"Lyres Lyres"!!! Ok, '85 but was so good!

John Battles said:

Devil's Advocate sez  1986 was'nt too shabby , either.

Cramps - A Date With Elvis.

Roky Erickson - Don't Slander Me.

Pandoras - Stop Pretending.

Link Wray - Live in 85.

Fleshtones - Fleshtones Vs. Reality.

Lithium Xmas -Aneurysm (And the pre - Nirvana debut of their version of "Love Buzz " by The Shocking Blue.).

Ramones - Animal Boy (Some of us were glad there was an album and a tour.).

Motorhead - Orgasmatron (Ditto.) .

Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy and US imports of their first singles.

Washington Dead Cats - Horror Stories from The Washington Dead Cats.

Rockabilly Psychosis and The Garage Disease (Comp. Possibly '85.)

Revenge of The Killer Pussies (Same).

Teddy and The Tall Tops - On The Line EP.

Screamin' Jay Hawkins with The Fuzztones - Live EP.

? and The Mysterians - Live , Dallas , '84.

Sky "Sunlight" Saxon and Firewall "Destiny's Children" (It was STILL better than what most "Straight''artists were coming up with in the REM afterbirth.).

Vile Vinyl , VOL. 1 AND 2  (Comps.)

Fuzzbox - Bostin' Steve Austin/We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna USE It. (US/UK. Possibly  '86 and 87.).

Paladins - Debut on Wrestler.

Dwight Yoakum - Guitars , Cadillacs , etc.(It sounded fresh at the time.).

Best shows - Ramones , Divine Horsemen , Plan 9 , Pandoras , Motorhead , Carl Perkins , Blasters , Screamin' Jay Hawkins , John Lee Hooker , (early) Rev. Horton Heat , Ragin' Fire , Voodoo Idols , Bo Diddley , Paladins , Teddy and The Tall Tops , Lithium Xmas , Peyote Cowboys , Shitty Beatles , Mel Coolies ,

Hell , even The Butthole Surfers were still turning in good shows.

Best tour that passed my town - Cramps.

Worst shows - Red Hot Chili Peppers , Flaming Lips , Stickmen with Rayguns .

Not bad and not great - Johnny Thunders , Sid and Billy King.

If we talk about most intense rock 'n roll years on the personal side, I like to mention '93 at least for the Graspop festival in Belgium I attended, featuring THE CRAMPS AND THE RAMONES. How much would we pay for such a night now?! Was I fully conscious of my chance?..

MikeL said:

2004 was my best year ever for rock'n'roll. I discovered a cool new band that year (the Charms); a band that I discovered the previous year (Manda and the Marbles) played here in Pittsburgh a couple of times, and they had a CD release party in their hometown of Columbus, OH, which I attended; a new local band at the time (the Breakup Society) released a cool debut CD; the Cynics played a couple of local gigs; a couple of bands that I discovered a few years earlier (Cobra Verde and the Paybacks) played here at the 31st Street Pub; a favorite local punk band that broke up a few years before (the Ultimatics) did a one off reunion show at the Pub; I saw both the Darkness and David Bowie in concert; I attended LSUG's Battle of the Bands and the festival at Randall's Island in NYC; I saw the Gore Gore Girls a couple of times here in Pittsburgh when they had that really cute bass player Jen "Deuce" Pirch; I saw the Ramones' documentary "End of the Century." And that's pretty much it. I guess all the stars lined up perfectly that year, and I'll probably never have another year like that again, which saddens me.

You're right, just listen to the "Bad part of town" by the Bare Facts... THAT'S the '66 sound, my friends!

John Battles said:

'66 , THE YEAR OF OUR LORD , THE BATMAN , IS HARD TO DISPUTE.

I played at this big Punk festival (Actually , I played at the after - party.) , commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Punk , in 2006.  I told the remaining few that 1966 was The Year Punk Broke.

2099:

Prince will re-release his timeless hit...

Devil's Advocate sez  1986 was'nt too shabby , either.

Cramps - A Date With Elvis.

Roky Erickson - Don't Slander Me.

Pandoras - Stop Pretending.

Link Wray - Live in 85.

Fleshtones - Fleshtones Vs. Reality.

