I’m a huge fan of the rock music of the 1960’s , 70’s and early 80’s and cannot stand the rap, hip hop crap that gets played over and over again at stadiums and on Saturday Night Live. What I am going to do is give examples of four great British bands (not including the Beatles) who were so influential in the music of that era (particularly the 1960’s) Keep in mind that most likely in these videos the bands are lip synching their songs!
The Dave Clark 5 (1963 – 1970)
The DC 5 actually gave the Beatles a run for their money as regards popularity. They also appeared 17 times on Ed Sullivan (a record). The band consisted of Dave Clark (drums), Mike Smith (vocalist and key boards), Lenny Davidson (lead guitar), Rick Huxley (bass) Dennis Payton (sax, harmonica,) They had a number of hits in the 1960’s (17 records on the Billboards top 40). Tragically Dennis Payton died of cancer and Mike Smith died in 2008– right before they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
“Can’t You See that She’s Mine” was one of those hits and this is from the American TV show “Shindig” in 1964
The Yardbirds (1963 -68)
The Yardbirds were a group that is as much famous for the fabulous lead guitarists they had at different times (Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, then finally Jimmy Page). Still they had several hits and are worthy of being known for their music. Their music ran the gamut from Blues, to Rock to Psychedelic Rock. They were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. This song “For Your Love” was the reason why Clapton left the band (March 1965) because as a “Blues” purist, he did not want to go into a pop direction. As a side note, doesn’t bassist Paul Samwell-Smith (59 seconds into clip) look like Ted Bundy while Beck (1:42 into the clip) looks like one of the Menendez Brothers? This clip also is from Shindig in 1965. On a tragic note, lead singer Keith Relf (the guy with the shades on) was electrocuted in 1976 while practicing on his electric guitar at home because it was not properly grounded.
Keith Relf – lead singer, harmonica
Jim McCarty – drums
Jeff Beck (lead guitar, accousitc guitar)
Paul Samwell-Smith – Bass guitar
Chris Dreja – Rhythm guitar
The Kinks (1963 – 1996)
The Kinks were another London based group that had a lasting impact on rock. The song Lola was about an incident where their manager unknowingly spent all night dancing at a Soho club with a transvestite. The Kinks wer e inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
They band members changed frequently but here the members are
Ray Davies (lead singer0
Dave Davies (lead guitar)
Mick Avory (Drums)
John Dalton (bass guitar)
Jon Gosling (keyboards0
Brothers Ray and Dave were with the band throughout its 33 years.
This clip is from a May 1970 British TV show called “Top of the Pops” and it is hard to imagine that everyone there that night is now at least 60 years old (including the hot chick in the plaid mini skirt, white top, and 10 gallon cowboy hat dancing behind Ray Davies’s right shoulder).
Badfinger (1969 -75)
If you think that Badfinger sounds a lot like the Beatles there is a reason for that. They were mentored by the Beatles and Paul McCartney wrote their first hit (“Come and Get It”). Two members of the band came from Liverpool and two came from Swansea in Wales). Tragedy is the operative word for this fine band. Their U.S. business manager was corrupt and embezzled them blind. They literally were penniless. Keyboardist and lead singer Pete Ham committed suicide by hanging himself in 1975, in 1983 bassist Tom Evans also hanged himself and in 2005 drummer Mike Gibbins (who had relocated to Florida) died at the age of 56 of a heart attack. Only Lead guitarist Joey Molland of the four survives.
Band
Pete Ham – lead singer, keyboardist
Joey Molland – lead guitar
Tom evans – bass guitar
Mike Gibbins – drummer
Tags: Badfinger, Dave Clark 5, The Kinks, The Yardbirds
I love the band outfits they would wear. Suits. All matching. ( speaking of DC5)
So different than the gold teeth and baggy jeans of today’s thugs.
second.
Heh heh heh.
You have excellent taste is music Speranza, this is my fav Badfinger tune:
I actually heard that Roger Waters wanted to tap Jeff Beck for Pink Floyd, but David Gilmour’s personal connection to Syd Barrett brought him into the fold quicker than Roger could drop a line to Beck.
As a Gilmour fan, I’m obviously pleased about how it turned out.
The Kinks are most definitely underappreciated, and dedicated followers of fashion.
Welcome to the breakfast show!
Badfinger made the song “Without You” which didn’t really obtain any real measure of success for them but then skyrocketed on the charts when it was covered by Harry Nilsson and Mariah Carey (#1 hits).
