Rock and Roll Reminiscing - IIII

Tour2ma · March 2003

Rock and Roll Reminiscing

09 March 2003 --- Letter Of The Week is I

For what this is about and some guidelines please click on the following link:

http://clubpolk.polkaudio.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7234

Yes, its a long post, but please read, if you participate.

This week we are only discussing artists whose last name, and groups whose name begin with the letter I.

Note: The word The doesnt count, so for example The Allman Brothers Band belongs in the "A's" discussion and not in the Ts (guideline #5).

When possible, please supply complete title, format, company, year and catalog number when posting recordings.

And so our 26-week odyssey continues

Hope you come along for the ride

I have a feeling this is going to be a pretty light week, but let's all get out there and take one for the team....

Jstas · March 2003

Iron Butterfly -- Ina Gadda Da Vida

What do I remember about this song? Besides the heavy bass track, I have a very vivid memory of The Simpsons on two occasions. The first one being Homer driving along in his clapped out muscle car as a teenager butchering The Steve Miller Band's The Joker and the radio DJ coming on after the song was over and stating that they were going to play Ina Gadda Da Vida, the extra loooong version. Then there was Bart, replacing the church music with sheet music written for a song called "In the Garden of Eden" which sounded suspiciously like "Ina Gada Da Vida" on a pipe organ.

Oh yeah, I have the vinyl LP of Iron Butterfly that has the song on it. I'
d give the info on the album but 1.) I don't want to go find it and 2.) You can't get it anymore so whats the point. Go search for a CD version or something.

F1nut · March 2003

INXS on vinyl somewhere around here, but like Jstas, I'm feeling lazy tonight.

More or less a pop band that had a few hits in the '80's. I don't remember why I bought one of their LP's, but since I haven't bothered to buy it on CD, it couldn't have been that good.

dcarlson · March 2003

I Mother Earth - A great canadian rock band. I don't know how much exposure they've had in the U.S. but worth a listen.

Albums I have are "Dig" and "Scenery and Fish" both really good.

Derick.

joe6pak · March 2003

Billy Idol

I don't have any of his stuff, but whenever I hear "White Wedding" on the radio, something makes me want to turn it up.

Iron Maiden

Don't know much about them, but this group does start with an "I" so they need to be mentioned. Maybe one of you heavy metal, devil worshipers can furnish more info about this group.

Yes Iron Butterfly. My memories of this group are different from Jstas. When this group hit I was tooling around in hot rods or chasing fine youg women at parties with ina gadda di vida blaring in the back ground. At one party the host kid was so in love with that song he kept playing it over and over. It was staring to drive everyone nuts. At last a very large farm boy just took the record off the player and broke it in half. Sad host, but happy guests.

joe

F1nut · March 2003

joe,

My memories of Ina Gadda Da Vida are similar to yours and I think I was at that party.....

F1

shack · March 2003

I miss that album - It p####d me off when he broke it.

Tour2ma · March 2003

Good one Shack... Yup "I's" are flowing like water. Yawn

Well I really like:
INXS - Kick (1987 Atlantic 7 81796-2)
Tough call on a CD, but Id imagine vinyl would have the first 5 tracks on side one and that would make it a very strong contender for any Best Album Side list.

Line-up is: Guns in the Sky, New Sensation Devil inside Need You Tonight, Mediate very good stuff indeed.

The only other disc I have of theirs is X. Its kinda the same only less, cause they already did it once. Then the Lead singer, Michael Hutchence, pulled a Kurt Cobain and well, that was that

Only one for now S**t, I only have 3 in all my stuff so I have to pace myself.

Somebody got some Iggy out there? None here

joe6pak · March 2003

Shack & F1.

That was quite a party wasn't it? The host was really pissed about the album, but when Mule (the album breaker) did something, anybody with any sense did not question his actions.

Ahhhh. I can still see those pretty girls like I was there only yesterday. Like Bob S said, "Way up firm & high."

joe

joe6pak · March 2003

Tour2ma.

Don't you have any of these "I's"

Julio Iglesias or The Indigo girls? How about Burl Ives?

joe

abmarsh · March 2003

I can't believe no one's mentioned Iron Maiden yet.

Tour2ma · March 2003

Well since it's so lively here with the "Eye's", may as well post some feedback on recent buys that I've made based on our past discussions.

Shack's rec on Nancy Griffith is the hands down winner to date. I've listened to it three times so far and it just keeps getting better. Only drawback is when she talks about going to the Woolworth's as a kid I get this image of Sissy Spacek in "Coal Miner's Daughter" that I can't shake for the next couple songs:)

Next best find... either of the two Audience CD's I bought after Joe6 rec'd I give Lunch a try. It is very good Joe. But I may like their self-titled debut even better. Give it a listen.

