Yes, henry rollins, former singer for black flag and present leader of the. The book is composed of journal entries that rollins kept while he was lead singer of the band black flag from 1981 to its breakup in 1986. Rollins included coles story in his spoken word performances. The opener, hard, may seem a little over the top lyrically, but it has a swagger unmatched in the rollins band s catalog.
They also released a twodisc live album, the only way to know for sure. This is the roadies point of view of a couple of the same tours that rollins wrote about in get in the van it s interesting to get a viewpoint apart from rollins, but it s really of the same. Rollins put the band together, in van nuys, california, united states, after his previous band, the hardcore outfit black flag, broke up in 1986. Joe cole kept a journal of his stint as a roadie for black flags last tour in 1986 and the rollins bands first tour in 1987. Get in the van is a memoir by singer, writer and spoken word artist henry rollins first published in 1994 by rollins own company, 2. I feel like this, planet joe also the title of a book rollins friend joe cole wrote about touring with black flag joe cole was shot by a mugger in december of 1991, in front of rollins eyes, and love song all seem to have been improvised on the spot and sound like halfbaked ideas. From upwards of 11 books and 8 spoken albums, rollins can boast of a. The original cd release contained a 32minute jam on the velvet underground outtake move right in entitled joy riding with frank. Rollins band hard volume what have i got ive got a wantless need ive got a thoughtless mind ive got a wantless want i cant unwind ive got a heart that hates ive got hands that like to break they tell me. Joe cole was an american author, writer, actor and roadie for black flag, hole and rollins band. He was also the best friend and roommate of the musicianauthoractor henry rollins.
December 19, 1991 was a roadie for black flag and rollins band. The original rollins band were a dark, menacing band churning out brooding, depressed riffs that went perfectly with henrys i look at you and i see me lyrics. The guy after that melvin gibbs im sure he is great, but he didnt have the same vibe or huge bottom as andrew weiss. Joseph dennis cole april 10, 1961 december 19, 1991 was an american actor, writer and roadie for black flag and rollins band, who was shot and killed in. Aug 11, 2015 i dont need no friend to tell me who my friends are i dont need some pig to tell me what the rules are see me walking im loaded see me walking im loaded ive got an ear for every sound ive. Rollins band hard volume love song i want you i hate you i want you i hate you i want you i hate you i want you i hate you i want yo.
It takes amazing to an absolutely untouchable level. I dont need no friend to tell me who my friends are i dont need some pig to tell me what the rules are see me walking im loaded see. Tour journal documenting the final black flag tour and first rollins band tour. I dont need no friend to tell me who my friends are i dont need some pig to tell me what the rules are. Awesome as this is one of the coolest songs ever created. In describing henry rollins, the tendency is to try to squeeze as many labels as possible into a single sentence. Released in 1997 on dreamworks skg, it is their major label debut. I dont need no friend to tell me who my friends are i dont need some pig to tell me what the rules are see me walking im loaded see me walking im loaded ive got an.
Cole and singer henry rollins were assaulted by armed robbers in december 1991 outside their shared venice beach, california home. But the replacement rollins band though they did play the occasional dark riff were really just a happy goodtime boogie rock band. Rollins band was an american rock band led by singer and songwriter henry rollins, whose music flirted with postpunk, jazz, noise rock, and funk. Rollins band concert setlists sign in to get statistics for your attended concerts. We have 11 albums and 97 song lyrics in our database. On weight, the rollins band is able to mix the musicians love for jazz with a blindingly direct hard rock assault, making a twisted form of metaljazz. The latter set sees the rollins band getting closer to the intense black sabbathlike sound of their breakthrough album, the end of silence, while still packing the fury of earlier releases. A force of nature, rollins built an aweinspiring opus on his visceral delivery, an excursion into intense vocal registers running the gamut from iggy stooge to captain beefheart. Rollins band hard volume hard its hard to get high and its hard to get through and it hard to hear me, but im talkin to you and you see these hard eyes you know what i mean and these eyes got hard now i cant see i mean hard, man so good to find im not hard, man, well i am mine go. This book also provides a counterpoint to rollins get in. Top rollins band lyrics marcus has the evil in him down and away do it divine object of hatred civilized burned beyond recognition blues jam another life almost real all i want.
Henry rollins lyrics have also begun to move away from his relentless selfexamination, adding a touch of the selfeffacing humor that distinguishes his spoken records. Life on the road as seen through the eyes of black flag rollins band roadie and rollins confidante, joe cole. Life on the road as seen through the eyes of black flagrollins band roadie and. Two years and two solo albums after that groups demise, rollins teamed up with guitarist chris haskett, bassist andrew weiss later melvin gibbs and drummer sim cain to form rollins band, perhaps the perfect complement to henrys soulwrenching confessions and blistering rage. Cole was killed outside the home after being shot in the face at close ra. A vastly looser affair than their debut album, hard volume is the first glimpse of what rollins band would become with 1992s the end of silence. In 2003 the recall label issued a pair of rollins band compilations, each collecting two early titles together in doubledisc packages hot animal machinelifetime and hard volumeinsert band here. Read planet joe by joe cole available from rakuten kobo.
As though solid hardrock were blown up by dynamite came planet joe. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. His depictions of the daily routine of a touring band provides great insight into a life in the van. Hold on lyrics 2009 match these taylor swift songs to her exboyfriends. He released everything, a recording of a chapter of his book eye scream with. It describes his time touring in the 1980s, in particular with black flag. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Joe coles tour diaries combine the cosmic with the mundane as he chronicles his experiences as a road crew member for black flag and then the rollins band. Slim fit, order a size up if youd like it less fitting. Digable planets, orangutang, and henry rollins go under. Life on the road as seen through the eyes of black flagrollins band roadie and rollins confidante, joe cole. Joe cole 0410 1961 12191991 today is the 18th anniversary of the death of joe cole, an actor and a roadie for black flag and the rollins band as well as henry rollins best friend. Henry lawrence garfield born february, 1961, better known as henry rollins, is an. Read or print original planet joe lyrics 2020 updated.
