Roxy Music - Avalon was one of the first albums I can remember as a young kid (I was around 10 years old, think I heard it in 1984 first time). And I still love and play that album.
But the crazy thing is knowing that Brian Eno was in that band for a short period. I love Eno, knew him first from U2 mid 80s, and then only afterwards I discovered his solo work.
62 250 gto
The queen was only other person to afford one !
Super cool. I got into Roxy music after “finishing” the bowie, mott, ronson, Ian hunter ouvre
I never got into their whole yacht rock genre they invented fully but they are the best of that !
Not huge into T Rex (to me a lot sounds the same) but some good stuff in that genre too
I saw them 3 or 4 times. First time - Auditorium Theatre in Chicago for the Country Life tour.
My favorite theatre ever.
fitting venue! ample lamé!
RIP to legendary jazz musician Ramsey Lewis who has passed.
They’re ok but you missed the best most influential band out of Massachusetts. The Pixies. So many great songs.
I sold a ton of Pixies at the record store I worked at in Amherst
More poor man’s Airplane, but I still pull this record off the shelf sometimes…
The Boston Tea Party The Boston Tea Party 1968 us ,psychedelic rock - YouTube
Other cool non-rock musicians from the Boston area include Johnny Hodges, Chick Corea, Roy Haynes (still alive, almost 100!), Leonard Bernstein and Donna Summer…
Great band and so many good covers of their songs too…
Jonathan Richman reportedly builds pizza ovens in SF/Chino - maybe there’s a rock and roll solution to your Bay Area slice situation?
Whaaaaat? There is no justice in the world of JoJo needs a day job.
I’ve seen him a few times, but a couple years ago I was walking to see him at a small place in SF and realized we were walking behind him - he had his guitar on his way to the venue - must have taken public transit.
Ha - knowing him it’s gotta be something he likes doing, i hope so
also food related, Terminator X from Public Enemy (R and R HOF) is apparently an ostrich farmer in NC.
Faith No More guitarist Jim Martin became a competitive giant-pumpkin farmer
Funny - sounds like a new thread - musicians with foodie side projects.
could be a long thread i like it…
sammy hagar and jimmy buffett have built empires!
but i like the smaller stories (and that big hotdog is a showstopper worthy of alice cooper!)
Live from Daryl’s House is a really cool series that sometimes involves cooking. This one with Billy Gibbons making guacamole is memorable (at about 22:30 marker).
never forget, there’ll be days like this.
