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New York Dolls – “Bad Girls”

FASHIONS - MAKING THE MAN There are some stars who help keep alive the myth that clothes make the man. Stars like Marc Bolan, Rod Stewart, Peter Frampton,, and all the various members of the Dolls. All of these artists perform in outfits of unparalleled brilliance so, in addition to their musical greatness, they all get a A+ for their sartorial splendor. Go to (page 63) in this months ROCK SCENE for the complete story. The New York Dolls perform the song…

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Marc Bolan, Elton John and Ringo Starr in the film “Born to Boogie”

Marc Bolan and T. Rex perform their song “Children of the Revolution” in Apple studios with Ringo Starr on drums and Elton John on piano. The film Born to Boogie was directed by Ringo Starr himself, and was released on the Beatle’s Apple Film label. The official studio version of “Children of the Revolution” was released as a single by T. Rex on September 8, 1972.   (YouTube) Marc Bolan is the cat's meow. A pint sized rocker that litle…

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Jimi Hendrix film “Rainbow Bridge”

SAY WHAT! (7 minutes in)  Another 13,000 feet we go higher and higher and Cleopatra has this beautiful raven hair and what are you supposed to do man except lay there and play the part.  And so I’m laying there playing the part and the grape chokes me almost, but I can’t let the joke come out. Because you know I have to be together, right?  So, I say, “Oh, groovy great wine there Cleo.  Hell, I mean, let’s get it…

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Alice Cooper “I Love the Dead”

Alice Cooper performs ‘I Love The Dead’ from their 1973 album Billion Dollar Babies. This was the band’s sixth record, and it was their best selling one yet. Their stage show was unlike any other. To this day, when played live, the song features the decapitation of Alice, via guillotine. The film Good To See You Again, Alice Cooper, documented and featured live footage from different stops on the tour.   (YouTube) ALICE NEVER ORDINARY  "My parents really like this whole…

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David Bowie – Behind the Scenes

David Bowie prepares to take the stage in May of 1973.  His 1973 Ziggy Stardust Tour promoted the albums The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and Aladdin Sane. The setlist from this tour prominently featured songs from these two albums, among others. David candidly speaks “Most of the reasons that I do what I do is ‘cause I like startling people. It’s something to do. England has a marvelous habit of being able to dissipate everything…

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Slade – “Cum On Feel The Noize”

Slade - "Cum On Feel The Noize" English rock band Slade performs their 1973 single ‘Cum On Feel The Noize’. The song reached No. 1 in the UK, and was the band’s fourth number one single. The song became even more popular when it was covered by Quiet Riot nearly ten years later in 1983. Their cover became so popular that people even thought it was written by Quiet Riot.   (YouTube) STOMPING and SHOUTING with SLADE - Slade had much success…

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