Mad Lads
John Abbey, Blues & Soul, January 1971
THERE ARE numerous vocal groups that never make the Top 10 of the National Chart. Most of these acts simply fade into obscurity or carry on working locally or the members part company and go back to working outside of the music industry. However, there is a handful of select groups, who, because of the professional approach both to recording and live appearances that they adopt, just carry on in the background notching up good sales and drawing large audiences everywhere they play.
Total word count of piece: 636
Best Databases: RBP is Runner-up in Best Niche category
Video: Johnny Marr talks about Rock's Backpages
RBP on Spotify: The Very Best of 40-year-old Virgin
RBP Album Club, June 13th: Miki Berenyi and Lucy O'Brien celebrate a Blondie classic
Essential Listening: Green Day grilled by Roy Trakin
RBP Album Club, July 11th: Nick Hornby and Nick Coleman celebrate Southside Johnny's debut
Essential Reading: Bud Scoppa's 1971 Byrds classic