Metallica by Chemical People (1989)

Now, the only way I'll ever get Metallica posted on this blog site without receiving a takedown notice within five minutes, will be if it is a song title by some other band. In today's case, the other band is a Beverly Hill's punk band(oxymoron?) that is sounding a little more fusion-like in this short track off of their second album, 1989's Ten Fold Hate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anE8c1bh_gY&feature=youtu.be

Antonis O Aggelos by The Gravel (1978)

Wow, what a debut single. These Greek heavy psych/prog rockers came out of the gate with quite an involved, yet enjoyable track. It's peculiar that they never released anything else. In any case, I'm glad we have something!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXANSWd5T3E

Doomed by the Living Dead by Mercyful Fate (1981)

It's been a while since we had some heavy metal here on Deep Rock Mining. Let's rectify that with metal legends, Mercyful Fate off of their first release.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBORGAtZIwQ

Keeper of My Flame by Randy Holden (1970)

The vocals on this track(album) are a little murky, but man could this one-time Blue Cheer guitarist play. It's amazing to me that Randy Holden wouldn't release another solo album until 1997. This is some solid work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56NYCQ3UWsc

Plucky by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1966)

Herb Alpert, the "A" in "A&M" records has had a massively successful career as a musician, businessman, and artist. He's really done it all. While his music was never really rock n roll, he has recorded many tracks that have made their way onto my playlists. Probably my most favorite is this selection from 1966. It is the perfect Swingin' 60's movie soundtrack song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRxU25xOhIQ

I'm Dead by Würm (1982)

Before Chuck Dukowski joined the band that would become punk rock legend's Black Flag, he was in a proto-punk/metal band called Würm. They were together from 1973 to 1977. Eventually they broke up and Dukowski would go on to greater fame. However, Dukowski reformed the band in 1982-3 and they recorded and EP. Here is a track off of that fine release.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lb7v83MSIg&feature=youtu.be

D.O.A. by Van Halen (1979)

Probably about 90% of Van Halen's musical output is about good times, partying, and chasing women. That leaves a much smaller percentage of leftover tunes that were grittier songs about life in the city. This includes songs such as Atomic Punk, Mean Street, and today's featured song, D.O.A. These tracks, to me, are much more interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0XdzSMzwgw

Savoir Faire by Family Fodder (1980)

I recently stumbled across some music by this London band that started out in the mid-70's as a sort of avant-garde outfit, but really found their voice(IMO) with a post punk sound in the late 70's/early 80's. Today's track has a bit of a pop slant that also sounds a little like a precursor to Stereolab, if that makes any sense.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9cfLkxtKmI

Snakebite by Stone Axe (1971)

Stone Axe from Houston(not the modern day rock band from the Northwest) was an offshoot of Josefus that only put out one single back in 1971, but what a single it was, a real scorcher. Check out the B side.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nCV1Ze-6Ug

Fracas on West Street by Cleaners from Venus (1984)

Cleaners from Venus, Martin Newell's band with an ever changing line-up released about ten albums in the 80's. There is a lot of music to mine here, and I've just heard a small portion. Here is a track from the 1984 album, Under Wartime Conditions. Please bear with the 30+ second intro to get to the good, unique part of the song that feels like a mixture of post-punk, noise, and fusion. It's an interesting listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VzJr8HjwhM

All The Time in the World by The Nips (1978)

Before Shane MacGowan was playing Celtic punk in the Pogues, he was in a traditional punk band created by Shanne Bradley called the The Nipple Erectors, often shortenend to the "The Nips". The band released a number of singles and an album in 1980. Here is one of those early singles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZjy-WWsGeQ

Listen by Hjärter Sex (1974)

Hjärter Sex or "Hearts Sex" translated into English was a short-lived hard rock band from Sweden. They seemed to have some chops, if kind of a scattered direction. In less than three minutes, there are quite a few changes in this song, one side of the only release the band ever made.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeV2Rd1DQEo&feature=youtu.be

Cool Slick Jenny by the Unrelated Segments (1972)

The Unrelated Segments were a garage rock band from Michigan that managed to open for the likes of the Who, Spencer Davis, and the MC5. The released a few singles in the late 60's, and continued to record some music into the 70's. However, that music would not see the light of day until 2014 when a compilation, The Story of My Life, would be released on CD. Despite the minimal production value of the recording, I appreciate the bands' early 70's power.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6E4OAZ2YII&feature=youtu.be

Pogo Dancing by Chris Spedding (1976)

Chris Spedding was an accomplished studio musician by the end of the 60's. However, he eventually wanted to step into the limelight. He released more that a dozen LPs, starting in 1970. Here his is with a single from 1976.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLXCcFQ4Dgo

Light My Fire by The Firebirds (1969)

You may not recognize this cover of the Doors' biggest hit, as it is a blues rock/psych instrumental scorcher version which was the title track of a largely forgotten album released in 1969. The band was pulled together from studio musicians of the day to capitalize on the psych rock scene. Still, you can't really tell if you listen to the music. And it sounds pretty good to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMOQd4zYl2Y

