| Author | Message | ||
     spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2616 Registered: 05-2005 |
Simon Bookish - Dumb terminal | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1182 Registered: 09-2006 |
I Wanna Be a Hippie - Technohead | ||
| Ewan Talisker McEwan Member Username: Ewan_mcewan Post Number: 405 Registered: 02-2008 |
Mott the Hoople - Crash Street Kidds | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1398 Registered: 10-2004 |
Left Banke - Pretty Ballerina | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2619 Registered: 05-2005 |
William S. Burroughs - Twilight's Last Gleaming | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2620 Registered: 05-2005 |
Then... The Wolfhounds - Ex-Cable Street Wake up and smell the real guitarmeisters | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2621 Registered: 05-2005 |
The Apartments - Breakdown In Vera Cruz | ||
| Stuart Wilson Member Username: Stuart Post Number: 235 Registered: 10-2006 |
A brighter beat - Malcolm Middleton. This was on in Fopp in Shaftesbury Ave when I wandered in on my RF pilgrimage to London, a great propulsive pop song with, I couldn't resist, a Scots accent. It's from a fulltimehobby compilation with a couple of other nice things on it, including The Accidental and Autolux, and at two quid had to come home with me. Cheaper than a pint! - good god, a night out at the pub must be a real luxury now! But my first bitter after nearly ten years was still an almost religious experience. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1185 Registered: 09-2006 |
Every 1's a Winner - Hot Chocolate | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1188 Registered: 09-2006 |
Danger! High Voltage - Electric Six "Fire in the disco!!/Fire in the...Taco Bell!!" never fails to give me a good bellylaugh. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2624 Registered: 05-2005 |
Lamplighter - Bed and Breakfast | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 518 Registered: 07-2006 |
can i get you a mirror ball allen? on second thoughts.....i want it for my room.... | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2628 Registered: 05-2005 |
House of Love - Safe. i remember hearing this in '88? for the first time, and thinking to myself, as a budding musicia (I remember the exact time too, a great piub called Sinatras in Birmingham, having a pint downstairs waiting for the main band to turn up that I would be supporting that night, the band was The Siddleys), I'm going to give up, I shall never make anything as effin great as this song, its over!! LOL, as they say!  | ||
| Andreas Severins Member Username: Andreas_severins Post Number: 32 Registered: 11-2007 |
no discussion second-hand furniture!!! | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 871 Registered: 08-2004 |
The 3 Dave's & a Brian : David Bowie - Live Santa Monica '72 David Byrne & Brian Eno - Everything That Happens... David Holmes - The Holy Pictures ... Oh & Thomas Dolby's 'The Flat Earth' | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2633 Registered: 05-2005 |
Shack - Stranger | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1189 Registered: 09-2006 |
Thinking of You - Tony! Toni#@ Tone*&^+ | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 1292 Registered: 01-2005 |
Shadow On A Harvest Moon - Everything But The Girl | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1411 Registered: 10-2004 |
Talking Heads - With Our Love | ||
| Simon Withers Member Username: Sfwithers Post Number: 85 Registered: 08-2005 |
Raining Pleasure - The Triffids | ||
| peter ward Member Username: Peter_ward Post Number: 74 Registered: 06-2005 |
suffering jukebox - silver jews | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2367 Registered: 05-2005 |
That is an awesome song Peter. The whole new Silver Jews album is great. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2643 Registered: 05-2005 |
Momus - K's Diary | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2646 Registered: 05-2005 |
McCarthy - The Procession of Popular Capitalism Up and down the Strand I strolled around penniless But there were pockets to pick Beneath the hot august sun When suddenly the sound of singing and laughter arose in the distance And it drew me towards it And as I drew closer I could hear the song they sang, "This is your country too! Join our procession That's marching onwards to war" I could see them I saw how rich they all were At the the head of the gang were top civil servants and captains of industry With well-manicured hands and greasy smiles enticing the populous "Come buy our shares! Who will buy our shares? For this is your country too!" A great procession was marching onwards to war A man on the dole stood cursing them all He told everyone not to be taken in But at the orders of one of the marchers policemen came and beat him to the floor Along Whitehall these dubious characters stared Picking up more and more people MP's, careerists and god's oppressed senators With the sweetest of smiles they held out piggy banks to little children But as they took them the stomping stamping feet trampled them underneath "This is your country too!" A great procession was marching onwards to war "Come along buy your council home" They said to a half-dead mother of ten "With (?) on our side we've reason to smile" They said to a tramp in a pool of alcohol On and on their maniac laughs And their marching beat scaring the night | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2380 Registered: 05-2005 |
