Here's the guy you should hire if your band sucks at playing live...

[nofi]

i think tom waits is an 'undebelly guy'. i saw alex harvey back in the day perform his salute to feminism, "gang bang".

[chromium]

That drummer in the Korean band is a riot!   

I was thinking he might bode well in a Vanilla Fudge tribute band:

[gweimer]

Alex Harvey was never in Tom Jones' league, IMHO.

Interesting idea, yet I really don't agree that they have much in common. Again IMHO, Stan Ridgway is head and shoulders above Reed or Claypool.

I don't think Alex Harvey ever tried to compete with Tom Jones.  The SAHB take on "The Impossible Dream" was one of my favorites, and his voice hit a high note I didn't think him capable of.  The video clip isn't as effective as the recorded version, which segued off the tail end of "Money Honey"

[gweimer]

i think tom waits is an 'undebelly guy'. i saw alex harvey back in the day perform his salute to feminism, "gang bang".

LOL!  "There were 27 guys..."

[Barklessdog]

He was a just a tad off key in that last clip. Funny how many super bands, their singers are caught off key (The Who comes to mind)

The really ironic thing about "Gang Bang" & songs like "Dynamo Hum" was that were regularly played on commercial radio, in Cleveland, back in their day. Try doing that now!

[gweimer]

He was a just a tad off key in that last clip. Funny how many super bands, their singers are caught off key (The Who comes to mind)

The really ironic thing about "Gang Bang" & songs like "Dynamo Hum" was that were regularly played on commercial radio, in Cleveland, back in their day. Try doing that now!

SAHB seem to have hit a market in Cleveland.  Nearly everyone I know from there says that they were big up there.  "Vambo" got a little airplay in Chicago, but that was about it.

[Barklessdog]

There was a reason Cleveland got the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame. They supported a lot of smaller or second tier rock acts with commercial airplay including Zappa, Roxy Music, Mott The Hoople, Rare Earth, Hawkwind etc.

They also gave considerable airplay to King Crimson, Weather Report (Bird Land) Stanley Clarke's School days & All of Jeff Beck's fusion stuff. That was probably the only good thing about Cleveland back then.

At Midnight they had a show called import hour where they played bands like NEU!, The Pink Fairies etc.

[Freuds_Cat]

I wish that was the case here in Adelaide now John.

[Dave W]

There was a reason Cleveland got the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame. They supported a lot of smaller or second tier rock acts with commercial airplay including Zappa, Roxy Music, Mott The Hoople, Rare Earth, Hawkwind etc.

They also gave considerable airplay to King Crimson, Weather Report (Bird Land) Stanley Clarke's School days & All of Jeff Beck's fusion stuff. That was probably the only good thing about Cleveland back then.

At Midnight they had a show called import hour where they played bands like NEU!, The Pink Fairies etc.

Are you sure that's why Cleveland got it? Not saying that you're wrong, it's just that most of those acts aren't in the RRHOF and aren't likely to be. Seems odd that it would have influenced the decision to locate there.

Meanwhile, the inductees include quite a few acts that aren't rock and roll by any stretch.

[SKATE RAT]

and no Stooges! i won't go untill the damn stooges get in

[Freuds_Cat]

Yeah, WTF is THAT all about? 

+1 for Stooges nomination

[Dave W]

FWIW, Iggy turned 62 today.

[uwe]

Cleveland? Immortalized by Herr Hunter, because of his song I always identify that city with rock'n'roll even though I#ve never even been near:

[uwe]

That drummer in the Korean band is a riot!   

I was thinking he might bode well in a Vanilla Fudge tribute band:

With all due respect to Ms Ross: The Fudge took that song to places it had never been before and gave it the yearning drama it deserved.

[gweimer]

Cleveland? Immortalized by Herr Hunter, because of his song I always identify that city with rock'n'roll even though I#ve never even been near:

The original song was called "England Rocks", and was recorded by Overnight Angels.  When Ian was signed to Epic/Cleveland Records, he rewrote the lyrics, and rerecorded it.  The original is pretty cool, and has a pretty busy bass line running underneath it.