luns, 27 de agosto de 2012

DANCING HOODS - 12 Jealous Roses (Relativity, 1985)

"Impossible Years"
 

"She May Call You Up Tonight"
 

"12 Jealous Roses" foi o primeiro Lp de Dancing Hoods, cuarteto de Long Island que participaba de moitos dos principios revisionistas de iso que nós chamamos Novo Rock Americano. O resto da súa discografía non cheguei a escoitala pero neste disco hai tres ou catro temas que non están mal. Aquí van dous deles, a versión de Left Banke incluída.




xoves, 23 de agosto de 2012

REVOLUTION FRANÇAISE - Quebecois - Shoo Do Be Do (Pop Music, 1969)

"Shoo Do Be Do"
 

A Montreal side project by former Les Sinners member Francois Guy. After leaving Les Sinnners, he formed La Revolution Francaise in 1968. After one album many of the band members reformed Les Sinners, but Guy launched a revamped version of the band and four independent singles in 1969. 

One of these singles was called "Quebecois" on Revolution Records. The song was a pro-independent Quebec anthem. It was not only a hit but a Quebec cultural milestone. The single reportedly sold over 100,000 copies throughout the province. 

Never ones to miss out on an opportunity, Capitol Records in Toronto had the band re-record the song in English as "America". Francois Guy was happy to oblige, but changed the band's name to The Kids for this one-off release in 1969. The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia  ***



martes, 21 de agosto de 2012

THE SPECTRUM - Little Red Boat By The River - Forget Me Not (RCA, 1969)

"Forget Me Not"
 

Xa que falabamos de The Spectrum no post anterior, aquí vai o sinxelo ao que faciamos referencia.  Dos Spectrum ingleses, había outros australianos progres co mesmo nome naquela época, contan as lendas que apareceron vencellados a un produto televisivo con fase de selección tipo Monkees , o certo é que foron máis populares no resto de Europa que na súa propia casa. En España foron número 1 con "Headin´ for a heatwave" aínda que a miña favorita é "Samantha´s mine". O su único Lp, "The light is Dark Enough", podedes escoitalo en Ezhevika Fields. ***

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There are contrasting views of The Spectrum's origins. According to RadioLondon.co.uk the band was originally formed for Captain Scarlet, but as Paul Cross at Sweet Floral Albion tells it the band was already formed and was appropriated for the TV series. On the other hand, Bruce Eder at All Music Guide sees The Spectrum as a manufactured group, reportedly put together by British RCA to see if they couldn't come up with a U.K. equivalent of the Monkees.

The final word may go to Scott Swanson in a detailed post to Spectropop Group: while it is true that Anderson signed The Spectrum to record a version of the Captain Scarlet Theme Song, I suspect that the name duplication was mere coincidence -- and Anderson only hired the band to avoid a lawsuit! Swanson also points out that The Spectrum pre-dated The Monkees, even though RCA may have signed them "with the Monkees in mind". Poparchives 

venres, 17 de agosto de 2012

THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE - Little Red Boat By The River - From My Window (I Can See) (Buddah 1968)

"From My Window (I Can See)"


The Brooklyn Bridge nacen da unión de dúas bandas, The Rhythm Method e Johnny Maestro & The Del-Satins. Desde finais dos 50 Johnny Maestro fora o cantante solista de The Crests, autores de pezas como "Sixteen Candles", "Trouble In Paradise" ou "Step By Step". The Del-Satins tamén tiveran éxitos pola súa conta como "Teardrops Follow Me" pero traballaron como respectados vocalistas de sesión. Eles son os que acompañan a Dion nos seus clásicos  "The Wanderer" e "Runaround Sue".  The Rhythm Method eran un septeto con ventos, moi popular na zona de Long Island. Con contrato asinado con Buddah Records debutaron con este sinxelo con produción do recentemente falecido Paul Leka. "Little Red Boat By The River", da que fixeron una versión os británicos The Spectrum, é unha conachada chicleteira pero "From my window" ten  o seu aquel. **