Cool video Shawn! Lots of great records for sure! Showed a few of my faves! Starry Eyes is a perfect song in my book! I hated the seal and the Riot artwork, but looking at that sleeve in 2024, I now think it’s visually excellent. The Mutants have been on my list since Randy played them a few years back. Cool stuff all around!! Cheers!!
Hey Jon. Starry Eyes with that amazing jangle-pop riff. It’s an absolute slice of heaven. One single I got but didn’t mention was 20/20’s Yellow Pills. Another killer new wave / pop-rock masterpiece. If I’m not mistaken the Mutant’s also did a cover of The Standells’ Dirty Water. Or maybe it was The Inmates (1982). Are you familiar with the Inmates? They had a pretty album in 1979 called First Offense. They also did a good cover of the Jagger/Richards song So Much in Love. Thanks for watching! Cheers. Shawn.
@@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084 hey Shawn, yeah I have a few Inmates records. Pretty sure I have Dirty Water 7”. The Inmates had connections to the Eddie & the Hot Rods you showed. By the way, I watched a NYU documentary about mall culture from 1983 on TH-cam. It may be the greatest thing I’ve seen in years. You might be the only person I know who will see in it what I see. The first time I skimmed through it for the fashion and haircuts, but then I got sucked in. Watched it three times. Basically every second after the intro there is something going on. It’s a perfect study on teenagers, culture and humans. There are so many subtle things happening within the interviews. It may be a bit New York centric, but I think you’ll be able to see the different tribes of teenagers and their different personalities and mating rituals. Everyone is so honest. A perfect time capsule and anthropologists dream. Cheers
@@bipbopboomHey Jon. I found the documentary that you are talking about. Mall City Documentary 1983 NYU film Roosevelt Field Mall Culture. It was really interesting. Almost like stepping back in time. As you say, those fashions and the whole culture that grew around malls. But I couldn’t help thinking about in terms of its impact on all of us. If you were planning a capitalist economic system this would be exactly what you want your obedient citizens to do with their lives; Food, shopping, young people meeting each other. All in an environment is so…sterile and y stimulating. Fake plants, fake lighting. The entire atmosphere is artificial and useless. No rebellion. I don’t know what you think but it looks so unhealthy. I’d like a group of punk rock kids in their leather and denim to invade the this mall and smash the hyper-clean environment. You know, Rock n Roll High School-style. Lol. You could write an entire article on this doc. At least, the band at the end provides a little healthy rebellion. Very interesting stuff. I appreciate you pointing this out to me. I already shared this with a few friends that I know will enjoy this. It’s almost like a Mall-version of Heavy Metal Parking Lot. Lol. Cheers!
@@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084 cool! I’m glad you got a kick out of this. I wasn’t really looking at it through the mall or statement on society angle. I was looking at the people and their personalities and little clues about their social standing and what cultural tribe they belonged to. And the whole mating ritual thing before cell phones and internet. It’s hard to explain what I liked about it, but the mall was just a random backdrop to me. Thank you for indulging me. Have a great week!! Cheers!
Shawn, I really enjoy when you discuss the Detroit music scene, the sounds and the historical perspective are both interesting to me. ''The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia'' is a dark, Southern Gothic song that on the surface appears to be sugary Bubblegum Pop. I dig the Electric Prunes, the stuff produced by David Axelrod is my favorite listen.The Amboy Dukes' cover of, ''Baby, Please Don't Go'' thrills me, every time I play it. Wolf Eyes recorded an album with Anthony Braxton, titled, ''Black Vomit'', check it out!
