One Hit Wonders!

[rld]

Apr 29, 2009, 9:05pm, matthoggard wrote:Apr 29, 2009, 7:44pm, ernstinen wrote:Oh Man! I just found a real gem ---The Vanilla Fudge doing the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hanging On."What theatrics, what harmonies, what twirlling sticks!A classic for all time:Enjoy! Ern Is it me or does the drummer look alot like Tommy Lee?Maybe its his Uncle or something? That was crazy!M~Gawd...that was painful to watch.

[davekershaw]

Apr 30, 2009, 7:21am, reasondemon wrote:Anyone know the title of that frog song?It goes something like... "mayi ya hee mayi ya ho mayi ya hey mayi ya hoo hoo..."hahaha! Love that sh!t man!-KCan't say I know it, but catchy lyrics! Now here is another cracker:Telstar - The Tornados.Facts:Written and produced by Joe Meek, and recorded in his flat above a shop.It has been claimed that the sounds intended to symbolise radio signals were produced by Meek running a pen around the rim of an ashtray, and that the "rocket blastoff" at the start of the record was actually a flushing toilet, with the recordings made to sound exotic by playing the tape in reverse at various speeds.Great track anyway. The bridge is gorgeous!A nice NASA tribute video too.

[matthoggard]

I couldnt find a performance video but:BILLY THORPE "CHILDREN OF THE SUN"IMO THE best one hit wonder here in the states. I had no idea he was like an AUSSIE NATIONAL HERO.GREAT SONG!M~

[kenmdeck]

my favorite one hit wonder is venus, shocking blue ... been redone and in a million shows

[ernstinen]

Apr 30, 2009, 9:02am, davekershaw wrote:Great track anyway. The bridge is gorgeous!Yea that bridge is really nice, but WHAT is that organ on the lead? Woof! Ern

[ernstinen]

Well, if you love/hated the Vanilla Fudge, here is supposed to be the LOUDEST band ever, the MC5, from 69-70! Probably the first metal act ever on stage, and on top of that they were "White Panthers," which made their stage show a political trip. The "Kick out the jams, mother @#$%ers" was edited out of this clip, but I have the original recording which I'm planning on selling to the highest vinyl bidder!Total anarchy, total noise, but very cool in it's own way --- Ern

[davekershaw]

Apr 30, 2009, 3:12pm, ernstinen wrote:Well, if you love/hated the Vanilla Fudge, here is supposed to be the LOUDEST band ever,Probably at the same Tinnitus clinic as Pete Townshend!

[davekershaw]

Quote:Yea that bridge is really nice, but WHAT is that organ on the lead? Woof! Ern A Clavioline.Here's the actual one:Some more interesting facts on Joe Meek:Meek recorded seven tracks with then unknown Tom Jones and took them to various labels in an attempt to get a record deal, with no success.He set up tape machines in graveyards in an attempt to record voices from beyond the grave.He was paranoid; upon receiving an apparently innocent phone call from Phil Spector, Meek immediately accused Spector of stealing his ideas before hanging up angrily. (now there's a marriage made in Heaven)He was obsessed with Buddy Holly.On 3 February 1967, the eighth anniversary of Buddy Holly's death, Meek killed his landlady Violet Shenton and then himself with a single barreled shotgun.

[mojobone]

[mojobone]

Nope, Blue Cheer was louder than MC5. MC5 broke up before the Ampeg SVT 8x10 was invented. Loudest I ever heard was Blue Oyster Cult, on the Black and Blue tour. They had to follow Black Sabbath (with Dio) that night, so, yeah. I've crouched behind a jet blast deflector on an aircraft carrier while an F-14 Tomcat took off under full military thrust- BOC was louder.If I ever have a hit I think I'll probably milk it like this guy: