By the time Bradley's Barn (Warner Brothers - 1968) recording sessions commenced, the Beau Brummels had scaled down to the duo of founders Ron Elliott (guitarist) and Sal Valentino (vocalist). Nashville session pro contributions (guitarist Jerry Reed and drummer Kenneth A. Buttrey) tend to overshadow the strong batch of Elliott/Valentino originals written for this classic LP. Some 40 years after it's release date, Bradley's Barn is still considered one of the very best country-rock records. Instead of taking their cues from Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams Sr. and The Louvin Brothers (see [...]
Chad and Jeremy: Rest in Peace [ purchase ] The Hollies: The Maker [ purchase ] The Pretty Things: Defecting Grey [ purchase ] The Beau Brummels: Magic Hollow [ purchase ] 1967 is a year that resonates strongly with me, even though I wasn't born until the [...]
Cat Power: American Flag Doris Day: That Jane From Maine Matt Pond PA: New Hampshire Scud Mountain Boys: Massachusetts Blossom Dearie: Rhode Island is Famous For You Simon & Garfunkel: The Only Living Boy In New York The Mountain Goats: Going To Maryland Nation of Ulysses: You're My Miss Washington, D.C. Ryan Adams: Oh My Sweet Carolina [...]
Not so long ago Passion Pit/White Rabbits tickets went on sale via the one good radio station in Phoenix, 103.9 (although if you dig older music 96.3 and 103.1 will do the trick). They were an amazing 15 bucks and at one of the better venues around called The Clubhouse. ...
Don't know exactly why I didn't post this in the first place...let's see if the links work! The kids are on spring break; we're spending lots of time at the library and the book stores, hanging out, avoiding the cold rain of...hmm...April. A couple of big projects need to be finished soon, too, so there's not a lot of time to write epic blog posts. So we're mellowing out in a folkie kind of way. Harry Chapin - Corey's Coming [...]
Schadenfreude is a feeling you've probably had, even if you don't know what it means. German-born sociologist Theodor Adorno defined Schadenfreude as "largely unanticipated delight in the suffering of another which is cognized as trivial and/or appropriate." Anticipated or not, there is something slightly uncomfortable about taking pleasure in another's pain. But the singers in today's mix sound pretty damn smug about their adversaries' demise. People say, "hate to say I told you so," but really they love it. William Bell - I Told You So I bet you regret it already, [...]
Chut ! Beau Brummels Just A Little (1965) Plus gros succès des Beau Brummels (San Francisco), Just A Little figure sur leur étonnant premier album Introducing Beau Brummels (1965). Produit par Tom Donahue and Sylvester Stewart. Et alors ? Et bien, Sylvester Stewart deviendra rapidement Sly Stone [...]
Cut from the same cloth as The Byrd's Sweetheart of the Rodeo and Dylan's Nashville Skyline , the Beau Brummel's 1968 watermark, Bradley's Barn , is one of the first, and finest, forays into country-rock ever pressed to wax.
Pop music in the 1960's sometimes seemed to be all about bands like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and others - an era that came to be known as the British Invasion. But there was also a secondary effect. Many of the American groups scrambling for success during that period found themselves - consciously or not - emulating the British bands. In some cases, they were so good at it that fans just sort of assumed the group was British - or at least they did until they got to know the guys a little better. [...]
Even though one member of the group was British, they weren't quite what they seemed. Pop music in the 1960's sometimes seemed to be all about bands like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and others -- an era that came to be known as the British Invasion. But there was also a secondary effect. Many of the American groups scrambling for success during that period found themselves - consciously or not - emulating the British bands....
Wikipedia: Laughter Laughter is an audible expression or appearance of merriment or happiness or an inward feeling of joy and pleasure (laughing on the inside). It may ensue (as a physiological reaction) from jokes, tickling and other stimuli. Inhaling nitrous oxide can also induce laughter; other drugs, such as cannabis, can also induce episodes of strong laughter. Strong laughter can sometimes bring an onset of tears or even moderate muscular pain. Laughter is a part of human behavior regulated by the brain. It helps humans clarify their intentions in social interaction and provides an emotional [...]
