From: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com (bomp-digest) To: bomp-digest@xnet2.com Subject: bomp-digest V2000 #60 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@xnet2.com bomp-digest Friday, February 4 2000 Volume 2000 : Number 060 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: Favourite gigs "Mark and Desiree Gilbert" Re: Thanks man! "Mark and Desiree Gilbert" VS: Gearfest parteeees Jokelainen Jarkko gigs and such snazzy gigs and such snazzy Re: Favourite Gigs Beats76@aol.com RE: great gigs "Canale, Deena" Re: Rocket From the Tombs? Teenacne@aol.com RE: great gigs/old timers "Lindholm, Jeffrey" Re: Favourite gigs TSanc43763@aol.com Re: Favourite Gigs Beats76@aol.com my fave gigs Joe Bonomo first gigs/concerts (was Re: Favourite gigs) SoundViews@aol.com 3 fave shows "Emery, J." Re: Re: Rocket From the Tombs? SoundViews@aol.com Re: Favourite Gigs SoundViews@aol.com Re: Re: Favourite Gigs SoundViews@aol.com Re: first gigs/concerts (was Re: Favourite gigs) "Wings of Desire" Warhol films jschwart@voicenet.com RE: first gigs/concerts (was Re: Favourite gigs) "Canale, Deena" Earle Mankey jschwart@voicenet.com new releases of note... SoundViews@aol.com AFRIKA KORPS Polly Magoo Re: RE: first gigs/concerts (was Re: Favourite gigs) SoundViews@aol.com Re: my fave gigs Dave Dowling Least favourite gigs... "nipper@thestranger.com" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 20:31:25 +1030 From: "Mark and Desiree Gilbert" Subject: Favourite gigs I remember my favourite gigs as shows in small pubs in Adelaide but I worry that people on the list will see me as being deliberately obscure. The groups were lucky to put out one record or appear on a Greasy Pop compilation. The Verge at the Cathedral Hotel about 1983 doing their folk/psych inspired pop. Mark Storm must be one of the greatest unsung songwriters (to coin a phase) I wonder if anyone has heard their Outside Eden on the 'Oasis in a Desert of Noise' compilation? And what a guitarist they had! The Screaming Believers at the Union Hotel - anytime between about 1983 and 1988. The best live band I've seen. Consistently good as well. With songs that should be heard. They put out a couple of albums on Greasy Pop that are good but didn't capture their live energy. The Plague at the Commercial Hotel 1985. The first of their last gigs. Really - Radio Birdman weren't in the same class! PS Screamin' Jay Hawkins at the Old Lion Hotel about 1990 he and his band were just something perfect this night. I even bought the T shirt ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 20:56:27 +1030 From: "Mark and Desiree Gilbert" Subject: Re: Thanks man! Thanks for this. it's gear!! > >Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 09:56:13 -0000 >From: "Coleman, Steve" >Subject: Milkshakes @ The Hope > >Robby Wrote: > >«1.) Milkshakes at the Hope and Anchor, London 1984... this was IT for me. I >finally discovered my kinda music. » > >Wanna re-live those times? Check out a ten minute blast of the Milkshakes >at the Hope'n'Anchor in '84 on the Garage Rock Real Audio Archive. The >excerpt kicks-off with a Prisoners piss-take: > >http://home.clara.net/garage/ > >Oh yeah, I'm updating the Garage links page at the moment and also >streamlining my web activity. Could those of you with links to The Big >Black Smoke (London gig listing page) and The Dirty Water Club please remove >them as these sites are being dismantled. If anyone in London wants to >take on responsibility for BBS then feel free to get in touch. > >Steve > > > > >------------------------------ > >End of bomp-digest V2000 #59 >**************************** > >===================================================================== >You've been reading bomp-digest, the digest version of the Bomp list. >To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:13:45 +0200 From: Jokelainen Jarkko Subject: VS: Gearfest parteeees > Jarkko, we need some fresh blood at this gig, I really love The Nomads, > The Hellacopters, The Robots, Thee Bimboos, The Sideburns, Hypnomen etc, > all of them are great bands but every good band thats visits sweden has > the The Nomads or The Hellacopters....... supporting them, everyone who is > into this scene in sweden has seen these bands about a million times. > Trevor > > Yeah, I see your point. The final line-up hasn't been decided yet and > there are