From: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com (bomp-digest) To: bomp-digest@xnet2.com Subject: bomp-digest V99 #40 Reply-To: bomp Sender: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com Errors-To: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send e-mail to majordomo@xnet2.com with "unsubscribe bomp-digest" in the body X-Bomp-web-site: http://www.bomp.com X-BompList-Administrator: efd@interport.net bomp-digest Wednesday, January 27 1999 Volume 99 : Number 040 It's another issue of bomp-digest, the digest version of the Bomp list. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail with the words "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com or use the form at . The following subjects are included in this digest: Re: Re: Blue-eyed soul. Brian Phillips RE: bomp-digest V99 #38 "MARKMAN, PETER" RE: Exotic Beat Gems "MARKMAN, PETER" Re: Ramones lyric sheet Moparlary@aol.com Re: Ramones lyric sheet Brian Phillips RE: Ya gotta have soul "MARKMAN, PETER" Turkey beat!Re: Exotic Beat Gems TSanc43763@aol.com RE: Ya gotta have soul Brian Phillips Re: Turkey beat!Re: Exotic Beat Gems Glynis & Richard Ward Re: sharkskin suits "Beryl Roberts" Weller's poetry Joe Bonomo Re: Moonie movie "Beryl Roberts" Re: Conquerors Ron Thums Re: JJJ "Beryl Roberts" Re: Q 65 liner notes part 1 danman76@juno.com Re: Weird covers & Beverly Hillbillies originals! "Beryl Roberts" Re: Dr. Explosion "Beryl Roberts" Re: Perth Pop "Beryl Roberts" Re: Weird covers & Beverly Hillbillies originals! "Beryl Roberts" Re: Blue-eyed soul Jim Slade Re: Perth Pop "JOANNA M" Re: bomp-digest V99 #37 960300331 Vs: Re: Blue-eyed soul. PEKKA LAINE Re: Re: Re: Blue-eyed soul. ARei160287@aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 18:33:26 -0500 From: Brian Phillips Subject: Re: Re: Blue-eyed soul. >I disagree. I think Stevie Winwood was much more soulful. ...and at the age of 17, yet! I also rather like Graham Bond's voice as well as Rod Stewart's (very nice version of Good Morning Little Schoolgirl). Does anyone know what happened to Stewart after that side and the cover of "Shake"? He sounded like he could have had a future. :^) Brian Phillips ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 10:46:25 +1100 From: "MARKMAN, PETER" Subject: RE: bomp-digest V99 #38 Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 13:13:55 +0800 (CST) From: 960300331 Subject: project blue: Hong Kong Anybody who has this comp, could you please mention some of the band names. I saw a BMG cd comp of Hong Kong 60's and 70's pop. Judging by the 45 covers pictured, band names and song titles, some of it looked pretty cool, garagey in that GS kinda way and even included some garage cover staples. The only band name that I recall off the top of my head was Teddy and The Playboys (I think). In anycase, all the artists were Chinese. I'm assuming that most of the good beat stuff out of Hong Kong at that time, like stuff on Diggin For Gold and Project Blue were ex-pats, but maybe there are a few gems on there. Anyone got any clues? - - -Squeaky Don't have the Project Blue LP handy, but I listened to it twice a few nights back and would unreservedly recommend it! P-tr Em ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 10:58:42 +1100 From: "MARKMAN, PETER" Subject: RE: Exotic Beat Gems >And what about all the uncompiled Taiwanese 60's treasures? >Dinos Yeah - how about it, someone??! And what a bummer that mainland China didn't have a sixties pop scene, thanks to Mao. We'd be up to volume 400 of Chinese Pebbles by now if they had!! I did hear recently that Beirut had a swingin' sixties scene from a Lebanese buddy, but I wonder if any of the records survived the conflict. However, Tony S. informs me that there's some kool stuff outta Turkey!! Peter M ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 18:57:55 EST From: Moparlary@aol.com Subject: Re: Ramones lyric sheet In a message dated 99-01-26 10:47:53 EST, you write: << My copy of the Ramones 1st Lp is missing the lyric sheet. Are the lyrics online somewhere that I could take a look at? Otherwise, anyone who has them, I'd send you a SASE for a copy. Thanks! Tom >> It may not be missing. My purchased new in-the-shrink-wrap copy never came with a lyric sheet, something I didn't discover until a saw a friends copy which had lyrics! We was robbed!!! help police!....Moparlary ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 19:06:21 -0500 From: Brian Phillips Subject: