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Mike Winter
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Portland, OR
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Posted 14 Sep 2007 6:11 pm |
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Lately I've been diggin' on The Hombre's "Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out). Whatcha think?  |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 15 Sep 2007 1:43 am
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Hmmm...What is it about this song that you find most striking? Is it the esoteric beauty of the lyrics, the complex harmonic structure and counterpoint of the music, or the truly magnificent vocal interpretation in the beginning of the song? 
Now, getting more serious; it's a cutesy thing...reminds me a lot of the old Van Morrison song "Gloria". Other than that, it's kinda typical garage-band fare. |
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 15 Sep 2007 8:50 am
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| Cant compare to "Surfin' Bird" by the Trashmen. |
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Ben Elder
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La Crescenta, California, USA
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Posted 15 Sep 2007 9:33 am
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| There's no there there. |
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Roger Miller
From:
Cedar Falls, Ia.
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Posted 15 Sep 2007 12:36 pm
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| Those wonderful years of "Let it all hang out","They're coming to take me away", "Groovin", were just fillers till Hindrix, Page, Blackmore could sober up and write more songs with substance, (not substance abuse). |
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Mike Winter
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Portland, OR
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Posted 15 Sep 2007 3:36 pm
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It's obviously a parody of Dylan's "Subteranean Homesick Blues"...I always thought it was a kick...in a garage band kind of way.
Ben - How can you be there when you're there? |
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 16 Sep 2007 7:45 am
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Another one- "Ride Captain Ride" by Blues Image. I heard that the singer/write invested all his royalties in real estate development in Malibu and is now a multi-millionairre.
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Larry Miller
From:
Dothan AL,USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2007 8:56 am
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| "Have I The Right" by the Honeycombs 1964. Produced by Joe Meek, one of the first succesful independent producers. His studio, at 304 Holloway Road, was his 3 story apartment. He also produced another 1 hit wonder, "Telstar" by the Tornados in 1962 |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 16 Sep 2007 11:36 am
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| The classic one hit wonder is the "Greatest Hit_" Compilation by Zager & Evans.... "In the year 2525" |
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Michael Johnstone
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Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 17 Sep 2007 10:02 am
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| The tragic thing about the Blues Image was that they were a world class jazz-rock band with a great latin edge. A bit like early Santana with a much more harmonically advanced style,much more sophisticated arrangements and a great lead guitarist/lead vocalist - Mike Pinera.They had great original material and a killer first album. They had two drummers - Manny Bertamatti and Joe Lala(also a great singer who was later with Stills' band Manassas)who were two of the best drummers I ever heard.Their bass player Malcom was from England had played beside Mitch Mitchell with Georgie Fame.They had a fantastic B-3 player as well whose name escapes me at the moment who was really a stone jazz player. Those guys were out of Tampa and played the same East Coast club circuit I did during the mid to late 60s and I knew them and saw them many times.Once inside of one week we were both on the same bill as the Cream and the Yardbirds last tour at a venue in Miami on Collins Ave. called Thee Image.I just knew they'd hit it big and when I finally heard Ride Captain Ride I was so dissapointed that that was what the world was gonna remember about the Blues Image.I guess they just succumbed to commercial necessity but at least they did finally have a hit record. Later BTW Mike Pinera joined up with a later version of another pretty lame one hit outfit - The Iron Butterfly and milked that a while. I myself played guitar with "Keith" nee Barry Keefer out of Philly who actually had three chart hits on Mercury - "Ain't Gonna Lie", "98.6" and "Tell Me To My Face" which was written for us by Grahm Nash of the Hollies who we met in London in 1967. Touring the States and Europe behind a top ten hit during the summer of love was pretty heady stuff for a 20 year old I'll have to say. http://www.keith986.com/wild_kingdom.htm |
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Will Houston
From:
Tempe, Az
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Posted 17 Sep 2007 4:27 pm
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| That was some interesting and informative rock and personal history, thanks for the info. Will |
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ajm
From:
Los Angeles
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Posted 19 Sep 2007 11:56 am
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"Go Back" by Crabby Appleton.
"Are You Ready" by Pacific Gas and Electric.
And IMHO possibly the ultimate one hit wonder of all time..........
"Spirit In The Sky" by Norman Greenbaum.
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2007 11:38 pm
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Any one here old enough to remember He's got the whole world in His hands?don't you know.
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Bob Ritter
From:
pacfic, wa
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Posted 2 Oct 2007 7:46 pm
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I just love it round here when mj has one of his sixtys flashback's....I just love the story when George Harrison came over to Leon's when he was there....the only time I ever seen a true to life rockstar is when I had to buy a ticket to get in the show...lol
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Michael Winter
From:
Portland, Oregon
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Posted 3 Oct 2007 2:12 pm
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I recently discovered a 1960’s psychedelic band called the 13th Floor Elevators, whose one hit "You're Gonna Miss Me", a Billboard #55 hit in 1966, totally jams! I’m a big fan of documentaries, especially of the music genre, and while watching the movie Dig!, --another documentary about The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols and the friendship/rivalry between their respective founders, Anton Newcombe and Courtney Taylor-- I saw the trailer for the aptly titled movie “You’re Gonna Miss Me.” From IMDB:
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| Documentary about rock n roll pioneer Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson, whose band the 13th Floor Elevators coined the term "psychedelic rock" in the 60's. Struggling with drug abuse and schizophrenia, he spent 3 years in Rusk State Hospital after pleading insanity on marijuana charges. His new band, Roky Erickson and the Aliens managed to stay vital during the 70's with a darker and more aggressive rock sound. After losing interest in music, he became a recluse, living in poverty and filth. The movie details the rise and fall of Roky Erickson and his brothers struggle to get Rokys life back on track. |
The movie is very interesting, sad and tragic, but a must see. The film is very similar in nature to The Devil and Daniel Johnston, another great music documentary for the open minded, music loving individual. My favorite parts of the movie show Roky rippin’ it up with the Elevators, his kick ass guitar riffs, vocal chops and the most unique sounding - electric jug! <--(*Note the Wikipedia reference to this 60's band and their use of the jug as a musical "prop.") Which until seeing this video, I had never heard before.
These early 13th Floor Elevators tunes are the same raunchy, rockin' songs every garage band, a la White Stripes, is playing on the airwaves today.
Dig that electric jug!
EDITED to include another great jam by the 13th Floor Elevators!
Check out the cool song Slip Inside This House on YouTube!
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