Dave Edmunds Rockpile I Knew The Bride

[crin7go9]

I have seen DE many times over the years and love reading about other people's memories and wonder if they saw the same gigs as me. Did anyone catch Rockpile at Canvey Island gig circa 1978 with Feelgoods, Eddie and The Hot Rods and Lew Lewis? It was fantastic but we had hitched from Birmingham and got soaked on the way. We were going to sleep in a bus shelter but were so wet we spent all our beer money on a B&B to get dry. The Limboheads.

[dutchiebunny]

From the era when bands could actually play their instruments.

[sidt150]

Brilliant - real rock and roll

[Froggboots]

I've loved these guys separately and together for 40 years!

[gertzaddik77]

I caught Rockpile 3 times in the 80's. What a fun band to catch live! Edmunds, Lowe, Billy Bremner, and Terry Williams (of Dire Straits fame) really knew how to ROCK IT. This song is vintage Rockpile at their best.

[TrickyTolles64]

AWESOME!!

[DominickFontana]

Everybody copied Chuck Berry. The early Beach Boys stole some of his riffs note for note and he sued them for it. Keith Richards always uses Chuck Berry riffs. I think the most covered Rock song of all time is "Johnny B. Goode."

[Bluesgerd47]

absolutely fantastic, these guys are still on the road and as good as ever!

[bulletmagnet]

I saw Rockpile live at Harpos in Detroit when they toured the USA back then. I would love to see any video or photos from that concert, but so far none have surfaced. Anyone...?

[kingdrifter3]

Rock Pile follwed the Chuck Berry blueprint of the"crank" style. just 12 bar blues rock and Roll!

[kowboylover]

Very good music, My ex-brother-in-law!

[poptopia1]

only one album as rockpile and they were gone.they had a world of potential,i miss them

[TheMaestroB]

fast, yeah. and whats with the lame kaleidescope effect? is that from the 70's?

[kristoscan]

oh yea...luv these two but is this way fast or what?

[IMCRACKERS1]

Dave Edmunds -awesome Does anyone remember Love Sculpture

[theplanetking]

@IMCRACKERS1

I remember it..I saw it on youtube 2 minutes ago lol.

[theplanetking]

@IMCRACKERS1

Sabre Dance by Love Sculpture I mean...there's great Live version on here.

[upyerpipes]

Dave Edmunds and Albert Lee place Clapton 2nd Class. I have seen Edmunds rock and I have seen and heard him in classic mode. He is a genius.

[DJkevvykev]

This is great !

Thanks for posting.

[calnonleo]

Let's here it for Billy Bremner . He handled more than a fair share of the lead work in Rockpile .

[KingHopeMusic]

Man... when Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds get together.... you KNOW you're gonna ROCK!! And Dave Edmunds pretty much single handedly introduced the world to the amazing Albert Lee!!! Great post martyvalentine!!!~KK

[Argos357]

@boogieboy1000000 asshole

[wildcatter63]

Possibly the only true "Supergroup"

[catine09]

i like nick lowes version better.

[dennykdoe]

Nick Lowe wrote it, in tribute to the great Chuck--and in priase of Dave, it is on of the few songs so written that is really in a league with Berry.

Is this praise? There is no higher!

[SimonMinisterofChaos]

Stiffs Live is one of the BEST RECORDS EVER. I have it memorized. Ian Dury KILLS! And the best version of "I Knew the Bride..." ever.

[izzonj]

@SimonMinisterofChaos haha, I had that album on BLUE VINYL and someone stole it from me! I got another copy and it somehow MELTED on my turntable!!!

Loved that album but it's cursed for me!

[SimonMinisterofChaos]

Saw them open for Blondie in 1980 - Pittsburgh, Pa. OMG! One of the best live sets ever

[Staggerbaroque]

Check out the version of this song from "Stiffs Live" if you can find it. It's a full throttle rocker that sounds like "I Saw Her Standing There."

[izzonj]

@Staggerbaroque That's the version I know best!

[CForce33]

Brilliant. Awesome. Timeless

[daveyboy21]

Bill Bremner at his ultra cool best!!!

[ShaneAWWolfe]

Classic British Rock N Roller, go Dave!

[aamuuzme]

Play that fast thing one more time

[ElledieWildAndFree]

Oh this is wonderful

[markezov]

Yup. This is the shit.

[belleray2]

Fantastic  Thanks

[cindyshealed]

That's faster than bluegrass.

[jellybellyterry]

the definitive version

[rafhenlow]

They did well these two. Had solo hits & hits as Rockpile. I'm sure that they were all on TOTP's singing 3 different songs as 3 different entitys.

[theusualvibe]

sounds like 'you never can tell' by chuck berry.

[DontLickLarry]

One of the most underrated guitarist/performers out there.

[lighthouse44]

I completely agree. Dave Edmunds is a great musician and has put out some fantastic music over the years.

[DesertBurst92]

rockpile = beatles

[BettyNewsinger]

wow, the energy is almost touchable.

betty

[bradeyl]

great stuff, ive got 3 cds of dave edmunds in my car great for driving, happy days...

[tjsece]

This version seems a lot faster than the single version

[ericdeuce]

What a fun song.

[tappioha]

What is this version? Different mix or?

[westrutland]

Dave Edmunds played some of the best RockaBilly ever!!!!!!!!!!

[IdolInternational]

for sure, if not the best....Nick Lowe too

[Quickstoptim]

This band SCREAMS REUNION!