Frank's "loan" of Alan Parson's Project Stereotomy has also gotten a couple listens and been enjoyed. And it lead me to grab I Robot as well. Had forgotten how much I liked it.

The two Humble Pie I picked up, As Safe as Yesterday and Town and Country have their moments, but haven't grabbed me yet and maybe never will.

So y'all pick up any gems out of these threads?

Tour2ma · March 2003

joe6pak · March 2003

abmarsh.

I did mention Iron Maiden already. Read my post several up. I asked for more info, so give us what you got. I know they were accused by many to be devil worshipers, but that is all I really know.

Tour.

Good to hear you liked the Audience stuff. I have not heard their debut album. I may check it out when I can afford to. Right now I have been investing heavy in Julio Iglesias and Burl Ives recordings so cash is tight!

joe

shack · March 2003

Originally posted by joe6pak
Julio Iglesias or The Indigo girls?

I was afraid of this. I almost suggested that we skip the "I" for this very reason. I didn't because I just knew we were better than this.

OK this is just a half-assed recomendation because I like some but not all of the album.

Incubus - Make Yourself - 1999 - This is pretty much standard late 90s metal/funk/rap/thrash/whatever rock. So-So at best but I do like the cuts "Drive" and "The Warmth". Everything else (at least to me) is pretty unremarkable.

Now to one I like:

Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing - The Story Of The Isley Brothers - 1999 - I know...this is R&B and not R&R...but when I listened to this group in the late 60s and early 70's the lines were very blurred. On any given station you might hear Led Zeppelin and then the Isley Brothers...So I'm including them. Their really good albums from the 60s and 70s are out of print...but I join the BMG Club from time to time and picked this one up when I had to fulfill my membership. I'm glad I did. It has 50 tracks, most of which many of you have never heard unless you are as old as me. "It's Your Thing" was one of the anthems of the era...."It's your thing, do what you wanna do. I can't tell you, who to sock it to." Good stuff. Too much to go through but it seems like they covered half the music world at the time in their Funk R&B style. If you like the style you might want to get one of their "Best Of" CDs.

Tour - I'm glad you are enjoying Nanci Griffith - she has always been one of my underrated gems - You OBVIOUSLY have very good taste in music .

I still plan on getting Humble Pie's Rock On, I've just been too busy. I'll let you know what I think of it.

shack · March 2003

Originally posted by joe6pak
Billy Idol

I don't have any of his stuff, but whenever I hear "White Wedding" on the radio, something makes me want to turn it up.

I agree about "White Wedding"...however my fondest recollection of Idol is his video for "Cradle Of Love" where the little hottie goes into the geeks apartment and cranks up his stereo and starts dancing. Nice imagery there.

Billm57 · March 2003

Originally posted by Tour2ma
The two Humble Pie I picked up, As Safe as Yesterday and Town and Country have their moments, but haven't grabbed me yet and maybe never will.

So y'all pick up any gems out of these threads?

you picked up the wrong Humble Pie IMO..you need to get Live At The Fillmore and Smokin

shack · March 2003

Billm57 - We covered those in the "HHHH" thread which lead to tour's purchase. Tour bought those two and I'm buying Rock On.

Originally posted by Tour2ma
Damn feels like the game is half over and I'm just coming off the bench. Will say that IMO some of the great "H's" have been a little slighted by quickie posts. Don't need "tour" length stuff, but a little more than a couple lines are due, dontcha think?

NOT in this category is Shack's treatment of Humble Pie, but I gotta add some to that. Man, what a great band. I have exactly the same releases in my collection, shack. Their dbl album from the Fillmore East is one of the great live performance recordings I've heard. They had a collective raw quality that you only get a taste of in their studio stuff, like Smokin, that is just in your face on the Fillmore release.

Fillmore is on my HIGHLY RECOMMENDED list FWIW

The contrast between Frampton's sweet guitar work and Steve Marriott's strained vocals is just magical and the secret of their success, IMO. I Dont Need No Doctor rocks to the nth degree. Id almost be shocked if Marriott can speak above a whisper today.

SHACK, what do you say we split the purchase of the earlier stuff and swap reviews and discs. Per AMG, three are available let me know

danger boy · March 2003

I don't have any "I's" to add yet.. but I did see INXS in concert in the mid 80's. they were great back then. A few yrs ago I saw Billy Idol in concert. with his guitarist, Steve Stevens. wow. amazing guitarist. but Billy lacked the punk boy umph he once had. yeah it was still incredible to see him in concert though.

joe6pak · March 2003

Shack.

