Sunday 11 November 2012

B-52's "DANCE THIS MESS AROUND" 1980 [I SUSPECT THIS CLIP IS TAKEN FROM SNL] . . . . INSPIRED BY ME OLD MATE TIM OVER AT 'LOVELESS ENGINEERING AND TEA MAKING SERVICES' BLOG . . . . THESE GUYS WERE SO FAR OUTSIDE THE PARAMETERS OF WHAT EVEN PUNKS THOUGHT COOL BACK IN THE DAY I CANT ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE IT . . . . GET YOUR BEEHIVE UP BABY, WE'RE GOIN FROOGIN TONIGHT !!!

I BOUGHT THE 45" OF 'ROCK LOBSTER' AFTER READING A REVIEW IN 'SKATEBOARDER' MAG JUST AFTER THE PRINTING PRESS HAD BEEN INVENTED, IT TOOK FOUR MONTHS TO ARRIVE, IT WAS DIVISIVE AS FUCK, I LOVED HOW WHEN I GOT TO PLAY IT AT A SCHOOL SOCIAL IN '79 IT HAD ALL THE JOCKS AND STRAIGHTS COMPLETELY FUCKING UNHINGED, THEY WERE YELLING 'PLAY SOME BLOODY MUSIC',  NO SURPRISES THERE . . . . THEY WERE 'THE' BAND WHO REINTRODUCED CLASSIC '60's KITSCH AND BIRDSNEST HAIRDO'S TO THE BOOMER/GEN-X POST PUNK ERA, THEIR UNIQUELY QUIRKY, MINIMALIST, DIY MUSICAL ETHIC WAS THE EPITOME OF THE 'HAVE A FUCKING CRACK' BELIEF THAT BANDS LIKE THE PISTOLS AND THE RAMONES HAD INSTILLED IN OUR GLOBAL COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS . . . . THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANYTHING LIKE THEM.  
LIKE A LOT OF BANDS FROM THE 'EDGE' IN THEIR TIMES, WHETHER IT BE THE STONES, THE CLASH, THE PRETENDERS, WHOEVER, THE BEE-FIVE-TWOS AS THE YANKS SAY, HAVE ALSO BEEN STRUCK BY THE UGLY AND PAINFUL REALITIES OF DRUG ABUSE, CINDY'S BROTHER AND BAND GUITARIST, JONNY, DIED SOME TWO DECADES BACK, YEP, THE NEEDLE AND THE DAMAGE DONE . . . . BUT LIKE MOST OUTFITS WHERE THE SPIRIT PERVADES MORE THAN JUST EXISTING, THEY BOUNCED BACK AND ARE STILL PLAYING IN THEIR OWN PRIVATE IDAHO ROADSHOW OF THE WEIRD AND FREAKY . . . . LIKE DEVO, THEY HALE FROM AKRON, OHIO, WHICH I'VE COVERED IN A PREVIOUS POST, AND LIKE THE ARCH DEVO-LUTIONISTS, THEY'RE STILL DIVIDING PEOPLE ON THEIR MUSICAL MERITS AND WORTH . . . . DON'T LISTEN TO ANYONE IF THEY START ATTEMPTING TO TELL YOU THEY DON'T LIKE THE B52's . . . . TELL EM TO SHUT THE FUCK UP WHILE YOU HEAD OFF TO DANCE YOUR OWN MESS AROUND . . . . 2-4-6-8- DANCIN !!!!

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  1. P-38's, P-40's,B-29's, and now the B-52's ha ha...
    I always liked the B-52's, quirky little band that they are...neighbors of the Devo boys,might explain something...Never saw either of those bands, but did see The Pretenders...after they had lost band members. Saw The Ramones at the local State University in the woman's Gym. That was pretty crazy. They had the Marshall amps that would have been enough for a coliseum...talk about too FN loud. Drove me out the door into the hallway, where it was still insanely loud. That and the 'mosh' action inside. When I met up with my friends after the gig, several were sporting bruises. Gotta admit I was feeling too old to be there, and that was over 30 years ago...oh man.

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    1. Love my military aircraft mate, especially up to the Century series, it amazes me that the Strat is still flying, what a brilliant piece of kit that is !!! I assume you may have been aware that Chrissie Hynde hails from Akron as well, sexiest woman in rock ever, stoked you got to be deafened by the brothers Ramone, saw them three times and one of my all time top ten, cheers Laz.

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