They were also on the Apple label and had close ties to Paul McCartney who wrote their smash hit “Come and get it” which is relegated to TV commercials these days. So sad.
I liked Weird Al’s parody of Lola better: Yoda
/I know, that makes me uncouth. Ah well
Allahpundit is mocking you know who on Twitter: Thatcher Did you know that the NYT magazine has a profile of him in the works? Further proof that Pavlov was right http://twitter.com/allahpundit/status/6851102084
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@ MrPaulRevere:
Is it me, or is he getting more and more mental? The HA thread rambles for pages and pages, and then he has a thread about Palin twittering ion instead of eon. That’s what’s called a typo. As if Chucklehead knows a futon from a neutron.
@ snork:
The obsession with comments left on other blogs is, bizarre to say the least. Apparently the right sucks because of a few cherry picked blog comments.
Maybe O/T since nobody seems to be around… Watching Kill Bill 1 & 2 (Charles probably thinks that’s a threat too), cool soundtrack.
@ snork:
He wondered today why Malkin didn’t delete over the top comments on her blog. Gee, maybe its because she has kids, a husband and a real career, that doesn’t revolve around the blogoshere.
@ snork:
Another Hot Air thread? Sheesh.
Oh, I couldn’t agree more, Speranza. Thanks so much for posting.
I get so disgusted that I want to puke when hearing “vocal vomit”, AKA RAP. By no means can it be called “music”. It is a completely different genre and can in no way be called “art”.
It is hideous beyond all human comprehension.
@ CynicalConservative:
Very entertaining movies. Enjoy.
Foghorn Leghorn wrote:
Remember, when referring the the musical genre know as crap, the ‘c’ is silent.
They are crapping all over him on Twitter: allahpundit It’s quite the accusation, coming from someone who could’ve retired if he had a dollar for time he was called that.
@ AZfederalist:
Ha, good one AZfederalist!
After reconsidering, I will now call the so-called music CRAP (even though I still think “vocal vomit” is more appropriate).
Now, if we could only get that scaly guy who posts CRAP incessantly to take notice.
httpv://www.theblogmocracy.com/2009/12/19/saturday-music/#comment-212830
oops
Aaaaaaaaaawhooooooooo !
This is a pretty cool rap tune, IMO :
Music?
You know who listened to music? Hitler.
you racists!
/ (need i?)
On a serious note, I’m thinking of picking the bass guitar back up again. I figure it’d give me something to focus on, maybe get me back into playing and find some folks to play with.
That’s too easy!
(Trying to embed a video.)
My personal favorite of the “British Invasion” in #26 above.
Because they could sing. Really sing.
Love Allan Clarke’s lead vocals. Love the harmonies.
But some say my taste is a little hokey.
MrPaulRevere wrote:
Where’s the upding-thingy? Great point. He’s the 24/7 defender of all he agrees, why not hold everyone to that standard? Also, Michelle is breaking news while 1.0 is scanning the headlines for non-liberals he can accuse of racism.
It’s getting so bad, with racist conservative religious righty wing nuts that he may have to have one of his henchdorks do his cycling for him.
Any suggestions on which Igor?
@ wolfie:
Outstanding Wolfie; the lyric is beautiful, capturing the innocence and awkwardness of young adulthood.
@ LanceKates:
What make of bass(es) do you have?
@ Abu Bin Squid:
He and Sharmuta almost came to blows when she pointed out hateful rhetoric on Daily Kos on the Malkin thread on the 3rd comment. Like the good Sharmuta that she is, she apologized and promised eternal loyalty down thread.
By the way, here is some good music:
Bob Seger
Neil Diamond
What thread, I’d like to read that.
Abu Bin Squid wrote:
I played for years with a feder jazz knockoff. Neck has a crack in it from a fall, so it isn’t really playable anymore.
I’ve thought about getting the neck replaced, but I can buy a new acoustic/electric bass for about 100 or so dollars. Knockoff-brand.
I’m not so good as to feel my play being affected by brand. lol.
MrPaulRevere wrote:
Sharumuta swallows on command.
@ LanceKates:
I’m a not-so so-so player, so I can relate. By allmeans go into a store and check out many makes. Won’t cost you. Mostly, regardless of the make or price, certain guitars just feel right.
@ Abu Bin Squid:
Yup, all about feel. I’ve played with a few bands, had regular gigs for a couple churches, I enjoyed doing it, but bass guitar is different from the regular guitar…. you can sit there and pick away on a 6 string…. people know what song you’re playing.
