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Oct 282012
Oct 282012
For some reason I was digging deep the other day and pulled out this relic from Dave Davies.
This little number wasn’t very popular back in the early ’80s, but I always thought it rocked pretty hard, compared to Kinks stuff of the same period.
Another bro sideman I like, is Warren Zanes, who was a teenager when he was in Del Fuegos with bro Dan. His Memory Girls album of a few years ago is not well known, but a real nice record. Evidently, Warren works at the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame, but there isn’t much on YouTube of his solo stuff, so this will have to do.
A buddy of mine is a strong supporter of David Knopfler, a “founder” of Dire Straits for all that got him: “Wild West End?”This low-rent video is somewhat amusing. I guess Mark figured he didn’t need a sound alike in the band.
So, who’s you favorite brother SIDEMAN?
Oct 262012
Click this photo to enlarge and better identify these legendary producers from the 1960s and 1970s.
If you come here on a regular basis I bet you, like me, have spent an inordinate amount of time looking through album credits. You probably retain the full names of producers better than you do those of old flames, and that’s pretty sad considering how few old flames a typical Townsperson has to his or her name.
What occurred to me, recently, was how few of these producers I can tell by sight. I’ve collected photos of 13 legendary rock ‘n roll producers from the 1960s and 1970s. Without use of photo-identifying apps and with us limiting ourselves to one guess per post (so someone who’s met half of these guys, like professional studio cat cherguevara, doesn’t bogart the thread), how many of these producers can we identify?
To get a better look at each producer, click on the image in this post for a larger version to appear in a separate window.
Good luck!
Oct 262012
Here, Kate Bush teaches the children how to make a rock video. What other examples of rock stars teaching children spring to mind?
Oct 262012
Like our friends at Dangerous Minds, we bemoan Facebook‘s continuing move toward a pay-to-play model. Personally, I miss seeing notes from long-lost grade school friends in my feed. As the Hall’s moderator, I also miss seeing the reach we used to have through our Facebook page. Rock Town Hall, however, has never relied on Facebook. We appreciate your “Likes,” but the best way to keep in touch with Rock Town Hall is to come here, directly to the site – each day, multiple times per day. Once you get here, feel free to chime in on any topic. You can even get “Back Office privileges” and start your own threads. Meanwhile, if you want to have a better chance staying in touch through free newsfeeds, subscribe to our Twitter page.
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Oct 262012
You know I’ve got a deep, some might say perverse love for Eric Burdon & War, but War itself, after Burdon left the band, was even better. Today, in an effort to petition for a Critical Upgrade, I declare War! In coming weeks there may be more evidence to submit.
This is one of the first War (sans Burdon) songs I loved. My baby brother and I used to get a kick out of it. I’ve always been a sucker for any bass riff along the lines of Spencer Davis Group‘s “Gimme Some Lovin’,” and this song’s core riff met that criterion. The overall effect of discovering War at the age of 11 was like seeing Fat Albert & the Junkyard Band come to life.
Oct 262012
With Halloween approaching it seems only right to bring back this sadly underappreciated (or perhaps too-true-for-further-comment) post on Lou Reed’s poor efforts at trick-or-treating as Fonzie.
This post initially appeared 10/31/08.
Dude…
Think Lou Reed + Rock Fashion and, thanks in large part to his period with The Velvet Underground, you think cool shades, lots of black clothing, maybe that striped shirt he used to wear in the VU, genetically challenged rock hair, and leather. Leather is supposed to be cool and Lou is supposed to be cool. It should be a marriage made in heaven, right?
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