The Alarm Clocks recorded two raw slices of garage punk, Yeah! and No Reason to Complain, live in a studio in 1966 and released it on their own Wake Up label, and a month or so later recorded a live demo tape of their live set at Sound Ideas Recording Studios. Nothing much came of either venture, and the group disbanded in 1967. Fast forward over 25 years and both tracks appear on the wonderful Crypt Records compilation, Back From The Grave, and all of a sudden The Alarm Clocks are one of the coolest garage bands ever. Bet they never thought that 20 years after they recorded both tracks that Mojo would name it as one of Top 20 garage - rock songs of all time.
No Reason To Complain
Hey, wait a minute, I protest!! Didn't I see a post with the title, "Return of Disco Friday", just a week ago?? You know I'm just kidding, Scott, right? . . .
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Marie
Hi Marie, sadly the disco postings seem to be my least viewed. Will still do the odd one, for fans like yourself, but not every week.
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ReplyDeleteI couldn't even finish my own Disco Top 10, as you might recall. For myself, I tend to go for the mainstream hits that make me want to get up and dance (all over the living room.)
Is Toronto really one of your favourite places? What do you like about it?
Marie
I have no reason to complain about this lovely post.
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ReplyDeleteMarie - Toronto is without question my favourite foreign city. I honeymooned in Toronto back in 1998 and fell in love with the place. Hard to sum up in a few sentences what it was that made me feel that way, but as soon as I hit downtown Toronto I just felt at home. There was a vibrancy and energy that was all around that was contagious. Whether it was The Beach, The Danforth, Kensington Market, Queen Street West or the many dozens of other exciting places it all just felt right and I knew that I had found a city that was very special. I went back in 2008 and rediscovered North America's finest city.
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