ideas. Our conversations about Kihn go pretty deep. Robert also shares his perspective on the music business and the many changes therein. In spite of it all, he seems genuinely happy doing what he does. Frankly, he sounds like he's on top of the world, catering to studio clients on a Monday through Friday daytime basis, and touring with Greg Kihn. It's clearly given him much appreciation for others who truly love what they do, something I found to be one of his endearing qualities. On the marketing side, Robert says (and I paraphrase), "You at least have to go out and act like you're better than anyone else. People want to live vicariously." I gathered this is something he's not personally comfortable doing, but that he admires those who do it well.  While he seems to think that a bit of this rock star narcissism would have served his career, he has clearly done quite well on a philosophy of giving more and serving others. Show Notes RobertBerry.com The Greg Kihn Band Robert on Facebook Sound Tek Studios December People Aiden Hatfield, In Music We Trust Looking for more gigs? Check The Unstarving Musician's Guide to Getting Paid Gigs: How to Get Booked and Paid What You're Worth, Over and Over Again!

ABOUT GARY PIHL Gary does it all: guitars, work in the recording studio, live shows on the road and the architect of the band BOSTON website. He'll provide backup vocals on the 2016 40th Anniversary BOSTON tour. He has been a member of BOSTON since 1985 and is the longest recurring member of Tom Scholz' recording and touring band. GARY PIHL (pronounced "Peel") Raised in the suburbs of Chicago for the first 12 years of his life, Gary Pihl relocated to the San Francisco Bay area and has led a musical life ever since. He explains, “I was in several bands in high school. One of our guitar players told me about a guy who was really good and giving guitar lessons at the local music store. He was in a band named The Warlocks. We went to see them play at a local pizza parlor. A couple months later they changed their name to the Grateful Dead. The guitarist giving us lessons was Jerry Garcia.” At 19, Gary had his recording debut with Day Blindness in 1969. He says, “After my time in Day Blindness, I was in a band called Fox with Roy Garcia and Johnny V (Vernazza), who went on to play in Elvin Bishop’s band. We were really fortunate to get to be on some shows with bands we looked up to including opening at the Fillmore for Free (with Paul Rogers). We were on shows with Janis Joplin, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Eric Burdon and War and Mose Allison.” Gary spent four years in a band called Crossfire. He recalls, “Mitchell Froom was our organist. He’s gone on to be a great producer (Paul McCartney, The Pretenders, Los Lobos, Crowded House, Suzanne Vega, Sheryl Crow, etc.). We were opening some shows for Norman Greenbaum (Spirit in the Sky) when he was performing as a singer/songwriter on acoustic guitar. We had done our set and left the stage to Norman. He was halfway through his set when we noticed the audience was getting restless and wanted him to rock out. In the middle of one of Norman’s songs, our drummer, Steve Jones, got back on stage and started playing! Norman turned around in shock. Then he looked at the rest of us on the side of the stage and waved us up. We’d seen him about a half dozen times so we sort of knew his songs. Mitchell and his brother David (our pianist) have perfect pitch and were telling me and our bassist what the chords were as we went along. The crowd seemed to dig it and we ended the show with a rocked out version of Spirit in the Sky.” Pihl’s first big break in came in 1977, when he joined Sammy Hagar’s band, where he toured and recorded for 8 years. Gary met Tom Scholz when Hagar was opening for BOSTON between ’77 and ’79. In 1985, Sammy joined Van Halen, however, Pihl didn’t miss a beat. He explains, “Tom called me up when he was working on the Third Stage album, he had one more song left to be recorded and asked me if I’d come out to work with him on it. I was thrilled! It was a dream come true for me to work with one of the greatest bands of all time! I would have crawled on my hands and knees from California to get to work with BOSTON. As it turned out, I flew directly from Farm Aid (my last gig with Hagar) to Boston, so I wasn’t out of work for a day. I thought, how lucky could a guy get? He told me that there would probably be some touring involved if the album did well, which it did and basically I’m still here.” Tom and Gary traded studio leads on “I Think I Like It,” a high-energypower tune that showcases how well these two virtuosos complement one another. The two of them, who could pass for brothers, are a natural pair on stage. In addition to lead guitar, Gary also plays electric and acoustic 12-string guitar, keyboards, as well as lends backing and harmony vocals. photo credit Kamal Asar Gary quickly became indispensable to Tom’s BOSTON efforts. This quintessential multi-tasker has been