gonna be different bands in Helsinki and Stockholm... altogether > something like 8-9 bands at both shows so that leaves room for the > newcomers. > Most of the bands I mentioned are picked up by Gearhead-boss Mike Lavella > who's sort of behind the whole thing... These are the bands he likes and > wants to see when he comes over here next midsummer, simple as that. > And what comes to the Nomads and The Hellacopters NOBODY can deny their > importance to the Scandinavian Scene... They have every right to be on the > bill. And The Hellacopters haven't played in Helsinki since 1998 so it's > about time... > I hope this thing will be as great as the first fest back in June 1998 > (with The Hellacopters, The Backyard Babies, The Nomads, The Turpentines, > Sator, The Flaming Sideburns, Strollers, Sewergrooves and The Robots - > thee Ultra Bimboos were also on the bill but had to cancel). And I hope > it'll attract people from 7000 miles away as it did last time. More > details will follow. > - Jarkko > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 07:42:36 -0500 (EST) From: snazzy Subject: gigs and such The memories are fuzzy and I tend to conflate certain gigs but here are a few I've snatched from the fog. 1) The Kinks Boston'77- This was there tour in support of Sleepwalker and influenced by Punk it was the Kinks stripped down and rockin' out. No Preservation Act concepts. No Schoolboys comedy sketches. I've seen them since but never as good. 2) Patti Smith Group My Father's Place Long Island 1976- Radio Ethiopa tour. Her "metal" phase and the band seemed to love cranking it up. She crawled down my table and spilled my beer. I fell in love. 3) Nick Drake tribute St Anne's Church, Brooklyn 97- Beautiful setting, beautiful voices, beautiful songs. Plus Vicki Peterson! (BTW, the Sandy Denny tribute the following year was almost as good.) I also was at the Police/DMZ show at the Rat and I seem to recall it was Oct 78. Also, I'm doing some research and would like to know if anyone knows of celebs who were in 60's garage bands. Not just musicians like Springsteen and Fogerty but any type of celeb, like Pat (Acess Hollywood) O'Brien or Tipper Gore (maybe) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 07:42:36 -0500 (EST) From: snazzy Subject: gigs and such The memories are fuzzy and I tend to conflate certain gigs but here are a few I've snatched from the fog. 1) The Kinks Boston'77- This was there tour in support of Sleepwalker and influenced by Punk it was the Kinks stripped down and rockin' out. No Preservation Act concepts. No Schoolboys comedy sketches. I've seen them since but never as good. 2) Patti Smith Group My Father's Place Long Island 1976- Radio Ethiopa tour. Her "metal" phase and the band seemed to love cranking it up. She crawled down my table and spilled my beer. I fell in love. 3) Nick Drake tribute St Anne's Church, Brooklyn 97- Beautiful setting, beautiful voices, beautiful songs. Plus Vicki Peterson! (BTW, the Sandy Denny tribute the following year was almost as good.) I also was at the Police/DMZ show at the Rat and I seem to recall it was Oct 78. Also, I'm doing some research and would like to know if anyone knows of celebs who were in 60's garage bands. Not just musicians like Springsteen and Fogerty but any type of celeb, like Pat (Acess Hollywood) O'Brien or Tipper Gore (maybe) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 09:15:10 EST From: Beats76@aol.com Subject: Re: Favourite Gigs Uhhh...to paraphrase Rula Lenska: "Don't hate me 'cause I'm old." :>) Lynn Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 13:23:49 -0600 From: Logie Subject: Re: Favourite Gigs Uhhh . . . I was gonna talk about this really cool Vertical Pillows show in Hamtramck . . . never mind . . . Jeez . . . Lynn . . . was the Stones show really better than the Beatles on Ed Sullivan? or the Sonics' first public gig? And what about the time you saw ? and the Mysterians at the Ionia, Michigan Free Fair in 1966 (opening acts: Iggy and the Iguanas, MC5 and the Unrelated Segments!)