Author: Renfield

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQqikISbga0

For the verses of this song, Steve Marriott or Ronnie Lane ( I assume) lifted the chorus of the Christmas hymn, “Gloria In Excelsis Deo.”  Creative theft at its finest.

Not my favorite Roxy Music tune.  It gets a little proggy in places, as there was still some overlap between glam and prog in the early 70’s.  But things start getting very interesting at around 3:30.

I was just reading that “Baby It’s Cold Outside” has been banned from some radio stations.  I can only imagine how this proto-punk classic would go down.  Lyrics aside, here are 2 1/2 minutes of four-chord bliss, with amps cranked to 11 and insane drumming.  Word is, these guys’ live shows were the stuff of legend.

By the way, their name was The Shadows of Knight, without the extra “the” in the YouTube title.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpv12Oy5mXk

Makerbot’s Malcolm Young post reminded me of this great song by the Easybeats, featuring his older brother George on guitar.  Later covered by Bowie on Pin Ups album.

It’s difficult to be this bad on purpose, so I think this is genuine.  Priceless vocal and guitar break.

For you, Makerbot.

Whatever you may think of Zep, this new biography of their notorious manager should be fascinating.

Some of these are hilarious.  Great parody of “jazz dance” beginning at 12:40.