ROCK Sex gets caught by the fuzzzzz.
Wanna change the world? Play through a busted amp! Here's a pervasive problem that became a brilliant revolution.
In 1951 Ike Turner and his band made what is arguably the first Rock'n'Roll song, releasing it under singer JACKIE BRENSTON's name. It is a retooling of Jimmie Liggens' "Cadillac Boogie" (1947) but rowdier and revved up. The extra edge came from a fuzzed-out amp that had been broken in transit. Voila, Rock'n'Roll!
JACKIE BRENSTON AND HIS DELTA CATS -"Rocket '88" (1951)
Paul Burlison's amp was damaged before the recording of The JOHNNY BURNETTE TRIO's studio session, and more sonic revolution ensued:
THE JOHNNY BURNETTE TRIO -"The Train Kept A-Rollin'" (1956)
Dave Davies of The Kinks took a knife to his amp to get the distorted snarl he'd discovered. But he went too far and was thrown across the room by an electric shock!
(Legal Disclaimer: ROCK Sex says, "Don't try this, kids."):
THE KINKS -"You Really Got Me" (1964)
John Lennon used a busted amp to get the raw distortion for "Revolution", even singing on his back on the studio floor shouting at the mike to get the extra edge in the vocals:
THE BEATLES -"Revolution" (1968)
Have fuzz, will frazzle!
© Tym Stevens
See Also:
• "Rumble" - Link Wray > Adam Ant > TWIN PEAKS
• 1950s PUNK: Sex, Thugs, and Rock'n'Roll!
• DON'T TREAD ON ME: The Original Punk of 1960s Garage Rock, with Music Player!
• BEATLESQUE Songs: 1968-esque, with Music Player!
• The Kinks > Sex Pistols > The Kinks
• "I CAN'T EXPLAIN" - The Who > David Bowie > The Clash > Fatboy Slim > The Hives
• ROCK Sex: "THE TRAIN KEPT A-ROLLIN'", Tiny Bradshaw> Johnny Burnette Trio> The Yardbirds> Aerosmith
• The Real History of Rock and Soul!: The Music Player Checklist
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