Where is the love for all these bands from my vinyl 12-inch "D" shelf who have rarely if ever been mentioned on ILM?

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Please inspire me to pull them out and listen to them again!

D.A.D.
Lacy J Dalton
Betty Davis
Cory Daye
DC3
Hazell Dean
Death of Samantha
Decoupage
Joey Dee and the Starlighters
Nancy Dee
Rick Dees ("Bigfoot" 12-inch single on Stax, 1978)
Detective
DFX2
Die Kreuzen
Dimples D
Disco Circus
Djavan
D.J. Hollywood
DMX Crew
Dog's D'Amour
Dr. Alimantado
Julie Driscoll/Brian Auger & the Trinity
Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde
The Dr's (1983 post-disco r&b on Epic, they look like space doctors!)
Dynasty (early '80s post-disco r&b group, not recent electroclashers)

― xhuxk, Wednesday, 11 May 2005 13:57 (twenty-one years ago)

This is the best letter yet. Lots of love for Betty Davis, Hazel Dean, Die Kreuzen, Dr. Alimantado and especially Driscoll/Auger Trinity. These are all major artists in my world.

― brianiac (briania), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 14:01 (twenty-one years ago)

D.A.D.

I loved these dudes. "I'm sleeping my DAY AWAY!"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 14:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Gonna have a Pow Wow
Oh wow pass the peace pipe
pass the peace pipe

I *love* that Cory Daye track

― rentboy (rentboy), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 14:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Rick Dees. I have his "Disco Duck" album with the Elvis "tribute" where he eats too many jelly doughnuts and explodes. This was out before elvis actually exploded after eating too many Elvisburgers.

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 14:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Hazell Dean's 'Who's Leaving Who' was one of my favourite SAW tracks of the time.

― $V£N! (blueski), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 14:14 (twenty-one years ago)

People goin round sayin they know who shot the barber.
I know who shot the barber.
Tom Tom the Piper's Son,
He shot the barber away he run.
yea.

― The Sensational Sulk (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 14:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I have never seen any love anywhere ever for DC3. And frankly I'd be a little surprised to see any here either. Anyhow, better than Wurm, not as good as SWA.

Death of Samantha, on the other hand, are absolute gems. Where The Women Wear The Glory is their best (Harlequin Tragedy! Sylvia Plath! Blood Creek!), but all the recs had something or other to recommend them, but mostly we're talking wry wit and nifty guits aplenty.

― NickB (NickB), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 14:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm sure I''ve seen you talk most fondly of Die Kreuzen Chuck, not so long ago either... anyways, first album is a bit classic, don't like anything I've heard thereafter...

DMX Krew have had some fine electro-rave-pop moments on Rephlex, dunno what I'd cite above all others though

― DJ Mencap0))), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I quite like late Die Kreuzen, not Century Days overly much, but definitely the Gone Away EP.

Also, Poison Flower is one of the greatest reggae songs ever. That track is awesome. Anyone seen Alimantado recently? Cos he is still touring, right?

― NickB (NickB), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 14:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Ha ha, I liked DC3 way more than SWA, but maybe not as much as Wurm!

And to be honest, I never cared about Die Kreuzen after their first two albums (only the second of which, *October File*, I still own.)

― xhuxk, Wednesday, 11 May 2005 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I like Disco Circus's version if Inna Gadda Da Vidda, slowed down though.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 14:35 (twenty-one years ago)

There's some neat stuff on Kreuzen's Century Days, though that's the first album of theirs I heard.

― miccio (miccio), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Gonna have a Pow Wow
Oh wow pass the peace pipe
pass the peace pipe

Ohyeahwow, THAT Cory Daye! More love. Ex-Coconut, right?

― brianiac (briania), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 14:40 (twenty-one years ago)

yep - and dr buzzards too

― rentboy (rentboy), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Auntie Hazell Dean was great for a while (83 to 85), then shit thereafter (the latter-day SAW period stuff does nothing for me). "Back In My Arms (Once Again)" is definitely worth digging out again; it was the flop follow-up to the wonderful "Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)". "They Say It's Gonna Rain" from 85 is also good - a sort of tribal-chant thing going on there - though I preferred the original by Kerry Delius. She lost it for me forever at an anti-Clause 28 rally in Manchester, spring 88, by coming on stage and saying "Thank you all for coming along and supporting this act. Here is my new single."

Joe Dee & The Starlighters "Peppermint Twist" was covered rather well by The Sweet in 1974, on their "we're a credible heavy rock act, honest" album Sweet Fanny Adams.

DJ Hollywood's "Um Tang Um Tang" is catchy commercial rap from late 86 - definitely worth another play.