I was going to mention the Isley Brothers tomorrow. I am glad you covered them. You do a much better job than I do. That band was pretty good if you like that style. Lots of catchy tunes. I don't watch much MTV, but I do remember that Billy Idol video you are talking about. Pretty nice little girl. Refering to my posting Julio and The Indigo Girls, you said you just knew we were better than this. Well all these other guys may be better than that, but not me. I'm a real dickhead sometimes. Just ask the Mrs. At least I got Tour to post that cool picture of Burl Ives.

Tour.

Great picture of Burl. He would have probably made a good rocker if he would have let his hair grow and got into drugs.

I'm still waiting for those Iron Maiden fans to give us some info.

joe

shack · March 2003

Joe - you notice I did not say anything about Burl. Hey, I know I have that Frosty The Snowman video around here someplace where he does the voice. I know because my girls watched that thing hundreds of times. Old Burl could really rock on that video!

joe6pak · March 2003

Shack.

Yes I did notice you did not mention Burl. I figured you were a closet Burl fan. I just listened to Elvin Bishop's Juke Joint Jump. I bet if Burl would have hooked up with Elvin, Frosty would have rocked even more. Btw, the piano player on juke joint really makes it go. He is not Jerry Lee but he is very good.

joe

joe6pak · March 2003

This thread is soooo sloooow. Damn, I am following my post with another post.

The Inkspots. This group formed in 1938 is credited with pioneering the black group-harmony genere, helping pave the way for the doo wop explosion of the 50s. Thats what the AMG says. They are usually right.

Janis Ian anyone?

joe

Tour2ma · March 2003

Why Joe, I'd be delighted.

Janis Ian- Between the Lines (1975 CBS - PC33394)
Of course the big hit here was "At Seventeen" about as big an introspective angst song as there has ever been... and you can dance to it too.

OK, it was a good song, but her voice was OK, but the rest of the songs on the album were pretty good, but

Others just did it better Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon before her, and Joan Armatrading and (early) Tracey Chapman after her.

OK I agree "I" has the early lead in the Most Pathetic Letter competition, but c'mon Guys, look at the bright side, THE WEEK"S HALF OVER. Soon we'll be in the land of Janis.... and Joe... and Michael? ? ? ? (hee hee...)

So shape up out there have some fun with it and quit your bellyaching...

For the rest of this week, I want to see effort from all of you that you can be proud of. Give everything you've got....

.... and then give a little more... Just like this lady has :eek:...

abmarsh · March 2003

Joe6pak, I guess I ought to read the posts more closely, huh? I always liked Iron Maiden. The Number of the Beast and Powerslave are the best in my opinion.

joe6pak · March 2003

abmarsh.

You probably fell asleep reading my post. Don't feel bad. I think that happens a lot. I sometimes nod off while writing them.

Tour2ma

I have been busting my **** trying to come up with "I's". Damn, I went clear back to 1938 to come up with the Inkspots. I am going to try harder as you suggest. Give all I got, but I don't really want to piss on myself like the lady in the picture. Did you ever Coach? Good info on Janis Ian.

Isle of Q.

A band from Philly. Hard alternative rockers. Fairly new band with only one cd out, so there will not be much reminiscing about them.

Chris Isaacs

He is described as a college rock, pop rock, and rockabilly type singer. Anyone care to add info about him.

Extra bonus with an advanced apology to shack. Julio Iglesias Jr.!! That is right shack, they are multiplying! Is there a Burl Ives jr.?

joe

heavyismymetal · March 2003

IRON MAIDEN: Piece Of Mind...'83. (Flight of Icarus, Revalation(personal fav.), Die With Your Boots On).
Powerslave......'84. (Aces High, 2 Mins. To Midnight, Rime Of The Ancient Mariner)
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son...'88. (Infinite Dreams, 7th Son, Evil That Men Do).
Somewhere In Time....'86. (Wasted Years, Caught Somewhere,Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner).
This band had many good albums since the self titled record in 1980. If you aren't into Metal, you probably would'nt give a damn about anything else that I could say about this band or any other, so I will just keep it short. Many welcomes for that!

So Joe6pak there ya' go! But, ya' know....The only candles I light are sitting around the bathtub with the wife, the only "shrines" in the house are the ones with Guitar World magizines sittin' on the back tank for the tainted reader, and this family prays everynite at Dinner. Hardly the "Devil Worshiper" that you would expect.
Unless you wanna ask the people I have trapped under house about my sense and sensability.

ICEHOUSE: Measure For Measure.....'86 (No Promises)
Man Of Colours....'87 (Crazy, Electric Blue)
This band was another guilty pleasure for me. After I would slaughter a domestic animal, I would go on a rage and play Icehouse wearing headphones while sitting in a vat of peanut butter jerking off, wearing camo's and a sippy cup hat. No one ever suspected me because the neighbors only heard Iron Maiden. And any self respecting Maiden fan wouldn't drink from a sippy cup.

joe6pak · March 2003

heavyismymetal.

