Sonic’s Rendezvous Band
Everybody… do yourself a favour listen to this track right now.
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Congratulations, you are now enjoying “City Slang” by Sonic’s Rendezvous Band. Yes, as in Fred “Sonic” Smith, Mr. Detroit High Energy Rock — former guitarist and founding member of the MC5. Shortly after the Motor City Five split up in 1972 Smith rose from the ashes — not unlike a golden phoenix — and formed the Rendezvous Band with a few Detroit hard rock cronies, including Stooges’ drummer Scott Asheton. SRB enjoyed a short run from 1975-1980 and pretty much existed well under the radar until a slew of re-issues in the last decade or so put their music back in the hands of the record-buying fans.
I picked up their recently re-issued 1978 live album on vinyl at Zulu a couple weeks ago and have been spinning it pretty much in a non-stop loop since I got it. Rock on.
KISS, Hayden, The Beatles, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Graham Day & The Gaolers, Spiritualized, The Rolling Stones, Little Richard, Theme Songs, The Dears, The Stooges, The Who, MGMT, The Hellacopters, Spoon 
