And we'd go, 'Oh! Keith Moon's here!'" Jim & Meat collaborated on 4 Meat Loaf records together, and were close for 40 yrs. “If Keith Moon was in the house that particular night," Meat Loaf said, "there was nine people in the cast - there would be nine bottles of champagne lined up across the front of the stage. Even before its adaptation into a movie, the show was wildly successful, drawing stars. We’ll, Jim Steinman went on to become an incredibly successful writing and producing hits for everyone from ‘Air Supply’ to ‘The Sisters of Mercy.’ Meat Loaf (who had already starred in the Roxy Theatre's production of The Rocky Horror Show, playing the parts of motorcycle-riding Eddie and Dr. In the beginning when they were pitching it, everyone including Clive Davis, thought it was crap and they knew nothing about songwriting and rock ‘n’ roll. Jim Steinman & Meat Loaf (born Marvin Lee Aday, in Dallas, TX)- collaborated in the 1970s on what would become the epic, “Bat out of Hell. Oh, and thanks again JP…your badassery knows no bounds. You are missed Lux, and God bless his widow, the Queen of the Jungle, Poison Ivy. Johnny put on a show for prison inmates, but who else would be so sincere that they would put on a show for the inmates of an insane asylum before they were much more than a blip on the music scene. He just gave you all his blood, sweat, tears, and at times, other bodily fluids every time he was onstage into his early SIXTIES! The difference between his first ever performance and his last is marginal…can’t say the same for the likes of Mick, Robert, Steven, or most other cats that are still “touring.” Saying Lux and Poison were good people as well is an understatement. He didn’t need to sleep around, do drugs, punch cameramen, or start feuds with other musicians. Going back to rock n’ roll attitude, Lux might just have had the most of any man that ever lived. YES, I get to be the first one to comment on a post and it couldn’t have been about a better subject! LEGENDARY CLASH STYLE | FROM PUNK ROCK ROUGH TO SARTORIAL SMOOTH VICIOUS WHITE KIDS | THE SEX PISTOLS TAKE ON ROCK ‘N ROLL & THE SOUTH THE FILTH & THE FASHION | VIVIENNE WESTWOOD’S ’70s SEX RAG REVOLUTION Poison Ivy of The Cramps and that sexy Gretsch guitar… thank you Gypsyeyes Poison Ivy on the cover of The Cramps ~ “Bikini Girls With Machine Guns” Lux Interior & Poison Ivy of The Cramps via Lux Interior and Poison Ivy of legendary Psychobilly band, The Cramps, performing live back in the day… Ivy & Lux in their private record lair via
Lux Interior and Poison Ivy of The Cramps via Poison Ivy on the cover of The Cramps’ – Bikini Girls with Machine GunsĬirca 1990– Guitarist Poison Ivy of The Cramps in concert. Lux Interior, Poison Ivy, and The Cramps on tour in the early days. viaġ980– Poison Ivy of The Cramps, Cains Ballroom via Poison Ivy of the Cramps, slingin’ her badass Gretsch. Poison Ivy on the cover of The Cramps’ – Blues Fix Just get a load of these epic pics, and try not to bite through your lip…ġ992– Poison Ivy of the Cramps, Tamaris Rock Festival viaġ995– Pois0n Ivy of The Cramps at the University of Utah Olpin Union Ballroom. Lux is the man, and Poison Ivy is no doubt the woman. Starting out as the ultimate garage band back in ’76, with their raw performance intensity and simple, throbbing tunes– they influenced an entire generation of rock/punk/goth bands who followed behind in their giant footsteps, and are still thrilling kids who “discover” their musical legacy to this day. (her husband and co-founding member of The Cramps) gave us a genre of music gleefully known and loved known as– Psychobilly. Poison Ivy “Rorschach” and Lux Interior, R.I.P. Now, you don’t seriously expect that I can post on Elvis and not followup with The Cramps, right? There’s something about a gal playing a sexy Gretsch guitar that makes a many a little weak in the knees.
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