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Bruce Springsteen, Hammersmith '75.
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LP's:
Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself (1971)
The United States of America - s/t (1968)
7" single:
Patsy Cline - Heartaches / Why Can't He Be You
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Great band!! What edition is that album cover?!
That's the original UK/Swe vinyl cover art. I purchased the album yesterday at a Second Hand Record store.
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Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself
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I'm sorry I couldn't regale you with stories of shooting herion with Sid Vicious or sharing Deborah Harry with Joey Ramone, but it just didn't happen (for me). BTW, do you like The Hellecopters? I just saw on Wikipedia they are disbanding after their next release and tour. I was into them for a while and saw them open for The Dictators at CBGB's a few years ago.
Well, I'm glad you didn't shoot heroin with Sid and that kinda stuff. I would probably not been doing that myself if I had grew up in NY in the mid 70's, at least not with the life values I have had and have now.
I love the Hellacopters and almost anything Nicke Anderson (singer/guitarist) is involved with. I'm happy to hear someone else then me, mention them on this board! It's good you got to see them, because I don't think they will tour US again. The farewell tour will probably only be in Europe.
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I never read the book, but I probably paged through it in a book store. 1975-1979 were just great years for me musically. Truth be told, I didn't quite fit in. I graduated college in 1977 with a degree in accounting. My day life and evening life clashed and my career suffered. I was probably the most (or one of the most) conservative looking guys in the audience. I didn't care. I remember going to CBGB's with my equally conservative looking girlfriend and sitting at a table waiting for the Dictators to take the stage. Lead singer Handsome Dick Manitoba was next to my table and said to us, "that is where I sit with my girlfriend when I come here". When in NYC go to Manitoba's bar on Avenue B. During the "Weekend" you can rub elbows with a punk legend.
There were a handful of new wave bands I enjoyed, but deep down I was really pissed. One by one, the punk bands imploded with a couple of exceptions. I really didn't go to many shows during the 80's.
Speaking of books, Handsome Dick recently wrote a book of punk lists. You may want to check it out.
Thanks for the tip. I will check out Manitoba's place next time I visit N.Y. I went there a couple of years ago, missed CBGB's and after a few months I got back home they closed the place down..
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The excellent The Magnificent Distance with Chris Robinson & The New Earth Mud.
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I'm proud to say I saw The Damned at CBGB's for what was called the first time an English punk band played the US. The Dead Boys opened. Also saw The Stranglers and The Dictators numerous times. Too bad The Sex Pistols never made it to NYC, I would have been there.
I never saw Rockpile/Nick Lowe/Dave Edmunds and regret it.
Fuck. I'd love to have seen Dead Boys and Damned on the same bill. They're rock'n'roll defined.
Got to love Stiv Bators work with Lords of The New Church as well!
I've read Please Kill Me, you seem to have lived it.
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I love ABB, much because of Duane of course. I must say that I never cared for later incarnations of the band, but I'll have to give props to todays line up, they're not too far from the greatness of the original line up. If they tour over here I'll definitely try to catch 'em.
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Bob Dylan & The Band, The Basement Tapes..
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holy fock, where'd this come from
Cool, I haven't seen that vid before! Thanks for posting the link.
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I love Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. They recorded some great albums with Mike Vernon on the Blue Horizon label.
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Oowee!! Pandoras was a cool band!
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Glad to hear you're lovin' it. That was one I wanted to purchase last year but never got around to it. Bettye's also up for a Grammy for it for best Blues album.
Yeah, I've read about the Grammy nomination, she sure deserves the attention! She's got a great voice and the Truckers did a great job backing her up on this album.
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Vinyl Christmas gifts:
Made In Sweden - Snakes In A Hole (With guitarist Georg Wadenius)
Got this one from my wonderful girlfriend. A very sought after progg-rock/jazz-rock record that was released in 1969. A real gem.
Sisters Of Mercy - First And Last And Always
Their debut album, Andrew Eldritch in his prime.
Bought a couple of vinyls yesterday:
Bob Dylan - New Morning
Little Walter - Hate To See You Go
Greatest blues harmonica player ever.. A must have Chess comp.
