I was just killing time when I decided to search
YouTube for clips from the late 60s to the early
70s, my teen years or thereabouts, and here's
some clips that stood out for me...
YouTube for clips from the late 60s to the early
70s, my teen years or thereabouts, and here's
some clips that stood out for me...
This clip shows a little of the scene around my home
town of Melbourne in the early to mid 70s.
town of Melbourne in the early to mid 70s.
The band is Lobby Lloyd's Coloured Balls, or maybe
the Wild Cherries with Lobby Lloyd. There was a real
divide in Melbourne between Sharpies and anyone
with long hair... the trouble was, Lobby Lloyd was
popular to both sides of the divide and there were
many brawls at venues where they played and
the audience mixed.
the Wild Cherries with Lobby Lloyd. There was a real
divide in Melbourne between Sharpies and anyone
with long hair... the trouble was, Lobby Lloyd was
popular to both sides of the divide and there were
many brawls at venues where they played and
the audience mixed.
By the way, the above clip was made by Greg
Macainsh the base player for Skyhooks (white
suit in this clip). So here's a song from them...
Macainsh the base player for Skyhooks (white
suit in this clip). So here's a song from them...
Not sure why I've put all this here... but enjoy anyway.
Cheers.
10 comments:
Just for the record, I was 6 in 1966 and hadn't even heard of Jimmy Hendrix or Lobby lloyd. I can't say I really enjoy that kind of music I'm afraid, though there are other artists from that era I like.
I don't remember the Sharpies being in Adelaide. I think we had skinheads and rockers and as I recall there used to be a lot of fights between those two groups. I was a bit young when all that was going on though so can't say I've had any first hand experience :)
However.....I had hit my teens by the time Skyhooks came out and I loved them.
I am having Hendrix played at my funeral. It will probably be 'All Along The Watchtower.'In my opinion he is the greatest guitarist that ever lived. I love you just a little bit more now, dear Bear. XXX
KayDee:
Thanks for pointing out that I'm VERY much older than you... and no I didn't miss the first hand experience dig either... tehe.
Mods, Rockers, Skinheads, Hippies, Head Bangers, Sharpies and Punks... oh I've seen them all. But now I reflect what Eric Burden wrote... I'm just an Overfed, Long-Haired, Leaping Gnome.
Selma:
The very first album I bought was Are You Experienced in 1968. And although there's some pretty good guitarists around, none have ever come close to Hendrix.
Played at your funeral? What a way to go... I never thought of that... there's a whole bunch of his riffs that I love, I should cut them together in a loop and put a CD with my will so it can be played at my funeral.
And yes, I love you just that little bit more too, dear Salma. XXX
Don't feel like you're intruding. It's ok. :-) I welcome any comments and advice. Trust me. I could use it all.
WildIrishRose33:
Well hello Tara, welcome to my little corner of the blogosphere, it's not much but it's home.
Please feel free to wander through my posts and comment where you feel the need to... I have a small number of commenters, but they are the salt of the earth and I encourage you to visit them, you won't be disappointed.
I'll pop over and say hi again soon, in the mean time take good care won't you.
Cheers.
You were 13 in 1966?
I was born in 1970. :)
So all this time you've been 17 years older than me and I never knew it?
My favorite music decade is the 80's.
Love the 80's. :)
I just heard that Hendrix opened for the Monkees in NY once and was booed off the stage. What a strange pairing on somebody's part!
I was only 3...
That Sharpies clip somehow reminded me of The Who's Quadrophenia. Distinct and acute tension between two (or sometimes more) shrply divided groups of teens.
Melbourne must have been a cool place to grow up.
Janna:
And those born in 1980 tend to think the 90s to be the decade of music for them... it seems to kick in at around 8 years old or so these days, but back when I was that young popular music was the parent's domain.
LifePundit:
I didn't know you were a Hendrix fan, Anne... cool.
The interesting thing about this was that Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork suggested it and Hendrix and Chandler, his manager, saw it as a way to push into America having just topped the charts in the UK. After seven dates he'd had enough of the Monkees fans drowning him out chanting for the Monkees and he walked off stage in the middle of his New York set. Then he and the Monkees agreed to cancel the contract... by then momentum for Hendrix was building from the Monterey festival months earlier, and the rest is history.
Groovy:
Alright everyone...!!! enough with the 'how much older than you Bear is' thing... sheesh!
NYP:
I hadn't thought about Quadrophenia, you're right. And yes, Melbourne was a great place in the late 60s through the 70s, for me that is, but either side of those eras had their own coolness too. I think there might be a post in there somewhere... I'll look into it.
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