Jul 24, 2009 the need for weight reduction makes todays hot rods of course, not all of them adopt the weird shape they have, including the engineontheoutside look. They also celebrated adolescent abandon, unlike their peers, who usually concentrated on working. In 1977, essex rockers eddie and the hot rod wrote a song that was partly inspired by crowleys famous motto. Record collectors should give the uk located guys from mem music and movie memorabilia a visit. Eddie and the hot rods events, tour dates and gigs. There werent many regular gigs in essex, says barrie. When i saw eddie and the hot rods at the half moon in putney in 2001, it had been. Eddie and the hot rods tour 20202021 find dates and. There is also 16 pages of line drawings from the 40s by gus maanum and dick teague. The band rewrote this as do anything you wanna do, a spirited ode to selfempowerment, and attached the lyrics to a perky pop tune that quickly reached the top ten. Feelgood, the hot rods were faster, tougher, wilder, and louder than any other pub rock band. They soon started building a great repertoire of material and quickly acquired a manager, local legend ed hollis. A version of the small faces i got mine is neat, as are some of the originals, especially those penned by douglas pop and gray rocknroll.
If the sexy construction crew were powertools, their cousin mechanics are sure to be hot rods. Who played when the glasgow apollo was scotlands premier rock venue. The great pub rock revolution by will birch published 2003 by virgin books. The hot rods leaven their row with pop as opposed to the feelgoods old style blues. Writing on the wall, cruisin wooly bully 7 island, wip6306 released. Definitive boxset of eddie the hot rods sojourn with chris blackwells island records featuring the 3 albums teenage depression, life on the line and thriller plus separate discs for bbc sessions, in concert recordings and a rare fan club lp from 1977. Eddie and hot rods on the road again the mercury news. Rounding things off, the curse of the hot rods is an entertaining if not especially illuminating collection of 1979 studio outtakes and demos. The timeline for hot rods and custom cars starts before world war ii. Hot rod by henry gregor felsen goodreads share book. The 70s punk rebellion, teenage depression, and life on the line. News gigs about discography photos videos audio shop news gigs about discography photos. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Hot rod organizations and custom car clubs howstuffworks.
Jimmy page, aleister crowley and the curse of eddie and the. They also made some inroads on the pop charts with. I gave this book 5 stars because i read it in 1957 as a 9 year old interested in hot rods, and learned how the first hot rodders made their old fords go faster than stock and look cool. Apr 14, 2009 a book about the band called eddie and the hot rods. It is a great book about the pioneers of hot rodding,it tells the story of these men in their own words. Eddie and the hot rods are a pub rock band from essex founded in 1975. The story of eddie and the hot rods tales from a former. Originally called buckshee 7374 official pre79 releases. The shows will see bassist ian dispter dean take on the duty of lead vocals. Eddie and the hot rods tour 20202021 find dates and tickets. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. In a twopart gig, barrie masters first fronted the current lineup as they.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Eddie and the hot rods the island years 6 disc boxed. I have had some great messages, lovely memories and we have a great guest list for our final concert of the tour in the o2 at islington. Eddie and the hot rods are an english pub rock outfit hailing from canvey island, essex. Join songkick to track eddie and the hot rods and get concert alerts when they play near you. For the most part, hot rods and especially custom cars were wellbuilt, attractive cars that met or exceeded anything coming out of detroit. Barrie masters feature on bbc essex oct 2nd 2019 eddie and the hot rods youtube. The hot rods briefly reformed in the mideighties, albeit with only masters. Working from the same bluesy, stonesy threechord foundation as contemporaries like dr. Eddie and the hot rods the island years 6 disc boxed set. We welcome tributes posted to our facebook and twitter sites which will be passed on to barries family. Disappearing over to the us on tour with the talking heads, ramones and tom petty didnt help. Eddie and the hot rods get out of denver totp 1976. News, gigs, about, discography, photos, videos, audio and shop.
Jun 06, 2014 a couple of horrific wrecks make him question his need for speed. Competitive drag racing would soon take off on both coasts with the help of the nhra. From that moment, the band were plagued by problems. But to do so means ignoring the mans often brilliant writing his diary of a drug fiend. They are from a place called essex in london, and they wear it on their sleeves. Punk rock christmas main releases play 2 sides eddie and the hot rods play live at the astoria live eddie and the hot rods play. The group currently has material ready for a new album and is searching for a recording. As you can expect, this sudden news is a huge shock to the band and family. Ive restored a couple of old cars with my own son 70s dodges but am still interested in these original 50s hot rods and hope to own one exactly like the. He actually used hot rod and henry gregor felsen as a book ben hanscom was reading in the book it. The story of the hot rods is one to warm the hearts of those who still believe in the essential simplicity and drive of rock. For the full story of the curse of do anything you wanna do, see my interview with the band in this months issue of uncut magazine. Eddie and the hot rods wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre.
