Gary Strater of Starcastle

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 3:37 am

I know this was mentionned in another thread but, I took a moment to listen to a little bit of their stuff this am and it was interesting. Really 70's prog...The Rick bass ALWAYS rocks in prog. Time to write a song.....

bassman_bob · Post by **bassman_bob** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 10:50 am

Jaymi, you are so right. Gary Strater was a phenomenal player at that time; I remember listening to his Ric for hours and hours. Still have the 33 1/3 RPM vinyls. Tried to get in touch with him thru the Starcastle website, but no response. He has been seriously ill so I didn't really expect anything back. Keep listening; I don't think we're going to hear "that sound" of Squier, Camp and Strater again.

rickengeezer · Post by **rickengeezer** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:06 am

Sadly, we won't hear the sound of Strater again; he passed away last month. Details, tributes, and some pictures at:

http://www.starcastlemusic.com

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 2:04 pm

I just downloaded "Lady of the Lake", I had'nt heard it for years, really brought back memories, its a real shame Gary's gone. He was a great player, and should have gotten more respect and exposure in the bass world.