? I'm not nagging . . . and you're not bragging . . . it's just that I'd give my eyeteeth to have seen any of these shows . . . well, except for that Sting thing . . . - -Logie ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 09:27:42 -0500 From: "Canale, Deena" Subject: RE: great gigs Frank...tell us more...I'd appreciate whatever details from this gig and (hopefully) others you can recall. I hope some other "old timers" can come outta the woodwork and reminisce! Psst...that "o. t." is certainly no insult--I wish I were your age! Pass the wrinkle cream & Geritol, Deena - -----Original Message----- From: fbrandon To: bomp@xnet2.com Sent: 02/04/2000 12:23 AM Subject: great gigs you want a great bomp gig---syracuse 1966 spring---north part of the city---teen center---Seeds---Question Mark--Standells--SHadows of Knight--Outsiders (ohio)---seeds were the highlight for me ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 09:43:18 EST From: Teenacne@aol.com Subject: Re: Rocket From the Tombs? Hello. I would be highly thankful if someone could tell me where I could obtain Rocket from the Tombs's recorded work, if any. I would compulsively kill myself and those around me in order to hear this 1/2 & 1/2 medley of Pere Ubu/Dead Boys. Any kind literate souls out there? -Teenacne- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 10:04:34 -0500 From: "Lindholm, Jeffrey" Subject: RE: great gigs/old timers Speaking of oldtimers and the spirit of the garage, I was talking to a friend who is may age (mid-40s), and although he was talking about going to "real" concerts such as Eric Clapton and Springsteen, he said that 10 years ago, he asked an old friend of ours to go with him to a show, and that guy said, "Rick, we're too old to go to concerts anymore." And the poor fool meant it from deep in his deceived heart. "1-2-3-4!!!!!" says me! Jeffery Lindholm jrl6b@virginia.edu University of Virginia Health System Communications > -----Original Message----- > From: Canale, Deena [SMTP:DCanale@queenslibrary.org] > Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 09:28 AM > To: 'bomp@xnet2.com' > Subject: RE: great gigs > > > Frank...tell us more...I'd appreciate whatever details from this gig and > (hopefully) others you can recall. > > I hope some other "old timers" can come outta the woodwork and reminisce! > Psst...that "o. t." is certainly no insult--I wish I were your age! > > Pass the wrinkle cream & Geritol, > Deena > > -----Original Message----- > From: fbrandon > To: bomp@xnet2.com > Sent: 02/04/2000 12:23 AM > Subject: great gigs > > > you want a great bomp gig---syracuse 1966 spring---north part of the > city---teen center---Seeds---Question Mark--Standells--SHadows of > Knight--Outsiders (ohio)---seeds were the highlight for me ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 10:00:56 EST From: TSanc43763@aol.com Subject: Re: Favourite gigs My favorite gigs 4 of them at least. #1-Arthur & Love-being backed by Baby Lemonade playing at the Spirit club on New Years's Eve in 1993. There were only 70 people and we were front and center experiencing all of it all. At the stroke of midnight, he opened with 7 as 7 is and then switched gears into "Alone again or". It couldn't sound more perfect. At this point we were too emotional, it might as well have been 1967. He continued playing every track you could name, playing a bit over an hour. #2 The Crawdaddys at the Country Club 1984, a giant theatre-type venur, where they played on a 5 ft stage. The spot lights, curtains and huge stage reminded me of an Ed Sullivan type show. Anyways, everyone went nuts and the whole place was like being at a Rolling STones concert circa '64 with tons of girls screaming. The Crawdads continued playing loads of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley etc covers plus their own stuff. It was an incredible show. 3#Wild Weekend-October,London '98-what a crazy weekend. It was the best because so many cool bands were playing, so many cool people were there. And best of all, everyone was drunk dancing (and dancing hard( going nuts at times). Like Laurent said once, it was like a giant party. #4 Tell Tale Hearts vs. Chesterfield Kings-San Diego 85/86. It was booked as West Coast vs. East Coast and although they both played in L.A. the night before, San Diego was the place to be the next night. A huge scene of people going nuts. Ray Brandes, I remember sprained his knee that night jumping down off speakers and in the air too many times. Both bands were incredible and went on stage together playing "Im a man" as a finale. Tony ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 10:02:44 EST From: Beats76@aol.com Subject: Re: Favourite Gigs