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MrFab
Rockin' The Dead Zone
November 13, 2006 01:36PM
The mid-'60s to pre-punk '70s are sometimes considered to be American rock's dead zone - the British Invasion and UK glam providing much of rock'n'rolls' thrills during this time. Apart from the obvious (Hendrix,VU, Stooges,MC5,Dolls), the occasional Flamin' Groovies tune, Sparks, and some guilty pleasures (The Runaway's "Cherry Bomb"! "Out of Focus" by Spinal Tap-like acid-rockers Blue Cheer"!), I'm stumped.

Funk'n'soul, of course is another story - 'twas the Golden Age. But as for rock, what ya'll like? I mean is there some lost Jefferson Starship song I should know about?
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diskojoe
Re: Rockin' The Dead Zone
November 13, 2006 01:49PM
Let's see, there was Grand Funk Railroad, Homer Simpson's favorite band, w/"We're An American Band" & their cover of "Locomotion", which I remember liking when I was a lad. Jeez, I just remembered that Big Star & the Rasberries were from that time period, as well as Badfinger. Speaking of the Dead Zone of Rock, a few years ago, a friend of mine lent me copies of the Rock Marketplace & it was funny reading how one of the writers felt that Pilot was an up-and-coming band.
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MrFab
Re: Rockin' The Dead Zone
November 13, 2006 01:56PM
He he, I remember NOT liking Grand Funk! But, yeah, Big Star...and Badfinger were American? Guess I thought they were British, being on Apple and all.

Honestly, the only Rasberries tune I know is "Go All The Way." Worth investigating this band further?
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diskojoe
Re: Rockin' The Dead Zone
November 13, 2006 02:01PM
Mr. Fab, a Rasberries Greatest Hits CD would be OK, they did have a few great songs. I also just remembered other bands from that era such as T. Rex, Slade, Roxy Music, Bowie, Mott the Hoople
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MrFab
Re: Rockin' The Dead Zone
November 13, 2006 02:14PM
T. Rex, Slade, Roxy Music, Bowie, Mott the Hoople: all British! I'm talkin' American.

I looked up Badfinger, they're Brits, too. See, it ain't easy.
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breno
Re: Rockin' The Dead Zone
November 13, 2006 02:29PM
Love
Blue Oyster Cult
The Byrds
Michael Nesmith
Alice Cooper
Warren Zevon
an occasional Doors tune
Big Star
Sparks
Nazz/Todd Rundgren
Cheap Trick
Silver Apples
United States of America
Captain Beefheart
an occasional Aerosmith tune
Modern Lovers
Dictators
an occasional Heart song
I've never been able to stand him, but many people hold Randy Newman in high regard



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scratchie
Re: Rockin' The Dead Zone
November 13, 2006 03:24PM
Christgau has his Consumer Guide columns in chronological order, so that might be of assistance in jogging the old memory cells:

[www.robertchristgau.com]

PS: How about THE BAND?



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totaji
Re: Rockin' The Dead Zone
November 13, 2006 05:27PM
Suicide!!!

But Cheap Trick's and Suicide's first albums came out way later.

The best Raspberries song is Overnight Sensation and most of their music is barely rock.

To add to others list

Bob Dylan
The Dead
Neil Young (North American)
Lou Reed's solo stuff
Gram Parsons
Canned Heat

Of course these are all pretty obvious
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MrFab
Re: Rockin' The Dead Zone
November 13, 2006 09:19PM
Yeah, I mentioned Stooges. I've never owned that Dictators album, or really investigated Rundgren (hangs head in shame).

Ah, how could I forget Neil? There's 100s of hours of streaming concerts, inc. Neil w/Crazy Horse, courtesy of Bill Graham's archives here:

[concerts.wolfgangsvault.com]

and I'm listening to a PULVERIZING "Down By The River" from '70 right now.

What's some good BoC besides "Dont Fear The Reaper" or Alice Cooper besides "School's Out"?



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breno
Re: Rockin' The Dead Zone
November 13, 2006 10:05PM
The first three BOC albums are all good examples of intelligent metal, especially SECRET TREATIES - a great album. Patti Smith co-wrote "Career of Evil," which is one of the first things on record by her, the Ramones ripped off the riff of "Dominance and Submission" and sped it up for "We're a Happy Family", and the Clash were big enough BOC fans to hire their producer Sandy Perelman to produce "Give 'em Enough Rope."

Oh yeah - and Radio Birdman named their first album RADIOS APPEAR after a line in "Dominance and Submission."



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diskojoe
Re: Rockin' The Dead Zone
November 14, 2006 06:15AM
I found a CD called Viva Equals in a FYE bargin bin this past summer & it's great. A lot of excellent songs, including the original "Police on My Back" & their hit "Baby Come Back".
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michael baker
Re: Rockin' The Dead Zone
November 14, 2006 10:41AM
byrds
big star
pere ubu
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satchmykels
Re: Rockin' The Dead Zone
November 13, 2006 05:42PM
more lists:

[www.fastnbulbous.com]


eh, at least he remembered exuma and amon duul 2...
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mats84
Re: Rockin' The Dead Zone
November 13, 2006 05:38PM
No Iggy/Stooges mentions? Hmmmmmm.


Early J. Geils is cool .................

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Justj0hn
Re: Rockin' The Dead Zone
November 14, 2006 02:02AM
Jobriath
Can
Neu
Hawkwind
The Equals(Eddy Grant's first band)

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rhettlawrence
Re: Rockin' The Dead Zone
November 14, 2006 10:29AM
To answer MrFab's question about Alice Cooper, "Killer" is the album to own.
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DD Ramona
Re: Rockin' The Dead Zone
November 14, 2006 12:46PM
Also worth mentioning are 'Easy Action' and 'Love It To Death'. Listen to the 'Ballad of Dwight Frye' and see if that doesn't change a tiny part of you forever.
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madisdadi
Re: Rockin' The Dead Zone
November 14, 2006 05:22PM
Lou reed
Detroit (MItch Ryders band)
Grin
Tubes
one Rick Derringer solo
Flying Burritos
first 2 J. Geils Band
I still like Cactus



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totaji
Re: Rockin' The Dead Zone
November 14, 2006 05:15PM
Another great American band of this period was the Allman Bros.
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