I’m so glad you mentioned The Night When the Light Went Out in Georgia. If I told you how many times I played this song over and over. As a young pre-teen I was fascinated by the chilling poetry of the song. Love and death. power and passion. It reminds me very much of The Band’s reading of the classic Long Black Veil. Which touches on many of those same themes. Another recent example would be Nirvana’s cover of In The Pines with its metaphor of sex and loneliness and death. These are themes we find throughout American history. One other I would mention is the brilliant, Mole in the Ground Bascom Lamar Lunsford from 1928. The song is featured on the Anthology of American Folk Music that Dylan derived so much inspiration from. I appreciate you catching that song. Lots of interesting things happening in that so-called pop song. Cheers! Shawn
@@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084 Shawn, great comments, I was thinking of ''Ode To Billie Joe'' by Bobbie Gentry as a precursor to ''The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia''. I love how you dug deeper and went further back in music history. I recall Jon@ bipbopboom doing a fantastic video about ''Teen Tragedy'' singles from the 1950's and 60's. That subject is another example of oddball Americana!
Nice showings Shawn! So many great bands back in the day, Do you remember when the local radio stations would play local bands later at night, I cherish that time. You showed that Bitter sweet Alley Pic sleeve, i had to pull mine out and I have an ad for the BSA label for t-shirts, hats etc, the other side is saying Request " Forever" call your favorite radio station, WLLZ, WRIF, WABX, WHYT, CKLW and gives their phone numbers, pretty cool insert, fond memories. Thanks for the video, i dug it!
You really inspired me when you played all those songs growing up in Detroit. The Kings. The King Bees. They are forever apart of my soul. Along with the Rockets, The Cadillac Kids, The Almighty Strut…regarding BSA, my single was the same little postcard. Lol. The band was really into self promotion. I can’t tell you how many times I saw them live. But what I miss most about those days was local radio. The local stations all promoted the scene. When I was too young to attend concerts or go to bars I would listen to the radio for reports on what was happening whenever the J Geils Band was in town for their annual summer concerts. Everything was less formal and less corporate. DJs could take requests. What I’m saying is that it was…fun! Fun to listen to the radio and feel like we were part of the scene. Sadly, today that is all gone. Our kids will never understand why we were proud to be from Detroit. That it meant something. Hey…thanks for watching. And thank you for helping me reconnect to some great music. Cheers! Shawn.
I never got to see the Romantics live, but even so, their first album was WAY more rockin' than you'd expect from a band called "the Romantics"! Love seeing the local picks, even though I know fuck-all about Detroit bands outside of the obvious!
I’m always going on about the Romantic as a live act back in those days. Seeing them in a small clubs was such a treat; hot and sweaty rock n’ roll nights. And those guitars sure sounded good. And the girls! Maybe a 50/50 ratio. The Romantics always attracted these legions of beautiful women. All dressed up in leather miniskirts, high heels and ripped t-shirt. Can you imagine trying to attend a concert in heels? But my buddies and I sure appreciated their efforts. Of course, our little posse always looking like the dead-end kids; dressed in blue jeans with a chain wallets and concert jerseys. Good times, indeed. Cheers! Shawn.
@@MetalTheologianI had a chance to see Wolfe Eyes live. What an incredible experience. A sonic onslaught that ranged from beautiful to apocalyptic. Lol
The Prunes are so very good. Love the two albums I showed plus there is a brilliant live album that is a lot of fun. Is there another studio album? I think there is but I need to hear it again. Thank you for watching, Dave. Cheers! Shawn
Hey Shawn! The Prunes are plum fantastic. Believe it or not Kenny Loggins play guitar for them for a short while in 1969. Kenny was from Detroit as well but ended up two cities west of me in Alhambra California. I’ll be looking into that King Midas. The Romantics are very underrated. I’ve seen that Riot album many times I’m just not much into metal. Great 45s and picture sleeves. Enjoyed the library-ish background soundtrack. Very nice! I heard you met my good buddy, Joey K? He’s a great guy!
