Monday, April 4, 2011
Thursday, March 18, 2010
RIP ALEX CHILTON
While growin' up in the sixties, I remember Rock & Roll AM radio as being a part of my daily life. Living a "stones throw" from NYC, I got all the big stations all the time and heard every new single, all the top 1o's and the best DJS in the country. Short,poppy, danceable (not me tho) , easy to sing along with and remember later. Unfortunately, I got caught up in the late 60's-early 70's "jam-band "scene and got away from the music of my real youth. Don't get me wrong. Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, CSNY, etc. were and are some of long time faves and music influences. But the sounds that were the "funnest" were the Beatles, Hollies, all the Brit bands and their American cousins like the Byrds , CCR, etc. Alex Chilton, I am sure, came out of the same scene, just from another part of the USA. From the Boxtops to the Big Star days, he wrote a bunch of great pop tunes and influenced a lot of future rock bands. He certainly influenced me in my listening habits. It don't got to be long and dark-short and sweet will do!!!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
With this years Rock & Roll HOF inductions still fresh on my mind, I wonder if the folks who pick/vote the inductees really have any R&R sense. I mean, come-on, ABBA, Jimmy Cliff, etc. It's the freakin' ROCK AND ROLL HOF! This has all the signs of big ol' POLITICAL CORRECTNESS. So lets just throw in a sweet pop group, a reggae star, maybe a couple of the NEW-COUNTRY stars, and of course, the big HIP_HOP and Rap artists. The event and the HOF itself have become such a joke, that half the members of the inducted groups don't even show. So lets hope for a change in attitude for bands/groups like CHEAP TRICK, HALL & OATES, ALICE COOPER, KING CRIMSON, and any forgotten 50's and 60's groups that, while they might not have had a bunch of #1 hits, were innovators and groundbreakers. HEY,HEY MY,MY ROCK AND ROLL WILL NEVER DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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