Warning! Old geezers reminiscing: >>Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 21:13:25 -0800 From: "fbrandon" Subject: Re: Favourite Gigs hmmm---velvets at the tea party with warhol---i saw them (and him) there more than a few times---i never knew if it was really andy or his professional double (now what was his name) that he would hire to sppear on the "scene"<< No, despite the chemicals I had imbibed that night, he really *was* there. It was billed as "Be a part of what's happening! Boston's first underground movie." or some such nonsense. The Andy Warhol Museum supposedly has film from this that has never been shown and boy, would I like to see it! (or maybe not...) I saw them a few times there myself, both with and without Nico. >> at the tea party was an office some guys from the fort hill/mel lyman community used and the early filmakers cinematheque started there---i saw those films, joined a class and was doing a lot of hand painting and scratching on filmstock---<< Yikes, I haven't heard Mel Lyman's name in a while. I'll bet you probably remember buying the Avatar from Jim Kweskin downtown on Washington Street! I wish I still had that (in)famous FUCK centerfold. BTW, did you know Jonas Mekas? >>ended up being asked to do backing films for a show the velvets did in beantown at an old glamorous but past it's prime movie theatre near the combat zone---showed the movie Tha Happening (theme song by the supremes), then a diana dew fashion show, then the velvets---three nights in a row of this---great fun----<< YES! It was the old Savoy, if I remember right. Do I know you??? Lynn ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 07:03:40 -0800 (PST) From: Joe Bonomo Subject: my fave gigs Some favorite shows: * Rolling Stones, 1981, Capital Center, D.C. (well, I had second-row seats--Mick in the cherry-picket went right over my head and Keith in his leopard shirt and Jack Daniels was mere feet away. To a fifteen year old R&R fan, it was overwhelming. Bill Wyman leaned off the stage and shook my brother's hand.) * Madness, 1983, Warner Theater (?) (Slickee Boys opened and we weren't allowed to dance! Madness was great, my buddy and I ran out and bought oversized "baggy trousers" suits before the show and--Don Smith--wrung the sweat out of them afterwards. Great night) * Husker Du, 1983, Psychedelly, Bethesda, MD (great, great intensity and energy, one of the most powerful shows I've ever been to) * Fleshtones with Barrence Whitfield & The Savages, 1984, U of MD (one of the great Super Rock shows of all time, went on all night, Gordon was "Mr. Excitement," they played "Leather Kings," and rocked all around the room AND building) * The Osyters with The Lyres, 1986, 9:30 Club, D.C. (The Oysters opened--whatever happened to them?!--and blew Monoman & Co off the stage. What rock & roll should be: ragged, exciting, a little obscene, sounds like it's gonna fall apart any second, riffs galore, wow) * Hoodoo Gurus, 1989, GWU, D.C. (The "Magnum Cum Louder" tour, opened with "Axegrinder," great!) * Dictators, 1991, 9:30 Club AND Dictators, Empty Bottle, Chicago, 1999 (what more could I say?) * New Bomb Turks, 1994, The Union, Athens OH (incredibly exciting and raw in the Oysters vein [see above] only more wild) * Woggles, 1997, Sleazefest (first time I saw these guys, and my R&R world spun on its axis a bit, truly great) * Mono Men, 1997, Empty Bottle, Chicago (their last show ever, and a truly inspired, riff-laden, exciting one) ALSO: The Godfathers 1988; Government Issue 1984; many more Fleshtones shows; Fishbone sometime in the 80s; well, too many to remember right now in D.C.-area and Chicago over the years.... More as great shows float back in my memory.... Shows I wish I DID see (new thread?): Beatles at the Star-Club, 1961; The Who at the Marque, mid-60s, Ramones at CB's when they only played for fifteen minutes; The Milkshakes anytime! Joe __________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 10:08:42 EST From: SoundViews@aol.com Subject: first gigs/concerts (was Re: Favourite gigs) > --22 years ago today, 2-3-78, my first rock concert, the Ramones at > the Paramount. I saw the Ramones three more times in the next five > years, but I really can't remember one being better than the others. okay, changing the thread a bit... my first concert was -- hold yer hats -- sha na na and doctor hook at madison square garden. ugh... lee sound views - --- http://members.aol.com/Shake6677/DeadFlowers.html (garage, punk, psych, soul, r&b, beat, blues, r&r, etc.) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 09:11:46 -0600 From: "Emery, J." Subject: 3 fave shows my 3 favorite shows: 1. teengenerate - emos, austin -- one of the last shows they ever did. i'd been hearing all kindsa great things about them live so my expectations were really high. i also brought a bunch of friends out who aren't into punk rock. they were supposed to open for the new bomb turks but the turks (wisely) opted to play 2nd and have t.generate headline. they completely blew everyone away. total, intense, complete, 100% full-on rock & roll. all my friends thanked me for dragging them out. (most even came right up to the front and braved the mosh pit just to be closer) 2. laika & cosmonauts - 1993 -- i've seen them about a dozen times and they've always been amazing live, but one night in austin they did 2 sets and were just unbelievable. every jaw in the place was on the floor. fast, furious and precise. 3. ? & the mysterians - 1998 -- religious experience. this was another one where my expectations were really high (mostly based on the reviews of others on this list), and i was just floored. the entire place was dancing, and someone made a couple hundred ?-shaped balloons -- they were flying all over the place and people were waving them like crazy. everything was just perfect that night -- they were so tough sounding and it was obvious they were totally blown away and psyched by the amazing response they got. man i could go on for days about that show... honorable mention: hentchmen - austin -- they went on about 1:30am on a thursday and played to maybe a dozen people, but you never would have known it. you would have thought someone had a gun to their heads and they were playing for their lives. they tore into "why did god make girls" and it was one of the most intense things i'd ever heard. i wonder if i'll be babbling on like this when i have grandkids... joe ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 10:15:45 EST From: SoundViews@aol.com Subject: Re: Re: Rocket From the Tombs? there's a cut or two in the pere ubu boxset... lee sound views - --- http://members.aol.com/Shake6677/DeadFlowers.html (garage, punk, psych, soul, r&b, beat, blues, r&r, etc.) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 11:00:25 EST From: SoundViews@aol.com Subject: Re: Favourite Gigs a couple of great ones i forgot: lee sound views - --- http://members.aol.com/Shake6677/DeadFlowers.html (garage, punk, psych, soul, r&b, beat, blues, r&r, etc.) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 11:04:52 EST From: SoundViews@aol.com Subject: Re: Re: Favourite Gigs a couple of amazing recent ones i forgot: ? and the mysterians @ central park bandshell new bomb turks @ the coney island freak show bob dylan @ msg (well actually, what used to be the felt forum -- the name escapes me now) the pretty things @ maxwell's hellacopters @ maxwell's (first time) lee sound views - --- http://members.aol.com/Shake6677/DeadFlowers.html (garage, punk, psych, soul, r&b, beat, blues, r&r, etc.) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 16:07:14 GMT From: "Wings of Desire" Subject: Re: first gigs/concerts (was Re: Favourite gigs) My first ever concert was Eric Clapton at the Providence Civic Center in (I think) 1976. Some old guy on a stool I'd never heard of before warmed up, Muddy Waters. Is that another possible thread, the undercard turning out to be the main event? Paul >From: SoundViews@aol.com >Reply-To: bomp@xnet2.com >To: bomp@xnet2.com >Subject: first gigs/concerts (was Re: Favourite gigs) >Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 10:08:42 EST > > > --22 years ago today, 2-3-78, my first rock concert, the Ramones at > > the Paramount. I saw the Ramones three more times in the next five > > years, but I really can't remember one being better than the others. > >okay, changing the thread a bit... > >my first concert was -- hold yer hats -- sha na na and doctor hook at >madison >square garden. ugh... > >lee sound views >--- >http://members.aol.com/Shake6677/DeadFlowers.html >(garage, punk, psych, soul, r&b, beat, blues, r&r, etc.) > > > ______________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 11:10:21 