I never really listened to the first two Amboy Dukes albums. I should check them out some day soon. I have not heard The Records 'Starry Eyes' in years. Such a fun song. That late seventies power pop stuff was so so good. Smithereens, Nick Lowe, DB's, etc... Dig seeing the Detroit bands Shawn. So much history~ Rob/Boston
That was such a great time for music: the late seventies into 81/82. One of my favorites was 20/20. They had a great should have been hit in 79 with a song called Yellow Pills. It got some light radio play. They had a sound similar to the Car or Gary Numan. It was also a time of Max’s Kansas City and CBGBs in NY. The New York Dolls, Talking Heads, Television, the Dictators, Blonde, the Ramones, Patti Smith and the Heartbreaker. Some of my favorite rock music came from this NY scene. If I could good back in time to any music scene, NY in 78/79 would be glorious. Thank you for watching. Cheers! Shawn
Nice look at Detroit music Shawn. Glad our jumping on some live streams as you are a fountain of knowledge when it comes to music. I just traded in some of my Amboy Dukes, just could to get into them, I tried
Hey Steve. I’d be curious which of the Dukes albums you tried. They did 7-8 full length albums. Most are warmed-over hard rock. But the first two are worthwhile. The first one has Journey to the Center of the Mind. And the second had a hit with Baby Please Don’t Go. Avoid those mid-seventies albums unless you are a hardcore Nugent fan. They can be had fairly cheap in Detroit. Cheers! Shawn
That is perfect backround music to show loads of 7s, but it doesnt save the Riot cover!? I bought last weekend one Schema album but it has so many clicks on some tracks that I have to take it back. Cheers.
Riot was an interesting American metal during this period. I always felt that they were one of the few bands on this side of the Atlantic that mixed the American metal influences with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. A killer single. But the entire album is a glorious masterpiece of a album. Thank you for watching. Cheers! Shawn
Hey Shawn, was good to see and talk to you on Jose’s stream the other day. I’m way behind on your, and many other, VC videos but the topic intrigued me as I have probably way too many 7” myself. Wolf Eyes are so underrated, somehow i only have one 12” of theirs. Maybe I’m projecting, because it’s definitely true for me, but I feel like stunty not streaming for a few weeks might have brought down your purchases quantity a bit 😂
Hey…I really enjoyed having a chance to chat the other day. Jose is a good guy. He has great taste in music but more importantly, he seems a genuine decent person. Wolf Eyes is really underrated. If you ever get the chance to see them live; it’s a unique and interesting experience. The live performances have ranging from ambient and beautiful to highly experimental and aggressive. All the while you can see their genuine love and excitement for the music I had to laugh with regards to Stunty’s show; which I really did miss very much but yes, I saved a bit of cash. That’s why I grabbed all these 7’ singles. I hadn’t been going out digging as much as I did at one time. Simply because the local shops just don’t have the music I’m interested in anymore. Detroit is great for techno, House, soul, funk and rock but more avant-garde music isn’t as available without a deep search. It’s very much a working class community. And those traditions are great. But it’s not a haven for experimental music. Fortunately, we have lots of electronic music which really helps. Hope you are well. Cheers! Shawn.
If I created a soundtrack of my youth, "making plans for Nigel" would be one of the main titles for sure. I didn't remember its cover anymore, but it is really funny. As well as the name of that band, Vertical Pillows 😊.
Vertical Pillows. Lol. Making Plans for Nigel was such a great song. Still is! I remember hearing it for the first time on a Sunday evening “alternative music” show on WRIF. The show was called Radio in Motion and for two hours a week we could hear the music that they wouldn’t play any other time; XTC, The Smiths, The Cure, Bauhaus, Sonic Youth…My girlfriend and I would sit in her bedroom supposedly “studying” for school. Lol. Instead we smoked cigarettes and listened to music” all night. And we would talk for hours about the bands and music we loved. About 11pm her father would make me leave and go home. Not that it did much good. I left through the front door and simply crawled up the side of the house to her second-floor bedroom window. The girl’s name was Cheryl. She was just beautiful with pink and blonde hair and greenish eyes. I’ll never forget her and a part of me will always love her. Thanks for watching and commenting. Hope you are well. Cheers! Shawn.