Not QUITE the same with a bass. heh.
and with that…… one more listen to bob seger, and to bed I go.
Bob Seger and Neil Diamond have GOT to be 2 of the greatest singer-songwriters alive.
and neither of them get the credit they are due.
@ Abu Bin Squid:
Sharmuta Sat, Dec 19, 2009 12:57:01pm replyquote
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The koslings are calling Lieberman and Nelson nazi collaborators.
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/35395_Nelson_Agrees_to_Sign_Health_Bill_Malkins_Commenters_Call_for_His_Death/comments/#ctop
Another Hollies favorite:
@ LanceKates:
They’re certainly two that I like a whole lot!
@ wolfie:
I’ll see that and raise you:
@ MrPaulRevere:
Sharmutant actually credits Chuck for the DailyKos blog improvement (barf!) to 1.0 keeping Kostard’s feet to the fire. Yeah, sure. Improved by what standard? Killgoat’s?
Dang!
I fold.
Or can we call it a draw?
wolfie wrote:
Damn, that brings back memories of old boners.
@ Abu Bin Squid:
It’s all very bizarre, no? What a strange world they inhabit.I have to get this off my chest; this goes out to Dark Falcon, Gus802 and especially to you Sharmuta. I am deeply ashamed I ever considered any of you shape shifting soulless ghouls friends.
@ Abu Bin Squid:
Trying to wield power — or believing you wield power — in the blogosphere to compensate for having no power in the world of actual events?
Charles Johnson ALLOWS members of his site to distribute ILLEGAL copies of E-Books.
He knows about it, he allows it and he covers up the evidence.
See http://bestofbothblogs.blogspot.com/2009/10/sharmuta-and-conservative-moonbat.html
The above post 106 was DELETED at LGF several hours later by Charles Foster Johnson.
Now…
So there you have it. Conservative Moonbat gives Sharmuta access to his personal server where he stores his ILLEGAL copies of E-Books.
Conservative Moonbat is the owner of another website that focuses on, well, “crazy people” and that site is an Amazon Associate.
Neither Shatmuta or Conservative Moonbat were blocked, banned or even timeouted for this blatent illegality.
@ wolfie:
Yes, we can call it a draw, lol. I used to play poker on Sat. nights, I was reverting to form.
@ Possum:
BBBut, they are the good guys…the morally superior make their own rules//
Foghorn Leghorn wrote:
LOL ! One of my favorite songs ever.
BUT, for memories of the kind you speak of, MrPaulRevere’s choice really takes the cake for me!
MrPaulRevere wrote:
Yeah, I forgot about that part….
@ wolfie:
Actually Wolfie, I find my song comforting, considering the political predicament we find ourselves in.
@ wolfie:
But it’s really had to beat this. I use to watch this video non-stop whilst on business in Korea:
Whoops, this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0ns8t9iQck
Saved for posterity, just in case.
I have a sneaky feeling we will have another netizen soon: albusteve Sat, Dec 19, 2009 10:43:25pm replyquote
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all this relentless focus on bad behavior is so yesterday, even last year and before…there are good minds here, smart people but you all waste the bandwidth with this fixation on attention to what you see as wrong…it is, so be it…this blog is turning into a never ending swarm of links and blab that covers the same ground over and over…do any of you have anything positive or new to say?…expressing link fu is so boring, it all says the same thing…weekends here used to be a rollicking good time, but now it’s bogged down with negative, right wing rhetoric…boring…you people are boring
I got into a grand total of 3 altercations with CJ himself. One of them was when he had a thread up accusing Pam Geller of threatening to kill him.
I don’t even remember the words she used, but she wrote something to the effect that he had done such and such and ought to be hung at sunrise. Something like that.
It was an obvious case of ordinary polemic—to anyone this side of a paranoid breakdown. He insisted she meant it literally. She was threatening violence against him!!!!! Oh noooooes!
I went searching through the archives and found two or three instances of him using similar phrases. I posted one and he went ballistic, so I dropped the subject.
@ wolfie:
He’s a victim, dont’cha know? Knowing him I bet he really thought she was lurking outside his house with a noose.
@ MrPaulRevere:
Hey!!! get that Rodan guy on the phone STAT!
I was supposed to be stalking LGF from 23:00 PST until I got so drunk I could not see any more.
