They were incredible. The forgotten girly rock band that set the heat in the early 1970s

originally posted by: RussianTroll

originally posted by: putnam6
Damn, I consider myself a decent rock enthusiast and have never even heard of them, Hell they bring it pretty sweet for a woman's band. Lots of energy Janis Jopinesque.

It seems to me that Janis Joplin has a completely different tone of voice. As a child, until I saw her photo, I thought that she was black. But the expression is similar.
But I'm a fan of another woman. This is Suzi Quatro)))

I was speaking more from the energy than perhaps the tone, not a lot of girl bands that rock, especially from that era. A little later Heart perhaps,the Runaways, Linda Rhondstat but this is a distinct 60's vibe, but this isn't Joan Baez

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Thank you, I will definitely listen to the entire album when my browser translates the words in this video and puts the translation into subtitles. This is not a quick process.
Roger has always been associated with Pink Floyd's The Wall. and especially with "Animals" and "Wish You Were Here". By the way, at the bottom of each post I have a fragment of text from "Shine On You Crazy Diamond)))

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i have to think about Nektar...are they great because of nostalga..or are they really great.

a reply to: RussianTroll

Here is a HTML file with a transcription of the Lyric's, it should make it easier to translate it into Russian as well.
lyrics.rockmagic.net...

Some of the lyric's will not easily translate, pounds is not a reference to weight for example but money and some of the passages in the song will not resonate with anyone that does not know a bit about England in the 80's such as seeing the whites of there headlights and are they coming yet with the the breeze block probably being a reference to an unfortunate event that occurred in the UK in the 80's when a taxi driver taking a strike breaker into work during the miners strikes we were having back then was killed when a breeze block was thrown from a bridge onto his car and went through the windscreen.

Sometimes trying to see other nations politics can be a bit confusing but other times it is easy to understand.

Roger Waters 80's album's often have multiple meaning's and some with several layers to them but he is definitely a very clever guy.

a reply to: RussianTroll

Not as good as Josie and The Pussycats, but still good.

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They were incredible

Was 'Incredible' their name? That's the only way that would make sense, but you'd need a capital letter in that case.

Why call something 'girly', when this era is supposed to be about equality? Are they not allowed to express their humanity? Are their genitals IMPORTANT, more important than music, creativity or humanity?

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Hello, Richard Cranium. You just took me down a Rock N Roll rabbit hole. This band not only rocks but has ties to such peeps as Barbara Streisand, Todd Rundgren, Joe Cocker, worked with Goeff Emerick from Beatles fame.....

I thought Alice Cooper's version of Hey Bulldog would be the best cover of that tune but these chicks gave him a run for his money.

Oh, did I mention the glorious Hammond Organ? Nickey Barclay plays the keys and sings great. Totally rocking out.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think you talked about, in another thread, about how difficult it was for you to come across western music when you were younger. Maybe I got that wrong but still, it's kinda weird to look at my book of ticket stubs that I got to see for sometimes free and well, it wasn't so well in other parts of the world. I've gotten to see almost every band or artist I ever wanted to except for AC/DC and Floyd. I'm kinda pissed I missed Rush in '75 but I was only seven so I guess that doesn't count. On that account, who the hell plays the Sahara hotel in Vegas? I grew up here and never ever heard of a band playing that casino yet Rush did in '75.

Could have seen AC/DC but I went and visited my grandparent's that summer and I regret it more because Queensryche was the opening act on their Rage For Order tour in my home town. I ended up seeing Judas Priest w/ Krokus in a foreign city so that was a cool memory but missing Rage For Order hurts me to this day.

'Ryche was a fave band of the time, up until '97 when it all went downhill but Rage For Order has slowly become their fave of mine, even over Mindcrime and that's saying a lot as that album is one of the greatest rock albums of all time. Rage, it's a learned beast. It don't come easy what with the subject matter.

Sorry, I seriously rambled. The rock n Roll in me just want's to come out.

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Fanny Walked the Earth began recording around the same time Montreal filmmaker Bobbi Jo Hart first learned of the original Fanny, and reached out to Millington about doing a documentary. The resulting film, “Fanny: The Right to Rock,” traces the rise and fall of the group through interviews with most of the band members, Rundgren, Bonnie Raitt, and others in Fanny’s orbit back then, along with high-profile fans like Peterson, Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, and the Runaways’ Cherie Curie. The documentary had its Massachusetts premiere in October with a screening at the Boston Women’s Film Festival, followed by Millington playing a few songs and answering audience questions.

There's a doc out there. Interesting timing of this thread and the doc.

So funny I started another thread and I was in this one 2 months ago, and I forget. In my defense, it was late in the night.

Well forget the music itself from all 4 is steller and damn Alice just destroys it. But people the lyrics resonate even today
and Im, not one to do that at least on a deep level, but damn here we all 50 years later. That generation fought the "man" and the "establishment" now it's well you know. Don't want to drift too far in the music forum. The point is these ladies were genius musicians and Alice's and Nikey's lyrics add passion, depth, and realism, they were living this We might be living it again.

THEY DEFINITELY deserve recognition RHOF TYPE RECOGNITION.

Blind Alley
Written By
Alice de Buhr & Nickey Barclay

Take care of yourself, this is your story
Your voice is shakin' the walls, and they're crumbling down
But what can I do except stand here watching you
My fearful eyes are paralyzed with visions of tomorrows swept away

And someone's gonna get burned

We're leading ourselves down a blind alley
No one to watch over us as we stumble and fall
But what can I see, except all your history
A reaper grim sent saracens who cannot see the writing on the walls

And someone's gonna get burned

I see my christian brothers raising angry hands
And though they try show me, I still don't understand
‘Cause there's a war going on
And you're down in the streets

We're clearing the way for a new order
Old ways are losing their hold, now we've opened our eyes
But what can I say except God speed anyway
A destiny and its got to be, and later on they'll judge you right or wrong

Think about what you're doin'...
Blind alley, you're going down a blind alley
Blind alley, you're going down a blind alley