To me, Ronnie Lane was the heart & soul of the Small Faces & Faces. And if you ever found yourself drawn to the evocative, pastoral-esque ballads on the Faces records, then you owe it to yourself to give this debut from Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance a listen. The other day, after watching a…
The song “Ser ou não ser” may not be Shakespeare, but Reginaldo Rossi sure did sing some catchy tunes in his heyday. Rossi was the city of Recife’s contribution to the Jovem Guarda music style of Brazilian 60’s pop-rock in the era when electric guitars were considered too low-class and “foreign” by music critics. Although…
Where has the time gone? Pretty soon this blog will be sneaking cigarettes and looking at girly magazines. I never expected it to survive this long. Sometime around the 7th of July, 2008, I decided to start Flabbergasted Vibes. It didn’t really have much of a master plan or identity at the time, as I’ve…
This post is just what it says on the tin. This blog may be on life support but it hasn’t flatlined yet. Follow these to find the fixed links: Deodato – Samba Nova Concepção (1964) Odete Lara – Contrastes (1966) Richie Havens – Stonehenge (1970) Swamp Dogg – Rat On! (1971)
The year Purple Rain came out, my family had just moved across the country, north to south. I was nine years old. After the seemingly unstoppable succession of hit songs from that record seemed to take over the world, I bought the cassette with my allowance money. As soon as I had more saved up,…
Ed Watson and His Brass Circle Heavy Roller 1980 Circle Records CRL 1014 A1 Judgement Day A2 Boogie Woman A3 One In A Million You B1 Take It Easy B2 Hot Line B3 Sail On B4 Shining Star Mixed At – Eras Recording Studio Recorded At…