Lithium Xmas -Aneurysm (And the pre - Nirvana debut of their version of "Love Buzz " by The Shocking Blue.).

Ramones - Animal Boy (Some of us were glad there was an album and a tour.).

Motorhead - Orgasmatron (Ditto.) .

Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy and US imports of their first singles.

Washington Dead Cats - Horror Stories from The Washington Dead Cats.

Rockabilly Psychosis and The Garage Disease (Comp. Possibly '85.)

Revenge of The Killer Pussies (Same).

Teddy and The Tall Tops - On The Line EP.

Screamin' Jay Hawkins with The Fuzztones - Live EP.

? and The Mysterians - Live , Dallas , '84.

Sky "Sunlight" Saxon and Firewall "Destiny's Children" (It was STILL better than what most "Straight''artists were coming up with in the REM afterbirth.).

Vile Vinyl , VOL. 1 AND 2  (Comps.)

Fuzzbox - Bostin' Steve Austin/We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna USE It. (US/UK. Possibly  '86 and 87.).

Paladins - Debut on Wrestler.

Dwight Yoakum - Guitars , Cadillacs , etc.(It sounded fresh at the time.).

Best shows - Ramones , Divine Horsemen , Plan 9 , Pandoras , Motorhead , Carl Perkins , Blasters , Screamin' Jay Hawkins , John Lee Hooker , (early) Rev. Horton Heat , Ragin' Fire , Voodoo Idols , Bo Diddley , Paladins , Teddy and The Tall Tops , Lithium Xmas , Peyote Cowboys , Shitty Beatles , Mel Coolies ,

Hell , even The Butthole Surfers were still turning in good shows.

Best tour that passed my town - Cramps.

Worst shows - Red Hot Chili Peppers , Flaming Lips , Stickmen with Rayguns .

Not bad and not great - Johnny Thunders , Sid and Billy King.

2004 was my best year ever for rock'n'roll. I discovered a cool new band that year (the Charms); a band that I discovered the previous year (Manda and the Marbles) played here in Pittsburgh a couple of times, and they had a CD release party in their hometown of Columbus, OH, which I attended; a new local band at the time (the Breakup Society) released a cool debut CD; the Cynics played a couple of local gigs; a couple of bands that I discovered a few years earlier (Cobra Verde and the Paybacks) played here at the 31st Street Pub; a favorite local punk band that broke up a few years before (the Ultimatics) did a one off reunion show at the Pub; I saw both the Darkness and David Bowie in concert; I attended LSUG's Battle of the Bands and the festival at Randall's Island in NYC; I saw the Gore Gore Girls a couple of times here in Pittsburgh when they had that really cute bass player Jen "Deuce" Pirch; I saw the Ramones' documentary "End of the Century." And that's pretty much it. I guess all the stars lined up perfectly that year, and I'll probably never have another year like that again, which saddens me.

haha..thanks

MikeL said:

According to the liner notes, they were from NYC, but they recorded in Cleveland.

Mottey's Garage said:

I 'm bout due for another glam show ...any day now...As for Pandora...freaking awesome.  One of the best lost glam albums of all time. Although, I thought they were from Cleveland...but I,m not sure. 

According to the liner notes, they were from NYC, but they recorded in Cleveland.

Mottey's Garage said:

I 'm bout due for another glam show ...any day now...As for Pandora...freaking awesome.  One of the best lost glam albums of all time. Although, I thought they were from Cleveland...but I,m not sure. 

New Bowie? Well...I guess its ok and all, great to hear his voice...but I really wish it was the return of Ziggy

holy shit...great great playlist...how bout a rerun 
Joanie Lindstrom said:

This was my playlist when we did the special glam show on WMBR (which sigh, I don't think any of you listened to). Some obscure stuff, some not. Jobriath is def. on the arty side of things.