Scholz’s right-hand man for over 20 years, serving as Vice President of Scholz Research and Development, assisting in building Tom’s Hideaway Studio II, and is a crucial part of the massive technical undertaking of managing the stage equipment on a BOSTON tour, including all of the back line and audio equipment. He also manages tech people, teaches band performers their parts, organizes rehearsals, integrates the “front of house” sound company system and personnel. Scholz wouldn’t tour without Pihl, saying, “I’d be lost without him. Gary’s the only other person on tour that has a thorough understanding of the complex audio productions systems that turn the efforts of 7 musicians and singers into the perfectly mixed stereo sound coming out the the sound system. That includes everyone, the road crew and the sound reinforcement technicians.” As Kimberley Dahme puts it, “In my opinion, he is the glue that holds BOSTON together. He works with us individually for hours on end, and assists Tom solving all of the problems that come up. He cares. I am so thankful to him, he is amazing. I don’t have enough good things to say about Gary.” Pihl is an expert professional photo editor, and did all of the editing for the graphics that were required for Corporate America as well as the remastered Boston and Don’t Look Back CD’s. He’s one of those rare people that has a gift for music and highly technical talents,” states Tom. Drummer Jeff Neal adds, ” Gary is the most consistent player out there, night after night, you can count on Gary to bring his ‘A’ game. His style is really an excellent blend of great technical ability but also wonderful feel. It ‘ s a standard that young players today should aspire to reach.” Although the majority of his talent is innate, some was acquired. Gary explains, “My dad always told me to do whatever you want, be the best you can and go to school to learn how. I reminded him that they don’t teach Rock and Roll in college but he said, ‘If you love music, then find out all you can about it.’ He took me to the local college and made me sign up. Of course once I got started, I loved it. No, they didn’t teach Rock and Roll, but it gave me a great foundation and a better understanding of music. In one of my choral classes I was sitting next to another kid out of high school just trying to learn about music. It was Johnny Colla, who went on to play sax with Huey Lewis and the News. You never know who you’ll end up sitting next to in school.” In addition to his BOSTON ventures, he still finds time to let his creative energy fly. He says, “I’ve enjoyed working with some friends on a “project band” called Alliance. It’s Dave Lauser from Sammy Hagar’s band, Alan Fitzgerald from Night Ranger, and Robert Berry from 3. It’s a mix of all our favorite styles from Blues to Prog rock.” Alliance has released three albums to date. “Robert Berry and I are also in a band called December People. We do traditional holiday songs but in the style of different rock bands. We do Joy to the World as if the Who were playing it, Santa Claus is Coming to Town like ZZ Top might play it. You get the idea. It’s a lot of fun and every show we do is a benefit for a local charity, usually a food bank.” A long-time vegetarian like the late Brad and Tom Scholz, Gary resides in a suburb of Boston with his wife and two sons. Five Things You May Not Know About Gary Pihl: 1.Award winning photographer. Someone told me that the Sonoma County Fair had an arts competition and photography was one division. I entered three of my photos and one took First Place (black and white landscape) and another placed third (kids and cows). 2. Took guitar lessons from Jerry Garcia I was a teenager when the other guitarist in my band recommended a guitar teacher in the next town who was in a band called the Warlocks. We took some lessons from him and saw his band play at Magoo's Pizza Parlor. They soon changed their name to the Grateful Dead and Jerry stopped giving lessons. 3. Mother worked in same office as Bruce Springsteen's mother. Father worked in same office as J. Geils' father. I had forgotten that my mother had worked with another mom with a teenage son who was a guitar player in the 1960s. She mentioned it years later, "Well, didn't Adele's son, Bruce, do well?". 4. Climbed to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite park at age 60. I've been to Yosemite National Park many times but never considered something as difficult as climbing the iconic peak of Half Dome until I read that there was a trail to the top. I figured I'd better do it while I still can. It was the longest and highest trek I've ever done. 5. Plays guitar with December People where we do Christmas songs in the styles of classic rock bands for food bank charities. I get together with other guys from famous bands and play songs like "Santa Claus is Coming To Town" as if ZZ Top had written it, "White Christmas" like Billy Idol's "White Wedding", etc. Lots of fun for a good cause. www.bandboston.com

