) to finally follow up on my promised series of threads, sorry for getting so far behind. The following is info I've gathered from liner notes, so I don't know how accurate it is.
"I'm a poor boy born in the rubble
and some say my mannors ain't the best
and some of my friends, they been in real trouble
and some say I'm no better than the rest"
In the late sixties, the British Invasion sound was all the rage, dominated by the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Who, Yardbirds and Animals. These bands who were themselves inspired by American Blues and early rock 'n' roll had more or less swept aside the American rock scene which had slipped into a teen-idol rut after the early days of rock had petered out. All across the country teenagers, inspired by the Brit sound were getting together in self taught bands bringing thier own sound to the scene. Often lacking in talent or skill, and definitely lacking production they made up for in energy, and many managed to get records out and some even had a hit or two. As history would have it, the psychedelic movement exploded as all this was going on forever linking the two movements. Very few of these bands would rival the success of their Brit inspirations, but most would stay in the same bluesy territorry as their heroes more or less.
"Money goes to money
This I know is true
I can see there's no presents for me
There'll be none for you"
Psych eventually became prog and metal, and from there came arena-rock. By the early seventies the music of the period was virtually forgotten. Corporate friendly styles like arena and singer-songwriter had overtaken the airwaves and the record stores alike, when the original Nuggets LP surfaced and led to a cult phenomenon. Copycats with names like Rubble and Pebbles came along, invigorating the do-it-yourself sentiment which allegedly spawned the punk movement of the seventies.
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