I figure this is likely a lost cause, but if anyone would know how, it's you guys.
I just finally retrieved the contents of my old hard drive off of my folks computer, and I'm finding all of the music I got in college. Now, I should of course get rid of this ill-gotten music, but in the event that I, say, didn't, I'd like to identify some of it. I went through a punk cover phase, and a lot of it is really fun, but I never knew the band that did it. Is there a good online resource where I can look them up? Right now, I've just got 'punk covers' down as the artist.
You could start with coversproject.com: [link]
Squees like a squeeing thing.
That's perfect, Jon. Thanks!
I totally fail to get the jokes in Spinal Tap, but looking at this history of various Deep-Purple-related bands, WHICH IS COMPLETELY SERIOUS, gives me a little of what they're parodying.
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9989 - In July, Ian Gillan quits the group citing "musical differences."
1990 - Deep Purple - now comprised of BLACKMORE, Glover, Lord, Paice, and former RAINBOW vocalist, Joe Lynn, Turner - would sign with RCA Records. The resulting album, Slaves & Masters, would be released in November.
1991 - Deep Purple will tour in support of Slaves & Masters, encompassing the United States, S.America, Europe, England, Japan, Greece, Israel, Hungary, and the Pacific Rim.
1992 - Upon RCA Record's request, Ian Gillan replaces Joe Lynn Turner prior to the band entering the studio again. The result is an album called The Battle Rages On, which is produced by Roger Glover and Tom Panunzio.
1993 - Deep Purple - now with Gillan at the helm - tours Europe. In the midst of the tour, BLACKMORE makes it known that he's not pleased with the performance of Gillan thus far, and plans to depart at the end of the European leg. The band would complete the tour in Japan with guitarist Joe Satriani. Once BLACKMORE returned to the States, he would begin recruiting musicians for the formation of RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW.
And then the drummer exploded...
Hec!!
Is it too late to ask for a video of Robyn!!!!????!!!
Because I would love one.
Somebody is trying to boycott college radio stations that play Skinny Puppy. Kind of makes me giggle.
Hmm. In my experience, at least, all you've got to do to boycott most college radio stations is move a couple of blocks away from it. Then you've got no choice.
"College radio in five words: 'Dead air... um... dead air.'" ~Strongbad
We're on that list and got an email from them about it. The consensus among the DJs was, well, we never played Skinny Puppy before, but maybe we should start!
Betsy, the original conception of Spinal Tap comes almost directly from the infamous Troggs Tapes. Where the British Band who did "Wild Thing" blathered on with stupid pretension and the engineer rolled tape. Christopher Guest and Michael McKean were in an improv group called The Credibility Gap and did albums in the early 70s and did similar rock stuff. And yeah, Deep Purple, is exactly the kind of band Spinal Tap is parodying. In the early 70s, the big three of Heavy Metal were Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple.
Is it too late to ask for a video of Robyn!!!!????!!!
Nope. I'll make one for you. He talks a lot about his new album with Gillian Welch.