YOU were supposed to do the 02:00 to 06:00 stalk!
Any conservative with principles posting at LGF is a masochist, they are asking for a beat down and they will get it. Strange.
@ Possum:
I’m surprised he hasn’t blocked me from lurking yet. I guess he needs all the page views he can get.
MrPaulRevere wrote:
I don’t give that motherfucker one goddamn page view any more…haven’t for months. I’d sooner rip his head off and shit in the hole than click on his link.
Please selrahC, just die and go away. You’re a disgrace to the human race.
@ Foghorn Leghorn:
I kinda like that song & video, but …..
being a she-wolf, my reaction to it is undoubtedly different from what a guy’s might be!
There is a great temptation to burst out laughing.
@ MrPaulRevere:
The problem over at LGF is the long time posters are scared to post anywhere else. look what happened to the Correspondence Committee people. They are RABID about not discussing any other blogs and still if you are a member there you get banned from LGF.
This is also due to people holding on to their “identity” I am Possum here, I have been other animals at other places over the last 15+ years on the ‘net.
The latest example here was Axegrinder, he registered to ask where others had gone and he got stealth banned from LGF.
albusteve if you are listening, do the lizard, shed your skin and get a nice new shiny identity!
MrPaulRevere wrote:
I was blocked for a while, then got unblocked.
Odd.
However I was never much of a poster there, but an avid reader. Still am!
Burned about 4 socks so far. I just can’t keep my mouth shut sometimes!
@ Possum:
They are internet addicts who consider LGF their ‘home’. They don’t realize the landlord is nuts.
@ MrPaulRevere:
It really is like an addiction.
MrPaulRevere wrote:
ding…ding…perfectly stated.
Goodnight all!
Have a great Sunday one and all. Catch ya tomorrow.
MrPaulRevere wrote:
Um, it is tomorrow now!
You saying I now have to stalk on your stalker shift?
OK!!!! I love to stalk on overtime.
P.S. My Carnitas are not done yet. Not having had them before I do not know when done is, but as I still have beer I think they are not done yet.
Speranza!!! Please do a reprise of this soon, would have stuck around had I known you were doing a thread on the best era of rock.
Ok, Eric went all moonbat,still among my all time favorites.Not much on teh guitar, great voice and the cheesy organ, sooooo 60s.Besides, they were banned by my mother as being “too sexy,” lololol!
Bumr50 wrote:
The Rolling Stones offered Jeff Beck the job after Mick Taylor left but Beck decided that it was not a good fit. The Stones eventually hired Ronnie Wood.
@ vagabond trader:
I liked Eric Burdon when he was with the Animals and with War.
For some reason the Yardbirds video was not posted. Here it is For Your Love
@ MrPaulRevere:
Steve Winwood was only 17 when he sang that song.
Foghorn Leghorn wrote:
Rap and Hip Hop are anti music as far as I am concerned.
@ Speranza:
Yardbirds fans here too.
Heres the greatest Jewish rock star who never was.Peter Green replaced Eric Clapton in The John Mayall band.Not your sisters Fleetwood Mac.
Abu Bin Squid wrote:
I heard that Sadowsky is the best.
@ Speranza:
I remember the big deal over his age and would think, yeah, but hes still kinda “old.” LOL!
vagabond trader wrote:
Winwood is one of the most versatile rockers out there. I loved Blind Faith -too bad itlasted less then 6 months.
@ vagabond trader:
Clapton left John Mayal and the Bluesmakers to form Cream with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker.
Peeked into the cesspool. It ought to be renamed “Hot Air Watch”.
@ Speranza:
@ Speranza:
Amazing careers, both. Gad speaking of feeling old.
@ vagabond trader:
My iPod has zero hip hop and rap crap – a lot of classic rock and blues from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s
Derek and the Domino’s was a great group – only one album but what an album it was! I think that might have been Clapton’s bet work – Layla is a classic anthem.
Great early 70s band,saw them in London 1972. Too early am?
@ Speranza:
His ode to Patti Boyd? Has definitely stood the test of time.
@ Speranza:
I like the old black blues, blue eyed soul, R&B, early Motown “totally concur” on the gangsta krap.A few years ago walking with a libral friend in her upscale very caucasian town I wondered aloud why the kid passing by in Daddys Benz was listening to that sh*t, its not like hes ever been in the hood.
She was appalled. At me.
vagabond trader wrote:
And it was not considered to be a success when it was first released. I also like the unplugged version as well.
