Although i did pick up the 2LP of the last Dream Syndicate, the totally jammy psychedelic one. In the end the only vinyl i have kept from all that are the two bands featured in this thread. Unlike the Dream Syndicate or Rain Parade or Green On Red they didn’t really expand upon the 60s music they were playing tribute to, kinda kept it in between the lines. But the Long Ryders ended up being a bit derivative. Same with Long Ryders, at the time they seemed like a saviour - like the rest of the Paisley bands, when classic rockers were awful and many of us couldn’t stand new wave and new romantics etc. Even the Three O Clock, but they’re really just annoying. I used to have all the Bangles, albums and early singles and such, Dream Syndicate albums too. But as sweet as it is it doesn’t have the staying power of those bands’ best work so it’s not a big deal. Luckily when i decide i want some records back they’re mostly not too hard to find, except for the Rainy Day which is now worth a small fortune.
But like plenty of records i let them go when i grow out of them. (Warren Oates!!)Ĭlick to expand.Yeah i had it all on vinyl back when it came out. There are a couple of throwaways on it.ĭon't forget Danny & Dusty's Cast Iron Soul album, superb. Notable that the song Crashing Dream was recorded for that album and was a great rocker, would have lifted it a bit more - but I really like that album and the sound on a decent turntable is phenomenal, great dynamics (the drums on Depending and the whole band on Don't Feel Bad). I think I've got all the GOR vinyls from 1982 to about 1990, and RP's 4 from the 80s.
Subsequently saw RP at Bristol University where they played a storming gig (though Matt Piucci looked tired!) and the cognoscenti liked it but I think most of the students were expecting a pop band. Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians played a club gig in Bath with GOR then the next month a larger London venue with Rain Parade, the Thoman version, great stuff. I was going to a few gigs in the UK in 1985 at the time the RP and GOR came over to the UK, a lot of media interest especially from the Old Grey Whistle Test crew (Trevor Dann, producer). Maybe the best guitar show I've ever seen start to finish.Īlas, a lot of these bands kind of petered out when they signed major label contracts but then their releases kind of died on the vine.Īlso: OPAL (first as Clay Allison) were not part of the scene but they were great! I never saw them live but I love their records.īut it was Rain Parade for us, and I've been fortunate enough to see them 4-5 since I moved back to CA in 2013. We saw a 1984 show at the Music Machine in WLA just ahead of their Beyond The Sunset Japanese Tour and its easily in my Top 3 live shows. That iteration, simply called Rain Parade (the "The" was given up when David left) were really, really good live. I was able to see The Rain Parade live in its early Dave Roback interation the short-lived 4 piece (when Explosions was released) and the new five piece with John Thoman on second guitar. They could get wild with Chuck but his chops really made them sound better (if less dangerous). Green On Red before Chuck joined was a different animal - pretty wild on stage and sometimes just out of control. Bands like Green On Red and Long Ryders were really rough and raw at the start and it was fun to see them turn into good performers. We were able to see all of these bands play the clubs and followed their ups and downs. The Rain Parade were absolutely our favorites but we loved all of the bands of the scene, including Bangles, Dream Syndicate, Three O'Clock, Long Ryders, True West, et al. We've been Paisley Underground fans from the start.
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