Re: Ramones lyric sheet > Are the lyrics online somewhere that I could take a look at? Otherwise, > anyone who has them, I'd send you a SASE for a copy. The lyrics are here http://www.frontiernet.net/~spudboy/ramones/7lyrics.html Thank you http://www.ubl.com ! Brian Phillips ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 11:24:11 +1100 From: "MARKMAN, PETER" Subject: RE: Ya gotta have soul Just wondering if anyone's managed to track down the full recording of that UK Birds song "That's All That I Need You For" from the Deadly Bees movie..........??? It rules!!! PM ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 19:54:39 EST From: TSanc43763@aol.com Subject: Turkey beat!Re: Exotic Beat Gems In a message dated 1/26/99 4:08:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, MARKMAN_P@casa.gov.au writes: << However, Tony S. informs me that there's some kool stuff outta Turkey >> Yeah, been listening to some tapes that an American going to school there sent over from Istanbul. Really amazing Freakbeat/garage stuff w/some having Eastern sitar influence. Hopefully I will get more info on it in the future. Tony ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 20:06:24 -0500 From: Brian Phillips Subject: RE: Ya gotta have soul >Just wondering if anyone's managed to track down the full recording of that >UK Birds song "That's All That I Need You For" from the Deadly Bees >movie..........??? It rules!!! It doesn't look like it. I looked in several places. I agree, the track is fantastic! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 21:15:31 -0500 From: Glynis & Richard Ward Subject: Re: Turkey beat!Re: Exotic Beat Gems >In a message dated 1/26/99 4:08:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, >MARKMAN_P@casa.gov.au writes: > ><< However, Tony S. informs me that there's some kool stuff outta Turkey >> > Yeah, been listening to some tapes that an American going to school there >sent over from Istanbul. Really amazing Freakbeat/garage stuff w/some having >Eastern sitar influence. Hopefully I will get more info on it in the future. >Tony And apparently there are some totally cool modern bands playing there!! Glynis Ward http://www.mindspring.com/~felinefrenzy Feline Frenzy Teen 'Zine Scene http://www.mindspring.com/~fuzzfest Fuzzfest '98 http://www.mindspring.com/~felinefrenzy/canadian.html Canadian 60's Garage Band Page ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 12:38:44 +1000 From: "Beryl Roberts" Subject: Re: sharkskin suits I think people must have been smaller back then ( I know I was, but then I was only 2 months old when the sixties were over) but I fit into a 60's size 16 dress, and in modern dress sizes I'm a size 10! Go figure.. Judy Jetson ps Aussie dress sizes are different to American ones too, and I a bit reticent to tell my measurements over the net, so you'll just have to guess!!! - -----Original Message----- From: boldface@easynet.co.uk To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Tuesday, 26 January 1999 20:40 Subject: sharkskin suits > >>Anyone have a line on a vintage clothing store I can find a good >>'60s-style black sharkskin suit, size 46L? > >Is it just my bad luck, or was everyone smaller back in the '60s? Small >sizes I see everywhere, anything over a 42 then it gets hard... > > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 19:02:58 -0800 (PST) From: Joe Bonomo Subject: Weller's poetry Yes, Steve, indeed I might! Based on his lyrics and the snippets of poems found throughout the records, they might be an interesting read. Though does anyone agree with me that Weller's lyrics grew a bit tiresome during the Jam's final years? A bit like reading a Socialist text book--and who needs agenda rhetoric in poetry? Joe _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 13:13:02 +1000 From: "Beryl Roberts" Subject: Re: Moonie movie Wow! Who could they possibly get to play the Loon though? Rusty? Judy Jetson - -----Original Message----- From: DEACON ALLEY To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Thursday, 21 January 1999 7:53 Subject: Moonie movie > >I've heard rumors that there's a Keith Moon biopic in the works. >Can anyone confirm/deny this? > >We're gettin' on now...we need our medicine... > >Deena >(reformed ex-Who fan) > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 21:26:52 -0600 (CST) From: Ron Thums Subject: Re: Conquerors >Has anybody heard The Conquerors on Public International Radio, or >whatever it's