Edgar Broughton Band: Wasa Wasa (1969) OK. Why was I not aware of this band when I was younger???? I mean this is right up my alley. Freaks playing heavy heavy HEAVY music with a sick psych bluesy twist and lyrics...well, certainly of the time. Edgar's Captain Beefheart growl is heavy enough, not to seem like a rip-off. There certainly is a heavy Beefheart vibe...A heavier Safe As Milk rather than the avant-garde Trout Mask.
The heaviness just doesn't let up on this. I originally had Out Demons Out (1986) a decent anthology, and liked it enough to go back to the original albums. This is their first! Wow wow double triple freaking wow!!!
I'm really wondering what my problem was during my 20s and 30s...I had tons of lps, cds even fucking 8 tracks!?! Got lots of "rock" mags, even read Christgau's Consumer Guide at the university library instead of doing REAL life stuff...like school. However, since the advent of the internet, and my friend Randy opening my eyes to krautrock, I didn't realize how ignorant my musical tastes really were. I mean, I was into all the correct bands...Velvets, Iggy, lots of punk (Dolls, Ramones)...the classics...Neil, Zappa, Van the Man...but now I realize how much amazing music was being made during the 60s and 70s, it's blowing my fucking mind into little bits of brain stew strewn across the basement floor!!!!!
[aside: the 14 minute "Dawn Crept Away" is cleaning out my eardrums right now. These guys are too much!!! I love them...in a platonic sort of psychedelic freak-out way. I wish I had some acid right now...or even ecstasy...goddammit!!! even some pot!!!!]
This makes me very curious about the music being made today. The stuff I see on Muchmusic, as far as I can tell...is bullshit. I know Justin Timberlake has a great rep amongst the crits, but...damn I just don't see it. Narcissistic dance floor jive that may sound alright dancing underneath the neon strobe lights strung out on the E and being...in your 20s! But why listen at home without all the extra periphery???? Fuck that dude!!
I'm keeping my ears open and there is a lot of great music being made today!!! You just have to seek it out, and with the internet, it's a hell of a lot easier than it used to be! Acid Mothers Temple, Boredoms, Ghost, Six Organs of Admittance, Julian Cope, Drive-By Truckers are good mainstream stuff, Iron & Wine, Oneida....that's just stuff off the top of my head. I haven't even touched on the really experimental stuff...the wild experimental music (Zorn, Diamanda Galas, Nurse with Wound, Sunn O))), Merzbow)...there's probably a lot of wild jazz I'm ignorant to, as well as a lot of classic songwriters still putting out great songs with great lyrics and melodies...that will never go out of style!
Hopefully, with the downfall of record companies, more musicians will be able to make a living doing what they do best...making fucking music!!! And not for some record company a & r asshole, but for themselves and their fans. Using the web and downloads (studio, live, live in the studio), with special collections (you know...nice covers, liner notes, booklets, bonuses) available for purchase on their own web site will hopefully be the wave of the future. Cut out the middlemen, which should reduce the cost for the consumer and allow the artist to pocket more of the money to keep their careers going forward.
Man...you see what listening to Edgar Broughton does to you!?!? Gets you all hyper and shit! Musicians - follow your muse, consumers - keep your ears open! Rock on babies!!!
Edgar's official web presence.
Internet Live Archive - a great site to explore tons of new artists putting their live stuff online for free download!!!
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The heaviness just doesn't let up on this. I originally had Out Demons Out (1986) a decent anthology, and liked it enough to go back to the original albums. This is their first! Wow wow double triple freaking wow!!!
I'm really wondering what my problem was during my 20s and 30s...I had tons of lps, cds even fucking 8 tracks!?! Got lots of "rock" mags, even read Christgau's Consumer Guide at the university library instead of doing REAL life stuff...like school. However, since the advent of the internet, and my friend Randy opening my eyes to krautrock, I didn't realize how ignorant my musical tastes really were. I mean, I was into all the correct bands...Velvets, Iggy, lots of punk (Dolls, Ramones)...the classics...Neil, Zappa, Van the Man...but now I realize how much amazing music was being made during the 60s and 70s, it's blowing my fucking mind into little bits of brain stew strewn across the basement floor!!!!!
[aside: the 14 minute "Dawn Crept Away" is cleaning out my eardrums right now. These guys are too much!!! I love them...in a platonic sort of psychedelic freak-out way. I wish I had some acid right now...or even ecstasy...goddammit!!! even some pot!!!!]
This makes me very curious about the music being made today. The stuff I see on Muchmusic, as far as I can tell...is bullshit. I know Justin Timberlake has a great rep amongst the crits, but...damn I just don't see it. Narcissistic dance floor jive that may sound alright dancing underneath the neon strobe lights strung out on the E and being...in your 20s! But why listen at home without all the extra periphery???? Fuck that dude!!
I'm keeping my ears open and there is a lot of great music being made today!!! You just have to seek it out, and with the internet, it's a hell of a lot easier than it used to be! Acid Mothers Temple, Boredoms, Ghost, Six Organs of Admittance, Julian Cope, Drive-By Truckers are good mainstream stuff, Iron & Wine, Oneida....that's just stuff off the top of my head. I haven't even touched on the really experimental stuff...the wild experimental music (Zorn, Diamanda Galas, Nurse with Wound, Sunn O))), Merzbow)...there's probably a lot of wild jazz I'm ignorant to, as well as a lot of classic songwriters still putting out great songs with great lyrics and melodies...that will never go out of style!
Hopefully, with the downfall of record companies, more musicians will be able to make a living doing what they do best...making fucking music!!! And not for some record company a & r asshole, but for themselves and their fans. Using the web and downloads (studio, live, live in the studio), with special collections (you know...nice covers, liner notes, booklets, bonuses) available for purchase on their own web site will hopefully be the wave of the future. Cut out the middlemen, which should reduce the cost for the consumer and allow the artist to pocket more of the money to keep their careers going forward.
Man...you see what listening to Edgar Broughton does to you!?!? Gets you all hyper and shit! Musicians - follow your muse, consumers - keep your ears open! Rock on babies!!!
Edgar's official web presence.
Internet Live Archive - a great site to explore tons of new artists putting their live stuff online for free download!!!
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Edgar and the boys doing "Love in the Rain" live during their prime. Incredible stuff...and you eventually can see the band about a minute in! thanks exdoomorbedommed!
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2 comments:
thank you very much, brother! I ve just watched this and I feel in
paradise!
Fernando, from Coimbra,
Portugal
Awesome!
I'm so glad you like it. Edgar has become a BIG fav.
John
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