Old Timey Music for Howard and DC

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 10:36 am

Yes, too bad MTV made it illegal for musicians to not be pretty. Thank goodness Tom Petty slipped through a loophole.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 11:15 am

howard wrote:When it got to naming ugliest bands (Supertramp, The Cars, The Kinks, Ramones) The Isleys were always my go-to.

Good choices.

The Stranglers (one of my all-time favourite bands) in their (physical) prime:

And now:

Still a really good band, but not exactly easy on the eyes.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 3:12 pm

Not a great looking band, nor are all their followers that easy on the eye. But this is a nice look back...with some tasty jams.

(and I really want a VW Type III [Squareback])

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 3:29 pm

Bobby's cuteness made up for the rest of the boys.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Feb 18, 2016 3:51 pm

howard wrote:Bobby's cuteness made up for the rest of the boys.

You love those daisy dukes don't ya, Howard.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Feb 23, 2016 5:02 pm

Fantastic stuff

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Tue Feb 23, 2016 5:42 pm

The Bee Gees are one of the ugliest bands without Barry Gibb. He singlehandedly probably makes them above average overall.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Tue Feb 23, 2016 5:55 pm

I'm surprised Sidney Crosby, Kenny Stills and Steve Nash have never taken a photo together. Maybe get Steve Young involved as well.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Wed Mar 02, 2016 4:40 pm

Keith is the man. (also not a looker.)

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 1:32 pm

You are forgiven.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 1:42 pm

The Who have been a punchline for the better part of 30 years now, but in their day, they were the best rock band in the world.

Fucking Keith Moon!

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:31 am

I saw The Who last weekend. Zak Starkey played drums, Pino Palladino was on bass. Starkey played in the style of Moon, and Palladino hits the notes on some of the legendary Entwhistle bass lead lines. But of course they can be only a shadow of their predecessors. Still, the band -- also with Simon Townsend on guitar and three keyboard players who sang harmony -- sounded fine.

It was wonderful to hear song after song that I've been listening to for 40 to 50 years. These are simply tremendous rock compositions in remarkably diverse styles.

"Won't Get Fooled Again" put a chill up my spine. They played some songs from "Quadrophenia" which I was big on back in the day. It was a better concept album than "Tommy" in my view. The band didn't stray far from the recorded version of the songs, which meant they sounded great, but was at the same time a bit disappointing. I'd like to hear what Townsend, after all these years of developing as a musician, might do with a free hand as to arrangements.

And even now into his seventies, Pete still windmills. Quite a bit actually.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Fri Mar 04, 2016 1:07 am

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Sun Mar 06, 2016 7:03 pm

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 12:46 am

Under-appreciated Blues and Soul Musicians

Johnny Adams

The Tan Canary stretching out with a crack band. Probably around 1990.

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Johnny Adams and Wolfman Washington, probably in the mid to late '80s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCxdlfuTG6I

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Fri Apr 01, 2016 3:19 pm

Released 40 years ago today.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Apr 01, 2016 3:37 pm

When I was in high school and college in the late 1970s, I used to play the hell out of that record. It was during the heyday of disco and punk, so it was extremely unpopular among most of my friends and acquaintances. So, those of us who liked it felt like members of a cult.

freshman in college, late 70's. Being introduced at a party wrote: Him: Oh, yeah, you're a friend of Mike's right? You like hard rock and punk, right?
Me: Um, yeah...
Him: Sorry, man, I can't get into either of those...
Her: Especially, Rush! I hate that voice.
Him: And who do they think they are with those pretentious lyrics?
Her: But, mainly that shrieking voice. Yuck.
Me. Yeah, um... I'm gonna get a beer, now...

