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You are here: Home / Music / Late Night Music Open Thread: CBGB Memories

Late Night Music Open Thread: CBGB Memories

by Anne Laurie|  March 29, 201412:14 am| 117 Comments

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For the sophisticates among us, from NYMag, “Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth of the Talking Heads on Opening for the Ramones, CBGB, and Working With David Byrne“:

Chris: Our first show was opening for the Ramones at CBGB. We had been going to CBGB from pretty much the first night we moved to New York. One weekend Patti Smith performed, and she didn’t really have a band together. It was just Patti and Lenny Kaye on guitar, and it was really exciting. Totally a beatnik thing, which I loved. Lenny was just playing out of a little tiny amplifier, and Patti was doing versions of the songs from her first album, but they were kinda raw. And then I went back the following weekend, and the Ramones played. And the Ramones were also in their formative stages, and they would stop and argue with each other in the middle of a song! But when they were playing, it was so great. To my way of thinking, it was really advanced artistically, even though a lot of people said that they were moronic and that they couldn’t really play and all that. There was an artistry to what they were doing that was beyond typical rock-and-roll bands.

Tina: Dee Dee wrote most of the songs. But the one who always took authority was Johnny, because Johnny had gone to military school. It was kind of funny to us, because Chris and I also had parents in the military, so it was weird to us that Johnny was like that, because we weren’t! We were the opposite! Johnny was always very weird, but in our last 20 years of our career, we shared the same business manager, and he used to say, “Oh, Johnny’s such a great businessman!” He found out that he had won an award, a gold record, so he went to the office on his bike, and he just strapped the gold record to the back of his bicycle. So he was very frugal that way! Totally conservative. Republican.

Chris: I would say reactionary. But anyway, when it came time for us to make our debut, our audition at CBGB, I spoke to Hilly Kristal about it and he recognized me from being a regular patron there. I said, “We have a band and I think we’re ready to do a show here.” And he said, “Okay, but you have to audition.” And I said, “Okay, when should we audition?” And he said, “Well, I could put you on with the Ramones.” Hilly or Danny [Fields] said, “Is it okay if the Talking Heads open for you?” and Johnny said, “Oh yeah, they’re going to suck, so it’s no problem. They can open for us.” And then fast-forward two years, and we were asked to open for the Ramones on their first time to Europe, spring of ’77…

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  1. 1.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    March 29, 2014 at 12:18 am

    We just had our 2nd shaker this month in LA.

  2. 2.

    ? Martin

    March 29, 2014 at 12:20 am

    5.3 earthquake in La Habra (north OC/southeast LA)

    Probably a bit of minor damage around the area. Just a bit of rocking’ and rollin’ down here in OC.

  3. 3.

    RobertDSC-Power Mac G5 Dual

    March 29, 2014 at 12:22 am

    I thought that quake would never end. I was in the middle of a gaming session when it happened. I shut down everything as it still shook the house around. Bleh.

  4. 4.

    Violet

    March 29, 2014 at 12:22 am

    @BillinGlendaleCA: @? Martin: That’ll get everyone talking: “When’s The Big One? Things come in threes…” You guys stay safe.

    Love me some Talking Heads. “Stop Making Sense” is one of my favorite concert films.

  5. 5.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 29, 2014 at 12:24 am

    Cool. Thanks for posting this, AL.

  6. 6.

    Mnemosyne

    March 29, 2014 at 12:25 am

    @BillinGlendaleCA:
    @? Martin:

    We felt it, too. (We’re a couple miles away from Bill.) Not severe, but it seemed to last for quite a while.

    One of my co-workers is going to get teased on Monday, because she was talking about the last earthquake today and wondering when we were going to get another one.

  7. 7.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    March 29, 2014 at 12:25 am

    @? Martin: It lasted for a while up this way. Glad to hear it wasn’t too bad down there. The kid’s in your neighborhood visiting her sis.

  8. 8.

    ? Martin

    March 29, 2014 at 12:26 am

    @Violet: Eh. There’s a tiny, tiny chance this is a pre-shock. There was a 3.x quake an hour ago in the same area. Looks like a bunch of others in the 3.0 range hitting the area now.

    But 5.3 is enough to give the news guys something to babble about and to wake up the dog. Nice little reminder to check on the emergency supplies.

  9. 9.

    Mnemosyne

    March 29, 2014 at 12:28 am

    @Violet:

    Interestingly, there were three earthquakes in La Habra tonight, with the middle one being the strongest.

