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Post by spot51 on May 3, 2024 8:28:44 GMT
I must admit I cried watching that back. I often do.
Runrig were a fabulous band and I miss them - whilst respecting their decision to have a retirement. I'm lucky to have seen them several times.
But that song always cracks me up. I visited the Beaches, Battlefields and Cemeteries of Normandy with the Director of the Pegasus Bridge Museum and learned the real horror of what followed D Day. There were huge losses on both sides and of Civilians, particularly in the City of Caen. It was hard and it was bloody. Our Sherman tanks were outgunned by Panzers and whole crews died within the "Tommy Cookers". The final massacre of retreating Germans as the Falaise Gap closed was but a bloody footnote to a vicious few months.
I have never been in doubt that the freedoms my generation enjoyed were bought at a massive price...
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on May 3, 2024 8:30:27 GMT
I'm finally managing to catch up a bit (subsequent listens, wouldn't judge on the 1st go around)..although I've added all as I go to a IBO playlist Thanks Sir B3na1i , there's definitely a couple there I'll look more into. Really like the sound of the Sheepdogs & Prinz Grizzly & will certainly explore more Harper O'Neill has an evocative voice, although the tune didn't quite grab me as much Blackgold was maybe a bit heavy for my taste, but there was something there, I'll try some others and see Tusk I'm afraid didn't quite click, despite the excellent name.. ..on to Tone's next I can only apologise. Well I have to say I liked your offerings more than you (or I) suspected. As a rule, heavy, shouty music isn't really my cup of tea, but I'm prepared to make exceptions if there's something to hook me in. I'll admit I did struggle a bit with Paint it Black and Abrazos, though... not to say I won't try some more given your link, but they're definitely a departure for me (but that's the point of this exercise). The other 4 offerings however... The Diaz Brothers one had some decent riffs and I appreciated the lyrics more with your backstory Lucky Malice's was a catcy little number and I guess you can't argue with the sentiment Otobeke Beaver was just potty... I like potty & J Church's was admittedly a bit unexpected from you, but I certainly enjoyed it, decent tune in that 90s US sort of vibe (even if it does make you sad) ...and don't worry, I'm pretty sure some of mine aren't going to be to some (or all) people's taste... maybe not the first lot, but what I have in mind if we get t a third round...
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Post by OneBeat on May 3, 2024 8:36:43 GMT
Well I have to say I liked your offerings more than you (or I) suspected. As a rule, heavy, shouty music isn't really my cup of tea, but I'm prepared to make exceptions if there's something to hook me in. I'll admit I did struggle a bit with Paint it Black and Abrazos, though... not to say I won't try some more given your link, but they're definitely a departure for me (but that's the point of this exercise). The other 4 offerings however... The Diaz Brothers one had some decent riffs and I appreciated the lyrics more with your backstory Lucky Malice's was a catcy little number and I guess you can't argue with the sentiment Otobeke Beaver was just potty... I like potty & J Church's was admittedly a bit unexpected from you, but I certainly enjoyed it, decent tune in that 90s US sort of vibe (even if it does make you sad) ...and don't worry, I'm pretty sure some of mine aren't going to be to some (or all) people's taste... maybe not the first lot, but what I have in mind if we get t a third round... I didn't really expect anyone here to like Paint It Black, but thanks for putting yourself through it. Paint It Black's newer stuff is a lot more harsh! I love J Church, my silly little label released two EPs with them and I think about Lance a lot.
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Post by Mandochris on May 3, 2024 8:36:51 GMT
I've put it in the ibo FB For those of us who don't/won't have Spotify (I use Apple Music), I have spent the last two evenings listening/ watching every single one of the posts and putting them into a list, which I will put as a locked/sticky post. It's taken me rather longer than I was expecting, mostly because I enjoyed every single track, and I kept disappearing down rabbit holes to find out more about each artist. I will add further posts here to the list as & when I can. That's amazing. I'm the same as you. Not Spotify but Apple Music. Appreciate the extra effort you put in here.
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Post by Mandochris on May 3, 2024 8:50:06 GMT
Great choice Spot for Friday. Runrig completely passed me by and I'm impressed by all of it from lyrics to vocals to arrangement and guitar work. Had me welling up too.
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Post by threehundred on May 3, 2024 10:44:37 GMT
Not really my bag, but… bloody hell!
Glad it’s Friday - wouldn’t want to have listened to that on a gloomy Monday morning.
Fabulous week, Spot.
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Post by melrose on May 6, 2024 11:12:42 GMT
I'll be along soon........
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Post by threehundred on May 7, 2024 10:48:24 GMT
Hey melrose - you are up, fella… Why not stick up 2 tracks today, following the Bank Holiday disruption..?
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Post by Mandochris on May 7, 2024 12:39:40 GMT
Bad luck will befall whoever breaks the chain!
