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The A's 1984? Do the Dance on Philly TV show w/interview

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Shameless thieves though they are, the Philadelphia-based A's plunder the Sixties and early Seventies with style and humor. Like the Cars in design and the Knack in intent, this band welds pop's cheery past to the concentrated power of punk's nihilistic present, creating a flagrantly derivative whole that would simply be the impressive sum of its obvious parts if the A's didn't go about their piracy with such panache.The Beatles are easy targets. The moody organ intro to "Nothing Wrong with Falling in Love" is borrowed wholesale from "Strawberry Fields Forever," and the A's liberally shoehorn "Twist and Shout" into their own teenage rant-and-raver, "Grounded/Twist and Shout Interpolation." The call-and-response vocal in "Teenage Jerk Off" can be traced to the Shangri-Las, while Rick Di Fonzo diligently practices Seventies-guitar-hero gymnastics à la Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page for a few brief flourishes in "Five Minutes in a Hero's Life."Though the A's may not have any shame, at least they've got the chops to compensate. Admitting that originality is not their forte, they substitute an instrumental offensive that overruns even Rick Chertoff's picture-perfect production. When he isn't copping guitar licks from Beck's Truth or reworking television's Outer Limits riff in "Artificial Love," Di Fonzo wields an arrogant axe that's matched jibe for jibe by lead singer Richard Bush's street-corner growl. Drummer Michael Snyder, bassist Terry Bortman and keyboardist Rocco Notte provide feisty support, often spicing their attack with pranks (e.g., the orchestral crescendo in "Five Minutes in a Hero's Life").If the A's combination of guts, gimmicks and guffaws is too much fun for one album, it's also too refreshing to be held against them. (RS 303)DAVID FRICKE (as published in Rolling Stone)

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Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm
Author: graham1576

Length: 07:43
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Purecen (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
AMAZING stuff. DAMN.
freddyboombatz (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
The lead singer is Richie Bush. The bush's lived up the street from me in Bensalem Pa. I used to remember hearing them practice in Bush's barn in the summer.
Purecen (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Great song. I first heard it in college in the early '80's, never saw them live, though my guitar teacher was actually in Robert Hazard and the Heroes, way back in 1980! Don't know who the lead singer is in the A's, but he has a great presence and charisma.
stacy713 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
a's forever
valtoro22 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
The 'Best of the A's" Cd is temporarily out of stock. Will it be available soon? I hafta have it.
saywhatt256 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
woot402 your dad's my music teahcer (:
x3kattie (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
lol, thats my old music teacher (:
MRMIKE9710 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
graham thanks for the info i think there opening for the hooters? i just found that out and tickets might be sold out..This is good stuff you have. thanks for these videosthis band brings back some good memories...
graham1576 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Well, Mr Mike, your request has been granted. The Best of the A's is available on nukefizz dot com and The A's are playing 2 shows at The Electric Factory in Phila. on Nov 21 and 23.
MRMIKE9710 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
This is some great stuff This band was from my area Frankford growing up as a kid. Thisband needs to release a A's greatest hits cdget back together record music again. becausetodays music sucks....


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