From: jschwart@voicenet.com Subject: Warhol films On Thu, 03 Feb 2000 23:58:24 -0500, Don Smith wrote: >The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA has his personal archives which would be the most likely place for that film to reside. When I was last there (and carrying archivist credentials) they showed me his autograph album, which is just F*cked up to see photos pf ALL the huge 1940s glamour actresses photos signed "To Andy Warhola." A twisted AMC network dream. And I think I also saw this great correspondence he had with Divine in the early 70s talking about the making of the John Waters empire from circa 1972. but don't trust me 100% on that one. I don't think any Warhol film is in Pittsburgh, even though they are involved in their preservation. The work is being done in New York by the MOMA film archive, and I think the Whitney Museum is somehow involved as well. Many films like screen tests are in random, unlabeled, or unfinished form. Pittsburgh has a full set of new prints of all of the films which have been restored, which is a small fraction of the film yet to be gone through. I'm pretty sure they will not run any films which have not been copied. I've heard the rumor that some films may not be shown now because certain people who appeared in them are claiming they never signed a release and wish to be paid for them. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 11:08:32 -0500 From: "Canale, Deena" Subject: RE: first gigs/concerts (was Re: Favourite gigs) Nothing to be ashamed of, Lee! I loved the Sha-Na-Na t.v. show--surely one of my formative influences toward ultimately becoming a nut for past sounds. My first? Diana Ross, with Miles Davis opening--4th of July, 1981 at the Meadowlands. I was 10. Signed D.C. - -----Original Message----- From: SoundViews@aol.com To: bomp@xnet2.com Sent: 02/04/2000 10:08 AM Subject: first gigs/concerts (was Re: Favourite gigs) okay, changing the thread a bit... my first concert was -- hold yer hats -- sha na na and doctor hook at madison square garden. ugh... lee sound views - --- http://members.aol.com/Shake6677/DeadFlowers.html (garage, punk, psych, soul, r&b, beat, blues, r&r, etc.) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 11:28:34 From: jschwart@voicenet.com Subject: Earle Mankey Earle Mankey released two 12" EPs that I know of: In 1980, Select Records issued EARLE MANKEY, which includes both sides of the "Mau Mau" 45 plus four other songs: "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (yes, yet another version), "Trashman," "Weenie Woman," and "Black & Blues." These songs sound similar in (crazed) production style to the 45 (which I agree is absolutely essential, and one of the great lost records of its era). None are as transcendent as "Mau Mau," but "Weenie Woman" is pretty close to "Crazy!" In 1984, a 6-song 12" called REAL WORLD came out on Happy Hermit Co. records. I haven't listened to this much but I remember really hating it...the songs weren't very good at all and the sound was just routine drum machine/electronic stuff. Danny Benair from the Three O'Clock plays on one song, as do various relatives like brother Jim Mankey (who like Earle was indeed on the first two Sparks albums...and I think Jim was in Concrete Blonde or somebody). This record was quite a disappointment since the earlier stuff was so good, and since it came in the middle of a very fruitful production period. At the time (and still?), Earle had a recording studio in his house, which included equipment bought from Brian Wilson's studio when Earle worked there. Michael Quercio told me he got to use the same echo unit that was used on "Good Vibrations." He ran the studio much like Mitch Easter's house studio on the other coast, except he would charge bands by the song rather than by the day, so they could take as long as they wished to finish the song. He produced the best records by The Three O'Clock, Long Ryders, and I'm not sure who else, during this period. Earlier he had produced 20/20's first album (including their classic "Yellow Pills"). If Greg Shaw is reading, he could possibly tell us more about Earle. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 11:58:54 EST From: SoundViews@aol.com Subject: new releases of note... anyone hear about these? > KEYSTONE RECORD CO. IS A NEW PENNSYLVANIA LABEL SPECIALIZED IN > ALL-FASHIONED CAPITOL STYLE 4-SONG EP'S WITH HARDCARBOARD TOTALLY > TRADITIONAL CUSTOM MADE FULL COLOR SLEEVES! DIG IT! > CONQUERORS..."I'LL BE DOGGONE/WALKIN MY CAT NAMED DOG/KITTEN UP A > TREE/WOOF!" KEY-4EP > GORGEOUS FIERY & SAUCY POP FROM MINNESOTA'S WONDER BOYS! WATCH OUT > FOR THE XXX SPECIAL INNER SLEEVE. JACKET HAS FULL COLOR PHOTOS IN KEYSTONE > SOON-TO-BE-FAMOUS GLOSSY PACK! > DOCTOR EXPLOSION....."I TRY TO FIND/SET ME FREE/BAD BOY/OUTSIDE" KEY-3EP > 4 KILLER COVERS BY SPAIN'S GARAGE-PUNK KINGS! ATTITUDE & STYLE GALORE! > AWESOME FULLCOLOR COVER PHOTO > FORTUNE & MALTESE....."FIDDLE (WHILE ROME BURNED)/WRONG FROM THE START/ > MINDREADER/I M CRYING" KEY-2EP > AWESOME EXCLUSIVE 4 TRACKS BY DETROIT'S KINGS OF GARAGE FUN. ORGAN- > DRENCHED MELODIES WITH GREAT VOCAL HARMONIES. FEAT. ONE ORIGINAL > & 3 COVERS lee sound views - --- http://members.aol.com/Shake6677/DeadFlowers.html (garage, punk, psych, soul, r&b, beat, blues, r&r, etc.) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 18:14:49 +0100 (CET) From: Polly Magoo Subject: AFRIKA KORPS Hello, a couple of years ago somebody on the bomplist who was playing music w/ Kenne Highland mentioned Afrika Korps . I got a few AK songs on tape that are really great. Can anybody send me a proper discography? And if you can tape me those early singles they did I'd be glad to send you a nice tape of french 70's rock'n'roll/punk in return. Sounds good? Email me then. Cheers! Polly ___________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 12:46:11 EST From: SoundViews@aol.com Subject: Re: RE: first gigs/concerts (was Re: Favourite gigs) > Nothing to be ashamed of, Lee! I loved the Sha-Na-Na t.v. > show--surely one of my formative influences toward ultimately > becoming a nut for past sounds. hahaha. yeah, i loved that show as a kid... it always blew me away that they preformed at woodstock!!! > My first? Diana Ross, with Miles Davis opening-- > 4th of July, 1981 at the Meadowlands. I was 10. wow, now that's a nutty show! i saw miles sometime in the late '80s at the beacon theatre with the jbs opening up. as a long time miles fan, to say i was very dissapointed would be an understatement! the best was him emptying the spit valve on his horn towards the audience. the jbs on the otherhand, were incredible... lee sound views - --- http://members.aol.com/Shake6677/DeadFlowers.html (garage, punk, psych, soul, r&b, beat, blues, r&r, etc.) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 12:54:52 -0500 From: Dave Dowling Subject: Re: my fave gigs Here's another fave shows list: 1. Replacements- 1991 Agora Theatre, Cleveland, This was one of their "On" nights, sort of a sad part during "Here Comes A Regular", where Paul changed the lyrics to "Even if you're in the arms of my wife now." 2. Pixies, 1989, Peabody's Down Under, Cleveland, As great as the Pixies were this night, most people who I've talked to who attended this show remember most were the antics of the opening band Happy Mondays lead singer Shawn Ryder, who almost got into a fistfight with his own roadie onstage. 3. Sugar, 1992, Empire Club, Cleveland, Kind of a strange gig since nobody knew any of the songs they played, Copper Blue hadn't come out yet. This show probably left me hearing impaired permanently. Great intensity like every other time I've seen Bob Mould. Couldn't put Husker Du in my top 10, they broke up just when I was getting into them in 1988. 4. Woggles, 1997, Sleazefest, Chapel Hill, NC, I'd never seen them before. I was totally worn out by the time they went onstage, but their performance re-energized me. 5. Rev. Horton Heat, 1993, Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, First time I saw the Rev. as well. He opened up for Frank Black, by the end Frank Black's set, people were yelling for encores.. for the Rev. Heat band. 6. Compulsion, 1994, The Cooler, NYC, Sadly this band only released one full length album, then broke up. Another band I had never seen or heard of before when I saw them. Great intensity and killer songs. 7. Sit N' Spin, 1998, Sleazefest, Chapel Hill, NC, To think I nearly blew off this band in order to take a rest. This was the first in a lineup that went as follows: Jack Black, Woggles, Strangemen, Fleshtones and Swingin' Neckbreakers, talk about your Murderers Row. 8. Goo Goo Dolls, 1991, Babylon A-Go-Go, Cleveland, This was before they wanted to be rock stars and just made great music. 