Sonic's Rendezvous band
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They existed from 1975-80 and during that time issued just one 45, the monumental City Slang, original copies of which now change hands for hundreds of dollars. They barely played outside their home state, yet their impact is still felt today, in bands from Stockholm to Seattle to Sydney, and all points in between.
Sonic’s Rendezvous Band arose, phoenix-like, from the ashes of four of the Motor City’s finest proponents of high-energy rock - the MC5, the Stooges, the Rationals, and the Up. The members steadfastly refused to bank on their illustrious pasts. They insisted on a more original kind of expression - hardly a guarantee of steady employment for a local band in the mid-to-late ’70s.
Scott Morgan was the instigator of the first version of the band. He and Fred “Sonic” Smith called it the Orchids, for one low-key show on a blizzard-swept Detroit night. Several line-ups later and they settled in comfortably with (ex-Stooges) drummer Scott “Rock Action” Asheton and Gary Rasmussen (The Up) on bass.
Bloodied but unbowed by the implosion of his former band, the rabble-rousing MC5, “Sonic” was fast evolving past his roots in Berry/Stones drive into a guitarist/songwriter/singer of unmatched emotional directness and power. Morgan, former Rationals’ blue-eyed soul-brother supreme. was arguably the finest American rock singer around and no slouch as a songwriter and guitarist.
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mormonscrobbler
c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-city slaaaaaaaaaaang
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VinnieIcius
does anyone knows how to play "Earthy" on guitar?
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grrrardo
ttttttttttttttttttttttt city slang!!!
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Saulius_M
Hey, I own that 45! I used to play it before going out on a Saturday night to get pumped up. I'm rich. Rich, I tell ya!
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Wrighteous
This band kicks a devastating amount of ass.
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RustyJames
If there is a better guitar solo than the one on "City Slang" I'd like to hear it.
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mynameisjoehann
great stuff
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Danny_KILLjoy
c-c-c-city slang
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gojiro13
Patti Smith was to Sonic's Rendezvous Band as Yoko Ono was to The _______. Discuss.
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meatierwhore
Yeah, it's dangerous.
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mynameisjoehann
good i guess
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DeucesAreWild
pretty much the ultimate band to come out of detroit
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giordanimaia
Wow!!!!!!!!!
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tsokool
love it
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crownanchor
Dig this band..................RIP to SS:(:(
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asfran
♥
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xbrendanx
Holy crap, Live at the Second Chance sounds like his guitar's on fire!
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vhhaines
City Slang = possibly my favourite song ever. Just so so good! Sucks that noooobody recognises them for how totally awesome they are.
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yotalo
RIP Fred awesome band!
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