Group 1850 "Mother Nohead" video

Here's a performance of awesome Dutch hippie space-rockers Group 1850 from a Dutch t.v. show. It was posted on youtube by a Dutchman, i'm guessing, with a great blog of his own and tons of interesting posts. Here's what he says about the video...

"This is a late appearance of Group 1850 on Dutch television.I don't think the Group really existed at that time. It is Peter Sjardin who is playbacking, but the rest are invited friends I suppose.Van Oekel's Discohoek was a persiflage on other popular music programs. It was presented by Sjef van Oekel, who couldn't learn a single line by heart. Therefor he always hold papers with the text in his hand. The writer of the show, Wim T Schippers, exploited this: if Sjef anyway had to read his text from paper, why care for easy to remember lines? So there was no limit in the absurdness of the script.Group 1850 was not so popular in the Netherlands, I remember a concert where there were not even 10 paying visitors. Instead of doing their normal show they invited the audience on the stage to play with them. I didn't dare..."

Here is a link to his blog: Wiels Blog and without further ado, the video...

Funny how that happens...

When I started this blog my intention was to go in a more rock n' roll direction, but as often happens I get sidetracked with the oddball pieces in my collection. I guess that just reflects my love of all types of music. From here on in I would like to declare that its open season on whatever I can dig up and post regardless of genre. My selection is limited to what I have on cd right now. When I get set up to do some vinyl rips I promise things will get even more interesting as that is where the real highlights in my collection can be found. As always these posts are meant to further musical discovery and anyone benefiting from them should support the artists and labels that created them. In other words... at some point, if you like it buy it and spread the word. Honestly though, nearly everything I buy is used and rarely do the original artists benefit from what I purchase. Take that anyway you wish, its just the way things go. Happy Hunting! Im gonna go catch me a Mongoose...

Vulcans-Star Trek

In 1972 Trojan Records was looking to cash in. They set their sights on the pop culture trends of the day and decided that Star Trek and the wave of new electronic easy listening and "Switched On..." moog based albums were the biggest things going. What could be better than to combine both with familiar reggae riddims, sit back and watch the cash fall into their laps? The production team of Joe Sinclair, D. Bryan, & Webster Shrowder called in Ken Elliot (formerly of progressive/psych rockers Second Hand) and his newly aquired ARP2600 synthesiser to do the job. The album flopped. In 1973 they released a follow up album entitled Interstellar Reggae Drive credited to Colonel Elliot and the Lunatics. Both can be found on the 2005 cd reissue of Vulcans-Star Trek. Enjoy the madness!
Tracks:
1. Star Trek
2. Dr. Spock
3. Red Herring
4. Joe Kidd
5. Vulcan-ised
6. Journey Into Space
7. Dark Shadows
8. Dracula
9. Shang Haied
10. Asibiso Jungles
11. In The Moog Bush
12. Back-A-Yard
Download Link: Vulcans

Lightnin' Rod - Hustler's Convention

Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin a.k.a. Lightnin' Rod was the fearless leader of proto-rap pioneers the Last Poets during their heyday. Here is his funky (backed by Kool & the Gang!) 1973 solo offering Hustler's Convention, a concept album and cautionary tale about hustlin' as only a true hustler of good faith such as Nuriddin could deliver. There's no reason why I need to go into detail about this gem when you can get the inside story straight from the man who created it right here: http://www.grandfatherofrap.com/hustlers.html

Tracks:

1. Sport

2. Spoon

3. The Cafe Black Rose

4. Brother Hominy Grit

5. Coppin' Some Fronts For The Set

6. Hamhock's Hall Was Big

7. The Bones Fly From Spoon's Hand

8. The Break Was So Loud, It Hushed The Crowd

9. Four Bitches Is What I Got

10. Grit's Den

11. The Shit Hits The Fan Again

12. Sentenced To The Chair

Download Link: Lightnin' Rod

This is my first music post, so let me know if everything goes alright or not. Thanks.

This is MADNESS!!!

... and now for something completely different, the immortal Last Poets featuring Pharoah Sanders... raw.

Take a ride...

Here's a little something to get the ball rolling, a promo video for Hawkwind's "Silver Machine"!



I hope that's enough of an indication as to the general theme of this blog... if not, let me spell it out for you. R-O-C-K !

Welcome...

Ahhh....! Today is your lucky day, my children, for today is the beginning of a wild ride... a journey deep within the twisted mind of The Rattler! Never fear, for I will be your guide and though I may not always know the safest route I promise that we will make it through. Come with me on my own quest for personal and musical discovery!