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“‘Rockism’ didn’t falter in its evaluation of Bob Dylan, The Band, Buffalo Springfield, Van Morrison, The Who, and Neil Young. It faltered when it pretended Patti Smith was a major talent or Kate Bush amounted to anything. By far the worst product of this kind of theory-obsessed and ideology-driven ‘rockism’ was the massive hype of […]
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X, “Los Angeles” (1980) [Video, approx. 40 minutes].
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The Eagles, “One Of These Nights” (1975). [Here].
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Ronnie Montrose, short concert, 11/30/11. [Video, 15 minutes].
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“Rock and roll is nigger, pure and simple. Adding a drug-soaked white face to a guitar and bellowing “kill da juice”, doesn’t change things one bit. Behavior tells all and that will always be the main test.” — Robert Frenz of the FAEM website. Well, I half-agree with Frenz. One branch of rock and roll […]
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Black Flag, “Damaged” (1981). Punk rock.
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“Children Of The Sun” by Billy Thorpe (1979). [Video, 7 minutes].
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Rush, “All the World’s a Stage,” live, 1976. A gem. Every kid in the neighborhood had this album in Summer 1978. Lyrics by the gentile drummer Neil Peart. [Album, 1 hour, 19 minutes].
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Spooky (1979) by Atlanta Rhythm Section. The lead singer for Atlanta Rhythm Section (Ronnie Hammond, a great singer) was shot by the police in 1998 and he almost died. [Video].
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“Rocks” (1976) by Aerosmith. It does. [Video]. “Bundles” (1975) by British jazz/rock group Soft Machine. [Video].
