The Nazz
The Nazz were rad. My band Oranger has ripped them off in small ways repeatedly, and we approached plagarism with "Shake Yer Leisure" from 2003's From The Ashes of Electric Elves.
They kind of prefigure those jazzy singer-songwriter chord voicings you hear in Carole King and later Rundgren (Todd was in the Nazz and "Hello It's Me" was originally a Nazz tune), but they rock at the level of The Who circa Live At Leeds. I first heard them on the Nuggets boxset, and they really stuck out from the rest of the garage bands in that series because of their sophistication. They still rocked, though, but it sounds like they had to pay more attention in practice than, say, The Sonics.
Anyway, here's a free mp3 from some Nazz outtakes reissued on the 13th & Pine cd:
Download "How Can You Call That Beautiful (Stewkey Vocal)" (MP3, 192kbps)
The Nazz
CD: 13th And Pine
Label: ItsAboutMusic.com
They kind of prefigure those jazzy singer-songwriter chord voicings you hear in Carole King and later Rundgren (Todd was in the Nazz and "Hello It's Me" was originally a Nazz tune), but they rock at the level of The Who circa Live At Leeds. I first heard them on the Nuggets boxset, and they really stuck out from the rest of the garage bands in that series because of their sophistication. They still rocked, though, but it sounds like they had to pay more attention in practice than, say, The Sonics.
Anyway, here's a free mp3 from some Nazz outtakes reissued on the 13th & Pine cd:
The Nazz
CD: 13th And Pine
Label: ItsAboutMusic.com
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