called, last Saturday? > >Would really want to know how it went... After 50 minutes of interminable bad jokes and a seemingly endless game show segment, The Conquerors were introduced. Keith Patterson got off a couple witty lines that had me laughing out loud, especially when the host asked Willy Wisely to introduce the band. "Hey, it's MY band... the bass player!" you heard Keith yell off mike. Anyway, they're just ending the first of three songs when there's an abrupt break -- station identification. "Oh Christ," I think -- it's 11 a.m. straight up! After the station I.D. we hear about 15-20 seconds of some goddawful canned string music -- I'm tapping my foot, let's GO already -- and when the feed from the studio returns it appears they've already started the next song. It was like that. You know, they sounded great, but straddling the mandated on-the-hour I.D. knocked the hell out of the taping possibilities! Ron ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 13:29:13 +1000 From: "Beryl Roberts" Subject: Re: JJJ They interviewed me too once, about going on tour with Monster Magnet, but I don't think many people heard it, it was on after midnight on a friday night! It was fun going in and seeing the big "professional" studios in at the ABC though...and the big drawing that Rolf Harris graffitied on the wall in there (onya Rolf!) Must say that it's a lot different to our wee humble studios at 4ZZZ, but I wouldn't swap 'em for quids! And I wouldn't know the first thing about working all their hi-tech equipment anyway! Judy Jetson - -----Original Message----- From: Don Smith To: Bomp@xnet2.com Date: Tuesday, 26 January 1999 11:55 Subject: JJJ > >>Triple J sucks the big one. We all know that. 99% of kick ass Melbourne >and Sydney bands get no air play either. Case in point. The >Pyramidiacs. >>cheers. >>craig. > >I dunno, they actually went through the process of >interviewing me live about a fanzine I used to >do. I forget exactly what strange hour it was in >the US to correspond to the morning show... and I >never got a tape. > >Don > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 19:32:53 -0500 From: danman76@juno.com Subject: Re: Q 65 liner notes part 1 Send the man a bimbo and a cigar, although I thought that in Holland, a handfull of Crowns could get you all the bimbo you wanted, plus one of them funny cigars. Dan (in LA) ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 13:42:08 +1000 From: "Beryl Roberts" Subject: Re: Weird covers & Beverly Hillbillies originals! Glynis, I've seen models of the Elvira car in Ipswich, a very scary town near Brisbane. If you like, when my car is fixed, I'll go out and get one for you, there are tonnes of them out there!! I've been meaning to go back there and pick one up for myself...Anyone else want one while I'm out there? Judy Jetson - -----Original Message----- From: Glynis & Richard Ward To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Thursday, 21 January 1999 9:27 Subject: Re: Weird covers & Beverly Hillbillies originals! > >>I have seen the cartoon inspired Lightenings, but they have a series called >>"Frightening Lightenings" which includes, Christine, the fiendish 58 Plymouth >>Fury of steven King fame, a cool small scale version of the old Johann funny >>car model of the "haulin Hearse" two classic customs, the Botthill Express >and >>Ed Roth's Mysterion and the Ghostbusters ecto !A converted Caddy meat wagon. >>They also have another hearse in a different line up and Elvira's Macabre >>Mobile" which is nothing more than a black 58 T-bird. best thuing of all, you >>can buy em in the CVS drug store! Gimme some Robbitussien and that lil >>Hearse!!!! >> >> second childhoods r us...Moparlary > >I NEED the Elvira mobile! That's one I can't find!!! > >Glynis Ward > >http://www.mindspring.com/~felinefrenzy > Feline Frenzy Teen 'Zine Scene >http://www.mindspring.com/~fuzzfest > Fuzzfest '98 >http://www.mindspring.com/~felinefrenzy/canadian.html > Canadian 60's Garage Band Page > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 13:44:00 +1000 From: "Beryl Roberts" Subject: Re: Dr. Explosion AAARGH!!! Tell 'em to come out here while they're jetsetting all over the place!!! I'm dying to see that band!!! Judy Jetson - -----Original Message----- From: Glynis & Richard Ward To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Thursday, 21 January 1999 12:12 Subject: Dr. Explosion > >Dr. Explosion are in the US recording in Seattle right now. They