    Dr. Kate is probably getting rousted out of her apartment near CalTech right now to give her opinion.

  10. 10.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 29, 2014 at 12:32 am

    Psycho Killer at CBGB in 1975

    Blondie at CBGB in ’75 as well.

  11. 11.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 12:34 am

    well, finally.

  12. 12.

    catbirdman

    March 29, 2014 at 12:36 am

    Just had a little aftershock! Talking Heads were my faves in high school! Their early stuff really holds up.

  13. 13.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 12:36 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    damn, omnes. that is truly awesome.

  14. 14.

    Violet

    March 29, 2014 at 12:36 am

    @? Martin: Apparently it’s been downgraded to a 5.1 now.

  15. 15.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 29, 2014 at 12:38 am

    Ronnie Spector, with Joey Ramone doing a Johnny Thunders song. Almost as good as the original.

  16. 16.

    Suffern ACE

    March 29, 2014 at 12:41 am

    @Violet: bah. Who needs the Richter scale anyway. Give me a linear scale. .2 should be a slight downgrade, but it’s probably some log of something that means it was 45% less. I’m a blog commentator, not a mathematician.

  17. 17.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 12:41 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    oh good lord:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtrsyA0lwHU

  18. 18.

    catbirdman

    March 29, 2014 at 12:41 am

    @Omnes Omnibus: Loving the b/w footage on Psycho Killer — pre Jerry Harrison?

  19. 19.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 29, 2014 at 12:44 am

    @catbirdman: Yeah, Harrison joined in 1977.

  20. 20.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 12:45 am

    omnes, what’s your favorite weird song? the one that makes no sense?

  21. 21.

    MikeJ

    March 29, 2014 at 12:46 am

    BTW, congrats to England and Wales on having marriage equality for almost 5 hours now.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26793127

  22. 22.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 12:47 am

    this is mine:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAzTnsSgs2s

  23. 23.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 29, 2014 at 12:48 am

    From the same era. And place.

    Same band a couple of years later. Paris has an effect.

  24. 24.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 12:50 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    why we love omnes.

  25. 25.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 29, 2014 at 12:51 am

    @Little Boots: It’s Belgian.

  26. 26.

    Wag

    March 29, 2014 at 12:52 am

    My two favorites bands ever.

    A week or two there was a thread asking which musicians would it break your heart to hear had died. Everyone was all Keith Richards and jimmy page. My heart broke when Joey and Johnny died. It’ll break again when David Byrne dies.

  27. 27.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 12:54 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    you are bizarre. and still awesome.

  28. 28.

    SatanicPanic

    March 29, 2014 at 12:54 am

    @Omnes Omnibus: That’s a great cover

  29. 29.

    NotMax

    March 29, 2014 at 12:54 am

    Well, that’s pretty darned specific.

    Flash flood warning just announced here at 6:45 as being in effect until 10:12 p.m.

    Not 10:15, not 10:30. 10:12.

  30. 30.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 12:55 am

    everyone should do monkees.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfuBREMXxts

  31. 31.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:00 am

    for omnes, who sometimes gets bitter:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU615FaODCg&feature=kp

  32. 32.

    Suffern ACE

    March 29, 2014 at 1:01 am

    @NotMax: at 10:13 no one cares about the flash flood as that is when the meteor hits.

  33. 33.

    PanurgeATL

    March 29, 2014 at 1:02 am

    Would someone please explain to me what exactly is “artistically advanced” about the Ramones? Were they supposed to be the first MetaPostModern band or something?

  34. 34.

    Wag

    March 29, 2014 at 1:04 am

    Via TPM

    strong>”The only credible investigation into the lane closings is being conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” Kelly said. “If Ms. Kelly were provided with the appropriate procedural safeguards, she will be fully cooperative and provide truthful and complete answers to any questions asked of her by the appropriate law enforcement authorities.

    Christy is toast

  35. 35.

    ? Martin

    March 29, 2014 at 1:05 am

    Little bit more damage than I would expect for a 5.1. Looks like a large water main has broken in Fullerton, some power outages.

    I just realized how much I missed the local news fail parade. They’re always announcing ‘live on the scene’ which means that they’re somewhere in a 900 square mile area. Basically, they went outside. Every broken Pepsi bottle at the grocery store requires a live cut-away. They immediately start asking about ‘the big one’.

    And it’s a little sad seeing how much Lucy Jones has aged. She was so young back during the Big Bear/Landers/Northridge days. So were we, for that matter.

