John Lennon and me: From the Beatles in Hamburg to the Plastic Ono Band
Klaus Voormann recalls his days as a member of The Beatles inner circle, and playing bass for John Lennon s solo project after the demise of the Fab Four
John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Picture courtesy of the Lennon estate
Mon, 03 May, 2021 - 21:13
Richard Purden
Klaus Voormann first laid eyes on John Lennon in Hamburg’s red-light district while watching The Beatles the autumn of 1960. As he stood watching the band thrash out their rudimentary rock n roll to a crowd of sailors, drunks and sex workers, one impression stood out about Lennon: “He was a cocky rocker.”
Today we embark on the journey of the best “Solo Records” in rock history on the
Top 5 Countdown. Moments where important rock names broke away and made a real name for themselves. We’ve got a lot to go through so let’s jump right to it…
No.5: Lou Reed – Transformation (1972)
We get this countdown started with the 2nd solo studio record from ‘Lou Reed’ titled
‘The Velvet Underground’ the
New York City rocker would come out with an incredible album that really made its mark on the glam rock scene that was emerging in the early and mid 70’s. Not only that this record also had what I like to call
Roxy Music and
Radiohead.
Regarding the albumâs tracks, Frampton tells ABC Audio, âEach oneâ¦is a tribute to the original artist, so I was nervous about attacking all of them, really, becauseâ¦I wanted to make sure that it wasnât just a Muzak copy of these incredible classic recordings.â
Peter notes that some of the tunes he picked to cover held special significance to his life and career.
For example, Frampton says he recorded Bowieâs âLoving the Alienâ because when he was part Davidâs band for his 1987 Glass Spider tour, Bowie gave him the chance to play âan incredibly long soloâ at the end of the song at every show on the trek.
Roxy Music and
Radiohead.
Regarding the albumâs tracks, Frampton tells ABC Audio, âEach oneâ¦is a tribute to the original artist, so I was nervous about attacking all of them, really, becauseâ¦I wanted to make sure that it wasnât just a Muzak copy of these incredible classic recordings.â
Peter notes that some of the tunes he picked to cover held special significance to his life and career.
For example, Frampton says he recorded Bowieâs âLoving the Alienâ because when he was part Davidâs band for his 1987 Glass Spider tour, Bowie gave him the chance to play âan incredibly long soloâ at the end of the song at every show on the trek.
Peter Frampton says each track on his new instrumental covers album is a tribute to the original artist 1019thekeg.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 1019thekeg.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.