Exploring unheralded rock songs from many genres including classic rock, hard rock, psych, garage, metal, proto-punk, punk, post-punk, and the occasional blues tune...
I love the way the announcer from this clip on Youtube intros the band. "Status Quo play rock n' roll as if they invented it". Surely they did. Almost any song off of their 1972 album Piledriver could have qualified for this blog entry. This tune is a perfect example of the post 60's rock n' roll party vibe. Things were getting less serious in the rock world. It sure sounds good.
For those of you who thought I'd end the Deep Rock Mining daily song format with a underserved rockin' number, you're going to be disappointed. Similarly, if you expected a song with poignant lyrics, disappointment will follow. Instead, I'll end it with the end of the musical spectrum, the Shaggs. Enjoy their dissonance as they sing about their cat.
In all seriousness, thanks for reading the blog and I'll be back in a while with some other rock related articles, just not daily!
After several attempts to find certain Dylan songs on Youtube(even trying to post one myself, unsuccessfully), I did find this clean copy online of one of my favorite Dylan tracks off of, arguably, my favorite Dylan album, Highway 61 Revisited. I just couldn't end this daily blog format without playing a track from the greatest lyricist of the rock era. So, for my penultimate daily post, enjoy this Dylan masterpiece.
As I've noted several times before in this blog space, it took me a while to warm up to thrash metal. Once I finally did so, I gravitated to Slayer as one of my favorites. What better way to say goodbye to the genre in this format than with one of the all time greats off of their debut album.
When I started college in the late 80's(in the height of hair band nation), the coolest band in the world was Jane's Addiction. And for good reason, they had a unique sound that rocked, they were interesting visually in the age of MTV, and they always seemed like they were on the verge of self-destruction. I remember getting an advance copy of Ritual De Lo Habitual and was floored by its power. So, I couldn't end this format without featuring a deeper cut from that influential LP.
Forgive the sound the quality, but enjoy the video of this raw, electric Jimi Hendrix making his debut to the big time at Monterey. I've always considered this the concert festival I would have wanted to attend in the 60's, much more so than Woodstock.
Sometime in February/March 1997, I was going through a stressful period at work, requiring me to get into the office at 4AM for a number of days. On one such day, I was listening to some national radio show that was picked up by my local station on the way in. I remember Eddie Vedder talking up a relatively new band from the Northwest that were phenomenal. Their new LP, Dig Me Out, was the band's third release. He introduced the title track which followed. I instantly fell in love with Sleater-Kinney music. I went out and bought the new CD, as well as the first two. I played them constantly for weeks.
As luck would have it, the band was touring in support of their new album and would be playing in May at the Middle East over in Cambridge, MA. I bought a ticket(however one bought tickets in 1997. I no longer remember). It was one of the rare occasions in my concert going life that big hype was met with an equally big performance. The band just rocked from end to end cranking through all of their songs with power and determination. After the show, the band hung around and signed some autographs. Stupid me didn't bring any CD's, so I just pulled out a dollar bill. Lead singer Corin Tucker signed it, "A fool and his money...Corin". Classic. I left that show on a high and have been a fan of Corin, Carrie Brownstein, and Janet Weiss ever since. Here they are with a masterpiece of rock music off of their second album Call The Doctor.
