Axl Rose in T-Rex "Rock On" and a couple The Who songs, too

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Listen to the chorus of "Rock On" by T-Rex and tell me if that doesn't sound like Axl Rose going, "Rock on, yeah yea yea".

I've also heard this backup singer appear in The Who and a few other classic rock songs.

But since it's way back in the 70s we know it wasn't Axl.

Who was it?

I know Axl is said to copy Janis Joplin, but I doubt she was singing (or even still alive?) backup for these guys.

― Eleventy-Twelve (Eleventy-Twelve), Friday, 4 March 2005 20:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I think it was the dude from The Darkness.

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 4 March 2005 21:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Flo and Eddie, people.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 4 March 2005 21:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Turtles REPRAZENT

― Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, 4 March 2005 21:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Details, details, details:

As Background Vocalists

* 1971 T.Rex..............T. Rex
* 1971 T.Rex..............Electric Warrior
* 1971 John Lennon & Yoko Ono...Sometime in New York City
* 1972 Roger McGuinn......Peace on You
* 1972 T.Rex..............Slider
* 1973 Hoyt Axton.........Life Machine
* 1973 Navasota
* 1975 Michael Quatro.....In Collaboration with the Gods
* 1975 Ray Manzarek.......The Whole Thing Started with Rock n' Roll
* 1976 Stephen Stills.....Illegal Stills
* 1977 David Cassidy......The Higher They Climb
* 1977 Keith Moon.........Two Sides of the Moon
* 1977 Tim Moore..........White Sun
* 1978 DMZ................DMZ
* 1978 Good Rats..........Rats to Riches
* 1979 Alice Cooper.......Flush the Fashion
* 1979 Alice Cooper.......On the Inside
* 1979 California Dreaming Soundtrack
* 1979 Roadmaster.........Roadmaster
* 1979 Roger Youdouris
* 1979 T.Rex..............Futuristic Dragon
* 1979 Terry Mace
* 1980 Blondie............Autoamerican
* 1980 Bruce Springsteen..The River
* 1980 Tonio K............Amerika
* 1980 Van Wilks..........Bombay Tears
* 1981 Al Stewart.........Live/Indian Summer
* 1981 California USA.....Compilation
* 1981 The Knack..........Round Trip
* 1982 Alice Cooper.......Zipper Catches Skin
* 1982 CheckPoint Charlie...Salz & Phiffer
* 1982 Livingston Taylor
* 1982 Psychedelic Furs...Forever Now
* 1982 Sammy Hagar........Full Moon(Fast Times at Ridgemont High track)
* 1983 Ava Cherry
* 1983 Burton Cummings
* 1983 Espionage
* 1983 Paul Kantner.......Planet Earth Rock & Roll Orchestra
* 1986 Adventures of the American Rabbit (Soundtrack)
* 1987 Andy Taylor........Thunder
* 1988 Adam Bomb
* 1988 Darlene Love.......Paint Another Picture
* 1988 Gavin Friday.......Adam and Eve
* 1989 Jefferson Airplane..Jefferson Airplane
* 1991 Bruce Springsteen.."LIVE"
* 1992 Gavin Friday.......Each Man Kills The Thing He Loves
* 1992 The Ramones........MONDO BIZARRO
* 1993 BEST OF LOUIS BERTIGNAC
* 1993 Bruce Springsteen..GREATEST HITS
* 1995 Duran Duran........Thank You
* 1998 Johnny Popstar Luv Explosion

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 4 March 2005 21:11 (twenty-one years ago)

the kevin bacons of rock!

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 4 March 2005 22:35 (twenty-one years ago)

That's incredible.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 4 March 2005 22:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, I love their harmonies at the end of "Love My Way."

― billstevejim, Friday, 4 March 2005 23:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, that list doesn't include their work with Zappa?!

― billstevejim, Friday, 4 March 2005 23:38 (twenty-one years ago)

The page lists that separately. Just go to the link and backtrack.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 4 March 2005 23:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow, I never realized they sang on all of those T-Rex albums. Not to mention Strawberry Shortcake and the Care Bears!!!

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Saturday, 5 March 2005 00:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah yes, the T Rex song I was talking about is "Slider", not "Rock On" as I previously lied. Awesome! I'm so glad I know now.

So, I guess Axl is copying Eddie, then, assuming Flo is a woman? What a fuckin' copycat! He sounds exactly like the guy!

― Eleventy-Twelve (Eleventy-Twelve), Saturday, 5 March 2005 00:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Hmmm... The Who isn't listed, though.I'll listen to my one The Who album and tell you which song Axl appears in...

― Eleventy-Twelve (Eleventy-Twelve), Saturday, 5 March 2005 00:56 (twenty-one years ago)

assuming Flo is a woman?

Nope, a dude.

The Who isn't listed

Keith Moon is, though.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 5 March 2005 01:13 (twenty-one years ago)

But I don't have a Keith Moon album!

― Eleventy-Twelve (Eleventy-Twelve), Saturday, 5 March 2005 01:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Kat says its time to stop talking about T-Rex

― K the Killer, Saturday, 5 March 2005 01:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Didn't/don't Flo and Eddie stage concerts where they sing along with all those songs they performed on -- only they don't sing the lyrics, just their backup parts?

― Stupornaut (natepatrin), Saturday, 5 March 2005 04:18 (twenty-one years ago)

That's what I had heard somewhere once, but I know no further details.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 5 March 2005 04:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Flo was short for "the Phlorescent Leech." Of course.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Saturday, 5 March 2005 13:26 (twenty-one years ago)

one month passes...

Artist: The Who
Song: Pinball Wizard
Appearance: chorus one-liner

THE WHO: "How do you think he does it?"

AXL ROSE: "I don't knooooow"

― Lemonade Salesman (Eleventy-Twelve), Thursday, 14 April 2005 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)

so... if that's not flo & eddie (in Pinball Wizard), who is it?

― Lemonade Salesman (Eleventy-Twelve), Thursday, 14 April 2005 17:03 (twenty-one years ago)

aw, come on help a brother out

― Lemonade Salesman (Eleventy-Twelve), Thursday, 14 April 2005 19:14 (twenty-one years ago)

bump

― Lemonade Salesman (Eleventy-Twelve), Friday, 15 April 2005 01:06 (twenty-one years ago)

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