I picked up the Jackpot (I think?) reissues of the first 3 Prunes which sound fantastic. Amboy Dukes are awesome. It’s a pity Ted was ever given a microphone. Some great 45’s man. I didn’t see the Romantics live, but I still like ‘em. I have seen that Riot single before. The cover is hilarious. It’s so bad I love it. I’m sure I’ve got some Freakwater. I’ll have a dig in the collection. I’m pretty sure I’ve heard of the Torpedoes but I’m not sure why. I have that Wolf Eyes single & two of their records. I think 45’s are the perfect format in a lot of ways. Get in & say what you gotta say & get outta there. There’s not enough time for self indulgence. Cheers…Ben
I’m almost embarrassed to highlight the Amboy Dukes just because of the association with Ted Nugent. I’m usually pretty cool with people I disagree with politically but Nugent is an embarrassment. Truly a horrible human beings. But I find the Amboy Dukes such an important part of the garage scene that I can’t ignore them. In fact, I actually had a chance to see several members of the original band perform together and do Baby Please Don’t Go and Journey to the Center of the Mind. There was a full reunion in Detroit back in the 90s. I heard that they had even talked about recording together with a tour to follow. But Nugent was such a jerk that the original singer said “no way” and walked away from the deal. Can’t say I would blame him. Somethings are better left in the past. Now the Romantics I saw live several times and they were hot, hot, hot. They never captured on vinyl the sound they had in a club. Raw and very punk/garage. Those boys played together as a real band. There is a King Biscuit Flower Hour CD that documents the band from that early period. Btw, their second album is the real gem. Great first album, of course. But on their second album, National Breakout they really smoke. Or, as you may say, it’s was a real “shed-burner”! I love it. I’m a little behind on your video. I’m sorry. Work has me jumping. Hope you are well. Cheers! Shawn.
@@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084 I like the Amboy Dukes too, but glad to hear they decided not to go ahead with that dick. Mate don’t stress about vid’s. There’s that much stuff out there that takes up time that’s more important 👍
Cool video Shawn! Lots of great records for sure! Showed a few of my faves! Starry Eyes is a perfect song in my book! I hated the seal and the Riot artwork, but looking at that sleeve in 2024, I now think it’s visually excellent. The Mutants have been on my list since Randy played them a few years back. Cool stuff all around!! Cheers!!
Hey Jon. Starry Eyes with that amazing jangle-pop riff. It’s an absolute slice of heaven. One single I got but didn’t mention was 20/20’s Yellow Pills. Another killer new wave / pop-rock masterpiece. If I’m not mistaken the Mutant’s also did a cover of The Standells’ Dirty Water. Or maybe it was The Inmates (1982). Are you familiar with the Inmates? They had a pretty album in 1979 called First Offense. They also did a good cover of the Jagger/Richards song So Much in Love. Thanks for watching! Cheers. Shawn.
@@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084 hey Shawn, yeah I have a few Inmates records. Pretty sure I have Dirty Water 7”. The Inmates had connections to the Eddie & the Hot Rods you showed.
By the way, I watched a NYU documentary about mall culture from 1983 on TH-cam. It may be the greatest thing I’ve seen in years. You might be the only person I know who will see in it what I see. The first time I skimmed through it for the fashion and haircuts, but then I got sucked in. Watched it three times. Basically every second after the intro there is something going on. It’s a perfect study on teenagers, culture and humans. There are so many subtle things happening within the interviews. It may be a bit New York centric, but I think you’ll be able to see the different tribes of teenagers and their different personalities and mating rituals. Everyone is so honest. A perfect time capsule and anthropologists dream. Cheers
@@bipbopboomHey Jon. I found the documentary that you are talking about. Mall City Documentary 1983 NYU film Roosevelt Field Mall Culture. It was really interesting. Almost like stepping back in time. As you say, those fashions and the whole culture that grew around malls. But I couldn’t help thinking about in terms of its impact on all of us. If you were planning a capitalist economic system this would be exactly what you want your obedient citizens to do with their lives; Food, shopping, young people meeting each other. All in an environment is so…sterile and y stimulating. Fake plants, fake lighting. The entire atmosphere is artificial and useless. No rebellion. I don’t know what you think but it looks so unhealthy. I’d like a group of punk rock kids in their leather and denim to invade the this mall and smash the hyper-clean environment. You know, Rock n Roll High School-style. Lol. You could write an entire article on this doc. At least, the band at the end provides a little healthy rebellion. Very interesting stuff. I appreciate you pointing this out to me. I already shared this with a few friends that I know will enjoy this. It’s almost like a Mall-version of Heavy Metal Parking Lot. Lol. Cheers!