are >working on getting some shows there, have three shows in San Francisco (one >with Tee & Thee Fabulous Crumpets!), one at the Tiger Mask and one in >Atlanta between now and Feb. 15th. Check www.gethip.com under the tours >department for dates >and clubs. >Get Hip has also released Dr. Explosions first US LP "The Subnormal >Revolution" on vinyl and Cd. >The band have been around since 1989, recording tons of stuff in Spain, >where they are a professional touring band, playing 60's garage and r&b!!! >Check out their legendary wild shows!!! > >Sunday Feb. 14th at Dotties Dr. Explosion with the Kings English & The >Marianne Faithfuls in a Valentines Day extraveganza. > >Glynis Ward > >http://www.mindspring.com/~felinefrenzy > Feline Frenzy Teen 'Zine Scene >http://www.mindspring.com/~fuzzfest > Fuzzfest '98 >http://www.mindspring.com/~felinefrenzy/canadian.html > Canadian 60's Garage Band Page > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 14:00:31 +1000 From: "Beryl Roberts" Subject: Re: Perth Pop You Wrote: Whoever said to you that they dont write good songs doesn't deserve their fuckin' ears and I'd sure like to know how the dumb ass shit got to have a radio show Well, for a start it was probably some office lackey that got back to you about that (I don't know), and people who work at radio stations like that are employed cos they do what they're told, not because they use their brains, geez, if they did that the stations would have disgruntled employees as well as disgruntled listeners to deal with!!! That's the main reason why I like to work at Triple Zed even though I don't get paid...noone tells ME what to play, goddammit!!! Judy Jetson - -----Original Message----- From: JOANNA M To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Monday, 25 January 1999 14:50 Subject: Re: Perth Pop > > > >> >>Triple J sucks the big one. We all know that. 99% of kick ass Melbourne and >>Sydney bands get no air play either. Case in point. The Pyramidiacs. >> >>>I am going to ask a big favour of all you Australian power pop fans out >>>there. I know a few of you are huge fans of DM3. I wrote to Australian >>>radio station Triple J to ask them why the don't play any Perth power >>>pop bands like DM3 while they play Great Eastern States bands like >>>Icecream Hands. The response was that DM3 aren't good enough and don't >>>write good enough songs!! This pisses me off because bands like DM3, >>>Chevelles, Jack & The Beanstalk et al are struggling to get any crowds >>>or reconition here in Perth and are of a similar high standard. They are >>>more popular overseas. Anyway if you follow the link you can read what I >>>have written and have your say if you wish. >>> >I know this could step on a few toes but, what you have written is so true, >I couldn't agree with you more. Mainstream Aussies are so deluded by brit >pop and grunge or the like, poor souls that they cant see the wood for the >trees. We have always had such fantastic talent in Australia but we fail to >recognise it in our frantic struggle to procure those overpublicised >overseas bands. And why, simply because the radio stations tell us to buy >buy buy from HMV. The first band I ever saw was the Go-Starts in Perth at >the Wizbah (Dom Mariani's first band before the Stems) and I still think >they shit on most 80's power-pop worldwide. Un-publicised Aussie bands >throughout the ages, well there is the Stems (huge in Europe but practically >unknown here except on Bomplist perhaps) the Marigolds, The Scientists, The >Lincons, The Bamboos, The Swamp Monsters, Neptunes, Hekawis, Crusaders, >Exotics, Intoxica, Sunnyboys etc etc. > >As for DM3 - they rule the school. Whoever said to you that they dont write >good songs doesn't deserve their fuckin' ears and I'd sure like to know how >the dumb ass shit got to have a radio show. Then again that person is >probably a Silverchair or Whitlams fan and has a way smaller record >collection than most of the people on this list (and if they dont well, >heck! at least we buy our with hard earned lurcre!!). What I wanna know is >why cant mainstream Australian radio dj's stop carrying on about wanky >musicianship (Yawn) and start appreciating energy and honesty instead. Why >do Aussie bands get more bloody airplay in Europe and the States than in >their own country???. All I can say is thank god for the small mercy of >independent radio stations. > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 14:04:08 +1000 From: "Beryl Roberts" Subject: Re: Weird covers & Beverly Hillbillies originals! Yep, the Top Cat one has some pretty groovy tunes on it!! I've only managed to find these two in thrift stores around town, but now that I know there are more of them, I'll keep my eyes open forsure! Judy Jetson - -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Beretta To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Wednesday, 20 January 1999 13:42 Subject: Re: Weird covers & Beverly Hillbillies originals! > > >>I've also got a couple of >>Hanna Barbera LP's with stories on them that you might like as well, "Top >>Cat is Robin Hood", and Magilla Gorilla telling Ogee his version of Alice >in >>Wonderland! >I have those, also Doggie Daddy and Augie Doggie Tell the Story of >Pinocchio, and a 5-LP boxed set called Fred Flintstone Presents All-Time >Favorite Children's Stories and Songs, which has condensed versions of some >of the albums in the series (the three already mentioned, plus others). >Some of the albums have the stories broken up by songs, some about the >cartoon characters and some about the stories being told. I haven't >listened to them in a long time (I think I'll do that now!) but as I >remember they're bubblegummy attempts at mid-60s rock sounds and some of >them are pretty cool. > >Joey > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 23:44:09 -0500 From: Jim Slade Subject: Re: Blue-eyed soul Thanks, Richard, for fessin' up to a true master of blue-eyed soul: pre-Miller Lite Stevie Winwood! May I add Van Morrison and The Rascals to that list? Sorry if they're also really accomplished and mainstream:-P The Zombies were tremendous, but blue-eyed soul wasn't really their bread and butter. Jim http://www.groovedisques.com > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 13:03:41 -0800 (PST) > From: Richard Ward > Subject: Re: Re: Blue-eyed soul. > > I disagree. I think Stevie Winwood was much more soulful. (Bear in > mind that I'm not knocking Paul Jones, but stating that I prefer Mr. > Winwood.) Although, I cannot cofirm that his eyes are indeed blue. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 17:05:37 +1100 From: "JOANNA M" Subject: Re: Perth Pop - -That's the main reason why >I like to work at Triple Zed even though I don't get paid...noone tells ME >what to play, goddammit!!! >Judy Jetson > Well at least someone aint towing the party line, so to speak. Hell if MMM or 'the Fox' in Melbourne had it there way we would all have little red books and be reciting Barnsy and Farnsy lyrics before supper each nite. Did anyone from Oz watch that 'Australian 60's' tv special on before Xmas. God it was a load of shit, they didn't even put the Master's Apprentices on or even the Easybeats, all I can remember is Olivia Newton John and Farnsy and certain moronic 'music critic' we all know very well crapping on about how semial these two were. Excuse me but did this guy like totally forget the days when he was 'Mr Nobody' and beggin to get into Opus niteclub and the Thumpin Thum, and bands like the Moods were getting in before him. I cant even say he is a sellout cos he was a 5 minute fashion man even then. Of course should any of the Gestapo be reading this - this is just my opinion and nothing more!. - -----Original Message----- >From: JOANNA M >To: bomp@xnet2.com >Date: Monday, 25 January 1999 14:50 >Subject: Re: Perth Pop > > >> >> >> >>> >>>Triple J sucks the big one. We all know that. 99% of kick ass Melbourne >and >>>Sydney bands get no air play either. Case in point. The Pyramidiacs. >>> >>>>I am going to ask a big favour of all you Australian power pop fans out >>>>there. I know a few of you are huge fans of DM3. I wrote to Australian >>>>radio station Triple J to ask them why the don't play any Perth power >>>>pop bands like DM3 while they play Great Eastern States bands like >>>>Icecream Hands. The response was that DM3 aren't good enough and don't >>>>write good enough songs!! This pisses me off because bands like DM3, >>>>Chevelles, Jack & The Beanstalk et al are struggling to get any crowds >>>>or reconition here in Perth and are of a similar high standard. They are >>>>more popular overseas. Anyway if you follow the link you can read what I >>>>have written and have your say if you wish. >>>> >>I know this could step on a few toes but, what you have written is so true, >>I couldn't agree with you more. Mainstream Aussies are so deluded by brit >>pop and grunge or the like, poor souls that