  36. 36.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:05 am

    @PanurgeATL:

    the important thing is: doors:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awi14wDTxNw

  37. 37.

    Wag

    March 29, 2014 at 1:06 am

    https://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/bridget-kelly-report-response

    Here’s a corrected link

  38. 38.

    Mnemosyne

    March 29, 2014 at 1:07 am

    @? Martin:

    G reminded me that Northridge was over 20 years ago. Yikes.

    ETA: Also, too, what you’re seeing is the aging effect of sun damage. Seismologists and geologists spend lots and lots of time outdoors. I apparently look quite youthful for my 45 years, but I work in offices and wear 45SPF sunscreen every single day.

  39. 39.

    SatanicPanic

    March 29, 2014 at 1:07 am

    @Omnes Omnibus: How about a song that would later be played by the Ramones

  40. 40.

    SatanicPanic

    March 29, 2014 at 1:08 am

    @PanurgeATL: I love the Ramones, but I didn’t get that either.

  41. 41.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:10 am

    and because I like to pick on omnes, for no good reason:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9nE2spOw_o

  42. 42.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 29, 2014 at 1:13 am

    @PanurgeATL: They stripped “Rock” bare of pretensions. No ELP, Yes, and Rick Wakeman synth noodling. Two or three chords and a 4/4 beat. Back to basics. Art moves in cycles. The Ramones (and the DIY ethos of punk in general) were a breath of fresh air into the music scene.

  43. 43.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:15 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    umm, so ELO?

  44. 44.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 1:15 am

    @Little Boots:

    Another good version, from a classic album.

  45. 45.

    Just Some Fuckhead, Thought Leader

    March 29, 2014 at 1:15 am

    Onnes, can you and Little Boobs get a room?

    I tried to stay awake for John’s 2AM Freakshow post but I ain’t gonna make it.

    Good night and good luck to those of you on the West Coast who are going to die buried under rubble.

  46. 46.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:17 am

    sorry, meant. ELO

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11A8JZ-RDDo

  47. 47.

    Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN)

    March 29, 2014 at 1:17 am

    I’m primarily a prog rock guy but I do like the Talking Heads. Not for listening to regularly, but for an occasional change of pace. I’m not nearly as big on the Ramones.

  48. 48.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 29, 2014 at 1:17 am

    @SatanicPanic: Awesome.

  49. 49.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:18 am

    @Just Some Fuckhead, Thought Leader:

    no room at the inn.

    cynic.

  50. 50.

    eemom

    March 29, 2014 at 1:21 am

    I like the Talking Heads, but I’m afraid of saying something ignorant that might haunt me for the next decade.

  51. 51.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 1:22 am

    @Little Boots:

    Aw, hell, no. Meaningless song to cleanse. Bonus: go-go dancers!

  52. 52.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:23 am

    for everyone, even the bitters:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUL68ZeclcA

  53. 53.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:25 am

    @Steeplejack:

    why nobody can not love steeplejack.

  54. 54.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 1:26 am

    @Just Some Fuckhead, Thought Leader:

    I stayed up all night last night, and I gotta say results were suboptimal. I carried this blog from about 3:30 to 6:00 a.m. Not complainin’, just sayin’.

  55. 55.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:28 am

    @Steeplejack:

    don’t engage. but still, impressive.

  56. 56.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 1:29 am

    @Little Boots:

    Okay, you redeemed yourself. I love that song. I used to torment a coworker after work in a bar in Mobile, AL, by claiming that the lyrics actually said “Purty little love song.” Good times.

  57. 57.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:30 am

    @Steeplejack:

    it is fun.

  58. 58.

    Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN)

    March 29, 2014 at 1:31 am

    If the Final Four is three Big 10 teams and THE University of Dayton they should tell Texas to fuck off and just hold it in Chicago. On the other hand, we could get Florida, Arizona, UConn, and Kentucky. That would suck.

    And from hockey, you just can’t count on Wisconsin to step up when it’s time to end North Dakota’s season. No matter the gender, never send a Badger to do a Gopher’s job.

  59. 59.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 29, 2014 at 1:32 am

    @eemom: I have no idea why you might say that.

  60. 60.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 1:33 am

    @Little Boots:

    Another meaningless song. Back in the day I could never figure out if this was a dude or a chick singing on the radio. (This video was probably shown once and then locked in a vault until YouTube. And what’s up with the stately go-go dancers?! I don’t think that’s even a thing.)

