tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post3605370489843248093..comments2023-11-15T02:18:34.344-08:00Comments on DiscConnected: THE BABYS RETURN TO THE SUNSET STRIPDiscConnectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-17992384147458571562013-09-18T16:59:12.395-07:002013-09-18T16:59:12.395-07:00Hi again. Michael Corby's own Facebook site ha...Hi again. Michael Corby's own Facebook site has a lot of information to read that might interest you in the notes section. Also if you go into "Michael's Photos" you can read several documents penned by Adrian Millar. The information Michael has made public might give you a greater insight into all things Babys. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-2833622219155541722013-09-17T15:14:42.236-07:002013-09-17T15:14:42.236-07:00Hey, Anonymous, if you look at Stephen's comme...Hey, Anonymous, if you look at Stephen's comment and my reply, what I am remembering was that the band was formed as an entity before there were band members, which your comment supports.<br /><br />Remember, I am going from memory on something I read two or more decades ago...but I'd be interested if you can cite a source-I'd be interested in reading more.<br /><br />Your rendition of Corby being removed certainly falls in line with Stephen's recollection. <br /><br />In any event,it's not in the cards for me to make the show this Thursday. If you are going, I hope you enjoy-leave a comment back letting us know how it was!DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-5497495350474682602013-09-17T01:29:13.968-07:002013-09-17T01:29:13.968-07:00You are incorrect, DiscConnected. The Babys were c...You are incorrect, DiscConnected. The Babys were created by Michael Corby and his associate, Adrian Millar. The Millar/Corby contract of 1974, following the band's conception at Smalls Cafe, at No: 313 Fulham Road, Chelsea, London, predates any member of the band joining the project.<br /><br />Corby/Millar hired Waite, Brock and Stocker and paid their wages up until the band were signed to Chrysalis.<br />Michael Corby was removed from the band in 78 and my guess is the other band members didn't do anything to prevent this as the label were now paying them. I believe the removal of Corby was illegal but nonetheless it occurred, one could surmise, due to the lack of support he received from the other band members. Cain and Phillips were never contracted members of the band.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-72349298994858576702013-09-09T12:09:07.617-07:002013-09-09T12:09:07.617-07:00I guess I am used to it-although it's always a...I guess I am used to it-although it's always a stickier business when you're replacing the lead vocalist.<br /><br />Actually, my biggest problem with the Paul Rodgers/Queen experiment was the ticket prices!<br /><br />More than $200 bucks to see him front Queen, but I'd seen him with Bad Company the year before for $40.<br /><br />Not sure if that was everywhere, or the AZ venue trying to rape their customers. The same venue charged $150 for The New Cars (with Todd Rundgren) and I'd been told Jones Beach (Long Island) was around $50. The only Todd tour I intentionally missed since...ever.<br /><br />I'm all about new music, so for me if the new linup produces new material, I'm good. If they simply cover the band's legacy material, it's a covers band.DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-48358555641717673052013-09-09T07:25:14.199-07:002013-09-09T07:25:14.199-07:00I only know them thanks to Stephen, but I'm no...I only know them thanks to Stephen, but I'm not sure how I feel about bands reassembling with different members. It's like how Queen used Paul Rodgers as a front man for a while. It's... just not the same (though I will say replacing John Waite is not nearly in the same league as trying to replace Freddie Mercury).A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-47828075475497638882013-09-07T21:38:40.289-07:002013-09-07T21:38:40.289-07:00Nah, I don't think the publicist follows my bl...Nah, I don't think the publicist follows my blog. He should, but he's an idiot.<br /><br />Ha! Actually, YES, I have sung praises. Just not Tony Brock's.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-59842611687627275722013-09-07T21:12:09.494-07:002013-09-07T21:12:09.494-07:00Lee-
I was surprised that Stephen liked these guy...Lee-<br /><br />I was surprised that Stephen liked these guys as much as he does-here are links to some of the songs you probably know but did not know the band.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvvGgqV6SGo<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-c8X52Qg4o<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxCfLfklqYE<br /><br />LCDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-91161868528815900852013-09-07T21:07:51.140-07:002013-09-07T21:07:51.140-07:00Long ago I read an article that talked about the b...Long ago I read an article that talked about the band being put together-maybe it was by the managers not the label and I am misrembering. Hard to believe the liner notes would lie (I have the same disc).<br /><br />I don't remember it being as blatant as The Monkees, but it was definitely a band that was assembled rather than discovered.<br /><br />You don't think the publicist follows "FFFF?"<br /><br />Have you ever actually "sung" praises?DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-1913916699905689482013-09-07T17:53:57.567-07:002013-09-07T17:53:57.567-07:00I recall St. McCarthy writing about this group in ...I recall St. McCarthy writing about this group in the past. For the life of me though I don't remember their music. I never owned any of their albums. I guess the name made me think they were bubblegum or punk or something. I am familiar with John Waite though. <br /><br />Lee <br /><a href="http://wrotebyrote.