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Post by Stacy Heydon on Sept 10, 2022 0:42:37 GMT
There's a class how on BBC 4 right now, "totally british: 70's rock and/or roll. Haven't heard of many of these bands, and some of the stories seem to make them sound like 'nearly' bands, or musicians that were really friendly with bigger bands but carved out a respectable career under the radar. For example, who the fuck were humble pie or babe ruth? Humble Pie were huge in the first half of the 70s, especially in the US which they concentrated on. Lead by Steve Marriot of The Small Faces. Babe Ruth are much more obscure so not really comparable. I know them for "The Mexican", which was big in the early NY disco scene, but I'm sure Charlie or Gav can tell you more. |
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Post by Charlie O. on Sept 10, 2022 1:36:26 GMT
Babe Ruth are much more obscure so not really comparable. I know them for "The Mexican", which was big in the early NY disco scene, but I'm sure Charlie or Gav can tell you more. Not I, not really. Never knowingly heard them. I do know that Bernie Marsden (subsequently of Whitesnake) was a latter-day member. Over to you, Gav... |
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Sept 10, 2022 12:14:55 GMT
Ugh, this is very similar to when Jimmy found out The Cult was named the Southern Death Cult and that there was a band also called the Blue Oyster Cult. What does one do with that knowledge, just go back to not knowing?
It's better to just have Oasis, Radiohead, and Smashing Pumpkins be the best bands ever on this flat earth of ours, why add distractions? If it didn't happen when you were conscious it didn't happen.
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Post by Markus on Sept 10, 2022 13:11:28 GMT
Ugh, this is very similar to when Jimmy found out The Cult was named the Southern Death Cult and that there was a band also called the Blue Oyster Cult. What does one do with that knowledge, just go back to not knowing? It's better to just have Oasis, Radiohead, and Smashing Pumpkins be the best bands ever on this flat earth of ours, why add distractions? If it didn't happen when you were conscious it didn't happen.  I'm not that interested, there's the interwebs if I was. Chat about being a drama queen. Relax yourself and the burden all this knowledge must be to you. Fucking hell. |
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Sept 10, 2022 13:20:11 GMT
won money on that one, thank you!
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Post by Markus on Sept 10, 2022 13:45:34 GMT
Ok
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Post by Markus on Sept 10, 2022 13:46:40 GMT
Most of the singers, female and male, seem to be trying to sound like Joe Cocker, even in their movements. It's weird.
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Sept 10, 2022 13:59:28 GMT
Or Joe is trying to be like them, as some may predate him, and all of them were trying to sound like soul singers.
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Post by Charlie O. on Sept 22, 2022 6:52:24 GMT
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Post by rayge on Sept 22, 2022 8:57:19 GMT
1. She looks good for a woman in her Sixties 2. The presenter's spiel/context was risible. |
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Sept 27, 2022 15:47:41 GMT
all the trepidation regarding Spector was genuinely fomented and anyone wise enough to steer clear did.
I did not and was on several occasions as his "guest" at his La Collina BH gated guarded and dogged manse held captive, until one was "given leave" at 4 or 5 AM. long after one hoped to be freed. guards guns and dogs but a wonderful vintage jukebox with all of HIS 45's in it LOL
he was the wittiest most charming schizophrenic raconteur I have or ever will meet or know. I am even in the very exclusive club of folks that have had their life threatened by him. I do believe he "meant it" at the time. scary little dude, he was.
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Sept 28, 2022 12:46:38 GMT
I know a guy now who occasionally alludes to me out of the blue, and somebody else had to point out to me that this guy wished he had my life. “Hey, Tork over there knows all about this, don’t ya, Tork?” at the top of his lungs, across a room sometimes. “What’s going on here?” Somebody had to point out that the guy wished he had my life and not his. Do you remember a group called the Walker Brothers? They were bitter about the Monkees. They had one or two hits, and that was about it. And they were virulent. “Any four slobs off any street in America could have done better,” and I’d say, “OK, whatever you say.” Peter Tork, Rolling Stone
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Post by rayge on Oct 3, 2022 14:26:17 GMT
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Post by rayge on Oct 12, 2022 12:02:22 GMT
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Post by Charlie O. on Oct 27, 2022 4:54:47 GMT
I'd never heard of this!
(the story's rather better than the song)
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