Bob Dylan - Tell Ol' Bill. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1416 Registered: 10-2004 |
Kinks - Two Sisters & Autumn Almanac | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2649 Registered: 05-2005 |
The Blue Aeroplanes - The Applicant. Shatterproof, waterproof proof against fire and bombs through the roof indeed! | ||
| cosmo vitelli Member Username: Cosmo Post Number: 37 Registered: 05-2005 |
Yeh Spence! Sylvia Plath rock and roll! How great were the Aeroplanes? Once drove from Southampton to Weston-super-Mare with enough money for one beer and a hot dog just to see them play, remember them at the Domino club in Bristol where the stage was so small and guitarists so many in number that they were holding their guitars upright to play them - and I missed the last train home. | ||
| Ewan Talisker McEwan Member Username: Ewan_mcewan Post Number: 418 Registered: 02-2008 |
You Can't Have Your Kate and Edith Too - the Statler Bros. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1198 Registered: 09-2006 |
Gawd, I haven't heard that song in years... the Statlers used to crack me up on a regular basis. And leave it to country to lead the way in the subject matter of polyamorous relationships in song. It's sure a hell of a lot more listenable than "Triad.". | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1780 Registered: 03-2005 |
I guess I'm more a "Look Out, Here Comes Tomorrow" type. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2650 Registered: 05-2005 |
COSMO, BEEN THERE MATE, PLAYIN BREAKIN IN YER HEART WITH 12 GUITARS, WE HAD 3 GUITARS IN ONE AMP AT ONE STAGE! THEY WERE WORTH YOUR HOTDOG AND 1 BEER?, SIR, I ADMIRE YOU! | ||
| Simon Withers Member Username: Sfwithers Post Number: 86 Registered: 08-2005 |
I never went to (The Western Star?) Domino Club though my brother's late unlamented band, The Owl Service, played there some time in the mid-80s. I saw the Blue Aeroplanes supporting REM at Newport in one of my all-time favourite gigs. But I also saw them at Glastonbury in 87 (I had a stage pass for all the stages except the main one) so saw The Blue Aeroplanes and fellow Bristol band The Brilliant Corners, as well as some exponents of "grebo rock". Remember that? Think I also saw the Aeroplanes at Bristol's Ashton Court festival. Must get around to buying some of their music... And another band I have fond memories of from that time is Yeovil's finest - The Chesterfields. Loved their jangly guitar sound and still listen to the song "Ask Johnny Dee" ("If you want to know what pop stars have for tea/ask Johnny Dee"). Their leader, Dave Goldsworthy, was tragically killed by a hit and run driver in 2004. | ||
| cosmo vitelli Member Username: Cosmo Post Number: 38 Registered: 05-2005 |
It was the Western Star Domino Club, I was at Glastonbury in 1987 and remember the Aeroplanes set when Nick Jacobs wore his granny hat and veil (or was that a different year), I am fairly certain that the Chesterfields played as well? I certainly remember Pilton boy Rodney Allen opening proceedings on the main stage with his guitar and of course he later went on to join the Aeroplanes. I also remember a brilliant Aeroplanes set in a tent at WOMAD in Clevedon in the 80s. I too saw them on the Green Tour with REM and they were definitely cooking as were Mr Stipe and co who played Perfect Circle and hit a chair during another song although I cant recall which. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2652 Registered: 05-2005 |
World Leader Pretend Cosmo, that's why the beat in the drum fill sounds slightly awkward but it fits, the drums and Mike Stipe recorded the chair being hit in the studio. I think that was the year Nick Jacobs wore thehat, though I think he wore it later on too, there's a pic og him in Friendloverplane with the hatt I think. I knew Gerard and the boys around the Spitting out Miracles period, and supported them quite a lot from '88 onwards, initially playing drums, then to guitar, supported them going through the chnage of line up from Tolerance, thet then became the beastthat recorded Swagger, supported them on the Swagger tour too. Having said that, lots of people wrote and played on Swagger who had been there from the year dot too, so it wasn't all change. They have been to this day, the band i have been most impressed with in a live capacity. Though I must say, although a friend of Gerard and a fan, I never rated anything past Beatsongs very highly, though Altitude was good, they were songs that were culled from all over the place and not a cohesive new album. I think I supported Chesterfields too at Siunatras in Birmingham, with a group called Steamtown. | ||
