Toothsome Kendra Smith on electric microphone, hunky Steve Wynn on electric guitar, moody Steve Suchilon on electric bass, flamboyant Russ Tolman on electric guitar, and pusillanimous Gavin Blair on electrically amplified drums. Together they are The Suspects, and this is what they sounded like in 1979, probably. You should know who these dudes are, but here's some screed what I stole from discogs® to clue in the clueless:
"Even before the Los Angeles-based Paisley Underground took shape, the Sacramento/Davis area of Northern California was an early focus of Paisley Underground bands and musicians, some of whom later moved to Los Angeles. The Suspects were a Davis-based predecessor to Dream Syndicate, formed in 1979 by guitarist Steve Wynn and bassist Kendra Smith (who were both disc jockeys at college radio station KDVS at the time), with Russ Tolman on rhythm guitar and Gavin Blair on drums. They released one single in 1979, and performed in the Davis area through 1981. When Wynn and Smith left for Los Angeles in 1981 and formed Dream Syndicate, Tolman and Blair remained in Davis and started up True West."
There's, like, a total of like, literally, like, literally thirteen minutes of music here. It's fun and it's bowel-crimpingly rare and I'm betting you don't gots!
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To get yer palsied claws on these collectable collectibles, arrange these three groups to represent your personal preference (your favourite at #1 seems a no-brainer, but you do you).
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Helen Reddy
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Herb Alpert whom for some reason I always want to pronounce as Albert. Many record collectors, like myself always check thrift stores for rare vinyl (I once picked up a pristine copy of Bird’s Savoy 78 "Barbados" / "Parker's Mood" at a Salvation Army sale), and without fail you will Always see a copy of Herb’s "Whipped Cream & Other Delights".
ReplyDeleteHelen Ready I always confuse her songs with Ann Murray’s. They both had the same hairstyle as each other and wore sensible shoes. What’s the descriptor I’m looking for…oh there it is, vanilla.
GWAR (God What an Awful Racket?) Purveyors of schlock - I mean shock rock with their tongues firmly implanted in their cheeks.
Maybe I made it too easy by putting them in the right order? Anyway, you win the Grand Prize, which I'll upload tomorrow (my time). Just to keep the party vibe alive, here's another question: what's the best non-jazz album by a recognised mainstream jazz artist? No conferring.
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DeleteI'd rather go deaf than have to listen to Reddy or Gwar (and with just one functioning ear, its getting close). Best non jazz lp by a jazz artist? The classical music works done by either Wynton or Branford Marsalis.
ReplyDeleteOscar Peterson’s ‘My Favorite Instrument’ a pop album.
ReplyDeleteBest non-jazz album by a recognised mainstream jazz artist? these probably don’t count, but when I bought Agharta by Miles Davis, I had heard very little of his music, so when I got home and listened it blew my tiny mind. A similar thing happened with a cassette of Mike Westbrook - Metropolis that I played for months in my car in the 80’s. Both are very heavy albums with most of the jazz removed, but not all though.
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ReplyDeleteHerbie Hancock's Rock-it, album Future Shock,
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