Stretch Posted September 1, 2020 Share was having a discussion the other day about early hip hop and Run DMC. I did not realise they played Live Aid, but they played early straight after Ozzy Osbourne. The balls on these lads to come up in front of a massive crowd expecting rock and pop and drop a rap/hip-hop set at a time where it was not evenly remotely mainstream , but very underground ...and they kicked it..hard! “As it’s plain to see,” DMC explained to an audience of tens of thousands in 1985, “we have no band, just Jam Master Jay.”Broadcast to a potential audience of nearly two billion people the world over, Run-D.M.C.’s performance at the 1985 Live Aid concerts was probably hip-hop’s most-witnessed seven minutes in the years before the genre had a single platinum record.“For us it was a lot of pressure ’cause [concert promoter] Bill Graham personally requested that we be there,” DMC told Rolling Stone in 2016. “At first, from what I hear, when Bill Graham brought our names up, people was like, ‘What? Why would you want them here? They’re not even gonna be around in three or four years.’ But Bill Graham — rest in peace — personally said, “I will not participate if you don’t have Run-D.M.C. here.”Although they were America’s most famous rap group at the time, they were still an anomaly on bill off mostly rock bands, including Mick Jagger teaming with Tina Turner, a reunion of Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Duran Duran and more playing to an estimated 100,000 people at Philadelphia’s JFK Stadium. Their set was around 10:12 a.m., playing between a reunited Black Sabbath and Rick Springfield. DMC reckons that 70 percent of the crowd was into the still-emerging music, while 30 percent responded with boos “We reluctantly went [to Live Aid] ’cause we kinda thought it was like a setup,” said DMC. “Y’all settin’ us up so we can get mocked and teased. We got there, and then the only thing that we knew was that old block party confidence. … You know, when they say our names, let’s just go out there and do what we do. When you hear the boos, you got two options: You either keep going or you curse the crowd off and walk off stage. We decided to keep going.” Eddy Gordo and Hairy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 2, 2020 Share Stumbled on these guys yesterday .... digging the old rock feel. Albatross 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piston ZA Posted September 3, 2020 Share The new Killer's album is ... killer! Edited September 3, 2020 by Piston ZA Red Robin and EddieV 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieV Posted September 4, 2020 Share The Mamas & The Papas: California Dreamin' Blokman, Hairy, Fruity and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted September 10, 2020 Share Phoebe Bridgers Punisher becoming my most listened to album this year now EddieV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruity Posted September 11, 2020 Share https://youtu.be/X9xINl8eJVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed-Zulu Posted September 11, 2020 Share Hairy, Blokman, EddieV and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkie Posted September 11, 2020 Share thats pretty cool Ed-Zulu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 13, 2020 Share That was good Following on from this track Youtube takes one further and further down the deep dark hole of musical exploration, and it brings me to Piet Botha and this track....deep and dark "Die Donkermaan" https://youtu.be/eGe59sZiuZo?list=PLf3LkDvS4ns-tY2H2Cx8-wdEj4bXQLasj Edited September 13, 2020 by Hairy Ed-Zulu and Blokman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 13, 2020 Share The live recording it not the best. If you can find the studio version, give this a spin again. Great story, a sad story. I think I even know the steel door he refers to in Woodstock. Edit: There used to be gand/drug den on the lower main road with a solid metal door painted maroon in colour. You always knew when you went past on a bicycle that this was a terible place to be. One morning early riding to Rhodes Mem to meet the other riders on the SSM things just did not feel right and then there were helicopters and police suddenly everywhere .... I did not seen anymore as I was on my way already, but that night on the news they showed the polce raiding this place. Edited September 13, 2020 by Hairy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 14, 2020 Share It feels like I have missed out not listening to Piet Botha. It is also sad that he passed away last year after a fight with cancer. https://youtu.be/Hhd9OVMEVgw?list=PLf3LkDvS4ns-tY2H2Cx8-wdEj4bXQLasj Die kindPiet Botha Willie maak nog net daai oproepWant jou moeder wil weetWaar slaap jy vanaandDit was alles eintlik so onnodigMaar wat kan 'n mens nou eintlik seJa die kind gaan nou alleeenIn die wye wereld inKinders op elke straatKinders van die reenDaar is niks meer om te se nieDit maak nie veel meer saak nieWinter of SomerDie kind is altyd alleenOp skool was sy almal se lieflingOns liewe ElmienSo belowend maar altyd 'n bietjie andersSy werk nou die nagskofVir die wyse manne van die OosteEn hulle ryk bedorwe seuntjiesElke kind het sy eie seer hartGlimlag, liefde pyn en nog watEn solank die oë nog lag is die kind seker okay. Blokman and Delarey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed-Zulu Posted September 14, 2020 Share It feels like I have missed out not listening to Piet Botha. It is also sad that he passed away last year after a fight with cancer. https://youtu.be/Hhd9OVMEVgw?list=PLf3LkDvS4ns-tY2H2Cx8-wdEj4bXQLasj Die kindPiet Botha Willie maak nog net daai oproepWant jou moeder wil weetWaar slaap jy vanaandDit was alles eintlik so onnodigMaar wat kan 'n mens nou eintlik seJa die kind gaan nou alleeenIn die wye wereld inKinders op elke straatKinders van die reenDaar is niks meer om te se nieDit maak nie veel meer saak nieWinter of SomerDie kind is altyd alleenOp skool was sy almal se lieflingOns liewe ElmienSo belowend maar altyd 'n bietjie andersSy werk nou die nagskofVir die wyse manne van die OosteEn hulle ryk bedorwe seuntjiesElke kind het sy eie seer hartGlimlag, liefde pyn en nog watEn solank die oë nog lag is die kind seker okay. Piet Botha was the man, I attended many of his shows, shared a drink and some conversation with him at a show he did here long time ago. He was down to earth, a true rocker of old that stayed the course! One of the few South Africans that released albums which could be listened to from track one till the last one! EddieV, Hairy, Delarey and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 14, 2020 Share I am sure this was posted before, but well worth posting again EDIT: KommaFokofpolisiekar In jou gesig is 'n sterrestelselEk is 'n kind wat na die sterre kykAs jy jou hande deur my hare vryfIn die donkerVoel ek weerloosVoel ek weer kleinAs die storm weer begin sanikDie berg brandEn die boom omwaaiEn die vlamme aan my gordyne lekDan skryf ek vir ons 'n nuwe plekWant as die weer weer komSal dit kom om te blyEk ken die skaamte en die kwesbaarheidEk onthou ons het hardop gebidEn ek onthou ons het in ons skoolklere gevrySo ek skryf maar vir my 'n wegkruipplekWant ek weet die weer sal weer kom om te blyMaarKommaKom maarKommaKom maar weerHierdie keer is ek gereedEk sal 'n byl in my hand hêPartykeer moet jyIets oopbreekJou teen die ruit stamp dat ons albei kraakEk skryf maar vir my 'n wegkruipplekDaars n berg in tieme wat brand in pleks van my verstandMaarKommaKom maarKom maarWeerHierdie keer is ek gereedIn jou gesig is 'n sterrestelselEk is 'n kind wat na die sterre kykAs jy jou hande deur my hare vryfIn die donkerVoel ek weerloosVoel ek weer klein Edited September 14, 2020 by Hairy EddieV, Warthog whisperer and Blokman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 15, 2020 Share hells bells, what a great track hboli4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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