10:01  The Sweet | Wig Wam Bam clip | s/t [LP] (Bell, 73)

10:02  The Glitter Band  Rock On | Solid Silver: The ultimate glitter band vol 1 [CD] (Edsel, 73/98)

10:05  The Heavy Dwarfs | Moeder Natur | Clap Your Hands and Stamp Your Feet comp [CD] (Excels, 73/09)

10:06  Kim Fowley | King of Love | International Hero [LP] (Capitol, 73)

10:10  The Rubettes | Rock is Dead | s/t [LP] (Amiga, 75)

10:13  Hanoi Rocks | High School | Two Steps from the Move [LP] (Epic, 84)

10:19  Chicory Tip | Cigarettes, Women and Wine | The Singles Collection [CD] (Cherry Red, 78/07)

10:23  Jook | Bish Bash Bosh | Different Class [CD] | (RPM, 74//05)

10:24  Mick Ronson | Only After Dark | Slaughter on 10th Avenue [LP] (RCA, 74)

10:29  Alistair Riddell | And Up to Now | Space Waltz [CD] (RPM, 74/05)

10:31  New York Dolls | Jet Boy | s/t [LP] (Mercury, 73)

10:36  The Sensation | Black Eyed Woman | Boobs comp [CD] (RPM, 73/05)

10:42  The Frenchies | Dillinger | s/t [LP] (Harvest, 74)

10:46  The Switches | Drama Queen | Lay Down the Law [CD] (Interscope, 08)

10:49  Queen | Keep Yourself Alive |  s/t [LP] (Chrysalis, 73)

10:57  Cockney Rebel | What Ruthy Said | The Human Menagerie [LP] (Capitol, 73)

10:59  Suzi Quatro | Glycerine Queen | s/t [LP] (Bell, 74)  [req x 2]

11:02  Jobriath | Good Time | Creatures of the Street [LP] (Elektra, 74)

11:06  Mott the Hoople | Jerkin Crokus | All the Young Dudes [LP] (Columbia, 72)

11:09  David Werner | Aggravation Non Stop | Imagination Quota [LP] (RCA, 75)

11:14  Arrows | Love Rider | A's, B's & Rarities [CD] (EMI, ?/04)

11:20  Bearded Lady | Rock Star | Velvet Tinmine comp [CD] (RPM, 75/03)

11:22  Zolar X | Timeless | Timeless [CD] (Alternative Tentacles, 76/04)

11:25  Eno | Blank Frank | Here Come the Warm Jets [LP] (Editions, 73)

11:26  Sparks | Underground | Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing [LP] (Bearsville, 73)

11:30  Vodka Collins | Monitor | Tokyo New York [CD] (Man's Ruin, 73/98)

11:33  Lou Reed | Satellite of Love | Transformer [LP] (RCA, 73)

11:38  Hollywood Brats | Another School Day | s/t [CD] (Cherry Red, 74/94)

11:38  Jet | Lady Ricochet | Even More Light than Shade [CD] (RPM, 75/10)

11:41  The Sweet | Blockbuster | s/t [LP] (Bell, 73)

11:44  Spunky Spider | You Won't Come | Glitterbest comp [CD] (RPM, 73/04)

11:49  Abacus | Indian Dancer | Blitzing the Ballroom comp: 20 UK Power Glam Incendiaries comp [CD] (Psychic Circle, 74/08)

11:50  David Bowie | Lady Stardust | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars [LP] (RCA, 72)

11:54  British Lions | One More Chance to Run | All the Young Dudes comp [CD] (Mojo, 77/09)

11:57  Alice Cooper | Ballad of Dwight Fry | Love It To Death [LP] (Straight, 70)

Holy Shit...we demand a rerun...great great playlist

Joanie Lindstrom said:

This was my playlist when we did the special glam show on WMBR (which sigh, I don't think any of you listened to). Some obscure stuff, some not. Jobriath is def. on the arty side of things.

