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11 minutes ago, Stortz said:

You're right, it was that way around, Loco first!

Cafe Blue used to be run by a few City lads if I recall correctly?

I think Trinity is my favourite ever clubbing venue in Bristol, the system in there used to be ludicrous.

Regarding weekends going on forever. you knew you were in trouble in the 90s when it was 1900  on a Sunday evening and you were still in Castros hahaha.

edit- Black Swan for Toxic Dancehall and Therapy Sessions HOLY SHIT

Trinity was an amazing venue. I remember seeing the Prodigy playing there supported by the Chemical Brothers before they were the Chemical Brothers. Probably had biggest variety of club nights there as well - I’m sure I remember one particular techno night where they had a bouncy castle upstairs!!

21 minutes ago, Paul G said:

The inch deep of water? In the toilets did it for me. And every bloke struggling to piss

I have vivid memories of that even now!!

7 minutes ago, Paul G said:

For me, no club will ever beat Club Loco. Some proper messy nights in there

Yes!! That must have been the darkest sweatiest club around!!

34 minutes ago, Stortz said:

Roughneck Ting, what a night! Dazee used to run it in the 2nd room at Shimmy at the Easton Commmunity Centre back in the mid nineties. Joy at Trinity was incredible too! Drive By at Thekla then Creation was epic.

I was bang into free parties in those days and was at Castlemorton and Steart Beach 10 years apart. I've been to dnb raves from Thailand to Brazil. Wouldn't change any of it for the world. Big up the old skool crew!

Those Shimmy nights at Easton Community Centre were AMAZING! I walked past there recently and couldn’t believe how small it is - I have memories of what seemed like massive nights there!

On 19/01/2023 at 18:30, Sniper said:

Any Old Skool Ravers out there?

Loved the Music back then, and still do in my Fifties. What an era, it will never be beaten IMO.

Some very Red Cheeks and Saucer eyes

Enjoy (and feel free to post any links to any hidden gems)

 

Was more mid 90s for me - use to go to the big events - Dreamscape, Tribal Gathering, United Dance, Bagleys in London… also loads of stuff in Bristol - Bristol Exposure, Roughneck Ting, Deathrow Techno, plus Friday night at Lakota week after week! Remember doing a few of the free ones in Forest of Dean too.

Completely with you about still loving the music - I discovered a great app one recent drunken night where I was going down a YouTube rabbit hole watching old rave videos - it’s on https://www.mixcloud.com/

They have loads of old DJ sets from back in the day - found quite a few that I was at!

On 06/01/2023 at 21:36, mozo said:

You had a few beauts on your list but I'm glad you included Dry Cleaning because I'm really into them and saw them at Glastonbury. They make no sense as a band. It simply shouldn't work; the wild guitar riffs, the deadpan vocals, the cut and paste everyday lyrics, but since hearing Scratchcard Lanyard I've just been drawn in to the point that I was delighted to see them live. 

I saw them supporting Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Brixton Academy back in June - hadn’t really heard them before then but thought they were brilliant. They actually sounded heavier live but have really got into both the albums since then.

Some really good albums this year… and some great gigs too (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fontaine DC, Gorillaz and Kendrick the highlights for live music). Top albums for me:

1. Denzel Curry - Melt my Eyez See Your Future

2. Gilla Band - Most Normal

3. Yard Act - The Overload

4. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cool it Down

5. Kendrick Lamar - Mr Morale…

6. Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia 

7. Loyle Carner - Hugo

8. Jamie T - The Theory of Whatever 

9. Dry Cleaning - Stumpwork

10. Leftfield - This is what we do

8 hours ago, ZiderEyed said:

Definitely approve of the Aussie/Flightless influence.

Still hoping that Gizz will be doing Glastonbury or a major UK festival, announced a European tour with ZERO UK dates but a big tasty gap in the middle of it. 

Only actually noticed how big an Aussie theme there is there when you mentioned it… four out of 10 is a strong message!

Am with you on the Gizz front… on a related Flightless note Amyl and the Sniffers have just announced a UK tour next summer including a Bristol leg. Missed out on tickets for their London show this month.

8 hours ago, Kid in the Riot said:

Was surprised to look back and see I hadn't started one of these threads since 2018, apparently. I'd like to mention and remember @One Team In Keynsham who sadly passed away this year, and was always a regular contributor to music threads, and had a fine taste in music.

I actually think it's been a pretty strong year for music, certainly in respect of the type of music I like. Particularly strong for British artists too. So, some recommendations to get us started:

 

Black Country, New Road - For The First Time

Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend

Squid - Bright Green Field

Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

St Vincent - Daddy's Home

Gruff Rhys - Seeking New Gods

Mogwai - As The Love Continues 

Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg

Low - HEY WHAT

Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over The Country Club

 

Been lucky enough to see Squid and Gruff Rhys live in the past few months and have Black Country, New Road to look forward to next week. 

What have been earworms for you this year?