they cant see the wood for the >>trees. We have always had such fantastic talent in Australia but we fail >to >>recognise it in our frantic struggle to procure those overpublicised >>overseas bands. And why, simply because the radio stations tell us to buy >>buy buy from HMV. The first band I ever saw was the Go-Starts in Perth at >>the Wizbah (Dom Mariani's first band before the Stems) and I still think >>they shit on most 80's power-pop worldwide. Un-publicised Aussie bands >>throughout the ages, well there is the Stems (huge in Europe but >practically >>unknown here except on Bomplist perhaps) the Marigolds, The Scientists, The >>Lincons, The Bamboos, The Swamp Monsters, Neptunes, Hekawis, Crusaders, >>Exotics, Intoxica, Sunnyboys etc etc. >> >>As for DM3 - they rule the school. Whoever said to you that they dont >write >>good songs doesn't deserve their fuckin' ears and I'd sure like to know how >>the dumb ass shit got to have a radio show. Then again that person is >>probably a Silverchair or Whitlams fan and has a way smaller record >>collection than most of the people on this list (and if they dont well, >>heck! at least we buy our with hard earned lurcre!!). What I wanna know is >>why cant mainstream Australian radio dj's stop carrying on about wanky >>musicianship (Yawn) and start appreciating energy and honesty instead. >Why >>do Aussie bands get more bloody airplay in Europe and the States than in >>their own country???. All I can say is thank god for the small mercy of >>independent radio stations. >> >> > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 16:04:44 +0800 (CST) From: 960300331 Subject: Re: bomp-digest V99 #37 > >Triple J sucks the big one. We all know that. 99% of kick ass > >Melbourne >and Sydney bands get no air play either. Case in point. The > >Pyramidiacs. > >cheers. > >craig. > > I dunno, they actually went through the process of > interviewing me live about a fanzine I used to > do. I forget exactly what strange hour it was in > the US to correspond to the morning show... and I > never got a tape. > > Don Don, please do tell, what zine did you used to do? > >Oh thank you. > >But the trial was translate Dutch to Japanese! > >(fortunately some years ago Dutch-Japanese dictionaly was issued > >beyond over 50years.)I feel I were Samurai in Edo-Tokugawa piriod. > > And here you didn't grow up with the James Clavell > mini-series (special TV program over several > nights) "Shogun." Sigh. Nothing like the > Japanese-Dutch experience as viewed through the > eyes of American TV, 1979. > > Don > I read somewhere once that Kurosawa almost "disowned" Mifune for appearing in that. - -Squeaky ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 10:26:36 +0200 From: PEKKA LAINE Subject: Vs: Re: Blue-eyed soul. HI, >>>>>>>>>> > I find the Zombies to be the most successful (i.e. best) '60s > whiteboys at soul covers - what do other readers think? >>>>>>>>>> I beg to disagree, I think Zombies' biggest assets were their songs and vocals on the more fragile and "sensitive" pop-stuff, their soul and r&b covers sound rather timid to me. As far as brits and irishmen go, my vote goes out for Them. "Turn on your love light" "Could you, would you" have real soul ring in them in my opinion at least. But in many ways I think the best white soul cover bands were the lesser known american regional bands esp. from Louisiana-Texas area and I don't mean garage bands here but The Boogie Kings,Uniques, Roy Head &The Traits, Joey Long, Clint West etc etc Ofcourse these bands were mixing soul with tons of different influnces, but they had really solid roots playing black music with professional sounding yet energetic big line ups, real arrangements, and most importantly with convincing and soulful vocals. I think certain slickness is necessary in soul , and very few british bands had that in mid sixties. There are exceptions of course, but this is how I feel about this topic. Pekka Laine ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 03:38:13 EST From: ARei160287@aol.com Subject: Re: Re: Re: Blue-eyed soul. Yeah, mine too-but I still think Paul Jones had the most soulful voice. And Herman was the cutest ! Just kidding.......... ------------------------------ End of bomp-digest V99 #40 ************************** ===================================================================== You've been reading bomp-digest, the digest version of the Bomp list. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com