Name your tune...

[Geordie Spark]

I agree with some of what you are saying.Yes Elvis came along at the right time and did indeed open the doors for other artist,namely black dudes who were trapped in the Racist system.Incidently Carl Perkins was white.
Now im a big big 50s Rock n Roll fan,and yes your correct in saying the likes of Chuck Berry,Litle Richard,Big Bopper,Fats Dominoe,Jerry Lee to name but a few were talented and exiting to watch and listen to,but put Elvis along side any of these and there is something extra going on,i cant put my finger on it,but i guess its just he had the moves the looks the voice the whole package.And before he was an entertainer,guess what he was a Electrician.

Was that before of after his career as a truck driver??

 

[trev]

Yer what ...... Carl Perkins a BLACK man ???!!!!!
He certainly was not ..... at least he wasn't when I met him !!!

As I said Geordie, I thought he was mixed race. I stand corrected.
Either way, I'll bet he got shafted for the royalties by Colonel Tom Parker.

 

[Geordie Spark]

As I said Geordie, I thought he was mixed race. I stand corrected.
Either way, I'll bet he got shafted for the royalties by Colonel Tom Parker.

Aye .... fair comment bonny lad ........ I wonder who didn't get shafted by Parker.

(now Chuck Berry was black when I met him )

 

[alarm man]

I'm sure there's some Alan Holdsworth stuff on youtube mate. If you're into guitar players he's well worth checking out
If you're into guitar players take a look at this guy Stanley Jordan - Stairway to Heaven - YouTube
I'm glad he's an ugly little dwarf because if he was a handsome lad he'd have everything, it's just wrong that anyone can play two guitars at once

canny that trev,technically brilliant,but sometimes you need raw guitar to get ya feet tapping..

bob mould/husker du byrds cover,
Husker Du - Eight Miles High - YouTube

 

[trev]

Aye .... fair comment bonny lad ........ I wonder who didn't get shafted by Parker.

(now Chuck Berry was black when I met him )

An old mate of mine who is no longer with us was in a band who got to back Chuck at Sunderland. He never got to meet him, reckoned Chuck bowled up 5 minutes before gig time and wouldn't talk to them. Did the gig and left straight away.
All they were told was the opening song, the rest was just whatever Chuck felt like playing

 

[trev]

canny that trev,technically brilliant,but sometimes you need raw guitar to get ya feet tapping..

bob mould/husker du byrds cover,
Husker Du - Eight Miles High - YouTube

Technically amazing guitar player but I doubt I could sit through a gig of his. Husker Du on the other hand....

 

[alarm man]

Technically amazing guitar player but I doubt I could sit through a gig of his. Husker Du on the other hand....

my thoughts exactly,:rockon:

 

[Geordie Spark]

An old mate of mine who is no longer with us was in a band who got to back Chuck at Sunderland. He never got to meet him, reckoned Chuck bowled up 5 minutes before gig time and wouldn't talk to them. Did the gig and left straight away.
All they were told was the opening song, the rest was just whatever Chuck felt like playing

Yep ... that's exactly right !!

He rolls up, unpacks his guitar which is rarely in tune with itself & never in tune with the band & expects them all to retune to him !!

 

[sedgy34]

Same as Lenny post 2 also some oasis and a new one on iTunes piston dark angel

 

[HappyHippyDad]

What about all the old folk singers...!! Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Peter Paul and Mary, Joni Mitchell. There my favourites, and I've even got the guitar out in Stroud a couple of times and sung a few of their tunes. I made more from that than my new venture into electrics so far!! :hippy:

 

[trev]

I've even got the guitar out in Stroud a couple of times

I'd be well up for busking on Northumberland Street when I'm quiet with the real job but wife and kids aren't happy with the idea, miserable gits

 

[trev]

Husker Du - Eight Miles High - YouTube

Kinell man How good can one band be? I'd forgotten how great they were
Remember these Alarm Man?

The Replacements - Bastards Of Young (Video) - YouTube

 

[Dcf]

Husker du were fantastic.made a right racket for a 3 piece.greg nortons moustache was also killer!

 

[jhampson1874]

Wouldnt have the space or time to list mine but your looking at the 60s, 70s and 80s. I like some modern music but the oldies are in a different league - maybe because they got to where they are though hard work instead of just winning some reality competition on TV.

Some of my favourites include:

1) The Beatles
2) Guns N Roses
3) Fleetwood Mac
4) Led Zeplin
5) Oasis (Yeah I know these aren't a old band but one of the few I like)

 

[Kamikaze]

Some songs you just can't play loud enough!

[video=youtube;Mln0RciE2o0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mln0RciE2o0&feature=related[/video]

 

[La Poste]

I like stuff like this, it's not the pretentious title I like it's the laid back electronica:

[video=youtube;HsRxO_icGTw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsRxO_icGTw&feature=related[/video]

 

[La Poste]

But then again:

Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK Studio Version - YouTube

 

[Electrician2012]

Listening to the album "Brothers in Arms" by Dire Straits, still sounds as fresh as it did back in 85.

 

[sedgy34]

Check these out new band on iTunes piston dark angel going on karrang radio in a few weeks time

 

[big show]

Dance housey beats just not rock or metal