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So... Rock & Roll then?.....
ive seen the comments from a few of the lads on here with their dislike for Rockers, understandably.
I was born in 91 so ive never met a real Rocker ( when i say real i mean one that aint a glam Rocker ) ive only ever came across punks skinheads glam rockers & rudeboys all sound guys & girls just i dont like their style or music one bit ( ugh )
But to be honest i like Rock & Roll
Chuck Berry
Elvis
Gene Vincent
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Bill Haley & The Comets
Little Richard
Fats Domino... etc etc
So do those of you who dislike Rockers also dislike Rock & Roll music? just never see Rock & Roll music mentioned on here, kinda feel like its the elephant in the room.
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Permalink Reply by Glenn Tracey on -
Yeah! I like rock and roll....
In my opinion there aint a lot of difference between what people class as "Rock & Roll" and what people would class as "R&B".
TBH.... The "Rocker" thing is less about the music and more about the bikes/clothes..... I think? *Correct me if I'm wrong people!*
All of those artists you listed released great records [ok....maybe not Bill Haley]...... dig a little deeper...
I'm at the age now where I don't care if people think the music I like is cool or not so If you like it.... listen to it!
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Permalink Reply by Dave Hillyard on -
Nope dont like Rock and Roll i forced to listen to that crap as a lad by my Uncle the only song i like of elvis is( The Wonder of you)and that's only Cos its the Arsenal signatory tune when they leave the tunnel to come on the pitch.
Otherwise your Bill Haley and the rest is not something i would listen to. Although i have found myself tapping along to some in the past like little Buddy holly.
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Permalink Reply by marty mcallister on -
I grew up listening to Elvis, not into Rock n Roll, but a lot of the RnB stuff Mods listen to has a link to 50s Rock n Roll.........
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Permalink Reply by Andrew Harris on -
I am a huge fan of Link Wray, especially his instrumental twangy guitar stuff. It's garage music to me, but does get classed as instrumental rock and roll if labelled. I also love Bo Diddley nearly as much as Link, when asked if he was a blues man he said he was a rock and roll star.
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Permalink Reply by Glenn Tracey on
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Spot on Andrew! I love Link Wray and Bo! Awesome stuff!! Also, the northwest Garage like Sonics/Wailers etc were also heavily influenced by Rock & Roll / R&B.
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Permalink Reply by colin switzer on
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Not in to rock n roll Realy especially not elvis although I kinda like buddy hollys look always used to think he looked rather sharp not his hair tho but that's all it was then i think ha ha I maybe wring but I beleve buddy was one if the first musicians to write his own lyrics to his own music so he has a more respect than elvis from me I Realy don't like elvis ha ha
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Permalink Reply by Paul D,Angelo on -
I Love ROCK & ROLL, not so much the commercial stuff, but some of the rarer stuff is great! it,s only R&B anyway! The Hideaway play a bit, Shirley, by John Fred for example, Bill Blacks music was good, Fats Domino, I also love DOO WOP,
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Permalink Reply by Micheal on -
Not many Elvis fans then haha i think hes great, Chuck Berry is the king though. As has been said its just R&B played faster.
Going off topic slightly does it not just get right under your skin when people say rhianna jay z beyonce etc etc are R&B >:( those adverts on tv for R&B Compilation albums and its rhianna :s ... Few people have said to me "you like R&B? never took you for a being a rhianna fan" **face palm**
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Permalink Reply by John Doherty on -
isnt Rock n roll just RnB speeded up and commercialised....
I do love RnB like Chuck Berry & Bo Diddley and of course Linkwray famously influenced Pete Townsend to pick up the guitar.So much of it cross's over anyway. Not (as has been said) the likes of bill haley but yes I do like some Rock n roll even dare I say it a bit of rockabilly !!!! but only behind closed doors so tell no one...
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Permalink Reply by Glenn Tracey on
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Got a few Rockabilly mates...It's surprising how close the musical tastes are!
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Permalink Reply by Micheal on
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Finally someone else likes bill haley :D
Jerry Lee Lewis your bang on about genius!
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Permalink Reply by john leo waters on -
Rock and Roll? Well to be fair it was simply R&B given a new name in order to gain airplay on white radio stations.
R&B/Rock and Roll was very much the foreunner of Soul music. Anybody who was a Mod back in the sixties would have grown up listening to the likes of Elvis,Little Richard and Jerry lee Lewis and I am sure many of these artists would have left their mark.
Otis started of as a Little RIchard clone - one only has to listen to 'Shout Bamalama' to realize that. Indeed there is not a great deal to chose between Little Richard and James Brown's early stuff. Fats Domino,Smiley Lewis,Clarence Frogman Henry and many others down in New Orleans were laying the seeds for Soul and Ska with their rolling style of R&B.
Artits such as Larry Williams,Bo Diddley,LLoyd Price,Johnny Otis,Johnny Ace,Little Willie John,`The Coasters and
of course the everpresent Chuck Berry were all hugely influential on the emerging Soul artists and indeed on many of the 'older' mods of the sixties.
It is diffucult to distinguish where the dividing line between Rock and Roll and early Soul music is drawn. Barrett Strong - 'Money' and The Contours 'Do You Love me' on early Motown could be clasified aas Rock and Roll and The Isley Bros 'Shout' is another track. Ray Charles and indeed some of Sam Cooke's early outputs could come under that banner also.
So it is difficult to differentiate at times but then why should we? It is all great music. We all have different tastes and what is pomme frites to one is just greasy chips to another!
So just enjoy!
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