Roger Red Hat Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Fred Wedlock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, AppyDAZE said: More random quality albums... pretty much every XTC album Shakespeare Alabama - Diesel Park West (brilliant) Turn Back - Toto (guitarist phenomenal) hated by many, not me Home - Procol Harum Grand Hotel - Procol Harum Psychomodo - Cockney Rebel Kimono My House - Sparks I know, i'll shut up and leave you all alone now Forgot about XTC. You've got my running back to my collection again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, AppyDAZE said: More random quality albums... pretty much every XTC album Shakespeare Alabama - Diesel Park West (brilliant) Turn Back - Toto (guitarist phenomenal) hated by many, not me Home - Procol Harum Grand Hotel - Procol Harum Psychomodo - Cockney Rebel Kimono My House - Sparks I know, i'll shut up and leave you all alone now Virgins & Philistines - The Colourfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, BigTone said: Forgot about XTC. You've got my running back to my collection again. Senses working overtime ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, AppyDAZE said: More random quality albums... pretty much every XTC album Shakespeare Alabama - Diesel Park West (brilliant) Turn Back - Toto (guitarist phenomenal) hated by many, not me Home - Procol Harum Grand Hotel - Procol Harum Psychomodo - Cockney Rebel Kimono My House - Sparks I know, i'll shut up and leave you all alone now I don’t recognise the last one , was it Cliff Richard ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: I don’t recognise the last one , was it Cliff Richard ? You hum it, I'll play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 23 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: Senses working overtime ? Generals & Majors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 28 minutes ago, One Team In Keynsham said: Virgins & Philistines - The Colourfield Not aware of this . another one i can check some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Sparks, now there was a band. They`ve still got it now and are just as good live as they ever were. I challenge anyone to say the words `this town aint big enough for the both of us` without doing it in time with the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 2 hours ago, One Team In Keynsham said: Difford and Tilbrook is a songwriting partnership that should be revered: they have written some fantastic songs. I have the first 3 or 4 Squeeze albums on vinyl, but never got to see them live until last year, when their greatest hits tour coincided with a work trip over to Dublin. They were fantastic and their back catalogue is a thing of beauty. There`s a really good Sky Arts(?) documentary out there which explores their friendship and collaboration. If you`re a fan, it`s well worth seeking out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 32 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: I don’t recognise the last one , was it Cliff Richard What has 100 legs and no teeth ? Front row of a Cliff Richard concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 20 minutes ago, BigTone said: Generals & Majors Top album . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 13 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Sparks, now there was a band. They`ve still got it now and are just as good live as they ever were. I challenge anyone to say the words `this town aint big enough for the both of us` without doing it in time with the song. They are really a ‘ cult ‘ band . They never achieved the recognition they deserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 For what it's worth, No Thugs In Our House has one of the best lyrics ever written by anyone, IMO. Andy Partridge was / is a really, really smart intelligent songwriter and he had a way with words that is truly astounding. Respectable Street is another incredible satirical piece of class. Long Live XTC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: For what it's worth, No Thugs In Our House has one of the best lyrics ever written by anyone, IMO. Andy Partridge was / is a really, really smart intelligent songwriter and he had a way with words that is truly astounding. Respectable Street is another incredible satirical piece of class. Long Live XTC! Brilliant lyrics, banned version that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 19 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: There`s a really good Sky Arts(?) documentary out there which explores their friendship and collaboration. If you`re a fan, it`s well worth seeking out. Not sure if just one of those stories going around, but have heard for ages that they don't actually get on/like each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, One Team In Keynsham said: Brilliant lyrics, banned version that is. Yes, the album track with the scratchy record intro. ****, WHAT a band Slightly jealous of Swindon on this one actually :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, One Team In Keynsham said: Not sure if just one of those stories going around, but have heard for ages that they don't actually get on/like each other. I don`t think so, I thought they were great mates. Might just be an act though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Difford is another genius with words. Yes, genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: For what it's worth, No