The first time I heard John Mayall, Eric Clapton completely blew me away, his guitar edgy and new to my ears. I knew Clapton from the Five Live Yardbirds album and that band’s smokin’ hot version of Smokestack Lightnin’, a track I will never hear without stopping to listen (unless drivin’ down the road a hundred miles an hour). After hearing The Yardbirds, it seemed a safe bet to give Mayall a chance and I have to confess that John Mayall With Eric Clapton was pure steroid for what would become a lifelong appreciation of the rockin’ side of the blues.
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Cameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock – I Was A Punk Before You Were A Punk
Posted in Opinion with tags Cameron Carpenter, Clinton Heylin, D.O.A., DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, John Lydon, Jon Savage, Legs McNeil, Liz, Marc Spitz/Brendan Mullen, Marcus Gray, music, NXNE Film, Patti Smith, Punk, Records, Sam Sutherland, Shanghai Cowgirl, The Clash, The Damned, The Dead Boys, The Diodes, The Jam, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, The Tubes, The Viletones, Toronto on May 9, 2013 by segarini“I was a punk before you were a punk
You don’t believe me? Just step outside and see me baby
I was a punk before you were a punk
You want some action? I’ll put your ass in traction baby
I was a punk before you were
I was a punk before you
I was a punk before you were
I was a punk before you”
The Tubes (Spooner/Evans/Waybill)