Love this. In the past few months, I've been getting into doing some pre-fame digging through a lot off 70s stars. Bowie with the Lower Third. John Denver with the Mitchell Trio. Rod Stewart with a bunch of bands. And not exactly the same thing, but Jeff Lynne's time with The Move.
He was actually in several! I have not yet invested any time in listening to stuff from The Idle Race (which is not particularly good, as I understand).
But yeah, it's really interesting to hear pre-fame stuff from people. Especially when it's good, but it can also be really interesting to hear the stuff that isn't good, and try to figure out how they got from *there* to *here.*
Love this…but Norman Cook is far better known as a member of The Housemartins (perhaps the greatest British anarchist pop band ever) than Freak Power. You’re not wrong, but as a lifelong Housemartins fan, I can’t resist…
I believe they were (caveat: you are a smart person and I am a washed up college radio DJ) . He was in Beats International after that and then (I think) Freak Power (which I had never heard of). BTW, love your newsletter (and go BC!)
Love this. In the past few months, I've been getting into doing some pre-fame digging through a lot off 70s stars. Bowie with the Lower Third. John Denver with the Mitchell Trio. Rod Stewart with a bunch of bands. And not exactly the same thing, but Jeff Lynne's time with The Move.
Didn’t know Jeff Lynne was in a prior band! Rod’s work with Faces is unreal
He was actually in several! I have not yet invested any time in listening to stuff from The Idle Race (which is not particularly good, as I understand).
But yeah, it's really interesting to hear pre-fame stuff from people. Especially when it's good, but it can also be really interesting to hear the stuff that isn't good, and try to figure out how they got from *there* to *here.*
Love this…but Norman Cook is far better known as a member of The Housemartins (perhaps the greatest British anarchist pop band ever) than Freak Power. You’re not wrong, but as a lifelong Housemartins fan, I can’t resist…
Were they pre freak power?
I believe they were (caveat: you are a smart person and I am a washed up college radio DJ) . He was in Beats International after that and then (I think) Freak Power (which I had never heard of). BTW, love your newsletter (and go BC!)