Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Evan Dando
It’s a shame about Evan. For a while there I thought he might be the great white hope. Great looks, great voice, attitude and taste in music (big Gram fan), and a great way with a tune – man this guy could write a great three minute pop song. Plus he recorded a song that totally sums me up – The outdoor life. What a tune. So it was all good. Then what happened. He lost it. Last time I saw him he was the guest vocalist on an MC5 (yes that MC5 – with brother Wayne). He was horrible. Messed up. Taking glasses and abuse on the chin from the audience. He could hardly stand up. Then what happened. No idea. This year he reformed the Lemonheads (never a good sign) and brought out a covers album (an even worse sign – all it needed was to feature Zooey Deschanel and it really would be all over). It’s a shame about Evan. Good luck man.
Family
I grew up near Leicester and went to school there for a couple of years. Family were local and legendary. Roger Chapman (one of the most peculiar rock voices out there) supposedly led the Kop chorus (the massive group singing at the local football stadium) and was, supposedly, a hard man. Interesting we thought. Suddenly they went from John Peel to Top of the pops (with Weavers Answer) and they were a bonefide pop band with a string of great singles – including Burlesque and my personal fave My Friend The Sun (which I just heard someone in LA cover – and thought to myself…damn, why didn’t I do that). Anyway they’re great. Uncategorizable. Weird sometimes, Straight ahead sometimes. I never could figure out where they were coming from or where they were going. Noone really sounded like them. My buddy Kevan in Hawaii Germany
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