[whitelines65]

Why isn't anyone showin Nick Lowe some love?<3

[markjartansson]

Mar Kjartansson First time I hear this song,,,,,Nice old Rock,,,OLDIE`S .,.ON my FAVORITE

[wun1pkt89]

I remember seeing these guys in the 80s ar the Pallidium in NYC, where they opened for Van Morrison. They blew the freakin roof off the stage, and when Van came on starting his set with "Moondance", the whole place exploded with screams of "ROCKPILE!!!!!"

[alan4sure]

This era of music makes the crap passing for music today sound like the crap most of it is.

[gertzaddik77]

@alan4sure Man, you nailed it on this one. Today's slick, overproduced pop bands can't hold a candle to this material. Edmunds is a true devotee of music when it mattered, ala the fifties and sixties, and his "Sweet Little Lisa" feat. Albert Lee is truly remarkable stuff.

[jonrickly]

i agree...dave is way way up there...you gotta feel his love for american rock... and rockabilly..

killer guitar player!!

props to bremmer too!

[stylinnprofylin]

the great dave edmunds one helluva guitarist very underrated in my opinion.

[nomiclas]

u don't even understand who you are critquing.this is one of the best guitarest/artist of the world of music ever!! so-shut te fuck up.

[kykyah]

Young Carlene Carter is what keeps coming to my mind every time I hear this song.

[colemann76]

Looks like Bjorn from ABBA

[wildcatter63]

Thank God he don't sound like him  lol

[colemann76]

Good point

[SSKID65]

Love this song! nice video as well! Great song to dance to also. Rock On!!

[no2hate]

Great share! Peace!

[cardwell]

Brilliant - even better than the studio version! Coolest guys ever. Pity about the lengthy kaleidoscope effects. I mean, I love a kaleidoscope as much as the next man, but please - too much of the thing!

[wisesatyr72]

this sounds way better than the new us country music..

[franlouisa]

Dave Edmunds has rocked my world since 1979!

Brilliant artist.

[gbakic1958]

Super song.Thank You.

[BillyBobYT]

I agree with all the accolades. This is a sparkling performance of a song that I've heard 1000 times.

Just want to point out that Rockpile wouldn't be Rockpile without Billy Bremner. His dancing rythem lines and alternate leads added so much to this bands sound!

[bobgure]

Yes indeed. Bremmer was essential. A really overlooked, wonderful player. I can't think of anyone who could have filled his shoes, except perhaps A.Lee.

[escortRS1600i]

Billy Bremner also recorded under the name Billy Murray. He did a solo song in the late 70's called "heart and the stone".

Awesome band are Rockpile

[lumbago12]

What? And captained Leeds United too!!

[octaviustentacles]

Damn! Edmunds and Lowe are tight as a gnat's ass stretched over a rain-barrel.

Love this stuff!

[mtlsixshooter]

They just don't music like this anymore, Dave Edmunds wow what a talent. The guy was fucking born with Rock & Roll fever.

[MtMozart]

anyone know the date and location of this performance --?

And whether or not this exists without the "effects" obscuring the picture.

[ThePersuader2007]

Hi.This is defo from the BBC, Top of the pops.The date, well i'm not that sure but it's either 78 or 79.

[bluesbrother37]

yes, top of the pops 1977.

[ohemgeeadrienne]

if i get married in my life, this song needs to be played.

[bimsie01]

It was quite common in the sixties and seventies for artists to write virtual rewrites of Chuck Berry songs as a tribute-Jumping Jack Flash,Get Out Of Denver,Come Together,Surfin USA.This is just one in a proud tradition.

[martyvalentine]

Leoseries was remarking on the similarities between the Chuck Berry track called You Never Can Tell and Nick Lowes song I Knew The Bride. Both have a wedding theme and the tunes are structured in a similar manner.

[leonaofficial]

@martyvalentine Chuck Berry only wrote one song

[leoseries]

"You Never Can Tell" the difference beween this and the Chuck Berry classic!

[Kazbo2]

What Chuck Berry classic? Chuck Berry never, to my knowledge, wrote or sang this song - Nick Lowe wrote it!!!

[hebdag44]

Kazbo. Perhaps you should read my message again?

[Kazbo2]

He, he... sorry, having a blonde moment!!! I know what you mean now, but have never put the two of them together before!! K

[TubeNumber1]

One of Life's Great Moments:

Rockpile at LA Forum, 1977. They opened for Bad Company. I hated arena rock, but was looking forward to seeing Dave Edmunds in concert.

Rockpile tore it up onstage. Kids were dancing in the aisles, jumping on their seats. It was wild. I cheered, "It's OVER" - and it was!

Bad Company was boring by comparison - and their fans knew it. Rockpile blew them off the stage. So, Bad Company kicked them off the tour. It didn't matter. The handwriting was on the wall.

[candelise]

@TubeNumber1 I remember reading about this little episode. Just how big could Rockpile have been had they really worked across The States? I recall Nick Lowe saying that it looked too much like hard work. Thus, the many other British acts these days that can't be bothered to really build a live reputation in the US. Blur, Paul Weller, Robbie Williams, Primal Scream et all. Oh dear.

[keepnets]

bloody awesome!!!!! wow!!

[jvsjingles]

Out f-ing standing!!!

[ronnieneo]

Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooooL

[annahaferman]

Dave Edmunds looks quite a lot like Nigel Tufnel of Spinal Tap. Has anyone ever seen them in the same room?

Awesome!

[isleyrundgren]

Blimey Anna, you are so right, iam normally quite good at noticing similar looking people, dont know how that one got past me. I envy you. Well spotted.

[01triggerthehorse]

Thanks for posting great record

[coalbanks]

Geat new/old stuff!

[clumb3]

NOT ENOUGH NICK!

[billieredsocks]

Nice!  Thank you.

[julieswahn]

Thank you.