Tony Cartmill Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 LITTLE RICHARD = OVERRATED.Except as a make-up artist... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Actually, I'm not sure what 'Little Willy' is about. I like the song, but no...I don't know what the song is about. Tutti frutti on the other hand is about good booty.No big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HT from Mo Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Shelley,Don't feel bad.... I hadn't heard about Sweet or "Fox on the Run" either until I joined this board. I don't recall who said that most of their songs were played at dances - well... when I was old enough to attend dances - which was in the mid 80's( I was only 15 in 1985) Sweet was not on the playlist. By then, Madonna, Big Hair bands such as Poison and Whitesnake, then Styx, REO Speedwagon were the the staples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 #1 I graduated the same time as Shelly.#2 Sweet were all over the radio#3 I never would have gone to dance with the music you listed being staples.In the mid 70s...Bowie, Raspberries, Mott, TRex, Aerosmith, Brownsville Station, Eagles, Alex Harvey, Rolling Stones, Beatles,etc. Mentor High knew how to rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMMY TUNES Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Alex Harvey 'Come Up and See Me Make Me Smile' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim From Wisconsin Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 peanut8 said: Do you remember "Martian Boogie" by Browsville Station? We'd play that all the time. Wow peanut, I didn't know anyone would know this song. I still have the album and the 8-Track Tape that has this song. They never released this album on CD. "Martian Boogie" was recorded "live" in the studio and is a fun song! I also saw them perform it live when I saw them open for Aerosmith in '78. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna R Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Brownsville Station! WOW- I have not thought of that group in forever!! Thanks for reminding me...here is the song I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Cub Koda, the lead singer on "Smokin'", used to write for Goldmine. He passed away in 2008. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzza Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Whoohoo.... Smoking in The Boys Room... I ain't heard that since I was.. well.. I ain't saying but it was a long time ago!! Thanks Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecstasy Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Interesting. We hear it all the time here in Chicago. Regional differences fascinate me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RP50 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 If you're looking for Martian Boogie on CD it's on the Rhino Best Of Brownsville Station. It's also got the should-have-been-a-hit Lady (Put The Light On Me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzza Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 HT from Mo said: Don't feel bad.... I hadn't heard about Sweet or "Fox on the Run" either until I joined this board. I don't recall who said that most of their songs were played at dances - well... when I was old enough to attend dances - which was in the mid 80's( I was only 15 in 1985) Sweet was not on the playlist. By then, Madonna, Big Hair bands such as Poison and Whitesnake, then Styx, REO Speedwagon were the the staples. HT... you're just toooo young. I saw the Sweet at a live outdoor concert in New Plymouth (where I wuz born'd) in the early '70's. They were the loudest thing I'd heard at the time. At the dances I went to it was Bill Hayley, Elvis, Buddy Holley, Jerry Lee Lewis etc. It's amazing how different decades saw us dancing to different music. Muzza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim From Wisconsin Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 RP50 said: If you're looking for Martian Boogie on CD it's on the Rhino Best Of Brownsville Station. It's also got the should-have-been-a-hit Lady (Put The Light On Me). Yep, I have that, but I'd love to see them release the entire album on CD. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 In the mid to late 70's I was listening to...The Beatles,Raspberries, ELO, BTO, Eagles,Boston, Paul McCartney and Wings, Meatloaf, ABBA...stuff like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John P Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 In reference to Eric's stating that Sweet's live show in 1976 was on tape. I have a audio that I just finished listening to Sweet live at Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee,WI on March 11,1976. Give Us A Wink tour. I don't know if Eric supported them at this venue and it's up to him to clarrify it. He is partially correct to some degree about the tape thing. Intros, keyboards, and parts of the drum solo were definately on tape. At that tour they didn't have a sideman. Other than that it's all live and a stellar performance. Lucky you Eric if you were there to witness it. Especially a incarnation of the band that cannot be brought back to life again.Setlist:1. Ballroom Blitz 2. Yesterdays Rain 3. Rock and Roll Disgrace 4. Restless 5. Cockroach 6. Healer 7. AC/DC 8. Burn On The Flame 9. Keep It In 10. Man With The Golden Arm (Drum Solo) 11. Lies In Your Eyes 12. The Sixteens 13. Action 14. Set Me Free 15. Fox On The Run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 John P said: Setlist: 1. Ballroom Blitz 2. Yesterdays Rain 3. Rock and Roll Disgrace 4. Restless 5. Cockroach 6. Healer 7. AC/DC 8. Burn On The Flame 9. Keep It In 10. Man With The Golden Arm (Drum Solo) 11. Lies In Your Eyes 12. The Sixteens 13. Action 14. Set Me Free 15. Fox On The Run Interesting set list John, especially to see how they distanced themselves from most of the 'Glam' Chinn-Chapman hits, other than "BB." