If you loved when Johnny Thunders and David Johansen rocked together, "Chantel Changed Their Name" is for you. George Hall on lead guitar, Glenn Rogers on drums, Brad Hallen from Pastiche, Ministry, Aimee Mann, Roomful of Blues and more Bio | Brad Hallen bolster this great composition from Satch Kerans. Right from the street, Rock n Roll that rocked the Rat and local Boston and North Shore clubs for ages is here in all it's glory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekh4UKY8CwAChantel Changed Their Name
3:39 "The One That Got Away" has nice touches of reverb on the guitar and a refreshing sound with touches of the Ventures in this song that utilizes elements of pop, country and rock. Would make for a nice film soundtrack, especially - of course - a Western. From A Western Love Story.
Paul Davidson - Bass, Background Vocals & Samples
Adam Cote - Drums, Percussion & Background Vocals
Steve Haidaichuk - Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin & Synth
https://horseflygulch.bandcamp.com/album/a-western-love-story
THE IDEA OF YOU
40)The Searchers
“By the end of it, we finished on an epic night in Liverpool at the Philharmonic and it was probably the best night we’ve had of our careers,” Allen said. “We were on such a high.”
Allen joined the band in 1964 after meeting The Searchers in Hamburg, at the newly opened Star-Club. At the time, he was playing with Cliff Bennett and the Rabble Rousers; his visit to Hamburg coincided with The Beatles’ final residency at the Star-Club.
“We’d heard all about them, even though they weren’t anyone at the time – they’d had a tiny hit with ‘Love Me Do’,” Allen said. “But there was a lot of talk about them in the clubs, so you knew they were something special.”
Recalling an encounter with John Lennon backstage at the club, shortly before they were due to fly home, Allen said he introduced himself and said he was looking forward to the Fab Four’s new record.
“He looked at me like a snake before it eats a rabbit,” Allen recalled.
Lennon apparently told Allen that his harmonies were “f***ing ridiculous”, leaving Allen to work out whether he’d been insulted or if it was “Liverpool humour”.
Later, Allen ran into May Pang, Yoko Ono’s former secretary with whom Lennon had an 18-month relationship, in 2008.
He theorised that Lennon, despite “all his bravado and agression”, was “as insecure as anyone else” and just “wanted to get the boot in before anyone else had the chance to”.
“May said, ‘You’ve hit the nail on the head,’” he remembered. “That’s exactly what John was like.”
Asked about the secret to The Searchers’ longevity, he said it was down to being “being a part of one of the most important periods in pop history”.
“If you made it during that period, people are never gonna forget you,” he said. “We’ve influenced so many American names, from The Byrds to Tom Petty, Marshall Krenshaw, Bruce Springsteen. We’ve had our time in the sun.”
The Searchers are on tour until 13 June and are playing across England, Wales and Scotland. Tickets are available now.
