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It’s Only Rock And Roll But . . .  

redrockrascal 65M
8395 posts
10/9/2018 7:43 pm
It’s Only Rock And Roll But . . .



But . . . before I get to the point of this post . . .
I a product of the 50s, the mid 50s to be more specific. As such I have seen a great deal of fairly amazing (good and bad) things happen in the world. The Kennedy assignation (I recall it was a very sad day / week), the first man on the Moon (I watched on TV), Vietnam (I protested in high school), the sexual revolution (still working on this one) , the jet age (but I love piston driven engines), Nixon / Watergate, and many, many more. Another product of the mid 50s is Rock and Roll.

My first clear recollection of music other than what my parents listened to (Sinatra, Como, and Martin – which I like) was The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show. My dad was not fond of what he heard or saw. I think Elvis was about as “far out” as he could go. Me, I got myself a transistor radio and listened all the time and went through a lot of those rectangular batteries. When my dad started driving some neighborhood and me to school he got a half hour dose of rock. I recall when Tommie Roe came out with “Dizzy” my dad would say “That damn song is making me dizzy”.

“Growing up” in Los Angeles I was close to some fairly famous<b> clubs </font></b>(The Troubadour, Whiskey A Go-Go, Gazzarri"s) where some well known bands (Eagles, Linda Ronstadt) got their starts. It was also where “Surf” and “Hot Rod” music got rolling – the Beach Boys, The Surfaris (Wipeout), and Jan and Dean. J & D went to the same high school I did and I lived near and drove through “Dead Man’s Curve” (Sunset Blvd just west of N. Whittier Drive) on a regular basis. I got my first speeding ticket not very far from there. Rock has been the soundtrack playing while I did a lot of things for the first time and when I did some of them many other times.

“So RedRock, why are you telling us this?” Good question whoever asked that. Because the nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame came out today. You, yes you, can vote for 5 of them to be inducted into the HoF.

The first 5 are who I voted for, the rest are meh IMO. Who would you vote for? And feel free to throw in why if you’re so inclined.

Def Leppard
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
Stevie Nicks (I loves me some Stevie)
The Zombies
Todd Rundgren

Devo
Janet Jackson
John Prine
Kraftwerk
LL Cool J
MC5
Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Roxy Music
The Cure



When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


DocMulder 36M

10/29/2018 9:10 pm

Def lep


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
10/29/2018 4:34 pm

    Quoting lindoboy100:
    Ye must've at least heard of Hector Lavoe??

    Biggest salsa singer ever, died in the '90s I think from AIDs related illness, from needle sharing. Think Fania All Stars. Think bigger than Marc Anthony, and probably Michael Jackson too!

    And how the hell are ye big fellae??
Not a word and I just barely know who Marc Anthony is.

I'm good, just dealin with life stuff happening - it will all work out OK. How's about you - you went MiA for a wee bit.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


lindoboy100 61M
23969 posts
10/29/2018 11:41 am

Ye must've at least heard of Hector Lavoe??

Biggest salsa singer ever, died in the '90s I think from AIDs related illness, from needle sharing. Think Fania All Stars. Think bigger than Marc Anthony, and probably Michael Jackson too!

And how the hell are ye big fellae??


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
10/14/2018 2:29 pm

    Quoting  :

You're welcome

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


marriedcretin 53M
1324 posts
10/11/2018 8:34 pm

Alright oldies, get on to you tube and check these out.

Title-Artist
Go-public service broadcasting
For the rabbits-sara beth tucek
Nature boy-nick cave and the bad seeds
Anything by Eleanor Friedberger; PJ Harvey
About a bear-purson
Koroshitai kimochi-bo ningen
Formed a band-art brut
Making a tape-wild billy childish
Great leap forward-billy brag.

And thats ignoring the greats like Bowie, Hendrix, Dylan

I could go on.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
10/11/2018 3:31 pm

    Quoting citizen4722:


    There's some surprises on that list but I'm glad to see the Brits represented.
    Radiohead, The Cure, Roxy Music and Def Leppard.

