Theophilus Punoval
The Queen says it's OK...
Back in the days when giants roamed the Earth, there were some great bands that disappeared before their time. The provided the soundtrack to many an 11th grade makeout party with wine, liquor and....*gasp*....weed, Indian prints hanging on basement the walls, colored lights and parents gone for the weekend.
There "FM only" bands like The Blues Project, the first Blood Sweat And Tears with Al Kooper, Love, Thunderclap Newman, Pearls Before Swine, Canned Heat and others. Now they're gone and just the mention of them makes my old bones creak.
Cream, the Stones, Doors and Hendrix were played but they were too successful for the underground designation. Steve Miller wasn't underground, but hip enough that he got his spins before he became mainstream.
Can anyone else call to mind any more of these outfits? I've got Gram Parsons, the Small Faces, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Hot Tuna, but anything with Rod Stewart doesn't make the cut. Blue Cheer didn't ring true in the ears of the girls, but every now and then someone would put on Buffalo Springfield.
I know I'm forgetting dozens.
There "FM only" bands like The Blues Project, the first Blood Sweat And Tears with Al Kooper, Love, Thunderclap Newman, Pearls Before Swine, Canned Heat and others. Now they're gone and just the mention of them makes my old bones creak.
Cream, the Stones, Doors and Hendrix were played but they were too successful for the underground designation. Steve Miller wasn't underground, but hip enough that he got his spins before he became mainstream.
Can anyone else call to mind any more of these outfits? I've got Gram Parsons, the Small Faces, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Hot Tuna, but anything with Rod Stewart doesn't make the cut. Blue Cheer didn't ring true in the ears of the girls, but every now and then someone would put on Buffalo Springfield.
I know I'm forgetting dozens.