The songs here are based more on the groove than they are on life time. Rollins is many things, says the washington post, diatribist, confessor, provocateur, humorist, even motivational speakerhis is an enthusiastic and engaging chatter. Rollins band tshirts on redbubble are expertly printed on ethically sourced, sweatshopfree apparel and available in a huge range of styles, colors and sizes. Overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Black flag vocalist henry rollins emerged during the second half of the 1980s as one of the leading voices of the hardcore generation. Entertainment weekly s list includes punk rock icon. The next song is titled planet joe after his late friend joe coles book, it begins with riffs so crushing it would give any of todays hardest bands a run for their money and some of the most angry and violent vocals that i have ever heard come from rollins. Tour journal documenting the final black flag tour. Henry rollins included coles story in his spoken word performances. Get rollins band setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other rollins band fans for free on.
I liked andrew weiss the original bass player of rollins band and ween. The band lp vinyl records, rollin karg, rollin karg glass paperweights, lp the allman brothers band vinyl records, volume control, kc and the sunshine band lp, hair volume, dave matthews band lp vinyl records, james rollins hardcover books, manga volumes. Henry lawrence garfield born february, 1961, better known as henry rollins, is an american singer, songwriter, musician, actor, presenter, comedian, and activist. Henry discusses this incident at length in his spoken word dvd talking from the box, released in 1995. Planet joe is a posthumouslypublished collection of diary entries written by joe cole, a young man who served as roadie for black flag and the rollins band, and was also one of rollins best friends. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items.
Nov 10, 2006 planet joe is a posthumouslypublished collection of diary entries written by joe cole, a young man who served as roadie for black flag and the rollins band, and was also one of rollins best friends. Get the guaranteed best price on rock vinyl ps like the rollins band life time at musicians friend. I read get in the van by rollins earlier this year, and was struck by the narrow focus of rollins diaries. Rollins published these diaries as planet joe after cole was killed during a botched robbery in 1991. I spend time, searching my mind, walking blindly im alive but i dont know why my thoughts threaten me paranoia, fear and guilt, i hope i dont explode im a bomb that ya. Joe was often memorialised on later rollins works, usually with a line under the credits and thanks section. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
Suicides version was great but this version is insane. I dont need no friend to tell me who my friends are i dont need some pig to. Life on the road as seen through the eyes of black flagrollins band roadie and rollins. As a spokenword artist, he regularly performs at colleges and theaters worldwide and has released eight spokenword audiotapes. The first 5,000 copies of this hardcover book are signed by rollins. Despite his ego, the rollins band was a polycentric unit that was both tight and interactive. A book of coles collected writings, primarily tour journals, was published posthumously by henry rollins s publishing company and titled planet joe. They are best known for the songs low self opinion and liar, which both earned heavy airplay on mtv in the earlymid 1990s. Rollins band was an american rock band from 1987 to 2006, formed in van nuys, california and led by former black flag vocalist henry rollins. Life on the road as seen through the eyes of black flagrollins band roa. However, in december 1991, rollins and his best friend joe cole were.
A book of coles collected writings, primarily tour journals, was published posthumously by rollins s publishing company and titled planet joe. Rollins was frontman for the seminal punk band black flag, and since 1987 has led the rollins band, whose ninth album, come in and burn, was just released by dreamworks. Tragically, he was murdered in a botched home robbery attempt in december 1991, in front of rollins. Joe cole was a friend and roommate of henry rollins as well as a roadie for black flag and rollins band. Rollins band biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Planet joe ebook by joe cole 9781880985397 rakuten kobo. Life on the road as seen through the eyes of black flag rollins band roadie and rollins confidante, joe. View rollins band song lyrics by popularity along with songs featured in, albums, videos and song meanings. It is also the last album before vocalist henry rollins dissolved the band s classic lineup and later formed a new version of rollins band with musicians from mother superior, who provided his backing band from 1998 until 2006, when the classic rollins band lineup reunited. From the pounding blues rock of opener hard at the time, punks accused rollins of being a david lee roth imitator gotta say, this does get kinda early van halen at times devolving through the album to the protosludge metal crusher of closer down and away hard volume finds rollins band at their peak. The track was recorded live in linz, austria during the 1988 tour. Rollins band was an american rock band led by singer and songwriter henry rollins, that were formed in 1987 and disbanded in 2007.
Their style was fundamentally polycentric, which hid the historic continuity with classic rock and its roots. I dont need no friend to tell me who my friends are i dont need some pig to tell me what the rules are see me walking im loaded see me. After performing in the shortlived band state of alert in 1980, rollins fronted. The most striking song, however, is the noir taxi driver spareness of tired, in which rollins can barely whisper out his emotional exhaustion.
Wartime is a vaguely political side project by rollins and rollins band bassist andrew weiss. Hard volume is the second album by the rollins band, released in 1989 and reissued with new tracks in 1999. Best ebook, planet joe author joe cole this is very good and becomes the main topic to read, the readers a. Related rollins band links rollins band wiki planet joe video rollins band twitter. Home updates podcast tour kcrw santa monica kcrw berlin store home updates podcast. Planet joe by joe cole overdrive rakuten overdrive. First there is the rollins band, which has recently released the end of. Joe and rollins were victims of an attempted robbery joe.