10:01  The Sweet | Wig Wam Bam clip | s/t [LP] (Bell, 73)

10:02  The Glitter Band  Rock On | Solid Silver: The ultimate glitter band vol 1 [CD] (Edsel, 73/98)

10:05  The Heavy Dwarfs | Moeder Natur | Clap Your Hands and Stamp Your Feet comp [CD] (Excels, 73/09)

10:06  Kim Fowley | King of Love | International Hero [LP] (Capitol, 73)

10:10  The Rubettes | Rock is Dead | s/t [LP] (Amiga, 75)

10:13  Hanoi Rocks | High School | Two Steps from the Move [LP] (Epic, 84)

10:19  Chicory Tip | Cigarettes, Women and Wine | The Singles Collection [CD] (Cherry Red, 78/07)

10:23  Jook | Bish Bash Bosh | Different Class [CD] | (RPM, 74//05)

10:24  Mick Ronson | Only After Dark | Slaughter on 10th Avenue [LP] (RCA, 74)

10:29  Alistair Riddell | And Up to Now | Space Waltz [CD] (RPM, 74/05)

10:31  New York Dolls | Jet Boy | s/t [LP] (Mercury, 73)

10:36  The Sensation | Black Eyed Woman | Boobs comp [CD] (RPM, 73/05)

10:42  The Frenchies | Dillinger | s/t [LP] (Harvest, 74)

10:46  The Switches | Drama Queen | Lay Down the Law [CD] (Interscope, 08)

10:49  Queen | Keep Yourself Alive |  s/t [LP] (Chrysalis, 73)

10:57  Cockney Rebel | What Ruthy Said | The Human Menagerie [LP] (Capitol, 73)

10:59  Suzi Quatro | Glycerine Queen | s/t [LP] (Bell, 74)  [req x 2]

11:02  Jobriath | Good Time | Creatures of the Street [LP] (Elektra, 74)

11:06  Mott the Hoople | Jerkin Crokus | All the Young Dudes [LP] (Columbia, 72)

11:09  David Werner | Aggravation Non Stop | Imagination Quota [LP] (RCA, 75)

11:14  Arrows | Love Rider | A's, B's & Rarities [CD] (EMI, ?/04)

11:20  Bearded Lady | Rock Star | Velvet Tinmine comp [CD] (RPM, 75/03)

11:22  Zolar X | Timeless | Timeless [CD] (Alternative Tentacles, 76/04)

11:25  Eno | Blank Frank | Here Come the Warm Jets [LP] (Editions, 73)

11:26  Sparks | Underground | Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing [LP] (Bearsville, 73)

11:30  Vodka Collins | Monitor | Tokyo New York [CD] (Man's Ruin, 73/98)

11:33  Lou Reed | Satellite of Love | Transformer [LP] (RCA, 73)

11:38  Hollywood Brats | Another School Day | s/t [CD] (Cherry Red, 74/94)

11:38  Jet | Lady Ricochet | Even More Light than Shade [CD] (RPM, 75/10)

11:41  The Sweet | Blockbuster | s/t [LP] (Bell, 73)

11:44  Spunky Spider | You Won't Come | Glitterbest comp [CD] (RPM, 73/04)

11:49  Abacus | Indian Dancer | Blitzing the Ballroom comp: 20 UK Power Glam Incendiaries comp [CD] (Psychic Circle, 74/08)

11:50  David Bowie | Lady Stardust | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars [LP] (RCA, 72)

11:54  British Lions | One More Chance to Run | All the Young Dudes comp [CD] (Mojo, 77/09)

11:57  Alice Cooper | Ballad of Dwight Fry | Love It To Death [LP] (Straight, 70)

I 'm bout due for another glam show ...any day now...As for Pandora...freaking awesome.  One of the best lost glam albums of all time. Although, I thought they were from Cleveland...but I,m not sure. 

MikeL , YOU'RE NEARING THE 300 MARK , HERE , MAN . I think that's like getting a Gold Record around here.

Ummmmmm.....Glam related stuff. One is advised to seek out the earlier version of "Saturday Night" by The Bay City Rollers , from '72 , I think. No  foolin' , more of a Boot Boy Stomp than the version that made it, here. "S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y - MATE !!!!". I think it was only a hit in Germany.

I'm very sorry I missed your radio program. I do remember getting my invite, but I think it may have been on at a bad time for me. Is there a podcast available?

I myself am quite amazed at how long this discussion has gone on. Just when I forgot that I even started it, someone posts something new.

Joanie Lindstrom said:

No problem, this thing's been going on so long, who can remember what anyone said 2 years ago. I just wish people had tuned in to my (and my friend Sara's) glam specials cuz we played all sorts of stuff and I think the topic had started shortly before the shows. Anyway, rock on. I bought the new Bowie, we'll see how he's sounding these days.

