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The Fourth Of July solo is easily my favorite solo of yours. It fits the song perfectly and builds into a rising, gritty exit throwing you into the last chorus. Just awesome.

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And you dialed up one hell of a song. The one thing great musicians love more than anything else, is to have a beautiful piece of work to hang their art on. You supply that in spades Pete!

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Ah shucks... Thanks Peter.

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Good stuff Pete.

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Thanks, Steve-O! It is fun to take a trip down memory lane with this stuff.

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Jul 1Liked by Pete Droge

That music to the first video was great!

So many great memories to this album!!!

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Hi Brian- I can't believe that I have no recollection of that song. The track sounds really cool. Glad you have fond memories of the album.

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Jul 1Liked by Pete Droge

That cowbell…

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"I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell!"

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Love that film clip Pete. And the guitar goes: "Chonk Chonk Chonk!"

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Hi Peter- Glad you dug the clip. Brendan is a great guitarist. He really has the touch. And Russ dialed up a great tone.

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Jul 1Liked by Pete Droge

Thanks again for sharing this Pete.

You hinted a while back that the Fourth of July solo was special. Now we know some of that story.

Still brings a tear to my eye. It is so great.

Hope you guys have a great Independence Day.

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Hi Jeff- Yeah... I'll never forget cutting that solo. It's burned in my memory. You have a great Independence Day too.

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