Rolling Late-60's/Early-70's Thud-Rock Thread

http://www.gotarevolution.com/reality.htm

Anyway, Reality is sitting in my office, and I take out my pen and he says, "Maurice, this is what I want. On band three, bar 30, I want a
marijuana leaf to pop out."

I write down, "Band three, bar 30, marijuana leaf pop out." Pop out of the record. He's putting me on, right? But I write it down!

I said, "What else?"

"One more thing, one more thing." He takes a deep toke. "One more thing, Maurice, one more thing."

"Yeah?"

"At the end of side two, as it rejects, I want the record to self-destruct."

So I write down, "End of side two, self-destruct." I wrote this down on a piece of paper.

"Why do you want it to self-destruct?"

He takes a toke and says, "You know why I want it to self-destruct? Because they'll go out and buy it again and I'll get double sales."

for some reason this thread's making me want to buy the bon scott and fraternity 2cd.

You got it!

I recorded a song for a Battiato tribute last year, but it's for an Italian label (Sillyboy), so I guess that's less surprising.

Uh, that IS the tribute I'm writing the liner notes for! I'm friends with the label owner Marco. So wait, which band are you in again?

Scott, reviewed for the Voice, I'm guessing? heh, that would have been totally appropriate subject matter -- although it's always fun to hear Mr. Eddy's take on anything.

But seriously, can't we talk about the Maximillian record instead?! And other, lesser oaf-rock too! Scrubbaloe Caine!

And Spooky Tooth -- seriously, what a band! And they gave the world not only Gary Wright and Mick Jones, but Ariel Bender! Mike Kellie! How can any band compare to one that splintered its way into Foreigner, Mott the Hoople, and the Only Ones?!? Plus, "Cotton Growin' Man"!!!

I saw her on the cover of some maternity mag once, so I guess that counts.

I only have Mount Rushmore 69, but I never play it. It didn't thrill me so much long ago. I should give it another spin.

Oh, and "High on Mount Rushmore" is moronic, but has great singing. I don't know "Mount Rushmore 69" at all. Agreed on Spooky Tooth -- I even like both eras -- I think the "reunion" lineup is awesome. And I'm serious about where all those people ended up; it's so cool.

Stephen Barncard: I remember a particular session that I did not participate in where they were trying to record a teapot. They had a part in a
song where they wanted the teapot to whistle on cue, so they would back the tape up and try to anticipate the delay after the heat was turned
on. Nobody told them they didn't have to do it that way; they could have recorded it separately on a two-track and spun it in. But they were too
wasted to think of that.

Blipcrotch was this weird character that was the leader of the band. I have no idea why Paul signed them, I thought they were terrible, besides
being idiots. I think since Paul lived in the same town as them, he felt sorry for them or something.

http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0412/smith.php

http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0412/eddy.php

(As for Postal Service, um, I guess I prefer Superpitcher.)

Oh man, that tea kettle story is priceless.

Yes, Pink Fairies (there's a reason my fantasy baseball team is named Kings of Oblivion.) el sabor wrote:

for some reason this thread's making me want to buy the bon scott and fraternity 2cd.

This is actually pretty good! Or at least, the Fraternity tracks I have on a CD compilation are good. Kinda mildly heavy post-hippie back-to-the-land rock. The CD also has tracks from Bon's OTHER pre-AC/DC group .. not so good. The Valentines I think they were called? I'd have to check the CD. It's on See for Miles. I don't know about this 2CD thing, though. I may need to look for that..

Did any of you psychonauts ever get into that Holyground stuff? Any Thundermother fans in the house? I might have to torch one up and throw that on...

Spooky Tooth fans may want to find the first Widowmaker album, which features Luther and a very Spooky-Toothy lead singer. It's the definition of thud-like.

Was that Grand Theft "Hiking Into Eternity" LP really recorded in '72-73, or just some big elaborate mid-'90s hoax? Liner notes and bandmembers' names ("Crowbar Monsoon" yet!) are preposterous, and recording quality is too muddy to be conclusive. It's clearly a Grand Funk parody, but Grand Funk were as ripe for parody in '96 as in '72, weren't they? So it's a mystery. If anyone has a clue, I'd sure love to know!

Bang can be had through the band's website. "Bang -- music shot from guns!" And they were from Philly.

i thought it was actually a parody from the early 70s (allegedly members of bluebird, supposedly a rural rock band). but if it isn't, i can say they did a really good job on the production. fooled me.

leaf hound! yeah! i was just listening to that in the car last night. they should've been huge.

I'm realizing that's an essential ingredient for me. If you can't holler/gargle "WOMAN" with as much feeling as Frijid Pink, you're just not in the major leagues, I'm thinking.

Myonga OTM re: Third World War - High Time is a very good comparison. I still really can't fathom anyone who doesn't love all three MC5 lps. But they are out there. High Time might even be better than the first one; better to dance to, anyway.

