Rockpile
Rockpile were a British rock and roll group of the late 1970s and early 1980s, noted for their strong rockabilly and power pop influences, and as a foundational influence on new wave. The band consisted of Dave Edmunds (vocals, guitar), Nick Lowe (vocals, bass guitar), Billy Bremner (vocals, guitar) and Terry Williams (drums).
Rockpile recorded four studio albums, though only one (Seconds of Pleasure) was released under the Rockpile banner. Two other albums (Tracks on Wax 4 and Repeat When Necessary) were released as Dave Edmunds solo albums, and one more (Labour of Lust) was released as a Nick Lowe solo album. Scattered Rockpile tracks can also be found on a few other Lowe and Edmunds solo albums. Additionally, Rockpile served as backing group on tracks recorded by Mickey Jupp in 1978 and Carlene Carter in 1980.
Band history
Guitarist/vocalist Edmunds had recorded a 1970 solo album titled Rockpile, and on his tour in support of the album, he billed his band, which included Terry Williams on drums, as Dave Edmunds and Rockpile. However, the band broke up after the tour, and Edmunds returned to studio work. One of the artists that he produced was the pub rock band Brinsley Schwarz, managed by Dave Robinson and led by bassist/singer Nick Lowe. The 1974 album that they did together, The New Favourites of... Brinsley Schwarz, pushed the band into a power pop mode and included the original version of "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding". Brinsley Schwarz broke up after the album, and Lowe began doing session work with Edmunds, including Edmunds' 1975 solo album Subtle as a Flying Mallet.
Rockpile AVA
Rockpile AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Sonoma County, California, northwest of the town of Healdsburg. Established on February 28, 2002, Rockpile AVA was Sonoma County's twelfth designated wine appellation. The wine region consists of approximately 15,400 acres (62 km2) in northwestern Sonoma County. All of the AVA has an elevation in excess of 800 feet (244 m) above sea level. Eleven vineyards are currently located within the AVA and there are approximately 160 acres (1 km2) of planted wine grapes.
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Coordinates: 38°47′25″N 123°13′46″W / 38.79028°N 123.22944°W / 38.79028; -123.22944
Rockpile (disambiguation)
Rockpile or The Rockpile may refer to:
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ALBUMS
- Live at Montreux 1980 released: 2011
- Live at Montreux 2008 released: 2011
- Down Down Down released: 1980
- Seconds of Pleasure released:
Seconds of Pleasure
- Teacher Teacher
- If Sugar Was as Sweet as You
- Heart
- Now and Always
- A Knife and a Fork
- Play That Fast Thing (One More Time)
- Wrong Again (Let’s Face It)
- Pet You and Hold You
- Oh What a Thrill
- When I Write a Book
- Fool Too Long
- You Ain’t Nothin’ but Fine
- Take a Message to Mary
- Crying in the Rain
- Poor Jenny
- When Will I Be Loved
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Wrong Again (Let's Face It)
by: RockpileThe journalist writes down
The things he remembers
The things he forgets
Are the things that you feel
Gets off on his own quotes
And breaks into
(Thatcher)
I don't understand
Who will buy him a meal?
Let's face it, I'm wrong again
Let's face it, it's still Sunday
Let's face it, I'm wrong again
Let's face it, it don't worry me
You feel in the first set
That this is a nightmare
I can't hear a word
And I don't feel a thing
The manager looks on
Ignoring the problem
'Cause he's the solution
So what's in it for him?
Let's face it, I'm wrong again
Let's face it, it's still Sunday
Let's face it, I'm wrong again
Let's face it, it don't worry me
You get so excited
And then you are let down
The idea that you had
Is pushed to one side
But then in the next set
It's perfectly magic
And all of your problems
Are suddenly fine
Let's face it, I'm wrong again
Let's face it, it's still Sunday
Let's face it, I'm wrong again