| Simon Withers Member Username: Sfwithers Post Number: 87 Registered: 08-2005 |
Spence, I forgot that you're a bit of an indie god! Simon | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1203 Registered: 09-2006 |
Drinkin' Thing - Gary Stewart "To keep from thinkin' thing." | ||
| peter ward Member Username: Peter_ward Post Number: 75 Registered: 06-2005 |
It's a top tune Padraig, lots of great lines, my faves.. "well I guess all that mad misery must make it seem to true to you but money lights your world up, you're trapped what can you do? you got Tennessee tendencies and chemical dependancies you make the same old jokes and malaprops on cue" Silver Jews have a new DVD out, it's reviewed in todays Irish Times and is available on line. Apparantly they hardly ever play live and I missed them play Dublin earlier this year. Family Tree - TV On The Radio | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2657 Registered: 05-2005 |
wolfhounds - happy shopper, then l.a. juice. | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 488 Registered: 01-2006 |
Peter, I could say exactly the same thing you just said about the Silver Jews, can't believe their Dublin gig was in Whelan's too. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1205 Registered: 09-2006 |
Games We Play - The Hollies Love how they insinuate a great deal but leave the details of those games completely to one's imagination... | ||
| Ewan Talisker McEwan Member Username: Ewan_mcewan Post Number: 422 Registered: 02-2008 |
Jailhouse Tears - Lucinda Williams. Classic tears in your beer country stuff and it's a hoot to hear guest star, Elvis Costello, slumming and wrapping his mouth around necky locutions like "cold sixpack"... | ||
| peter ward Member Username: Peter_ward Post Number: 77 Registered: 06-2005 |
Lost Coastlines - Okkervil River XY, missed that one and a few others since I moved further from Dublin earlier this year, still I never thought I'd see Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits within a couple of months of one another so it hasn't been a bad year! | ||
| Andreas Severins Member Username: Andreas_severins Post Number: 36 Registered: 11-2007 |
because of the threads title chris and cosey - october love song 12" version wonderful forgotten gem... | ||
| TROU Member Username: Trou Post Number: 171 Registered: 05-2005 |
Teenage Fanclub - It's all in my mind. I have listened to this song on repeat mode during 200 km in the car without beeing tired of it. They're in studio... | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 873 Registered: 08-2004 |
Soft Cell - Youth | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2667 Registered: 05-2005 |
TROU that Teenage Fanclub song, is really really beautiful, as you say, its sorta I suppose hypnotic, you don't get tired of it... Foo Fighters - Disenchanted Lullaby | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 530 Registered: 07-2006 |
terrific jerry! mine...midnight oil - the dead heart i've come back to diesel and dust in a big way! | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2668 Registered: 05-2005 |
Suede - Killing of a flashboy Suede - Wipsnade | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 531 Registered: 07-2006 |
you guys are exquisitely tasteful. bestill my heart spence! they're both on the we are the pigs single yeah? | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2670 Registered: 05-2005 |
Hi Joe, yes, probably the best b sides on one CD, really awesome, at their peak, they have a demo quality, which, of course, I adore! | ||
| peter ward Member Username: Peter_ward Post Number: 78 Registered: 06-2005 |
They sure had a way with b-sides, my favourites are from "Stay Together" which housed "My Dark Star" and "Living Dead" The Sci Fi Lullabies could have been a singles collection. | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 533 Registered: 07-2006 |
they were pretty much infallible back then. that incarnation anyway, probably my favourite ever outfit. the drowners, metal mickey and stay together all had perfect b sides too. a shame how it ended up really... | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2671 Registered: 05-2005 |
Joe, too true. A mate of mine Alex joined suede later on, but they just didn;t have that spark, though alex went onto play with placebo and now goldfrapp. The Jasmine Minks - Cut me deep. Fuc*n amazing. | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 534 Registered: 07-2006 |
