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Aug. 24th, 2009 11:42 am
New Music Mondays
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Bob Segarini - Goodbye LA
The opening riff has stuck in my mind for the last 30 years.
From CanadianBands.com:
After relocating to Toronto and cutting a 4 song EP called STARLIGHT on A&M in '77, which featured BB Gabor on guitar, Keir Bronstein on bass and Mark Bronson on drums, he landed a deal with local Bomb Records and released GOTTA HAVE POP in '77. Featured were many of the area's most solid core of performers, including David Clayton Thomas of Blood Sweat & Tears, Doug Inglis of Goddo, Greg Godovitz of Fludd and Goddo, and former fellow-Dude David Henman.
A good beer always attracts a musician, and many of the area's locals hung out at Toronto's Phase One, Eastern Sound and Thunder Sound studios, including Mike St.Denis, Phil Angers, Mark Bronson and Drew Winters from Henman's Debutantes. The record scored rave reviews from the critics, spawned in part by the success of the title track, a re-make from The Dudes' unreleased second record. The majority of everyone involved in the lp, and the addition of Pete Kashur on guitar, formed the Segarini Touring Entourage. While doing a live radio performance in Toronto in the spring of 1978, label brass liked it so much that it spawned, appropriately enough ON THE RADIO that summer. Along with a remake of The Wackers' "All I Wanna Do Is Love You", and the Doors' "People Are Strange", it also had the first version of Duck Deluxe's "Please, Please, Please".
Writing the majority of the next project while on a cross-Canada tour, the band returned to the studios and released GOODBYE LA on CBS in '79. The record was again well-received, and spawned the title track as the first single. The record included re-makes of "Day and Night", "I Hardly Know Her Name", and "Teenage Love", gleaned from the heyday of The Wackers, as well as "Please Please Please" from ON THE RADIO being re-vamped. Other noteable cuts from a noticeably 'more mature' veteran included "I Like The Beatles", "Who's Loving You", and the whimsical "My Baby Is An Airhead", and included singer/guitarist Garwood Wallace on the sessions. In addition to the production of his own sessions, he also kept busy producing other acts, such as the B-Girls, Twitch (w/ Garwood Wallace) and the Detroit band, The Romantics.
But Bomb Records was ticking away and the label folded due to financial problems. Segarini never made it to the Unemployment Office, as he was picked up by Anthem shortly after. Being the home to such major artists as Rush and Max Webster gave him a strong support vehicle for 1981's VOX POPULI !, which featured "Voice Of The People", "Money In The Pocket" and the second installment in the "My Baby Is An Airhead" series. But amid a changing musical landscape, he found his ever-exploring artistic side hard to keep the people's attention, so he retreated to the studios, doing session and production work for the likes of Goddo and other top acts from the Toronto area.
He's stayed active since the mid 80's doing a regular shift on Toronto's airwaves, writing jingles for television and radio and hits the road on regular jaunts year-round. His longtime association with Greg Godovitz carried on in the early 90's, when they formed The Anger Brothers, performing their hits as well as well as covers of blues and The Beatles, influential in both their careers. 1995 saw Pacemaker Records remaster GOTTA HAVE POP on CD, including "Groucho Marx" and "Laurel Ann" - 2 tracks which were to be included in the original release but weren't.
This was followed shortly the next year by MaGaDa Records recutting VOX POPULI. In '97 Pacemaker would also release a compilation of The Dudes entitled ALL THE YOUNG DUDES - ALL THE OLD DEMOS. The string of re-releases of his material saw Segarini record for the first time in over 15 years that same year when he teamed up with longtime friends Terry Draper of Klaatu fame and David Henman, who'd played with Segarini, if you'd been paying attention, in The Dudes. Their club act mutated into Cats & Dogs, independantly releasing a self-titled disc.
His relationship with Bullseye Records - Canada's leading independant label began in 2001, when he appeared on the Bullseye album TAKIN CARE OF CHRISTMAS - originally recorded in 1979 by the Segarini band and released on Epic Records. A deal should be finalized soon which will see the release of a Bob Segarini box set, capturing some of the country's most influential songwriter/musicians in re-releases of his ground breaking solo career, as well as highlights from his other collaberations and a few rarities.