They are best known for their 1977 uk top ten hit do anything you wanna do, released under the name the rods. Eddie and the hot rods were a pub rock band from essex founded in 1975. Rated 5 out of 5 by donna25 from fantastic i saw eddie and the hot rods were playing at talking heads and decided to take my husband to southampton for the weekend to see them. The first pistols gig to get any attention was supporting eddie and the hot rods at the marquee. Taking their cue as much from the likes of the mc5 and new york dolls as the stones and the who, they possibly paved the way for punk even more so than the feelgoods, and certainly found themselves more directly involved when the new bands began to make their own presence felt. Before rising to semistardom in 1977, the hot rods underwent several changes in personnel. Eddie and the hot rods tickets and 2020 tour dates skiddle. The post punk progressive pop party the p5 was a radio show that aired every saturday night on 88. A worthwhile read, if you want to learn about the history of rodding from the people who made it. The hot rods leaven their row with pop as opposed to the feelgoods old style blues and the results are tremendous. Eddie and the hot rods were formed in 1975, by guitarist dave higgs, vocalist barrie masters, drummer steve nicol and bassist rob steel. Southend punk rock history the bands rock n roll roots.
Eddie and the hot rods came steaming out of canvey island in 1975, buoyed by the back to basics success of local lads dr feelgood and sporting tons of pure energy to burn. Their genre has been described as pub rock, they sound like they have had a significant influence on bands such as kasabian, the twang and more. Ex rods guitarist graeme douglas has launched a web site at uk with various info and sound files of his latest cd. Shortly after the release of thriller, the band was sacked by their record company and forced to join emi records. When you read books that talk about that era, its often made out that the pub. It wasnt as busy as most of their gigs but that made it more personal. They are best known for their 1977 uk top ten hit do anything you wanna do. Barrie masters feature on bbc essex oct 2nd 2019 eddie. The group broke up in 1985, but have reformed several years since. Jimmy page, aleister crowley and the curse of eddie and. They are best known for their 1977 uk top ten hit do anything you wanna do, release. Its easy to turn your nose up at any mention of aleister crowley, especially if you have little interest in the occult and esoteric world in which he thrived. Farewell tour for rock band eddie and the hot rods swindon. Singer barrie masters was the only constant member until his death in 2019.
Eddie and the hot rods live and rare 1993, cd discogs. Writing on the wall, cruisin wooly bully 7 island, wip6306 released jun 76 tracks. Hot rods series by jayne rylon goodreads share book. Vocalist with legendary detroit rock band seeks gig with hot british combo. Music profile for eddie and the hot rods, formed 1975. Go to the next section for more details on the national racing scene. Each hot rods books features cameos by the powertools crew. Tributes to barrie masters were led online by spandau ballet s gary and martin kemp, the damneds captain sensible and tv nature show host chris packham.
The album builds on the sound they have established in the previous studio album life on the line. They did a storming gig better than slf soundwise but barrie looked very ill. Stephen king, when interviewed for an article called reading while famous, named felsen as one of four authors who most influenced him when he was young. Eddie and the hot rods discography, lineup, biography. Let the sites internal search engine look for eddie and the hot rods. Welcome to the only website dedicated to the memory of the world famous rock and pop venue, the glasgow apollo.
The hot rods series is a spinoff of the powertools series. Mar 27, 20 the band were told that page placed a curse upon eddie and the hot rods for their disrespectful treatment of the great beast. Back in 1978, it was among the first stations in the u. Lets discuss eddie and the hot rods, who have been a band for many years, almost forty to be precise. Buy eddie and the hot rods by crancher, steve isbn. Barrie masters, dave higgs, graeme douglas, lew lewis, paul gray 2, richard holgarth, steve nicol, tex axile, warren kennedy. Click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share on twitter opens in new window. The problem was when the press started calling all the new bands punk the rest is history. A statement from the london pub rock group described masterss passing as sudden and a huge shock to the band and family. Firstly, i wanted to talk about the hot rods influences. A book about the band called eddie and the hot rods.