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Certain Songs #280: The dB’s – “Black and White”

August 13, 2015 by Jim Connelly

db's stands Album: Stands For Decibels
Year: 1981

Fuck yeah, “Black and White!”

This is how you kick off your career. With a crash of drums and guitars and before you can even catch your breath Chris Stamey is playing Townshend-esque power chords on the acoustic while Peter Holsapple kicks out a jitterly hooky lead guitar.

Meanwhile, drummer Will Rigby is building and crashing underneath these guitars like he’s just been possessed by the spirit of Keith Moon, and damn straight there’s also handclaps and shimmering organ fighting to be heard as well.

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Filed Under: Certain Songs Tagged With: Black and White, dB's, Stands For DeciBels

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