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The Epic Track: “Bang A Gong”
It combined an erotic word salad with a bluesy, glam-rock groove. And more than a touch of glitter. "Bang A Gong" is still a banger.
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It combined an erotic word salad with a bluesy, glam-rock groove. And more than a touch of glitter. "Bang A Gong" is still a banger.
After ditching The Revolution, Prince had a LOT of ideas. Maybe too many. But he turned them into this under-appreciated project.
We're marking 60 years since Jimmy Nicol got a what seemed like a big break-- filling in for an ailing Ringo. An updated version of his story is just out.
The lyrics are barely intelligible, but the down and dirty blues riffs says it all in this epic ZZ Top track.
When Prince dropped "Purple Rain" (both the movie and the album), the music world would never be the same.