by Karina Halle
1976
In the year 1976, Peter Frampton released an album called Frampton Comes Alive. Sage Knightly put out his second solo album, Bloody Twat, which was banned in some stores because of the title (despite how many times he said it was a tribute to the late Jacob Edwards, a man he’d never heard from again but felt deep inside was okay wherever he was). Despite the title, the album still went platinum and Sage became a worldwide hit.
In 1976, the TV show Laverne and Shirley premiered. It became the show that Sage, Dawn, Eric, and their father would sit down to on Friday nights, now that Sage and Dawn were living in a small farmhouse on the outskirts of Ellensburg. Dawn’s family were all doing well, despite the bargains she’d made, and she made a vow to always keep them in her life, no matter what she had going on. Sage continued to make music, of course, but kept the sunny relaxed town of Ellensburg as his home base.
In 1976, a peanut farmer became the thirty-ninth president of the United States. That same summer, Dawn and Sage got married on her father’s farm. Ex-Hybrid singer Robbie Oliver and bassist Noelle were there – Sage had gotten in touch with both of them and made amends, reigniting their friendship. Dawn wore her cowboy boots under her dress and went down the aisle on her horse, Moonglow. Instead of reciting his vows, Sage picked up a guitar and sang them for her. It was the song he’d written for her; he’d just taken a long time to finally play it.
Tricky and Mel got drunk at the reception and slept together in Dawn’s barn. They’re still together to this day.
Acknowledgements
When I wrote The Devil’s Metal, I had been working as a rock music journalist and was able to draw on fresh experiences in the industry. There was nothing as frightening as what Dawn had gone through, thank god, but man were there a lot of parallels. I knew what it was like to be backstage drinking with your idol or side stage drooling over the power of a live show. I knew what it was like to interview a rock god and be reduced to a jittering mess or have to write up a concert review and edit photos when you’re still drunk and the deadline is the next morning. I knew what it was like to have band managers give you the stink eye because they thought you were the bad influence on their star (Tim Moss, I’m looking at you). However, with this book, The Devil’s Reprise, it had been a year since I last covered a concert (Tomahawk, Metallica, Jack White and a whole bunch of awesome down at New Orleans’ Voodoo Fest 2012). Because of the length of time between my old job and this book, it was actually kind of a treat to revisit the passion and the love I have had for music, especially live music and especially rock music. This book made me relive all the highs and lows all over again, right there in the moment with Dawn. It was, as Mel would say, totally slammin’ and groovy to the max.
So, without further ado, I’d like to thank all the bands and musicians who not only made music such an important part of my life but have shaped the books in the series and given me such a beautiful gift and experience that I can revisit time and time again – or anytime I press play: Faith No More, Queens of the Stone Age, Tomahawk, Fantomas, Deftones, Nine Inch Nails, Dire Straits, Black Sabbath, Massive Attack, Mr. Bungle, Bad Company, Tom Waits, Slayer, Soundgarden, Chris Cornell, Them Crooked Vultures, Mike Patton, Josh Homme, Rob Zombie, White Zombie, Royal Thunder, Baroness, The Kills, The Dead Weather, Jack White, Paul Simon, Nick Cave, Led Zeppelin, Kyuss, Guano Padano, Calexico, Foo Fighters, The Doors, Elton John, Metallica, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Depeche Mode, Alice in Chains, Bohren & Der Club of Gore, Johnny Cash, The Allman Brothers Band, Rob Dougan…and Scott MacKenzie. This book’s for you.
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