@@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084 cool! I’m glad you got a kick out of this. I wasn’t really looking at it through the mall or statement on society angle. I was looking at the people and their personalities and little clues about their social standing and what cultural tribe they belonged to. And the whole mating ritual thing before cell phones and internet. It’s hard to explain what I liked about it, but the mall was just a random backdrop to me. Thank you for indulging me. Have a great week!! Cheers!
Shawn, I really enjoy when you discuss the Detroit music scene, the sounds and the historical perspective are both interesting to me. ''The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia'' is a dark, Southern Gothic song that on the surface appears to be sugary Bubblegum Pop. I dig the Electric Prunes, the stuff produced by David Axelrod is my favorite listen.The Amboy Dukes' cover of, ''Baby, Please Don't Go'' thrills me, every time I play it. Wolf Eyes recorded an album with Anthony Braxton, titled, ''Black Vomit'', check it out!
I’m so glad you mentioned The Night When the Light Went Out in Georgia. If I told you how many times I played this song over and over. As a young pre-teen I was fascinated by the chilling poetry of the song. Love and death. power and passion. It reminds me very much of The Band’s reading of the classic Long Black Veil. Which touches on many of those same themes. Another recent example would be Nirvana’s cover of In The Pines with its metaphor of sex and loneliness and death. These are themes we find throughout American history. One other I would mention is the brilliant, Mole in the Ground Bascom Lamar Lunsford from 1928. The song is featured on the Anthology of American Folk Music that Dylan derived so much inspiration from. I appreciate you catching that song. Lots of interesting things happening in that so-called pop song. Cheers! Shawn
@@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084 Shawn, great comments, I was thinking of ''Ode To Billie Joe'' by Bobbie Gentry as a precursor to ''The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia''. I love how you dug deeper and went further back in music history. I recall Jon@ bipbopboom doing a fantastic video about ''Teen Tragedy'' singles from the 1950's and 60's. That subject is another example of oddball Americana!
Nice showings Shawn! So many great bands back in the day, Do you remember when the local radio stations would play local bands later at night, I cherish that time. You showed that Bitter sweet Alley Pic sleeve, i had to pull mine out and I have an ad for the BSA label for t-shirts, hats etc, the other side is saying Request " Forever" call your favorite radio station, WLLZ, WRIF, WABX, WHYT, CKLW and gives their phone numbers, pretty cool insert, fond memories. Thanks for the video, i dug it!
You really inspired me when you played all those songs growing up in Detroit. The Kings. The King Bees. They are forever apart of my soul. Along with the Rockets, The Cadillac Kids, The Almighty Strut…regarding BSA, my single was the same little postcard. Lol. The band was really into self promotion. I can’t tell you how many times I saw them live. But what I miss most about those days was local radio. The local stations all promoted the scene. When I was too young to attend concerts or go to bars I would listen to the radio for reports on what was happening whenever the J Geils Band was in town for their annual summer concerts. Everything was less formal and less corporate. DJs could take requests. What I’m saying is that it was…fun! Fun to listen to the radio and feel like we were part of the scene. Sadly, today that is all gone. Our kids will never understand why we were proud to be from Detroit. That it meant something. Hey…thanks for watching. And thank you for helping me reconnect to some great music. Cheers! Shawn.
I never got to see the Romantics live, but even so, their first album was WAY more rockin' than you'd expect from a band called "the Romantics"! Love seeing the local picks, even though I know fuck-all about Detroit bands outside of the obvious!