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Fri Apr 01, 2016 3:47 pm

So you're saying it "didn't fit the plan?"

and I've been the member of the cult for some time. We basically wore out CDs of 2112, Caress of Steel and Thick As A Brick (not Rush, but you gotta love hour long albums made up of a song (well 2 because of LPs) when we were in college.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Apr 03, 2016 12:12 pm

My daughter was playing her bass guitar yesterday afternoon along with one of her records. Even though the song was a new one I didn't know, the bass line sounded really familiar. It bothered me for a couple hours until I could place it. Baby, Come Back by The Equals (featuring a young Eddy Grant). (Not to be confused with the cover of that song by UB40/Pato Banto, or the different song by the same name by yacht-rock group, Player). Of course my daughter noted differences between the bass line she was playing and the one in this song, but it was enough to stick this song into my head, and now I can't get it out.

howard · Post by **howard** » Sun Apr 03, 2016 12:36 pm

That Equals tune was a #1 in the UK and elsewhere in Europe, ( http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=4155" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; )I don't remember it at all from childhood, but heard it in middle age, on Sirius satellite radio no doubt. Just don't let the one by Player get stuck. As it is now in mine. Thanks a lot. Maybe Jerloma will give it his special treatment, and salvage the turn this thread has taken. (It's actually not a horrible tune) ( " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; )

You can blame it all on me
I was wrong, and I just can't live
Without you

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 11:30 am

Eddy Grant of The Equals is best known as a solo artist for his song Electric Avenue. He also wrote Police on My Back, which was covered by The Clash:

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Mon Apr 11, 2016 1:48 pm

Earth Opera, interesting to hear David Grisman and Peter Rowan prior to them getting in the bluegrass.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Wed Apr 13, 2016 3:45 pm

Wo-o-o lonely girl, would you like a sweet to eat?
I've got somethin' that I'd like you to hold
And my brother will tell you that it's good for your cold
So-o-o-o then, surely there is nothin' wrong
Take my hand and we'll try to make a stand
For all censorship, decency, all night long

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sat Apr 16, 2016 5:59 pm

Holy Moses!

This is why YouTube can be one of the greatest things in the world.

Stevie Ray Vaughan sits in with Buddy Guy's band for his birthday show in his br in Chicago.

Holy guitars!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hKVyDno9x0

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 2:29 pm

Though this may only interest Pruitt, this is fantastic.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Apr 22, 2016 2:38 pm

Love that compilation!

I just don't understand why more people don't get into West African music.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 3:18 pm

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Fri Apr 29, 2016 11:56 am

Needed some cheering up on a snowy April 29th.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Apr 29, 2016 12:30 pm

I got even worse news for you...

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Apr 29, 2016 12:34 pm

Rush2112 wrote:Needed some cheering up on a snowy March 29th.

Try this:

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Apr 29, 2016 12:42 pm

A_B wrote:I got even worse news for you...

At least it wasn't a Prince song.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Fri Apr 29, 2016 12:44 pm

Pruitt wrote:
Rush2112 wrote:Needed some cheering up on a snowy March 29th.
Try this:

Toots is the shit, and no idea why I typed March.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Apr 29, 2016 3:53 pm

This is classic stuff.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed May 04, 2016 5:56 pm

We all have certain songs that can almost always induce euphoria.

This is one of mine.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu May 05, 2016 10:22 am

Pruitt wrote:We all have certain songs that can almost always induce euphoria.

This is one of mine.

Love the Modern Lovers. If you ever have a chance go see Jonathon Richman, doesn't do that much Modern Lovers stuff, but nearly everything he does is great.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu May 05, 2016 11:09 am

I hadn't heard that song for many years. Good stuff.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue May 10, 2016 12:45 am

Chaka Kahn (with some Frampton effects.)

HDO45331 · Post by **HDO45331** » Tue May 10, 2016 8:28 am

sancarlos wrote:I hadn't heard that song for many years. Good stuff.

I have never heard that song. Color me embarrassed.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu May 12, 2016 2:09 pm

Found this via a list on Discogs. Pretty sweet to my ears.

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu May 12, 2016 7:10 pm

That was cool, a 1969ish San Francisco vibe. Kinda like Moby Grape or early Sons of Champlin.