Ah, so...the music: Comparisons to Springsteen aren't really fair to either artist. Chinnock's music is certainly rock & roll, but there are also a fair amount of blues and gospel elements as well. Both "Dimestore Heros" and "Rock and Roll Cowboys" are worth looking for.
The album that got me started was called "Alive at the Loft". This girl at my high school was always ranting about this Bill Chinnock guy. This was before I discovered Springsteen's Darkness record, my idea of a good musical time being Nugent, Sabbath, Zeppelin and Foghat. Well, Gracie let me borrow "Alive at the Loft" and right then & there my teenage ears really began to open. No it wasn't an assault on my ears, but it was fun, rockin' and passionate. At that point in my life I'd never even been to a bar but tunes like "Saturday Night" (about getting drunk and fighting) and "Big George Walker" (about getting drunk and fighting) somehow resonated.
It's too bad that none of his records are available on Amazon as he's really worth check out. You can get some of his CDs at the East Coast Records website.
(First posted on Mark Is Cranky)
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