Poll - Blasters, Stray Cats, or ShaNaNa?

[Doctor_J]

AN update of a poll from a couple months ago. The Blasters performed original tunes, were more prolific, and were a little more energetic. Cats had quasi-legend and likely HoF'er Brian Setzer. ShaNaHa was mostly cartoon, but my cousin went to their shows, wore his t-shirts like Bowser, etc. So there was a following there.

My vote goes to the Blasters narrowly over the Cats, with ShaNaNa a distant 3rd.

[David Dunham]

1. I Know Dennis Green of ShaNaNa, but he's a Republican, Too Bad

[mac56]

2. The Blasters, without a doubt.

Dave Alvin is amazing.

Props to Brian Setzer.

[holeinboatoutatsea]

4. I coulda written that

exactly what I was thinking.

[GOPisEvil]

9. The Blasters!

I saw Dave Alvin last year - he freaking rocked.

I like the Stray Cats, too, but not as much as I like The Blasters.

Marie, Marie is a classic!

[mac56]

10. First time I heard "Marie, Marie"

was the cover by Shakin' Stevens. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that this really great band had originated it - and so much more.

Shakey's no slouch, though. He also plays a great cover of "Little Wild One" by Marshall Crenshaw.

[VOX]

12. Yes! The Blasters!

I heard them live (hate to say that it was more than 20 years ago), and they were *great*.

[no name no slogan]

3. Remember, ShaNaNa played Woodstock

and they weren't half bad for 7:00 in the morning on Monday! :D

[Blue-Jay]

5. How in the hell am I the first one to vote "Stray Cats"?

Who rockabillys more than Setzer? NOBODY! That's who.

(yes, I realize Sha Na Na was at Woodstock. So was my uncle, but he's not very cool either)

[utopian]

6. Blasters

The only real rockabilly band of the bunch. I had tickets to see them a few months ago. They were to open for the Rev Horton Heat. At the door, we were informed that the Blasters wouldn't be making it. I wanted half my money back. I heard they broke up. :(

[Bridget Burke]

7. The Blasters broke up again?

Stay tuned for the next episode....

They originally broke up when Dave Alvin left his brother Phil & the other guys for a solo career. He's done well, performing solo or with a band. The Blasters hired another member & started touring. A few years ago, the Blasters played at a Houston club one night; the next night, Dave played. Those of us who went both nights figured it was a plot by the Alvin brothers to get more money out of us. Both shows were excellent.

Dave re-joined The Blasters temporarily for a few shows as "The Original Blasters". The website (D Alvin/Blasters) indicates no shows immediately upcoming for The (New) Blasters--so maybe the new group has re-broken up. Or maybe everybody's taking a breather.

I'd link directly to the website, but I'd rather let you look it up on the link page of the Perceval Press:

http://percevalpress.com/recommend.html

The Perceval Press is Viggo Mortensen's project. His ex-wife, Exene (formerly of X) plays with Dave & her other ex, John Doe, in the ongoing side-project, The Knitters.

Kinda like a soap opera, but with a better sound track!

(I saw the Stray Cats do a show back in the day. They were not as "significant" (ahem) as The Blasters, but they had a good beat & you could dance to them.)

[Rhiannon12866]

8. I used to love ShaNaNa

I saw them in concert more than once. I loved thst '50s music. My favorite was "Tell Laura I Love Her." It still gives me chills.:-)

http://users.cis.net/sammy/laura.htm

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Kick!

:kick:

[NightTrain]

13. As good as the Cats were, I had to go with the Blasters.

Musically, the Alvin brothers were far more diverse than Setzer and Co.

As for Sha Na Na...the less said about that group, the better!