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Haven't heard Doc in a while ... thanks for posting. He and son Merle were terrific guitarists.

Pendragon    "Sister Bluebird"    Poland, 2008

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEAozpcat6I

Another great number featuring Nick Barrett's silky guitar playing, and solid accompaniment all around the stage. It seems that Poland has been a real hotbed for Prog Rock in the last 10 years. A lot of great bands are active there, both as home-grown and visiting groups.

Sounds like an awesome day, NELA! Given your health battles, it's great that you can relax, enjoy time with your missus, and the outdoors.

I'm usually up at 5:00 or before, as I've been an early riser all my life. It hasn't made me healthy, wealthy, or wise ... but who cares, right? Don't know what our alarm clock sounds like. First thing is to get the coffee going, then enjoy a cup or two while checking Chordie and a fly fishing forum I take part in. After checking my home & work email, I'm usually out the door by 7:30 for work. I typically log about 1300 kms (800 miles) each week. I work for a small business lobby group since selling my own business 7 years ago. I now meet with business owners each day to discuss ways to shape policies from the gov't, banks, credit card companies, etc., as well as providing services and resources to help them succeed.

My dear wife usually has a nice supper on when I get home, and we talk about the day we've had, family stuff (we have 2 boys who are 29 and 33), etc. She teaches horseback riding, so usually heads to the barn for a couple hours each evening. That's when the guitars get turned up, 'cuz no one gets disturbed. Once she's home, we might watch a movie together, or I'll be tying flies, reading a good book, etc. We're usually turned in by 10:30 or so, and aggravate each other all night with our snoring (we both snore loudly).

Saturday mornings I love to watch an English Premiership soccer game (my favorite sport - a Manchester United fan for many decades), or there'll be chores around the house, errands to run, etc. We both love to do all things together. We also attend little country church nearby on Sundays, where we have some great friends, and usually share a Sunday dinner together with some of them. In the warmer weather, we're both outdoors as much as we can be, kayaking, fishing, horseback riding, etc. My wife is my best friend of almost 36 years, and even though we each have some individual friends, we enjoy each other's company a great deal. She's a real blast to be around, and we both appreciate that we each have a childish side, even though we're nearing 60 years old.

Terrific group, Badeye!

"The Band" were one of many groups where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. My fav (Jethro Tull) didn't have any musicians who I would say were at the top of the heap talent-wise. But together ... wow! Pink Floyd is another example.

That's a great team SB Bill.

This is an imaginary scenario, so deceased or otherwise doesn't matter, and most singers lose some range as they age. I wouldn't want Ian Gillan's voice today, but in the 70's? Amazing! My second choice bassist would be the late John Glascock (Jethro Tull) who passed away in 1979. I agree that Carl Palmer is one of the best drummers alive, and Neil Peart (Rush) would also be a solid choice. Chet & Mark together were brilliant! No doubt you've heard their 1990 CD "Neck and Neck". Excellent stuff!

DE ...

I remember hearing Sam Bush on a couple of Dave Grisman's albums years ago, also featuring the amazing Tony Rice. I seem to recall that Bush had/has great chops on both bass and mandolin ... terrific choice!

Deep Purple! Wow! No offense to Terry whatsoever, but I consider Ian Gillan one of the greatest rock vocalists ever. Power, range, expression ... the whole package.

Good entry, Graham. I never knew there was another applicant for Led Zepp's vocalist. Terry's excellent, but I honeestly can't imagine LZ without Plant or his stage presence.

I'm just not a fan of Kanye West's genre as a whole.

HipHop isn't based much on musicianship, although there may be some good musicians in the genre. HipHop does have some creativity to it, but it is more based on sound sampling/editing, lyrics, and performance. I also find a lot of the HipHop themes either irrelevant to my way of life, or offensive to my values.

I'm a musician, so the music will always come first ... 'nuff said.

Thanks, Roger ...

They have a "Tone Chart" which describes the sound dynamics of each one:

https://wgs4.com/sites/default/files/WGS-2015-01-tonechart.pdf

So the ET65 scoops low at the midrange, while the Veteran 30 does the opposite ... best of both worlds. Marshall does the same thing in their JVM210C amp (also a 100-watt, 2 x 12" amp), by pairing a Celestion Vintage 30 with a Celestion Heritage. That was the way they explained it to me, and my ears confirm it. In their words from their website:

"Possibly the best WGS speaker combination we can recommend is the ET65 paired with a Veteran 30™. Your cabinet will sound more full and colorful than you ever imagined."