On Jun 2, 1:49 am, Chuck Gould wrote:

And the final arbiter, (big grin here), of course....how much does it
sound like the Rolling Stones? [Brown Sugar vs. A Day in the Life]
The Stones never forgot how to rock n roll.

Well, there was that whold dumb disco bull**** "Steel Wheels" in the
80's!
I can't write as long as yous guys but I will chime in. Although Chuck
notes some great bands, (Hendrix is God, Daltry is close) as well as
Grace, Airplane and otheres, they are not what we here (east coast)
call "Rock and Roll", I find Chucks bands more R+B. Hendrix too is R
+B, more like a weird Aerosmith, I even consider the Stones more R+B
than R+R. Now Thorogood, Nugent, Derringer, Foghat, Seegar,
Springstein, Grand Funk, BTO, even a lot of old Rod Stewart, now that
is Rock and Roll. Think of the songs "Roll over Beetoven", "I drink
alone", "Some kind of wonderful" etc. that is R+R, boom, boom, boom,
boom, that's rock, guitar, bass, drums and a lot of experience with
alcohol,

As far as where it all got started if you go back a little before me I
beleive the first real kick for R+R here was Rock around the Clock
when it became the theme for one of the first real rebel movies and
the kids tore the place apart.

Of course if Brian Setzer (mostly known from his work in the "Stray
Cats") ever comes around go see it, now that is Rock and Roll, solid,
no excuses...

I will say it again. If you are really interested in music from the
mid 50's to present, Rock and Roll, R+B, etc, our music, you need to
check out LittleStevensUndergroundGarage.com and check out a couple of
his shows. I hate this guys politics but the stuff he comes up with is
amazing, great music history mixed with very interesting commentary
from a guy that has live and played in arguably one of the greatest
Rock and Roll bands, "The East Street Band", which is Bruce
Spingstein's backup band. Directly relevant to this conversation are
shows number 260 and 258. One is on the beginning of Rock and Roll,
the other talks about the Chicago influence.

Sorry chuck, mid landers and east coasters really have it sewed up for
R+R and R+B, yous guys brought more acid rock and slower softer beats
to the scene.

Later guys, gotta go make more sausage and beer which is what we are
doing to day with the son in law while the girls go pickout wedding
****..