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Post by Mister Spaceman on Feb 11, 2019 7:27:18 GMT -5
And I might have missed it, but I don't believe anyone has mentioned this gem from the Dukes of Stratosphear (Andy Partridge is clearly a huge comics and sci-fi fan), which is full of Silver Age Superman references: |
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Feb 11, 2019 7:43:22 GMT -5
I'm also extremely interested in the very willful cross-over between Marvel Comics and rock music in the 1960s (something I wrote about in my book on Marvel Comics - yes, my entire life seems to be defined by a love of 1960s pop culture!). So, for example, Country Joe and the Fish wrote "Superbird," which re-imagines the president as a Superman-esque fascist who can only be defeated by Marvel superheroes. Down the road a bit in the decade, Stan Lee mentions in one of his Soapboxes that Country Joe is visiting the Bullpen. And the band makes an appearance in Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #15.  |
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Feb 11, 2019 7:51:06 GMT -5
In 1972 Icarus released a prog-rock/psych tribute to Marvel Comics.  |
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Feb 11, 2019 7:56:08 GMT -5
None of the songs on it reference comic books, but the 1975 debut album by Jet (comprised of former members of Sparks and Marc Bolan's pre-T-Rex group John's Children) featured blatantly swiped Kirby art.  |
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Post by rberman on Feb 11, 2019 13:06:10 GMT -5
As an avowed vinyl junkie (6,000 LPs and counting) and Silver Age comics fan, I'm gonna have to roll up my sleeves for this thread. Where to start? Well, as a huge fan of the Adam West Batman tv show (heck, I even wrote a book about it), I've collected a few dozen songs that came out during the Batmania of 1966-68 (though mostly 1966). This one is my favorite: Well, that song certainly took a dark turn! Here's my playlist of the geek-themed songs that I could find on Spotify. |
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Feb 11, 2019 13:16:56 GMT -5
As an avowed vinyl junkie (6,000 LPs and counting) and Silver Age comics fan, I'm gonna have to roll up my sleeves for this thread. Where to start? Well, as a huge fan of the Adam West Batman tv show (heck, I even wrote a book about it), I've collected a few dozen songs that came out during the Batmania of 1966-68 (though mostly 1966). This one is my favorite: Well, that song certainly took a dark turn! Here's my playlist of the geek-themed songs that I could find on Spotify. Hmm, can't seem to access that playlist. |
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Post by MDG on Feb 11, 2019 13:19:36 GMT -5
Also:   |
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Post by rberman on Feb 11, 2019 13:22:59 GMT -5
Well, that song certainly took a dark turn! Here's my playlist of the geek-themed songs that I could find on Spotify. Hmm, can't seem to access that playlist. Try now? Or here |
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Feb 11, 2019 13:23:30 GMT -5
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Feb 11, 2019 13:25:28 GMT -5
Hmm, can't seem to access that playlist. Try now? Or here Some great tracks here - thanks for sharing! |
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Post by MDG on Feb 11, 2019 13:59:20 GMT -5
Hmm, can't seem to access that playlist. Try now? Or here OK, following you on Spotify now...
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Post by rberman on Feb 11, 2019 14:09:38 GMT -5
OK, following you on Spotify now...
Let me know if you have any problems using the list. I have sometimes seen discrepancies between what the playlist looked like for me, and what it looked like for other people. Plus a lot of the songs on my version are not actually available on Spotify, e.g. most of Jonathan Coulton's discography, Professor Shyguy, Doubleclicks, and some other geek-centric artists. |
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Post by Cheswick on Feb 11, 2019 22:40:56 GMT -5
A couple more Sci-Fi-influenced songs: "Listen to the Sirens" by Tubeway Army (Gary Numan) was inspired by Philip K. Dick's Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said and Joy Division's song "Atrocity Exhibition" was inspired by J.G. Ballard's collection of stories of the same name.
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Post by chadwilliam on Feb 12, 2019 0:34:07 GMT -5
I've long thought there something superheroish about The Monkees. Four happy go lucky, adventuresome kids who become a phenomenon overnight. The world loves them. Suddenly, they're branded as frauds for reasons beyond their control. The world jeers them. They go out and prove that they can duplicate the powers which were given to them when working just by themselves and a public unaware of the facts continue to regard them with cynicism. Cut to today when hey, people realise that these guys really were something extraordinary after all.  MonkeeMen in Kingdom Come |
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Feb 12, 2019 11:31:20 GMT -5
I've long thought there something superheroish about The Monkees. Four happy go lucky, adventuresome kids who become a phenomenon overnight. The world loves them. Suddenly, they're branded as frauds for reasons beyond their control. The world jeers them. They go out and prove that they can duplicate the powers which were given to them when working just by themselves and a public unaware of the facts continue to regard them with cynicism. Cut to today when hey, people realise that these guys really were something extraordinary after all. MonkeeMen in Kingdom Come Wait - wut??! Okay, so, firstly, I love the Monkees. The albums (from the first LP to the wonderful Good Times!), the series, Head, Nesmith's solo stuff, all of it. Every alternate take and obscure track that Rhino wants to release, I'm all for it. I saw 'em in concert a few years back (the Dolenz/Tork/Jones iteration); heck, I've even seen Mickey Dolenz perform at a military academy in the middle of rural Indiana (he was fantastic, btw). Secondly, I love Kingdom Come. Have read it multiple times. I have assigned and taught it in my American Superheroes class at my university. Heck, I've even had Mark Waid as a guest in my class specifically to discuss Kingdom Come. But I did not realize until this moment that he and Alex Ross snuck the freaking Monkeemen into that book! You just cured my crappy morning with this post chadwilliam - thanks! |
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