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  1. Muddy Waters

Carl’s Rock Songbook #66: The Greatness of Dave Gonzalez

by Carl Scott

Here in the Scott household, yours truly has taken a bit of ribbing from Frau Scott for saying bonne things (scroll below) about Cate Le Bon : “How’s your new girl -friend!” has been the taunt. Well, she’s got it all wrong—it’s not like my admiration for Susanna Hoffs . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2012

Carl’s Rock Songbook #42: The Who, “Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere”

by Carl Scott

Its lyrics are fairly interesting (in a nutshell, relativistic autonomy gets declared in a “manly” mod key) and music-wise it features the ground-breaking and still tasty-sounding feedback break. But my discussion will focus on the relation between The Who’s trademark . . . . Continue Reading »

25 Mar 2012

Carl’s Rock Songbook #41: The Cramps, “Goo-Goo Muck”

by Carl Scott

The last Songbook post could have been titled What Martha Bayles Has to Learn from Retro Rock n’ Roll. This post could be titled What Retro Rock n’ Roll Has to Learn from Martha Bayles. The basic lesson: the primitivist aesthetic cultivated by many in the retro scenes, and particularly in . . . . Continue Reading »

18 Mar 2012
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