Love the Black Country New Road album - saw them as a support act a few years ago and have been waiting for the album since then. Just pipped to the top of my list by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’s album which is unbelievable- compounded by seeing them at the Royal Albert Hall last month. Also agree with the Wolf Alice album - they were definitely the highlights of the televised Glastonbury substitute earlier in the year. Top ten for me as follows:

1. Nick Cave and Warren Ellis - Carnage

2. Black Country New Road - For the First Time

3. Idles - Crawler

4. Amyl and the Sniffers - Comfort to me

5. Ty Segall - Harmonizer

6. Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend 

7. Courtney Barnett - Things Take Time, Take Time

8. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Butterfly 3000

9. Bicep - Isles

10. Slowthai - Tyron

McClaren, what a patronising c u next Tuesday. ‘’We’re a good little team but not big and tough enough for the top two’

Johnson’s comment in the Sky post match interview re Tuesday: ‘it will be a tough game for Man City’!

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Sky Sports News beat OTIB with the update on that one!!

Up to 6th - Hull equalise

1 hour ago, iamalagerdrinker said:

Be careful if you're traveling up today..

'Gonna get banged' means something else in my book... 

1 hour ago, TheCulturalBomb said:

Would like to see Engvall start, and back to 2 up front. Wouldn't mind seeing Burns in the side come January. Oh and maybe our other signings from this summer 

Didn't see anything today that made me think he is ready to start.

19 hours ago, Up The City! said:

My broader view is this could happen to any away team in the country, its just flipping hilarious that on this occasion it so happens to be them.

Yes OK they do have one or two OK fans, but the majority of them are grade a tossers. Have you ever had sight of their forum? Very stark differences between our fans and their fans.

Not only have their fans been involved in many unsavoury embarrassing incidents the club they also support is just as bad as them, trying to get Wycombe kicked out the league, trying to steal our ground, stealing the rugby ground, Darrell's 'happy days' comments, watering their pitch so they could postpone the game before playing us, showing our scores on the scoreboard etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc.

So add it all together and almost everyone associated with that club deserve zero sympathy.

Thanks for reminding me of this - I started to feel a hint of sympathy for them over the whole Swindon tickets situation however that has instantly evaporated!

2 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

Seen this photo a few times on Facebook, I think Dopey is getting done 'up the wrong un' by the grateful Saghead directly behind him.

 

Definitely a prime candidate for Viz's 'up the arse corner'.

I think it's the bloke in the glasses who's 'giving' though.

The first half was pretty open. In the second half we were well and truly taught a lesson in football - we've had a few this season, that was definitely one of the better ones.

47 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

I wonder if 'GazSaid' will join the other Gasheads who say they are planning to wave £20 notes at Morecombe fans today.

You see, it's that sort of humility and general lack of arrogance that make Gasheads so loved and respected by every other clubs fans....whilst everyone hates us obviously. Thats what they've been saying for years anyway.

I genuinely believe a large number of their fans are going to show their true colours now which will make them more hated than they pretend we are. This is great, and they've still got the hard work of trying to catch up with us. Welcome to Bristol Mr Al Qadi 

I Imagine all they will be waving is benefits letters.

I can picture the carnage if one £5 note is produced in the crowd there - it would be like Asda on Black Friday!

As a Bristolian Watching Points West earlier just made me realise what am embarrassment they really are. That ground is a disgrace, those geriatrics they were interviewing (connected to their governance structure in some way?). Seriously, they need to pull themselves together as they are currently a disgrace.

While I certainly wish them no success whatsoever, I really hope that the few million that they might get from this might be enough to sort out their image a bit. Purely because I'm proud (not prowed) of my city, and as it stands they really do let us down.

2 minutes ago, Shtanley said:

Great save from FF at 0-1, could've been game over. When Freeman shifts the ball quickly he's so much better, huge improvement today. I fear Kodjia is beginning to replace Freeman as the player that holds onto the ball a little too much  

 

Best game from Freeman got a while.

Agree re Kodjia, particularly half way through the second half in front of the goal - its like he knows that the rest of the team don't quite have his skill so doesn't want to pass.

6 hours ago, WolfOfWestStreet said:

The only emotion I have for them is pure and utter dustain.

id love to be one of you chaps that just say I don't care about them, they're an irrelevance etc.

but I can't, I just ******* hate them , and not afraid to show it 

I absolutely agree with you. However, I've endured plenty of league matches against Rovers including (I hate to say it) times where we have been beaten by them plus times that we have given them a good hiding (the Christmas game in 2000 being my favourite). With this comes a natural rivalry. I do wonder whether for the younger generations, it is possible without these experiences for the same passion to exist. The worry is, as funny as their demise has been, the longer it lasts the less people really will care about them.

People have been saying for weeks that we are due to give a team a hiding... it appears we haven't really considered the counter to that!

Not sure about the 'love ins' with the interviews at the end. Flint and Marshall and now Cotts and Skeletor.