All-Star Jam is an open thread for discussing anything you want.
Jan 252007
Jan 242007
All-Star Jam is an open thread to discuss anything you want.
Jan 242007
One of Mr. Mod’s all-time favorites gets butchered!
Courtesy of Townsman Rockbottom Rob.
Jan 242007
“Rock Town Hall Theme Song” (courtesy of a Townsman in DC)
Rock Town Hall Theme Song
So…what’s playing in your little world…at this instant?
Jan 232007
The seed for hardcore punk was planted when the DIY ethos of punk rock finally made its way to American hard rock dudes who didn’t have the gumption to properly learn the riffs of Jimmy Page and Ritchie Blackmore, who had neither the chops to sing like Bon Scott nor the lush mane of Robert Plant, who couldn’t execute a paradiddle while fully baked.
It’s safe to say the DIY ethos was a boon to countless young musicians who didn’t come close to having what it took to make it “in the round,” playing to 16,000 stoned believers in The Power & Glory of Rock. However, what initially worked like a charm to revitalize the power-packed fun and ferocity of pre-hippie rock ‘n roll and early-70s Glam rock was an uphill battle when applied to hard rock.
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Jan 232007
All-Star Jam. Do your thang.
Jan 232007
Watching the All-Star Jam clip of The Kinks performing the exquisite “Autumn Almanac” that Mr. Todd just posted, I’m reminded of perhaps what is – for me – the most disappointing letdown in a favorite rock artist’s Look. How cool is Ray Davies’ Look in 1967? How cool is Dave Davies’ Look, for that matter? Sure, getting old’s a bitch, and I’m not getting any younger myself. Somehow, though, Ray’s long, thinning, dyed hair – possibly with some combover action in play – makes him look too much like the questionable characters he portrayed in both song and stage persona circa early-70s. For me, that’s a letdown. I didn’t grow up thinking I might model my Look after a sleazy hustler. I know it’s petty and wrong to express such a feeling, but I suspect you harbor your own Look Letdown candidate.
I look forward to your shamefully sharing.
