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Rockpile

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Biography

During the late '70s, Rockpile was the touring band for both Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe. Like Dave Edmunds, the band was passionate about traditional rock. Like Lowe, the band played with a reckless, trashy abandon. Driven by the powerful rhythm section of drummer Terry Williams and Lowe's bass, guitarists Billy Bremner and Dave Edmunds were free to spit out crushing rock, blues, rockabilly, and country licks. With their fierce live energy and unpretentious rock, the band fit easily into the post-punk new wave at the end of the decade.

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Top Tracks

Total plays on Last.fm over the last 6 months
  1. Teacher Teacher - (2:42)  -  2,853 plays
  2. Heart - (2:34)  -  927 plays
  3. If Sugar Was as Sweet as You - (2:33)  -  728 plays
  4. Now and Always - (1:56)  -  672 plays
  5. You Ain't Nothin' But Fine - (2:49)  -  516 plays
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