So Toho........

The best of that binge so far is Diamond Dogs.

I just love all the horns and piano on that disc. And the melodies are so addicting I actually woke up with Acting Singles in my brain the other day.

I think my second favorite from that binge is Prima Donna. New York Dolls meets Sex Pistols with some Bowie thrown in for good measure.

Yeah like you said very Mott like.......particularly "Closest I've Been To Memphis".

They bought out another record last year that's pretty damn good.

What about the Blessings? "Drink In Her Hand" is a pretty fun song.......i love it how Jeremy breaks down into his best Jason Ringenberg impression midway through the song.

If you like Prima Donna Toho, you should check out the Soda Pop Kids. Faves amongst me and Shiney......

http://www.myspace.com/thesodapopkids

rattpoison wrote:

Yeah like you said very Mott like.......particularly "Closest I've Been To Memphis".

They bought out another record last year that's pretty damn good.

What about the Blessings? "Drink In Her Hand" is a pretty fun song.......i love it how Jeremy breaks down into his best Jason Ringenberg impression midway through the song.

That was the last one of the binge to arrive and I really haven't given it a fair listen yet. I keep returning to Diamond Dogs. "Memphis" is my favorite song off that one.

I like how this type of band seems to have an obsession with Memphis. The last Quireboys disc had Blackwater which keeps talking about Memphis as well. Another great song.

Well Memphis is the Home of Stax records, Soul and the Memphis Horns........things that hugely influence these bands.

And the new Quireboys record is a beauty isn't it.

Funny thing is, I lived about 50 miles from Memphis for 3 years and visited there many times in search of used CD shops.

Other than Beale Street, the place is a hellhole. Lots of boarded up, abandoned buildings and lots of crime.

But Beale Street rules! Lots of clubs with all types of music and no matter what time of day there are street musicians playing.

I should add that I lived near Memphis almost 20 years ago so maybe it's improved since then.

That's a shame about Memphis........but at least Beale Street seems to be a hive of activity.

Also remember the Rock City Angels recorded Young Man Blues in Memphis.......which distinctly showed a Memphis Soul flavour to the music.

SODA POP KIDS rule...and if you need a dose of DOLLsian slut pomp....grab a cd by THE BLACK BEAUTIES....

Garage done right.

Shiney wrote:

SODA POP KIDS rule...and if you need a dose of DOLLsian slut pomp....grab a cd by THE BLACK BEAUTIES....

Garage done right.

Listen to that man......another Full Breach Kicks band.......them and Acetate have to be the two best indie labels going around at the moment.

Ya heard of the Nice Boys......

www.myspace.com/niceboys

rattpoison wrote:

That's a shame about Memphis........but at least Beale Street seems to be a hive of activity.

Also remember the Rock City Angels recorded Young Man Blues in Memphis.......which distinctly showed a Memphis Soul flavour to the music.

I actually saw Rock City Angels on Beale Street at the Omni New Daisy. Eric Gales opened. Great show.

tohostudios wrote:

rattpoison wrote:

That's a shame about Memphis........but at least Beale Street seems to be a hive of activity.

Also remember the Rock City Angels recorded Young Man Blues in Memphis.......which distinctly showed a Memphis Soul flavour to the music.

I actually saw Rock City Angels on Beale Street at the Omni New Daisy. Eric Gales opened. Great show.

Now i'm jealous.

ERIC GALES....nice!!!

Shiney wrote:

ERIC GALES....nice!!!

Yeah, I actually liked Gales' set better than RCA. He tore it up!

rattpoison wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

rattpoison wrote:

That's a shame about Memphis........but at least Beale Street seems to be a hive of activity.

Also remember the Rock City Angels recorded Young Man Blues in Memphis.......which distinctly showed a Memphis Soul flavour to the music.

I actually saw Rock City Angels on Beale Street at the Omni New Daisy. Eric Gales opened. Great show.

Now i'm jealous.

I think you might have been in kindergarten when I saw them RP.

I'm not sure of the year but it had to be between 89 and 92.

You know they have a new record out!........

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=164875096&blogId=451318651


Anyone heard of Apache........

www.myspace.com/sfapache

I bought the second one which was an S/T and hated it so I'm hesitant to pick up another one.

Actually, I thought Young Man's Blues was pretty uneven too. When it was on, it was great but I thought there was a lot of filler on that one.

The S/T is disowned by Bobby......he hates it. It was a demo album done before they had a deal that someone put out without anyone knowing.

The new one from the samples i've heard is really good........

http://cdbaby.com/cd/rockcityangels

OK, the CDBaby samples sounded good so I just ordered it.

tohostudios wrote:

Actually, I thought Young Man's Blues was pretty uneven too. When it was on, it was great but I thought there was a lot of filler on that one.

I kinda know what you mean.....but i like the uneveness to it......it's kinda got a Exile On Main Street like squalor and mess to it where even the the lesser tracks you end up embracing because it's all part of records sprawl.

Great that you ordered it......i think i might have to do the same, been meaning to do it.

I will say the live set RCA performed was much better than the album versions. My old college roommate was visiting me when we saw them and he was amazed at how much better the songs were live when compared to the album versions.

Isn't that the case with all music, live is superior.......that's the aim of any record to try and capture the what the band is like live......but so many fail.