Venice Rocks
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This Channel is about History, Art, Rarities, Dates and Places: in Venice, in Dolomites, in Italy and in Rock Music.
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🎼Since this started like a "Bologna Day"... it's good to realize that still today some bands keep the city tradition πŸ”₯ alive! πŸ€ŸπŸ‘
Here's a track from my friends Ugly Birds... dirty rock'n'roll blues and of course dirty lyrics in Italian and in #Bologna dialect πŸ˜‰πŸŽΈπŸ” #UglyBirds

https://youtu.be/p5KLpyQ3Sh0
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πŸ“Œ 29 January 1977

Buzzcocks

πŸ“€ Spiral Scratch
#Punk #PunkRock

45 years ago Buzzcocks from Bolton, England, #UK released the first ever British Punk record... longer than a single: Spiral Scratch is in fact a 4 songs EP and it was preceded only by The Damned's single "New Rose" in October 1976, Sex Pistols' "Anarchy in the U.K." and the first two singles by The Vibrators in November 1976.

Spiral Scratch is their only studio release to feature original legendary singer #HowardDevoto, who left shortly after to form Magazine. It was reissued in 1979 and reached n. 31 in UK charts.

#Buzzckocs line-up in this release:
Howard Devoto – vocals
Pete Shelley – guitar, backing vocals
Steve Diggle – bass guitar
John Maher – drums

#29January
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πŸ“Œ 18 February 1977

Damned
πŸ“€ Damned Damned Damned
#Punk #PunkRock

45 years ago Damned, Punk Rock band from London, #UK, released their debut studio album simply entitled Damned Damned Damned.
This release came out few days later πŸ‘‰ Buzzcocks' Spiral Scratch EP, and it's the first full lenght album from a UK Punk band!

Damned Damned Damned contains "New Rose", the first Damned single of October 1976, one of the most famous UK Punk songs, covered by many rock bands in the years, most notably by Guns'n'Roses who included it in their The Spaghetti Incident album.

#Damned were:
Dave Vanian – vocals
Brian James – guitar, vocals
Captain Sensible – bass, vocals
Rat Scabies – drums, vocals
#18February

Listen to Damned Damned Damned πŸ‘‰ here
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πŸ“Œ March 1982

Misfits
πŸ“€ Walk Among Us
#PunkRock #HardcorePunk #HorrorPunk

40 years ago Misfits from New Jersey, #USA released their debut album Walk Among Us.
The album includes all Misfits early recordings, their first 1979 single "Night of the Living Dead", and a live recording of "Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?".

The original album pink cover introduced Misfits as the first act of the Horror Punk genre, which stands for a Punk Rock music with morbid and violent imagery and lirycs, often influenced by horror films and science fiction B-movies

#Misfits in this album were:
#GlennDanzig – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Jerry Only – bass, backing vocals
Doyle – lead guitar, backing vocals
Arthur Googy – drums

Listen to Walk Among Us
πŸ‘‰ here
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πŸ“Œ7 September 1977

Skiantos
πŸ“€ Inascoltable
#Rock #PunkRock #RockDemenziale

This band has been recentely cited by Iggy Pop in his radio program and celebrated as the first Punk act in #Italy!

Skiantos from #Bologna released their "home made" debut album 45 years ago.
It was entitled Inascoltable, a meaningless translation in English of the Italian word "Inascoltabile"(= unlistenable).

πŸ‘‰ Read here a short Skiantos biography

#Skiantos in this album were:
Roberto "Freak" Antoni - vocals
Andrea "Jimmy Bellafronte" Setti - vocals
Stefano "Sbarbo" Cavedoni - vocals
Bubba Loris - vocals
Mario "Come-Lini" Comellini - vocals
Fabio "Dandy Bestia" Testoni - guitar
Andrea "Andy Bellombrosa" Dalla Valle - guitar
Gianni "Lo Grezzo" Bolelli - guitar "selvaggia"
Franco "Frankie Grossolani" Villani - bass
Stefano "Ringo Starter" Sarti - bass
Leonardo "Tormento Pestoduro" Ghezzi - batteria
#7September

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πŸ“Œ9 June 1978

The Rolling Stones
πŸ“€ Some Girls
#Rock #HardRock #PunkRock #Disco

45 years ago The Rolling Stones from #UK released their 14th studio album, their first to feature new member Ronnie Wood.

Some Girls came out in a year when music was worldwide dominated by new genres such as Disco and Punk and new young Hard Rock / Heavy Metal bands.
All these different worlds agreed to consider #RollingStones as dinosaurs with nothing more to tell...

Jagger & Richards were perfectly aware of that and "answered" with this album which embraced all the above genres, delievered several classics and sold more than 7 million copies!

