From 1966, here's San Jose's finest, the Count Five, serenading Dick Clark with "Peace of Mind," the rarely heard follow-up to their brilliant Yardbirds pastiche "Psychotic Reaction." (Mercifully, they're not wearing the Dracula capes that were their attempted contribution to 60s fashion).
In any case, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded to the first reader who divines the clip's relevance to Friday's Weekend Listomania.
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Worst followup singles to smash hits?
1. Worst "tambourine dork" performance? (apologies to any tambourine players among your readership)
2. Best album cover that features a male crotch shot?
No, and no.
:-)
Although KC -- that's a good idea and I'm going to steal it down the road.
BTW -- anybody know what kind of el cheapo electric twelve-string the guy is playing?
It looks weirdly familiar but I can't place it...
It looks like a Vox.
http://www.voxguitar.net/gpage3.html
That's the worst Boston cover I've ever heard. They didn't even get the lyrics right, for Cliff's sake! Wha? Ohhhh...
Let's see... worst air band-ing in a 'live' performance, televised or otherwise? Check out the bass player, yeesh...
As for the guitar, I'd guess Vox, as well. They were into the teardrop body for a long time.
Vox is correct on the guitar.
They also made a short-scale 6-string teardrop that was way cool, among other uniquely-shaped instruments. These are quite the collector's items, as you could imagine.
I still have the 3/4-scale Vox "Panther Bass" that by 'rents got me when I was about 13. I love that thing. The three-piece neck on it is a dream.
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