So, what have you been listening to lately?

[Basvarken]

All of it. (except Pamela of course)
But mostly that video 

[4stringer77]

I loved every bit of it. I'd also gladly exchange having my leg slammed in a car door for having to go through 2020. I also love what Clapton and Van Morrison have been up to. Glad to see some people in the entertainment industry with a little backbone.

[Dave W]

All of it. (except Pamela of course)
But mostly that video 

That video was awarded the 1982 Video of the Year by the American Video Association.    Seriously.

It was a followup to her Queen of Hearts, which I've posted here before. That video was one of the most popular on MTV in 1981, which was MTV's first year. Co-starring the late Otha Young, her longtime guitarist.

You'll probably hate it, too. 



Since I viewed it last night, this popped up in my YT feed. Just posted 2 months ago, no idea who made it but I found it worthwhile.

[Basvarken]

That video was awarded the 1982 Video of the Year by the American Video Association.    Seriously.

That is hilarious! Makes you wonder how godawful the other videos must have been 

[westen44]

On MTV this is what the videos looked like in 1982.  These are just the choices of the person who wrote that.  I would have left off a few and added a few.  But this list is fairly representative of what was playing on MTV, IMO.  1982 also happened to be the year I fell in love with Patty Smyth.  Just saw a new video from her not long ago.  She had written a song about an old friend. 

https://musicjunkiepress.com/music/top-twenty-music-videos-from-1982/

[uwe]

That video was awarded the 1982 Video of the Year by the American Video Association.    Seriously.

It was a followup to her Queen of Hearts, which I've posted here before. That video was one of the most popular on MTV in 1981, which was MTV's first year. Co-starring the late Otha Young, her longtime guitarist.

You'll probably hate it, too. 



Since I viewed it last night, this popped up in my YT feed. Just posted 2 months ago, no idea who made it but I found it worthwhile.

What most of you don't know is that Dave is a passionate line dancer.  It all comes out eventually.

[Dave W]

What most of you don't know is that Dave is a passionate line dancer.  It all comes out eventually.

No, but I'd like to dance with the front-and-center girl in the opening sequence.

[Pilgrim]

Sitting here watching and listening to the latest Brian Setzer Christmas Extravaganza!

[Rob]

Nice stuff!

[Dave W]

[uwe]

Those thieving magpies from ZZ Top! 





And I don't think it's a coincidence either. Trapeze never quite made it  (members went on to more popular bands such as Deep Purple, Judas Priest and Whitesnake), but (though stemming from the British Midlands) if they had one happy hunting ground, then it was Texas where they befriended another, then still unbearded trio in the early 70ies and regularly gigged with them, you guessed it: ZZ Top.

[4stringer77]

Trapeze could have been the inspiration  but it took Billy Gibbons to make it a hit. Speaking of inspiration, it seems Glenn Hughes took some from Mel Galley's singing. I thought it was Glenn singing at first listen.

[uwe]

Other way around: When Glenn went AWOL to the Purps, Mel become the lead singer for a few years, having to replicate Glenn's voice on the older songs. The ZZ Top inspiration was never sung by Glenn, it's from the first album (1974) without him where Mel has assumed lead vocal duties. The live version features Pete Goalby (later with Uriah Heep and at one point almost with Rainbow), the only (late) phase where Trapeze featured a lead vocalist who did not double on bass or guitar.

Another almost-famous-band: The criminally underrated Legs Diamond, often referred to as "the American Deep Purple" though I never found that comparison apt:



Cracker of a song!

PS: Ok, I now hear that the DP-comparison is not entirely baseless ... 





Jon Lord could have sued!   

[4stringer77]

Uwe's classic rock knowledge has me half expecting to see him turn up one day on TV along with the other rock critics like Will Hodgkinson. AXS TV could probably fill hours of programing with Uwe just talking about Ritchie B and the Deep P.

[uwe]

Trivial pursuit, nothing else. I'm good at memorizing what is total irrelevant to any sane person. I guess that is one definition of madness! Guilty as charged.