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Rock 'n' Roll Did-You-Know?, Part II
| Edgy DC Sep 06 2007 09:35 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 06 2007 09:48 AM |
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Easy Listenin' Division. In tribute to the invocation of WAPP which killed WTFM, where soft rock lived before the oxymoronic term was born.
2) "England Dan wasn't English at all, but was so named because he was such a Beatlehead that his friends claimed to detect him talking on occasion like a Brit. 3) John Ford Coley's family name was actually named "Colley," but he took out an l so people wouldn't pronounce it like the dog. 4) The Ford was just bullshit. He added it because it scanned better. 5) Seals and Croft were previously members of the Champs, fathers of the frathouse classick "Tequila." 6) The guitarist in the Champs, who did that exploding surf chord after each sax wail --- one Glen Campbell. 7) (Jim) Seals and Croft are both practiioners of the Bahá'í faith, which was founded in 19th century Persia and claims 6,000,000 devotees. According to wikipedia, Bahá'í teachings hold that "religious history has unfolded through a series of God's messengers who brought teachings suited for the capacity of the people at their time, and whose fundamental purpose is the same." I'm OK with that. 8) Kenny Loggins is the cousin of Dave Loggins, member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and author/singer of the '70s country-easy listenin' crossover classick "Please Come to Boston." He wrote "Pieces of April" for Three Dog Night. Again according to wikipedia, he composed the theme music "Augusta" that is used on broadcasts of the The Masters Golf Tournament. 9) Loggins did "Whenever I Call You Friend" with Stevie Nicks, and despite it's hugeness and hitness, Stevie's fans and Mac fans don't like to remember it's hers, as it sounds like Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. or something. When she and Loggins are in the same town, she invites him on and does it live, and people think, "This is theirs?" 10) That was co-written with Melissa Manchester. 11) History may remember Jim Messina as strictly a spear carrier, but he was in Buffalo Springfield in the sixties, Poco in the early seventies, Loggins and Messina in the mid-late seventies, rejoined Poco as they had a suprising return to prominence as old fat guys in the late eighties and early nineties, and put out four solo albums along the way. 12) He had a number-two hit, "Born to Runner Up," as part of Garfunkel, Messina, Oates, and Lisa.
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| Johnny Dickshot Sep 06 2007 09:41 AM |
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All of which is a complicated way of saying, as much as you'd love to hate it, "Summer Breeze" is a just darn nice song.
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| sharpie Sep 06 2007 09:54 AM |
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I think Brewer & Shipley are at least the equal of England Dan & John Ford Coley for inclusion on this list.
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| Edgy DC Sep 06 2007 09:55 AM |
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Take it to the judge.
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| Edgy DC Sep 06 2007 11:31 AM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Sep 09 2007 10:41 AM |
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I've always felt that each sub-genre can be summed up and triangulated by a holy trinity.
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| Johnny Dickshot Sep 06 2007 12:01 PM |
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Loverboy, Bachman Turner Overdrive and Chiliwack: The Holy Trinity of Western Canada Schlock n' Roll.
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| soupcan Sep 06 2007 02:00 PM Re: Rock 'n' Roll Did-You-Know?, Part II |
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I read that as "he was in Buffalo Springfield in the sixties, Poo in the early seventies" And I'm thinking 'Wow, what a stupid name for a band.'
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| TheOldMole Sep 09 2007 08:53 AM |
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Warren Zevon got his start as musical director for the Everly Brothers.
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| RealityChuck Sep 10 2007 10:20 AM |
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Ohio Express over Strawberry Alarm Clock, who weren't bubblegum and are better known for their name than their songs. More Trinities: British Invasion: Beatles, Rolling Stones, and the Who. The New Bob Dylan Club: Bruce Springsteen, Loudon Wainwright III, John Prine (especially since no one remembers the 4th of the group: Eliot Murphy). San Francisco Scene: The Grateful Dead, the Jefferson Airplane, and Quicksilver Messenger Service The New Wave: Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson, the Boomtown Rats One Hit Wonders: John Fred and his Playboy Band, Norman Greenbaum, the Vapors. The Bosstown Sound: Orpheus, Ultimate Spinach, The Beacon Street Union ;)
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| Johnny Dickshot Sep 10 2007 10:42 AM |
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* Holy Trinity of Angry Young Men: Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson and Graham Parker.
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| sharpie Sep 10 2007 10:43 AM |
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Big Brother & the Holding Company (or even Moby Grape) over Quicksilver for SF sound.
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| metirish Sep 10 2007 10:45 AM |
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Kid Rock decked Tommy Lee at the VMA awards last night,not caught by the TV camera's live but on CCTV....also Brittney Spears was brutal......such a laugh.
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| RealityChuck Sep 11 2007 10:31 AM |
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Holy Trinity of the Canterbury Scene: Soft Machine, Caravan, and Gong
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| Edgy DC Sep 11 2007 10:35 AM |
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Good start, though I thought ABBA was Swedish.
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| seawolf17 Sep 11 2007 11:13 AM |
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Huh? No such animal. No way you can cut one-hit wonders down to a trinity. Holy Trinity of Hair Metal: Poison, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi.
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| Johnny Dickshot Sep 11 2007 11:28 AM |
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I thought Def Leppard belonged to the Holy Trinity of Led Zeppelin Wannabe Ripoff Artists with Zebra and Whitesnake.
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| metirish Sep 11 2007 11:37 AM |
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Kingdom Come have to be in any list of the Holy Trinity of Led Zeppelin .
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| seawolf17 Sep 11 2007 11:41 AM |
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Def Leppard, wannabe Led Zeppelin? Wannabe David Bowie, maybe.
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| Johnny Dickshot Sep 11 2007 11:47 AM |
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Yeah I know. I was just trying to segue.
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| Johnny Dickshot Sep 11 2007 11:57 AM |
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Ouch.
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| Edgy DC Sep 11 2007 12:04 PM |
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I agree about the Ohio Express. Good call. Though I disagree about Big Brother.
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| Willets Point Sep 11 2007 12:24 PM |
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The Holy Trinity of Rock is E-A-B-E-A-B-A-E-A-B-E-A-A!
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| Edgy DC Sep 11 2007 12:40 PM |
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We have the same 1000-pound synth as blondie from Dickshot's video.
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