Having listened to 70s music for the past twenty minutes, it astonishes me that the cowbell ever went out of fashion.
We should hope for a comeback.
05/10/2008
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Hmmm… Not remembering the cowbell from my ‘tween years. I do remember going to sleep listening to “Mystery Theater” and the Carpenters on my AM radio.
Comment by John M. — 05/10/2008 @ 11:19 pm
All you need to do is listen to the intro to “Honky Tonk Women” over and over again …
Comment by Gary Rosen — 05/11/2008 @ 3:24 am
But it is back! Sort off…
Ask Kate Moss.
Comment by Little Jezebel — 05/11/2008 @ 4:06 am
For a while Target had an anthology “More Cowbell” (based on the SNL BOC skit) with 17 such songs. Alas it’s no longer on sale.
(May I say that I couldn’t always identify the cowbell. I can’t even hear it in “Don’t fear the reaper.” It’s certainly not the most distinctive sound in “Reaper.”)
Comment by Soccerdad — 05/11/2008 @ 7:27 am
And it’s in Mississippi Queen by Mountain, too. Sixties.
It was a pervasive little sound, wasn’t it?
I say we start an internet petition. Those always do loads of good.
Comment by Meryl Yourish — 05/11/2008 @ 8:25 am
Being 10 years older than Meryl, I’m going to petition for the mid-60’s Hammond organ.
Comment by Patty — 05/11/2008 @ 3:14 pm
Oh mannnnn…..
Nothing like the FULL version of Iron Butterfly’s hit song to just make me want to play again..
Comment by Long_rifle — 05/11/2008 @ 9:23 pm
This is the album I was referring to. And yes it has Mississippi Queen. It also has Dr. Love, and the main reason I got it Radar Love. And would you believe that the lead guitarist of BOC reads Powerline?
Comment by soccer dad — 05/13/2008 @ 1:07 pm