midnight special

[jumbodbassman]

not sure if the guys on the otherside of the pond had this show but in the early 70's the midnight special had some great performancs.  I remember this one and BBA as being my too favorites and just found this one on you tube.  awesome. 

 

[Highlander]

It's been a tradition in the UK that after every yodel section, where he goes "Bum-Baa" to shout out at the top of your voice, "F*CK-*FF!!!"

[Garrett]

Loved watching the mid night special! And I was a fan of Focus too! Thijs van Leer is still performing Hocus Pocus.

[dadagoboi]

New York Dolls

[uwe]

Two cult favorites from that show:

Carmen, a Yank (!!!) band decades ahead of its time in 1973 with their idiosyncratic and prophetic ethno prog, John "the most unfortunately named" Glasscock on EB-0:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxCGT8l0Rao&feature=related

This is of lower recording quality, but features extra footage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRcSHq6Zm_0&feature=related


Not to forget: Jobriath, another Yank ahead of his/her time:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lp_e4wUnz4&feature=related

[gweimer]

I went out and bought Carmen's Fandangos in Space after seeing them on the David Bowie 1980 Floor Show.  Cool band.  That show was the one that introduced me to Roxy Music ("Editions of You"), and Wishbone Ash ("Jail Bait")

[uwe]

That Bowie show must have been way earlier, they were dissolved by the end of the decade. 74 perhaps?

[gweimer]

That Bowie show must have been way earlier, they were dissolved by the end of the decade. 74 perhaps?

It was right as Diamond Dogs came out.  It was a reference to the Orwell book and not the year.  I guess I could have mentioned that.

[uwe]

Then it actually was 1974. Diamond Dogs was my first Bowie album and is still my favorite together with Station to Station (though that took much longer to grow on me). I was mesmerized by Bowie's spoken word intro to Diamond Dogs "And in the death ..." and his outcry of "This ain't rock'n'roll, this is genocide!" at the end before unleashing the Diamond Dogs riff which always sounded to me like Brown Sugar played by a bunch of aliens. A work of art, beginning with the cover right down to the production and the song sequence, not a duff track on it. It even creams Ziggy Stardust into the ground.

[Hornisse]

I remember when my older sister bought that LP.  Very good record and a cool gatefold cover.

[Grog]

Going back to the opening thread, it looks like Focus is using Fender Super Showmans for amps. I believe that this was the the only amp Fender produced with the Tel-Ray oilcan reverb built in. It was set up like a Fender Dimension IV. I've seen them in catalogs, but this is the first time I've ever seen one (or two) actually used.

[Freuds_Cat]

I remember when my older sister bought that LP.  Very good record and a cool gatefold cover.

One of my favourite Bowie albums too. I had it on high rotation in my car recently. Its interesting to note that nearly all of the guitar played on this album is Bowie himself. Critics claim this gives the album an amateurish sound. Personally I think they should shut up and have another sip of Chardonnay as they are obviously mistaking raw honest guitar playing for amateurisg playing due to the blinding gush of over produced guitar sounds that abounded after 1974 in the recording industry. To speak of another raw, honest guitar player, I reckon you can hear the influence of Mick Ronson in Bowie's playing on this album.

I love the song Candidate from this album. It reminds me a lot of the book "Last Exit to Brooklyn"

So you scream out of line
"I want you! I need you! Anyone out there? Any time?"
Tres butch little number whines "Hey dirty, I want you
When it's good, it's really good, and when it's bad I go to pieces"
If you want it, boys, get it here, thing

Well, on the street where you live I could not hold up my head
For I put all I have in another bed
On another floor, in the back of a car
In the cellar like a church with the door ajar
Well, I guess we've must be looking for a different kind
But we can't stop trying 'till we break up our minds
'Til the sun drips blood on the seedy young knights
Who press you on the ground while shaking in fright
I guess we could cruise down one more time
With you by my side, it should be fine
We'll buy some drugs and watch a band
Then jump in the river holding hands

[eb2]

My Favorite Midnight Special - by a mile:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAb0kSq9jKU&feature=player_embedded

Season 7, Episode 8
Host: Ted Nugent
--Ted Nugent (guest host) - "Cat Scratch Fever," "Free for All," "Need You Bad" & "Stranglehold"

--REO Speedwagon - "Say You Love Me Or Say Goodnight" (performance taped in Kansas City)
--AC/DC - "Sin City"
--Thin Lizzy - "Cowboy Song" (live in London)
--Cheap Trick - "Surrender" & "California Man"

Other performers (music videos):
--Golden Earring - "Grab It for a Season"
--Aerosmith - "Come Together" (on film)

I could have lived without REO, but the rest was fantastic.

[gearHed289]

Damn! That's a classic rock extravaganza!

[Highlander]

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