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Posted about 1 year ago
I'm guessing you missed this performance on the VH-1 Classics broadcast of this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies, because you probably dozed off during Madonna's acceptance speech (what, were they dubbing her Queen of Music or something?), or walked out of the room at the very idea of Billy Joel inducting John Mellencamp, two guys who might belong in the hall of something, but probably not rock and roll. But Joan Jett rocked. I'm not so much convinced that the Dave Clark 5 are in any kind of rock pantheon, but I did dig their singles back then, and always watched them on The Ed Sullivan Show, and although most critics thought it was a subpar take on "A Hard Day's Night," their film "Having A Wild Weekend" (the U.S. title) was a pretty sharp, gritty mid-'60s rock pic.So, good for them. And good that Joan got the job of paying tribute, because she's an old-school, thumping-rock chick, and she looked hot.
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  1. emscee
    emscee says Sorry...the MP3 didn't take, even though the post preview said it did.
    Permalink posted 03/30/2008
  2. ivylander
    ivylander says Those songs are indestructible. Nice the way the bass guitarist for "Glad All Over" got the whooping sound on the chorus - it was one of those little elements that really made the original....
    Permalink posted 03/30/2008
  3. indiepixie
    indiepixie says she's totally hard core! I love it. cig and whiskey voice. joany oh joany
    Permalink posted 03/30/2008
  4. emscee
    emscee says let's give this another try:
    Permalink posted 03/30/2008
  5. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says At an earlier DC5 thread, I was going on about how much I dug "Glad All Over," "Bits and Pieces" and "Catch Us If You Can" - and completely neglected "Anyway You Want It" and "Try Too Hard." (I'm particularly fond of "Try Too Hard.") They were way more prolific and accomplished than many of their one-hit Brit peers - although that early "Beatles vs DC5" rivalry in the teen mags is laughable in retrospect. BTW, this reminded me that my Paul Revere & the Raiders post is long overdue.
    Permalink posted 03/30/2008
  6. emscee
    emscee says Yeah, it's time for some Raiders: "Good Thing," "Hungry," "Just Like Me," "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone"...if it weren't for the costumes, they'd be taken far more seriously as a '60s garagesque band.
    Permalink posted 03/30/2008
  7. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says So true. "Ups and Downs," "Kicks," "Him Or Me, What's It Gonna Be"...arguably more significant than the DC5. Not only an American response to the British Invasion, but homegrown Cali rock with a few hints of the folk-rock to come. Must get on this...
    Permalink posted 03/30/2008
  8. ivylander
    ivylander says Absolutely agreed that the Raiders are overdue for rediscovery. "Steppin' Out" is a pre-punk classic.
    Permalink posted 03/30/2008
  9. dermahrk
    dermahrk says I also think being the "house band" for so many Dick Clark lip-synchfest afternoons on "Where The Action Is" (which was usually where it ??wasn't?? didn't help either. But I bought a Best Of collection for the singles (and the fact that my old garage bands did a lot of their tunes) and thoroughly enjoy it. Oddly enough, as much as I like the DC5, I did not enjoy their biggest early hits "Glad All Over" and "Bits And Pieces". Still don't.
    Permalink posted 03/30/2008
  10. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says I get the feeling that everyone on that stage bar Joan cut their teeth on those tunes. Not so much as learning the songs that afternoon at a rehearsal as remembering how the chord sequences went. They all look so happy! And Joanie's version is fantastic - what a showgal. Just so the props go where they should, the very wonderful Paul Revere and the Raiders came from Portland, Oregon, not Cali. Which raises the question of whether Raiders guitarist Fang picked up playing his guitar behind his back from Jimi (on a Seattle road trip), or vice versa.
    Permalink posted 03/31/2008
  11. emscee
    emscee says It's true that The Raiders hailed from the Northwest, but in Mike's defense, the hit records were cut in LA, mostly with producer Terry Melcher and, on tracks like the stormin' "Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be," the Wrecking Crew. It's Hal Blaine's drumming that propels that track. So let's just call it West Coast Rock.
    Permalink posted 03/31/2008
  12. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says Thanks for chiming in again, em. I do believe that the Melcher effect (Doris Day's son, if I'm not mistaken, and the Byrds' original producer who oversaw their string of hits) was significant to the Raiders' sound. So very Hollywood...but I'll capitulate to "West Coast Rock."
    Permalink posted 03/31/2008

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