    I'd pick Ian McNabb or Richard Hawley
Thanks C, I have no idea who Ian McNabb or Richard Hawley are

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
10/11/2018 3:29 pm

    Quoting sexysixties2:
    Def Lappard & Stevie Nicks for me. Not sure about the others.
Yep and those are the 2 on the list I've seen in concert.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
10/11/2018 3:28 pm

    Quoting Platosgames:
    Well we were like 13 or 14 at the time..so it was hard to get into a regular bar. LOL
Yeah I get that. That's why I originally grew the beard.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
10/11/2018 3:26 pm

    Quoting lindoboy100:
    Where's Hector Lavoe in all of this??
You took the words right outta my mouth. Well, actually my words we "Who is Hector Lavoe?"

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
10/11/2018 3:24 pm

    Quoting Tmptrzz:
    Let me see here these are who I would vote for..

    Def Leppard..No
    Rufus featuring Chaka Khan..Most Definitely
    Stevie Nicks (I loves me some Stevie)..Hell yea
    The Zombies...No
    Todd Rundgren...NO

    Devo...No
    Janet Jackson...Most Definitely as she so deserves it
    John Prine..NO
    Kraftwerk..,.NO who are they
    LL Cool J...Yes
    MC5...No
    Radiohead.....No
    Rage Against the Machine....No
    Roxy Music....No
    The Cure....No
Wow, our music tastes are rather different.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
10/11/2018 3:23 pm

    Quoting  :

Todd Rundgren's best-known songs would be "Hello It's Me" and "I Saw the Light" from the 70s. He has also written and produced a lot of other people's songs.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


citizen4722 66M  
74582 posts
10/11/2018 11:48 am



There's some surprises on that list but I'm glad to see the Brits represented.
Radiohead, The Cure, Roxy Music and Def Leppard.

I'd pick Ian McNabb or Richard Hawley


sexysixties2 106F
39750 posts
10/11/2018 11:20 am

Def Lappard & Stevie Nicks for me. Not sure about the others.

"Age does not protect you from love, but love, to some extent, protects you from age."

~~Anais Nin~~


Platosgames 102M
3189 posts
10/10/2018 5:47 pm

    Quoting redrockrascal:
    Really, Stevie Nicks, Zombies and Todd Rundgren should have already been in.

    I doubt I would have gone to a non-alcoholic club back then.
Well we were like 13 or 14 at the time..so it was hard to get into a regular bar. LOL

" I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx


wd40w 71M
6966 posts
10/10/2018 5:03 pm

    Quoting redrockrascal:
    You and I are usually on a similar plain but here . . . not-so-much. What ya gonna play in the garage?
Frank...Steely Dan...Richard Thompson...Bonnie Raitt...Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen...Dan Hicks...With or without The Hot Licks...Tommy Emanuel...The British Invasion...The Zombies released something about six months or more back which was quite tasty to me...Been playing my new Keith Urban 3/4 Travel acoustic/electric of late...Sweet little rig...Easier to pack on Margie or Lucille...Less wind resistance than my standard Guitars...I'll be in the Garage...

"Illigitimi Non Carborundum Est" W.F. "Bull" Halsey wd40w


lindoboy100 61M
23969 posts
10/10/2018 12:40 pm

Where's Hector Lavoe in all of this??


Tmptrzz 61F  
107039 posts
10/10/2018 10:27 am

Let me see here these are who I would vote for..

Def Leppard..No
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan..Most Definitely
Stevie Nicks (I loves me some Stevie)..Hell yea
The Zombies...No
Todd Rundgren...NO

Devo...No
Janet Jackson...Most Definitely as she so deserves it
John Prine..NO
Kraftwerk..,.NO who are they
LL Cool J...Yes
MC5...No
Radiohead.....No
Rage Against the Machine....No
Roxy Music....No
The Cure....No

Seduce the mind and see what a wonderful adventure the body will take you on..


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
10/10/2018 9:03 am

    Quoting Platosgames:
    I'd have to put the Cure and Rage against the machine in there somewhere. Stevie should have already made it.

