Talk:Davie Allan

Hey, doesn't it seem like every paragraph except the first is a slam against this guy? - Two Halves

I removed Techunter's stuff about Allan's political "activism." Forwarding missives to your email contact list does not qualify as political activism. Also removed the throwaway paragraph on Allan's "sleeping and slandering." I have the "Anthology '64-'68" Sundazed reissue--I'll greatly expand this page more based on the liner notes provided (they are extensive). Justin Bailey 15:46, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Blue's Theme
It looks like a grammatical error, but the name of the song really is "Blue's Theme" (not "Blues Theme"). In The Wild Angels, the main character is named "Blue". &mdash;Chowbok 19:06, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Actually, I just looked it up and the character is "Blues". So it's really "Blues' Theme" ("Blues's Theme" would also have been correct--Davie Allan apparently doesn't read Strunk & White). Correcting now. &mdash;Chowbok 19:10, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Legacy question(s)
In the portion concerning Mr. Allan's legacy he is credited with developing the "fuzz" sound. Not to take away from Mr. Allan's contributions (I was a big fan) I believe this is a bit overstated. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction predates Blues' Theme by just over a year (6 June 1965) and is one of the first "popular" songs to feature the fuzz guitar sound (created by the Gibson Maestro Fuzz Tone fuzz box). This contention is supported by Tom Hughes' in his excellent book "Analog Man's Guide to Vintage Effects". While I'm not certain which box Davie might have used - could have been the Gibson unit or possibly the Mosrite Fuzzrite or one of many other possibilities - he was not the first to do so. Certainly a contributor, but I would argue not the developer. Any thoughts?THX1136 (talk) 23:33, 3 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Added what I think is appropriate detail on Allan's usage of the fuzz box to address the concerns mentioned above. He did indeed take the effects usage to a different level and deserves credit for this aspect.THX1136 (talk) 15:50, 14 October 2015 (UTC)