Joe Chemay Touring With Mike Nesmith

[Howie Edelson]

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/mike-nesmith-of-the-monkees-2013-u-s-tour/

[AndrewHickey]

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/mike-nesmith-of-the-monkees-2013-u-s-tour/

Yeah, he's been Nesmith's regular bass player for years. He played with him on his UK tour last year.

[Lonely Summer]

And this is of interest to Beach Boys fans because....? I'm familiar with his Nez connection....I must've missed something.

[AndrewHickey]

And this is of interest to Beach Boys fans because....? I'm familiar with his Nez connection....I must've missed something.

He played with the BBs in the late 70s/early 80s.

[Smilin Ed H]

He worked with Dennis on POB

[Christian]

... played bass on the disco version of "Here Comes The Night" plus arranged the track with Curt Becher & Bruce Johnston.

[Steve Mayo]

nez's live at the britt dvd is a great dvd recording of a nez show. very very good. get it while you can.
chemay playing bass.

[Aegir]

He's the bass player for Live at Knebworth.

[Lonely Summer]

He's the bass player for Live at Knebworth.

Somebody smack me upside the head!  I thought the bass player through all those years was....oh...of course now I blank on the name...curly haired guy that was in the touring band for eons....

[AndrewHickey]

He's the bass player for Live at Knebworth.

Somebody smack me upside the head!  I thought the bass player through all those years was....oh...of course now I blank on the name...curly haired guy that was in the touring band for eons....

Ed Carter. He was on guitar at the time. There were a few shuffles around in the band in 79/80, with Billy Hinsche being out of the band for a while, Carly Munoz leaving and so forth. Chemay only played with the band live for a very short period of time, and I suspect (though this is pure conjecture) that they needed someone to cover Billy's vocal parts (Chemay is a decent singer) and so moved Ed Carter from bass to guitar and got Chemay in.

Ed Carter was primarily a bass player -- and I think pretty much solely a bass player from 1981 onwards -- but he played quite a lot of guitar in the studio and occasionally on stage.

[AndrewHickey]

nez's live at the britt dvd is a great dvd recording of a nez show. very very good. get it while you can.
chemay playing bass.

Didn't know that was out on DVD -- the live CD of it is fantastic

[Mikie]

Ed Carter can play a good bass, but he can also play rhythm and lead when called upon. Hear that lead guitar in the middle of Rhonda on the "In Concert" album? That's Steady Eddie. They didn't give him that name for nothin'.

Hey Steve, Nesmith will be playing in my neck o' the woods very soon. You think it's a good show to see? The Monkees played in the Bay Area a couple of times already and I skipped it because Nesmith wasn't with them. I mean, guys like Fogerty are just fine to see solo but I can't see going to see Nesmith without the Monkees. It seems like a link in the chain is missing.

[Steve Mayo]

hey mikie...nez can be an acquired taste but i like him. had all his records until you know what. i saw where he is in philly in april and i'm thinking i'm gonna go. always liked him so what the heck. i say see him while you can. that britt dvd show is great.

[EgoHanger1966]

Saw Nez with the Monkees in November and his voice is in absolute great shape. Belted out stuff like "Sunny Girlfriend" and "You Just May Be The One". They dropped the key for "What Am I Doin' Hangin' Round", but still sounded good. Of course, a solo Nesmith show is certainly likely to concentrate on....solo Nesmith. But, I'd reccomend seeing him. He's a bonafide legend.

[Mikie]

See, that's the deal. More than likely Nesmith will play his solo stuff, which I'm not familiar with at all. I'd rather hear the Monkees material, even non-hits/album cuts. I'm sure the musicianship will be great and he'll put on a good show, but it helps to be familiar with the songs going in....

Hey, remember that correction fluid called "White-out" that they use to use in the manual typewriter days? You know who invented it and made millions off of it?

[EgoHanger1966]

See, that's the deal. More than likely Nesmith will play his solo stuff, which I'm not familiar with at all. I'd rather hear the Monkees material, even non-hits/album cuts. I'm sure the musicianship will be great and he'll put on a good show, but it helps to be familiar with the songs going in....

Hey, remember that correction fluid called "White-out" that they use to use in the manual typewriter days? You know who invented it and made millions off of it?

Mama Nez.

[Mikie]

Yep.  And you win two tickets to see Mike Nezmith!

[AndrewHickey]

Ed Carter can play a good bass, but he can also play rhythm and lead when called upon. Hear that lead guitar in the middle of Rhonda on the "In Concert" album? That's Steady Eddie. They didn't give him that name for nothin'.

Hey Steve, Nesmith will be playing in my neck o' the woods very soon. You think it's a good show to see? The Monkees played in the Bay Area a couple of times already and I skipped it because Nesmith wasn't with them. I mean, guys like Fogerty are just fine to see solo but I can't see going to see Nesmith without the Monkees. It seems like a link in the chain is missing.

Saw Nez live last year (and saw the Monkees the year before -- you really missed out by not seeing them, they did a great show). Pretty much everything was his earliest solo stuff, along with a few Monkees-era tunes. Ones he did that were originally recorded by the Monkees (though many of them were only released as bonus tracks, so you may not know them) -- Papa Gene's Blues, Propinquity, Different Drum, Some Of Shelly's Blues, Tapioca Tundra.

You should definitely see him if you get the chance. His voice has held up as well as Al Jardine's has.

[Steve Mayo]

nez's live at the britt dvd is a great dvd recording of a nez show. very very good. get it while you can.
chemay playing bass.

Didn't know that was out on DVD -- the live CD of it is fantastic

so is the dvd...amazon was where i got mine (a replacement after the fire). it really is a great dvd.

[southbay]

Ed Carter can play a good bass, but he can also play rhythm and lead when called upon. Hear that lead guitar in the middle of Rhonda on the "In Concert" album? That's Steady Eddie. They didn't give him that name for nothin'.

Hey Steve, Nesmith will be playing in my neck o' the woods very soon. You think it's a good show to see? The Monkees played in the Bay Area a couple of times already and I skipped it because Nesmith wasn't with them. I mean, guys like Fogerty are just fine to see solo but I can't see going to see Nesmith without the Monkees. It seems like a link in the chain is missing.

In the 90's Eddie Carter would play lead guitar in concert on "Summer in Paradise" while Billy Hinsche would take over the bass

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

Chemay also was in the same sessions as Bruce for 'The Show Must Go On' for Pink Floyd.

[Mikie]

Not only did Joe Chemay play bass on the Beach Boys 1980 tour, he played bass on the MIU album, L.A. Light album, and Keepin' The Summer alive album. Also POB and Goin' Public and he sang on The Wall with a couple of The Boys. Also played on quite a few Nesmith recordings.

[Phoenix]

I hear that Joe Chemay is touring with Mike Nesmith.

[Lonely Summer]

It appears Nez is coming to Seattle, but no venue listed yet - and I wonder how much the tickets are gonna be. The last time the 3kees came up here, 2011, the cheap seats were $70, and that is way out of my price range. If he can keep it down in the neighborhood of $25-$35 then I will go.

[Aegir]

he sang on The Wall with a couple of The Boys.

only Bruce.