Does the Mt. Rushmore lp have them on the cover, like on DP's In Rock?!

Most def! And/or "child" and/or "baby".

I'm fairly certain there are an infinite number of obscure and cool hard/heavy rock bands that existed from 70-74, i feel like i hear of a new one every two weeks

I'm fairly certain there are an infinite number of obscure and cool hard/heavy rock bands that existed from 70-74, i feel like i hear of a new one every two weeks

Tell me about it. I'm now investigating Stray even as I dig through the aforementioned stuff.

Search this on YouTube, didn't want to add the link because of potential for embed fever bogging and crashing the threat.

Peter Frampton+Humble Pie Astoria Memorial Concert "AMC Four Day Creep" 20th April 2001.

Frampton, Ridley -- who died a couple years later, the ever present Clem Clempson and Jerry
Shirley at a memorial show.

The tune just punches your face.

I like the flower-powery stuff on Stray's first album--especially "Around the World in 80 Days."

I'm currently listening to German proto-Metal band Night Sun's "Mournin'" (which seems less proto- than actual- metal.)

Rhino Handmade boxes Vanilla Fudge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytduMVvGwu0

I totally recommend the s/t, post-Van Them album on Happy Tiger circa 1969. This is the thuddinest track, the rest is like heavier garage stuff, a surprisingly decent cover of "In The Midnight Hour," a song that should generally probably not be covered.

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

UFO really does not get enough props.

The first one always gets called boogie rock. I don't hear boogie, though. I hear THUD.

Has everyone heard "Rumblin' Man" by Cactus. Jesus Christ! Dunno what it's on other than the "Cactology" set.

I mean it was "previously unreleased" when that came out.

It was included on the Rhino Handmade set of their complete studio recordings, but that thing goes for $70 and up on eBay/Amazon.

damned dirty danes! dig the bass sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNkdr1aAMxQ

That Gasolin track is tight, btw.

Wanna buy the whole world copies of Cactus' "Restrictions" album right now. Some amazing, epic jams on there. Couple of throwaways but they're short and not annoying.

Also, PINK FAIRIES FINLAND FREAKOUT = AWESOME.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKz0Yqh7_yg

This drummer reminds me of a Bill Ward. "Evil" is great.

I found a remaindered cd copy of Silver Metre the other day @ HPB.

I still haven't heard them! Good?

Silver Metre-It's pretty good. I was expecting something heavier. It's stripped down--Leigh Stevens comes off in check, playing simple rhythm guitar with o/d solos instead of piling on masses of sludge. The singer sounds like a mushmouthed Lee Michaels. The covers are somewhat far afield-- "Superstar" (as in Jesus Christ...) and three early Elton John songs, including "Ballad of a Well-Known Gun" which is like Country-Thud and my favorite song on the album.

That said, it still can get plenty heavy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXolaWYiZG0

doesn't thud out of the gate (do flutes negate thud?) but the samples i've heard of the new Steel Mill reissue might appeal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqvGkNLGekQ&feature=related

Mount Carmel, new band on Stiltbreeze is totes thud rock, if you closed your eyes you'd never know this wasn't from like 73

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRP07oJDwCs

I heard those guys on XM the other day, thats pretty good stuff.

yeah i need to buy it, the whole production, vox, everything sounds so vintage it's kinda eerie

It's getting too late for me to play the loud stuff (shhhh, the baby is sleeping), so I put on the album by ONE on Grunt from 72. Incomprehensible hippy gibberish!! But I love it. The singer pretends she is a trumpet and a flute!! At least I think she is a she.
The singer had the best name in all of rock, too. Are you ready for it: REALITY "D" BLIPCROTCH !!!

I wonder what the "D" stood for.

I kinda like this record.

poobah, 1972 I guess

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

https://dangerousminds.net/comments/bang_proto_doom_metal_cult_band_of_the_early_70s

Those first two Point Blank records are some good ole' rawk. They definitely have some awesome crunchy sounding guitars and lots of leads. You can see why Bill Ham signed them as they do have some ZZ tendencies in their sound.

this Mariani album perpetuum mobilefrom 1970 (feat Eric Johnson) totally rips.
insane guitar solos, great drumming, great lyrics about getting stoned and looking at the sky and stuff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d4rFwyLJn8

This new Cherry Red box, We're An American Band: A Journey Through The USA Hard Rock Scene 1967-1973, is pretty good. I'm working on a lengthy review; all the usual suspects are represented, with one notable exception: nothing by the Amboy Dukes.

No Bob Seger System stuff, either.

do like a bit of this stonery stuff. Whatever its called. Still struggling to work out why revisionists have invented a year 1990 year zero for music that is rooted much earlier. Like a later garage where teens try the same process on harder heavier rock. & people with proven ability try to see what they can do with it.
I'm finally picking up on Japanese stuff I should have got a decade and a half ago. Other international stuff too, like zam rock basically taps into a very similar feel.