Real Rock and Blues

White Demin – The Best Band in the World?

Aug 6, 2010 About and things Leave a comment
Posted by Phil

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The  answer is obviously YES!

I first heard that there was a band that sounded a bit like The Magic Captain, playing with tme signatures and such.  So I bought Workout Holiday.  Tremendous!  Just recieved ‘Fits’ and it just confirms my original decision.  Not the Magic Band, but Bloody Good!

One thing that strikes me is that Fits was released in the UK before the USA.  Does this reflect that we are better able to see talent than the usa?  After all, Europe was a haven for the blues Gods, Hendrix had to come here, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, etc were first recognised by the British/Europeans.

In any event,  White Demin are the best band on the planet.

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On This Day – Bob Crashes

Jul 29, 2010 On This Day Leave a comment
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On this day in 1966 Bob Dylan crashed his motorbike. Apparently he suffered serious neck injuries although their extent have never been fully confirmed. After the accident an ambulance was not called and was taken home in a car by his then wife Sara.
The crash, the circumstances of which were not fully explained, did have side [...]

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On This day – Be Bob a Lula

Jul 28, 2010 On This Day Leave a comment
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On this day in 1956 Sweet Gene Vincent made his first TV appearance on the Perry Como Show. He performed Be-Bop-a-Lula which was still climbing the charts.
Be-Bop-A-Lula was written by Vincent, or his manager Sheriff Tex Davies, or Donald Graves (You pays yer money and takes yer choice) in 1955. He sang it [...]

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High Heels, Legwarmers, Bikini Pants – Yes Its Prince.

Jun 25, 2010 On This Day Leave a comment
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On this day in 1984 the person that used to like to be known as an artist who once had a name before going a bit strange released a successful album.  Purple Rain was the first album that acknowledged the band and called them the Revolution and supported the film.
Why the band was acknowledged on [...]

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EC beats Kiss hands down

Jun 24, 2010 On This Day Leave a comment
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EC sold 100 of his guitars to raise money for his drug rehab clinic on this day in 1999.  He raised almost $5,000,000
Kiss sold off some of their memorabilia on this day a year later in 2000.  They raised $876,000. (first day of a 2 day sale).
I am no fan of EC but surely this [...]

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Born Today

Jun 23, 2010 arrivals Leave a comment
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Madeline Bell (Excellent singer)
Blair Thornton (Bachman Turner Overated)
Phil Stutt (Self opinionated oaf)
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1846 was a Good Year

Jun 22, 2010 On This Day Leave a comment
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The sexiest instrument (apart from the electric guitar) was patented on this day in 1846 by Adolphe Sax.  What do you think he called it?
- Anyone else finds it strange to find out that you can patent a musical instrument?  I know that he disigned it but even so.
You will not be surprised to know [...]

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I’d rather have a free bottle in front of me than a prefrontal lobotomy. – Tom Waits

Jun 22, 2010 Quotes Leave a comment
Posted by Phil

Always clever, always entertaining and thought provoking.

Two for the price of one! The version you may remember from an advert was the want to be opera singer Screaming Jay Hawkins…

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On This Day 1969 – Bowie’s Oddity

Jun 21, 2010 On This Day Leave a comment
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Can you believe that it is 41 years, to the day that Space Oddity was released by Bowie?
Neither can I, the rest as they say is history.

Oh yes, this is the original version…………..
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Don’t you know there ain’t no devil, it’s just god when he’s drunk. – Tom Waits

Jun 15, 2010 Quotes Leave a comment
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What a great song and performance, very Kurt Weill.

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