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The Realists - I've Got A Heart (Paul Astles) Stiff / Off 4 - 1978
En el sureste de Londres hay un area llamada Deptford y en 1977 tres bandas locales apuntaban buenas formas y un éxito futurible: Squeeze, The Dire Straits y The Realists. Obviamente, sólo las dos primeras cumplirían sus expectativas.
Se sabe que no sólo de música se nutre el circo del rock y, para desgracia propia y también para la de los amantes de las buenas canciones, The Realists únicamente lograron publicar un solitario single en Off, un subsello de la entonces emergente marca Stiff.
Por si a alguien le interesa, que de todo hay, The Realists eran: Paul Astles (voz, guitarra y líder), Ralph Holden (guitarra solista), Pete Butler (bajo) y John Conroy (batería). Tras la no tan realista aventura, todos excepto Mr. Conroy se unieron al ex-Fabulous Poodles, Bobby Valentino, para formar la banda de cajun, bluegrass, y americana en general The Electric Bluebirds. Dos LPs en 1986 y en 1996 es su discreto legado.
"I've Got A Heart", además de ser una potente y nutritiva píldora pop que merece ser recordada y degustada en fiestas de guardar, es la prueba palpable de que se pueden hacer canciones atómicas con tan sólo tres acordes. Si me puediera aplicar el cuento...
En el sureste de Londres hay un area llamada Deptford y en 1977 tres bandas locales apuntaban buenas formas y un éxito futurible: Squeeze, The Dire Straits y The Realists. Obviamente, sólo las dos primeras cumplirían sus expectativas.
Se sabe que no sólo de música se nutre el circo del rock y, para desgracia propia y también para la de los amantes de las buenas canciones, The Realists únicamente lograron publicar un solitario single en Off, un subsello de la entonces emergente marca Stiff.
Por si a alguien le interesa, que de todo hay, The Realists eran: Paul Astles (voz, guitarra y líder), Ralph Holden (guitarra solista), Pete Butler (bajo) y John Conroy (batería). Tras la no tan realista aventura, todos excepto Mr. Conroy se unieron al ex-Fabulous Poodles, Bobby Valentino, para formar la banda de cajun, bluegrass, y americana en general The Electric Bluebirds. Dos LPs en 1986 y en 1996 es su discreto legado.
"I've Got A Heart", además de ser una potente y nutritiva píldora pop que merece ser recordada y degustada en fiestas de guardar, es la prueba palpable de que se pueden hacer canciones atómicas con tan sólo tres acordes. Si me puediera aplicar el cuento...
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In the south-east of London there's a place called Deptford and, in 1977, three local bands were showing good shape and were pointing to a probable success: Squeeze, The Dire Straits and The Realists. Obviously, only two of them would fulfill those expectancies.
It's a well known fact that the rock circus is fed not only by music and, unfortunately fot them and also for the lovers of good songs, The Realists only released a lone single in Off, a sublabel of the then blossoming Stiff Records. Well, in fact there was a self-released second 45. But it was even more anonymous than this first one.
If anyone is interested, anything can happen, The Realists were: Paul Astles (lead vocals and guitar), Ralph Holden (lead guitar), Pete Butler (bass) and John Conroy (drums). After the not so realist adventure, everyone except Mr. Conroy joined Bobby Valentino, ex - The Fabulous Poodles, to form a cajun, bluegrass and americana band called The Electric Bluebirds. Two LPs in 1986 and 1996 is their discreet legacy.
"I've Got A Heart", besides being a poweful and nourishing pop pill that deserves to be remembered and taken in every proper holiday, is the living proof that atomic songs can be really made with only three chords. If I could only do it myself...
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In the south-east of London there's a place called Deptford and, in 1977, three local bands were showing good shape and were pointing to a probable success: Squeeze, The Dire Straits and The Realists. Obviously, only two of them would fulfill those expectancies.
It's a well known fact that the rock circus is fed not only by music and, unfortunately fot them and also for the lovers of good songs, The Realists only released a lone single in Off, a sublabel of the then blossoming Stiff Records. Well, in fact there was a self-released second 45. But it was even more anonymous than this first one.
If anyone is interested, anything can happen, The Realists were: Paul Astles (lead vocals and guitar), Ralph Holden (lead guitar), Pete Butler (bass) and John Conroy (drums). After the not so realist adventure, everyone except Mr. Conroy joined Bobby Valentino, ex - The Fabulous Poodles, to form a cajun, bluegrass and americana band called The Electric Bluebirds. Two LPs in 1986 and 1996 is their discreet legacy.
"I've Got A Heart", besides being a poweful and nourishing pop pill that deserves to be remembered and taken in every proper holiday, is the living proof that atomic songs can be really made with only three chords. If I could only do it myself...
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3 comentarios:
Juraría que la portada inglesa es un poco diferente, no estoy seguro. Miro en casa, confirmo y trato de escanearla para seguir alimentando "la enfermedad".
Gran single, ciertamente. Recuerdo que lo compré junto al "Jumpin' in the night" de los Ducks'. Hoy siguen estando, ambos, entre mis singles especialmente queridos.
Eduardo Ranedo
Rectifico. La portada inglesa es idéntica a la publicada aquí.
Eduardo Ranedo
Cancionzaca.
Jomi
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