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| − | Believe it or not, pop pianist Billy Joel was briefly in an obscure proto-heavy metal band called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attila_(rock_band) Attila], | + | Believe it or not, pop pianist Billy Joel was briefly in an obscure proto-heavy metal band called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attila_(rock_band) Attila], which released their only album, ''Attila'' on July 27, 1970. |
| + | It featured the song "California Flash" about a Jim Morrison-esque rock singer ("with a twenty foot mustache") who thinks he's hot stuff but after he exposes himself is dragged off by the police. | ||
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| + | *[[B.J. and the Affordables]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:28, 13 June 2019
Believe it or not, pop pianist Billy Joel was briefly in an obscure proto-heavy metal band called Attila, which released their only album, Attila on July 27, 1970.
It featured the song "California Flash" about a Jim Morrison-esque rock singer ("with a twenty foot mustache") who thinks he's hot stuff but after he exposes himself is dragged off by the police.
