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Post by melrose on Sept 30, 2024 19:57:56 GMT
I intend to get something on tonight
Probably fairly angry stuff.
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Post by threehundred on Sept 30, 2024 21:16:01 GMT
I intend to get something on tonight Probably fairly angry stuff. After tonight’s shitfest, I think angry is what the crowd wants… |
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Post by melrose on Sept 30, 2024 22:43:50 GMT
See you tomorrow
PS - I too have been to Eastbourne.
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Post by channonite on Oct 1, 2024 9:21:59 GMT
Just what I needed this morning. Top stuff!
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Post by OneBeat on Oct 1, 2024 12:27:32 GMT
See you tomorrow PS - I too have been to Eastbourne. Blimey, I haven't listened to that for years, and I have the 7". I only really liked the 'I Hate People' single, although I do still own their first four singles and first two albums. But since their homophobic song from a few years ago I haven't bothered with them. |
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Post by melrose on Oct 1, 2024 13:03:02 GMT
See you tomorrow PS - I too have been to Eastbourne. Blimey, I haven't listened to that for years, and I have the 7". I only really liked the 'I Hate People' single, although I do still own their first four singles and first two albums. But since their homophobic song from a few years ago I haven't bothered with them. I omly have the first album - which was really good even though they struck me as a bunch of twats. Entertaining twats though. They lost me on the second when they added a noodley guitarist and basically went Hair-Metal with videos in black and white with wind machines tulsing their flowing locks etc. Very different to the black and white sections of this video which I think features Captain Sensible and the infamous carrot incident. |
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Post by OneBeat on Oct 1, 2024 13:09:43 GMT
Blimey, I haven't listened to that for years, and I have the 7". I only really liked the 'I Hate People' single, although I do still own their first four singles and first two albums. But since their homophobic song from a few years ago I haven't bothered with them. I omly have the first album - which was really good even though they struck me as a bunch of twats. Entertaining twats though. They lost me on the second when they added a noodley guitarist and basically went Hair-Metal with videos in black and white with wind machines tulsing their flowing locks etc. Very different to the black and white sections of this video which I think features Captain Sensible and the infamous carrot incident. I do remember liking the first album, apart from the hideous 'Woman' song, but they were well behind the other early 1980s UK punk bands for me. The last thing I bought by them was the 'Out On The Wasteland' 12", in 1984, which saw them start to mellow their sound. |
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Post by spot51 on Oct 1, 2024 13:17:29 GMT
See you tomorrow PS - I too have been to Eastbourne. Is that what Russ put on the changing room boombox when he was back in the dugout 5 mins into half time? |
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Post by dontknowcantremember on Oct 1, 2024 16:29:09 GMT
The other side of that was their cover of Ralph McTell's Streets of London. Years ago I had a mate who alternated between music and building work. This guy ended up round Ralph McTell's house and found that Ralph had copies of pretty much all of the covers of Streets of London, so he asked Ralph what he thought of the Anti-Nowhere League's version. Apparently, it was one of Ralph's favourites.
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Post by Mandochris on Oct 2, 2024 10:04:46 GMT
Back from the States on Monday and catching up with this now. I enjoyed spot51 's selections. I was fortunate to run into Molly last week and spent some time talking to her dad. Her bandmates Bronwyn, Shelby and Kyle are all desperate to come to our festival here but Molly ain't talking. I am also working on bringing AJ Lee & Blue Summit with Molly's brother in the band. Jack, Molly's dad, thought it would be amusing to revive the old "Tuttles with AJ Lee" band in France - this was the family band when Molly was about 15. There is some stuff on YouTube. I don't suppse it will happen but Spot, you should check out AJ Lee, they are right on Molly's heels in the ascent to the top. I might be able to get them. PS. I love I'm With Her and am pissed I never thought of them. |
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Post by melrose on Oct 2, 2024 13:57:04 GMT
Putting a couple up today. I am finding it hard to get inspired by new stuff actually.... when you get to my age you really have seen it all before - at least in my little niche of the musical universe that usually involves at least some electric guitars.
However saw this lot earlier this year and was mightily impressed - Another eclectic band that cover virtually everything. There are seven of them so there is a lot going on - but mainly the vision of the singer/songwriter Willem Smit who tends to play most things, produce, make the tea on the albums.
But this line up does seem more permanent. They 'kick ass' live as they say and are down your way on 27th Feb at the Wedgewood Rooms.
Personal Trainer - from Amsterdam - playing Upper Ferntree Gully
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Post by threehundred on Oct 2, 2024 14:20:27 GMT
I never know what to expect from you, melrose. That was bloody great. |
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Post by spot51 on Oct 2, 2024 17:53:33 GMT
Back from the States on Monday and catching up with this now. I enjoyed spot51 's selections. I was fortunate to run into Molly last week and spent some time talking to her dad. Her bandmates Bronwyn, Shelby and Kyle are all desperate to come to our festival here but Molly ain't talking. I am also working on bringing AJ Lee & Blue Summit with Molly's brother in the band. Jack, Molly's dad, thought it would be amusing to revive the old "Tuttles with AJ Lee" band in France - this was the family band when Molly was about 15. There is some stuff on YouTube. I don't suppse it will happen but Spot, you should check out AJ Lee, they are right on Molly's heels in the ascent to the top. I might be able to get them. PS. I love I'm With Her and am pissed I never thought of them. Delighted you didn't Sir. Mind you, your Bluegrass connections do give you plenty of other options! |
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Oct 3, 2024 8:13:02 GMT
If any of you liked Funke and/or Sam off of my first week, they're both playing the Joiners end of Nov - 2fer! Sadly, it's month end so I won't be able to go... stupid job. |
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Post by melrose on Oct 3, 2024 11:47:28 GMT
Well as I said I don't have a theme of any type this time and so it is back to the early 1990's and the 2010's for a couple of bands that did better over that there pond than than in their respective home countries.
First off is Mary My Hope - a rock band from Atlanta, Georgia - although I don't think they had an ounce of Southern Boogie in them.
They were Alt-Rock before it was a thing and had obviously been paying more attention to Eno-era Roxy Music and Siouxsie and the Banshees than Lynyrd Skynyrd. But they also did Rock.
They split after just one full length album 'Museum', a couple of EPs and the Live album 'Monster is Bigger than the Man', which contained a great version of the Roxy track 'Needles in a Camels' Eye'. This was mostly recorded at gigs supporting Fields of the Nephilim in pubs (FFS) including the Princess Charlotte in Leicester - My old stomping ground. I think they did eventually get to play the Astoria on their own - better than in the USA - but still basically unknown.
They did better after the split. Guitarist Clinton Steele joined Swans, bassist Sven Pipien lost all credibility by joining The Black Crowes in 1998. The very thin and enigmatic lead singer James Hall embarked on a solo career. Which was not half-bad, despite being thin and enigmatic. Drummer Steve Gorman was also an early member also leaving to join The Black Crowes.
In short they were a stadium-ready rock band with a load of glam-prog-punk influences and a set of cracking songs supporting some second-rate Goths in a pub in Derby. You can see why it didn't work out.
Mary My Hope - Communion.
PS since posting this I have found an extended issue of Museum with an extra 15 tracks. Happy days.
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