Gary is the talented lead guitarist for the classic band BOSTON for over 30 years and has played with Sammy Hagar and Norman Greenbaum (Spirit in the Sky) among others. In addition to his massive technical undertaking of managing the stage equipment on a BOSTON tour, including all of the back line and audio equipment, he plays with the band December People that play familiar holiday songs in the styles of the top bands of our time like Santana, The Who, BOSTON, ZZ Top, ELP, Journey, AC/DC, and Rush just to name a few.

The Dow 20,000 party is going to have to wait - at least for another day The Dow was down a little bit today - 23 to 19,918 The broader market was a bit weaker than the Dow The markets continue to shrug off very weak economic news that came out throughout the day We got bombarded with all sorts of negative pieces of news that ordinarily, maybe before the election of Donald Trump, would have weighed down the market Certainly it would have weighed on the currency markets The dollar would have been very weak and gold would have had a big rally Instead, gold was down a little bit, and the dollar rose a little bit despite very weak economic data that I will get to I want to start off by focusing on the stock market and the optimism which is really quite ridiculous and unfounded Part of the reason for the rally, though, is a lack of selling We have a lot of people mindlessly buying the markets, but you don't have a lot of selling One of the reasons is that people would rather sell in January than in December People are enthusiastic about Trump's presidency because he will cut taxes If you have a gain in the stock market, why realize that gain now in the waning trading days of 2016 If you sell now, not only do you have to get your check into the IRS by April of next year But also, you've got to pay the current tax rate If you wait until the firs week of January, you don't have to pay taxes until a year from this coming April You have all that time to use the money and the tax rates may be a lot lower So why sell now? A lot of people are being given that advice; don't sell now - wait until January Who knows - this market could ring in the new year with a major sell-off

Some important topics addressed this week, including the special benefits of doing a tribute act as well as the concept of "four-walling" your own show and managing the whole night. That conversation is bookended by equally-important discussions about the substances on which both your crowd and your bandmates (and you) choose to use at your shows. How do you set those rules? What do you do when they're broken? Oh the twists and turns you'll take! This week's GigGab is all over the map, but the path makes sense once you're along for the ride. Stuff Mentioned: Georgetown Saloon California votes to legalize recreational marijuana Pink Talking Fish Dave Brunyak's Acoustic Tribute Nights Rush | Time Stand Still (order from Amazon) Lotus Land Rush Tribute Band December People Chapters/Timestamps: 00:00:00 GigGab 90 – November 14, 2016 00:00:20 Gig Gab becomes Geek Gab … for a minute (but it's better than Politics Gab!) 00:04:35 Do we, as weekend warriors, have a platform? 00:10:09 What kind of crowd do you want, drunk or stoned? 00:12:11 Four-walling a gig 00:14:20 An evening of Acoustic Bruce Springsteen! 00:16:13 Marketing. Everything’s Easy when it’s Easy. 00:18:12 Tribute Acts Raise the Bar 00:21:12 Is a Rush tribute band in one of your hosts’ future? 00:24:11 You ever play NOT sober? 00:26:09 The Fog of San Francisco 00:33:14 December People … are coming to town! 00:34:10 GigGab 90 Outtro

