The Blasters Thread. No issues with hit songs here

[The Polack MSgt]

In the late 70s to the early 80s Rockabilly made a brief commercial comeback.

Queen and the Stray Cats made most of the money and got the most MTV airtime in that revival, and that's an issue.

Look, as much as I love both bands, they weren't the shining jewels of that rockabilly rebirth. At all...

Well, who were then? Easy question. The Blasters.

They were everything the other bands never quite were. The Blasters were in fact everything any old school Rocker would love.

Unfortunately they never got the big payday, and are relatively unknown still.

No commentary needed, just gonna list some 2and a half minute singles

Except in the case of this song... This is one of the darkest (no pun meant) songs ever played in this genre

[Tikki]

1. The Blasters and Los Lobos are just TRULY GREAT bands...not to be missed.

Tikki

[The Polack MSgt]

4. Great Call on Los Lobos Tikki

[Clash City Rocker]

5. There's a dedication on Dwight Yoakam's first album that goes something like this

“To the Blasters and Los Lobos, who cared when nobody else did.”

Dwight came out of the So Cal music scene, like the Blasters and Los Lobos. They nurtured him when mainstream country was rejecting him (for actually playing country music, instead of the pop country that was popular at the time). Dwight survived thanks to college radio, and went on to have a hit with a cover of a Blasters song (appropriately, since the song was supposedly about Hank Williams).

[Clash City Rocker]

2. Man, you and I are on the same musical wavelength

Love me some Blasters. A great band, not limited to rockabilly, but in that era, no one did it better.

[The Polack MSgt]

3. Not the same band under discussion, but this song helped turn me into a Rockabilly guy

And... well seems appropriate?

[Clash City Rocker]

6. Nice! You probably already know this was a cover of a song by Vince Taylor

Who was one of the best early British rockabilly artists. His style always reminded me of Gene Vincent, just reckless and wild.

[The Polack MSgt]

7. Knew it was a cover, didn't know the details

Thanks man

[The Polack MSgt]

8. Here's a newer ('05) release that Alvin still plays