Space Rock

**Bluegreen** · 26th July 2020 13:08

In a 1990 interview, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Frank Zappa claimed to have seen a UFO.

"I saw one once. I think they're out there. What they are, I don't know. I think those things you see in the sky are only one small manifestation of a whole wide range of phenomena that people haven't properly named, or have attributed the wrong source to. To automatically assume that everything would be of an extraterrestrial intelligence ... would be a mistake. To automatically assume what you can't understand are supernatural occurrences, I think that's a mistake. Because physics, as a science, is so imperfect we may discover, eventually, that some of the more baffling things that we experience as phenomena, will later be described in very precise terms, using tools which we don't have now."

"If there were such a species, if they were really smart, I don't think they'd want to have anything to do with us."

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=_Wo2yat0-30

Full interview:
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheNilesLeshProject

**Star Tsar** · 26th July 2020 14:26

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rVXy1OhaERY

**william r sanford72** · 26th July 2020 18:28

Heal The Weak..

It takes a powerful luck to see one at all
They're big and bigger
They use the cover of night..

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=KrIP9mCzNKc

Rock on..

**william r sanford72** · 27th July 2020 16:39

Black Helicopters....

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=u4DRZPqlOdw

Rock On.

**Bluegreen** · 30th July 2020 19:24

The Curious Case of Joe Meek

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=movOhJilbac

1) The Blue Men - Orbit Around The Moon (1960) 2) The Outlaws - Husky Team (1961)
3) The Blue Men - Entry Of The Globbotts (1960) 4) The Outlaws - Tune For Short Cowboys (1961)

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Robert George "Joe" Meek (1929 – 1967) was an English record producer, musician, sound engineer and songwriter who pioneered space age and experimental pop music. He developed now common recording techniques like overdubbing, sampling and reverberation, unheard of at the time. Meek's influence continues, being one of the first to use the recording studio as an instrument, and becoming one of the first producers to be recognized for his individual identity as an artist. The Tornados' instrumental "Telstar" (1962), written and produced by Meek, became the first record by a British rock group to reach number one in the US Hot 100.

Meek's inability to play a musical instrument or write notation did not prevent him from writing and producing successful commercial recordings. His talents were much sought after, and his prolific career saw him working with artists such as Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Ritchie Blackmore, Gene Vincent, Petula Clark, and others. He also famously turned down the Beatles and Rod Stewart as "noise".

Meek was affected by bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and his closeted homosexuality put him under further pressure (he was particularly afraid that his mother would find out about his sexual orientation). He was a frequent recreational drug user, with his amphetamine and barbiturate abuse further worsening his depressive episodes. He wore sunglasses everywhere he went, day or night.

Meek became fascinated with the idea of communicating with the dead. He would set up tape machines in cemeteries in an attempt to record voices from beyond the grave. He had an obsession with Buddy Holly (saying the late American rocker had communicated with him in dreams). By the end of his career, Meek's fascination with these topics had taken over his life following the deterioration in his mental health, and he started to believe that his flat contained poltergeists, that aliens were substituting his speech by controlling his mind, and that photographs in his studio were trying to communicate with him. As his depression and paranoia worsened, Meek killed his landlady and then himself with a single-barrelled shotgun in 1967.

His reputation for experiments in recording music was acknowledged by the Music Producers Guild, who in 2009 created "The Joe Meek Award for Innovation in Production" as an "homage to the remarkable producer's pioneering spirit". In 2014, Meek was ranked the greatest producer of all time by British music publication New Musical Express, elaborating: "Meek was a complete trailblazer, attempting endless new ideas in his search for the perfect sound. ... The legacy of his endless experimentation is writ large over most of your favourite music today."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Meek

**Bluegreen** · 30th July 2020 19:37

Of historical interest is this original demo of Meek himself singing "Telstar" with a backing band (warning: the man cannot sing)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=_ujtILe4BeY

Bless you Joe, but that was so horrible we have to include this lovely version by Ronnie Montrose

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cr0Fpivk5VI

**Bluegreen** · 1st August 2020 02:09

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Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=am-X9Rxag5g

**william r sanford72** · 1st August 2020 15:11

Seven Ways Till Sunday.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=_9JXRdvYyvM

Rock on...

**Star Tsar** · 3rd August 2020 16:25

Another one for your list BG!

JRE Clips

Joe Rogan & Post Malone Talk Aliens & UFOs

Published 29th July 2020

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hwpYQ-XEV2Q