tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22796054121317868992024-03-09T21:46:37.955-05:00Who Will Save Rock & Roll?A blog about music.
Choose your side. Choose it well.Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comBlogger386125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-70522052739101717612024-02-19T13:40:00.005-05:002024-02-19T13:40:38.692-05:00The Five Americans - Western UnionPure pop rock genius.<br>
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8lN_KC_XnW4?si=oonjCdblyQjEQu-W" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-66846651322611085872023-12-27T20:30:00.001-05:002023-12-27T20:30:00.132-05:00The Darkness + Ed Sheeran - Love is Only a FeelingBack on 12/9/2023, The Darkness played in London with a fan of theirs playing as the opening act - Ed Sheeran.<br>
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What a show to go to, eh? You buy a ticket for The Darkness and see Ed Sheeran as the opening act.<br>
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Plus they played Love is Only a Feeling together, in truly excellent form:<br>
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CzhJ4y1iFgg?si=Du-w6VV6kEHeA660" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-8174825935430232512023-12-25T20:21:00.004-05:002023-12-25T20:32:50.952-05:00The Darkness - Merry Christmas (Don't Let the Bells End) - Live on BBC2Give me a D!<br>
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Give me an arkness!<br>
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Merry Christmas!<br>
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TtBRBCUofDs?si=8ZvSv2_5XrlrC8UV" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-44734582588855485672023-12-04T18:21:00.003-05:002023-12-04T18:21:55.296-05:00The Pogues - And the Band Played Waltzing MatildaRest in peace, Shane McGowan<br>
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PKURhqmSLmM?si=GW5ElEcwLgGvM-gT" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-60913641277442358132023-10-02T16:26:00.000-04:002023-10-02T16:26:14.288-04:00Happy 43rd Birthday New Hope for the Wretched!The Plasmatics album New Hope for the Wretched came out 43 years ago today on Stiff Records.<br>
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Let's hear a track.<br>
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qoCgfN3JizE?si=sk3dJo6rQ6Wen3VR" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-70380572997815460862023-09-12T21:08:00.001-04:002023-09-12T21:08:00.150-04:00The Metal of My Hell - I Speak MachineA year or so back I went to see Gary Numan with my buddy Rachel. The opening act was a single human begin backed by her husband on production - I Speak Machine.<br>
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I was really, deeply impressed by the performance. This is possibly the best song by I Speak Machine but it's far from the only good one. Great stuff, and I really hope they'll perform again near me soon.Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-49138182829446860422023-09-10T21:06:00.001-04:002023-09-10T21:06:01.228-04:00The Brevity of Rock-and-Roll - the Great Heathen ArmyWant to get a good understanding of the basics of the Great Heathen Army invasion of England, the campaigns of Ivar the Boneless, Alfred the Great, and Edmund the Martyr?<br>
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Take 40 minutes and watch these two videos:<br>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJmV9-Ou8qQ&t=2s" target="_blank">Battle of Ashdown, 871 ⚔️ Alfred the Great takes on the Viking 'Great Heathen Army' ⚔️ Part 1/2</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q_hOTDsLZ0" target="_blank">Battle of Edington, 878 ⚔️ How did Alfred the Great defeat the Vikings and help unite England? Pt2/2</a>
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Or spend 3:33 and listen to Barbarian by The Darkness. Dave Barry had it right. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5vFOpVGjVc" target="_blank">Leader of the Pack</a> is basically an opera on a compressed scale. Rock and Roll does it faster, if not better. Here is your 3:33 Viking History Lesson.<br>
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I'm sure I've said this before, but this video launched my fandom of The Darkness. I loved their early stuff, but then moved on. Years later I had a wild hair and just took a look at what they were up to, discovered Barbarian, and I was off. I haven't regretted a minute of it since.Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-4464557764756878242023-08-28T08:34:00.000-04:002023-08-28T08:34:00.138-04:00I Like the Cover Better - Hi-Standard - Can't Help Falling In LoveThe original of this song is pretty sappy, but also just flat-out good.<br>
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The cover?<br>
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Well, it just makes me happier. I love the thick accent but clear enunciation of Ken Yokoyama.<br>
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Just as a sidebar, I had a sweetheart when I was younger that I was totally enamoured with. It didn't end up going anywhere useful, except that she really hated Elvis. I didn't think much of him. But just to be annoying to her - boys'll do that to girls they like - I started to turn up Elvis whenever he'd come on the radio instead of switching him off. In the process, I started to really appreciate his voice and presentation.Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-18242518950291988452023-08-26T20:33:00.003-04:002023-08-26T20:33:29.216-04:00Favorite Punk Guitar RiffsSomeone I follow on Instagram asked for favorite punk guitar riffs. I had opinions. This isn't exhaustive, but it's what came to mind at the moment I saw it:<br>
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The Ramones - Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment<br>
The Damned - New Rose<br>
Rancid - Avenues and Alleyways<br>
Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love<br>
Television - See No Evil<br>
Misfits - Last Caress<br>
Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer<br>
The Saints - Stranded<br>
Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK<br>
The Undertones - Gotta Getta<br>
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With some more thought I'd have included:<br>
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The Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia<br>
The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go<br>
The Blue Hearts - Owaranai Uta<br>
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and of course, the song this blog is named for:<br>
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The Dictators - Who Will Save Rock and Roll?Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-25733775177446357062023-08-24T20:22:00.004-04:002023-08-24T20:22:51.978-04:00Tom Waits - Going Out WestYou might remember this song from Tom Waits as the song that plays as Brad Pitt and Ed Norton head downstairs at Lou's for a meeting of fight club.<br>
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Best comment on this video? "This song is the physical form of whiskey" - I can't argue much with that.<br>
