Beginning the second and final leg of our overseas vacation; France (specifically Paris) was a gas, and presumably the Netherlands will be as well (no pot jokes, thank you.)
Anyway, this brings us to today's business. To wit:
..and your favorite (or least favorite) post-Elvis continental European (NOT British) pop/rock/folk solo artiste or band is/are...???
Okay, here are my two faves.
That Shocking Blue live clip is new to me; it's nice to know lead singer Mariska Veres (aka the Roma Grace Slick) was as sexy onstage as she was on record.
As for The Sevens, they were known as, justifiably, the Rolling Stones of Switzerland, and that record was produced, brilliantly (love those gunshots, which were recorded live in the studio), by the pre-disco Giorgio Moroder.
Alrighty then - what would YOUR choices be? Discuss.
And have a great weekend, everybody. See you on Monday, when we will have, hopefully, made a safe return to the Land of the Tariffs!
From way back in the day.... Aphrodite's Child.
ReplyDeleteEarly Vangelis, if memory serves.
DeleteNo contest. Les Thugs.
ReplyDeleteC in California
Some favorites:
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Dizzy Mizz Lizzy
Sigur Ros
Björn J:son Linda
Serge Gainsbourg
Scorpions
- Paul in DK
Try again: Björn J:son Lindh
DeleteI'm going with Can. I'd go for The Proclaimers and Del Amitri too if Scottish doesn't count as British (And if you ask the Scottish, I'm sure they'd agree).
ReplyDeleteIf Scotland is in, I'll go with the Rezillos a/k/a Revillos. Super fun bad- so glad I got to see them.
DeleteEasy. That'd be Golden Earring.
ReplyDeleteThis Dutch band kept the same 4 members over a nearly 50-year career, releasing 30-ish albums.
Some recent faves:
ReplyDeleteThe Hives (Sweden) dress like the Ventures and play like the Stooges. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c735FKYKOQo
Do you like the Velvet Underground and fuzz tone? Then go check out The Limiñanas (France). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV_CszdsY7w
Fleur (Belgium) She's become a rocker- and she smokes (heh).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOUc93EN8LU
Dea Matrona (Northern Ireland) are beauties with great tunes.
Hinds (Spain) Rock girls with my fave single of '24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT_YGeERxWc
As for the 20th century, I've always had great affection for Nina Hagen (Germany) in all her reincarnations.
...and of course, the perpetrators of the greatest driving song ever, Golden Earring (Netherlands).
Alzo, thanks for the tips; I downloaded the Hinds tune. Judging from your endorsements, I presume you're a fan of Opal (if you like Liminanas) and Thee Headcoatees (if you like Fleur).
DeleteC in California
Norway's Kings of Convenience. Very pleasant pop
ReplyDeleteI know that this might be blasphemous here but I'll just come out and say it - ABBA
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'Take a Chance on Me' is an all-time ear worm.
DeleteItaly's Belladonna - Till Death Do Us Part.
ReplyDeleteCaptain Al
Did you say ABBA? https://thefloormodels.bandcamp.com/track/s-o-s
ReplyDeleteI'll admit it, I did. I am a Britophile. T Rex, Wishbone Ash...are more my wheel house. Sorry but Continent wise not knowledgeable. 🥴
DeleteSteve, went to Band Camp/Floor Models but unaware of the ABBA catalog couldn't figure your cover - Hint ? rob
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ReplyDeleteCharlotte Gainsbourg
Nina Hagen
I like The Gurus from Barcelona just fine. Here's a track from their 2008 album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7kSph7kSMU
ReplyDeleteSteve just listened to Floor Your Love Rickenbacker was chiming.
ReplyDeleteTwo songs- You won't have to tell me twice / Hearts In Her Eyes (could have been a Poco song.
Sorry to digress from thread
rob
'Hearts in Her Eyes' is actually by Brit band the Records. The Searchers covered it and everybody thought it was theirs. It's as Jangle as it gets.
DeleteI have to also vote for Golden Earring - a long and varied career.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to hear more from The Sinners. I only have their "Barbed Wire" on Children of Nuggets - that should have been a huge hit! Listen here: https://youtu.be/8UbtLgPBv6w?si=W1bifRRtV1im3cMA
What — no love for Finland’s Laika and the Cosmonauts?
ReplyDeletedo the rokes count as "continental"? their career was in Italy, but they were brit expats - they relyricized bob lind's "cheryl's going home" as a protest song - translated title "it's not our fault"
ReplyDeletefrom Wikipedia: The Rokes were a pop rock band formed in 1963 in Italy by English expatriates. Their most successful songs included "Piangi con Me", the original version of "Let's Live for Today", a US hit when re-recorded by The Grass Roots; and "Che Colpa Abbiamo Noi", an Italian language version of "Cheryl's Going Home" by Bob Lind.
Agree with most peoples' picks:
ReplyDeleteShocking Blue, Golden Earring, etc, but also
Francoise Hardy, Focus, and most of all ... Les Rita Mitsouko ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zWlnzFXcKY
maybe the best video on Youtube
Kraftwerk from Germany are good. Check them out in Dolby Atmos surround sound on Apple Music or Tidal quite an experience. rs
ReplyDeleteTwo more one-hit wonders (at least in the US )- Focus and Kraftwerk.
ReplyDeleteLate to the party, but Denmark’s fantabulous Raveonettes are…fantastic faves! Love their shoegazey noise- and dream-pop, produced by the also fantabulous Richard Gottehrer (yes, that Richard Gottehrer). Plus Sharin Foo, right up there with Tina Weymouth as one of the best-looking bassists in rock plus serious talent (hey, Steve brought up sex appeal as an element with Mariska Veres!).
ReplyDeleteAnd as much as I love Shocking Blue and “Venus” (and the Bananarama girls did a fetching take on that one, but they’re Brits so out of the running for this competition), “Love Buzz” is the killer Shocking Blue song.