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How did I miss these guys?

4/20/2010

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So, I'm listening to my dinosaur rock source and I Like to Rock comes on.  It's a track I had always found listenable, but I don't think I had ever realized what a classic of rock kitsch it is.  It's basically a collection of cliches pieced together into a rousing three-minute blast. 
What I didn't realize is that the band who made this track was not a one-hit wonder.  April Wine was apparently a success in Canada (they started in Nova Scotia) before anyone had ever heard of Rush. 
I was also surprised to learn that I Like To Rock was released in 1979, much later than I thought.  April Wine plainly had a penchant for cliche-sounding titles, as well as music: You Won't Dance With Me, a hit before I Like to Rock, is a title worthy of the Ramones or the Knack.  The album I Like to Rock appeared on was called Harder... Faster, a title plainly reminiscent of AC/DC, or even the Tubes.
Find I Like to Rock and give it a listen.  I found it inspiring enough that I plan to search out other tracks by April Wine.
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