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Jimi

Jimi

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May be an image of campsite and text that says 'LIFE IS SHORT. erenan SMILE WHILE γο STILL HAVE TEETH.'


May be an image of text that says 'Some People Leave Footprints On Our Hearts That Time Can Never Wash Away. The Love They Shared, The Light They Gavent Stays With ithUs Us Forever, Bloming Quietly QuietyInTheCormers The Corners fOurDays fOur Days. Linda Angel'
 
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2WhiteWolves said:
I often wonder why, what, how people come up with their band name(s). Come on Hot Sardines?? Just not with this one but several of them. But, hot sardines are just nasty yuk :blech: this one made me laugh, lol.
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"Hot" refers to those tins that had the little pepper in each corner of the tin. and they wanted "Hot" in the band name to indicate they were heavily inspired by the French "Hot Club" school of jazz. I have a long post about it somewhere on VU, probably in this thread, that you can word search with "Hot Club" and my user name.

Anyway, canned sardines are kind of nasty to me nowadays, though I grew up eating them smushed up with mustard and spread on saltines. With that said, if you ever travel to Portugal you'll have the chance to eat grilled fresh sardines, which are bigger than those runts in the tin cans, and delicious.

Charlie Chaplin on lucky sardines:
 
Jimi

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On this day in music history: August 18, 1975 - "Daryl Hall & John Oates", the fourth album by Daryl Hall & John Oates is released. Produced by Daryl Hall, John Oates and Christopher Bond, it is recorded at Larrabee Sound Studios and Western Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, CA from Early - Mid 1975. In the mid 70's, Hall & Oates are dropped by Atlantic Records, after three poor selling albums. In 1974, Tavares hit R&B #1 with their cover of "She's Gone", and is recorded by Lou Rawls. H&O's version is a big hit in their hometown of Philadelphia, but stalls at #60 on the Hot 100. That success helps their manager Tommy Mottola, in getting them signed to RCA. Hiring Christopher Bond to co-produce and write arrangements, Hall & Oates are backed by studio players including Clarence McDonald, Jim Gordon, Ed Greene, Michael Baird, Scott Edwards, Leland Sklar, and Gary Coleman. For "Sara Smile" (#4 Pop, #23 R&B, #18 AC), written by Hall for his girlfriend Sara Allen, he has something specific in mind when it comes to the drums. Huge fans of Al Green's records, Hall and Bond look to replicate Al Jackson's drum sound. Bond records drummer Ed Greene, using Shure SM57 mics (dubbing it "The $300 Drum Sound"). Placing a canopy over the drums, deadens the attack and achieves the desired sound. Daryl sings his lead vocal live during takes, only going back to punch in the first "Sara" on the first chorus. With the album completed, then comes the task of creating the packaging. Hall & Oates hire artist Pierre LaRoche (Mick Jagger, David Bowie) for the album cover. LaRoche promises that he will "immortalize them". He gives them a flamboyantly androgynous make over, with heavy make up and unisex clothing. The LP insert shows Hall in a leather jumpsuit, and a sitting Oates who appears to be nude. Dubbed "The Silver Album", due to the aluminized silver foil finish (later changed to a flat grey color) on the LP cover. The cover leads to wide speculation about their sexual orientations, though both men are straight. Daryl Hall later jokes that the cover made him "look like the girl I always wanted to date". When "Camellia" and "Alone Too Long" (#88 R&B) flop, "Sara Smile" is issued in January of 1976. Giving Hall & Oates their first taste of success, "She's Gone" (#7 Pop, #93 R&B, #6 AC) is reissued, turning "Luncheonette" Gold (later Platinum). Released on CD in 1984, it is remastered and reissued by Buddha Records in 2000, with two bonus tracks. Out of print on vinyl for nearly 30 years, it's reissued by Megaforce Records in 2018, on black and limited edition pink vinyl. The latter benefits the "Ten Bands One Cause" series, with its sales donated to the breast cancer support group "Gilda’s Club NYC". "Daryl Hall & John Oates" peaks at number seventeen on the Billboard Top 200, and is certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. #darylhallandjohnoates #thesilveralbum #sarasmile #70s
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