Good to see Wolf Eyes getting a little love!
I’m always going on about the Romantic as a live act back in those days. Seeing them in a small clubs was such a treat; hot and sweaty rock n’ roll nights. And those guitars sure sounded good. And the girls! Maybe a 50/50 ratio. The Romantics always attracted these legions of beautiful women. All dressed up in leather miniskirts, high heels and ripped t-shirt. Can you imagine trying to attend a concert in heels? But my buddies and I sure appreciated their efforts. Of course, our little posse always looking like the dead-end kids; dressed in blue jeans with a chain wallets and concert jerseys. Good times, indeed. Cheers! Shawn.
@@MetalTheologianI had a chance to see Wolfe Eyes live. What an incredible experience. A sonic onslaught that ranged from beautiful to apocalyptic. Lol
Electric prunes, albums, cool shawn, i like the psych music.
The Prunes are so very good. Love the two albums I showed plus there is a brilliant live album that is a lot of fun. Is there another studio album? I think there is but I need to hear it again. Thank you for watching, Dave. Cheers! Shawn
@@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084 there is 2 or 3 more studio albums i actually dont have any of em at the moment, but i always keep my eye out for them
Hey Shawn! The Prunes are plum fantastic. Believe it or not Kenny Loggins play guitar for them for a short while in 1969. Kenny was from Detroit as well but ended up two cities west of me in Alhambra California. I’ll be looking into that King Midas. The Romantics are very underrated. I’ve seen that Riot album many times I’m just not much into metal. Great 45s and picture sleeves. Enjoyed the library-ish background soundtrack. Very nice! I heard you met my good buddy, Joey K? He’s a great guy!
I never really listened to the first two Amboy Dukes albums. I should check them out some day soon. I have not heard The Records 'Starry Eyes' in years. Such a fun song. That late seventies power pop stuff was so so good. Smithereens, Nick Lowe, DB's, etc... Dig seeing the Detroit bands Shawn. So much history~
Rob/Boston
That was such a great time for music: the late seventies into 81/82. One of my favorites was 20/20. They had a great should have been hit in 79 with a song called Yellow Pills. It got some light radio play. They had a sound similar to the Car or Gary Numan. It was also a time of Max’s Kansas City and CBGBs in NY. The New York Dolls, Talking Heads, Television, the Dictators, Blonde, the Ramones, Patti Smith and the Heartbreaker. Some of my favorite rock music came from this NY scene. If I could good back in time to any music scene, NY in 78/79 would be glorious. Thank you for watching. Cheers! Shawn
Nice look at Detroit music Shawn. Glad our jumping on some live streams as you are a fountain of knowledge when it comes to music. I just traded in some of my Amboy Dukes, just could to get into them, I tried
Hey Steve. I’d be curious which of the Dukes albums you tried. They did 7-8 full length albums. Most are warmed-over hard rock. But the first two are worthwhile. The first one has Journey to the Center of the Mind. And the second had a hit with Baby Please Don’t Go. Avoid those mid-seventies albums unless you are a hardcore Nugent fan. They can be had fairly cheap in Detroit. Cheers! Shawn
@@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084 I did keep the first album but the second one i traded in as overall i just was not listening to it.
That is perfect backround music to show loads of 7s, but it doesnt save the Riot cover!? I bought last weekend one Schema album but it has so many clicks on some tracks that I have to take it back. Cheers.
