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IanB
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Edited Sep 04, 2010, 11:22
Re: Bill Nelson / Be Bop deluxe
Sep 04, 2010, 07:39
Dog 3000 wrote:
IanB wrote:

The mid 70s BBD were probably what Roxy Music would have sounded like if they had more conventionally competent musicians in the band.


I keep coming back to the Roxy comparison too.

And Nelson's voice really reminds me of someone I can't put my finger on -- he's "extremely English" sounding. Maybe a more tuneful Eno crossed with a less ethereal Mark Bolan?


Shame it is the exception rather than the rule. I am not a fan of that English pre-Punk thing of singing with an American accent. Jagger kind of gets away with it because his version of Soul and Country is such a cartoon but a lot of the those Blues Rock singers are kind of embarassing. Much as I love Humble Pie judging by the live recordings Steve M must have been one of the worst offenders.
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