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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 oguitarists/vocalists Dave Edmunds and Billy Bremmer, 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!
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