Christopher Cross - did anyone here know Chris can slay on guitar?

[Markedman]

There are some great videos of Chris shredding away on a Tom Anderson and a Boogie Mark 2C+. But I didn't know he was all about heavy rock before the yacht rock became him.

Here's a cool story - https://ultimateclassicrock.com/christopher-cross-ritchie-blackmore-deep-purple-show/

Ride like the Wind solo is a '59 LP and a Dumble, one take. Sheeesh!

 

[midnightlaundry]

Yes. Pretty good.
His interview on RB was good. He talked about writing that Album and living in an apartment and selling weed.. LOL

 

[njshred]

He is prominently mentioned in this recent film on the genre:

https://www.hbo.com/movies/music-box-yacht-rock-a-doc-kumentary

 

[JackBootedThug]

Fuck yeah. beast. Plus he’s a gear head…. But yacht rock….. no thanks…

 

[Racerxrated]

Yeah, he's a gear nut like us, and is a HUGE Zeppelin fan...Hard Rock all the way. His writing put him in another genre though. And a great player in his own right.

 

[rsm]

There are some great videos of Chris shredding away on a Tom Anderson and a Boogie Mark 2C+. But I didn't know he was all about heavy rock before the yacht rock became him.

Here's a cool story - https://ultimateclassicrock.com/christopher-cross-ritchie-blackmore-deep-purple-show/

Ride like the Wind solo is a '59 LP and a Dumble, one take. Sheeesh!

yes. He's also one of the earliest users of Dumbles

 

[67mike]

Yes

 

[johnny q]

Yeah, I knew. One of those guys that flies under the radar.

 

[degenaro]

I think all of us old geezers knew...

 

[TheBiggestJerk]

Apparently SRV’s #1 in CrissCross’s leftovers.

 

[VonBonfire]

Apparently SRV’s #1 in CrissCross’s leftovers.

He's from San Antonio and supposedly sold the strat to Ray Hennigs heart of TX music shop where Stevie bought it and made it his #1.

 

[tallcoolone]

He's from San Antonio and supposedly sold the strat to Ray Hennigs heart of TX music shop where Stevie bought it and made it his #1.

That’s a cool story

 

[japetus]

Christopher Cross is so good, he buried his own leads in the mix so he didnt embarass people

 

[thegame]

Nice solo but it is really that mind blowing? I think singer/songwriters/frontmen who also happen to play guitar often get held to lower standards regarding lead playing than dedicated lead guitarists. As if it gets a little more praise than it warrants because it’s a relative “surprise” he can play at least this well.

 

[4406cuda]

Yes sir!

 

[Philhouse]

Here's his rig.

https://www.christophercross.com/gear

He was playing a Bogner XTC W/D/W set up for a period too

 

[degenaro]

Nice solo but it is really that mind blowing? I think singer/songwriters/frontmen who also happen to play guitar often get held to lower standards regarding lead playing than dedicated lead guitarists. As if it gets a little more praise than it warrants because it’s a relative “surprise” he can play at least this well.

Maybe view it more if era dependent, it's not like you can't 5 year old girls that can't do it on YouTube these days but the fact is for the times he was boss.

And then there's this...
https://www.rhino.com/article/august-1970-the-night-christopher-cross-rocked-with-deep-purple

 

[shar-vell Dan]

Ive known since the 1970's. He was an early Boogie player.
He is a full-on force of musical nature.

 

[67mike]

Nice solo but it is really that mind blowing? I think singer/songwriters/frontmen who also happen to play guitar often get held to lower standards regarding lead playing than dedicated lead guitarists. As if it gets a little more praise than it warrants because it’s a relative “surprise” he can play at least this well.

Ever hear of a guy called Ian Thornley?

He might change your mind on that.....lol

 

[jeff5]

I didn't know this until about 5 or 6 years ago. I grew up with all his yacht rock stuff on the radio in the early 80s. It blew my mind when I found out the guy is a top notch guitar player. And like you guys said, gear head too. He plays Andersons I believe.