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Small Faces: Whatcha Gonna Do About It
“Whatcha Gonna Do About It” was the debut single which the British Mod group Small Faces released in 1966 (A great year for music). The Small Faces were initially heavily influenced by American R&B. The melody was written by Small Faces songwriting duo Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, and was influenced by Solomon [...]
The Dandy Warhols : Bohemian Like You
It’s Jen Week Day Two!
You know, I bet you 99.9% of the population would be hard-pressed to come up with a song that the Dandy Warhols sang other than “Bohemian Like You”. The American Garage Rock band from Portland, Oregon, definitely are the perfect description of a one-hit band with this song, released [...]
Louis Jordan: Ain’t That Just Like A Woman
And so it continues. I started out on Monday with the Beach Boys having “Fun, Fun, Fun“, which led me on to Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode“, and today here I am with Louis Jordan, a famed pioneer of Jazz, Rock & Roll and Rhythm & Blues music. The connection between the [...]
Chuck Berry: Johnny B. Goode
Yesterday, I wrote about The Beach Boy’s sunshine-filled track “Fun, Fun, Fun” and how the introduction mirrored that of “Johnny B. Goode”, not only a Chuck Berry classic, but a classic in the whole genre of Rock & Roll. Whilst the Beach Boys introduction was more akin to their twangy Californian Pop sound, [...]
Muse: Knights of Cydonia/ The Tornados: Telstar/ Ridin’ The Wind
Would you like to know where Muse got the inspiration for their unique brand of gravity defying space-rock – of course you do, so read on. if you’ve been keeping pace with my blog this week you will recall I have entries for “Plug in Baby” and “Sunburn“… is there a bad Muse song [...]
Muse: Plug in Baby
Muse are well known for their visually pleasing and dynamic live performances. This performance from a 2007 show at Wembley Stadium in London is no exception. In fact, the band won the award “Best Live Act” at the 2005 and 2007 BRIT Awards, so it would have been a misrepresentation not to show [...]
Muse: Sunburn
I don’t have enough rock on my blog. I need more rock, like an amount comparable with what a glacier might pluck out of the ground on it’s relentless journey to reshape the landscape. Boulder size rock. Muse more than delivers on this, and I’ll explore a selection of their music [...]