Let's Do More Music by Godfrey Odili (1981)

Who knew 1981 could be this funky? I was stumbling around the internet the other day and found a great collection of funk/disco/pop hits from Lagos in the early 80's. This definitely qualifies. Check it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esQh71kJV6I

Creature of the Night by Midnight Rider (2017)

Germany's Midnight Rider has been making classic heavy metal music since 2004, but was only able to release one EP in 2008 prior to finally releasing a full length record, Manifestation, in 2017. It was worth the wait, though. Here they are with a track from that release.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZErErv9iDA&feature=youtu.be

My Real Hero by String Driven Thing (1972)

And now for some Scottish acid folk. There is a rumour that this song is about John Lennon being too big for his britches. Hmmm, maybe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oqfB1VHSwI

Harpoon Arkansas Turnaround by Don Nix (1976)

Don Nix was a country/folk/southern rock musician and producer. He started out with the Mar-Keys in the early 60's. By the 70's, he was producing the likes of Leon Russell, John Mayall, and George Harrison. In fact, the Beatle guitarist even guested on Don's 1976 solo album, Gone Too Long, playing some slide guitar. Here is an original track off of that release.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWi9kIEJiWY&feature=youtu.be

New York by Le Butcherettes (2011)

Le Butcherettes is the musical vehicle of Terri Gender Bender who originally formed this punk/garage outfit in Guadalajara, Mexico before moving to Los Angeles. They just finished up a tour of the U.S. and will now be heading to Europe. More details on their website here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtbltIS175U

One Of The Best by After Shave (1971)

And now for some heavy blues rock from Switzerland. After Shave released an album and a few singles in the early seventies before calling it quits. Here they are from a 1971 split EP with The Voice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z19nU6Gp6w

I Want You by T-Boones (1967)

T-Boones was a Swedish garage/borderline psych band that were able to release three single in the mid-sixties. Here they are with the A side of their final release.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvBQu0WeHtU

Hold Her Tight by The Osmonds (1972)

With songs like today's featured track, I wish this blog space just played a random song without artist or song info and let the listener guess the performer. I would bet that most people would be stumped by the Osmonds with this somewhat rockin' track off of their 1972 release, Crazy Horses. Also, did they borrow the backbeat from the Immigrant Song?? I like it just the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJPTOTN7wJU

Tennis (Again) by The Diodes (1977)

After three consecutive days post 2000, time to dip back into the 70's. Today's featured band is the Diodes from Toronto. They sound like how power pop/punk should sound. See if you agree.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd6eVV4MtS0

Teenager by Cave (2009)

And now for some neo-space rock from Chicago...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37fbs-BFGWY

She Was Crushed by Gino And The Goons (2018)

This Florida based modern day garage/punk band gets it. They've been around for about six years and their latest single is a scorcher that sounds like it was recorded in 1978(in a good way). Check it out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RYivLgLUqY

Migas 2000 by The Limiñanas (2010)

Recently, I got sucked into another Netflix TV series, Russian Doll starring Natasha Lyonne. It is a  quirky, hipster mystery involving dying over and over again. But, this is not blog about tv shows. I write this because the series also has a fantastic soundtrack. One of my favorite tracks used(so far), is by a French husband/wife garage pop duo, The Limiñanas, which is their last name. See if you like it too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSy9QpmcpEE

Make Me Make You by Rumplestiltskin (1970)

Legendary session men, guitarist Alan Parker and keyboardist Alan Hawkshaw, were in a short-lived prog rock band called Rumplestiltskin in the early 70's. Their records were even produced by Who and Kinks producer Shel Talmy, but the record company made many missteps leaving the band almost entirely unpromoted. Fortunately, we have the recordings. Here they are off of their self-titled LP release.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJeYSG1k6EA

Biscuit Power by Gorilla Biscuits (1989)

Last month came the news of Alex Brown's untimely passing due to an aneurysm. Alex played guitar for the seminal NYC hardcore band, Gorilla Biscuits. Here is one of their tracks from the early days. RIP Alex.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzZfgdtheeA&feature=youtu.be

E.S.P. by The Beaver Patrol (1967)

Back in January, I had the good fortune of stumbling across a collection of over a hundred garage rock 45's from the 60's. I had to pay some good money for records from an assortment of bands I'd mostly never heard of. But, I'm glad I made the investment. There was some seriously good music in that box of vinyl. Today's track is one such example. It is a fuzzed out psychedelic/garage track from a Hollywood, Florida band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCrWzd_m9TA&t=119s

54/40 or Fight by Dead Moon (1989)

Dead Moon was a Portland, Oregon garage rock band that hung together for nearly twenty years(1987-2006) with regional success. Unfortunately, two of the three band members have passed in the last few years. At least they left a nice discography to explore. Here they are off of their sophomore effort, Unknown Passage. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK1dJFDQyEI&feature=youtu.be