{"id":15118,"date":"2013-02-22T00:01:42","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T05:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/?p=15118"},"modified":"2013-02-22T01:02:39","modified_gmt":"2013-02-22T06:02:39","slug":"once-and-for-all-rocks-most-iconic-stage-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/once-and-for-all-rocks-most-iconic-stage-move\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Once and For All<\/em>: Rock\u2019s Most Iconic Recurring Stage Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_17823\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bowieblowsronson.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17823\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17823\" alt=\"Don't forget Bowie blows Ronson.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/bowieblowsronson.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don&#8217;t forget Bowie blows Ronson.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;re not talking about 1-time stage moves, like <strong>Jimi Hendrix<\/strong> setting his guitar on fire or <strong>Pete Townshend<\/strong>&#8216;s slide across the stage in <em>The Kids Are Alright<\/em>&#8216;s live performance of &#8220;Won&#8217;t Get Fooled Again.&#8221; We&#8217;re looking to determine\u2014<em>once and for all<\/em>\u2014<strong>Rock&#8217;s Most Iconic Recurring Stage Move<\/strong>. What are the go-to stage moves that rock fans can count on, and what is the most iconic of those go-to stage moves?<\/p>\n<p>Is that clear?<\/p>\n<p>Examples of these iconic recurring stage moves and the RTH People&#8217;s Poll follow the jump. Your job is to determine\u2014<em>once and for all<\/em>\u2014the clear-cut answer to settle all heated barroom debates on the subject!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chuck Berry&#8217;s duckwalk.<\/strong> This is among the first and greatest of iconic recurring stage move in rock &#8216;n roll&#8217;s early years.<\/p>\n<iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T3rG73VOqyo?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe>\n<p><strong>The Who&#8217;s smashing of instruments.<\/strong> The destructive iconic recurring stage move that all young bands hope to one day have the spare cash to pull off.<\/p>\n<iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DANlEiBYpHA?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe>\n<p><strong>James Brown&#8217;s cape routine.<\/strong>\u00a0The Hardest Working Man in Show Business can&#8217;t go on any longer&#8230;or can he? No single cape can put a cap on this man&#8217;s performance!<\/p>\n<iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cn63BhxhMa0?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe>\n<p><strong>Pete Townshend&#8217;s windmill guitar strumming.<\/strong> A move tried by probably all aspiring guitarists, but few do so with the necessary gusto. As brave and bold as I am known to be, even I was always too chicken to really go for it.<\/p>\n<iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X7LVHiMzyrA?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe>\n<p><strong>The Ramones&#8217; foot-of-the-stage alignment.<\/strong> It&#8217;s likely that many bands did this move before the Ramones, but my lasting image of seeing them live at University of Penn in the early &#8217;80s is how many times Johnny and Dee Dee would flank Joey at the foot of the stage, with the 3 of them leaning forward like characters from one of <a title=\"Dr. Tongue's 3-D House of Stewardesses\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tBnUxcuQMzQ\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Tongue&#8217;s 3-D movies on <em>SCTV<\/em><\/a>. The\u00a0symmetry of the guitarists leaning forward on either side of Joey&#8217;s Randy Johnson-like step toward home plate\u00a0was a brilliant display of band unity and purpose.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ramones_live_CBGB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17822\" alt=\"ramones_live_CBGB\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ramones_live_CBGB-300x196.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ramones_live_CBGB-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ramones_live_CBGB.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jimi Hendrix soloing with his tongue and teeth.<\/strong> Like Townshend&#8217;s windmill routine, this is a move all guitarists would like to do but most are too chickenshit to commit to executing. Again, I know I was. The fact that Hendrix could solo better with his mouth than I ever could with my fingers may be the most humbling thing I&#8217;ve ever contemplated in 35 years of attempting to rock.<\/p>\n<iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CiR36mDzqVI?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe>\n<p><strong>David Lee Roth&#8217;s flying split (and variations).<\/strong> I&#8217;m surprised there&#8217;s not an exercise class built around these moves.<\/p>\n<iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/22gLlrThm6I?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe>\n<p><strong>Other, which you can write in and explain here.<\/strong>\u00a0Surely, I am missing a key iconic recurring stage move or two. Perhaps it&#8217;s Saxon&#8217;s guitar spinning or the thing Alice Cooper did with the guillotine or Michael Jackson&#8217;s Moonwalk.<\/p>\n<p>Let the discussion and polling begin!<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-320\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is Rock's Most Iconic Recurring Stage Move?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-320-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Pete Townshend's windmill guitar strumming <small>(45%, 19 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 45%;\" title=\"Pete Townshend's windmill guitar strumming (45% | 19 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Chuck Berry's duckwalk <small>(26%, 11 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 26%;\" title=\"Chuck Berry's duckwalk (26% | 11 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>The Who's smashing of instruments <small>(10%, 4 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 10%;\" title=\"The Who's smashing of instruments (10% | 4 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>James Brown's cape routine <small>(7%, 3 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 7%;\" title=\"James Brown's cape routine (7% | 3 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Jimi Hendrix soloing with his tongue and teeth <small>(7%, 3 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 7%;\" title=\"Jimi Hendrix soloing with his tongue and teeth (7% | 3 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Other, which you can write in and explain here <small>(2%, 1 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 2%;\" title=\"Other, which you can write in and explain here (2% | 1 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>David Lee Roth's flying split (and variations) <small>(2%, 1 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 2%;\" title=\"David Lee Roth's flying split (and variations) (2% | 1 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Michael Jackson's moonwalk <small>(0%, 0 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 1%;\" title=\"Michael Jackson's moonwalk (0% | 0 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>The Ramones' foot-of-the-stage alignment <small>(0%, 0 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 1%;\" title=\"The Ramones' foot-of-the-stage alignment (0% | 0 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Alice Cooper's guillotine beheading <small>(0%, 0 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 1%;\" title=\"Alice Cooper's guillotine beheading (0% | 0 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Saxon's guitar spinning <small>(0%, 0 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 1%;\" title=\"Saxon's guitar spinning (0% | 0 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>42<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_320_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"a19b1ea415\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-320-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re not talking about 1-time stage moves, like Jimi Hendrix setting his guitar on fire or Pete Townshend&#8216;s slide across the stage in The Kids Are Alright&#8216;s live performance of &#8220;Won&#8217;t Get Fooled Again.&#8221; We&#8217;re looking to determine\u2014once and for all\u2014Rock&#8217;s Most Iconic Recurring Stage Move. What are the go-to stage moves that rock fans <a href='https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/once-and-for-all-rocks-most-iconic-stage-move\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[342],"tags":[88,24],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15118"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15118\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}