  61. 61.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:34 am

    we need to moondance:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUL68ZeclcA

  62. 62.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 1:35 am

    @Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN):

    THE University of Dayton

    I’m still laughing about that newspaper headline. Sheer genius.

  63. 63.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:37 am

    @Steeplejack:

    either way, awesome.

  64. 64.

    MikeJ

    March 29, 2014 at 1:38 am

    From the days when power pop and punk rock were the same thing: The Nerves

  65. 65.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:39 am

    okay, maybe moondance:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFxGBB4UGU

  66. 66.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 1:39 am

    @Little Boots:

    Dude, clear your breech! You just refired Marshall Tucker. I think you meant this.

    ETA: I can’t believe I codependently enabled you on this.

  67. 67.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:41 am

    @Steeplejack:

    can I blame omnes?

  68. 68.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 1:43 am

    @eemom:

    Good to see you, girl!

  69. 69.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 29, 2014 at 1:44 am

    @Little Boots: No.

  70. 70.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:44 am

    just for steeplejack:

    https://www.google.com/search?q=green+grass+and+high+tides&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb

  71. 71.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 1:45 am

    @Little Boots:

    Semi-meaningless song that was stuck in my head today. Even back in the day this felt like a weird song. Crunchy good guitar solo at 1:40, though.

  72. 72.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:46 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    so unfair.

  73. 73.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 1:47 am

    @Little Boots:

    Cool McCool.

  74. 74.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 1:47 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    He will anyway. It is his nature.

  75. 75.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 29, 2014 at 1:49 am

    When this thread goes to hell, I disclaim all responsibility. I tried to post songs that were related to the OP. What the rest of you do is beyond my control.

  76. 76.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:49 am

    @Steeplejack:

    thought you might like that a little.

  77. 77.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:50 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    OP hell, just post already.

  78. 78.

    Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN)

    March 29, 2014 at 1:52 am

    @Omnes Omnibus: The Great Escape

  79. 79.

    max

    March 29, 2014 at 1:55 am

    Agent Orange – Everything Turns Grey (live, 1983, liveleak.com)

    I think I linked a version of this song previously, but it’s appropriate to the interview.

    max
    [‘Not matter what you do/ or think/ or say/everything turns grey.’]

  80. 80.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:57 am

    I will try this again:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFxGBB4UGU

  81. 81.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 1:57 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    My problem is that I remember all the originals that the Ramones covered, e.g. “California Sun.”

  82. 82.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 1:58 am

    yikes, more moderation

    johnnie, why do you hate moondance?

  83. 83.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 2:00 am

    @Steeplejack:

    “Surfin’ Bird.”

  84. 84.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 2:03 am

    @Steeplejack:

    “Needles and Pins-uh.”

  85. 85.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 2:04 am

    Okay finally:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMc8naeeSS8

  86. 86.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 2:06 am

    @Steeplejack:

    nice.

  87. 87.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 2:07 am

    @Steeplejack:

    The Ramones should have covered this: “Psychotic Reaction.”

  88. 88.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 2:11 am

    @Steeplejack:

    The Ramones did cover this: “The Shape of Things to Come.”

  89. 89.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 2:12 am

    cause it’s classic:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-aK6JnyFmk

  90. 90.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 2:13 am

    @Steeplejack:

    They should have covered this: “I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night).”

  91. 91.

    Bonnie

    March 29, 2014 at 2:14 am

    What is CBGB?

  92. 92.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 2:17 am

    @Steeplejack:

    Someone linked to the original last night. The Ramones cover Love’s “Seven and Seven Is . . .”

  93. 93.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 2:17 am

    @Steeplejack:

    true

  94. 94.

    max

    March 29, 2014 at 2:18 am

    Ramones – 7-11

    max
    [‘Because.’]

  95. 95.

    max

    March 29, 2014 at 2:19 am

    @Bonnie: What is CBGB?

    It was a famous club in NYC that lots of famous punk bands started out at.

    max
    [‘Never went there.’]

  96. 96.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 29, 2014 at 2:20 am

    @Steeplejack: Despite rhetoric, the Ramones, the Pistols, the Clash, etc. did not reject earlier music. Notice, though that the reached back to the late 50s and early 60s for their inspiration. It was the late 60s and early 70s that they largely rejected.

    Sid covering Something Else.

    Eddie Cochran’s version.

  97. 97.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 2:20 am

    @Bonnie:

    Famous punk music club in New York back in the day.

  98. 98.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 2:20 am

    @Bonnie:

    you make me sad.