Sunshine of Your Love by Cream also is one of my favorites – love the riff.
vagabond trader wrote:
She was appalled at you – ans she is a lib. Ask her about building low in come housing in her neighborhood. Hypocrite!
@ vagabond trader:
Good song – never heard it before. Thanks.
@ Speranza:
PIMF- Bluesbreakers not Bluesmakers.
Possum wrote:
Correspondence Committee forbids anyone to mention any other blog, and BabbaZee’s blog (which I must tell you is one of the most user unfriendly blogs out there and seems like an LSD nightmare – also has as strict no mention of LGF policy.
@ Speranza:
Exactly! Loves Goracle yet leaves the house with all lights blazing during the day. I was appalled at that.Foolish lib,wrings hands over them but keep riff raff far away,lord it over the plebes, but exempt me and mine from any discomfort.
We are no longer friends since she called me a kool aid drinker.
@ vagabond trader:
She is no loss to you. I have some lib friends but they do not cross the line to being obnoxious otherwise they would be ex friends. I alawys give digs to libs by asking them with a straight dead pan expression – “Why not build affordable low-middle income housing in your neighborhood”? They turn ashen when I say that.
@ vagabond trader:
I did ask her if she truly believed it was the duty of big gov to donate her money to “charities” of their choice, rather than doing so directly herself.
Silence and a dumbfounded expression. She graduated from law school.
@ vagabond trader:
Of course her kids do not go to inner city public schools either.
@ vagabond trader:
A few years ago there was a story about some Southern liberal who moved to Brooklyn because she wanted her kids to experience “diversity” so her kids went to public school near where Ebbets Field used to be (Crown Heights). Well guess what? The kids were constantly mugged, chased and called vile anti-white terms and the mother was scratching her head like an idiot wondering why that happened. I wanted to tell her – “hey don’t use your kids for a social experiment to assuage your white guilt. What you did to your kids qualifies as child abuse!”
@ Speranza:
Her 9 yr old has a one on one tutor during school hours due to “learning disabilities” She bragged to me that he will probably grow up to be a moonbat like her.Wait til he gets a little older and tells Mom he prefers to work with his hands rather than go to university.Her other boy in college told her he is going to become a practicing Jew. Hope he moves to an Israeli “settlement.”
Here in CT you are either full blown strident left or a religious conservative. Neither are to my taste, so being somewhat of a loner is my fate these days.
@ Speranza:
LOL! The part about not getting it is hilarious.I did grow up in a mixed ghetto. So glad I was not sheltered to the point of misunderstanding how the world really works,rather than the fiction taught in soc.101 class.
Of course my former friend moved her kiddies from the city to southern NH as soon as the youngest was school age.Nu?
@ vagabond trader:
A wealthy state that has a penchant for moonbats.
vagabond trader wrote:
We had a neighbor back in the 1960’s who had two kids – one my age and a younger daughter.Well they were huge liberals but when it came time for the younger daughter to go to Junior High School (which was 70% Black) – surprise surprise they moved out of the neighborhood. Of course they claimed it was due to a lack of space in the apartment and not the school. yeah right.
The DC5, my best friend and I dumped the Beatles for them. We felt like guilty rebels,lol!
@ vagabond trader:
Dave Clark 5 was great. A lot of good fun (non message) songs. Two of them are alas no longer with us.
@ Speranza:
Who passed away?
@ Speranza:
Ever been to Hartford? Most disgraceful capital in new England.
vagabond trader wrote:
Mike Smith and Dennis Payton
vagabond trader wrote:
Passed through there, had no desire to stop.
On one of my Ping lists at Freep, the owner announced she was leaving Free Republic because it was starting to go over the top. I posted some private replies telling everyone to come here. I told them not as many headlines, for sure, but great people.
And, sigh, I give the Cowboys full marks for their performance last night. They had more at stake with a win than the Saints did, for sure, and our magic number for home field advantage remains at “2″, but it was a great game near the end.
Of course, I drank way too much beer and now my head hurts.
@ Carolina Girl:
What do you mean going over the top? Too conservative?
Love the Cowboys win.
Did you see my music thread?
@ Speranza:
Dumb ass me – thought we were on a different thread!!!!
I know, I’m way late to the thread. But how can we discuss great 60s British rock without a clip from the mighty Who?
Sorry — I’ll try linking that again:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xZOrWK6d4g
MikalM wrote:
That will be next week.