    Speaking of bands getting their start. In the 70's there was a non alcoholic club in SA called the Teen Canteen. Underaged teens would go there to listen to bands, rock..and of course sneak out back to smoke weed.

    First place I saw a little band called ZZTop. Before they even had a album out. Oh..and no beards. LOL
Really, Stevie Nicks, Zombies and Todd Rundgren should have already been in.

I doubt I would have gone to a non-alcoholic club back then.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
10/10/2018 9:00 am

    Quoting mc_justmc:
    Stevie would get mine, my vote that is.
I've read she lives near Phoenix, maybe I should drop by for a visit.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
10/10/2018 8:59 am

    Quoting MyBaffies:
    Stevie Nicks and Def Leppard would get my vote.
I would pour some sugar on Stevie

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


Platosgames 102M
3189 posts
10/10/2018 6:16 am

I'd have to put the Cure and Rage against the machine in there somewhere. Stevie should have already made it.

Speaking of bands getting their start. In the 70's there was a non alcoholic club in SA called the Teen Canteen. Underaged teens would go there to listen to bands, rock..and of course sneak out back to smoke weed.

First place I saw a little band called ZZTop. Before they even had a album out. Oh..and no beards. LOL

" I refuse to belong to any organization that would accept me as a member" Groucho Marx


mc_justmc 63M

10/10/2018 5:32 am

Stevie would get mine, my vote that is.


MyBaffies 54M
4983 posts
10/10/2018 1:32 am

Stevie Nicks and Def Leppard would get my vote.

Baffies

Link to my blog: MyBaffies


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
10/9/2018 9:22 pm

    Quoting FMAOPLS:
    It annoys me that so many classic rockers seem to wait forever to even be nominated.

    Stevie Nicks should have been inducted long before Janet Jackson was nominated.
Agreed, so should Todd Rundgren and others too.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
10/9/2018 9:15 pm

    Quoting  :

I don't even know who John Prine is I'll have to check him out. Thanks for dropping in (to see what condition my condition was in.)

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
10/9/2018 9:11 pm

OK, but try some of the songs that led up to The Cure.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
10/9/2018 9:10 pm

    Quoting  :

I can't even name an LL Cool J song

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
10/9/2018 9:08 pm

    Quoting wd40w:
    The MC5...Damn, Primal, Loud, Obscene...Devo I can appreciate...Kraftwerk...ProtoMusic...John Prine simply for the breadth of his works...Janet...Miss Jackson...Yeah...Roxy Music...ProtoMusic again...The rest..."Meh"...About sums it all up...The American Breed gets in sideways as Rufus...Chaka Khan!...I'll be in the Garage...
You and I are usually on a similar plain but here . . . not-so-much. What ya gonna play in the garage?

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


FMAOPLS 70F
27112 posts
10/9/2018 8:40 pm

It annoys me that so many classic rockers seem to wait forever to even be nominated.

Stevie Nicks should have been inducted long before Janet Jackson was nominated.

Check out my profile or and become a "watcher" of my blog FMAOPLS,to learn more about me, and for intelligent, lively, smartassy and fun discussion, with a little irreverence thrown in. "Like" or comment on my photos, and I promise I'll add more. Thanks.


landing518 38M
10 posts
10/9/2018 8:37 pm

the cure


wd40w 71M
6966 posts
10/9/2018 8:13 pm

The MC5...Damn, Primal, Loud, Obscene...Devo I can appreciate...Kraftwerk...ProtoMusic...John Prine simply for the breadth of his works...Janet...Miss Jackson...Yeah...Roxy Music...ProtoMusic again...The rest..."Meh"...About sums it all up...The American Breed gets in sideways as Rufus...Chaka Khan!...I'll be in the Garage...

"Illigitimi Non Carborundum Est" W.F. "Bull" Halsey wd40w


redrockrascal 65M
23580 posts
10/9/2018 7:44 pm

One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock, rock
Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock, rock
Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock, rock
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.


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