I fell in love with the sweet sensation
I gave my heart to a simple chord
I gave my soul to a new religion
Whatever happened to you?
Whatever happened to our rock’n’roll?
Whatever happened to my rock’n’roll?
Turn Up The Volume picks 10 gems of favorite artists/bands
10 September 2022
(photo by Turn Up The Volume – Brussels 2008)
Who doesn’t like making all sorts of (play)lists?
I do. Best of lists, end-of-the-year lists, golden oldies lists, only family lists, guilty pleasure song lists, summer lists, brand new song lists. Okay, stop, I think I made my point.
Psychedelic black leather rock ‘n’ roll from San Francisco
who became one of my favorite bands (off znand on stage)
since their first ace LP back in 1998. So far they canned 8 albums.
Come back soon, very soon.
This is what happened to 10 of my rock ‘n’ roll punk songs.
“I fell in love with the sweet sensation
I gave my heart to a simple chord
I gave my soul to a new religion
Whatever happened to you?
Whatever happened to our rock’n’roll?”
2. ‘Highly Evolved’ by mind-blowing Australian turbo THE VINES
Released: 22 April 2002 From album: Highly Evolved Score: #32 in the UK
“I’m feelin’ happy
So highly evolved
My time’s a riddle that’ll never be solved
Dreamin’ for somethin’
Reachin’ for somethin’
Just waitin’ for the sun to carry me in”
Album: B.R.M.C. – debut LP Released: 3 April 2001 – 20 years ago today
(photo by Turn Up The Volume!)
AllMusic/Bryan Thomas wrote: “This L.A.-based band (hailing from San Francisco) came along just when they were needed most. This self-produced major-label debut boldly plunders
a reverb-and-white noise course previously trampled underfoot by long-gone British bands of the late ’80s and early ’90s… It all sounds very British, on many levels, despite the fact that only one band member is an Englishman living in exile in the States. On some songs, however, the driving, over-amped guitars and pounding drums have a swaggering primeval feel that rivals solid Detroit rock outfits, both old and new (including the Stooges and the Go, to name two).” Full review:here. Score: 4/5.
Turn Up The Volume: I fell in love with BRMC the moment I heard smoking single Whatever Happened To My Rock And Roll (Punk Song) and when the blistering debut
longplayer came out It felt like guitar firework and leather jackets were totally back
again. A solid gold masterpiece (and one of the best live bands ever).
Singles/clips: Whatever Happened To My Rock And Roll (Punk Song) /
Love Burns / Red Eyes And tears
– WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MY ROCK AND ROLL (PUNK SONG) –
Keyline: “If you want it thoughtful and passionate but still alive and realistic,
then give Howl a chance, BRMC have grown up and grown interesting.” – AllMusic
Pitchfork wrote: “There might be a tiny hint of desperation fueling much of Howl,
but ultimately the record is an oddly earnest experiment for BRMC, and once they
learn to drop the weird, obligatory signifiers, their new direction may actually prove
more fruitful than their last: Cramming together brash rock snottiness with meek
country hollers is hardly uncharted territory (not that it matters), but BRMC’s
particular mash-up still makes for a strangely intriguing party.” Score: 7/10.
Singles/clips: Shuffle Your Feet / Ain’t No Easy Way / Weight Of The World
– SHUFFLE YOUR FEET –
(splendid live performance )
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB
‘Whatever Happened To My Rock ‘N’ Roll (Punk Song) Pinkpop Festival Holland – 2002
I saw them for the very first time a couple of months before this festival, in a small club in Brussels. It was their first gig in Belgium. They nailed it big time and had a chat with some of us, at the bar, afterward, to find out if we liked it. THEY WERE BLOODY BRILLIANT!
‘Whatever happened…’ was the first single from their 2001 debut album…
