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The American alternative rock band Death Cab For Cutie took its name from a teen tragedy novelty song called Death Cab For Cutie, which was recorded by the British novelty act the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band in 1967.
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Unusual Rock Trivia?
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Actress Daryl Hannah was a long time girlfriend of Jackson Browne. She sang backup vocals and appeared in the video for the 1985 song, "You're a Friend of Mine" by Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne. Later, she began a relationship with Neil Young and they married in 2018.
It doesn’t stop there…Bonzos guitarist Neil Innes wrote all the dead-on Beatle spoof songs featured in The Rutles satire as well
as portraying the Lennon doppelganger Ron Nasty. George Harrison of course was involved with the production. The Monty Python troup, while coming together independently, had early ties with the band…
Then there was this madness…
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IMMusicRulz
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From 1972 to 1975, Gregg Allman was married to Janice Blair, the sister of original Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers bassist Ron Blair. The track Queen Of Hearts, from Allman's 1973 solo album Laid Back, was written for her and the album is also dedicated to her.
Drummer Kenny Aronoff, who has performed and recorded with a long list of very famous music acts and was a long time drummer with John Mellencamp and John Fogerty, was Associate Professor of Percussion at Indiana University from 1993–1997. Each year, The Aronoff Percussion Scholarship is awarded to an Indiana University percussion student.
The 1987 hit song "Electric Blue" by Australian band Icehouse was co-written by Iva Davies of Icehouse and John Oates of Hall & Oates. Oates became involved with Davies after contacting him to state he was a fan. They collaborated to write the song and Oates said if Davies had not released the song under the Icehouse name, then it would have been a Hall & Oates track. John Oates sang the falsetto backing vocals on the song. Davies said the song title was inspired by the 1970 T. Rex song "Jewel", which contains the verse, "Her eyes electric blue".
That is the most 80's sounding song ever. Production values/trends at the time seemed to take so many songs into that same 80's sound.
Drums and Keyboards especially, but all of it really.
Sometimes I wonder what a song would sound like if recorded a decade earlier or a decade later.
The sound of a number of bands (who recorded records for two or three decades or more) migrated a lot over time.
Music recording techniques, studio production trends, along with new gizmos really effected the records of the Rolling Stones, Jethro Tull, REO, Genesis, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Jefferson Airplane/Starship and lots of others.
Some bands sound did not change nearly as much over the years/decades... like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alice in Chains/Jerry Cantrell, REM, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Hot Tuna, ZZ Top and others.
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One of my favorite bands - the bass work by Keith Welsh on their first album (when they were called Flowers) is so much fun to play (and it's amazing that's the only recording he ever did).
Christopher Cross Filled in with Deep Purple for a sick Ritchie Blackmore
Deep Purple took the stage on Aug. 28, 1970 at the Jam Factory (previously called the Pusi-Kat Club) in San Antonio. Missing from their lineup was prolific guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, replaced on this night by Christopher Cross.
Cross would later earn fame as a soft-rock balladeer, but he cut his teeth on the Texas live circuit. Then just 19 years-old, Cross had already earned a reputation among local musicians as an excellent guitar player.
Deep Purple had been instructed to get flu shots prior to their San Antonio show. While most of the band got their vaccinations without incident, Blackmore responded poorly to the inoculation and became severely ill. With their guitarist unable to perform, Deep Purple needed a fill-in.
"They didn’t really want to cancel the show if they could help it,” Cross recalled. A local promoter named Joe Miller was handling the Purple show and also "kind of managing" Cross at the time. "And Joe Miller said, ‘Y’know, there’s this guitarist in town who’s a big fan of Ritchie’s and he could probably step in.’"
At Miller's suggestion, Deep Purple welcomed Cross to the lineup for the night. "I came down, and I had a Flying V and long hair, and I’m this big Ritchie fan. So we played the songs that I knew and then we jammed some blues. And they told the crowd Ritchie wouldn’t be there. It was a great moment for me," Cross admitted. "And then, when they left town, I went to the airport and got to meet Ritchie, and he thanked me for covering for him. He was cool."
Deep Purple took the stage on Aug. 28, 1970 at the Jam Factory (previously called the Pusi-Kat Club) in San Antonio. Missing from their lineup was prolific guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, replaced on this night by Christopher Cross.
Cross would later earn fame as a soft-rock balladeer, but he cut his teeth on the Texas live circuit. Then just 19 years-old, Cross had already earned a reputation among local musicians as an excellent guitar player.
Deep Purple had been instructed to get flu shots prior to their San Antonio show. While most of the band got their vaccinations without incident, Blackmore responded poorly to the inoculation and became severely ill. With their guitarist unable to perform, Deep Purple needed a fill-in.
"They didn’t really want to cancel the show if they could help it,” Cross recalled. A local promoter named Joe Miller was handling the Purple show and also "kind of managing" Cross at the time. "And Joe Miller said, ‘Y’know, there’s this guitarist in town who’s a big fan of Ritchie’s and he could probably step in.’"
At Miller's suggestion, Deep Purple welcomed Cross to the lineup for the night. "I came down, and I had a Flying V and long hair, and I’m this big Ritchie fan. So we played the songs that I knew and then we jammed some blues. And they told the crowd Ritchie wouldn’t be there. It was a great moment for me," Cross admitted. "And then, when they left town, I went to the airport and got to meet Ritchie, and he thanked me for covering for him. He was cool."
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Maybe not unusual and probably just a digital artifact but I noticed Sir Paul’s iconic Hofner Bass appears to have a wonky set up!
Here’s Paul with historic bass..
Zoomed in…Notice the strings below the bridge and tailpiece look bent and “wonky!”
Any photography buffs think it’s optics or digital artifacts?
Here’s Paul with historic bass..
Zoomed in…Notice the strings below the bridge and tailpiece look bent and “wonky!”
Any photography buffs think it’s optics or digital artifacts?
Those aren't the strings, that's part of the bridge assembly. Look at the silks and where they stop at the bridge bar. Here's a clearer picture showing everything.
Macca was 18 year old when he bought his Hofner 500/1 violin bass guitar.
I agree but that photo with him and his bass the whole setup south of the bridge looked funny to me…after a few cold ones. Ha!Those aren't the strings, that's part of the bridge assembly. Look at the silks and where they stop at the bridge bar. Here's a clearer picture showing everything.
Keep in mind that the shot has been fake colorized. Perhaps the actual B&W would be clearer.
Huey Lewis and The News released their Sports album on September 15, 1983. It reached No. #1 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart on June 29, 1984, and ultimately charted for over 3 years at 160 continuous weeks and eventually sell over 7 million copies to date. Sports was the second-highest selling album of 1984 only after Michael Jackson’s mega hit Thriller album.
After the 1983 release of their iconic self-titled debut album, Suicidal got banned from playing shows in their Los Angeles hometown because of “gang relations and violence”. However, around 1989, after the band had risen in popularity, the ban was lifted and Suicidal have continued playing live in L.A. since then.
Suicidal Tendencies?
