AppyDAZE Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 I'll start out with one I only recently found out about from the late 70s. Took a punt on Amazon a few months back on a double CD, the complete works sort of thing by a new wave band from those times named The Flys. Seriously people, I have not stopped playing the music of these guys. Shame they never sold much, because they are BRILLIANT. If you like good, melodic, new wave or punk from those times, played by people who COULD play... you will grow to love The Flys (from Coventry, btw) Never heard a note until recently, now I am a huge fan, defo worth checking out. Side note: The main bloke, songwriter, player was Hazel O'Connor's brother, he should have become the famous one imo. Here's a Peel session for a starter (the title of the last track in the session is rather ironic given what happened to the band, and applies to today's situation too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 Please stick up your Youtube links as I am a big music fan of ALL genres. I love The Pistols as much as I love Yes, Genesis or The Sweet or REM. Maybe I'm weird or something Come on, be "weird" with me MUSIC is the answer, well helps big time, in times like these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Sinclair Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 The Slits were a Peel favourite I seem to recall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 21 minutes ago, Ronnie Sinclair said: The Slits were a Peel favourite I seem to recall Peel. What a guy, what a legend. Here's another of my Youtube Peel video favs. This lot did go on to have a couple of hits, but they were defo far out (as witnessed here ) to start with before top of the pops beckoned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Sinclair Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 8 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: Peel. What a guy, what a legend. Here's another of my Youtube Peel video favs. This lot did go on to have a couple of hits, but they were defo far out (as witnessed here ) to start with before top of the pops beckoned. Love Associates, a fine band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, Ronnie Sinclair said: Love Associates, a fine band Come on, ******* brilliant stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 Bogshed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 Not a band that missed out (:laugh: hardly) but still quality, genius music. Queen, don't get me on these guys.. their early work is the bollocks, and yes I am drunk because this corona shit is doing my head in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 I have always loved this band. They released one album in 2008, but it all just seemed to fall apart quickly. This is the first song I ever played to my daughter that got an "instant like" reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 The Chameleons should be way more appreciated than they are. Superb band. They are playing the Fiddlers later this year (assuming the apocalypse is over by then). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 9 hours ago, AppyDAZE said: Not a band that missed out (:laugh: hardly) but still quality, genius music. Queen, don't get me on these guys.. their early work is the bollocks, ***and yes I am drunk because this corona shit is doing my head in. Drunk on lemonade?.. call that Drunk ? ffs Try a few 'top shelf' doubles mate, they'll blow your mind! :laugh:... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 1 hour ago, One Team In Keynsham said: The Chameleons should be way more appreciated than they are. Superb band. They are playing the Fiddlers later this year (assuming the apocalypse is over by then). Chameleons fan here too. Quality, loved their album covers too, done by one of the band members ? I believe. PS Didn't the drummer die as few years back, could have this wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 8 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: Chameleons fan here too. Quality, loved their album covers too, done by one of the band members ? I believe. PS Didn't the drummer die as few years back, could have this wrong Yes to both. Can't recall which one did the album covers, might be Smithies. And sadly yes, Lever did die. I saw Mark Burgess, under the guise of Chameleons Vox, a couple of years ago, he was excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Port Said Red said: I have always loved this band. They released one album in 2008, but it all just seemed to fall apart quickly. This is the first song I ever played to my daughter that got an "instant like" reaction. Just listened to this. Nice track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, One Team In Keynsham said: Yes to both. Can't recall which one did the album covers, might be Smithies. And sadly yes, Lever did die. I saw Mark Burgess, under the guise of Chameleons Vox, a couple of years ago, he was excellent. Intense guy when he's playing acoustic solo stuff. I had one or two unplugged type CDs or whatever it was before I moved home. My favourite track was always Soul in Isolation (quite fitting nowadays) Brilliant stuff. think I'll start listening to them again actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 Had forgotten how ******* brilliant this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: Intense guy when he's playing acoustic solo stuff. I had one or two unplugged type CDs or whatever it was before I moved home. My favourite track was always Soul in Isolation (quite fitting nowadays) Brilliant stuff. think I'll start listening to them again actually The gig at The Fiddlers is the 35th anniversary tour for What Does Anything Mean? Basically. Last time I saw them was Bierkeller late 1986. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, One Team In Keynsham said: The gig at The Fiddlers is the 35th anniversary tour for What Does Anything Mean? Basically. Last time I saw them was Bierkeller late 1986. 35 years O M G Life is so short, it's unfair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Med/MadHatter Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 In the 70s there was a band fron South Wales called Lone Star, not to be confused with the mid 80s American pap band, Quartz from Birmingham, Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath was their producer, and Magnum also I think from Brum, watched them all down at The Granary, good bands, well one's I enjoyed watching live anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, Med/MadHatter said: In the 70s there was a band fron South Wales called Lone Star, not to be confused with the mid 80s American pap band, Quartz from Birmingham, Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath was their producer, and Magnum also I think from Brum, watched them all down at The Granary, good bands, well one's I enjoyed watching live anyway! Pretty sure I had an album. Did they sound a bit like Zeppelin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 edit i did have that album, i remember it starting with that Beatles cover track. it is a good album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: Pretty sure I had an album. Did they sound a bit like Zeppelin? Did anyone manage to sound like Zeppelin? Probably the only rock I can listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Med/MadHatter Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: edit i did have that album, i remember it starting with that Beatles cover track. it is a good album Yes that's right! I'd forgotten that! Would love to listen to that album again, been 30 odd years :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 7 minutes ago, Med/MadHatter said: Yes that's right! I'd forgotten that! Would love to listen to that album again, been 30 odd years There's quite a lot of bits and pieces on Youtube sounding pretty good. This is turning out to be a useful thread after all. Thanks folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Med/MadHatter Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: There's quite a lot of bits and pieces on Youtube sounding pretty good. This is turning out to be a useful thread after all. Thanks folks. I'll look that up later, thanks! 4 am here, guess i better get some kip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 33 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: Just listened to this. Nice track. The rest of the album is on you tube, I still feel there is nothing quite like this, certainly it's unique in my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 14 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: The rest of the album is on you tube, I still feel there is nothing quite like this, certainly it's unique in my collection. Not heard much yet, but some of the bits i have heard remind me of a softer version of a band called Whipping Boy from the 90s with the talking/singing stuff. This does sound really good. I'm glad you told me about this one. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 Shit, this is good. Ooh, got the shivers just listening again. Check out this album! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 Even better. Emotional, brilliant. When our time comes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 I always remember a quote from (I think) the NME; In the great supermarket that is punk, The Damned always seem to get the trolley with the wonky wheel. Summed them up really, a bloody good band that never really got the success others of their peers did. Another that `missed out` in the main were All About Eve with the delectable Julianne Regan on vocals. I saw them live a couple of times at the Colston and the Bierkeller and they were excellent but seemed to sink without trace. One hit with Martha`s Harbour and then nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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