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Post by melrose on May 7, 2024 15:35:41 GMT
Tuesday is early mid-week - Well I am here at last and a bit downbeat tale - another happier one along later today folks DELAYS – A Southampton Band I am a sucker for melodic Punk and Power Pop with killer choruses – From The Ramones to Husker Du to Leatherface to Mega City Four to These Animal Men to the Vaccines to VANT to the Bug Club here nowadays. Well … here are one of the best … Delays at the 2004 Isle of Wight festival. In 2004 Delays were never thought of as ‘First Division’ rock – losing out to the likes of Razorlight, Futureheads and Kings of Leon. (but also there were many great records released that year which we can go into later if you like) But I loved the Delays because they loved life. At times Puppy dogs bounding through sunlit meadows (note not uplands) to the sound of crashing guitars – at others re-creating Studio 54 to an incessant indie disco beat. They were great. All driven by Greg Gilbert’s thrashing Les Paul Junior, angelic falsettos and contrasting bluesy-rasp vocals. Anyway – it was not to last. After three chart LPs and several singles by 2010 they were playing in a Pub in Cambridge – a big pub – and packed out – but even so. Again, a faultless set of pop-punk bangers. I was due to see them at Lodestar Festival in 2014 - Our local mini-Glastonbury. A wonderful place to see bands on the way up and loads of local talent. Delays did not turn up. This was due to illness. Two years later it transpired that he was already battling the stage 4 bowel cancer that he had been self-medicating with peppermint pills. Still trying to play on through it though. When it was eventually diagnosed in 2016 he embarked on a ‘Cancer Diary’ of art, poetry and spoken word detailing its progress. Brilliant but not easy. Greg died in September 2021 age 44. Anyhooows…. Here are Delays at the Isle of Wight Festival 2004 with ‘Long Time Coming’. Look at it. Sunny day. Huge Crowd . Everyone having a great time. Greg was probably a better artist than a Rock Star. Look at some of it here. greggilbert.co.uk/
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Post by threehundred on May 7, 2024 16:06:07 GMT
Well worth the wait! 😁.
I knew of them…I can’t remember the names of their songs that were given a lot of airtime at the time… I’ll have to ask 299 what they were.
That’s a really sad story too.
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Post by spot51 on May 7, 2024 17:58:35 GMT
Well worth the wait! 😁. I knew of them…I can’t remember the names of their songs that were given a lot of airtime at the time… I’ll have to ask 299 what they were. That’s a really sad story too. Me too but I can't remember much beyond they were local. That is a cracking song though and a fitting tribute to one died so young. Respect!
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Post by melrose on May 8, 2024 12:22:06 GMT
Here are THE LONG FACES from Canterbury - London
I was never into prog when I was a youngster and everyone was hair and flares. The only things I did like were Peter Gabriel era Genesis (great tunes and so bloody weird) and ‘Meddle’ by Pink Floyd. I was into Rock and then Punk Rock when it eventually turned up in Stratford two years after everywhere else. Eg local comedy-DIY punk heroes The Shapes only got going in 1979. You had to go to Birmingham really.
Anyway – I ignored Prog until about 1989 when it began to infiltrate itself into other forms of music from the blissed-out 60’s dance Psychedelica of World of Twist (possibly my favourite ever band) to the full-on-everything-up-to-11 melodic assault of Levitation (possibly my second favourite ever band) to nutters like Julien Cope, Cardiacs and Mr Bungle. So I kept an ear out. Years later I got a further prompt from Miss M snr who decided the Smiths, The Stone Roses and Pink Floyd were her favourite bands (despite being born well after they had all packed up) and were the soundtrack to any car journey with her. Anyway - Prog was now back on the agenda with new bands like The Copperpot Journals and Oceansize.
And so to the Long Faces. I can’t remember how I came across them. This lot obviously got into Prog whilst still in their prams. On you tube they have a little live thing called ‘Where She Lay’ – they all look about 17. But they are a great band. They sound (at times) like prime era Peter Gabriel Genesis (complete with Steve Hacket on guitar) but with vocals from a youthful Bryan Ferry at his most lugubrious. Other times they rock out. Other times they sound like a soundtrack to a groovy 60’s film. Apparently, they met at college in Canterbury and they do have the ‘Canterbury Sound’ overlaying everything.
They have produced worryingly little – and none of it appears to be available in physical form anymore. Which is a shame, as I would happily pay whatever it is for the artwork on the singles ‘Jane’ ‘Cadence’ and ‘Sum of my Cares’ and the rockier ep ‘Documentaries’ no matter what the music was like. But the music is all great too.
Anyway - here is their latest track from June last year –Eisenhower. A bit of a re-invention and with definite country stylings as one of the guitarists has switched to fiddle. But the unsettling song structures and melodic crooning are all still in place.
I hope these kids (or probably early 20’s now) realise the talent they have and really do something with it.
