The American singer Bobby Kimball (78) was part of Toto from 1977 to 1984 and then from 1998 to 2008, being the singer of some of their biggest hits like "Africa", "Hold the Line" and "Rosanna". Over the years there were rumors of a feud between him and the guitarist Steve Lukather, who denied this in an interview with Rockonteurs podcast. Steve Lukather talks about his friendship with ex-Toto singer Bobby Kimball “Listen, I love Bobby, and we've been in touch. I love him, and there's a third party involved that sends love. There was all this bullshit in the early ‘90s about how we were mortal enemies and all this crap. That was just a lie. He's one of the greatest singers I've ever been around, one of a kind. When the voice was on, he was untouchable. And you have that much power, man. It takes a lot to make that power come alive. (He is) starting to lose touch with who he is now because of the dementia. It's very sad, and I have no right to talk about it. I love Bobby Kimball,” Steve Lukather said. Since 2010 Toto's vocalist is Joseph Williams, son of legendary film score composer John Williams and actress Barbara Ruick, who passed away too soon at the age of 41 in 1974. Joseph had already fronted the band from 1986 to 1988. Joseph briefly rejoined the band in 1998 for a small promotional tour with former members Kimball and Steve Porcaro. However, after the Toto XX tour, only Kimball officially rejoined the band, remaining a member until 2008. During those years, Williams occasionally performed with Toto, contributing to recordings and live shows. Besides being a singer, Williams also plays keyboards and tambourine. Like most Toto members, he is also a highly regarded session musician. One of his most famous contributions outside of Toto was providing the singing voice for adult Simba in Disney’s 1994 animated film The Lion King. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmOLtTGvsbM&pp=ygUMcm9zYW5uYSB0b3Rv The post Steve Lukather talks about his friendship with ex-Toto singer Bobby Kimball appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

People say that when you work with what you love, you never have to work a day in your life, because you are doing something you enjoy. That is something Hetfield relates to, since he said in an interview with CBS that he has the best job in the world. The musician talked about what it is like to be Metallica’s frontman and how important it is for him and the band to give back to society and help those who need it most through their charity initiatives. James Hetfield says he’s got the best job in the world "I am so blessed. I have the best seat in the house. I got the best job in the world, if you even wanna call it a job. It's so easy. Just looking into one set of eyes, that's all it takes for me. I will hook up with one person's eyes and I'll just see them change. I'll see the passion in them, and I'm full. My heart fills right up and I'm ready to just keep going, kicking ass. "I have the best job in the world. I get to see three generations of people hugging each other. Oh, God, the last thing I would've wanted to do is go to a gig with my dad, or my grandpa even. But I see that happening out there. And little kids down in the front, old people down the front, people in wheelchairs down the front. A mix match of backgrounds and stories of people. We gather a lot of misfits around this planet, and we make a family out of it. And we create some energy that helps us get through life." He continued: "I found my passion early on in life. I'm super grateful for that. I had parents that were supportive. And I struggled. I struggled hard to get what I thought was what I needed, which was be in a band and make music. Struggle is part of it, and with this foundation, hopefully we're a little bit of a helping hand getting from that, 'I can't get out of this struggle. I just can't,' to the, 'I can, but I gotta work hard and I'm gonna be able to get what I want,'" James Hetfield said. All Within My Hands is a non-profit, philanthropic organization created in 2017 by the members and management of Metallica, dedicated to creating sustainable communities by supporting workforce education, the fight against hunger, and other critical local services. They have already donated millions of dollars to support many different kinds of causes, from natural disaster relief to helping provide food for people in need. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg4kKVYAgYoThe post James Hetfield says he’s got the best job in the world appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Def Leppard vocalist Joe Elliott lamented David Coverdale’s recent announcement that he was retiring and that Whitesnake’s touring days had come to an end. Elliott is a big fan of Coverdale and his work with Deep Purple, Jimmy Page and Whitesnake. Elliott told Planet Rock that it was something sad to hear but expected. Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott laments David Coverdale/Whitesnake retirement "Okay, so hands up if, like me just a few days ago, you had a little bit of a tear in your eye when you saw Lord Coverdale make his retirement announcement." "Now myself and David go back a long, long way — 1981, to be precise. Def Leppard and Whitesnake toured together many, many times but I've known him since we were recording 'High 'N' Dry' (1981) and he was recording the album 'Saints & Sinners'. He would allow me to pop into his studio and watch him sing and nurse me off the ledge when I was really struggling to do stuff with Mutt Lange. He was such a great guy and very generous with his brandy, let's put it that way." "I was very sad to see (the) announcement but (it was) kind of expected, really. He'd done it. He's been there and he's done that and he deserves to spend some time with his family and just not worry about it anymore." "So, I'd like to celebrate my memories of David with this one song, which is where I came in, and it's quite honestly one of the most emotional things that he ever did. So, on behalf of the world, David, if you're listening, happy retirement," Joe Elliott said. Coverdale first achieved fame as a member of Deep Purple, being Ian Gillan replacement. A couple years later formed Whitesnake, his own successful band. With Purple he recorded three albums: “Burn” (1974)”Stormbringer” (1974) and “Come Taste the Band” (1975). With Whitesnake he recorded 13 studio albums, the final one being “Flesh & Blood,” released in 2019. The band sold an estimated amount of more than 18 million records worldwide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNTRgkd4gB0&list=RDGNTRgkd4gB0&start_radio=1&pp=ygUZZmFyZSB0aGVlIHdlbGwgd2hpdGVzYW5rZaAHAQ%3D%3DThe post Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott laments David Coverdale/Whitesnake retirement appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

