Rockpile - Seconds of Pleasure
On this "very special episode" of This Is Vinyl Tap, we bring in special guest Mike Middleton to talk about Seconds of Pleasure by the band Rockpile.
Mike is a Austin drummer who was a member of Mojo Nixon's band the Toadliquors. He has also played with Junior Brown, Rosie Flores, Dave Alvin, John Doe, Beaver Nelson, and members of the Beat Farmers (just to name a few). Mike brings his unique perspective to our discussion of what is considered one of the greatest rock & roll bands of the 1980s.
Rockpile was guitarists/vocalists Dave Edmunds and Billy Bremner, bassist/vocalist Nick Lowe, and drummer Terry Williams. Before releasing what would be their only official release under the name Rockpile, these four guys played on several solo albums by Edmunds and Lowe and are, as a result, responsible for some of the most accessibly fun albums ever released. Seconds of Pleasure has it all: fantastic playing, stellar production, epic harmony, and hooks to spare. It's rootsy, it's poppy, but best of all, it's a superb slab of of some of the finest Rock n' Roll ever put to vinyl!
No recommendation for this episode.
Our guest host for this episode, Mike Middleton, in his natural habitat, behind the drums at the Continental Club in Austin.
Promotional picture for Rockpile (Notice the Swan Song logo).
Rockpile performing as Dave Edmunds backing band on “I Knew the Bride” in 1976.
Dave Edmunds was signed to Swan Song, the same label as Bad Company. As a result, Edmunds and Rockpile toured as Bad Company’s opening act in 1977.
The inner gate-fold sleeve features a bizarre picture of the band wearing of their own distorted faces.
Here’s the video for “Teacher Teacher.” The distorted mask faces make an appearance.
This clip of Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe discussing rock and Roll comes from the Granada TV documentary follows Born Fighters, which documents the time that Rockpile Nick Lowe's Labour of Lust' and Dave Edmunds’ Repeat When Necessary at the same time! You may note some traces of Spinal Tap.
