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Why do some states rock, while others don't?
Living in Michigan, it's clear to me that some states have a deeper appreciation of, and are more central to, rock music. And it's not just stuff from the past.
Michigan can lay claim to everything from Motown to the White Stripes, Bob Seeger to Eminem. Tom Petty opens his tours in Grand Rapids because people here go wild over classic rock (particularly the kind that hasn't atrophied beyond recognition.)
Some states haven't done anything that I can see; others are where people move to after they get their chops somewhere else, and then there's the vast middle.
So what's your state's claim to fame? Has there ever been a great rock band from Connecticut? Arkansas? Utah?
Michigan can lay claim to everything from Motown to the White Stripes, Bob Seeger to Eminem. Tom Petty opens his tours in Grand Rapids because people here go wild over classic rock (particularly the kind that hasn't atrophied beyond recognition.)
Some states haven't done anything that I can see; others are where people move to after they get their chops somewhere else, and then there's the vast middle.
So what's your state's claim to fame? Has there ever been a great rock band from Connecticut? Arkansas? Utah?
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Rock on -
You're right about Michigan and rock music. California has some claim (but mostly from people who moved to L.A. or the Bay area from elsewhere). New Jersey gave us the Four Seasons and the Boss. Washington = Jimi and grunge-rock. Other states that come to mind as producing or influencing rock are: Pennsylvania and the Philly soul sound, Louisiana (cajun, zydeco, Norleans blues), Illinois (brass-rock, Chicago blues), and New York (although mostly from the City and again from transplants).
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Permalink Reply by Beach Rocker on -
Ya' know, are we talking about where your Mom was the day you were born or where the energy comes from. Sorry, unless you have forgotten, Dr. Rock, San Francisco and Los Angeles pretty much combined to give you most of the rock that didn't get forged on some cluster of desert isles just west of the French coast. From the Dead to the Beach Boys (and virtually most all surf music), CCR to Santana, Joplin to Morrison - you know I can just keep going on. Then you can throw in the Monterey Pop Festival and, er, Hollywood giving you the Monkeys, the Partridge Family. Heck, your wife would be wearing Dippity-Do if it weren't for California. And we haven't even gotten into the rock culture....
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Permalink Reply by Snipe on -
California and New York are without question the magnets that pull talent in from everywhere to create the critical mass that has lead to some of the best music ever. I grew up around New York and lived and worked there for many years and there was nothing like seeing Traffic or the Jefferson Airplane at the Filmore East, or the Ramones in some crummy bar in Queens.
But where does all the talent come from and what is it about those places that makes kids want to pick up a guitar and go through all the shit to be a professional musician? Maybe it just needs to be cold and miserable with lots of factories, racial tension, cheap weed. I mean, does anything great ever come out of Phoenix?
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Rock on
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Snipe: I'm with you. Michigan rocks! And I've been trying to find the online link to a CD in my collection called Michigan Brand Nuggets, which is out of print but featues the best Michigan garage-rock bands from the 60s. MC5, very early Bob Seger, the Unrelated Segments, etc. Detroit, Ann Arbor and the U.P. rock!
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Permalink Reply by PinkFloydFan on -
It's out of print. It was a CD on Bellvedere records from 1994. Maybe 1000 copies pressed. It says you wil pay 100.00 or more today.
Dr. Rock said:Snipe: I'm with you. Michigan rocks! And I've been trying to find the online link to a CD in my collection called Michigan Brand Nuggets, which is out of print but featues the best Michigan garage-rock bands from the 60s. MC5, very early Bob Seger, the Unrelated Segments, etc. Detroit, Ann Arbor and the U.P. rock!
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Permalink Reply by Snipe on
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Also in the Out of Print bin is John Hartford's Morning Bugle, which I have been led to believe (maybe incorrectly) is the near equal to Aereoplane. IMHO, Aereoplane consistently comes out in my top ten and is a true work of musical genius. This record was so far ahead of it time as far as bluegrass fusion, plus it has tunes like Tear down the Grand Ol Opry that can bring tears to my eyes even after the 100th listen.
