Beautiful guys!!!!!!!!!!!! Outstanding VOCALS. Makes me tear up listening to you! God I wish they'd ALL just still be here. Ian we all loved you in Stories.
When they played under the John Wannamaker eagle in Philly they had little material. The Left Banke ended up playing "Daytripprer" three times. I met Tom years ago at Farfels in Greenwich Village. He was buying his first album because the box of copies he got back in the day was gone. He had left if on a radiator and melted them.
So, tell me if my understanding is correct: Michael Brown, the 16 year old Left Banke drummer wrote "Walk Away Renee". And over time all band members have taken a writers credit for the song.
Michael Brown was the singular talent of this group, writing “Walk Away Renee” and “Pretty Ballerina.” These guys didn’t want Michael in the group, and they were no-talent quasi-musicians.
Gone ! And truly forgotten! Tom Jackass Finn. You were not the band ! Steve and Michael were the band! Without those two the band was NOT what it was. That Is why Steve left. Rest In Pieces!
It's not The Left Banke without Steve but I'm a purist. It's a shame that he never played with the other original band members. Glad to see there still out there playing.
The Left Banke would be nothing with Michael Brown and Steve Martin. They were the heart and soul of the Left Banke. The rest of the band stopped Michael Brown from performing under the name Left Banke, but the same people who sued Brown now perform his songs without him.
He spins records! I'm not trying to be mean, but when I hear The Left Banke, I hear sweetness and emotion, not all this! Pretty sad..... Where's STEVE!!!!!!
Michael Brown the creator (writer) and Steve Martin Caro the voice (singer)....It's like what would Creedence Clearwater Revival be without John Fogerty?...Answer: They wouldn't be! Tom who?....That dude needs to lay down, count his blessings via (Michael Brown and Steve Martin Caro). RIP Mr. Brown, Mr. Martin Caro and Mr. Cameron
c'mon, that's really harsh. tom finn did a lot for the left banke, and certainly had a significant input in their songwriting department for the second album. he does seem really spiteful and arrogant, though. you can't dismiss his contributions though.
George tried, this is recent, maybe 2017. Steve and George singing together with Sam who did this interview. RIP George. This is public on Facebook by the way. facebook.com/bob.kealing/videos/pcb.10216615380480965/10216615360840474/?type=3&theater
"I can't even finish this." Yep. AND without Steve Martin Caro, the vocalist for all their gorgeous songs, they AREN'T the Left Banke, one of my favorite groups from the late sixties.
I met Steve on the corner of 52nd St. & 7th Ave. in 1965. We started singing right away. It was great fun, and his voice was really great, he could hit high notes very well. I met George in late '64 at a show we were both doing. George's group had shoulder length hair and the girls just screamed their heads off. I said omg, longhair is a must. George & I became friends and we stayed in touch. I love talk about Michael Brown soon••••• I loved these guys like brothers.
Steve had a great voice and great looks to front the band. How fun that you both ran into each other and started singing together! 🦋🌹 Wish I’d been there to see you two! Thank you for sharing; those were such great times for us “oldies but goody’s” now. The Left Banke were so unique - you were a wonderful group - wish so much my friends and I could have seen you back in concert then. I want to ask, do you know of any live performances that were filmed back in 60’s (besides that American Bandstand one in the park? ) I can’t find anything, and have really looked. Thank you for the music! 🎈🦋🌹May God bless.
Probably the most beautiful song the Left Banke did was "Pretty Ballerina" and it was written all by Michael Brown.Dont let these guys kid you ,Michael Brown was an important member of the original Left Banke.
Why does everything have to be down to one or two members? Of course Michael Brown was a massively important part of the Left Banke but suggesting that the other members weren't also important is nuts. The Left Banke's garage naivety was just as crucial to their sound as their classical smarts. And while I love both their 60s albums, if I had to pick one, it would be the second one.
