I got my hands on the new Detroit Cobras album Tied & True. How is it? It sounds exactly like The Detroit Cobras. Putting all smarm and snark aside, the reason I say that is I have read much (mostly put forth by label Bloodshot) stating that it was this neo-Spector production unlike what they have done in the past. I was picturing a very Ramones a la _Turn of the Century_ album. The Detroit ...
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The Detroit Cobras show FTW 1.) Free admission 2.) Decent beer 3.) Cigarette-smoke tinged voice snarling garage-soul tunes 4.) Three-piece suit on the four-string 5.) They're not the Detroit Lions. Automatic win. photo: dave And speaking of lions, last I heard, Those Young Lions had disbanded but I was pleased to see them back on stage. Now give us more. Those Young Lions - Tra...
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What a dirty rock pleasure it was to catch The Cobras last week at Maxwell's. Joey Mazzola, who played guitar on my upcoming Detroit LP, graced the stage with his wildly expansive chops and even sang some skillful back up. I had no idea he could sing too. In this vid I just found, he's playing bass. Where does it end?!Rachel Nagy sports rock pipes of gold and is powerful, unique, and sexed out ...
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The Detroit Cobras (w/ Dan Sartain, The Willowz)(Slim's, San Francisco CA, 08/17/07)Three weeks after the stupendous Grinderman show, I find myself again at Slim's to see The Detroit Cobras. Traffic is favorable this time around and I get in a bit before The Willowz kick off the evening. I find a spot to lean on the bar, sip a beer, and relax. I don't know much about this Anaheim band, but I ca...
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I got my hands on the new Detroit Cobras album Tied & True. How is it? It sounds exactly like The Detroit Cobras. Putting all smarm and snark aside, the reason I say that is I have read much (mostly put forth by label Bloodshot) stating that it was this neo-Spector production unlike what they have done in the past. I was picturing a very Ramones a la _Turn of the Century_ album. The Detroit ...
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I have a thing for picking apart lyrics, finding hidden and double meanings, going back and seeing if songs had correlations with the actual life of the artist at the time. A lot of mainstream artsists nowadays seem to think that wearing your heart, or, for that matter, everything on your sleeve makes for good music. So lyrics get more and more explicit. Things are said bluntly and ever so clea...
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My beloved Detroit Cobras take the Strokes' Last Nite, powder it with sweet melancholy, reduce the noise and boost the melody, and give us one of my favourite covers of all time. Enjoy :)
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"They perform standards from the vaults of Motown, Soul music & 50's rock & roll. In contrast to cover bands that attempt to re-create the original, the "Cobras":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Cobras use material from the past and shape it into fresh, original garage rock versions. The resulting sound is rock & roll roots packed with modern garage rock energy".One of the bands I missed li...
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"Anna's post today":http://mog.com/Anna/blog_post/37191 gave me a brilliant idea.My father-in-law's coming back to town for a weekend or so. He's a notorious 50's and 60's music junkie, and I've already enabled him by showing him how to burn CD's on his new laptop. Here's the plan: I'm going to replace his CD's with the following CD's:The Detroit Cobras - Mink Rat Or RabbitThe Detroit Cobras - ...
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The Detroit Cobras (w/ Dan Sartain, The Willowz)(Slim's, San Francisco CA, 08/17/07)Three weeks after the stupendous Grinderman show, I find myself again at Slim's to see The Detroit Cobras. Traffic is favorable this time around and I get in a bit before The Willowz kick off the evening. I find a spot to lean on the bar, sip a beer, and relax. I don't know much about this Anaheim band, but I ca...
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I was reading "Rawk's post":http://mog.com/Rawkkiddo/blog_post/67115 about grief, frustration, and feeling that our efforts cannot dissuade others from catastrophe. I cannot tell you how much I relate.I work as a mental health case manager and experience this disappointment and sadness from time to time. Music does the power to heal though, and further more we can never really know what the out...
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| 1 As Long as I Have You |
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| 2 Nothing But a Heartache |
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| 3 If You Don't Think |
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| 4 Leave My Kitten Alone |
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| 5 (I Wanna Know) What's Going On? |
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