Man, as if I didn't have enough to worry about with my workday falling apart today, I also had the misfortune to find out that Christine McVie died. Granted, Fleetwood Mac's not one of my top favorite bands, but still, she had a nice singing voice.
So, for the first time on YouTube, I uploaded a whole album. The band is a Canadian rock band from Sherbrooke, Quebec called Highstreet, and the album is their 1979 debut She Won't be Waitin'. Basically, I uploaded this because their music was featured in the 1980 slasher movie Prom Night starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen. It's not a bad album, although it's not my #1 favorite. Still, it has some good songs.
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So, last night, I watched the 1980 movie Foxes, and in an early scene, I heard this real funky rock number, so after some trial-and-error, I discovered that it was a number by an obscure one-album rock band called the Beckmeier Brothers: "Rock and Roll Dancin'". I like it because it has a real Joe Walsh kind of vibe to it.
TRIVIA: I also found out that the late Johnny Hallyday covered it in French as "Qu'est Ce Que Tu Croyais".
OK, so here's a hard rock band that I had totally overlooked in all my years of being a rock/metal fan: UFO. Best of all, they featured Michael Schenker of Scorpions as a guitarist!
So basically, here’s the summer jam to end all summer jams, courtesy of Randy Bachman, Fred Turner, Blair Thornton and Robbie Bachman. Oh...and with a surprise guest appearance by Little Richard (RIP)!
Happy Joe Walsh Day, everybody!
Also from Infinity, here’s a track that’s often played in conjunction with the previous one.
For anyone who’s a fan of Gregg Rolie-era Journey, here’s a track from their 1978 album Infinity.
I don’t know how many Judas Priest fans are on here, but here’s something from their 1974 debut album. It may not be as fast or heavy as their more popular jams, but it’s certainly got the style
We interrupt this program to bring you an awesome cut from the world’s greatest metal band!