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Wrote By Rote</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-30933022525553357442013-09-07T15:06:30.673-07:002013-09-07T15:06:30.673-07:00According to the booklet that comes with my Two4On...According to the booklet that comes with my Two4One 'The Babys'/'Broken Heart' compact disc, the band first came about when Corby and his manager met Waite in a London pub. It does say the meeting was prearranged by Waite's then guitarist friend, but doesn't mention anything about the record label having anything to do with it.<br /><br />Maybe there's more to the story than I'm aware of (I figured The Monkees was the last industry-assembled band). But either way, the other band members MUST have approved of the replacement idea, because otherwise there was a lot they could have done to thwart it.<br /><br />They could have said the group was disbanded and reformed under the name "The Adolescents". They could have refused to record again under "The Babys" name for the duration of the contract. They could have recorded but hidden the master tapes from the record label (a la Petty with 'Damn The Torpedoes'), etc., etc.<br /><br />I can't imagine that the other band members had any strong feelings of opposition to the decision, because surely they had some counter-attack options available to them.<br /><br />Anyway, I kinda doubt The Babys' publicist is reading my blog. However, truly, I've never heard anyone else singing Brock's praises like I have done for many years. Guess I was just a little ahead of the curve.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-47491554557358956322013-09-06T21:40:02.070-07:002013-09-06T21:40:02.070-07:00Stephen-
The Babys were a band that were created ...Stephen-<br /><br />The Babys were a band that were created by the label (they were assembled, not discovered), so I guess the label had the ability to fire.<br /><br />I was surprised at the comments about Brock since your post was either very recent or I reread it recently, so it was fresh in my mind when I read this press release. Maybe you were not as alone in your opinion as you thought (or maybe their publicist lifted the comment from your post).<br /><br />I plan to go to LA for a few days in late September, and would go see this show if it was while I was there....but like you, it's hard for me to call them the Babys with only two original members.DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-47168056880541407022013-09-06T19:45:19.815-07:002013-09-06T19:45:19.815-07:00This was kind of exciting news for me, at first......This was kind of exciting news for me, at first... until I realized it's not REALLY The Babys. No Waite and no Corby means no Babys.<br /><br />Even though, actually, Wally Stocker and Tony Brock were my favorites in the band. I have often said (even written it on one or both of my blogs) that I thought Tony Brock was one of Rock's all time greatest drummers and, therefore, criminally underrated. Now I'm reading this: <br /><br /><b>"Tony Brock, drummer – Strongly considered one of the best drummers in the world,..."</b><br /><br />When did that assessment take place? Because as far as I knew, mine was an all-too-rare voice publicly saying that Brock was great (he always used the perfect amount of cow bell).<br /><br />I also liked Stocker's playing a great deal. As I recently said on my blog, he was very much impressed by Paul Kossoff's style and he played in a similar way. (For Brock's best, it's 'Give Me Your Love'; for Stocker it's 'Dying Man', in my op. I thought, and still do think, they were both tremendous and tremendously underrated musicians.) <br /><br />One reason this title grabbed my attention is because back in "the day" I saw The Babys play a show on Sunset Strip. And for awhile here I was thinking it might well have been the show Stocker referred to below:<br /><br /><b>“It's going to be great to get back there. It will feel like home,” Stocker said. “I remember playing the Whisky for the last time on New Year's Eve in 1979</b><br /><br />I've always had trouble remembering if I saw them at The Whisky or The Roxy, but I'm almost positive it was The Whisky (where I also saw The Police when 'Roxanne' was just starting to get some airplay on our local "alternative" station, KROQ).<br /><br />And also, I thought the show was probably in 1979, but apparently it was '78, because I found the following at Wikipedia:<br /><br /><b>Head First is the title of the third album by the Babys. Corby was removed from the group by Chrysalis on 28 August 1978, the remaining members of the Babys completed the album for a January 1979 release.</b><br /><br />First of all, how does the record label fire a band member? Apparently the other Babys agreed with the decision or it couldn't have been made. But I do know that Corby was with the band when I saw them at The Whisky. And I thought 'Head First' had already been released, but I must be mistaken about that.<br /><br />I called out several times for them to play 'Read My Stars', but those Babys refused to play it. Punks. <br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-18448156966305944682013-09-06T14:33:51.603-07:002013-09-06T14:33:51.603-07:00Well, I am sure the spelling was intentional...so ...Well, I am sure the spelling was intentional...so is it any more of a spelling error than all those people who substituted "y" and "i" in names (Robyn, Peggi, etc)?<br /><br />"The Babies" doesn't have the same visual appeal...<br /><br />Can you give them a pass on this one if they promise to write "babies" 500 times on a blackboard?<br /><br />Do they even have blackboards anymore?DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-87391613055403900362013-09-06T12:27:10.864-07:002013-09-06T12:27:10.864-07:00Do they know they misspelled the name of their ban...Do they know they misspelled the name of their band?Missed Periodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343265071637032284noreply@blogger.com