2008 marks the Celebration of 40 Years of my main-stay band called "CHAIN", Which is a record for an Aussie band to have been together that long and still continuing to tour, record and play as a full time unit.
2008 also marks my 50th year of reading, performing and writing music and still loving it. So it is a fab year all round. It goes without any doubt that the longer you play a song the better and more exciting it becomes. But Music to me is the most beautiful thing in this crazy world we live in now in 2008. Barry ( lil goose ) Harvey.![]()
Love, Barry ( lil goose ) Harvey
Oz band Chain has just finished 12 gigs around Australia supporting American Band the 'Doobie Brothers". I must say that the Doobie Brothers in my opinion are one of the most Professional and Talented bunch of Musicians that I have heard in a group sense for a lot of years. Every guy in that band was first class with their individual Instruments and Vocals. I think Tom Johnston is the voice of rock music and John McFee is a multi-instrumental wizard. The 2 Drum-set combination of Mike Hossack and Ed Toth was very refined and both possess great technique and feel . The bass man "Skylark" really balanced the groove between the 2 drummers.
Their Keyboard player Guy Allison had a beautiful Piano sound and a 1st. class Pianist. Along with their Reed player Mr. Marc Russo who wailed on the Alto and Tenor Saxophones.
Last but not least Mr. Pat Simmons , beautiful and frightening Electric guitar solos and Vocals. What a fabulous group of music makers. Love, Barry (lil goose) Harvey (Drummer with Chain).