Wow! Great post! I really mean that. Damn, old joe was full body slammed and counted out! I must have read your post 10 times and I am still laughing my **** off. It is a shame that this thread has slowed so much, as not to many people will see it. What is really ironic, (to me anyway) is that I had just listened to a cd I had made that was all Led Zep, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath. Kind of metal I guess?

If your comment about not giving a damn about any more of your observations about this group or others was to me, than you are wrong. Let the info flow. Thats what this thread is about.

My comments about devil worshiping were made in jest. I am sorry if I insulted you or anyone else. I have read stories about Iron Maiden that accused them of satanic teachings. I can remember several times in my life when music I liked was put in the "do not listen category" on account of religious concerns. I thought that really sucked.

Do you play guitar? Or should I ask those people under your house? You referenced Guitar World Mag is why I asked.

Icehouse. I have not ever heard of this group. I will check them out. The vat of peanutbutter sounds like fun. How big is the vat and how much does it cost to fill with peanutbutter? Do you prefer creamy or crunchy?

Are you a farm guy? I guess that because of your location. Those corn and bean fields are big.

Well, I am getting all my domestic animals in, just in case. Think I will listen to some more Black Sabbath before I retire to bed for some uneasy sleep.

joe

Tour2ma · March 2003

I second the motion Joe...

Damn heavy a cumulative 5er for youstarted with a smile and built to roflmao tears here manthe comedic pace was perfection the peanut butter was the clincher Gawd I hope it wasnt crunchy style too effin funny WTH, Im throwing in a plus this just became a worthwhile LOTW...

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Man post all the Iron Maiden you want. Youve earned the right and anybody that wants to skip it can

Joe,
Chris Issacs, good one there... dont own him, but could see some of him coming my way. That hit he had a while back was very haunting and listenable I thought.
Did a little sports coaching long ago (kids B-Ball and Football), but pretty much was my job to coach performance in the last decade or so before I retired.
Ok, now you can rest youve done your part.

My last I is a regional one that some of you western PA boys might know.

Iron City Houserockers Pumping Iron & Sweating Steel The Best of (1992 Rhino R2 70375)
This is a Pittsburgh, local legend band. I think I read a really strong review of this compilation in Stereo Review years ago and took a shot (besides it was Rhino and I love that label). Been an hour or two since I started this post because while I remember liking this CD, I had to play it to remember why. Now I remember and there are a couple reasons.

Firstly, this is a good listen because in one, 18-track CD you can hear the developmental rise of a band, and maybe its fall as well, between the years 1979 and 1984. Secondly, its a good listen because there are 12 or so really good tracks here.

The first track is a kind of hard to listen to. Its very raw, under produced; very much garage band type stuff and nothing to get excited about. Then #2 perks the old ears up a bit with something that sounds a little like Springsteen meets Warren Zevon. Three follows with more of a Bruce-like quality coming over them and with #4 it seems like its going to stay there. Through these the sound is still a little raw but getting better, but could get boring.

Then #5 breaks the building monotony with a cover of Chuck Berrys School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)again ala Warren Zevon and then the whole thing just took off. More Bruce for a couple, then a track hits that reminds me of The Clash more Springsteen then Joe Jackson then a little more Bruce. All through this run the production and sound are improving, the rough edges of the earlier stuff are just gradually being smoothed away and ears perk, ears perk, ears perk

The thing is that through the middle 10 tracks or so, while I was reminded of these other bands, but it wasnt like the Houserockers were copying or imitating them. They were just reminiscent of them. Even more than that, they were tracks I believe the bands they reminded me of would have been pleased to have written and recorded. And the production is good, the sound quality is very good. Also through this run guests start dropping in, including Mick Ronson and Steven van Zandt. Maybe little Steven was attracted by the Bruce-like quality, cause it was there before he sat in.

This continues almost all the way through track 16 when in its last minute it slides into an over-produced mode into which it dives deeper in track 17. And while the 18th, and last, track tries to rock its way back out of the mire, the same demon sucks it under. Kind of a sad ending to a group that was pretty damn entertaining at its height. Even if I never heard of them before, I am glad Rhino did.

Big Dan R · April 2003

lets see..... Iggy Pop kicks ****, inxs, iron butterfly through the 60's, Iron maiden, Billy Idol, Ice cube (everyone here probably hates rap) Thats about it for I in my library.

Tour2ma · April 2003

Big Dan,
Welcome to the RnR Rem threads.
Most of your list was covered by others except I don't think anybody took up Iggy's banner... care to expand on him?
As for the "Cubester", well it's an RnR theme, but we do bend the rules...

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