oh wow. i'd imagine mr lee would have some interesting thoughts on the band! the love and poison bio makes for a good (if somewhat romanticised) read. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2672 Registered: 05-2005 |
yes. mr lee, is a nice guy. i first met him in 1990 when he was in blue aroplanes, the strangelove , then...evrything else. | ||
| Andreas Severins Member Username: Andreas_severins Post Number: 37 Registered: 11-2007 |
spence, the jasminks minks is fucking great. that reminds me of a wonderful song I have to hear again: "Why Does The Rain" by Loft ... | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2673 Registered: 05-2005 |
Woahh!@ The Loft!!!!! Yes they were great, though I love The Weather Prophets as much! | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2391 Registered: 05-2005 |
The Weather Prophets? Is that the group led by Obama's mate Bill Ayers? Soul-jazz combo? | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2676 Registered: 05-2005 |
Pad, is this a joke? If not they were on Creation, used to be The loft. You'd like em. McCarthy - The well fed point of view. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1797 Registered: 03-2005 |
Bad Education -- Aztec Camera Thanks Spence! Love this. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2397 Registered: 05-2005 |
Yes Spence, a joke. Not a very good one though. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2677 Registered: 05-2005 |
Pad Randy The Associates - Its better this way (one of the best basslines, (as a 13 year old I used to mime to this song in the mirror with my sister's hairbrush!!!!) sad eh!? | ||
| Stuart Wilson Member Username: Stuart Post Number: 239 Registered: 10-2006 |
Loft, Weather Ps, Felt, the J Minks...great days! A mate of mine was always taping this stuff to send to me, and he put "When morning comes to town" by the Field Mice on every bloody tape... | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2678 Registered: 05-2005 |
Stu, great days indeed. I was that obsessed too, virtually every tape I would do for a friend would have The Missionary by Josef K or Rent Act by The Wolfhounds on it! American Music Club - The Sleeping Beauty. Someone told me this album reminded them of Born in the sun by Winnebago orchestra. I can see it, the music is of a similar vein, its go that nice laid back effect, though this is real class... | ||
| Andreas Severins Member Username: Andreas_severins Post Number: 38 Registered: 11-2007 |
Those good old days in the beginning of the 80s... my first concert THE JAM and Stiff Little Fingers in 1980 in Dortmund. The music with jam-, clash-, TVP-7"es, all those postcard vinyls, creation records, great stuff from NZ like the chills - pink frost... what a great little song. I was lucky to get all that rare stuff in germany, because around me were brilliant record shops like last chance in Dortmund or pastell records in Hagen. They imported almost everything. Today I still have almost every rare 7" from these times. What an adventure had it been hearing the first comsat angels album with this brilliant cover... the sound, echo, smiths and all that stuff! I have to stop now, I am getting sentimental... | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 875 Registered: 08-2004 |
Johnny Cash - Straight A's In Love | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2681 Registered: 05-2005 |
Billie Davies - No other baby. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1439 Registered: 10-2004 |
Talking Heads - Happy Day (ironic, since there's nothing especially happy about today yet) | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1270 Registered: 08-2006 |
Not meaning to subvert your post, Jeff, but I just came upon this live version of Lou Reed doing "Waves of Fear." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPC3nG8LC x8&feature=related Nothing happy about that, on the face of it, but Bob Quine's junk/noise guitar freakout at the end is the only thing that's brought a smile to my face today. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1225 Registered: 09-2006 |
Touch It/Technologic - Daft Punk live | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2399 Registered: 05-2005 |
Gavin Friday - You Take Away The Sun. It's good to be reunited with an old favourite (maybe 15 years or so since I last heard it), even if it is a very sad song. | ||
| Simon Withers Member Username: Sfwithers Post Number: 89 Registered: 08-2005 |
"Ask Johnny Dee" by jangling, chiming 80s indie boys The Chesterfields. Brings back happy memories of the 80s for me... | ||
| Ewan Talisker McEwan Member Username: Ewan_mcewan Post Number: 464 Registered: 02-2008 |
Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain - Hank Williams | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2686 Registered: 05-2005 |
Simon, great tune! Johnny Dee still writes for the Guardian Guide right!? Pad, Gavin Friday, very underrated singer in my humble one. |