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Post by threehundred on May 8, 2024 13:07:52 GMT
Here are THE LONG FACES from Canterbury - London I was never into prog when I was a youngster and everyone was hair and flares. The only things I did like were Peter Gabriel era Genesis (great tunes and so bloody weird) and ‘Meddle’ by Pink Floyd. I was into Rock and then Punk Rock when it eventually turned up in Stratford two years after everywhere else. Eg local comedy-DIY punk heroes The Shapes only got going in 1979. You had to go to Birmingham really. Anyway – I ignored Prog until about 1989 when it began to infiltrate itself into other forms of music from the blissed-out 60’s dance Psychedelica of World of Twist (possibly my favourite ever band) to the full-on-everything-up-to-11 melodic assault of Levitation (possibly my second favourite ever band) to nutters like Julien Cope, Cardiacs and Mr Bungle. So I kept an ear out. Years later I got a further prompt from Miss M snr who decided the Smiths, The Stone Roses and Pink Floyd were her favourite bands (despite being born well after they had all packed up) and were the soundtrack to any car journey with her. Anyway - Prog was now back on the agenda with new bands like The Copperpot Journals and Oceansize. And so to the Long Faces. I can’t remember how I came across them. This lot obviously got into Prog whilst still in their prams. On you tube they have a little live thing called ‘Where She Lay’ – they all look about 17. But they are a great band. They sound (at times) like prime era Peter Gabriel Genesis (complete with Steve Hacket on guitar) but with vocals from a youthful Bryan Ferry at his most lugubrious. Other times they rock out. Other times they sound like a soundtrack to a groovy 60’s film. Apparently, they met at college in Canterbury and they do have the ‘Canterbury Sound’ overlaying everything. They have produced worryingly little – and none of it appears to be available in physical form anymore. Which is a shame, as I would happily pay whatever it is for the artwork on the singles ‘Jane’ ‘Cadence’ and ‘Sum of my Cares’ and the rockier ep ‘Documentaries’ no matter what the music was like. But the music is all great too. Anyway - here is their latest track from June last year –Eisenhower. A bit of a re-invention and with definite country stylings as one of the guitarists has switched to fiddle. But the unsettling song structures and melodic crooning are all still in place. I hope these kids (or probably early 20’s now) realise the talent they have and really do something with it. WTF was that…? Totally bonkers. Totally brilliant. Loved it…!
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Post by spot51 on May 8, 2024 16:06:36 GMT
Here are THE LONG FACES from Canterbury - London I was never into prog when I was a youngster and everyone was hair and flares. The only things I did like were Peter Gabriel era Genesis (great tunes and so bloody weird) and ‘Meddle’ by Pink Floyd. I was into Rock and then Punk Rock when it eventually turned up in Stratford two years after everywhere else. Eg local comedy-DIY punk heroes The Shapes only got going in 1979. You had to go to Birmingham really. Anyway – I ignored Prog until about 1989 when it began to infiltrate itself into other forms of music from the blissed-out 60’s dance Psychedelica of World of Twist (possibly my favourite ever band) to the full-on-everything-up-to-11 melodic assault of Levitation (possibly my second favourite ever band) to nutters like Julien Cope, Cardiacs and Mr Bungle. So I kept an ear out. Years later I got a further prompt from Miss M snr who decided the Smiths, The Stone Roses and Pink Floyd were her favourite bands (despite being born well after they had all packed up) and were the soundtrack to any car journey with her. Anyway - Prog was now back on the agenda with new bands like The Copperpot Journals and Oceansize. And so to the Long Faces. I can’t remember how I came across them. This lot obviously got into Prog whilst still in their prams. On you tube they have a little live thing called ‘Where She Lay’ – they all look about 17. But they are a great band. They sound (at times) like prime era Peter Gabriel Genesis (complete with Steve Hacket on guitar) but with vocals from a youthful Bryan Ferry at his most lugubrious. Other times they rock out. Other times they sound like a soundtrack to a groovy 60’s film. Apparently, they met at college in Canterbury and they do have the ‘Canterbury Sound’ overlaying everything. They have produced worryingly little – and none of it appears to be available in physical form anymore. Which is a shame, as I would happily pay whatever it is for the artwork on the singles ‘Jane’ ‘Cadence’ and ‘Sum of my Cares’ and the rockier ep ‘Documentaries’ no matter what the music was like. But the music is all great too. Anyway - here is their latest track from June last year –Eisenhower. A bit of a re-invention and with definite country stylings as one of the guitarists has switched to fiddle. But the unsettling song structures and melodic crooning are all still in place. I hope these kids (or probably early 20’s now) realise the talent they have and really do something with it. Weird! The vocals reminded me of Viv Stanshall (Bonzo Dog Doodah Band) BITD. Tracked down a few more vids online and I like this band. Surely they have enough stuff to put out an album FFS!
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