Costa Mesa, CA Pacific Amphitheatre/OC Fair Saturday, July 16 tickets at pacamp.com My conversation with Gary Pihl will air on KUCI 88.9fm Thursday July 14th at 4pm PST, and Monday July 18th at 9am PST ABOUT GARY PIHL Gary does it all: guitars, work in the recording studio, live shows on the road and the architect of the band BOSTON website. He'll provide backup vocals on the 2015 tour. He has been a member of BOSTON since 1985 and is the longest recurring member of Tom Scholz' recording and touring band. GARY PIHL (pronounced "Peel") Raised in the suburbs of Chicago for the first 12 years of his life, Gary Pihl relocated to the San Francisco Bay area and has led a musical life ever since. He explains, “I was in several bands in high school. One of our guitar players told me about guy who was really good and giving guitar lessons at the local music store. He was in a band named The Warlocks. We went to see them play at a local pizza parlor. A couple months later they changed their name to the Grateful Dead. The guitarist giving us lessons was Jerry Garcia.” At 19, Gary had his recording debut with Day Blindness in 1969. He says, “After my time in Day Blindness, I was in a band called Fox with Roy Garcia and Johnny V (Vernazza), who went on to play in Elvin Bishop’s band. We were really fortunate to get to be on some shows with bands we looked up to including opening at the Fillmore for Free (with Paul Rogers). We were on shows with Janis Joplin, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Eric Burdon and War and Mose Allison.” Gary spent four years in a band called Crossfire. He recalls, “Mitchell Froom was our organist. He’s gone on to be a great producer (Paul McCartney, The Pretenders, Los Lobos, Crowded House, Suzanne Vega, Sheryl Crow, etc.). We were opening some shows for Norman Greenbaum (Spirit in the Sky) when he was performing as a singer/songwriter on acoustic guitar. We had done our set and left the stage to Norman. He was halfway through his set when we noticed the audience was getting restless and wanted him to rock out. In the middle of one of Norman’s songs, our drummer, Steve Jones, got back on stage and started playing! Norman turned around in shock. Then he looked at the rest of us on the side of the stage and waved us up. We’d seen him about a half dozen times so we sort of knew his songs. Mitchell and his brother David (our pianist) have perfect pitch and were telling me and our bassist what the chords were as we went along. The crowd seemed to dig it and we ended the show with a rocked out version of Spirit in the Sky.” Pihl’s first big break in came in 1977, when he joined Sammy Hagar’s band, where he toured and recorded for 8 years. Gary met Tom Scholz when Hagar was opening for BOSTON between ’77 and ’79. In 1985, Sammy joined Van Halen, however, Pihl didn’t miss a beat. He explains, “Tom called me up when he was working on the Third Stage album, he had one more song left to be recorded and asked me if I’d come out to work with him on it. I was thrilled! It was a dream come true for me to work with one of the greatest bands of all time! I would have crawled on my hands and knees from California to get to work with BOSTON. As it turned out, I flew directly from Farm Aid (my last gig with Hagar) to Boston, so I wasn’t out of work for a day. I thought, how lucky could a guy get? He told me that there would probably be some touring involved if the album did well, which it did and basically I’m still here.” Tom and Gary traded studio leads on “I Think I Like It,” a high-energy power tune that showcases how well these two virtuosos complement one another. The two of them, who could pass for brothers, are a natural pair on stage. In addition to lead guitar, Gary also plays electric and acoustic 12-string guitar, keyboards, as well as lends backing and harmony vocals. Gary quickly became indispensable to Tom’s BOSTON efforts. This quintessential multi-tasker has been Scholz’s right-hand man for over 20 years, serving as Vice President of Scholz Research and Development, assisting in building Tom’s Hideaway Studio II, and is a crucial part of the massive technical undertaking of managing the stage equipment on a BOSTON tour, including all of the back line and audio equipment. He also manages tech people, teaches band performers their parts, organizes rehearsals, integrates the “front of house” sound company system and personnel. Scholz wouldn’t tour without Pihl, saying, “I’d be lost without him. Gary’s the only other person on tour that has a thorough understanding of the complex audio productions systems that turn the efforts of 7 musicians and singers into the perfectly mixed stereo sound coming out the the sound system. That includes everyone, the road crew and the sound reinforcement technicians.” As Kimberley Dahme puts it, “In my opinion, he is the glue that holds BOSTON together. He works with us individually for hours on end, and assists Tom solving all of the problems that come up. He cares. I am so thankful to him, he is amazing. I don’t have enough good things to say about Gary.” Pihl is an expert professional photo editor, and did all of the editing for the graphics that were required for Corporate America as well as the remastered Boston and Don’t Look Back CD’s. “He’s one of those rare people that has a gift for music and highly technical talents,” states Tom. Drummer Jeff Neal adds, ” Gary is the most consistent player out there, night after night, you can count on Gary to bring his ‘A’ game. His style is really an excellent blend of great technical ability but also wonderful feel. It ‘ s a standard that young players today should aspire to reach.” Although the majority of his talent is innate, some was acquired. Gary explains, “My dad always told me to do whatever you want, be the best you can and go to school to learn how. I reminded him that they don’t teach Rock and Roll in college but he said, ‘If you love music, then find out all you can about it.’ He took me to the local college and made me sign up. Of course once I got started, I loved it. No, they didn’t teach Rock and Roll, but it gave me a great foundation and a better understanding of music. In one of my choral classes I was sitting next to another kid out of high school just trying to learn about music. It was Johnny Colla, who went on to play sax with Huey Lewis and the News. You never know who you’ll end up sitting next to in school.” In addition to his BOSTON ventures, he still finds time to let his creative energy fly. He says, “I’ve enjoyed working with some friends on a “project band” called Alliance. It’s Dave Lauser from Sammy Hagar’s band, Alan Fitzgerald from Night Ranger, and Robert Berry from 3. It’s a mix of all our favorite styles from Blues to Prog rock.” Alliance has released three albums to date. “Robert Berry and I are also in a band called December People. We do traditional holiday songs but in the style of different rock bands. We do Joy to the World as if the Who were playing it, Santa Claus is Coming to Town like ZZ Top might play it. You get the idea. It’s a lot of fun and every show we do is a benefit for a local charity, usually a food bank.” A long-time vegetarian, like the late Brad and Tom Scholz, Gary resides in a suburb of Boston with his wife and two sons. Gary does it all: guitars, work in the recording studio, live shows on the road and the architect of the band BOSTON website. He'll provide backup vocals on the 2015 tour. He has been a member of BOSTON since 1985 and is the longest recurring member of Tom Scholz' recording and touring band.

