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Is it possible that Zep might employ Steven Tyler to supply vocals for next year’s Led Zeppelin tour? How weird would that be? Aero Zeppelin. Kinda works semantically, but how strange would that be?! Really…tell us all below and let’s see where this idea really stands in the hearts of fans…
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BTW, Happy Halloween Everybody!!!
Hey guys…my sweet one and I are in the process of moving (currently surrounded by boxes and dust), so things will be slow here at the blog this week. Here’s a couple songs called “Movin’ Out”, one chosen by me and the other chosen by my lovely lady. Be back ASAP! Dig…
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You’ve probably heard me singing the praises of Dungen’s brand of Swedish psych-folk rock before, and I’m still singing…especially after the recent release of the 4 album and the Kemado Records CMJ showcase that they headlined on Friday night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. If you have any kind of ear for beautiful throwback psychedelic rock they way that I do, you are already a big fan. And if you’ve never heard them and you’re still reading this, listen up below! This is “Satt Att Se” from their new album, 4 (which is indeed their 4th album)….
Dungen – ‘Satt Att Se’: [audio="http://kemado.com/_files/audio/dungen/SATT_ATT_SE.mp3"]
See! I told you so. Dungen is one of the newer bands out there now on the rock fringe, proving that rock music can still be adventurous and even sound pretty…and still rock hard. They are part of the new batch of neo psych-rockers (along with bands such as Black Mountain, Wooden Shjips, Howlin Rain, and Earthless) that are keeping that vibe alive in what may just be a reawakening era of rock music.
Dungen are a band who jam, but aren’t a jam band (not that there’s anything wrong with that!). Their live show is pretty true to the music on their albums, and when you hear their albums, it makes you want to hear them live. It’s beautifully-composed pastoral soundscapes with bursts of raw guitar feedback freak-outs and real old-school groove from a rhythm section that knows how to sit right outside of the pocket. All that AND Swedish lyrics.
Definitely go see them on tour if they come to your town. It’s the best kind of music out there…at a value price, because they don’t quite have the mediocre appeal of bands like Coldplay (sorry, Coldplay fans…no I’m not).
Get their new album, 4, here at Amazon, or the other highly-recommended Ta Det Lugnt from 2005. Oh yeah, and it’s pronounced Doon-yen!
More pics after the jump…
First to this one, the Kemado Records showcase, with Dungen headlining…
And hopefully a cab over to The Colonel Records showcase to see The Weight…
Name one artist/band that has covered the Screamin’ Jay Hawkins classic “I Put A Spell On You”.
I’m unashamedly plugging my mate on this one! It’s not generally realised, as Jeff played guitar in the Christie line -up in which I featured on bass for over 15 years – but from his 60′s pop roots with The Outer Limits (who toured with Hendrix) through to the multi-million selling”Yellow River” hitmakers Christie, Jeff was a successful bass player/lead vocalist – not to mention a great songwriter. The U.K. pop band Tremeloes ignored Jeff’s songwriting skills to their cost however, as they turned down the chance to release Yellow River and Jeff proceeded to take it to Number One all over the world himself.
The initial Christie line-up was in fact a trio with Jeff providing the pumping bass lines underneath his distinctive vocal. A victim of their overwhelming singles success with “Yellow River” and “San Bernadino”, the band struggled to recreate those sales on subsequent, more experimental releases. But a look back at the album “For all Mankind” illustrates just what a great band Christie was, particularly with regard to Jeff’s writing. The title track of the album is still a great listen. Sony recently re-released the entire Christie canon on remastered CD’s and the fantastic artist-friendly UK label Angel Air have just released a double set featuring all Jeff’s early Outer Limits recordings, plus a previously unreleased solo album from the early 80′s entitled Floored Masters.
Jeff is a great example of a bassist as an all-rounder, singer – songwriter – bandleader – hitmaker.
Check out Ray Chan’s excellent Christie site HERE.
I promise that will not be the case.
…and it WILL actually be released! I believe it’s late November. BUT, I just found out that I’ll have a copy at work as early as tomorrow. I’ve gotta say that I’m kinda excited about it. What’s it been, 15 years since The Spaghetti Incident? And that wasn’t even a real album. Do you think this one (of the 15 or so that were posted on Amazon) will be the cover…
UPDATE: And here‘s a link to the first single “Chinese Democracy” that aired this morning on many radio stations across the country.
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What drummer died in September of 1978?
…East Village Radio