Bob Segarini - Goodbye LA
The opening riff has stuck in my mind for the last 30 years.
From CanadianBands.com:
After relocating to Toronto and cutting a 4 song EP called STARLIGHT on A&M in '77, which featured BB Gabor on guitar, Keir Bronstein on bass and Mark Bronson on drums, he landed a deal with local Bomb Records and released GOTTA HAVE POP in '77. Featured were many of the area's most solid core of performers, including David Clayton Thomas of Blood Sweat & Tears, Doug Inglis of Goddo, Greg Godovitz of Fludd and Goddo, and former fellow-Dude David Henman.
A good beer always attracts a musician, and many of the area's locals hung out at Toronto's Phase One, Eastern Sound and Thunder Sound studios, including Mike St.Denis, Phil Angers, Mark Bronson and Drew Winters from Henman's Debutantes. The record scored rave reviews from the critics, spawned in part by the success of the title track, a re-make from The Dudes' unreleased second record. The majority of everyone involved in the lp, and the addition of Pete Kashur on guitar, formed the Segarini Touring Entourage. While doing a live radio performance in Toronto in the spring of 1978, label brass liked it so much that it spawned, appropriately enough ON THE RADIO that summer. Along with a remake of The Wackers' "All I Wanna Do Is Love You", and the Doors' "People Are Strange", it also had the first version of Duck Deluxe's "Please, Please, Please".
Writing the majority of the next project while on a cross-Canada tour, the band returned to the studios and released GOODBYE LA on CBS in '79. The record was again well-received, and spawned the title track as the first single. The record included re-makes of "Day and Night", "I Hardly Know Her Name", and "Teenage Love", gleaned from the heyday of The Wackers, as well as "Please Please Please" from ON THE RADIO being re-vamped. Other noteable cuts from a noticeably 'more mature' veteran included "I Like The Beatles", "Who's Loving You", and the whimsical "My Baby Is An Airhead", and included singer/guitarist Garwood Wallace on the sessions. In addition to the production of his own sessions, he also kept busy producing other acts, such as the B-Girls, Twitch (w/ Garwood Wallace) and the Detroit band, The Romantics.
But Bomb Records was ticking away and the label folded due to financial problems. Segarini never made it to the Unemployment Office, as he was picked up by Anthem shortly after. Being the home to such major artists as Rush and Max Webster gave him a strong support vehicle for 1981's VOX POPULI !, which featured "Voice Of The People", "Money In The Pocket" and the second installment in the "My Baby Is An Airhead" series. But amid a changing musical landscape, he found his ever-exploring artistic side hard to keep the people's attention, so he retreated to the studios, doing session and production work for the likes of Goddo and other top acts from the Toronto area.
He's stayed active since the mid 80's doing a regular shift on Toronto's airwaves, writing jingles for television and radio and hits the road on regular jaunts year-round. His longtime association with Greg Godovitz carried on in the early 90's, when they formed The Anger Brothers, performing their hits as well as well as covers of blues and The Beatles, influential in both their careers. 1995 saw Pacemaker Records remaster GOTTA HAVE POP on CD, including "Groucho Marx" and "Laurel Ann" - 2 tracks which were to be included in the original release but weren't.
This was followed shortly the next year by MaGaDa Records recutting VOX POPULI. In '97 Pacemaker would also release a compilation of The Dudes entitled ALL THE YOUNG DUDES - ALL THE OLD DEMOS. The string of re-releases of his material saw Segarini record for the first time in over 15 years that same year when he teamed up with longtime friends Terry Draper of Klaatu fame and David Henman, who'd played with Segarini, if you'd been paying attention, in The Dudes. Their club act mutated into Cats & Dogs, independantly releasing a self-titled disc.
His relationship with Bullseye Records - Canada's leading independant label began in 2001, when he appeared on the Bullseye album TAKIN CARE OF CHRISTMAS - originally recorded in 1979 by the Segarini band and released on Epic Records. A deal should be finalized soon which will see the release of a Bob Segarini box set, capturing some of the country's most influential songwriter/musicians in re-releases of his ground breaking solo career, as well as highlights from his other collaberations and a few rarities.