Hi,

Angela Barbera quit the group before or after Ian ????
When is the First concert with Phil Chan???

Thank you;

Steph.

first of all, it's angelo (with an O)...

i was at the green bay show in august of 2004 and angelo was playing... and phil chen (with an E) played the new years eve 2004 show - so, sometime between then.

and, i'm not sure if it was angelo "quitting" as much as it was his fear of flying that got him yanked from the lineup - it's hard to drive to overseas shows, ya know.

I just asked him if he's ever been on a plane and he said no. The rest of his answer was pretty funny too...

I had the pleasure of seeing both Angelo Barbera and Phil Chen. They both brought something different to the show, I'll say that! Watching Angelo in 2003 in New Jersey and New York, he stuck a lot closer to the original bass sound of The Doors, whereas Chen has a much stronger 'plucking' style (apologies - I'm no bass expert; like Ray, I only play bass with an organ - but nowhere near as well!). Phil has a stronger tendency towards going off and interpreting. I used to prefer Angelo's style, but having heard Phil several times over here in Europe, I can't seperate 'em any more. As the band gained distance from the original Doors sound (always close, but all sound evolves I suppose), I learned a real respect for Phil. In addition, he's a very nice guy, as I'm sure Angelo is too.

But I like to brag about probably being one of only a few hundred people maybe who ever saw the band with Ian, Brett, Angelo and Phil! Only ones missing from my stamp collection now are John and Jim, sadly. Still an outside bet on seeing John at some point, but Jim, well, I'll have to settle for him humming quietly in my ear when I have the inevitable conversation with the man at St. Peter's gates...

PK

But I like to brag about probably being one of only a few hundred people maybe who ever saw the band with Ian, Brett, Angelo and Phil! Only ones missing from my stamp collection now are John and Jim, sadly. Still an outside bet on seeing John at some point, but Jim, well, I'll have to settle for him humming quietly in my ear when I have the inevitable conversation with the man at St. Peter's gates...

PK
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With you all the way on that one p.k.