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Tuesday, 11 March 2014

THEM - 'Don't Look Back' / 'Hey Girl'

OLD PA'S WEDNESDAY CLUB

ANGRY YOUNG VAN

Here it comes!

 
THEM - Don't Look Back (1965)


All Van Morrision fans out there will of course  know Van started of  as part of  the magnificent Them. They recorded two albums in the mid sixties and they are a great indication of where Van was heading. They are both nothing short of brilliant. Van's voice is raw and gives you goose bumps with its' sheer power.and quality.

Both these tracks are personal favourites, but the albums are filled with high quality tracks. Check out Them's cover of  Dylan's I'ts all Over Now Baby Blue and you will see where Beck got his sample for Jack-Ass.

Listen also to Here Comes The Night probably one of the most perfect pop/rock singles ever.  Not far behind is Gloria, another stormer. 

There is a compilation album of both Them albums containing extra tracks and it is a must have in any collection.  It is called  The Story of Them (1997)
 
THEM - Hey Girl (1966)
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Wednesday, 30 May 2012

WEDNESDAY CLUB - John Lee Hooker & Van Morrison/Them- Don't Look Back

MIDWEEK CRISIS you need to let it all out, come to WEDNESDAY CLUB we have John Lee, Van the Man and Davey Lobben, he will show you how.
A Smiley Van & John Lee

JOHN LEE HOOKER & VAN MORRISON - Don't Look Back


THEM(Ft Van Morrison) - Don't Look Back

There is not much you can say about these two fabulous versions of 'Don't Look Back' they are simply brilliant, magnificent, fantastic.  John Lee Hooker had a great second career when he released the album 'The Healer' (1989). He then released several albums before he passed away in 2001 and many contemporary artist guested on these albums. Van Morrison was a long time fan of John Lee and has duetted many times with him, This is one of the best.

While I was thinking about this Post and trying not 'to look back' this little story from way back came to me. Hope you enjoy it, as I still laugh out loud when I think of it.   

The Legend of Davy Lobben

The Library, a place of quiet reflection
A place to revise and study
In silence
Fat Bess was in charge today
Her reputation was
You never messed with Fat Bess

At the top table
Me, Robbie McGregor and Davey Lobben
We were trying to make hand farts
When Robbie slipped a real one out
One of these sharp squeaky wet ones

We tried, we tried
To suppress the bubbling laughter
Davey Lobben was loosing it big time
Grunting primal sounds were coming
From deep inside his trembling body
There was an explosion
Out of his nose came the most enormous snotter
I had the privilege to ever witness
Down his tie, down his shirt exploding on the desk top
Yellow and green sticky goo!
The whole place burst with uncontrollable laughter
Vesuvius had escaped her shackles
Nothing could stop the laughter
A Tsunami of laughter
Fat Bess was getting redder and redder with anger
She had lost control
Lost control of the Library
The Legend of Davy Lobben 
Was born

If you are not familiar with Them check out immediately as they were magnificent and so underrated.

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Thursday, 13 October 2011

DYLAN COVER # 18 - GUEST SPOT - Never Ending Baby Blue Part 1

Smoking a Tab

This week is our first, in a two part 'Dylan Cover' guest spot and comes from an old school teacher during Flycasual's days in Saudi Arabia. His class was the original school of rock, he was funny, he was good at maths, he almost led us to footy glory in Dhahran 88', he's Brendan Barry:-

Never Ending Baby Blue

No other Dylan song has yielded so many great covers as It’s All Over Now Baby Blue. One of the main reasons for this is that Them’s magnificent and highly original 1966 arrangement has itself been covered and reworked by so many bands.

Including  Bob himself, I can count at least 9 versions that are worthy of stone cold classic status.
(1) Dylan’s own version, especially the one with his Blonde on Blonde voice from ‘Live 1966’,

(2) Them’s jaw-dropping reconstruction mentioned above.


  (3) Grateful Dead’s fluid and seamless live version from ‘Vintage Dead’




(4) The Byrds’ stunning stinging staccato outtake from ‘Turn Turn Turn’,


(5) Joan Baez’s classic crystal clear clarion call delivery from 1965.

Part 2 will be next week (I can't wait)

Are there any other Dylan fans out there who'd like to do a guest spot on 'Dylan Covers'? Let me know in the 'comments' and we can arrange a spot.
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