Dr Alimantado's "Born For A Purpose" is a total classic. "If you feel like you have no reason for living, don't determine my life." I first heard it when Johnny Rotten chose it to play during his revelatory interview with Tommy Vance on Capital Radio, summer 77 - JR and his friends were regularly getting beaten up in the street at the time, and choosing this tune was his reaction to all of that.

Dr Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde did a rap version of "Genius Of Love" in 81 or 82. Very old-school "hands in the air/wave em like you just don't care" stuff - doubt that it's aged well.

Dynasty's "I Don't Wanna Be A Freak (But I Can't Help Myself)" has got that whole 79/80 Solar Records/Leon Sylvers III sound off to a tee - impeccable stuff.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 14:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Lacy J. Dalton was, along with Marshall Chapman, one of the few bright lights during the Urban Cowboy period of country music. They'd love her at Lost Highway if then were now.

Djavan is solid second-tier Brazilian pop, similar in his jazz leanings to Milton Nascimento. I remember liking Bird of Paradise quite a bit.

I also recall Detective as sounding like bad imitation Foreigner, but that's not a memory I especially want to probe...

― J.D. Considine, Wednesday, 11 May 2005 15:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Death of Samantha - you must dig out the Blood & Shaving Cream & Werewolves of London. Remember?

― diedre mousedropping and a quarter (Dave225), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

OMG Betty Davis is AWESOME, at least her first couple of records--if you have "They Say I'm Different," check to see if it has that incredible poster of her. "If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up"! "Dedicated to the Press"! "He Was a Big Freak"!! (this last supposedly about her affair with Jimi Hendrix). Only _Crashin' from Passion_ a.k.a. _Hangin' Out in Hollywood_ is skippable.

I will add to the chorus of love for Death of Samantha: "GEISHA GIRL IN MY CHEVROLEEE-HAY! WE'LL MAKE LOVE THE AMERICAN WAA-HAY!"

Driscoll/Auger Trinity I've always been curious about, based on the few things I've heard. Julie Driscoll made a pretty intriguing solo voice experimental record a few years ago...

― Douglas (Douglas), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Dimples D and Dr. Jeckyll are a good back-to-back.

"Sucker DJs" by Dimples was the first song Marley Marl ever produced if I'm not mistooken...

― Whiney G. Weingarten (whineyg), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 15:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Alright, you've brought me to my climax when bringing up Cory Daye. She's the icing on the cake that was Dr, Buzzard, and her solo album is rather good (especially Rainy Day Boy)...and I even like her huge-snare, late 80's 'City Nights/Manhattan Cafes' single.

Fucking gushing.

Dynasty's 'Adentures in the Land of Music' is what Camp Lo's Luchini is based on. Both are supreme.

Disco Circus is regular rotation round these parts too.

Djavan's Fato Consumado is heaven. All those vocal rhythms in one song!

It's been said Betty Davis was the reason for Miles Davis going fusion. True?

Too much to say about this thread. I think I actually live on your d-shelf...yet, no D-Train?

― PappaWheelie (PappaWheelie), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't own a single D-Train album, oddly enough! I'm not sure why! Their two biggest hits are on that 12-vinyl-album 1988 German box set *History of the House Sound of Chicago,* though...

― xhuxk, Wednesday, 11 May 2005 16:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Detective: SwanSong hard rock band with Michael Des Barres, Tony Kaye (yes, the Yes guy), and Michael Monarch, guitarist from Steppenwolf. About half the first album is produced by Jimmy Page under a pseudonym and you can immediately hear it. The drums sound like Bonham. First album is the better of two. "Detective Man" and "Heartache," the numbers to hear.

― George Smith, Wednesday, 11 May 2005 16:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Always wish I could've found any of the earlier Death Of Samantha LPs, 'cause the one in "Stairway To Hell" (only one I own) was great! Don't know of any other bands on Homestead who had the balls to incorporate cellos and boogie-woogie piano and Diddley beats into their standard guitar-noise. And their nods to Beefhearr and Yoko Ono and their Cleveland forefathers are fine by me. They belong in the Rock Hall of Fame! (After all, the Hockey Hall of Fame has more than its fair share of former Maple Leaf inductees only because it's located in Toronto.)

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 16:52 (twenty-one years ago)

I like the unlisted gift that is the bonus on the Die Kreuzen October File CD..."Oh, look, it's the first album! There it is! FUCK. HOLY SHI.. YEAH!"

― donut debonair (donut), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 17:46 (twenty-one years ago)

It should be noted that their first Homestead LP, Strungout On Jargon, doesn't contain cello, boogie-woogie piano or Bo Diddley beats, so you may be more upset than you should be.

― Vic Funk, Wednesday, 11 May 2005 18:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Dogs D'Amour. Quite good, but also quite shoddy. Best appreciated when drunk.

― Ben Dot (1977), Thursday, 12 May 2005 01:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Re-assurance noted, Vic, thanks!

