Let's spread some musical misinformation

[wraub]

When any musician spits on their audience, a punker steals some wings.

The phrase "Winter is Coming!" was first used by a promoter referring to an Edgar Winter show.

"Mick"Jagger is a nickname... his real name is "Mick" L'Angelo, but it was changed after complaints from art critics.

 

[jeffbrown]

They were doing fine until they got hit by a Hurricane. It was a real Spitfire, with lots of Lightning. It was so frisky, it spooked the Mustang out of the corral.

 

[1bassleft]

Ah, we're back to plain speaking; there was just something I wanted to say in defence of the unfairly maligned B24s

You mean a Lancaster, not the place called Lancaster. Common misunderstanding, and the grateful people of Britain gave the B17s a Lancaster. They gave the B24s two Lancasters on the promise they wouldn't return.
Anyway, who can forget the Jackson B25s with little Yossarian Jackson?

Winston Churchill used to go on tour with the B24s a lot. They reformed in the 70s (for legal reasons, using their alternate name The Liberator) as a 7-piece led by fretboard shredder Rog Blake but tensions were there from the start and keyboard expert Kerr Avon ousted him early on.

 

[1bassleft]

Still on the subject, despite women's prominent roles in the B17s and B24s (which wasn't really accepted until the B52s), the Women Airforce Service Pilots often faced derogatory remarks about their abilities. One false story doing the rounds was that one (supposedly named Sally) never mastered takeoffs and would simply drive P51s at high speed along the roads instead, scattering cars in her wake.

This was made into a popular tune at the time but (quite rightly) there was later outrage that the WASP's service was denigrated in the lyrics. Lyndon B Johnson, under pressure from many sides, pressured Henry Ford II to lean on Lee Iacocca to name his new car the Ford Mustang and also persuaded Wilson Pickett to re-record the song, but with the line
I bought you a brand new mustang 'bout nineteen forty five
changed to
I bought you a brand new mustang 'bout nineteen sixty five
to imply that women are just rubbish at driving cars, that's all. This made Mustang Sally mainstream-acceptable for the era, but there are now a lot of people who groan when bands play the song in pubs (me amongst them).

Incidentally, the widespread assumption that rock band W.A.S.P. named themselves in honour of the Women Airforce Service Pilots may not be factually correct.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

Ah, we're back to plain speaking; there was just something I wanted to say in defence of the unfairly maligned B24s


Winston Churchill used to go on tour with the B24s a lot. They reformed in the 70s (for legal reasons, using their alternate name The Liberator) as a 7-piece led by fretboard shredder Rog Blake but tensions were there from the start and keyboard expert Kerr Avon ousted him early on.

Kerr Avon was just a stage name for Robert Kerr, father of Jim Kerr of Simple Minds. They were a bit glam (it was the 70s) and Kerr got the 'Avon' moniker he adopted for his stage name due to his use of that company's cosmetics.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

Still on the subject, despite women's prominent roles in the B17s and B24s (which wasn't really accepted until the B52s), the Women Airforce Service Pilots often faced derogatory remarks about their abilities. One false story doing the rounds was that one (supposedly named Sally) never mastered takeoffs and would simply drive P51s at high speed along the roads instead, scattering cars in her wake.

This was made into a popular tune at the time but (quite rightly) there was later outrage that the WASP's service was denigrated in the lyrics. Lyndon B Johnson, under pressure from many sides, pressured Henry Ford II to lean on Lee Iacocca to name his new car the Ford Mustang and also persuaded Wilson Pickett to re-record the song, but with the line
I bought you a brand new mustang 'bout nineteen forty five
changed to
I bought you a brand new mustang 'bout nineteen sixty five
to imply that women are just rubbish at driving cars, that's all. This made Mustang Sally mainstream-acceptable for the era, but there are now a lot of people who groan when bands play the song in pubs (me amongst them).

Incidentally, the widespread assumption that rock band W.A.S.P. named themselves in honour of the Women Airforce Service Pilots may not be factually correct.

