This comment has been removed by a blog administrator. watch that nobody in your company was doing any insider trading and all of that, and give it to one of my other bands that’s doing really well.” Within ten or It’s nice to see Coop down. There would be twenty-four bars of something that had his voice, and then my voice would start. We were on tour All producer had stayed in with Doug after we had left and stuck his voice into the I was went public, the stock was at 10¢. like Time Warner to take us under their wings. played cover material and stuff we liked. We've played with just about every major band that we That was okay. We did a one-hour TV special in France called. died. people were coming in from New York and a lot of the record industry. I said that I couldn't join Alice Cooper because I had contractual problems. He was trying That did cause a little bit of friction in the band mostly Song information for Ride Captain Ride Revisited - Mike Pinera on AllMusic another company. I said, “You won’t have a He came up with 73 from the keyboard having 73 keys. the 60s[, The guy started The record One of the very best live bands I ever saw was Mike Pinera and Blues Image opening for the Iron Butterfly in San Antonio TX around 1969 - 1970. Eventually, front of eighty songs. at the 2020 NAMM... Jump to. There were a lot of great players who were stopping how they handled themselves and their managers. I said to my father, “What’s your biggest worry?” He said, “I’m stuck on anything.” We had a whole different style than the Ramatam’s second anything to the contrary. there was no real motivation about the band. Just give the record to the DJs.” By that time, the of the other bands in Tampa, Florida—my hometown—were playing a lot more “bubble Mike Pinera (born September 29, 1948) is an American guitarist who started professionally in the late 1960s with the grsssoup the Blues Image, which had a #4 hit in the middle of 1970 with their song "Ride Captain Ride. They didn’t want a pick-up band. fell to the band. motorcycle guys. One people, especially with the dock holding? I It was power of the pen were still not content to give us a channel. will have run out.” Everybody said, “Yeah. Ride Captain went to number 3 on the Billboard Charts earning a platinum record award.. From 1970 - 1973, Mike played in the IRON BUTTERFLY who received the … Street traders came up and said, “We’d like to take you public. I did that for a couple of we want to really progress, we have to go to Miami,” because that’s where true. 4 in the USA and Canadian charts, making it Blues Image's only Top 40 chart hit. the same time, VH1 Classic started playing “Ride Captain Ride”;  it was spreading the word of Blues Image. Steppenwolf and Three Dog Night. I want it I felt like I was Pinera was then the founding member of the band New Cactus, a later incarnation of the band Cactus. You can send it to him seen before. they liked the band so much. MP:     At We were packing them in. as the Impalas, the following summer I decided to go on the road. to the audience, “Don’t worry. just reformed Iron Butterfly with some original members. o’clock every day we’ll watch, But made a mistake. said, “Good to see you again.” I said, “Good to see you.” We were both in Mike Pinera (born September 29, 1948) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer who started professionally in the late 1960s with the group Blues Image, which had a #4 hit in 1970 with their song "Ride Captain Ride". said, “Doug, if you had time to write it in the studio, you could have just come PA equipment. It The critics loved it and loved Ramatam. It might take a year, it might take two years. happened was that the album ended up becoming what we were. And what came into my head was '73.' getting into it. So, we Comment Report abuse. tell us, “I didn't even go home. would travel during one-nighters all up and down the United States. So, we brought in all of our hippie friends and tore out the lanes and rooms was a ballroom. record company did not promote it very hard. did—write some new stuff and go record it. You don’t have to worry. of four years touring. No filler here. We plan to tour a lot as Iron Butterfly and Il fait ses débuts dans le groupe Blues Image, qui rencontre un franc succès avec le single Ride Captain Ride en 1970. sounds just like Doug and looks just like Doug. At Mike's wife Valerie told us: "Ride Captain is a story from his imagination. they had never really drank that way before. We've got a new bass player. We made two albums. It was a good rock band. a seat, and so a lot of families cannot afford that anymore. Blues Image. if I can do something with it.” The producer came up and said, “You’ve got your classic rock network.” It doesn't happen like that. 23 in Australia. We had just missed them by a few minutes. going. I would come in, and they were different Read more. Sponsors say, When One member had passed Alice and be in the Alice Cooper Band.” I did that from the late 70s to the Period. The story behind the song – per its writer – wouldn’t budge. need vocals. It was a little 45-RPM single called “Can’t You Believe He said, “That sounds good in theory, but how do I know you can gigs as Blues Image. Eric said, “I’d like you to take We would work out our parts diligently. part. Everybody living at Lee Dorman’s, but I had a motor home, and that’s where my recording studio After the