In a perfect world (according to me anyways), Ted should have stuck with the
Dukes formula. I knew him solo first, then explored backwards. Seems to me
that his best work was just after he rebranded himself as a solo artist. He
still hadn't turned into the kook that he ended up being, the music was top
drawer and the albums had a wide variety of styles.
Not saying that he shouldn't speak his mind. Problem is that his personality
took over the spotlight.
I'd agree that you can't go wrong with Migration. I'd lump in pretty much
any Amboy Dukes Album and continue on up until Live Gonzo as a great string
of albums.
There's good stuff afterwards, but I have to say it's a bit spotty at times.
Clint
----- Original Message -----
From: "Damon Brubaker" <damon.brubaker@yahoo.com>
To: <Classic_Rock_Forever@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 4:54 AM
Subject: [Classic_Rock_Forever] Re: 10 Underappreciated Classic Rock Bands
>
> Great Story, Thanks, I'd Almost Forgotten About Some Of These Folks. If
> You Get The Chance, Check Out Amboy Dukes - Migration
>
> --- In Classic_Rock_Forever@yahoogroups.com, "itsgaryman" <gchbama@...>
> wrote:
>>
>> 10 Underappreciated Classic Rock Bands
>> By Dave White <http://classicrock.about.com/bio/Dave-White-16512.htm> ,
>> About.com Guide
>> These are not obscure bands. They were commercially successful, and
>> influenced their own and future generations of rockers. They have
>> recognizable names, songs, and personnel. Some are still performing
>> today. But for a variety of reasons, when their names are mentioned,
>> it's usually part of a question that starts with, "Whatever happened to
>> ... ?"
>>
>> Amboy Dukes [http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/6/n/g/amboydukes.jpg]
>> <http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/0/n/g/amboydukes.jpg> Mainstream
>> Records
>> Dave's Faves - "Journey to the Center of the Mind" / "Great White
>> Buffalo"
>>
>> Essential album - Journey to the Center of the Mind
>>
>> It's a chicken and egg question. Did the Amboy Dukes make their mark
>> because Ted Nugent was their lead guitarist / vocalist, or did Ted
>> Nugent make his mark because he was a member of the Amboy Dukes? Their
>> brand of psychedelic-progressive-hard rock was distinctive, their run
>> relatively long: 1964-1975. But after Nugent went solo, the Dukes faded
>> into history. A 2000 reunion album (without Nugent) never charted. The
>> original Dukes have performed together just once since 1975, at the
>> Detroit Music Awards in 2009.
>>
>> Watch Amboy Dukes performing "Journey to the Center of the Mind"
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN2VNFpiGWo>
>> Asbury Jukes [http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/6/p/g/jukes.jpg]
>> <http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/0/p/g/jukes.jpg> BGO
>> Dave's Faves: "This Time It's for Real" / "Got To Be a Better Way Home"
>>
>> Essential album: Hearts of Stone
>>
>> Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes benefitted from their association
>> with Bruce Springsteen and future members of E Street Band. They also
>> had the challenge of not getting lost in their shadow. Springsteen
>> sometimes performed with the Jukes, and wrote some of the songs on their
>> early albums. "Miami Steve" Van Zandt, one of several future E Streeters
>> on their roster, co-founded the Jukes. Their 17 album catalog (studio
>> and live) spans 1976 to 2010. Jon Bon Jovi credits the Jukes as an
>> influence, and toured with them in the '90s.
>>
>> Watch the Jukes & Springsteen perform "Havin' a Party" in 1978
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG-Ng1f_xUk>
>> Delaney & Bonnie
>> [http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/6/q/g/delaneybonnie.jpg]
>> <http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/0/q/g/delaneybonnie.jpg> ATCO
>> Dave's Faves: "Comin' Home" / "Only You Know and I Know"
>>
>> Essential album: Delaney & Bonnie on Tour With Eric Clapton
>>
>> Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett tended to be overshadowed by the numerous
>> artists they nurtured. Delaney got credit from George Harrison for
>> teaching him how to play slide guitar, and from Eric Clapton for
>> teaching him how to sing. Others who were part of Delaney & Bonnie &
>> Friends included Leon Russell, Dave Mason, Gregg Allman, Duane Allman
>> and Gram Parsons. D&B recorded six studio albums, and were considered
>> among the better live performance bands. Their marital and musical
>> parnerships both began in 1967, and both ended in 1972.
>>
>> Watch Delaney & Bonnie & Friends perform "Comin' Home"
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EOxy3TF3OY>
>> Humble Pie [http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/6/r/g/humblepie.jpg]
>> <http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/0/r/g/humblepie.jpg> A&M Records
>> Dave's Faves: "Stone Cold Fever" / "Hot n' Nasty" / "I Don't Need no
>> Doctor"
>>
>> Essential Album: Smokin'
>>
>> At the time they came together Humble Pie was a supergroup: Steve
>> Marriott (Small Faces); Peter Frampton (The Herd); Greg Ridley (Spooky
>> Tooth); and 17-year-old drummer Jerry Shirley. The early version of the
>> band (1968-1975) issued eight studio albums that scored in both the U.S.
>> and their native UK. Their hard rock/blues rock repertoire also played
>> well for live audiences. Later albums with various lineups in the '80s,
>> '90s and early '00s weren't able to match the original spark.