Anyone ever heard Morning Bugle?
Back to the Michigan Rocks line, Bonnie Raitt just sold out a show in Grand Rapids in 2 hours. Taj Mahal is the lead act. I first saw Bonnie 30 years ago in college with her original band including Freebo playing the tuba on some songs. She is in the top five of electric slide guitar players (can you name the other four?) and has The Voice that is unequaled.
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Rock on
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I also saw Bonnie back in my college days. Don't remember Freebo, but the show was in a chapel of some sort. Maybe the same tour? '78 or '79?
I am familiar with John Hartford, but need to take a listen. Thatnsk for the heads-up.
Anyone else care to help out here?
Snipe said:Also in the Out of Print bin is John Hartford's Morning Bugle, which I have been led to believe (maybe incorrectly) is the near equal to Aereoplane. IMHO, Aereoplane consistently comes out in my top ten and is a true work of musical genius. This record was so far ahead of it time as far as bluegrass fusion, plus it has tunes like Tear down the Grand Ol Opry that can bring tears to my eyes even after the 100th listen.
Anyone ever heard Morning Bugle?
Back to the Michigan Rocks line, Bonnie Raitt just sold out a show in Grand Rapids in 2 hours. Taj Mahal is the lead act. I first saw Bonnie 30 years ago in college with her original band including Freebo playing the tuba on some songs. She is in the top five of electric slide guitar players (can you name the other four?) and has The Voice that is unequaled.
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Permalink Reply by Gracie on -
I've always liked Bonnie. Her first albums were great. I also saw her in Potsdam in 1980. Freebo? Don;t remember him (or her?)
Dr. Rock said:I also saw Bonnie back in my college days. Don't remember Freebo, but the show was in a chapel of some sort. Maybe the same tour? '78 or '79?
I am familiar with John Hartford, but need to take a listen. Thatnsk for the heads-up.
Anyone else care to help out here?
Snipe said:Also in the Out of Print bin is John Hartford's Morning Bugle, which I have been led to believe (maybe incorrectly) is the near equal to Aereoplane. IMHO, Aereoplane consistently comes out in my top ten and is a true work of musical genius. This record was so far ahead of it time as far as bluegrass fusion, plus it has tunes like Tear down the Grand Ol Opry that can bring tears to my eyes even after the 100th listen.
Anyone ever heard Morning Bugle?
Back to the Michigan Rocks line, Bonnie Raitt just sold out a show in Grand Rapids in 2 hours. Taj Mahal is the lead act. I first saw Bonnie 30 years ago in college with her original band including Freebo playing the tuba on some songs. She is in the top five of electric slide guitar players (can you name the other four?) and has The Voice that is unequaled.
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Permalink Reply by Barbara Dean Hardiman on -
Gracie said:I've always liked Bonnie. Her first albums were great. I also saw her in Potsdam in 1980. Freebo? Don;t remember him (or her?)
Dr. Rock said:I also saw Bonnie back in my college days. Don't remember Freebo, but the show was in a chapel of some sort. Maybe the same tour? '78 or '79?
I am familiar with John Hartford, but need to take a listen. Thatnsk for the heads-up.
Anyone else care to help out here?
Snipe said:Also in the Out of Print bin is John Hartford's Morning Bugle, which I have been led to believe (maybe incorrectly) is the near equal to Aereoplane. IMHO, Aereoplane consistently comes out in my top ten and is a true work of musical genius. This record was so far ahead of it time as far as bluegrass fusion, plus it has tunes like Tear down the Grand Ol Opry that can bring tears to my eyes even after the 100th listen.
Anyone ever heard Morning Bugle?
Back to the Michigan Rocks line, Bonnie Raitt just sold out a show in Grand Rapids in 2 hours. Taj Mahal is the lead act. I first saw Bonnie 30 years ago in college with her original band including Freebo playing the tuba on some songs. She is in the top five of electric slide guitar players (can you name the other four?) and has The Voice that is unequaled.
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