A Thread About Rockpile

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No wonder they couldn't get along.

Also, you would think Nick would have learned his lesson from the Rockpile debacle and not gone on to form Little Village.

Leopard Skin POLL-Box Hat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 26 January 2013 15:40 (eleven years ago) link

one year passes...

Guys, this Dave Edmunds and the Refreshments A Pile of Rock album is aces. Billy Bremner is in the band so it's as close to Rockpile as you might want, if I didn't know I would swear it was them.

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1bGNLaMOusBGam5Ps9RSCZ

Tompall Tudor (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 6 April 2014 14:31 (ten years ago) link

two years pass...

Listening to Edmunds' Tracks on Wax 4, and of course it's a blast. Never occurred to me that he remains semi-retired. Also had forgotten his connections to Led Zeppelin/Swan Song, how weird is that.

Josh in Chicago, Friday, 9 September 2016 22:02 (seven years ago) link

three years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOpZ2DL4FnM
Happy Birthday, Elvis

The Soundtrack of Burl Ives (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 January 2020 02:00 (four years ago) link

this is not a band i got too familiar with, yet i somehow feel real familiar with while listening to them. whenever i see "rockpile" i think "oh yeah, my friends' older brothers and sisters were into them." but i listened and i'm liking that show.

in a mellow, balmy way (Hunt3r), Thursday, 16 January 2020 16:12 (four years ago) link

I just watched “Born Fighters” the other day. It explains so much about the sound of “Repeat When Necessary” and “Labour of Lust”.

(Spoiler: the culprit is cocaine.)

Una Palooka Dronka (hardcore dilettante), Friday, 17 January 2020 04:39 (four years ago) link

three weeks pass...

I’m aggravated that half that complete Rockpile playlist I linked in the OP is no longer on Spotify.

Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 8 February 2020 14:31 (four years ago) link

eleven months pass...
one year passes...

A compilation of Rockpile tracks across Lowe and Edmunds albums (and labels) is like one of THE great albums, should it ever exist. I guess that's what Spotify playlists are for.

(To be fair, Labour of Lust is an f-ing great album on its own.)

birdistheword, Thursday, 13 January 2022 20:28 (two years ago) link

Some stuff might still be missing, like NTI said, but yes on all couints.

The Door into Summerisle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 13 January 2022 20:33 (two years ago) link

How about this one?

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oWPPgiMhC9RcpthoVq0nD?si=YiMCm6G1RfSvxq7i-uGgSA

birdistheword, Thursday, 13 January 2022 20:38 (two years ago) link

Ah nm, NTI's OP had like a "box set" playlist, this one's just 71 minutes.

birdistheword, Thursday, 13 January 2022 20:41 (two years ago) link

Dave Edmunds' Swan Song albums were off Spotify for awhile, but apparently the rights were in transfer and they've been back up for a bit.

Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 13 January 2022 20:52 (two years ago) link

But I’d have to add them again as they aren’t the same issue, I guess. I’ll make my playlist collaborative if anyone wants to add them before I get to it:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/18e6lnxLOYF3YONh4Skx6j?si=Dd7yeTRZSRq5WcIBXzIphg

Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 14 January 2022 20:38 (two years ago) link

four weeks pass...

Today I learned that "Teacher, Teacher" was written by the two guys from the Creation!

Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 12 February 2022 21:50 (two years ago) link


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