Jorma Vital Parts - Straight Ahead

pyrophore Says:

Jun 24, 2007 - "Stop impersonating sunshine on a rainy day." Play that thang Jorma. If you have a clip of 'Roads Roads ' you're the man dude but thanks for this.

yhlband Says:

Jun 25, 2007 - Wow...I remember Vital Parts/White Gland.Back then I really did not get it. On the heels of the 6-hour electric Hot Tuna shows of the late 70's. Jorma loping off his hair. Some guy Denny Dagorio vs Jack Cassidy on bass. Seeing this footage today, Jorma was playing some great guitar. The band was also pretty good.

angelheart57 Says:

Jul 20, 2007 - Wow, vital parts, its great to see this vintage footage, it brings back a lot of memories. I saw vital parts with jorma at the savoy in NY where I met promotor Bill Gramhan. I wishe who ever post this video had some Hot Tuna From the 1970s, best shows ever.

FeitenFan Says:

Jul 24, 2007 - Hi, as a matter of fact I have a video of Tuna at SUNY New Paltz 1975, the "Rampage Years" with Gregg Douglas. They do Rock Me Baby, Serpent, Walkin and Hesitation. The video is REAL SHAKEY, but very watchable. It is the only one I have ever seen of this period myself. I have been trying to upload the songs to YouTube but they keep getting rejected, I think do to the poor video quality? I will try again

jptulg Says:

Aug 9, 2007 - Please keep trying...would bring back a lot of memories, being a big Hot Tuna fan followed this part of Jormas carrer as well as Jack in SVT...man long time ago now!

geeman693 Says:

Aug 15, 2007 - I like the Impeach Reagan shirt. The rhythm section are the Stench Bros. from Pearl Harbor and the Explosions.

tiegs Says:

Sep 8, 2007 - love all these posts feitenfan - would you happen to have a solo "Genesis"? Preferably from early '80's. When Jorma had that super buzz haircut - I have seen Jorma and HT throughout the years and the early '80's Jorma was my favorite. :) thanks for these clips - pretty intense Do you have a "Vampire Women" ?

FeitenFan Says:

Sep 10, 2007 - Hi, I am not sure if I have a version of Vampire Woman, I will check. I am slowly going through my "stuff" and transfering them to DVD, so as I do it I sometimes put an excerpt on YouTube. I will check.

Makaeff Says:

Sep 27, 2007 - Yeah, there were many line-ups for those bands. Denny was from the Offs, Bob Steeler played drums for Jorma and for the Offs during that time and Hillary Stench and Denny with Jorma. Some guy that drummed for Meat Loaf Meat Loaf as well. ....... The solo acoustic sets Jorma played during these years were the incredible

Occaras Says:

Nov 29, 2007 - Absolutely

zanethebarbarian Says:

Dec 14, 2007 - Thank you feitenFan for so many great postings these are great memories

FeitenFan Says:

Dec 15, 2007 - You are welcome, hopefully more will surface. This is from Rockpalast in Germany and I have the whole show.

jkpeez Says:

Dec 24, 2007 - Great song but why is Pete Townsend playing bass on this one?

FeitenFan Says:

Dec 26, 2007 - Entwhistle wasn't available !! Pretty funny, I never noticed the resemblence before

robinstormking Says:

Jun 16, 2008 - I'll drink to that. Calderone...Hofster...Capital...Academy Of Music.... Tomorrow came...and I remember!

melvyd2 Says:

Sep 9, 2008 - Jorma sounded great but didn't look to healthy during this period.

hgievcm Says:

Feb 28, 2009 - Thanks for this awesome post! It's the first I've seen of Jorma doing a blazing electric guitar solo. Most of the posts are his fingerpicking, which is great, but during this period his electric solos were the epitome of psychedelic hard rock.

thomasmantellwilliam Says:

Mar 17, 2009 - Smokin' guitar work! Nicely done, my friend

MUSICNEVERSTOPS Says:

Mar 25, 2009 - 1980 VP---Great Stuff....I had a blast back in these day ....That is the best electic FingerPickin u will ever see....Awsome.

MUSICNEVERSTOPS Says:

Mar 25, 2009 - U got 2 be Kidin me PT?

mellymanfamily Says:

Apr 2, 2009 - i saw this group in shelton, connecticut in 1979 and the stupid hippies in the audience booed them off!

freekguitarlover Says:

Jul 2, 2009 - Actually, the bassist here is Hilary Hanes, brother of John Hanes, the drummer. Together they were called "The Stench Brothers," famed for playing in Pearl Harbor The Explosions and, for a short time, with Chrome.

The10nisnut Says:

Jul 26, 2009 - These were great days! I saw Jorrma many times at My Fathers Place, Northstage on Long Island and Toads in New Haven CT. Vital Parts, solo acoustic, early and late shows, he was hammered most of the time drinkin' vodka and whatever else...Jorma's a magician!