Remember my post from a month ago about Who Invented Country Rock? (If you missed it, here's a mix of some of the highlights .) Well, it turned out to be the most popular post I've ever done, generating lots of comments and e-mails. So now its time to tie up some loose ends based on all the great feedback generated by the first one. EARLY PIONEERS: (1) Jimmie Rodgers Some readers voiced the opinion that elements of [...]
Amazingly enough, we've reached the two-year mark here at T-Sides. I say amazingly because as any avid blog reader/writer will tell you, blogs - and music blogs in particular - tend to have a short shelf life. After many unsuccessful brainstorms and attempts, T-Sides will not, in any foreseeable future, be implementing any sort of regular features beyond those that already exist. It would help the blog attract more readers, it would help you know when to come back, but ultimately, it's just not part of what T-Sides has been about. Originally, it was hard to [...]
Today, we're going to take a musically annotated trip through some of the more interesting ads found within the pages of 1985's Legion of Substitute Heroes Special #1. The comic is a farcical romp starring the 30th Century's most famous also-rans. Most of the humor is more "funny ha-ha" than "funny eh," and presumes that the reader is familiar with LSH minutae, but it does feature some fine art by Keith Giffen (working his unmatched José Muñoz-cribbing mojo). It's not the type of thing I'd suggest as recommended reading, as those of you who [...]
As part of their Nuggets series, Rhino Records has just released Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970, a four-cd box set that features songs by Bay Area pre-hippy garage bands as well as some post-1967 bands like the Great Society, Janis Joplin and Santana. This is not a set I will be buying. After a brief infatuation with San Francisco music as an adolescent, when I happily bought into the myth of a rock music-led revolution, I got the hippy ethos out [...]
The Beau Brummels hit it big in the early 60s with their hits "Laugh Laugh" and "Just A Little" (so I cry just a little cause I love you so...) which were produced by Sly of the Family Stone! Believe it or not, as Englishy as they tried to be, they were an American rock band hailing from San Fransisco. While I wholeheartedly recommend that you check out their early material, especially a record called From The Vaults, it's their adventurous and refreshing 1967 Triangle that we are looking at today. Sal Valentino is the voice of the [...]
For Part One, Visit: L.A. Burnout :: Part One of Three ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------ Running the Drunkard has put me in touch, both through email and in person, with some great folks, many of whom have been eager to share their musical best-kept-secrets, and in the case of this post, their excellent themed compilations. The L.A. Burnout comp was mailed to me in November from a longtime reader based in NYC, which coincidental arrived at the same time I was reading two books ( Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock-and-Roll's Legendary Neighborhood [...]
Il m'arrive parfois d avoir recours à de viles bassesses afin d'attirer l'attention du lecteur afin d'éviter n'aille papillonner chez les autres collègues bloggers. C'est ce qu'on appelle NotBilly et moi une phrase choc . Alors ami lecteur, es-tu prêt?... (roulement de tambour)...Les Beau Brummels sont des Byrds qui n'ont jamais réussi! (coup de cymbale). Ah! J'en suis d'autant plus fier qu'elle n'est pas de moi et que je ne suis même pas d'accord avec icelle, mais bon, il y a quand même quelque chose qui s'approche de la vérité dans cette affirmation certes un [...]
Our hyper picky parsing of Pitchfork's recent 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960's feature continues today as promised with the final two categories; Artists who were underrepresented by the epic list, and pet obscurities that we might have fought for if given the chance. Read part 1 here . Shafted: One of the strongest singer/songwriters in any decade, Leonard Cohen might have suffered for his longevity in the compiling of the list. His best song not included, "Famous Blue Raincoat", came from the [...]
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