a ways back in the thread the following was posted:
<<< From: ***@peoplepc.com (crow)
Domenic Troiano replaced Joe Walsh in the James Gang. They went on to
release their 2 best records (in my very subjective opinion): Straight
Shooter & Passin' Through.
Later, Dom replaced Randy Bachman in the Guess Who - a band that is
beyond redemption (again, omvso) no matter how great their lead
guitarist.
Dom's solo records Tricky & The Answer are well worth seeking out
-- jepp
if it sounds good...IT IS GOOD! >>>
This is reasonably accurate (Domenic`s first solo album was self titled
'Domenic Troiano', not 'The Answer', which is the title of one of the
standout songs on the record, every guitarist needs to hear that solo).
Troiano was the best guitarist to come out of Canada IMO, with the
possible exception of Lenny Breau.
But I don`t think the two albums he did with James Gang are better than
'James Gang Rides Again' or 'Yer Album'. They do however absolutely
predate both 'Bang' and 'Miami', the albums featuring Tommy Bolin (who
was great in his own right).
Troiano was always a bit ahead of the game. His two solo albums for
Mercury were produced by Keith Olsen at Sound City studio in Van Nuys. A
short while later Mick Fleetwood used both Olsen and Sound City for the
first Fleetwood Mac album with Buckingham/Nicks, whose debut album was
also recorded there and produced by Olsen.
Before his Mercury contract, Troiano had a band called 'Bush', more than
20 years before the better known band of the same name. They had the
same manager (KRLA Deejay Reb Foster) and record label (Dunhill) as
Three Dog Night, and Troiano`s song 'I Can Hear You Calling' was covered
by 3 Dog, appearing on the flip side of the hit single 'Joy To The
World', That record went to #1 and sold three million copies, but
Troiano never received a penny for his efforts . Prior to that, Troiano
was in a legendary blue-eyed soul band known as The Mandala, a live act
fondly remembered as devastating by those lucky enough to have seen them
play.... The Keyboard player and drummer from Mandala went on to play
with Lou Reed and Alice Cooper.... Before that, Domenic played with
Ronnie Hawkins in The Hawks, Later to be known as The Band.....
After an introduction by guitarist Bill Andersen, Troiano and the
legendary Ted Greene enjoyed a mutual appreciation society. Ted even
dedicated his book "Chord Chemistry" to Domenic. Tragically, they both
passed away within two months of each other, just over a year ago. Both
of Troiano`s Mercury albums have been released on a single CD titled
'The Toronto Sound' (funny title considering he was living in L.A. at
the time and they were both recorded there). There is also a compilation
CD of his later work for Capitol and a '20th Century Masters'
compilation; these are hard to find in the U.S. but readily available on
ebay. Everything he did is HIGHLY recommended. P
BTW, what about Steve Morse joining Deep Purple ?
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