In appreciation of perhaps San Francisco’s most overlooked psychedelic-era band, we would like to encourage those of you with Facebook accounts to cut and paste the following text into your profile…after the jump!
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Mr. Moderator
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Townspeople,
This is your Rock Town Hall!
If you’ve already got Back Office privileges and can initiate threads, by all means use your privileges! If you’d like to acquire such privileges, let us know. If you’ve got a comment that needs to be made, what are you waiting for? If you’re just dropping in and find yourself feeling the need to make your voice heard, don’t hesitate to register and post your thoughts. The world of intelligent rock discussion benefits from your participation. If nothing else, your own Mr. Moderator gets a day off from himself. It’s a good thing for you as well as me!
Mar 292010
“I shall mark The Undertones’ debut!”
This evening marks the beginning of the Jewish holy day of Passover. It is only fitting that Rock Town Hall observe this occasion, making sure not to interrupt tonight’s seder.
If God were to inflict a plague that would wipe out all debut albums, which debut album would you mark with the blood of a spring lamb?
For those of you unfamiliar with the Passover story, read on. Continue reading »
Mar 282010
Truth?
You can’t judge an album by its cover, but let’s face it: sometimes we do. Based on cover art alone, which album was most likely to suck?
- Lou Reed’s Ecstasy
- Lou Reed’s Sally Can’t Dance
- Lou Reed’s Mistrial
- The Blasters’ debut
- Or something else?
When you finally heard that album with the lousy record cover, did it actually suck, was there truth in packaging?
What’s a rare example of an album with a lousy cover that far surpassed your unfair expectations?
Mar 262010
I just returned from seeing Miles Kurosky, former leader of Beulah, at Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia. It was a pretty good show, and Kurosky was a friendly, funny guy. Following his opening song, however, he began to spend an inordinate amount of time fretting over what he called his “albatross” of a catalog of beloved (by those who love the band, at least, like myself) Beulah songs. The first time he brought up the subject, it was a little awkward but understandable. A few songs later he explained that his new album only contained 10 songs, so the band “had to learn some covers.” Then they “covered” a Beulah song, the title of which I’m forgetting at the moment – and it’s too late to pull out the CD and find the name. Take my word for it, it was a spirited cover that psyched up an already friendly, if small, crowd. Following that song Kurosky started talking about how his previous night’s show in Washington, DC was interrupted by nonstop shout-outs for Beulah songs that his current band was not steeped in playing and that he was not as interested in playing, for various reasons. All understandable and articulated in Kurosky’s friendly, chatty manner, but then… Continue reading »
Mar 262010
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Lou kills ’em!
Mar 262010
Things have been a little quiet so far this week. I sense we’re burned out from the stunning conclusion of that recent Last Man Standing. It’s time we get a little chatter going. What do you say? Most of you know this drill by now, but if you’ve been following along from the sidelines and want to make your initial splash in the Halls of Rock the following questions require nothing more than your gut answers! Let’s roll!
What’s the last record you turned a friend onto?
What’s the last record a friend turned you onto?
Are there no new drugs influencing young musicians these days, or have tales of albums inspired by Oxycontin and ADHD medications not yet been reported?
Without looking it up, how many members of The Zombies can you name?
Without being overly nasty, what might you see Meg White doing with her life that would surprise us after Jack White puts an end to White Stripes?
What’s the best original mock-1950s song, recorded from 1970 forward?
I look forward to your responses.