During his career, Neil Young has shown that he is a truly versatile musician, with a songwriting range that goes from incredible acoustic songs like “Old Man” to heavier tracks like “Rockin’ in the Free World.” There are not many Rock and Roll bands or artists who were courageous enough to experiment after becoming known for a specific kind of music and Led Zeppelin was one of those bands, who was also brave enough to mix heavier Rock and Folk. Over the decades, Neil has given his opinion on many bands and musicians, including the legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist and producer Jimmy Page. What is Neil Young's opinion on Jimmy Page Neil Young is a big fan of Jimmy Page and once said he was "a hack" compared to him, revealing that Page is one of his favorite guitarists of all time alongside Jimi Hendrix. "I think Hendrix had an effect in just makin’ me want to get out there. He’s just so free. He played loud—and he was real sensitive. He didn’t ever play fast … It’s easy to play if you can figure out just what it was he was doin’. He was so into it." "All the little things, the little nuances—where he pulled his hand off and where he releases the note. It’s not the notes he plays, it’s the way he plays them. He and Jimmy Page are favorites of mine. When I was playing with Page, it filled the hole that Stills used to—more than filled it, it overflowed. He’s so liquid, so at ease with his guitar—a natural sense of time. I’m a hack compared to him. He can really play," Neil said as featured in his biography "Shakey" (2002) by Jimmy McDonough. Neil Young jammed with Jimmy Page and John Bonham [caption id="attachment_57755" align="alignnone" width="529"] Photo by Joseph Stevens[/caption] Neil had the chance to hang out and jam with Jimmy Page back in 1974 after a CSNY show at the Wembley Stadium in London. After the concert they went to a club in the city and Neil was pictured playing a Rickenbacker guitar on stage alongside his bandmates Graham Nash, Stephen Stills and the Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. According to the book "Neil Young: A Visual Documentary" (1994), that supergroup performed songs like Young's "Vampire Blues" and "On The Beach". The musician often answers fans' questions on his website and when a fan asked if he had any recollection of playing that night with John Bonham, Jimmy Page and the others, he replied: "I was there. That's all I know." When another fan questioned if he had any recordings of that jam, he said: "I don't have a tape of that Zeppelin jam. We were all drunk and happy. It was fun." Neil Young played "When the Levee Breaks" and "For What It's Worth" with Led Zeppelin There are no recordings from that jam session in 1974, but 21 years later, in 1995, Led Zeppelin and Neil Young were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the same night. After performing four songs with Joe Perry and Steven Tyler from Aerosmith, who inducted them, Neil Young joined Zeppelin on stage. They performed an energetic version of "When the Levee Breaks" with Page and Young on guitar. By the end of the song, Robert Plant improvised a section of Buffalo Springfield’s ‘For What It’s Worth’ as a nod to Neil. The band quickly joined him and performed part of the song. That incredible performance with Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Robert Plant inspired Neil to write a song later in that year. Called "Downtown" the song mentions Page and Zeppelin saying: "Hear the band playin', Downtown all right. Jimi's playin' in the back room, Led Zeppelin on stage. There's a mirror ball twirlin', and a note from Page. Like a water-washed diamond, in a river of sin. Goin' down like a whirlpool, when you get sucked in." The track was featured on the album "Mirror Ball", which he recorded with members of Pearl Jam. In the following year it was nominated for "Best Rock Song" at the Grammy Awards. He said Led Zeppelin was a perfect band for shows in big stadiums Although Neil is an artist who plays to huge crowds that could fill a stadium, he has always preferred smaller venues and once said that those kinds of big shows were great for bands like Zeppelin. "Those huge concerts… I did it and it was great for my head, to know that I could do that. But you know, even as much as I tried every night to get everybody in those barns off, I couldn’t. Because I couldn’t even see them, man, and I knew they couldn’t see me." "I had to cut off all the subtleties of my music and just project it out to eighteen thousand people…. My music is basically subtle … that’s why I’ve gone back to just playin’ clubs like the Roxy. And the Corral in Topanga … it gets me off. It makes me feel like I’m still a musician and not in a circus. The Allmans, Led Zeppelin, all those groups, they’re great for those big events, y’know. But you take a guy like me and put me in those circumstances, it’s just not right. I just don’t belong there," he said in an interview with B. Mitchell Reid in 1977. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aFqjP1iuzYThe post Neil Young’s opinion on Jimmy Page appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

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