Originally Posted by
wr_stix
Here's a memory... while living in NJ went to Philly for a concert main billing was Mountain, some decent rocking band and then (for some God-knows-what-reason) Poco.
First the rocking band gets going and it's Philly back when you could smoke inside the Spectrum. Crowds rowdy and such next Poco gets up to play. FYI this was a band like Bread or ... soft easy hippie pop country stuff. Bottles start flying onto the stage and they walk off. Wait a few they come back try again and wham the lead guitarist get's it in the head with a bottle ala Blues Brothers style. Off they go...
after 15 minutes Leslie West pops out and says everyone calm down he'll play a little. Lelie West plays solo imitating Hendrix, Santana, Jeff Beck, Clapton you name it and he's doing these guys best licks for about 30 minutes the place is totally rapt no rowdiness. Very Cool.
then a break and he's back with the band. Corky Laing was so wasted he couldn't keep a hand on his sticks, kept missing cues, at one point almost took his whole set out stepping over it and knocking the bass and toms over. It was pathetic. This was right after Nantucket Sleigh Ride came out.
Still getting to see Leslie West play like that was a once-in-a-lifetime thing I'll never forget.
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