Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - R & Roll Junkie (1978)

Wow. Here's something I had somehow never heard before until I was foolin' around looking for something to play last night. With a little research I realized I had come across a legend.

Herman Brood. The "greatest and only Dutch rock 'n' roll star". It's pure rock n roll with that late 70s punk energy. Reminiscent of Iggy Pop and Lou Reed, partially because of the substances involved, but that's not what makes this great. His tunes all have this crazy passion in the performance with instrumentation including Brood on piano, a horn section and female backup vocalists to fill out the production. And his vocals are mesmerizing.

Sadly in 2001, he jumped off the roof of a Hilton leaving a note that translates to: "I don’t feel like it anymore, maybe I'll see you all again some day. Have a nice party." Knowing that makes the lyrics here somewhat chilling.

Anyway, I'm not here to dwell on his death. I'm here to rock out to his awesome tunes. I also highly recommend the tracks "Street", "Bad Blood', and "Love You Like I Love Myself" if you want to hear some more of the range of his music.

 


 

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