Larry Wallis appreciation thread

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seems like all i do is start bullshit death thread .. need to celebrate some of the living greatest: here's one -- Larry Wallis

he made the previously pretty-good-but-kinda-silly Pink Fairies the BEST BAND EVER for one glorious album: 1973's Kings of Oblivion

"City Kids" into "I Wish I Was A Girl" -- that is amazing. and the album never lets up.

Then our Larry joined Motorhead -- charter member, in fact. He's on two whole albums, if you count the earlier scrapped version rereleased as ON Parole along w/ teh later S/T LP. Freaking amazing singing and playing once again. First and only time Lemmy shared the mic w/ anyone else? of course, he recognized Larry's genius.

then Larry had his great "On Parole" / "Police Car" single for STIFF... played on Farren's solo shizz ... made another AWFUL single that I have but can't recall the name of

.. and that was it until the mighty REDBIRDS ep on Nigel Cross's label (Nigel also put out thee awesome Bridget St' john 10" that all you johnny-come-latelys should seek) .. it was good!! the 40 year old drunkard still sounded pretty hot! but that's been it as far as I know. I know there was an FE cover story in there somewhere but I've read the thing! need to get that puppy. anyway. other luvvers rep it

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Saturday, 15 April 2006 09:58 (twenty years ago)

well i'm witchoo on kings of oblivion and the motorhead stuff (and i'd probably be with you on the rest if i had em). kings is a monster and on parole doesn't get the respect it deserves.

― baby, disco is fuck (yournullfame), Saturday, 15 April 2006 10:16 (twenty years ago)

not to mention the fucking nuts tracks he recorded w/peregrine took and shagrat (specifically "boo! i said freeze" and "peppermint flickstick").

― baby, disco is fuck (yournullfame), Saturday, 15 April 2006 10:18 (twenty years ago)

The epic Nigel Cross interview with Mr. Wallis in Forced Exposure was a classic - the guy had so many great stories to tell - though apparently he wasn't too pleased about some of them seeing print! Should have been a book.

― Soukesian, Saturday, 15 April 2006 10:22 (twenty years ago)

He fucking totally rocks! The best album I have that he's on is that pink fairies live at the roundhouse thing. Mighty though "kings of oblivion" is, I do like "Never Never Land" & "What a Bunch of Sweeties" better, mainly b/c of PAUL RUDOLPH. None of these guys get even 1/100th of the props they deserve in the music magazines!

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Saturday, 15 April 2006 10:35 (twenty years ago)

Jack Lancaster used to piss me off anyways 'cos he wore Dr. Scholls' sandals... NOT VERY ROCK AND ROLL!!!

http://www.furious.com/Perfect/larrywallis.html

― baby, disco is fuck (yournullfame), Saturday, 15 April 2006 11:35 (twenty years ago)

Kings of Oblivion is so killer. I have a tape dub of some late '70s Wallis single called "Police Car" - I'll have to listen to it again.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Saturday, 15 April 2006 16:12 (twenty years ago)

He's also got a solo album he recorded in 2001 called Death in The Guitar Afternoon that has a 8 minute version of Police Car.The whole album is great with lots & lots of guitar solo's.His voice is just about gone but it's great to hear that guitar sound again.I believe he also played on the first couple UFO albums.And yes Kings Of Oblivian is one of my favorite albums ever.Can't count how many times i got high to side 1 of that sucker.

― evan chronister (evan chronister), Saturday, 15 April 2006 23:49 (twenty years ago)

Larry Wallis is a Monster Guitar player! I need to track down the Shagrat lp he put out in the early 90s.
BTW, he never recorded with UFO, he quit during before they got anything recorded. Mick Bolton was the guitar player on the first two UFO lps, which are great hard rock lps.

― ERic, Sunday, 16 April 2006 14:48 (twenty years ago)

three years pass...

one of the greatest titans to walk the earth

― Stormy Davis, Sunday, 21 March 2010 07:09 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jHs9_IWkGI

― Stormy Davis, Sunday, 21 March 2010 08:43 (sixteen years ago)

four months pass...

"On Parole" is a fucking amazing record that doesn't get its props.

And "Police Car" is a fuckin monster!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMgkXAug6L0

― let's build a spliff (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 8 August 2010 10:46 (fifteen years ago)

<3 Police Car

― a fucking stove just fell on my foot. (Colonel Poo), Sunday, 8 August 2010 11:52 (fifteen years ago)

one year passes...

Love "Police Car" too

― curmudgeon, Sunday, 11 March 2012 18:01 (fourteen years ago)

seven years pass...

RIP Larry ;_;

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/larry-wallis-dies/

― Let them eat Pfifferlinge an Schneckensauce (Tom D.), Friday, 20 September 2019 06:39 (six years ago)

Damn RIP

“on parole” owns so hard

― brimstead, Friday, 20 September 2019 20:29 (six years ago)

ah shit. 'police car' owns too, plus everything mentioned in the initial post.

i wonder how he made a living the last few decades?

so long, larry. xxxx

― stirmonster, Saturday, 21 September 2019 05:52 (six years ago)

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