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Livemogging Monterey Pop (40-year-delay)

Hey moggers!  I missed you!  Still tough to find time to mog, but tonight the wife and kids are away, and I'm doing what any married man would do in that situation--staying home alone with the dog and watching TV!  Earlier I caught an old episode of MTV Cribs featuring "rock Gods"  (most weren't even demigods, but what can you do).  Then I watched Cloverfield, which completely kicked my ass, and now back to VH1 Classic, where Monterey Pop is on.  I've never seen it, which... MORE

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The go-go era didn't last all that long, maybe a few years, with its cultural apex in the '64-'65 zone. Maybe (I'm not pretending to be Wikipedia here) it kicked off with those Johnny Rivers albums "recorded at" (or so they would have you believe) the Whisky a Go Go in LA, where he set the template for the go-go sound: a stripped-down, party-vibe brand of rock'n'roll with a beat suitable for doing the Monkey, the Jerk, the Frug, and the Shing-a-Ling. At any rate, it was ... MORE

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Rock Shrine No. 24 – Eric Burdon (and the Animals)

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Blog post image preview Ending our tour around Masons Yard, Dalmeny Court is where Eric Burdon had a flat in the mid-‘60s. Eric was lead singer in The Animals, a group who dealt a global Number One in 1964 with their first single, ‘House Of The Rising Sun’. They had original compositions as well (including the hilarious ‘Story Of Bo Diddley’) and starting in ’65 produced a string of fabulous hard hitting singles that, criminally, don’t get modern recognition. According to Eric’s memoir, Don't L... MORE

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Free music video of Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (2)
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is a rock song perhaps best well known as an Animals song. It was written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcus, and first made popular by Nina Simone. A disco version by Santa Esmeralda also became a hit in the 1970s. This version was included on the soundtrack to Kill Bill Vol I.It has been recorded by countless other artists including The Moody Blues, Elvis Costello, Joe Cocker and Cyndi Lauper. Here is a version done by No M... MORE


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