Gary Hoey "Hocus Pocus Live"

Gary Hoey "Hocus Pocus Live"

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Gary Hoey
Hocus Pocus Live
The Story
"Hocus Pocus Live" captures the fleet fingered Hoey live in concert in San Diego in 1997, performing his original instrumentals, plus a few covers he has "Hoey-ized", including "Wipeout", "Hocus Pocus", "Linus And Lucy", and Hendrix' "Red House" - the lone vocal number. The CD also features two bonus tracks "Tele Like It Is" and "Hocus Pocus (Insanity Mix)". Hoey has certainly gotten a lot of mileage out of the old Jan Akkerman/Focus tune, maybe it's time to explore 'abracadabra' or 'shazam'. An authenic portrait of Hoey's live show, if you can't make the gigs, pick up this CD.
The Music
00:10 Intro Vocal
05:41 Blast Instrumental
04:26 Drive Instrumental
05:33 High-Top Bop Instrumental
06:18 Peace Pipe Instrumental
05:12 Low Rider Instrumental
03:46 Linus And Lucy Instrumental
08:42 The Deep Instrumental
06:04 Bert's Lounge Instrumental
05:36 Red House Vocal
04:04 Hocus Pocus Instrumental
04:38 Wipeout Instrumental
04:42 Tele Like It Is Instrumental
03:51 Hocus Pocus (Insanity Mix) Instrumental
The Artists
Gary Hoey Guitar, Vocals, Production
Glen Sobel Drums
Ray Riendeau Bass
Tony Franklin Bass on "Tele Like It Is" and "Hocus Pocus (Insanity Mix)"
Gregg Bissonette Drums on "Tele Like It Is"
Jean-Marie Horvat Production, Mixing, Engineering
Frankie Banali Drums on "Hocus Pocus (Insanity Mix)"
Dave Kaplan Executive Production
Todd Rusch Engineering
Roy Thomas Baker Production, Engineering, Mixing
Doug Schwartz Mastering
Rick Vanfossen Tour Management, Collage Photography
Donnie Barnhart Guitar Tech
Mark Gillespie Cover Art
Russ Ng Collage Photography
Laurie Soriano Legal Representation
Lawrence Rudolph Business Management
Kim Vollstedt Business Management
Recorded live at The Belly Up, San Diego, CA, on May 28, 1997.

Mixed at Soundcastle Recording, Los Angeles, CA.

Mastered at Audio Mechanics.