No problem, this thing's been going on so long, who can remember what anyone said 2 years ago. I just wish people had tuned in to my (and my friend Sara's) glam specials cuz we played all sorts of stuff and I think the topic had started shortly before the shows. Anyway, rock on. I bought the new Bowie, we'll see how he's sounding these days.

Ah, here we go. One of the earliest responses I got. Thanks again, Joanie:)

Joanie Lindstrom said:

Don't forget some of the more obscure stuff on the Velvet Tinmine, Boobs and Glitterbest comps.

BTW, thanks for letting me know about "Clap Your Hands Stomp Your Feet."

MikeL said:

Sorry I didn't check first:( Thanks for letting people know back then, and I also ordered "Boobs" and "Glitterbest."

Joanie Lindstrom said:

I know this thread is wicked long but I mentioned that ages ago.  Also the comps Boobs, Glitterbest and Clap Your Hands Stomp Your Feet. And Mojo put out a glam comp and there's one called 20 UK Power Glam Incendiaries on the Psychic Circle label.

Sorry I didn't check first:( Thanks for letting people know back then, and I also ordered "Boobs" and "Glitterbest."

Joanie Lindstrom said:

I know this thread is wicked long but I mentioned that ages ago.  Also the comps Boobs, Glitterbest and Clap Your Hands Stomp Your Feet. And Mojo put out a glam comp and there's one called 20 UK Power Glam Incendiaries on the Psychic Circle label.

This was my playlist when we did the special glam show on WMBR (which sigh, I don't think any of you listened to). Some obscure stuff, some not. Jobriath is def. on the arty side of things.

10:01  The Sweet | Wig Wam Bam clip | s/t [LP] (Bell, 73)

10:02  The Glitter Band  Rock On | Solid Silver: The ultimate glitter band vol 1 [CD] (Edsel, 73/98)

10:05  The Heavy Dwarfs | Moeder Natur | Clap Your Hands and Stamp Your Feet comp [CD] (Excels, 73/09)

10:06  Kim Fowley | King of Love | International Hero [LP] (Capitol, 73)

10:10  The Rubettes | Rock is Dead | s/t [LP] (Amiga, 75)

10:13  Hanoi Rocks | High School | Two Steps from the Move [LP] (Epic, 84)

10:19  Chicory Tip | Cigarettes, Women and Wine | The Singles Collection [CD] (Cherry Red, 78/07)

10:23  Jook | Bish Bash Bosh | Different Class [CD] | (RPM, 74//05)

10:24  Mick Ronson | Only After Dark | Slaughter on 10th Avenue [LP] (RCA, 74)

10:29  Alistair Riddell | And Up to Now | Space Waltz [CD] (RPM, 74/05)

10:31  New York Dolls | Jet Boy | s/t [LP] (Mercury, 73)

10:36  The Sensation | Black Eyed Woman | Boobs comp [CD] (RPM, 73/05)

10:42  The Frenchies | Dillinger | s/t [LP] (Harvest, 74)

10:46  The Switches | Drama Queen | Lay Down the Law [CD] (Interscope, 08)

10:49  Queen | Keep Yourself Alive |  s/t [LP] (Chrysalis, 73)

10:57  Cockney Rebel | What Ruthy Said | The Human Menagerie [LP] (Capitol, 73)

10:59  Suzi Quatro | Glycerine Queen | s/t [LP] (Bell, 74)  [req x 2]

11:02  Jobriath | Good Time | Creatures of the Street [LP] (Elektra, 74)

11:06  Mott the Hoople | Jerkin Crokus | All the Young Dudes [LP] (Columbia, 72)

11:09  David Werner | Aggravation Non Stop | Imagination Quota [LP] (RCA, 75)

11:14  Arrows | Love Rider | A's, B's & Rarities [CD] (EMI, ?/04)

11:20  Bearded Lady | Rock Star | Velvet Tinmine comp [CD] (RPM, 75/03)

11:22  Zolar X | Timeless | Timeless [CD] (Alternative Tentacles, 76/04)

11:25  Eno | Blank Frank | Here Come the Warm Jets [LP] (Editions, 73)