Thugs In Our House has one of the best lyrics ever written by anyone, IMO. Andy Partridge was / is a really, really smart intelligent songwriter and he had a way with words that is truly astounding. Respectable Street is another incredible satirical piece of class. Long Live XTC! I still can`t hear `Dear God` without the hairs on the back of my neck standing up. I still remember seeing them on TOTP doing `This Is Pop` and thinking WTF is this, it`s mint! I`ve said it before, seek out the Sky Arts documentary on the band, it`s one of the best I`ve ever seen and Andy Partridge is such an interesting man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, AppyDAZE said: For what it's worth, No Thugs In Our House has one of the best lyrics ever written by anyone, IMO. Andy Partridge was / is a really, really smart intelligent songwriter and he had a way with words that is truly astounding. Respectable Street is another incredible satirical piece of class. Long Live XTC! Where's Nigel ? 1 hour ago, Lanterne Rouge said: I still can`t hear `Dear God` without the hairs on the back of my neck standing up. I still remember seeing them on TOTP doing `This Is Pop` and thinking WTF is this, it`s mint! I`ve said it before, seek out the Sky Arts documentary on the band, it`s one of the best I`ve ever seen and Andy Partridge is such an interesting man. Loved "This is Pop" ooh ooh ooh ooh ooooh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 34 minutes ago, BigTone said: Where's Nigel ? Loved "This is Pop" ooh ooh ooh ooh ooooh I had the first three albums already, but it was 1980 and Black Sea coming out when I knew i was a massive fan. Saw them in 81 (?) at The Studio or whatever it was called, I think (the one next to the Ice rink) and they were OK, but always better on record. And Andy was probably starting to have a lot of problems by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Not really a reply to where's Nigel. I made an error there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 45 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: I had the first three albums already, but it was 1980 and Black Sea coming out when I knew i was a massive fan. Saw them in 81 (?) at The Studio or whatever it was called, I think (the one next to the Ice rink) and they were OK, but always better on record. And Andy was probably starting to have a lot of problems by now. Locarno ? Strange how some bands are better on record than live or vice versa. Cheap Trick are just amazing live but a bit ho hum on record. INXS are another and my liver still shivers at the memory of a night on the batter with them in Adelaide very early in their career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 18 minutes ago, BigTone said: Strange how some bands are better on record than live or vice versa. Cheap Trick are amazing live but ho home on record. INXS are another. Very true. The one act that sounded equally amazing in the studio AND live has to be Zeppelin. The album released fairly recently, by that i mean well after they were finished, was How The West Was Won (recorded live 72 ish I think) Phenomenal live recording. The guitar playing is almost unreal on this, and I'm not exaggerating . It is a long performance too. They were really clever, clever guys Listening now and my memory has served me well. Fantastic recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 23 minutes ago, BigTone said: Locarno ? Strange how some bands are better on record than live or vice versa. Cheap Trick are just amazing live but a bit ho hum on record. INXS are another and my liver still shivers at the memory of a night on the batter with them in Adelaide very early in their career. The records sometimes can`t quite capture the energy of the live performance. The Pet Shop Boys are a good example, the records are `nice` enough but live - wow! Also Carter USM. I loved the records but seeing them live just blew me away - so much raw energy and power it was frightening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Guitar, bass, drums as one living entity. Tighter than a .... No, I'd better not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: The records sometimes can`t quite capture the energy of the live performance. The Pet Shop Boys are a good example, the records are `nice` enough but live - wow! Also Carter USM. I loved the records but seeing them live just blew me away - so much raw energy and power it was frightening. I lived in Australia for a good few years and most bands come through a thriving pub scene and hone their live performances this way. INXS, AC/DC and Midnight Oil are good examples. Saw AC/DC & INXS in the Largs Hotel in Adelaide back in the day before they became huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 On 29/03/2020 at 15:37, BigTone said: Seen them twice. First time they supported Mott the Hoople. Second time was in Adelaide when Night at the Opera was doing the rounds. Have to say I was very disappointed. I interviewed them (well, three of them) for a student magazine once. Very smart cookies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said: I interviewed them (well, three of them) for a student magazine once. Very smart cookies... I saw them at the County Ballroom in Taunton just as Seven Seas Of Rye had entered the charts. They were pretty good - still a bit pub-rock back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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