Easy there Big Guy! No trash talking about Dave!
Have you ever heard Fourth of July by X? He wrote it.
And when Billy Zoom got tossed from X because of the H it was Dave that came to the rescue and filled in for a couple of years. He was also with them on the Knitters album.
And if you want to go back even further, The Blasters were Dave and his brother Phil, and a couple of other great players. They were quickly lost in the fog of the late 70's and early 80's, and then broke up because Dave and Phil kept getting into fights on stage. but now everyone is looking back and crediting them with starting the "Roots Rock" movement, although they will tell you that they were just playing good ole Rock & Roll.
The Blasters got back together for a couple of short tours a couple of years ago, and put out a couple of live albums and a DVD. Incredible stuff. I rode all the way to Boston to catch one of the shows, and they blew the roof off of the place.
And a couple of years back Dave was the lead guitar on one of Dylan's tours.
I've gotten the chance to meet him a few times, and a few years back ended up watching the first game of the Yankees/Mets World Series with him and the band back in the green room at the Rams Head (?) Tavern up in Annapolis.
Great Guy, Incredible Player, and an Amazing Songwriter.
Check his stuff out, he is a National Treasure.
