The Dave Edmunds Appreciation Thread
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Quint
Super Member
You have a nice little collection there. I just listened to Get It a few hours ago. What a tremendous record, and what an incredible band. :tresbon:
grillebilly
Empty Head
yeah, he's killer. he is also quite the finger-picker. great live. huge talent.
finnbow
The Dude Abides
Many thanks for the compliment. Yes, that’s my writing. I was a copyeditor at All Music for close to two years, and toward the end of my tenure there, they asked me if I wanted to do some writing. I jumped at the chance. I wrote about ten reviews, including some about Johnny Thunders and the Only Ones. If you want, check those out. I don’t think much of my writing personally, but I’m glad when others enjoy it!
I liked it. Admittedly, it showed a bit more enthusiasm that some of the others reviews I've read on Allmusic, but that's a good thing. In my workaday world, I run into far too many people who can't write worth a damn. More and more, I've come to appreciate anything well written, and your piece was well written. Respect.:thmbsp:
Count me in. I'm a Dave Edmunds guy too.
Don't forget Sabre Dance
Just stumbled across this thread and glad to know I'm not alone. I saw Rockpile in concert in Hamburg, Germany -- a show recorded for German TV. Also saw him on a strange tour in San Francisco with Kim Andrews, Dion, Graham Parker and others. I loved "I hear you knockin'" in high school and have been a fan since. One of my top favorites is Sabre Dance -- that man can play.
My collection includes Love Sculpture -- The Classic Tracks, Tracks on Wax 4, Subtle as a Flying Mallet, Repeat as Necessary, Twangin', Information (ok, but would like to hear a version produced by Nick Lowe rather than Jeff Lynne), Get It, D.E. 7th and Riff Raff.
Just stumbled across this thread and glad to know I'm not alone. I saw Rockpile in concert in Hamburg, Germany -- a show recorded for German TV. Also saw him on a strange tour in San Francisco with Kim Andrews, Dion, Graham Parker and others. I loved "I hear you knockin'" in high school and have been a fan since. One of my top favorites is Sabre Dance -- that man can play.
My collection includes Love Sculpture -- The Classic Tracks, Tracks on Wax 4, Subtle as a Flying Mallet, Repeat as Necessary, Twangin', Information (ok, but would like to hear a version produced by Nick Lowe rather than Jeff Lynne), Get It, D.E. 7th and Riff Raff.
Bonkers60
Super Member
Another Dave Edmunds fan here. I have been fortunate to see him a number of times, the last time being in Madison, WI in 1994. I also got to see him with Graham Parker and Dion, which was a great show. Would love to see one more new album. I believe that he also played on Nick Lowe's first two albums.
Rapidan
Well-Known Member
Great thread, I'm in the middle of a vinyl upheaval right now, but I'll try to pull my DE records and get some snaps tomorrow or so. I have lots, love the guy!
In the meantime, here's an excerpt from "Born Fighters", the Rockpile movie. You can watch the whole thing in segments via youtube.
http://youtu.be/h1Rx-zaBjow
In the meantime, here's an excerpt from "Born Fighters", the Rockpile movie. You can watch the whole thing in segments via youtube.
http://youtu.be/h1Rx-zaBjow
BluesDaddy
Active Member
Been a huge fan of Dave Edmunds even before I knew it. I became consciously aware of him when "Subtle as A Flying Mallet" came out in '75 and then later realized he did "You Keep A Knockin'", which was a fav of mine on the radio when I was 13 or 14. Never heard a release of his I didn't like, but will agree that "Repeat When Necessary", "Trax On Was" and "Seconds of Pleasure" are all stellar.
