Tornados Story - Roger La Vern & Clem Cattini - Interview by John Repsch - 2008
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- The Tornados will always be remembered for 1962's anthemic instrumental 'Telstar', a song intended to evoke the dawn of the space age, complete with sound effects which made history by hitting the top of the US Hot 100. The combination of their musicianship and the production of the mad genius Joe Meek proved unstoppable for a few more singles until the coming of Merseybeat cut short their career at the top. Two of their originals, keyboard-player Roger LaVern and drummer Clem Cattini, help tell the true story of a band that, however briefly, ruled the pop world and are still fondly remembered. Not least by Muse, whose Matt Bellamy is the son of a member.
These people are just so normal considering they created the most iconic recordings of the day and quite honestly, of all time. These guys are the real musicians of those moments and people don't realise the hardship of the music profession. Only the strong survive through history. Oh wow, these truly survive. This stuff will remain on shelves, inside HI FI cabinets and in DJ Record boxes for all of time. Hopefully quite regularly on turntables and perhaps on DJ's laptops/phones and tablets. I played quite a few of their records last Saturday on a works Christmas Disco from MP3 on a laptop through a monster speaker system. Everyone danced and yes, you do get the credit. Well loved for your works. The sound came from pure energy and enthusiasm. I'm 48 years old now and so, it was before my time but these creations influenced my self and many other musicians and will continue to do so for many years to come.
I just was watching him at the kings college hospital. Hope he's still doing well. Hello from over the pond!
LEGENDARY a sad loss to the music world Roger LaVernes death :( RIP Roger I learnt to play keyboards because of your influence and TELSTAR!
The great Clem Cattini - honoured to have played sessions with him. And so witty.
I've got the book, which you signed for me, via Neil Hiley of Rock Back The Clock on BBC Radio Manchester. Great to see what you look like !
Love these first hand memories of the early days of British pop and rock .
I very much respect the constructive developmental role that Clem , Roger , Geoff and perhaps others had in the making of " Telstar" , but nonetheless Joe Meek is deserving of being credited with conceiving of the essential melody . It's not relevant to the controversy surrounding the creative source for "Telstar" that , as Clem has said , he was a " musical moron" . Sure , Joe was unable to play any instrument, but in spite of that inability , he was still able to express and thus communicate the melody to these musicians through the medium of his own voice .
Dave Adams was instrumental in the construction of Telstar