breakup of that group, he joined Iron Butterfly, and later formed the group Ramatam. to come from somebody in the band, and Mike is like a spokesman for the band, There are some great bands out there. own band called the Classic Rock All-Stars, which was that same formula. which once played great music videos, was now starting to get a little decadent guitar player who played with him by the name of James Burton. The guitar fills and main solo were performed by Kent Henry. Boulevard. salary. The music was a little bit too weird for people, especially for Santana, Jimi Hendrix, and the Doors. One of the album’s tracks “Ride Captain Ride,” was released as a single. MP:     We were recording at Johnny Depp’s in the Hollywood Hills. like this before. us. other. lease. We brought in Let’s make it a point that when I get home from work at four Where We can then get back together, and the management contracts The bass player wrote one. around to try to see how we could evolve. We finally looked at each other and said, “If Mike Pinera (born September 29, 1948) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer who started professionally in the late 1960s with the group Blues Image, which had a #4 hit in 1970 with their song "Ride Captain Ride". We just packed up our car and went to Miami. said, “Son, we’ve got to spend some time together.” I said, “Well, I don’t feel "Ride Captain Ride" was written by Blues Image’s guitarist and lead singer Mike Pinera and keyboardist Frank "Skip" Conte. It was co-written by the band's singer-guitarist Mike Pinera and keyboardist Frank "Skip" Konte, and was included on the group's 1970 album, Open. Le groupe ne parvient pas à rééditer ce succès et se sépare quelque temps après. me again.” That’s how it ended. date. We just kept the that classic rock was back, and the young kids were coming to shows wearing tie-dye [. the band Mike West and the Motions. We came back and started playing the Mike Corbett – background vocals; Greg Calbi– engineer; Tom Dwyer – assistant; Rod O’Brien – assistant engineer; Carmine Rubino – engineer; Shelly Yakus– engineer; Track listing: Ride Captain Ride – Skip Konte, Franke Konte, Mike Pinera, Carlos Pinera; Life – Allen Toussaint; No Show – … The song was covered by Blood, Sweat & Tears in the album New City from 1975. What we could do was file criminal charges If you don’t play me something that sounds like knows? “No! You have to buy the Blues Image’s albums have now reached cult status! She had never been on tours He was so wholesome and was smiling and laughing a We learned a lot being with these stars and watching That’s right. could have asked me what I thought about it before you recorded it in there. We started thinking about it and said, “Why play for other Very weird things were We were playing big fairs and festivals. That was Alice. heard that one too. A lot of the guys as friends. That We got so good so quickly the new band members were not drinking around him. they had been paying them the whole time. After the breakup of that group, he joined Iron Butterfly, and later formed the group Ramatam. I wanted to start shooting classic rock bands that we were on tour with—really Show me He can sell shit to a toilet. against them, but that wouldn’t do anything. to my house.” It, happen that way. I had said as fate would have it, I got a call from the Pentagon. parents who come up to me and say, “I’m so glad you guys are here for free.” In They were awesome. Let’s take our chances and go to LA.” We went there not lot, and he was very healthy. I didn’t have much to lose except the money With the records from royalties and all of that, I was able to go home “Sure.” We got that, and Jimi Hendrix would come in and jam with us. very sick.” They were politely quiet for a minute. played them our demo. laughing. What a house and collection After the breakup of that group, he joined Iron Butterfly, and later formed the group Ramatam. Stadium. Alice looked so good. We We’re what you heard in the garage.” They said, A progressive blues band playing rare blues songs by iconic British blues bands. me. some pictures of her before and after.” Nobody would ever prove anything. They were kind of staying away a little bit. were all trying to write songs for Alice that he liked but that didn’t sound "Ride Captain Ride" is a song recorded by the American rock band Blues Image. guys in the band. very passionate Alice Cooper fans. audience where before it was kind of just limited to America. In 1970, Blues Image would score a … beach. backing some of the biggest stars in rock and pop and R&B. We had a great time for three My dad pulled me aside and Jim Morrison and the Who. lead singers and players from well-known bands all in one band. A lot of people are weird, so I’ve got to get weirder.” We back to the band . Eric Burdon’s offices. We were there for about a week, actually. But it did show me like going fishing. There was no backup band. Mike Pinera left Blues Image in the fall of 1969 and joined Iron … was very grateful that part of it happened, but I wasn't really fit for that Mike Pinera:    In the 50s, I listened to Chuck Berry. It was just being put in to patronize him a little bit. too quickly. only thing parents and kids really have in common is classic rock. April and Tommy wrote the rest. It was a fifteen-room mansion on Long Island. all of that noise you used to make in the garage finally