{"id":3554,"date":"2014-01-30T21:21:37","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T21:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rockunderground.tv\/?page_id=3554"},"modified":"2014-08-16T16:40:53","modified_gmt":"2014-08-16T16:40:53","slug":"1957-tail-fin-fiasco","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/rockunderground.tv\/?page_id=3554","title":{"rendered":"The 1957 Tail-Fin Fiasco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rockunderground.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/EP-Cover-Art-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3573 aligncenter\" alt=\"EP Cover Art 1\" src=\"http:\/\/rockunderground.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/EP-Cover-Art-1.jpg\" width=\"415\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rockunderground.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/EP-Cover-Art-1.jpg 415w, http:\/\/rockunderground.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/EP-Cover-Art-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rockunderground.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/EP-Cover-Art-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Courier New;\">\n <div id=\"wrapperMI_0\" class=\"wrap-mjp nostop flip dark\" style=\"position:relative; padding:5px 0px 40px 0px; margin:0px auto 0px auto; width:150%;\">\n\t<div style=\"display:none;\" class=\"Eabove-mjp\" id=\"Eabove-mjp_0\"><\/div>\n\t <div class=\"subwrap-MI\">\n\t\t <div class=\"jp-innerwrap\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"innerx\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t <div class=\"innerleft\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t <div class=\"innerright\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t <div class=\"innertab\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t <div class=\"interface-mjp\" style=\"height:150px;\" id=\"interfaceMI_0\">\n\t\t\t\t <div class=\"MI-image left-mjp\" id=\"MI_image_0\" style=\" width:150px; height:150px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <div id=\"T_mp3j_0\" class=\"player-track-title right-mjp bold-mjp plain-mjp childNorm-mjp childItalic-mjp\" style=\"left:36px; right:36px;  top:30px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <div class=\"bars_holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"loadMI_mp3j\" id=\"load_mp3j_0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"poscolMI_mp3j soften-mjp\" id=\"poscol_mp3j_0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"posbarMI_mp3j\" id=\"posbar_mp3j_0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <div id=\"P-Time-MI_0\" class=\"jp-play-time\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <div id=\"T-Time-MI_0\" class=\"jp-total-time\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <div id=\"statusMI_0\" class=\"statusMI\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <div class=\"transport-MI\"><div class=\"play-mjp\" id=\"playpause_mp3j_0\">Play<\/div><div class=\"stop-mjp\" id=\"stop_mp3j_0\">Stop<\/div><div class=\"next-mjp\" id=\"Next_mp3j_0\">Next&raquo;<\/div><div class=\"prev-mjp\" id=\"Prev_mp3j_0\">&laquo;Prev<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <div class=\"buttons-wrap-mjp\" id=\"buttons-wrap-mjp_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"playlist-toggle-MI\" id=\"playlist-toggle_0\">HIDE PLAYLIST<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"mp3j-popout-MI\" id=\"lpp_mp3j_0\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <div class=\"mjp-volwrap\">\n\t\t\t\t <div class=\"MIsliderVolume\" id=\"vol_mp3j_0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <div class=\"innerExt1\" id=\"innerExt1_0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <div class=\"innerExt2\" id=\"innerExt2_0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t <div style=\"display:none;\" class=\"Ebetween-mjp\" id=\"Ebetween-mjp_0\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"listwrap_mp3j\" id=\"L_mp3j_0\" style=\"overflow:auto; max-height:450px;\"><div class=\"wrapper-mjp\"><div class=\"playlist-colour\"><\/div><div class=\"wrapper-mjp\"><ul class=\"ul-mjp childNorm-mjp childPlain-mjp left-mjp\" id=\"UL_mp3j_0\"><li><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t <div id=\"mp3j_finfo_0\" class=\"mp3j-finfo\" style=\"display:none;\"><div class=\"mp3j-finfo-sleeve\"><div id=\"mp3j_finfo_gif_0\" class=\"mp3j-finfo-gif\"><\/div><div id=\"mp3j_finfo_txt_0\" class=\"mp3j-finfo-txt\"><\/div><div class=\"mp3j-finfo-close\" id=\"mp3j_finfo_close_0\">X<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"mp3j_dlf_0\" class=\"mp3j-dlframe\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/div>\n\t <div class=\"mp3j-nosolution\" id=\"mp3j_nosolution_0\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/div>\n\t <div style=\"display:none;\" class=\"Ebelow-mjp\" id=\"Ebelow-mjp_0\"><\/div>\n <\/div> \n<script>\nMP3jPLAYLISTS.MI_0 = [\n\t{ name: \"1. 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Little Richard screeched his way to the top with &#8216;Lucille&#8217; and Elvis had 9 hits in a row. Jack Kerouac penned his immortal novel &#8216;On The Road&#8217;, inspiring Americans to seek the promised land, and Harley Earl designed the most beautiful automobile the world would ever see&#8230;the year was 1957.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: LucidaGrande, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">By 1960 the tail-fin was all but extinct. In 2013 Harley Earl appeared to two Essex chancers in a dream. The vision of Harley was as clear as his message: \u2018Create melody and meaning that will allow the human race to move freely and without drag&#8230; Be aerodynasmic. Be The 1957 Tail-Fin Fiasco\u2019. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: LucidaGrande, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">(The words are by David Myers and the music is by Malcolm Moore)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span class=\"youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tw1VgoTvslw?wmode=transparent&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;showsearch=0&amp;rel=1&amp;theme=dark\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Lucida Console, monospace;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b><span style=\"color: #623000;\">T<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #623000;\">he 1957 Tail-Fin Fiasco <\/span><span style=\"color: #535353;\">throws out complex, sophisticated story-song style rock with a funky nu-jazz edge, sounding like &#8216;Pretzel Logic&#8217; era &#8216;Dan. The lyrics bear the mordant wit that was the hallmark of a certain kind of songwriting in the mid to late 70&#8217;s. A quality album\u201d (The Modern Folk Music Of America) \u201cThis is amazing\u201d (Chris Difford \u2013 Squeeze) \u201cDrinking deeply from the well <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #535353;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lucida Console, monospace;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">of Becker\/Fagen \u2013 as we all should\u201d (Pat Kane \u2013 The Guardian)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span class=\"youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dNjCPbA87Vc?wmode=transparent&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;showsearch=0&amp;rel=1&amp;theme=dark\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Lucida Console, monospace;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>To Hear More go to: <a href=\"http:\/\/the1957tail-finfiasco.com\">http:\/\/the1957tail-finfiasco.com<\/a> <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; America was gearing up for the sixties. 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