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Jul 1, 2008 7:37 p.m. Wishinfora(nother)Falcon:
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Jul 1, 2008 7:49 p.m. NavyChief:
I have lost count over the years how many times I have seen X, but the first time was at I believe it was called "The Russian Cultural Center" in San Francisco it has been a long time ago now I think about 26 years? darn! Anyway I don't know that X changed my life, but they did make me realize that there were other people out there like me who were fed up with big hair and explosions and felt just a tad outcast from the norm. Ok enough hero worship, this is a question thread, will the Billy Zoom band go out and play here in San Diego again? The Casbah show a couple years back so reminded me of early days of the underground music scene in the late 70s early 80s it would be great to see that line up play with you again, Rob
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Jul 2, 2008 12:56 p.m. DeArmond:
Billy, I'm glad you happened upon the Silver Jet because that is a great sounding guitar. Sure, I love your playing, you are blessed with a talent and even if you played a Mosrite X songs would sound awesome since your playing which makes the songs but I think the Jet just puts your tone and songs over the edge to where it is now and couldn't get better. Mosrites are nice, The Ventures sounded great with them but X and the Jet is where it's at.
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Jul 2, 2008 1:13 p.m. DeArmond:
Billy question for you. Does X ever cover live a song that they never recorded on album? For example, just say X never covered on album "Rock A Beatin Boogie" by Bill Haley and His Comets but decide that X will play it live? I might have spelled the name of that song wrong but you know which one I mean. But doesn't have to be that song. Maybe just one day you suggest to the rest of the band that you play some other song and X does it live. I know X has recored "Breathless", "Wild Thing", and "Crystal Ship" from the X-Files album among other on album and probably live but wondering if a cover song has been played live by X that X never recorded.
Thanks,
DeArmond
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Jul 3, 2008 5:15 p.m. PaoloGregorio:
Thanks for the reply and the info, Billy!
I remember reading about a possible Sig model a long while back, but that it had fallen through. Congrats again on the Tribute model, and here's to the introduction of a regular production BZ Sig model! If it happens, I'm buying one!
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Jul 7, 2008 7:51 p.m. DeArmond:
I looked over the questions already asked, hope I didn't miss this and was already covered but have you ever seen on the internet, maybe Ebay, or any guitar stores any guitars you once owned up for sale? I ask because of the thread on Brian Setzer's former White Falcon up for sale on Ebay. Wondering if you came across any of your guitars for sale that said "Fender Strat, formerly owned by Billy Zoom of X". Something like that. Or have you seen fakes out there, maybe not your former guitar but people claiming to selling one of your guitars even tho it's not?
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Jul 7, 2008 8:00 p.m. crowbone:
Billy,
Will there ever be any new X with you on there, other than the live stuff?
If so, would Ray Manzarek produce again?
He just seemed to capture something special that other albums didn't quite get.
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Jul 7, 2008 10:04 p.m. BillyZoom:
DeArmond: I haven't seen any former BZ guitars, but I have seen a number of amps that people claimed were modded by me, but weren't. I guess they figure they can charge too much if they say I worked on it. I also recently saw an ad for a Gretsch guitar that the owner claimed had been repaired and set up by me. I don't work on guitars except for the wiring on my own, so that was an obvious fake. Crowbone: I've learned never to say never, but I don't think so. If we did, Ray would definitely NOT be the producer. Don't assume that Ray actually had much to do with the sound of the albums. That's all I'm going to say.
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Jul 7, 2008 10:29 p.m. DeArmond:
Billy, you serviced a couple of my amps and if I sold any of them I definately would not mention that you worked on them because I wouldn't want to capitalize on the fact that you worked on them. You did a great job on my amps and I appreciate your care and time that you put into my amps and I'd rather not try to make money off the fact that you worked on them. You signed my Deluxe Reverb and I really like that you did sign it so if I sold it I think I'd take the grill cloth off and frame it and then replace it with a new grill cloth then sell it. I just think that as a fan I asked if you would sign it and you signed it for a fan and I don't think it's cool to try to make extra money off of something like that when it was done for a fan at the request of a fan. Like I have a DeArmond M-75T that I'm not found off but you signed it and I decided that even tho I don't really care for the guitar I won't sell it because I like the fact that you signed it. I wouldn't want to sell it because I'd lose that signature and I wouldn't want to capitalize on it. So since I don't play it I thought I'd have others sign it too so I have Deke Dickerson, Del Casher, Nokie Edwards and Crazy Joe signatures on it as well. Back to the DR, well so far my DR is not for sale. I think I dig the '50s Tweed amps more than the '60s Black Face type of amps but I'm still keeping them.
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Jul 12, 2008 4:09 p.m. DeArmond:
Billy, I read in an interview that you did that you didn't like the way a couple of the X records were recorded. The songs are great of course and the musicianship on the albums was great but the recording of a couple of albums wasn't really as good as you hoped.
Has X considered re-recording them note for note just making the recording process better and the sound better? I have all the X albums and they sound good but I think you mentioned a couple didn't sound good because the sound engineer didn't know what he was doing at the time.
The Sex Pistols if I recall re-recorded (at the Boat in Silver Lake) "Nevermind the Bullocks" note for note because the masters ended up missing. They needed it for Guitar Hero or something. Is re-recording an option for the band since you are not satisfied with some of the recordings?
Thanks,
DeArmond
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Jul 12, 2008 10:23 p.m. BillyZoom:
I wish I could get my hands on the masters and re-mix them. I think re-recording them would be too expensive. Just the airfare and hotels would probably cost as much as the first album budget.
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Jul 12, 2008 10:46 p.m. DeArmond:
Well the albums sound great the way they are from a fan's point of view but you the artist of course might have felt otherwise. I don't think any of the fans think the sound is not good. We all like it.
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Jul 14, 2008 10:34 p.m. DeArmond:
Billy, I was at Amoeba Records today and they have a section where they sell books on rock music. I've purchased a book on Chuck Berry there before, Ritchie Valens as well and a couple of books on Bill Haley and His Comets. Well they had this book on punk. Not just one specific area like the UK or NY or LA but the whole nine yards. I looked up X in the book and the author says that the LA punk bands and scene didn't really have any mentors. I am paraphrasing here not giving the exact quotes because I don't recall the word for word but something like the LA scene just poppped up at one point and they didn't really look up to the UK punk scene or the New York punk scene but really the LA punk scene was paying homage to the '60s Hollywood or sunset strip bands of the '60s such as The Doors, The Byrds and a few other bands I never heard of or can not remember.
Is this really true? I can see where maybe some bands of prior years might have influenced the current bands of the times but I don't see X or Fear paying homage to The Byrds or The Doors. Maybe the LA bands started the scene and didn't pay homage to other punk scenes in other places but I don't see the punk scene paying homage to the counter culture of the late '60s. Maybe I'm wrong but from a music fans view point I don't see it but you as a key figure in this LA punk scene do you feel you and the punk scene paid homage to the late '60s counter culture scene?
Oh I think the author said something like the LA punks didn't have much to do with the Motels and another band I forget. Well the Motels were considered New Wave (not punk) at the time so I get that but I think he was saying the LA scene was on it's own has nothing to do with other bands of the time that came from else where.
Thanks,
DeArmond
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