Music
2009 - WAL:
WAL is: Adam Law - lead guitar ; Jared Law - drums; Elliott Law - rhythm guitars & bass
(Elliott - guitars, drum machine)
(Elliott - guitars, bass, drum machine; Jared - acoustic drums)
(Elliott - guitars; Adam - bass)
2008 - Poison Control:
Adam Law - guitars; Jeff Hunt - bass; Jared Law - drums:
Frontiers.mp3 (E. Law on guitars)
2006 - 2008 - PLAN B:
Michael Anderson - bass, Stan Booker - drums, Mitch Bordeaux - vocals, Elliott Law - guitars:
Red Baron.mp3 (Gil Pena on drums)
Freeway Jam.mp3 (Gil Pena on drums)
Message in a Bottle.mp3 (Jared Law on drums)
Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights).mp3
God Save the Kings.mp3 (original)
Losin' My Mind.mp3 (original)
2000 - 2005: WAL:
WAL is my sons and myself, the surname reversed:
Lydia's Love Van.mp3 Frank Gambale's open space jam tune, written when he was 17 years old. Jared on drums (also coincidently 17), with Adam on guitar and myself on bass.
As I Am (instrumental).mp3 An instrumental version of a Dream Theatre tune. Jared on drums, Adam on lead guitar, and myself on bass and harmony guitars. Nice and heavy.
Flying.mp3 Music and lyrics by Elliott. Adam on lead vocals and lead guitar; Jared on drums; myself on rhythm guitars, bass and harmony vocals.
One Day.mp3 Music by Adam; lyrics by Elliott. Adam on guitars, bass & drum programming; myself on vocals.
School Days.mp3 Stanley Clarke's classic with Adam on guitars, Jared on drums, and myself on bass.
Going Down.mp3 Recorded on a 4-track analog Tascam cassette tape deck in 2001. Adam on 2nd lead guitar, Jared on drums and myself on 1st lead guitar, bass, lead and harmony vocals.
2003 - 2005: Roy G Biv:
Recordings from the final RGB lineup: Mitch Bordeaux lead vocals; Jay Moore keyboards and vocals, Mike Anderson bass; Stan Booker drums and vocals, and myself on guitar and vocals:
2000: Roy G Biv:
The rhythm section from '4 to 1' reappears and lead singer Mitch is found on a music store bulletin board. Mitch Bordeaux lead vocals; Mike Anderson bass; Stan Booker drums and vocals; Jay Moore keyboards and vocals, Jim McCalla guitar and vocals, and myself on guitar and vocals
1998: One Eighty
Architect co-workers continue to get together for more fun. Jim McCalla guitar and vocals; Chris Venable bass and vocals, Jay Moore keyboards and vocals; Kenny Durrett drums, and myself on guitar
1997: The Flying Buttresses
Architect co-workers decide to get together for some fun. Jim McCalla bass, guitar and vocals; Jay Moore keyboards and vocals; Kenny Durrett drums, Ed Mulreany vocals and myself on guitar. No recordings!
1993: The Richmond band with no name
These recordings were made at Mark Langolier's studio, up in an office tower on Main Street in Richmond. Mark played bass and engineered the recordings; Mike Werne was the drummer. Very fun improvising with these guys.
1989: 4 to 1
These recordings were taken off the board at Twisters on Grace Street, in Richmond, VA. Chris Geir, keyboards; Mike Anderson, bass; Stan Booker, drums; myself on guitar. We played the movie 'Koyaniquatsi' behind the band during the show. Some great accidental synchronizations. Special thanks to Win Wright for the use of his amplifiers that nite
1987: 5G
I guess because there were 5 guys in the band we stole Bruford's song title '5G' for the band name. Win Wright, guitar; Mark Langolier, bass; Stan Booker drums; Chris Geir, keyboards; myself on guitar. A few tunes from our first gig at 'The Library', a bar at VCU
1981: The Blacksburg band with no name
These recordings were at a house party on Progress Street in Blacksburg, in a vaulted game room where a guy hung two mics overhead. The accomplished guitarist on these recordings is Don Ruzek, who went on to play with the Richmond band Ten Ten. Steve Bolecheck on bass; Jimmy Ball on drums and myself on 2nd guitar.
Stormy Monday - Starship Trooper.mp3
1980: Zebra
Think these were recorded at Daddy's Money and Kennedy's in Blacksburg, VA. Bill Paris, guitar; Walt Kneis keyboards; Roger Freeman bass; Jim Ball drums; myself on guitar. This was a great band; lots of youth, chemistry and enthusiasm
When playing this one at Kennedy's on Halloween night, the Belushi Bees skit from Saturday Night Live came dancing through the audience. A great moment
1979: Beached Zebra
These were recorded at Spanky's Place in Blacksburg. Robert Kindle, guitar; Tony Pope bass; Jimmy Ball drums; myself on guitar. A rabid student crowd, plenty of beer, and too much adrenaline in the band
Brad Fineman makes a public service announcement
1979 - Dixie Dregs - Cruise Control.mp3
Our heroes at the time. Their signature tune, that BZ used to cover
1978: Dow Jones and the Industrials
VA Tech's WUVT radiothon event, featuring Mike Furey on keyboards, Michael Hedgepeth on guitar, Doug Thompson on trombone, Tony Pope on bass, Wes Crawford on drums and myself on guitar. Radio DJ Burt Blackburn interviewing the bar patrons
1977: Chasm
With Robert Kindle on guitar, Curt 'Captain America' on drums, Jim Waters on bass (later played in the punk band The Keen in Blacksburg) and myself on guitar. The oldest recording I have, and pretty damn awful
...you're listening to 'What If' by Dixie Dregs...