What smoking music are you listening to? (2024)
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Jesus of Cool, I'm bad, I'm nationwide
If you don't mind I'll tie in some trivia to the first song on this album
The Lonely Bull was the first record released by A&M Records in 1962 (Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss). A&M would eventually become the largest Independent record label in the country with The Police leading their line-up.
cohibasurfer
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Jesus of Cool, I'm bad, I'm nationwide
It wasn't Country but it played on country stations. It wasn't Rock but it influenced generations of rock guitarists. It was as original as the man himself. Dwayne Eddy died today at 86.
cohibasurfer
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dawgie
I’m kind of a dumbass…
Eshaw99
Just livin' the dream
This one is a bit of an earworm for me. I used to fiddle around with it during soundchecks.
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Jesus of Cool, I'm bad, I'm nationwide
I was looking more into Dwayne Eddy last night and found out he does have a claim in having the first true stereo rock album ever with "Have a Twangy Guitar Will Travel" in January 1958. Perhaps even more impressive is that 3 of his band became members of Phil Specter's Wrecking Crew.
jfields
Where did all my money go?
kann
One Leg Of Fury.
jfields
Where did all my money go?
Have your heard Disturbed's version of that song?
Forgot how much I love this album! CLAPTON IS GOD!!!
kann
One Leg Of Fury.
I have heard Disturbed's cover, and it is really good. Dave Draiman has such a great singing voice when he actually uses it for vocals other than grunts and animal sounds. I wish their version would have gone just a little bit extra there with the final refrain, but I was pleasantly surprised when I heard it.
cohibasurfer
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dawgie
I’m kind of a dumbass…
cohibasurfer
one day older than dirt
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Jesus of Cool, I'm bad, I'm nationwide
It didn't start with Robert Johnson, it just reached critical mass.
Eshaw99
Just livin' the dream
cohibasurfer
one day older than dirt
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Jesus of Cool, I'm bad, I'm nationwide
Most people have no idea that this is what Bob Dylan was referring to in Highway 61 Revisited
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Jesus of Cool, I'm bad, I'm nationwide
Whitesnake opening for Quiet Riot Seattle Center October 1984
A clash of Mediocrity
The last concert we saw at the Center was certainly not the best. Quiet Riot riding the downward side of their Mental Health popularity with the Condition Critical tour was still just a bar band who got lucky only now with better lights and sound. The majority of the songs were thankfully forgettable although Bang Your Head was a great sing-a-long encore. They would never be this popular again.
Whitesnake, on the other hand, had already put out 4 albums and an EP Coverdale knew how to be a front-man from his days with Deep Purple and knew how to mine that same musical vein. 1984 was Whitesnake's big push in the US with this tour supporting Slide It In which had 2 songs in MTV rotation. Coverdale did it all, swung the mic stand like Rod Stewart from '74, spun the mic around like Daltry in'70 did the mic drag behind him as he roamed the stage like Jagger in '68, dropped to one knee and sang to a girl in the front row as a lot of singers do. So the show was pretty good but the music was pretty standard. I will say that there were far more girls in attendance then what was the norm. My wife kept reminding me with a jab in the ribs quite often.
The only question I'm left with is why either of these bands still exist and are still touring.
A clash of Mediocrity
The last concert we saw at the Center was certainly not the best. Quiet Riot riding the downward side of their Mental Health popularity with the Condition Critical tour was still just a bar band who got lucky only now with better lights and sound. The majority of the songs were thankfully forgettable although Bang Your Head was a great sing-a-long encore. They would never be this popular again.
Whitesnake, on the other hand, had already put out 4 albums and an EP Coverdale knew how to be a front-man from his days with Deep Purple and knew how to mine that same musical vein. 1984 was Whitesnake's big push in the US with this tour supporting Slide It In which had 2 songs in MTV rotation. Coverdale did it all, swung the mic stand like Rod Stewart from '74, spun the mic around like Daltry in'70 did the mic drag behind him as he roamed the stage like Jagger in '68, dropped to one knee and sang to a girl in the front row as a lot of singers do. So the show was pretty good but the music was pretty standard. I will say that there were far more girls in attendance then what was the norm. My wife kept reminding me with a jab in the ribs quite often.
The only question I'm left with is why either of these bands still exist and are still touring.
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