>>
>> Watch Humble Pie's 1971 performance of "I Don't Need no Doctor"
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZMmV6xXYFw>
>> Savoy Brown [http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/6/s/g/savoybrown.jpg]
>> <http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/0/s/g/savoybrown.jpg> Universal Motown
>> Records Group
>> Dave's Faves: "Tell Mama" / "Street Corner Talking" / "A Hard Way to Go"
>>
>> Essential album: Street Corner Talking
>>
>> In spite of being prolific (32 studio and live albums) persistent
>> (1965-present) and highly visible (touring relentlessly for 45+ years)
>> Savoy Brown has never managed to achieve recognition on a par with their
>> resume. Another set of numbers may help explain why. Not counting the
>> current lineup, the band has gone through nine lead singers, seven
>> guitarists, 16 bassists, 16 drummers and three keyboardists. Guitarist
>> Kim Simmonds, who formed what was originally known as Savoy Brown Blues
>> Band, is the only original member still in the lineup.
>>
>> Watch Savoy Brown perform "Street Corner Talking"
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM4svXhCIH8>
>>
>>
>> Slade [http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/6/t/g/slade.jpg]
>> <http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/0/t/g/slade.jpg> Whild John Music Ltd
>> Dave's Faves: "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" / "How Does It Feel" / "Run
>> Runaway"
>>
>> Essential album: Slayed?
>>
>> One of the most successful bands in the U.K. in the '70s has never even
>> been on the radar of most U.S. classic rock fans. Glam hard rockers
>> Slade have more than 30 albums in their catalog. Bands like Cheap Trick,
>> Def Leppard and Queen have cited them as a major influence. With the
>> exception of a Top 20 single in 1983, "Run Runaway" they've never been
>> able to get traction with the U.S. audience. Two of the original members
>> of the band, guitarist/vocalist Dave Hill and drummer Don Powell have
>> been with the band since its formation in 1965.
>>
>> Watch the video for "Mama Weer All Crazee Now"
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gPulu85q04>
>>
>>
>> Spirit [http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/6/u/g/spirit.jpg]
>> <http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/0/u/g/spirit.jpg> Sony Music
>> Entertainment
>> Dave's Faves: "Fresh Garbage" / "California Blues" / "I Got a Line on
>> You"
>>
>> Essential album: Clear
>>
>> There aren't many boundaries on progressive and psychedelic rock but
>> Spirit succeeded by regularly going beyond them. The band's jazz-hard
>> rock fusion sometimes bordered on the experimental. In 1968, they were
>> touring with Led Zeppelin as their supporting act. By 1976 their albums
>> moved far enough into the mainstream that they started charting. A
>> catalog of 19 studio and live albums spans 1967 through 1997. The band's
>> early direction was shaped by singer-songwriter-guitarist Randy
>> California, who got his chops touring with Jimi Hendrix.
>>
>> Watch a live 1978 Spirit performance of "I Got a Line on You"
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_E8v2uTImw>
>> Spooky Tooth [http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/6/v/g/spookytooth.jpg]
>> <http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/0/v/g/spookytooth.jpg> A&M Records
>> Dave's Faves: "Evil Woman" / "Better By You, Better Than Me" / "That Was
>> Only Yesterday"
>>
>> Essential album: Spooky Two
>>
>> Hard rockers Spooky Tooth set themselves apart by using both organ and
>> piano, something that wasn't common at the time (1967-1974.) They
>> released eight albums during that period, including their first, which
>> was recorded when the band went by the name Art. In recent years,
>> various configurations of the band's original have reunited for
>> occasional performances and recordings.
>>
>> Watch a 1969 Spooky Tooth performance of "That Was Only Yesterday"
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGxRstWAZBc>
>> Status Quo [http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/6/x/g/quo.jpg]
>> <http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/0/x/g/quo.jpg> Universal I.S.
>> Dave's Faves: "Pictures of Matchstick Men" / "Down Down" / "Gerdundula"
>>
>> Essential album: The Singles Collection 1966-73
>>
>> Status Quo started in 1967 and they haven't stopped since. In 1968,
>> "Pictures of Matchstick Men" became their first hit single in the US. It
>> was also their last. But more than 60 of their songs and 30 of their
>> albums have charted in the UK. As times and tastes dictated, they have
>> morphed stylistically through psychedelia to boogie to hard rock. They
>> have a 33 album (studio and live) catalog and a large and loyal fan base
>> in much of the world outside the US.
>>
>> Watch a 1968 Status Quo performance of "Pictures of Matchstick Men"
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D4YYI8G5EM>
>> Wishbone Ash [http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/6/w/g/wishboneash.jpg]
>> <http://0.tqn.com/d/classicrock/1/0/w/g/wishboneash.jpg> MCA
>> Dave's Faves: "Time Was" / "Blowin' Free" / "Warrior"
>>
>> Essential Album: Argus
>>
>> Rock bands with multiple lead guitars are commonplace now, but in 1969
>> when Wishbone Ash adopted the technique, it was something new. More than
>> three dozen albums and numerous personnel changes later, the band is
>> still making music grounded in progressive and hard rock. Founding
>> member Andy Powell (guitars/vocals) has been a constant in the lineup
>> since the band's first album was released in 1970.
>>
>> Watch a 1973 Wishbone Ash performance of "Warrior"
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg6zqejXvqI>
>>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
0 comments:
Post a Comment