Riot was an interesting American metal during this period. I always felt that they were one of the few bands on this side of the Atlantic that mixed the American metal influences with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. A killer single. But the entire album is a glorious masterpiece of a album. Thank you for watching. Cheers! Shawn
Hey Shawn, was good to see and talk to you on Jose’s stream the other day. I’m way behind on your, and many other, VC videos but the topic intrigued me as I have probably way too many 7” myself. Wolf Eyes are so underrated, somehow i only have one 12” of theirs. Maybe I’m projecting, because it’s definitely true for me, but I feel like stunty not streaming for a few weeks might have brought down your purchases quantity a bit 😂
Hey…I really enjoyed having a chance to chat the other day. Jose is a good guy. He has great taste in music but more importantly, he seems a genuine decent person. Wolf Eyes is really underrated. If you ever get the chance to see them live; it’s a unique and interesting experience. The live performances have ranging from ambient and beautiful to highly experimental and aggressive. All the while you can see their genuine love and excitement for the music I had to laugh with regards to Stunty’s show; which I really did miss very much but yes, I saved a bit of cash. That’s why I grabbed all these 7’ singles. I hadn’t been going out digging as much as I did at one time. Simply because the local shops just don’t have the music I’m interested in anymore. Detroit is great for techno, House, soul, funk and rock but more avant-garde music isn’t as available without a deep search. It’s very much a working class community. And those traditions are great. But it’s not a haven for experimental music. Fortunately, we have lots of electronic music which really helps. Hope you are well. Cheers! Shawn.
If I created a soundtrack of my youth, "making plans for Nigel" would be one of the main titles for sure. I didn't remember its cover anymore, but it is really funny. As well as the name of that band, Vertical Pillows 😊.
Vertical Pillows. Lol. Making Plans for Nigel was such a great song. Still is! I remember hearing it for the first time on a Sunday evening “alternative music” show on WRIF. The show was called Radio in Motion and for two hours a week we could hear the music that they wouldn’t play any other time; XTC, The Smiths, The Cure, Bauhaus, Sonic Youth…My girlfriend and I would sit in her bedroom supposedly “studying” for school. Lol. Instead we smoked cigarettes and listened to music” all night. And we would talk for hours about the bands and music we loved. About 11pm her father would make me leave and go home. Not that it did much good. I left through the front door and simply crawled up the side of the house to her second-floor bedroom window. The girl’s name was Cheryl. She was just beautiful with pink and blonde hair and greenish eyes. I’ll never forget her and a part of me will always love her. Thanks for watching and commenting. Hope you are well. Cheers! Shawn.
I picked up the Jackpot (I think?) reissues of the first 3 Prunes which sound fantastic. Amboy Dukes are awesome. It’s a pity Ted was ever given a microphone. Some great 45’s man. I didn’t see the Romantics live, but I still like ‘em. I have seen that Riot single before. The cover is hilarious. It’s so bad I love it. I’m sure I’ve got some Freakwater. I’ll have a dig in the collection. I’m pretty sure I’ve heard of the Torpedoes but I’m not sure why. I have that Wolf Eyes single & two of their records. I think 45’s are the perfect format in a lot of ways. Get in & say what you gotta say & get outta there. There’s not enough time for self indulgence. Cheers…Ben
I’m almost embarrassed to highlight the Amboy Dukes just because of the association with Ted Nugent. I’m usually pretty cool with people I disagree with politically but Nugent is an embarrassment. Truly a horrible human beings. But I find the Amboy Dukes such an important part of the garage scene that I can’t ignore them. In fact, I actually had a chance to see several members of the original band perform together and do Baby Please Don’t Go and Journey to the Center of the Mind. There was a full reunion in Detroit back in the 90s. I heard that they had even talked about recording together with a tour to follow. But Nugent was such a jerk that the original singer said “no way” and walked away from the deal. Can’t say I would blame him. Somethings are better left in the past. Now the Romantics I saw live several times and they were hot, hot, hot. They never captured on vinyl the sound they had in a club. Raw and very punk/garage. Those boys played together as a real band. There is a King Biscuit Flower Hour CD that documents the band from that early period. Btw, their second album is the real gem. Great first album, of course. But on their second album, National Breakout they really smoke. Or, as you may say, it’s was a real “shed-burner”! I love it. I’m a little behind on your video. I’m sorry. Work has me jumping. Hope you are well. Cheers! Shawn.
@@the-vinyl-dreamscape5084 I like the Amboy Dukes too, but glad to hear they decided not to go ahead with that dick. Mate don’t stress about vid’s. There’s that much stuff out there that takes up time that’s more important 👍