11:26  Sparks | Underground | Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing [LP] (Bearsville, 73)

11:30  Vodka Collins | Monitor | Tokyo New York [CD] (Man's Ruin, 73/98)

11:33  Lou Reed | Satellite of Love | Transformer [LP] (RCA, 73)

11:38  Hollywood Brats | Another School Day | s/t [CD] (Cherry Red, 74/94)

11:38  Jet | Lady Ricochet | Even More Light than Shade [CD] (RPM, 75/10)

11:41  The Sweet | Blockbuster | s/t [LP] (Bell, 73)

11:44  Spunky Spider | You Won't Come | Glitterbest comp [CD] (RPM, 73/04)

11:49  Abacus | Indian Dancer | Blitzing the Ballroom comp: 20 UK Power Glam Incendiaries comp [CD] (Psychic Circle, 74/08)

11:50  David Bowie | Lady Stardust | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars [LP] (RCA, 72)

11:54  British Lions | One More Chance to Run | All the Young Dudes comp [CD] (Mojo, 77/09)

11:57  Alice Cooper | Ballad of Dwight Fry | Love It To Death [LP] (Straight, 70)

I know this thread is wicked long but I mentioned that ages ago.  Also the comps Boobs, Glitterbest and Clap Your Hands Stomp Your Feet. And Mojo put out a glam comp and there's one called 20 UK Power Glam Incendiaries on the Psychic Circle label.

Can anyone suggest obscure stuff from the arty side of glam, as I know of Bowie, etc?

Anyone here familiar with a compilation titled "Velvet Tinmine"? It is a collection of songs by lesser known glam rock bands, and it is really cool. If you like the bubblegum wing of glam rock, this one is for you.

On a similar note, has anyone here ever heard of a band called Pandora? They were a New York glam band from the early 70s that managed to record a bunch of demos that were finally released by Arf Arf Records in 1997. Their sound is more hard rocking, kind of like Bowie meets Zeppelin.

Anyway, I found out about "Velvet Tinmine" and Pandora by reading Dave Thompson's excellent book, "Children of the Revolution: The Glam Rock Story."

'Baby I love you' is a pretty fresh tune. Phil Spectors stench all over it... 

This week's program featured music from Thee Oh Sees, The Black Angels, Husker Du, Velvet Underground, Ramones and more. 

Listen/downlod this weeks podcast here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20130409-1030-t1365499800.mp3

Check out my blog post on The Black Angels Indigo Meadow here:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2013/04/the-black-angels-go-indigo-show-450.html

The Play List:

1.  Thee Oh Sees – Toe Cutter Thumb Butter
2.  Brazilian Money – Slowly Soaking Up Some Rays On A Sofa
3.  The Fabulous St. Knicholas Cage – Bloody Beach Blanket
4.  Future of The Left - Stand By Your Manatee
5.  Anagram - Favourite Place
6.  PIssed Jeans - Cafeteria Food
7.  Woodsman Orphan – One Year
8.  Velvet Underground - I Found A Reason
9.  Deerhunter - Memory Boy
10. Husker Du – Girl Who Lives On In Heaven Hill
11. Orphan Choir – New Rituals
12. The Action – Downtown Boy
13. The Demics – The Grey And The Black
14. Ramones – She's The One
15. X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents
16. Gang of Four – Ether (Live The Second Chance, Ann Arbor, MI 1981)
17. Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs – Do Ya Feel It Too?
18. Doldrums - Sunrise
19. Patti Smith Group - Distant Fingers
20. Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out
21. Black Angels – Indigo Meadow
22. Black Angels - Evil Things
23. Black Angels – The Day

 

IS THERE A COVER OF A GARAGE ROCK CLASSIC OR OBSCURITY , OR BOTH , THAT WAS SO BAD YOU EITHER LOVED OR LOATHED IT?  The example I always fall back on is Pop Music Will Eat Itself's "Beaver Patrol". I thought , THIS guy's with The Beaver Patrol? HA!

Cynthia Plastercaster later confirmed that he was her biggest casting yet , including Jimi Hendrix. So , I guess he knew what he was talking about , even tho' I still lean toward "Loathe" on that version.