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6T8ksKASZYw?si=CULONOjCffx7fvVm" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-61731009335632620452023-07-31T20:36:00.001-04:002023-07-31T20:36:00.175-04:00Hawkwind - Kings of Speed (Live)A nice live version of Kings of Speed by Hawkwind:<br>
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Ritchie Blackmore has some serious chops. Here he is with a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50ZCUezGfkA" target="_blank">guitar-led version of the 5th movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th Symphonay, the Ode to Joy</a>.Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-69264536843954730792023-07-23T21:23:00.002-04:002023-07-26T09:00:41.058-04:00I like the cover better - Police on my BackThe first time I heard this song was the cover by The Clash:<br>
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Police on my Back<br>
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The original is by the band The Equals. It's amazing. One member of The Equals you need to know of - if you somehow <I>don't</I> know - is Eddy Grant. "<a href="https://whowillsaverockandroll.blogspot.com/2023/07/eddy-grant-electric-avenue.html" target="_blank">Electric Avenue</a>" is one of the best rock songs of all time.<br>
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But that's besides the point here.<br>
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The original? Great song.<br>
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The cover? Superior to my ears.<br>
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I always wanted to use this as a walkout song for a fight. What I ended up using back in the day was <a href="https://whowillsaverockandroll.blogspot.com/2015/04/rancid-killing-zone.html" target="_blank">Killing Zone by Rancid</a>.Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-11853818079739195982023-07-17T20:53:00.001-04:002023-07-17T20:53:00.158-04:00Slayer - Raining BloodOne day I was training at <a href="https://freakstrength.com/" target="_blank">Freak Strength</a> and my fellow trainee Fern asked our trainer Mike - "I want to set a pullup PR. What's a good song to play?"<br>
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"Raining Blood by Slayer." - <a href="https://freakstrength.com/writers/" target="_blank">Mike</a><br>
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He's not wrong.<br>
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I never got into Slayer, but holy hell, this song rocks.<br>
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hFjoOOPU6Xo" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-14639236634301793062023-07-15T05:55:00.001-04:002023-07-15T05:55:00.148-04:00The Plasmatics - Want You (Baby) - live at CBGBsI still miss Wendy Orleans Williams from The Plasmatics.<br>
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Here she is in 1978.<br>
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jvxEPCrdvso" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-68269168599544734412023-07-14T20:07:00.000-04:002023-07-14T20:07:00.147-04:00PiL - Anarchy in the U.K.I guess this is technically a cover - it's Public Image Limited playing Anarchy in the U.K. by Sex Pistols.<br>
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Except of course that the lead singer/core member of PiL is John Lydon. Can you cover your own stuff? I don't know how technically this counts.<br>
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But it's pretty awesome.<br>
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bOuUdAqttrk" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-22627000197824493502023-07-13T05:35:00.007-04:002023-07-26T09:00:54.766-04:00Eddy Grant - Electric AvenueI can't believe I've this blog for this long without a shout out to Eddy Grant.<br>
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I must have first encountered this song on MTV when I was a kid.<br>
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It stuck in my head ever since. I loved it then. I love it now. I'm pretty picky when it comes to reggae but I'm not picky when it comes to Eddy Grant. He's amazing across the board. I need to post about the band he was in, too - The Equals. Solo, though, is where I first came across him.<br>
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No reason not to share this, here, too, eh?<br>
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For when the music hits, I feel no pain at all.Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-85335904440769849872023-06-11T20:26:00.003-04:002023-06-11T20:26:53.017-04:00Dirt Bike Annie - 20 year reunion liveHere is DBA's set from 6/10/23, 20 years after their last live show with all four of the band members. Which I was at, actually. The Continental, opening for The Ergs and MC Chris.<br>
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Last night:<br>
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That's from an <a href="https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a43846386/meg-white-interview-2023/" target="_blank">article on Elle about Meg White</a>.<br>
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I agree. Her drumming - especially live - was just perfect. Not more or less than it needed to be, every time. And what a massive sound just Meg and Jack could make together.<br>
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The whole article is good, if all second or third hand, because Meg White doesn't do interviews.<br>
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And damn, I still miss the White Stripes. They were just amazing, album after album after album.
Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-11096715809283539182023-05-31T21:08:00.003-04:002023-05-31T21:08:00.136-04:00Rancid - Spirit of '87This is a particularly slamming song on a pretty slamming album - Indestructable.<br>
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The video is all footage from their tour with GBH in Japan. Home is where the heart is, and for me, home is Japan. I can't wait to be there again and the video for this song - and thus the song - pull me back there every time I hear it.<br>
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Here's to me being home again soon.Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-18836784616390591692023-05-28T21:04:00.004-04:002023-05-28T21:04:42.377-04:00Rancid - Alleyways & Avenues - Live 2016Times are gonna change, change or step aside.<br>
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He was an utterly amazing guitarist. Here he is with the Yardbirds doing my favorite song of theirs.<br>
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<a href="https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x14ak1" target="_blank">Heart Full of Soul</a>Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279605412131786899.post-39036259526362437832022-12-25T17:03:00.001-05:002022-12-25T17:03:19.365-05:00Dropkick Murphys - The Season's Upon UsMerry Christmas!<br>
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I'd never describe myself as a big fan of Dropkick Murphys but I've seen them live more than a few times. That's a combination of festival shows, co-headlining with Rancid, and them just being a fantastic live show every single time.<br>
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So Merry Christmas!<br>
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