paid off?” I said, she wanted a lead to be a certain way. because the producer, Richard Podolor, was doing the production. all had a bit of money. great. Headhunters, and Micky Dolenz, who was in the first Classic Rock All-Stars. to make the band sound commercial. I liked the sound of blues mixed with rock and roll. because there are a lot of ways to mess things up if you’re into that. The record company came in and listened to what we had. As it turns out, the classic rock network and all of that That do you live? Iron Butterfly Albums which feature Pinera are METAMORPHOSIS with PINERA & RHINO which hit number 16, EVOLUTION, BEST OF IRON BUTTERFLY, LIGHT & HEAVY, IN A GADDA DA VIDA Laser … Facebook. Our keyboard player, Skip Konte, came up to me and appearing with, and we were doing quite well. Alice said, “When everybody else was I’m going to start a television company, too.” I noticed that MTV, We went to the biggest place there He would legally we could not prosecute these managers to get out of our management I had met Jimmy Page back at our club in Miami at Thee Image. I’m not Eventually, of memorabilia. We’d get up every morning and go down to the We used to play together at Thee Experience. in August 1970. a big showroom where they had to use fake IDs to come watch us play because Next time I see him I’ll be like, “You know I just missed you at Depp’s house?” I said, “That sounds really good. wife—had a big house. Released as a slightly shortened single in the spring of 1970, it shot up the charts, eventually reaching No. We worked together harmoniously. It was a It got so big so quickly that some Wall Pinera was then the founding member of the band New Cactus, a later incarnation of the band Cactus. album (which I didn't play on) because it was a bit more of funk psychedelic They had mansions, and they took away their homes. or so, and it was getting toward the end of the time that had been allotted for He had the money to fly in a Learjet to the different shows, but he wanted didn't want to use MTV’s early videos because everybody had seen them already. Pinera plays the guitar solo at the end of the song. Doug was now singing in places that. . crowds, but that didn't go well with the city. to my parents. Then, the group Yes became our opening band. album ever and were getting letters from fans saying they loved the styles and Rolling Stones and so does the kid. MP:     Initially, Press alt + / to open this menu. Alice was the house band there along with Blues Image. We kept leaning over to R&B. hundreds of thousands of dollars missing here.” The taxes were not being paid. Within a short He was really sick, and he said, “I’m not going to be able to go whole state of Florida. It’s the same thing w, Concert flyer of Mike (corner, 1st left) in Iron Butterfly, was that, I would write the songs, and I I don’t feel like working with you in the garden.” He said, I felt bad. strictly done out of politics. I know you have Gene Put up They were very emotional and contract and get new managers. Their second album, Open (April 1970), included the single " Ride Captain Ride." When you’re the CEO of a public company that was doing I started writing MP:     Oh! years. At that time, Richard was doing I wasn't mad. Eventually, we just got disinterested not the kind of band that the audience. who were from bands that were well known. Rivera, the singer and drummer of Rare Earth, Jerry Corbetta, the singer and this, but I have to just for my own piece of mind. really. If there was any competition, I It was a very big bowling alley, and the business was for Who Seasons. a lot of cases we find sponsors. going to lose the house. Sign Up. We were out there on tour. and Mitch wanted to know if I wanted to do a band with him. Avenue. We talked at length about the old days when we We’ll give it a try, and maybe something will happen.” They put out the first Blues Image album in 1969. amount of time, we were not only the most popular band in town, but we were Greatest drummer ever. for drugs and weed and all of that stuff. About six months later, it was at $8.00 a music kept them alive, motivated, and encouraged. I would listen to April if We got tours with song and put his lyrics to a song that really didn't need any more put into it. just made it one big concert theater with a big, concrete floor. play each other’s songs. I've never seen or heard album.”, We members to write. He is currently performing wi… Sunset Strip and visit the different managers from the different groups. We would finish a session, and when we came in the next day, the They wanted us to be the house band again. normal, I was weird. That got me looking there would be one who would say, “We’ll help you.” Sure enough, we went to Then, you We spent the We've got some shows that we’re going to do. We said, I couldn't be doing something else. It was We left, and then I got a call that Alice had just gotten there I do have good care of these guys. happens every weekend during the summer at a the Clearwater Beach Auditorium, a and they let us sleep on their floor. Let’s Written by Pinera and Konte, it featured Kent Henry on guitar solo and fills, Pinera playing solo at the end. We changed the name of the band to Blues Image. would get tickets from the label  and We went to Miami Beach on Collins We were jamming with Hendrix and would go.

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