Last but not least, I got this CD as a gift from my girlfriend yesterday:
Bettye LaVette - Scene Of The Crime
Bettye with The Drive-By Truckers, great album, I love it!
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A compilation with French 60's pop artists, "Singing Paris."
Francoise Hardy, Serge Gainsbourg, Michel Legrand, Jacques Dutronc and Brigitte Bardot among others.
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Agreed that we disagree Swede?
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In all fairness Elvis is a polarizing figure with little wiggle room in the middle.
You either hate him or love him.
I really don`t care for anything Elvis and then again I don`t care about Elvis so I guess that leaves me with a little wiggle room in the middle.
All those cheesy movies he made, I guess Elvis forgot that he was from Tupelo, thats why I don`t care for Elvis.
Well, you have a point in what you're saying. But IMO I choose not to care about his movies and concentrate on the music instead. lol
Besides, again what does Elvis have to do in a Stones thread.Keith would kick Elvis` ass!
I think he'd respect the man.
Now, let's talk about the Stones.
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From an excellent bio of Muddy Waters, one of my favorite Keith Richards quotes:
"There's a demon in me. I think there's a demon in everyone, a dark piece in us all. And the blues is a recognition of that and the ability to express it and make fun out of it, have joy out of that dark stuff." —Keith Richards, foreword to Can't Be Satisfied: The Life & Times of Muddy Waters by Robert Gordon, 2002
That's an excellent book, I highly recomend it to anyone who hasn't read it!
Talking about Keith, has anyone seen the Gram Parsons tribute show, where Keith and Norah Jones sings Love Hurts? It's great. It also includes a version of Wild Horses with Keith on vocals.
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So having a different opinion validates your loving remark of not knowing what you are talking about? Count me in then, because I despise Elvis and what he represents.
I absolutely love The Stones.......wait, does that make me right on that issue because I share your viewpoint?
No, I don't mind people having different opinions. But to dissmiss such an artist like Elvis as "a joke" isn't very profound. It's ok if you despise Elvis and what he represents, as long there's some substance to it.
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So;I'm"A joke" now?
Fuck you.
I think Elvis is a joke.
You're not a joke, but you don't know what you're talking about.
I'm listening to Beggers Banquet now.......fuckin' ace.Yeah, I love that album. Stray Cat Blues is fuckin' deadly, love that song. Parachute Woman is cool..
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In my opinion, Mick Jagger is an excellent front man. I like his style, though I think he was cooler in the mid 60's, sharp dressed, great with the harmonica and a stage presence few could top.
As for Elvis, I think he was just as great as Mick Jagger on stage. Anyone dissing Elvis don't know what he's talking about. It's one thing if you don't like he's music, but no one can deny his impact and that he had a great stage persona.
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Come to think of it, the only Stones album I got is Flowers.
I quite like that one though...
I almost envy you, you have a lot of Stones albums to discover.
I would suggest to check out their first album and Exile on Main St. Both are great rock'n'roll records and represent two different eras.
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But nobody has answered the question about Mick Taylor. I think he is better than Woods. They are not a force anymore like they were decades ago. But you cant ever take away the work they did back then. Just like you cant take away what Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, did either. They set their mark in rock n roll history. What they do now is not even worth mention. Its what they did in the past that counts.
The band may have been better when Taylor was in the band, but it's hardly because of Taylor being in the band. Richards and Jagger wrote all songs while he was in the band and kept doing it when Wood became part of the band. Wood is a great guitarist and songwriter, Faces is proof enough regarding that. The question if Taylor is a better guitarist then Wood is just matter of taste.
I hold The Stones as thee no. 1 rock'n'roll band. My favorite line-up is the Brian Jones era, with the Taylor era as close 2nd.
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I did a few finds today when I went to a local record store. I've seen Jahfin mention The Long Ryders several times, and now when I stumbled upon them I had to check 'em out. Good Stuff!
All vinyls:
The Long Ryders - 10-5-60
The Long Ryders - Native Sons
Kaleidoscope - Side Trips (classic psych/folk album with David Lindley. This is a re-release by Edsel, the original album is very rare)
Tom Verlaine - s/t (fantastic debut!)
Richard Lloyd - Alchemy (another ex-Television member's debut, great album)