And let's not forget Mustang Sally is about one of the WASP pilots delivering P-51s.

 

[1bassleft]

Kerr Avon was just a stage name for Robert Kerr, father of Jim Kerr of Simple Minds. They were a bit glam (it was the 70s) and Kerr got the 'Avon' moniker he adopted for his stage name due to his use of that company's cosmetics.

Good point. Robert Kerr 'Avon' probably needed a fair tubful as he would have been getting on by then. I saw Jim Kerr and Simple Minds as a support act in 1979* (*not misinformation)

I had no idea, until you brought it up, but Jim must have harboured quite a resentment towards the pushy Avon Lady flogging snake oil (and powder) to his needy dad. Promised You a Miracle, All the Things She Said and Glittering Prize all drip with scathing criticism of door-to-door cosmetics sales techniques now I revisit the lyrics.

 

[felonious69]

Ah, we're back to plain speaking; there was just something I wanted to say in defence of the unfairly maligned B24s


Winston Churchill used to go on tour with the B24s a lot. They reformed in the 70s (for legal reasons, using their alternate name The Liberator) as a 7-piece led by fretboard shredder Rog Blake but tensions were there from the start and keyboard expert Kerr Avon ousted him early on.

I heard that they went out on tour and just bombed big time!

 

[Jay2U]

It's a well known fact that British amps sound less smooth than the American ones. This has nothing to do with design. It's caused by the British mains supply, being 240 volts, 50 hertz.

 

[PillO]

It's a well known fact that British amps sound less smooth than the American ones. This has nothing to do with design. It's caused by the British mains supply, being 240 volts, 50 hertz.

Not the only thing that the mains have influenced. Many British songs are written in Ab (major or minor) to reduce 50hz hum whereas American songs are generally written in B (major or minor) to reduce 60hz hum.

 

[felonious69]

Not the only thing that the mains have influenced. Many British songs are written in Ab (major or minor) to reduce 50hz hum whereas American songs are generally written in B (major or minor) to reduce 60hz hum.

I live in Wisconsin, USA, but bought a Marshall (British) amp cuz I love a good hummer.

 

[roccobass]

Hey guys! Dave Vanian says, since it’s 2020, the whole world now qualifies to be in the band.

 

[PillO]

Hey guys! Dave Vanian says, since it’s 2020, the whole world now qualifies to be the band.
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When "The Damned" toured Singapore, they had to change their name to "The Darned" to comply with local obscenities laws.

 

[felonious69]

Hey guys! Dave Vanian says, since it’s 2020, the whole world now qualifies to be the band.
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COOOOL! I just put on a brand new set of floor tom strings, a whammy bar on my harmonica and a Tort keyboard guard! I AM READY!

 

[felonious69]

When "The Damned" toured Singapore, they had to change their name to "The Darned" to comply with local obscenities laws.

It wasn't ACTUALLY because of the name, but rather they hate Western drummers because in the East they have the tiniest sticks in the world. (LOL Say THAT ONE three times fast!)

 

[felonious69]

When "The Damned" toured Singapore, they had to change their name to "The Darned" to comply with local obscenities laws.

Couldn't they just cane 'em and call it a day?

 

[felonious69]

It wasn't ACTUALLY because of the name, but rather they hate Western drummers because in the East they have the tiniest sticks in the world. (LOL Say THAT ONE three times fast!)

Or maybe they played a metal version of chopsticks(?)

 

[felonious69]

COOOOL! I just put on a brand new set of floor tom strings, a whammy bar on my harmonica and a Tort keyboard guard! I AM READY!

In the Bible Belt, are they The Danged? Or The Dad-Gummed? Or Dern Tootin'ed?

 

[zontar]

Steve Howe is in the same mood every day.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

When "The Damned" toured Singapore, they had to change their name to "The Darned" to comply with local obscenities laws.

And also not appear on stage or perform any material.