Chuck Prophet - Temple Beautiful

"First, as you know, the record's called Temple Beautiful, which was the name of a long closed rock and roll club, located between Bill Graham's iconic Fillmore Ballroom and the tragic storefront church founded by the Reverend Jim Jones. It's where I saw my first gigs as a teenager. The record was made in San Francisco by San Franciscans about San Francisco. That's the great Roy Loney from the Flamin' Groovies singing on the title track. There's a kind of rock and roll psych renaissance going on here in this town at the moment. With bands like the Oh Seas, Girls, Fresh and Onlys, and Sonny and the Sunset's. Anyway, I'm encouraged by all this stuff going on here. San Francisco. It's a great place to come and wave your freak flag or whatever you want to call it. It can suck you under. That first hit. It really does a whammy to you. And if you're like me you can find yourself chasing the San Francisco dragon for the rest of your life. That's what the record is about. I suppose it's my "N Style: Rock