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mighty stork
So they don't bill themselves The Young Rascals anymore?
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tatters
Any theories as to why they never cracked the UK market, Dagger? Only two of their singles ever charted there. Groovin' and this one:
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tatters
Any theories as to why they never cracked the UK market, Dagger? Only two of their singles ever charted there. Groovin' and this one:
Poor marketing and management, perhaps? It may just be one of those things. The Small Faces only had the one hit (Itchycoo Park) on the U.S. Billboard Chart. They were huge in the U.K.
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tatters
There must be something about the music of certain groups that, for whatever reason, just doesn't translate well on the other side of the pond. In the same way that some British groups were just too British for American ears, The Rascals were just so .... New York; not Manhattan so much, but a sound more evocative of the poorer, more ethnic and racially mixed outer boroughs. Oddly, though, they were even more popular in Canada than they were in the states.
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tatters
There must be something about the music of certain groups that, for whatever reason, just doesn't translate well on the other side of the pond. In the same way that some British groups were just too British for American ears, The Rascals were just so .... New York; not Manhattan so much, but a sound more evocative of the poorer, more ethnic and racially mixed outer boroughs. Oddly, though, they were even more popular in Canada than they were in the states.
Good points - and it's a subject-matter I find quite interesting. It's as relevant in today's pop world as it was in the 1960's-70's as well, in my opinion. Some acts just don't cross over. However, one very American act - well, to my ears - that did have some substantial U.K. success were the Lovin' Sponful. I remember being quite surprised that my dad had a few of their LP's.
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bam
Saw the show in boston. I bought discount tickets the day before the show. It was very good (though not spectacular).
Eddie was on that night. "How can I be sure" was chill-inducing.
The theater was maybe 70% full. Peter Wolf was sitting behind me at the back of the main floor for the first few songs. I don't know if he left or moved.
Worth seeing if you get the chance.
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bam
Saw the show in boston. I bought discount tickets the day before the show. It was very good (though not spectacular).
Eddie was on that night. "How can I be sure" was chill-inducing.
The theater was maybe 70% full. Peter Wolf was sitting behind me at the back of the main floor for the first few songs. I don't know if he left or moved.
Worth seeing if you get the chance.
Thanks, bam. Detroit tickets go on sale tomorrow. I think I can do a couple $50 balcony seats. It'll be interesting to see how well they do here. They've booked the 5,000-seat Fox Theater for two nights, so they're obviously expecting to do very well here. Like I said, they were HUGE in Canada, which is just across the river from us, and they just played a long run of shows in Toronto, I believe. Plus, I'm sure they're convinced the relative soulfulness of their music will pull in the black audience here as well.
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tatters
Got two on the main floor (way in the back) for $133. Kinda pricey, but the "all four original members" aspect is just too tempting to pass up. This is almost certainly the last time any pop/rock group that was around during the Rascals 1966-1968 heyday tours with all of its original members.