Trooper

[simescan]

Stopped in to see Trooper last night in Sturgeon Falls Ont.
They mingled with the crowd of about 3000....good performance.

[KHINGPYNN]

Cool someone else started a Trooper thread... LOL

Trooper always does a great job both on stage and off... true to the fans for sure.

[Rick31797]

I seen these guys many many years ago, so long ago " raise alittle Hell was there encore.
If i ever got to talk to the guitar player i would ask him if he remembers the show long ago in Kingston, when he was doing his solo he was walking back and tripped over the drum riser and landed on his back, and he didnt miss a note..
At first you think it was just part of the act> couldn't believe what i was seeing.. But a great show , a very long time ago> They have alot of great songs.like General Hand Grenade one of my fav>>.

Did you read the post on there web sight about the comments Randy Bachman made in his book about Trooper>> Not very nice... Trying to take alot of credit for there success.

http://www.trooper.ca/default.php?cat=articles&subcat=14

[KHINGPYNN]

Thats a very interesting read.

Obviously Ra and Smitty are the core of Trooper... on a song writting level and as a live act. It's a shame that Randy B took the position he did on his time with Trooper. I'm a Randy B fan too but now I realize he has ( had ) some ego issues... stands to reason I guess he is one of the very influential big stars in Canadian Music.

I lost a little respect for Randy B after reading that... the fact that his brother Robbie turned down the opportunity to produce Troopers music sighting a conflict of interest is admirable... Randy took the task though.
The fact that Robbie said "That's exactly like I remembered it. I fact I remember hearing all of your tunes years before Randy was involved. Not much changed as I remember hearing them in the beginning" only solidifies Ra's comments for me. Which to note remained very respectful during what was an emotionally upsetting set of circumstances.

I find it interesting that Randy B would publisize these comments... yes his fans will "eat it up" but one has to wonder if many of his fans will see the dark side of Randy B after reading this.

Craig