If there's a new video I couldn't find it, but I love the "Talk of the Town" above, and not just because it's a great song. True story: The white Gibson SG Chrissie is playing in the clip was purchased, not too long after, by a friend of mine who leant it to me for a demo session I played on at the old CBS studios. The producer of the date was Paul Atkinson, guitarist for the Zombies.
Okay, I'm namedropping, but at least it's B-list namedropping.
Incidentally, the divine watertiger took a bunch of photos during the show, but this one -- of one of a bunch of guys who were sitting in front of us -- was all that came out. As you can see, certain elements of the crowd tended toward the overweight; at times, I felt like I was trapped in a reunion of the 70s classified ad staff of The Aquarian.
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Yo bud,
For a slightly different take on last night's show, check out the second best blog on the net.
S
You forgot to mention her high-heeled boots and her dancing.
The first, and still greatest, Rock and Roll Chick. And I don't think she would mind being called that.
Sal's too shy to post the link to his take on the show, so I will.
http://www.burnwoodtonite.blogspot.com/
the Aquarian ??
lol
Because it's always worth a read...
http://www.pretenders.org/adviceto.gif
STOKED! my (record) dealer called me yesterday to tell me that the double-LP was just WAITING there helplessly for me to pick it up! straight to heavy rotation...
i ave a video posted here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBREDPH8K_Y
They were good on David Letterman the other night, as well. As for the new album, I've listened to it a couple of times and have read Sal's take, and will agree with him to an extent. The addition of the new pedal steel player (Eric Heywood) definitely adds a welcome rockabilly flavor to the sound, and it definitely helps on the (perhaps too many) mid-tempo ballads on the album. The tracks that are keepers, IMHO, are "Boots of Chinese Plastic" (the single), "Love's a Mystery", "Rosalee", and "Don't Cut Your Hair". The rest is pleasant and by no means bad, but ultimately not essential in the context of this band's best work. Overall, not a great Pretenders album, but a pretty good one--and, let's face it, Chrissie was never going to top that first album, probably even if the original lineup had remained intact.
Looks like the plumbers convention
Back in '81, I stood for seven-and-a-half hours in the Ithaca cold and snow to be the first in line at a general admission Pretenders show. Even though I didn't get front & center - they decided they wanted to inspect my bag - it was still worth it.
I'm still convinced that James Honeyman-Scott's death is one to rival Jimi Hendrix' in the loss-to-the-future category. BTW, can anyone ID the guitar he's playing in this video?
which vid?
the grlaw video?
mbowen:
It's a Gibson of some sort. Beyond that, I dunno....
mbowen:
I stand corrected. My friend billyb informs me "The guitar in question is a Zemaitis.
Ronny Wood played one in the Faces."
Akron's Finest! (Well, Devo and The Black Keys ain't bad either!) Wow-- I know I remember this vid from back in the day, but I don't ever remember her playing an SG-- I thought she always played teles. And how 'bout all that leather?
Speaking of Devo, they're throwing down for Barack and the Dems at Akron's beautiful Civic Theater next week: http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003871358
Mike, I've never seen that - hilarious. Thanks.
You can grab mp3s of their Live Aid set here.
Simply one of the all-time great rock songwriters.
Sorry, Farm Aid, not Live. A week or so back.
They sound in great form.
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