OT: The Music Thread Part Six
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Goodbye, Killer,
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Jerry Lee Lewis’s Life of Rock and Roll and Disrepute
A thrilling performer with a volatile persona, Lewis always knew he was playing the devil’s music.
This was all Stills on guitar, he did one half the record, Bloomfield the other
A couple of ghost stories for Halloween...
....one more by the ladies. I actually like it better than the Highwaymen version.
....one more by the ladies. I actually like it better than the Highwaymen version.
Posted previously, but here's scary tale from Townes Van Zandt. As I wrote when posting, I had never heard the song and never heard of Townes to that point.
My reaction: "Holy shit. What the f*** was that?"
My reaction: "Holy shit. What the f*** was that?"
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Townes was alleged to have said" I don't write sad songs, I write hopeless songs". And then he'd turn around and write a song like this
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my Spotify account had this band on my list of things to listen to, totally forgot about them, used to listen to them quite a bit
then they suggested this, hadn`t heard this in over a decade either
then they suggested this, hadn`t heard this in over a decade either
Are you talking about the Detroit-born proto-punk band Death?
I was born in Detroit, raised in Grosse Pointe.
Although there is much to love and respect about the city and its inhabitants, I wanted out from an early age. So did Death.
This Band Was Punk Before Punk Was Punk (Published 2009)
Newly unearthed recordings by the band Death reveal a remarkable missing link between the hard rock of Detroit bands and the high-velocity assault of punk of 1976 and ’77.
A Band Called Death, a doc well worth your time, on more than one level,
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As you are doubtless aware, he played Russian roulette in front of Steve Earle. Earle, who greatly admired Townes, never dealt with Van Zandt again.
Are you talking about the Detroit-born proto-punk band Death?
I was born in Detroit, raised in Grosse Pointe.
Although there is much to love and respect about the city and its inhabitants, I wanted out from an early age. So did Death.
This Band Was Punk Before Punk Was Punk (Published 2009)
Newly unearthed recordings by the band Death reveal a remarkable missing link between the hard rock of Detroit bands and the high-velocity assault of punk of 1976 and ’77.www.nytimes.com
A Band Called Death, a doc well worth your time, on more than one level,
No. I am talking about the Florida based band named Death that pioneered Death Metal and was headed by Chuck Schuldiner. Although the proto punk band from Detroit is bad ass.
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Will check.
Per Detroit' Death, It's quite a story, and a bit sad. They were doing this stuff in *1973,* predating the NYC scene by at least a year.
And they were a tight band. They could actully play, unlike many who later embraced the DIY ethic of punk.
This Band Was Punk Before Punk Was Punk (Published 2009)
Newly unearthed recordings by the band Death reveal a remarkable missing link between the hard rock of Detroit bands and the high-velocity assault of punk of 1976 and ’77.
Blowfish
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Will check.
Per Detroit' Death, It's quite a story, and a bit sad. They were doing this stuff in *1973,* predating the NYC scene by at least a year.
And they were a tight band. They could actully play, unlike many who later embraced the DIY ethic of punk.
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This Band Was Punk Before Punk Was Punk (Published 2009)
Newly unearthed recordings by the band Death reveal a remarkable missing link between the hard rock of Detroit bands and the high-velocity assault of punk of 1976 and ’77.
My daughter and I hooked on them...I believe it was you who introduced us. This band was playing punk when Motown was in full swing. Detroit music scene didn't get it lol.
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I had a minor revelation today
I always thought I hated the Smiths. All the music I like is either 80s new wave or 90s Britpop so on both ends Pandora or Spotify would always throw Smiths at me for recommendations (as they kind of bridge the gap between the two movements in a sense). There was just something offputting about it and I'd always click skip or dislike.
This week, Spotify's algorithm put this into my Discover Weekly playlist:
I was really digging it and went to wikipedia and read that not only is it a Smiths song, but it's actually the Smiths playing behind Sandie Shaw's vocals. So that caused me to listen to some other Smiths songs and reappraise them, and now I think Johnny Marr and their rhythm section are actually really awesome. It's just Morrissey who I hate. His droning vocals ruin everything for me (in addition to him being a terrible human being). But I realize like the rest of the band now.
I always thought I hated the Smiths. All the music I like is either 80s new wave or 90s Britpop so on both ends Pandora or Spotify would always throw Smiths at me for recommendations (as they kind of bridge the gap between the two movements in a sense). There was just something offputting about it and I'd always click skip or dislike.
This week, Spotify's algorithm put this into my Discover Weekly playlist:
I was really digging it and went to wikipedia and read that not only is it a Smiths song, but it's actually the Smiths playing behind Sandie Shaw's vocals. So that caused me to listen to some other Smiths songs and reappraise them, and now I think Johnny Marr and their rhythm section are actually really awesome. It's just Morrissey who I hate. His droning vocals ruin everything for me (in addition to him being a terrible human being). But I realize like the rest of the band now.
The music scene was certainly changing, but not in that direction. Not in 1972 or 1973. You must remember, there was always Iggy & the MC5 - both from the Detroit area - and NYC's Velvet Underground. Bowie was a huge fan of iggy and the Velvets, doing much to revive the careers of Iggy and Lou at the time.
What astounds me is how tight, again, a band they were, becoming enthusiasts of the who, Alice cooper, etc. Very unusual for a black band from Detroit, to say the least.
Death developed a proto but mature, punk sound. That music, recorded in 1973 or '74, actually sounds like it could have been made in 1976 or 1977. And again, by a band that knows what it's doing. Listen to how tight those recordings are. They were ahead of their time in terms of the music, but also in terms of their ability to play it.
The descendants are still playing that stuff. Very cool.
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"Detroit, New York even if it's Newark, It's still Rock & Roll to me"
Lou was said to loved Mitch's cover
"You could be a real Beau Brummel baby If you just gave it half a chance"
Will check.
Per Detroit' Death, It's quite a story, and a bit sad. They were doing this stuff in *1973,* predating the NYC scene by at least a year.
And they were a tight band. They could actully play, unlike many who later embraced the DIY ethic of punk.
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This Band Was Punk Before Punk Was Punk (Published 2009)
Newly unearthed recordings by the band Death reveal a remarkable missing link between the hard rock of Detroit bands and the high-velocity assault of punk of 1976 and ’77.
There were a lot of proto punk bands similar to the punk band Death like Lou Reed's Velvet Underground, the predecessor to the Ramones that was known as Tangerine Puppets, the London based band known as The Deviants, as well as another English band by the name of Hawkwind (which was Lemmy's first band before he started Motorhead) although Hawkwind is more psychedelic rock and such. Punk was such a loose terminology until it was the Ramones who made it clear cut what punk was.
In fact...I see the Stones as having a punk edge to them.
If you want to have an absolute mindf*** that will make you do a double take, look no further than this. Here's one of the greatest singers in heavy metal history, Ronnie James Dio, doing crooner tunes from the late 50s and early 60s. This man could sing anything.
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