Respecting The Pretty Things

I guess I still haven't got over seeing the Pretty Things in Aylesbury in the UK a couple of weeks ago. I'd always appreciated them but never seen them before. I was not disappointed.

These guys are getting on, for sure. But they're true performers, players and artists. This is the band that wrote the first true rock opera, "SF Sorrow". This is the act that inspired Bowie to succeed. Not only that but he named the classic "Oh You Pretty Things" after them and performed not one but two of their numbers on the "Pinups" record. This is the band that had more changes in style than the Beatles and the Clash. They were greats who deserve some serious revisitation.

Check out the YouTube clips on this page, especially a clip featuring Arthur Brown and the one and only David Gilmour.