DMZ / The Lyres

it is.

Just bumping it again cos it is ace.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og9hQirCA6k

The new comeback Barrence Whitfield & the Savages record is not as good as the first early '80s one. The new one is kinda speedy garage-rock by numbers, while the former had that Little Richard & Smiley Lewis aspect to it.

But Barrence and the Savages sounded great tonight (though I still like the older songs better). Guitarist Peter Greenberg's garage rocking guitar was good live.

Greenberg was a guitarist in DMZ, so that's why I am posting here. Although I am tempted to give Barrence his own thread even if few ilxors these days seem to know of him.

Saw Barrence Whitfield & the Savages again. They covered MC5’s “Ramblin Rose”, & Barrence wailed like a garage rock Smiley Lewis. DMZ guitarist Greenberg is still in the band.

Any other Barrence Whitfield fans here? Need to do an ilm search .

http://www.wbur.org/artery/2018/03/20/barrence-whitfield-and-the-savages

Nice interview with Barrence

Below is a 2015 one with Peter Greenberg

http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/features/cincinnati-kid-peter-greenberg-of-barrence-whitfield-the-savages/

I think Rambling Rose is a bit older than the MC5 I have a great version by Jerry Lee Lewis from the 50s. I think it was from before him too.

Actually it's a title used by several songs and the MC5 version is a different arrangement of the 1961 Jerry l;ee Lewis hit. His is more syncopated. I have it on a compilation with his 50s stuff. Worth hearing.

Thanks

Found out earlier that the MC5 version seems to be based directly on the Ted Taylor soul cover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_JQcdZjiDU