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| Apparently this is Jazz but I wouldn't know, having never heard it. However this man is holding a trumpet (or trombone?) and that can't be a bad thing. Also, he seems to be trying to seduce the record buyers with a look in his eyes that says 'look at my shiny forehead and lovely beard'... Can I go home now? |
| Rocking the shades look. Except for the midget in the middle. Either way, the velvet underground really were very good so they deserve to be in here all beaming and proud I'm sure. |
| Th� best Two Tone band ever, mainly because their lyrics actually meant something and yet they were still skankable. And most importantly because Terry Hall did the greatest biting-your-nose-off rants in songs, especially in Do The Dog and Little Bitch |
| I've only heard one or two of his songs so I can't really judge him but..nice outfit and ..large Egyptian crown...*backs away slowly* |
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| Yes its a trombone. Phil used his band back in the 70s to promote black panther-esque politics, helped along by the fact that the music was so good it could have promoted pasteurised milk and still rocked. On a trivial note, those of you with the RHCP debut back in 84 will note a Phil Ranelin providing trombone. And its not a seductive look, its a piercing gaze as if to say "Go ahead and opress me, white man. My children will eat your bones". Or something like that. |
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| I'm not sure how they got into this list to be honest. I can't remember deciding on them. It just goes to prove the VU's supernatural ability to slip into every hall of fame ever compiled. Anyway, they proved that rock didn't need to be meticulously pieced together as long as it had balls and more drugs than most South American countries. The songs were pretty nice too. Its worth looking for the bootlegs of their early days. |
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| Can't say I've heard that much of these guys, but from what i have heard they're not as bad as i'd feared. Ghost Towns a nice tune and they did a great little number with Desmond Dekker called King of Ska. From what i figure, these are the guys all the ska revivalists wanted to be like, so its always a nice place to start if youre looking into it. |
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| Sun Ra liked free jazz. And dressing up like a space egyptian. He was quite speshul. Some of his shit is great, some of its just bizzarely crap. He claimed he was from another planet, etc. So basically, what's the important part? He made free jazz before most people had an idea of the concept, and made it as freakishly unique as only the truly delusional can. |
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