Ian Dury and the Blockheads: comment

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

IMO the greatest rock 'n' roll band of the late 1970s.

Why?

Wake Up and Make Love With Me
Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
Dance of the Screamers
Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3)
A shitload of other album cuts

Everything from the most sublime of stripjoint bump-and-grinds to raging rock and roll to whimsical silliness, all done with an effortless virtuosity. Having Norman Watt-Roy on bass and the late, lamented Charley Charles on drums (you heard those two on all of Frankie Goes To Hollywood's records no matter what the credits say) didn't hurt.

Ian Dury was the witty, cynical and ultimately romantic visionary of Cockney poetry.

Beautifully recorded, at least as heard on my original Stiff Records LPs.

Y' out there, Pierre? If not, you gotta hear this Chez ChimpH8R.

:)

[Tikki]

1. One of the very best...of any era...

RIP Ian Dury...

If you can rassle up a copy somewhere of his biography...amazing story..


Tikki

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

2. Try Wikipedia

I read m article on him there a couple of years ago and there was a link to a bio. Dunno about the magnificent Blockheads, tho.