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| From | "doowop365" <doowop365@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: Rank and File |
| Date | Mon, 07 May 2007 15:51:56 -0000 |
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I would have loved seeing them in their heyday. They were SUPPOSED
to be on my college campus Fall '84 or '85 but cancelled, we were
told, due to "new management". I think the switch in styles took
place shortly thereafter. What a disppointment.
I had heard of Blackbird (featuring the Kinman Brothers) but never
pursued it any further. Maybe now I will.
Gary, I think your Jesus & Mary Chain reference was accurate.
Regardless, it was an awful 3rd album (although I can tolerate "Good
Times"). But I suppose, unfortunately, there will be those people
that heard "Sundown" and thought, "Ugh, what happened to my favorite
punk group, The Dils?".
Jon O.
--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, garypig@... wrote:
>
>
> << Rank And File. First 2 (especially "Sundown" their first) were
> great,
> original Western songs with a strong kick. Their 3rd, self-titled
> album was terrible. They went to the popular hair-metal genre.
Yuck.
> Then they fell apart, so obviously a poor career choice for them.
>>
>
>
> Agreed, Jon.
>
> I distinctly recall being in an L.A. area record store
> when an advance of the first R & F LP arrived
> and went on the turntable.
>
> It was, and remains,
> a remarkable album,
> and one that immediately inspired, most obviously,
> Sid Griffin, Jason's Scorchers,
> countless cowpunk and alt.C&W combos to come,
> and even Dwight Yoakam
>
> (though I recall only the latter
> going on record in interviews
> giving proper due credit).
>
> I saw the orginal quartet live at a tiny club in Anaheim right
around
> this time,
> and they were magnificent:
> Imagine Rockpile battling the Waco Brothers
> over who owned more Buck Owens 45's,
> if you can possibly catch my drifting......
>
>
> Then!
> The second Rank and File album, "Long Gone Dead,"
> more than picked up right where "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party"
left
> off
> .....by then, even the Everlys Brothers were covering their songs,
> and I can't help but imagine John Fogerty
> paying close attention to boot.
>
> however,
> I can only classify the infamous third album
> as career suicide of a towering, Neil Youngian degree
> (though I'd characterize it more
> as an ill-conceived Jesus and Mary Chain "spoof"
> than hair-metal homage ;-)
>
> also Jon,
> Rank and File
> (.....well, the Kinman Brothers)
> soldier on to this day as Blackbird, Cowboy Nation,
> and still tease all us True Believers (pun intended)
> with a full-blown R&F reunion
> somewhere down the lonesome highway.
>
> but til then,
> I still have some old Ghost Rockets discs
> if anyone would like to follow this particular thread further,
>
> Gary "and Sedaka + FOW doing Calendar Girl ?
> Why in holy heck aren't they writing and recording together
too?!!!"
> Pig
>
>
>
>
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