Real Rock and Blues http://www.realrockandblues.com "Music has the potential other arts do not have, which is to utterly change you within 3 minutes. Your whole body chemistry can change , your mood, your perspective....." Nick Cave Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:04:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 White Demin – The Best Band in the World? http://www.realrockandblues.com/about-and-things/white-demin-the-best-band-in-the-world/ http://www.realrockandblues.com/about-and-things/white-demin-the-best-band-in-the-world/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:04:36 +0000 Phil http://www.realrockandblues.com/?p=977


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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bobnessOn 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 benefits. Dylan was under a lot of pressure. The proofs for his book Tarantula were due for delivery, but not complete. He had been paid for a television special but it had not been recorded and after just finishing one tour another was already being planned.

After the crash his Bobness had time to analyze his direction, both personal and musically. He withdrew and did not tour again for 8 years.

Oops! Wrong video!

If you want more Bob Dylan choices why not visit my shop?

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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 on a radio show in Norfolk Virginia in 1956 and recorded a demo version, it came to the attention of Capitol Records who were looking for someone to rival Elvis. Rival Elvis ? Surpassed him I would have thought.

]]> http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/on-this-day-be-bob-a-lula/feed/ 0 High Heels, Legwarmers, Bikini Pants – Yes Its Prince. http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/high-heels-legwarmers-bikini-pants-yes-its-prince-2/ http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/high-heels-legwarmers-bikini-pants-yes-its-prince-2/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:27:28 +0000 Phil http://www.realrockandblues.com/?p=51

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 the album as prince played the vast majority of the parts on the album and the band was only ever a touring band I do not know, and could hardly care less to be truthful. Oddly this album was voted number 72 in the Rolling Stone list of top 100 albums.  The album supporteed the film of the same name and both made suiddilians of dollars, so someone liked it…… but not me.

]]> http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/high-heels-legwarmers-bikini-pants-yes-its-prince-2/feed/ 0 EC beats Kiss hands down http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/ec-beats-kiss-hands-down/ http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/ec-beats-kiss-hands-down/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:18:25 +0000 Phil http://www.realrockandblues.com/?p=43

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 does illustrate the gap between where he stands in popular culture and Gene Simmons’ position.

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Madeline Bell (Excellent singer)

Blair Thornton (Bachman Turner Overated)

Phil Stutt (Self opinionated oaf)

]]> http://www.realrockandblues.com/arrivals/born-today/feed/ 0 1846 was a Good Year http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/1846-was-a-good-year/ http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/1846-was-a-good-year/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:53:56 +0000 Phil http://www.realrockandblues.com/?p=34

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 that his paptent was challenged by other instrument makers.

]]> http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/1846-was-a-good-year/feed/ 0 I’d rather have a free bottle in front of me than a prefrontal lobotomy. – Tom Waits http://www.realrockandblues.com/quotes/id-rather-have-a-free-bottle-in-front-of-me-than-a-prefrontal-lobotomy-tom-waits/ http://www.realrockandblues.com/quotes/id-rather-have-a-free-bottle-in-front-of-me-than-a-prefrontal-lobotomy-tom-waits/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:39:08 +0000 Phil http://www.realrockandblues.com/?p=969

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…

]]> http://www.realrockandblues.com/quotes/id-rather-have-a-free-bottle-in-front-of-me-than-a-prefrontal-lobotomy-tom-waits/feed/ 0 On This Day 1969 – Bowie’s Oddity http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/on-this-day-1969/ http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/on-this-day-1969/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:50:37 +0000 Phil http://www.realrockandblues.com/?p=8

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…………..

]]> http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/on-this-day-1969/feed/ 0 Don’t you know there ain’t no devil, it’s just god when he’s drunk. – Tom Waits http://www.realrockandblues.com/quotes/dont-you-know-there-aint-no-devil-its-just-god-when-hes-drunk-tom-waits/ http://www.realrockandblues.com/quotes/dont-you-know-there-aint-no-devil-its-just-god-when-hes-drunk-tom-waits/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:27:48 +0000 Phil http://www.realrockandblues.com/?p=965

What a great song and performance, very Kurt Weill.

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