Welcome to Live From Progzilla Towers Edition 127. In this edition, we heard music by Guthrie Govan, Big Big Train, Earth's Yellow Sun, Robert Reed & Les Penning, Iosonouncane, Material, Tiger Moth Tales, Simon Godfrey, Egdon Heath, Nightwish, Vennart, Genesis, Damian Wilson, Sky, John Mclaughlin, Somewhere, Harmonium, December People, Malady, Jolly, Blueneck & Disturbed.

A visit with Producer/Musician Robert Berry, talking about the December People which merges classic rock with Christmas and holiday songs. Details at http://www.michaelgaither.com.

Gary Pihl (of the band BOSTON) and Robert Berry (of Ambrosia, Sammy Hagar band, & founder of this new venture) join us to talk about their new supergroup, December People! All the members of DP are from famous rock bands and the they're about to kick off a new tour and a new album "Unauthorized Holiday Classics"." Hear all about the growing phenomenon of mashing up classic rock and Christmas songs that benefits local food banks! www.decemberpeople.com Get an inside look into the lives of artists & creatives. The Mulberry Lane Show is a music, arts, & lifestyle talk show by 3 sisters in a band. For more interviews visit us on iTunes, Stitcher, or at www.mulberrylane.com

Gary Pihl (of the band BOSTON) and Robert Berry (of Ambrosia, Sammy Hagar band, & founder of this new venture) join us to talk about their new supergroup, December People! All the members of DP are from famous rock bands and the they're about to kick off a new tour and a new album "Unauthorized Holiday Classics"." Hear all about the growing phenomenon of mashing up classic rock and Christmas songs that benefits local food banks! www.decemberpeople.com Get an inside look into the lives of artists & creatives. The Mulberry Lane Show is a music, arts, & lifestyle talk show by 3 sisters in a band. For more interviews visit us on iTunes, Stitcher, or at www.mulberrylane.com

Welcome to Live From Progzilla Towers Edition 25. In this, our Christmas extravaganza edition we feature music by Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Mike Kershaw, Marillion, Kevin Gilbert, December People, Goblin, Jethro Tull, Matt Stevens, Rick Wakeman, Camel, Chris, Tap That!, Steve Thorne, Al Dimeola, Also Eden, Galahad, Pure Reason Revolution & The Prog World Orchestra.

TheTotal Tutor will interview Trisha McKinney. The topic will be her story. In addition, I will interview December People Gary Pihl and Robert Barry. Also, I will interview  Mariko Ballentine. The topic will be what Mariko does as a casting agent. Last, I will interview Lane Twins. They are Hollywood celebrities. They will discuss Dolly, Obama, and equality.