So, what have you been listening to lately?

[uwe]

OMG... I've been listening to the band that shall not be named's latest release about rushing about... and enjoying it...

Und das ist gut so, mein Sohn.

[Basvarken]

with Iggy Pop?

[uwe]

He's a registered supporter. Got to know them at some gig in France where he hangs around a lot.

Come on, Rob, with your penchant for Mothers Finest/Living Color/Vintage Trouble, I simply know you must dig them. 

[Basvarken]

I hear little similarities with the bands you name 

[uwe]

A (not too straightforward) rhythm emphasis. As most black music has. Your own playing has all those rhythmic nuances too. And I mean that as a compliment.

[Basvarken]

Hmmm... I don't know the two songs that you posted tend to ripple on a bit without going anywhere. I lose interest after 2 minutes or so.

[uwe]

I found the African tribal chanting vocals over what is essentially blues-riffy rock a new approach. Most African music - to the extent it  doesn't have an Arabian influence - is in major keys, these guys are comparatively "minorish".

[uwe]

Alas!, the mighty BÖC returneth!

Eric all gritty (Albert Bouchard guesting with cowbell):




Donald Buck Dharma all smooth:



Wasn't Richie Castellano someone's relative here and Danny Miranda (he seems to be back with the band taking over from Kasim Sulton after moonlighting with Queen) a Dudepitter at one point?

History shows again and again, how nature points out the folly of men - GO-GO-GODZILLA! That song was always brilliant in its corniness! 



And in case you ever wondered how the "Cowbell Song" came about, look no further than 1:12 ... behind every great man there is an even greater woman ... 

[westen44]

Black State Highway.  A British band which, unfortunately, has broken up. 

[uwe]

Buster Poindexter returns:

[Dave W]

Buster Poindexter returns:

Clicking on that was a big mistake.

[uwe]

I prefer Johansen as Johansen, but I can live with his Buster Poindexter guise, probably because I have affectionate memories from a gig in NYC where I saw him backed by a Big Band in1988. It was good fun and he told lawyer jokes. By the end, he and half the band were polonaising through the hall with the audience.

[Dave W]

[westen44]

My favorite Linda Ronstadt song.  What's with that drummer at the end, though?  LOL. 

[gearHed289]

Man, she had my hormones RAGING when I was 14 in the late 70s. Her and Ann Wilson, Debbie Harry, and Stevie Nicks.