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The Troggs
Presented by: The Boatyard at The Continental| 0 | PRESTON: The Continental |
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| P | Friday 27th September, 2013 |
| N | 8:00pm |
Event information
The Troggs reached the top of the charts with the "caveman rock" of "Wild Thing" (1966), In the hands of The Troggs "Wild Thing" -- with its grungy chords and off-the-wall ocarina solo -- became a primeval three-chord monster, famous not only in its original hit Troggs version, but in its psychedelic revamping by Jimi Hendrix, who used it to close his famous set at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.
The Troggs were also adept at crafting power pop and ballads. Hearkening back to a somewhat simpler, more basic British Invasion approach as psychedelia began to explode in the late '60s, the group also reached the Top of the charts with their flower-power ballad "Love Is All Around" in 1968, the band also fashioned memorable, insistently riffing hit singles like "With a Girl Like You," "Night of the Long Grass," and the notoriously salacious "I Can't Control Myself" between 1966 and 1968. The group -- which composed most of their own material -- could crunch with the best of them, but were also capable of quite a bit more range and melodic invention than they've been given credit for.
"I Can't Control Myself" had such an open-hearted lust that it encountered resistance from conservative radio programmers all over the globe. Never strangers to controversy, many of their records were considered by the "powers that be" too suggestive for the masses, and they consequently banned them.
Dubbed by many as the "first British punk band" they gained momentum in the mid-'70s, as an important influence on bands like The Ramones. They found enough live work (sometimes on the punk/new wave circuit) to keep going, although their intermittent records generally came to naught. In 1992, they rose to their highest profile in ages when three members of R.E.M., which had covered "Love Is All Around," backed The Troggs on the comeback album Athens Andover
The Troggs still boast original founding member Chris Britton on lead guitar, along with Pete Lucas on bass and Dave Maggs on drums and Chris Allen on lead vocals (Ex Denny Laine Band & The Commitments. Their popularity has never waned and they are still in great demand around the world, where they regularly headline festivals attracting thousands of fans. Their appeal holds no age barriers, fans ranging from the stalwarts who have supported them throughout the years to the many new fans from the younger generation.
All the hits performed including
Wild Thing - With A Girl Like You - I Can't Control Myself - Anyway That You Want Me - Give It To Me - Night Of The Long Grass - Hi Hi Hazel - Love Is All Around - Evil Woman - Feels Like A Woman, plus many more
PLus support TBC
Venue information
PRESTON: The Continental| 0 | South Meadow Lane Preston PR1 8JP |
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| > | www.newcontinental.net |
| ! | 01772 499425 |
