In part 2 of the conversation with Michael Thompson, we cover specific sessions such as Animal Logic, Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Shania Twain (including over a month working closely with Mutt Lange).
Ep. 90: Michael Thompson (Animal Logic, Michael Jackson, Shania Twain)
Michael Thompson discusses his life and career, and explains how he became one of the most sought-after session guitarists of the last twenty-five years. A small sample of his sessions includes Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, ‘N Sync, Toni Braxton, Phil Collins, Rod Stewart, Christina Aguilera, Michael Bolton, Mariah Carey, Bette Midler, Madonna, Animal Logic with Stewart Copeland and Stanley Clarke and Shania Twain. And producers such as Mutt Lange, Quincey Jones, Babyface, and David Foster. This week in part one we go through his personal history, and in next week’s part two we’ll talk about specific sessions.
Ep. 54: Carmine Appice (King Cobra, Blue Murder, Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Rated X)
Carmine Appice walks us through his entire career – from early days learning drums (and helping his brother Vinnie) to early success with Vanilla Fudge and Cactus. He also covers working with Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart and Ozzy Osbourne. We also take a look at his 80/90’s bands King Cobra, Blue Murder (and clears up the details of his involvement with the 2nd album Nothin’ But Trouble) and supergroup Mothers Army. Busier than ever, Carmine also gives details on Drum Wars, Rated X and the new Vanilla Fudge cd. He also reveals that he wants Dave Grohl to produce a new Drum Wars cd and that he’s currently about to mix a new Cactus album.
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EP. 21: Stevie Salas (Solo, Nickelbag, Sass Jordan, Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart)
Stevie Salas talks about his life and career on this weeks episode. He shares how he got started on the guitar, and covers most of his solo albums, working with Rod Stewart, George Clinton, Sass Jordan, why many of his solo albums have different names for different territories, who “Punkass Bitch” was written for, and all about his upcoming memoir – “When We Were the Boys: Coming of Age on Rod Stewart’s Out of Order Tour”
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