  99. 99.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 29, 2014 at 2:22 am

    @Little Boots: Be nice.

  100. 100.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 2:23 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    true, things are generational.

  101. 101.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 2:23 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    My comment was not a criticism of the Ramones at all. It was just a statement that, being a dinosaur, I remember the originals, so I tended to get bleed-through that the Ramones’ youthful fans did not. I like the Ramones and a lot of punk music.

    ETA: My “problem” was not with the Ramones but with hearing them doing a song and also hearing the original in my head. Not so much a problem as just a thing.

  102. 102.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 29, 2014 at 2:25 am

    @Steeplejack: ‘Kay.

  103. 103.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 2:28 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    We had that too.

    Eddie Cochran.

    Blue Cheer.

    And of course the Who.

  104. 104.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 2:32 am

    @Steeplejack:

    still awesome.

  105. 105.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 2:36 am

    @Little Boots:

    Then you might like . . .

    And of course . . .

  106. 106.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 29, 2014 at 2:37 am

    @Steeplejack: Might well be a generational thing. I know a lot of pre-77 music because the punk/ska/etc., groups referred back to them. For example, I know about Junior Murvin because of The Clash. I am interested in where people get their sound – who are their influences? I try to trace them backwards so that I can possibly go forward to new stuff from the same roots. OTOH, music is actually very important to me, other people just like a song or not.

  107. 107.

    Little Boots

    March 29, 2014 at 2:38 am

    anyone wanna come upstairs?

  108. 108.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 2:38 am

    Ramones should’ve covered this: “Nighttime.”

  109. 109.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 3:02 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Some of it is generational, some of it is just what people are drawn to. You hear something you like, you want to hear more “like that.” So, yeah, you trace back, you see who affected whom, who sounds like whom, etc. And you build your musical house.

    I tend to resist music that I think is “overproduced” or (what I think is) pretentious, so I go for . . . well, you’ve probably got a fair idea of what I go for. My seminal musical experience was coming of age in a time when there was a lot of crossing of the streams. When I was in high school the Top 40 in any given week could include, say, Jefferson Airplane, Sly and the Family Stone, Dionne Warwick and Glen Campbell. “Genres” were not so strict and ossified. It was a time when listening to “the Top 40” was not a ridiculous thing. Hell, it was pretty much the only thing. (I think that Blue Cheer version of “Summertime Blues” even made the Top 40!) So I have that history, or am carrying that baggage, as I come down the years to later stuff. So what you—not you personally, but someone your age—might have seen as “Thank God, the Ramones are throwing off the chains of disco and pop junk,” I might have seen as, “Oh, they’re coming back around to the raw, basic stuff.” And some of it worked for me, and some of it didn’t.

    Jeez, didn’t mean to get off on such a musical manifesto. Think I’m still a little punchy from the all-nighter last night. And I do love these music threads.

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    Omnes Omnibus

    March 29, 2014 at 3:09 am

    @Steeplejack:

    Throwing off the chains of disco and pop junk

    Ultimately that was all it was. I know that. We need to do that every once in a while.

  111. 111.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 3:11 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Word.

  112. 112.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 3:15 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    One thing that might be just me is that I really love classic R&B. Tyrone Davis, “Can I Change My Mind.”

  113. 113.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 29, 2014 at 3:20 am

    @Steeplejack: For me, the entire Stax and Hi catalogue are are sui generis and everyone needs to take a step back.

  114. 114.

    Steeplejack

    March 29, 2014 at 3:33 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    My last two years of high school (’67-69) I lived on Okinawa. (Dad was in the Air Force.) On weekend nights I used to end up in places where there were a lot of enlisted men who were only a few years older than I was. Oddly enough, many of them were black. The jukebox was an education.

    Two songs that I associate with that:

    O.C. Smith, “The Son of Hickory Hollow’s Tramp.”

    King Curtis, “Memphis Soul Stew.”

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    jurassicpork

    March 29, 2014 at 7:52 am

    What a long, strange trip it’s been.

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    Paul in KY

    March 31, 2014 at 8:18 am

    @Wag: Mine won’t. Great song writer & frontman, but sorta a douchenozzle.

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    Paul in KY

    March 31, 2014 at 8:21 am

    Saw Tom Tom Club (with Chris & Tina) at Bogarts a few years ago. Ended set with 3 excellent Talking Heads covers. Spoke with them for 20 or so secs at their merch table. They still are pissed at David.

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