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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021 • THE BULLETIN ALL THINGS MUSIC Larry and His Flask perform in downtown Bend. Continued from Page 3 which features some of the bands best-known songs: “Good Times Roll,” “My Best Friend’s Girl” and of course, “Just What I Needed.” Brian McElhiney / The Bulletin file photo “The Fame,” Lady Gaga Lady Gaga changed the face of modern pop music with 2008’s “The Fame,” an ex- perimental art-pop record masquerading as dance music. Hits such as “Just Dance,” “Poker Face” and the exceptionally weird “LoveGame” pack surprising bite and in- sight, and Gaga herself proved to be a singu- lar vocal and songwriting talent. fun, but not the LAHF we know and love. EXHIBIT B: NO. 1 IS NOT THE ONE “Queen,” Queen Before Queen asked if this was real life or just fantasy, it released this 1973 debut album filled with Zeppelin-esque hard rock. While derivative, the album pointed to what was to come with Brian May’s distinctive guitar tones and Freddie Mercury’s operatic vocals. “We’re Going Dancing Tonight,” Larry and His Flask Here’s an example right in our backyard. GO! MAGAZINE • PAGE 5 Larry and His Flask is known today for its energetic mix of roots, folk and punk rock, but started life in the early-to-mid-2000s as a more typical punk unit. Good luck finding 2006’s out-of-print “We’re Going Dancing Tonight”; a few songs are floating around YouTube. They’re plenty loud and plenty “Metal Magic,” Pantera Likewise, Pantera’s first four albums are hard to find on streaming ser- vices, and for good reason. Before gaining a reputation as thrash-groove metallers ex- traordinaire, the band started out as a ge- neric glam outfit. This 1983 debut, while showcasing some decent guitar work by Di- mebag Darrell, is pretty embarrassing. (If you’re really interested, you can find it on YouTube.) “With Sympathy,” Ministry Known for pioneering industrial metal in the late ’80s, Chicago’s Ministry started out as a synth-pop band on 1983’s “With Sym- pathy,” which sounds almost like a long lost New Order record. This one isn’t so much embarrassing as it is weird, especially com- pared with the dark, unsettling riffs and lyr- ics of later Ministry tracks. “Bob Dylan,” Bob Dylan Some fans will cry blasphemy at any crit- icism toward any Bob Dylan release. But the folk-rock luminary’s 1962 debut is noth- ing if not embryonic, packed full of tradi- tional songs and old blues covers from Blind Lemon Jefferson and Bukka White. And his two original offerings, including the Woody Guthrie tribute “Song to Woody,” didn’t ex- actly set the world on fire. Bonus: “Attila,” Attila AKA Billy Joel’s organ-drums metal duo from 1970, a year before his proper solo de- but, “Cold Spring Harbor.” Yes, it’s as weird as that sounds. e e Got a tip, a live stream concert, a new album or single or any other local music news to share? Drop me a line at brian.mcelhiney@gmail.com. Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra’s Stage and Screen Spectacular A musical escape back to the entertainment, sights, sounds, and comedy of the early 20th Century! Sponsored by: Albertazzi Law Firm Streaming tickets on sale soon!