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 12 May 2005 09:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Am I right in thinking D.A.D. had a proper name and had to change it to the acronym after some kind of legal threat? (My memory is telling me the word 'Disney' or 'Disneyland' is involved). Perhaps I have them confused with some other band.

― alext (alext), Thursday, 12 May 2005 11:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, and Dog's D'Amour definitely classic, for a very short period of time!

― alext (alext), Thursday, 12 May 2005 11:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I've got good lps by a few of of these:

D-Train -- Youre The One For Me. Includes the classic title track plus "Keep On" "D Train Theme" "Walk on By" "Trying to Get Over."

Dr. Alimantado -- Best Dressed Chicken In Town. makes Big Youth sound sober-sided.

Djavan -- Seduzir. More pop than tropicalia, but uh seductive.

Julie Driscoll/Brian Auger & Trinity -- Streetnoise. Eclectic jazzy rock from the late 60s. reviewed by l bangs in rolling stone but i forget if he liked or dissed. search: "Indian Rope Man."

Dynasty -- early Solar Records act had one great song: "I Don't Want To Be A Freak (But I Can't Help Myself)"

DJ Hollywood (if it's the same guy) was a rapping Harlem disco DJ who paralleled the early hip-hop scene in the Bronx. didn't know that he made records.

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Thursday, 12 May 2005 11:33 (twenty-one years ago)

D.A.D. -> my father in law is a rrrrreally big fan of Disney After Dark, that's whay they were originally named, no? Buys all the records and bootlegs. I have yet to hear their music though.

― nathalie in a bar under the sea (stevie nixed), Thursday, 12 May 2005 11:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Glad my memory of years spent reading R.A.W magazine (Rock Action Worldwide) weren't wasted and that my memory is not playing tricks!! Has anyone actually heard them though?

― alext (alext), Thursday, 12 May 2005 11:45 (twenty-one years ago)

DMX Krew (if that's who Xhuxk's talking about) I actually ordered into work solely because the "We Are DMX" album appeared in Xhuxk's 1999 Pazz n Jop Top 10. Unfortunately I was poor so I didn't buy it, but it sounded pretty good to play overhead. I guess it was an electropop dude--all I remember is the statement of intent, "We're comin' from the future/ Too bad if it don't suit ya!"

― dr. phil (josh langhoff), Thursday, 12 May 2005 12:05 (twenty-one years ago)

I did eventually buy Arling & Cameron, though, Xhuxk!

― dr. phil (josh langhoff), Thursday, 12 May 2005 12:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Re Driscoll/Auger Trinity: Julie Driscoll's voice and songwriting were always the strong points of the group, meaning the albums can be kind of mixed affairs if you don't have a lot of patience for hippiejazz and funky organ jammin' (and, unlike Billy Preston, Brian Auger doesn't quite possess the Wildest Organ In Town). They had a tendency to beat warhorses like "Wheels On Fire" (yes, the AbFab theme) and "Season of the Witch" into the ground, but all their records have crazy high points, especially as JD began stretching her wierd songwriting chops on the later albums. Begin with Streetnoise (also notable for a Ralph Steadman cover that's pretty striking as a 12X24 gatefold). After that, maybe her solo album (as Julie Tippetts) Sunset Glow, which I've big-upped elsewhere as an all-time favorite.

Auger's been touring the U.S. performing Christian hippiejazz organ jammin' (I assume). My love for these records is such that I'm considering attending the local stop.

― brianiac (briania), Thursday, 12 May 2005 12:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Dr. Alimantado is a great reggae artist. I used to have his album "Best Dressed Chicken in Town." The cover is lollerific. Definitely pull him out and give it a quick listen.

― Mickey (modestmickey), Thursday, 12 May 2005 13:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Dogs D'Amour, major shot for drummer who is now in glam band Bubble in LA with his wife, Share Somethingorother, who used to be in Vixen.
I think. Had some ridiculous singer who tore open his abdomen with some implement on stage at a Hollywood show. A loop of his intestines flopped out, the show collapsed, and he went to the emergency room. End of band.

Smipley's Believe It Or Not: Their is a videotape of this and the segment is included on the "Badsville" documentary DVD, about rock bands playing dive bars in LA.

― George Smith, Thursday, 12 May 2005 16:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Cory Daye is NOT Stu Daye. Stu Daye has never been mentioned on this board, as far as I know. He had an album called "Free Parking" in '74-'75 or so and it was played a lot on FM. You should get it if you see it.

― George Smith, Thursday, 12 May 2005 16:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Disney After Dark, that's whay they were originally named, no?

Disneyland After Dark, actually.

― OleM (OleM), Thursday, 12 May 2005 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

four years pass...

revive

― skogsturken, Thursday, 25 March 2010 02:57 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUxADCsPV8s

― revive, Thursday, 25 March 2010 05:04 (sixteen years ago)

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