Excellent @bslon!
Did you get to see either The Plimsouls or The Beat live? Power Pop at it’s finest!
The final time I saw The Plimsouls---at a tiny dive on Ventura Blvd. in the San Fernando Valley, the opening band was one whose name was unfamiliar to me. As they played their opening number my gal and I turned our heads and looked at each other in astonishment. It was Los Lobos, and they were utterly fantastic!
I saw The Beat live a few times at The Whiskey on Sunset Blvd., and they were as dynamic a live band as The Who, one of the best Rock ’n’ Roll bands I’ve ever seen. After their breakup (with only two albums to their credit), my gal and I were hitting all the vintage clothing stores on Melrose in L.A., and found Beat drummer Mike Ruiz (debut album only) manning the cash register at one. I don’t know why he left the band after only one album, and was never again seen on stage (by me at least).
