Listen – The Enfields -In the Eyes of the World – MP3
Greetings all.
I hope everyone had a most excellent weekend.
I know I did, heading down to the World Famous Asbury Lanes to see my brother (CJ Grogan) play on the same bill as my old friends Mod Fun. It was a reunion of sorts, with several 80s garage/mod musicians (members of Mod Fun, Phantom Five, Lord John, Tiny Lights) and scenesters getting together – many for the first time in two decades – including all surviving members of my own band the Phantom Five.
The Phantom Five: Larry Grogan, CJ Grogan, John Rahmer, Bill Luther, Vince Grogan
Yours truly got up on stage with my old bandmates (with Chris Collins of Mod Fun on drums) for a reprise of our old fave ‘She’s Not’, which was a gas. I think I’m years past wanting to play in a band on a regular basis. This is a fantastic indicator of how time does indeed fly, since I can remember a time when that was all I wanted to do (a period that lasted almost fifteen years). Ex-Phantom Five rhythm guitarist Bill Luther was kind enough to film the performance, and post it on YouTube.
The old(er) school tune I bring you today is one of the mellower sides by the legendary Delaware garage band the Enfields.
Back in the day the always groovy Get Hip label released a compilation of all of the Enfields’ 45s, as well as a number of tunes by band leader Ted Munda’s later band the Friends of the Family. Unlike many such releases – wherein the obscurity/rarity often outweighs the musical quality – the Enfields comp was a revelation, exposing to many for the first time a really talented group that never broke out of their regional scene. If you haven’t heard it, and can still find a copy I recommend it highly, especially for tunes like ‘Face to Face’ and ‘Time Card’.
Today’s selection is the tune ‘In the Eyes of the World’, which has the vibe of a classic garage folk ballad. I dig the ringing guitars, and the haunting melody.
I hope you do to, and I’ll back later in the week with something groovy
Peace
Larry
PS Head over to Funky16Corners for some sweet soul by Curtis Mayfield.
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Nice sound, Larry! But you didn’t trash your mike stand or anything. Guess we all have mellowed.
Jeff
It was like 1:30 in the morning. I’m lucky I was still able to stand…
L
Great song – I can see where Liam Gallagher stole all his moves from.
Glad you enjoy the tune. It was a magical time with the Enfields and Friends of the Family. The creative energy was totally natural and at the time we were just really having fun. It still blows my mind how all this was done in our spare time as we were still in high school all that time. I have some newer stuff on amiestreet.com. Check it out.
Peace
Ted Munda