9. Dick Dale, 1994, Grafitti, Pittsburgh, Some of the best guitar playing I've ever seen, and entertaining too, unlike most virtuoso guitar players. 10. Martin Zellar, 1995, Rosebud, Pittsburgh, Like Husker Du, the Gear Daddies broke up before I could see them live. Seeing Martin Zellar though was a nice consolation. Somebody should also start a thread on the worst shows they've ever seen. My worst two, 1. Frank Black, 1993, Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, Frank seemed to not want to be there that particular night. If he didn't feel like playing he should have let the Rev. Heat play longer. I've seen Frank a few times since then and his band was much better. This is undoubtedly the most disappointing show I expected better from. 2. Hum and God & Texas and some other godawful band, Blind Pig, Champaign, IL, 1994, I only stayed for one Hum song and left, maybe if they opened for God & Texas it wouldn't have been so bad. Unmelodic, same two power chords for 1 1/2 hours. Nails on a chalkboard could only have been so pleasant. Joe Bonomo wrote: > Some favorite shows: > > * Rolling Stones, 1981, Capital Center, D.C. (well, I had second-row > seats--Mick in the cherry-picket went right over my head and Keith in > his leopard shirt and Jack Daniels was mere feet away. To a fifteen > year old R&R fan, it was overwhelming. Bill Wyman leaned off the stage > and shook my brother's hand.) > > * Madness, 1983, Warner Theater (?) (Slickee Boys opened and we weren't > allowed to dance! Madness was great, my buddy and I ran out and bought > oversized "baggy trousers" suits before the show and--Don Smith--wrung > the sweat out of them afterwards. Great night) > > * Husker Du, 1983, Psychedelly, Bethesda, MD (great, great intensity > and energy, one of the most powerful shows I've ever been to) > > * Fleshtones with Barrence Whitfield & The Savages, 1984, U of MD (one > of the great Super Rock shows of all time, went on all night, Gordon > was "Mr. Excitement," they played "Leather Kings," and rocked all > around the room AND building) > > * The Osyters with The Lyres, 1986, 9:30 Club, D.C. (The Oysters > opened--whatever happened to them?!--and blew Monoman & Co off the stage. > What rock & roll should be: ragged, exciting, a little obscene, sounds > like it's gonna fall apart any second, riffs galore, wow) > > * Hoodoo Gurus, 1989, GWU, D.C. (The "Magnum Cum Louder" tour, opened > with "Axegrinder," great!) > > * Dictators, 1991, 9:30 Club AND Dictators, Empty Bottle, Chicago, > 1999 (what more could I say?) > > * New Bomb Turks, 1994, The Union, Athens OH (incredibly exciting and > raw in the Oysters vein [see above] only more wild) > > * Woggles, 1997, Sleazefest (first time I saw these guys, and my R&R > world spun on its axis a bit, truly great) > > * Mono Men, 1997, Empty Bottle, Chicago (their last show ever, and a > truly inspired, riff-laden, exciting one) > > ALSO: The Godfathers 1988; Government Issue 1984; many more Fleshtones > shows; Fishbone sometime in the 80s; well, too many to remember right > now in D.C.-area and Chicago over the years.... > > More as great shows float back in my memory.... > > Shows I wish I DID see (new thread?): Beatles at the Star-Club, 1961; > The Who at the Marque, mid-60s, Ramones at CB's when they only played > for fifteen minutes; The Milkshakes anytime! > > Joe > __________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 10:08:02 -0800 From: "nipper@thestranger.com" Subject: Least favourite gigs... ...that I kinda sat through...though there are too many to bother listing... 1) Bo Diddley c.'91 "I wanna Bud...a Bud Lite" (sung to BO Diddley), he backed by a pick up band and spent about three tedious hours singing only EIGHT songs...and it got worse, one of the fellas I rode to the show with, decided to FIX in the car for our seventy mile ride home... 2) 20 Miles Happened just two nights ago, 2/2/00...I could hear the sound of his pick striking the strings OVER the music, plus he has a weak voice...if you gotta hear him, stick with his records. xoxoxo nipper ------------------------------ End of bomp-digest V2000 #60 **************************** ===================================================================== You've been reading bomp-digest, the digest version of the Bomp list. 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