In this album:
#MickJagger β€“ vocals, guitar, piano, percussion
#KeithRichards β€“ guitar, vocals, bass, piano
#RonnieWood β€“ guitar, backing vocals
#BillWyman β€“ bass, synthesiser
#CharlieWatts β€“ drums

Additional
#SugarBlue β€“ harmonica
#IanMcLagan β€“ piano, organ
#MelCollins β€“ saxophone
#SimonKirke β€“ congas
#9June

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πŸ“Œ23 November 1993

Guns N' Roses
πŸ“€ The Spaghetti Incident?
#HardRock #PunkRock

30 years ago Guns N' Roses from Los Angeles, #USA released their 5th studio album (my LP in #VeniceRocksRoom☝️).

Only cover songs of bands that influenced #GunsNRoses in the years.
It's the last 1990 #GNR before disbanding, some guitar parts are still played by uncredited #IzzyStradlin.

In this album:
W. #AxlRose, #Slash, #GilbyClarke, #DuffMcKagan "Rose, #MattSorum, #DizzyReed

Songs:
"Since I Don't Have You"
πŸ‘‰The Skyliners
"New Rose" πŸ‘‰The Damned
"Down on the Farm" - #UKSubs
"Human Being" πŸ‘‰ New York Dolls
"Raw Power" πŸ‘‰ The Stooges
"Ain't It Fun" (#MichaelMonroe co-lead vocals) - #DeadBoys
"Buick Makane (Big Dumb Sex)" πŸ‘‰ T. Rex / #Soundgarden
"Hair of the Dog" πŸ‘‰ Nazareth
"Attitude" πŸ‘‰ Misfits
"Black Leather" - #SexPistols
"You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" - #JohnnyThunders
"I Don't Care About You"
πŸ‘‰ Fear
"Look at Your Game, Girl" - #CharlesManson
#23November

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πŸ€˜πŸ“€ Celebrating 30 years of πŸ‘‰  The Offspring - Smash in #VeniceRocksRoom.

#8April 1994
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🎸If you are in Venice area next weekends...
#FolkMetal on September 6, #PunkRock on September 13.
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πŸ“Œ10 November 1975

Patti Smith
πŸ“€ Horses
#PunkRock #ArtPunk #GarageRock

50 years ago Patti Smith from Chicago, #USA released her debut studio album.

Smith was living in New York since 1969 and she already had a name in the city as a poet, songwriter, visual artist and performer.

When Horses came out it was an immediate huge success and Patti Smith became the most influential member of the New York City–based punk movement and one of the most influential female artists internationally.

The opener "Gloria" (part one: "In Excelsis Deo" / part two: "Gloria (Version)" is a fantastic rendition of #Them / #VanMorrison classic.

Iconic ❀️‍πŸ”₯

In this album:
#PattiSmith β€“ vocals
#JayDeeDaugherty β€“ drums
#LennyKaye β€“guitar
#IvanKral β€“ guitar, bass
#RichardSohl β€“ piano

Additional personnel
#JohnCale β€“ production
#AllenLanier β€“ guitar
#TomVerlaine β€“ guitar
#10November

🎧Listen to Horses πŸ‘‰ here
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πŸ“Œ1985

CCCP - Fedeli Alla Linea
πŸ“€ Ortodossia II
πŸ“€ Compagni, Cittadini, Fratelli, Partigiani
#PunkRock #PostPunk #ArtPunk #AlternativeRock

40 years ago in undocumented dates, CCCP from #ReggioEmilia, #Italy, released their their debut studio albums, 2 EPs.

Both were published through the indipendent label Attack Punk Records from Bologna and became soon sought after rarities, until Virgin Records re-printed and published them as a Compilation in 1988.

Since their beginnings, the band opted for a drum machine instead of a real drummer.
Danilo Fatur and Annarella are credited as they are in fact the band's theatrical performers.
All songs in here became #CCCP signatures and live standards, some were re-recorded and included in their 1986 debut full-length.

Crazy, Seminal ❀️‍πŸ”₯

In these albums:
#GiovanniLindoFerretti - vocals
#MassimoZamboni - guitar
#UmbertoNegri - bass
#DaniloFatur - "Artista del popolo"
#Annarella - "Benemerita Soubrette"

🎧 Listen to both EPs πŸ‘‰ here
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⚑️#TheMondayRecharger
50 years ago, April 1976, the first song of πŸ‘‰ the first album of #RamonesπŸ‘‡
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πŸ“ŒAugust 1976

The Modern Lovers
πŸ“€ The Modern Lovers
#GarageRock #ProtoPunk #ArtRock

50 years ago The Modern Lovers from Boston,#USA, released their self-titled debut album.

The band didn't exist anymore, founder Johnathan Richman had just released πŸ‘‰ his debut solo album, while other members joined Talking Heads and The Cars.

This album is made of songs recorded in 1971 and 1972, some of them were produced by #JohnCale.
Heavily influenced by The Velvet Underground and The Stooges, #TheModernLovers became itself one of the most influential albums for #PunkRock.

Seminal🀘

In this album:
#ErnieBrooks – bass, background vocals
#JerryHarrison β€“ piano, organ, backing vocals, track 6 musical director
#JonathanRichman β€“ vocals, guitars
#DavidRobinson β€“ drums, backing vocals

🎧Listen to The Modern Lovers πŸ‘‰ here
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