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HT from Mo Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 hollies65 said: #1 I graduated the same time as Shelly. #2 Sweet were all over the radio #3 I never would have gone to dance with the music you listed being staples. In the mid 70s...Bowie, Raspberries, Mott, TRex, Aerosmith, Brownsville Station, Eagles, Alex Harvey, Rolling Stones, Beatles,etc. Mentor High knew how to rock. Yeah... I'm younger but that doesn't mean that I don't have good taste in music. I don't know if it was a small town thing but that is what most of the people I went to school with - which by the way(you may have caught on) I a graduated in 1988. I didn't listen to the rock stations - there weren't that many in KC. Just mainly Top 40 stuff. They played alot of the acts that I listed. My husband however, listened to Boston, REO speedwagon, Styx and there were a few others whose names escape me at the moment. You're right Muzz, I'm alot younger(not to offend anyone) than most of the members here but I'm catching up and checking out some everyone's recommendations. Sometimes oomments like this are just a little irriating even though it probably wasn't meant to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I guess my point was, I don't personally care for REO Speedwagon, Boston [i don't hate Boston, I'm indifferent] or especially Styx. I'd bet most here like them. I am totally aware of their catalogs, but that music does less than nothing for me...I much prefer Sweet. I'm sure I'm in the minority here. HATED Hairmetal, though I know the bands and songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 hollies65 said: I guess my point was, I don't personally care for REO Speedwagon, Boston [i don't hate Boston, I'm indifferent] or especially Styx. I'd bet most here like them. I am totally aware of their catalogs, but that music does less than nothing for me...I much prefer Sweet. I'm sure I'm in the minority here. HATED Hairmetal, though I know the bands and songs. Well that makes two of us, so the minority is getting bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna R Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 HT, I grew up in St. Louis and I loved the bands you mentioned: Styx, REO Speedwagon, Head East, Steve Miller, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Rush, and of course, Eric. I didn't discover Raspberries until after I discovered Eric's solo music. I had an older sister ( by 5 years) who had a big influence on me regarding music. She loved: Deep Purple, Moody Blues, Jethro Tull, The Who, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Greg Allman etc...Then I even had the influence of my parents, who listened to 3 Dog Night, The Mamas and the Papas,Neil Diamond, and Sonny and Cher!BTW...I remember Sweet, but I can't recall if I owned any of their albums or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna R Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Yeah, my Mom did like Tom Jones too- he gave me the heebie-jeebies!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waq20659 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Anyone watch Life On Mars last night, they played Ballroom Blitz during the preview of next weeks episode. Weird show, I liked the original BBC version better but the American one has a kickass cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I'm familiar with a lot of Sweet's music--I'm sure I have 45's of all of the stuff that waas played in the States. 'Course, I was in junior high when that stuff came out. I remember singing "Little Willy" to our bus driver all the time (his name was Willard). Anyway, back then my musical sensibilities (in-sensibilities??) leaned toward "Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods" (Billy, Don't be a Hero---and they also did "Teenage Rampage"! lol!). I was into Paperlace, Sweet, etc..... That stuff all reminds me of being in junior high now. Ugh. My musical tastes matured. The music was fun and happy, but ultimately--just like "Little Willy"--it wasn't "meaty" enough for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Oh, and I've got to add that all of this comedic drama has pulled me out of my depression! Thanks for the laughs!!!!Blessings,Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I LOVE Little Richard's work! His lyrics make much more sense. Singing a nonsense syllable that sounds good when you sing it is part of rock n roll. I got the idea for "bop-um-do don-om- op- shoop" ( from the bridge of "Tonight") directly from listening to Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti".We played a gig in Denver with Richard in 2004 or 2005 on during the reunion tour. He was really great and his band, which included two drummers AND TWO BASS PLAYERS, was awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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