#Eddie & The Hot Rods

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Eddie and the Hot Rods, 1977.

[storyofleftoverthoughts]

[Eddie as Steve is dropping him off at his trailer]

Eddie: You look pretty!

Steve: What did you say?

Eddie: I said you look shitty! Goodnight Steve!

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Eddie And The Hot Rods, 1977

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9:29 PM EDT June 29, 2024:

Eddie & The Hot Rods - "Do Anything You Wanna Do" From the box set   No Thanks! The ’70s Punk Rebellion (October 28, 2003)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

Island WIP-6401, August 1977, as "The Rods." Love the Alastair Crowley picture sleeve.

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 Barrie Masters *May 4, 1956

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219: Eddie and the Hot Rods // Teenage Depression

Teenage Depression Eddie and the Hot Rods 1976, Island

Eddie and the Hot Rods were pub rock legends, which is one of those particularly subby subgenres you need to be fairly deep into your second divorce proceedings (thanks for nothing Debra) to understand as distinct from punk rock or power pop. You do know it when you hear it though—more soul and maximum R&B than punk’s bleached ferocity, a certain sing-songy bop. The Hot Rods had as frenzied a staccato attack as any in the UK’s first generation of punk, were considerably more competent musicians, and beat most of them to market by six months to a year. They also had a lot less to say artistically, but the Rods still made a formidable mini-boss for any fledgling punk band who shared a bill with them.

Their debut Teenage Depression absolutely goes—half of the songs are originals recorded in a studio, the other half ferocious live covers, and all of it sounds like a party thanks to their relentless “Train Kept A-Rollin’” chug. Of the originals, “Double Checkin’ Woman” has the best riff and is therefore the best song, but the snappy “Been So Long” and “Why Can’t It Be?” (in certain moments a dead ringer for Stiff Little Fingers’ “Alternative Ulster”) aren’t to be slept on. As to the covers, they’re all pilled to the gills, though the specific songs vary a bit between the UK and American issues, as was (annoyingly) common at the time. Alongside the expected ‘60s rock chestnuts (e.g. The Who’s “The Kids Are Alright”), the UK version showed greater range with its takes on Sam Cooke’s “Shake” and Joe Tex’s “Show Me”; the North American edition swaps these soul tunes out for more white R&B, including Bob Seger’s recent “Get Out of Denver.” (Wild that at a time when Seger couldn’t buy a hit outside the Midwest his numbers kept cropping up in UK bands’ live sets.) The most impressive testament to the Rods’ power as a live force might be that they manage to get more than an eyeroll out of their medley of Them’s “Gloria” and the Stones’ “Satisfaction.” It’s an object lesson in the power of teeth-kicking rock ‘n’ roll that even those played-out jams can sound new again given sufficient wallop.

Folks who are into this kind of music tend to already know Eddie and the Hot Rods, but if you’re a Reigning Sound / Dr. Feelgood / Oi! etc. type and you haven’t had a session with Teenage Depression, best get to it.

219/365

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“Fast Eddie” wins with Fram filters - 1970.

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what I've been saying every day since 7th grade except I don't have the guts

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Eddie and the Hot Rods - Beginning of the End

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CLASSIC CLIPS

EDDIE & THE HOT RODS

TEENAGE DEPRESSION - 1977

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Eddie & The Hot Rods.

📸: Erica Echenberg.

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