I never entered into the whole Pistols thing. Lydon just comes across to me a sulky petulant child who would sell himself out for a quick buck. Now, he and his cohorts are now everything they probably once despised. At least the obvious money grabbing posers are honest about their greed.
Quote: paulted @ 19th February 2015, 9:10 PM GMTI never entered into the whole Pistols thing. Lydon just comes across to me a sulky petulant child who would sell himself out for a quick buck. Now, he and his cohorts are now everything they probably once despised. At least the obvious money grabbing posers are honest about their greed.
Have you ever heard the Professionals? Cook and Jones. They really did produce a good sound.
And don't the words on EMI sum it up? "We only did it for the money!"
Not surprised he's sulky and petulant
He put up with a hell of a lot of shit as a young man
There was a time when the British press pretty much egged the public on to physically assault him - and they did many many times
Lucky he isn't dead
No. But thanks for that. I'll give it a go. Cheers
Suddenly I like it - Blues Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNQD5B_kuvY
Paul Jones is bringing out his second solo album entitled Suddenly I like it. Quite a while after his first which featured "I've been a bad bad boy" around 1967.
Kaleidoscópio - Voce Me Apereceu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yTyyPpb7b8 A different music video for the same song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MOy31SVLMM
A big hit in Brasil a decade ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Jj0o04138
Blackberry Smoke - White Lightning
KC and the Sunshine Band - That's The Way I Like It
Quote: lofthouse @ 20th February 2015, 9:43 PM GMThttp://youtu.be/u5oj5CFAez4
Wow.
I like this.
Is that THE The High?
Have just checked on dates.
Saw them live on 27 April 1990 at the ICA in The Mall.
Yes!
The High
I saw them support the Inspiral Carpets in about 1991
Made a great debut album then pretty much disappeared
Quote: lofthouse @ 20th February 2015, 10:30 PM GMTYes!
The High
I saw them support the Inspiral Carpets in about 1991
Made a great debut album then pretty much disappeared
I am hazy about the Inspirals gigs which is weird as a friend at work wrote, would you believe, a monologue about me being a fan of theirs. I've got all my old tickets out here and find that at the very least I saw them at the National Ballroom, Kilburn on 18 February 1992. I wonder if you were there? The following video is dire in a moneymarket.com way as it features a man in his underpants and high heeled shoes. But it's a reminder of another band in the 1990s that had a brief moment with a song that surprisingly wasn't a big hit.
The Candyskins - Wembley
No mate
It was at the G-Mex in Manchester
My first ever gig!
I like that Candy Skins song
Can't believe I've never heard of them
Quote: lofthouse @ 20th February 2015, 11:00 PM GMTNo mate
It was at the G-Mex in Manchester
My first ever gig!
I like that Candy Skins song
Can't believe I've never heard of them
I've only been to Manchester once. It's weird how the mind can play tricks. I thought some mates of mine in York went in 1983-84 to see the Smiths or New Order at G-Mex but I can't find any information on gigs by either there at that time. Certainly it wasn't as late as 1986 when the Smiths did play G-Mex live. They also went to see Siouxsie and the Banshees somewhere on the Yorkshire coast and couldn't get back that night.
That is the first era of my gig going. Tentative - and very mixed - mainly on account of the fact that we were a bit of an outpost from Manchester/Leeds/Sheffield and I tended to see whatever we were sent. Sisters of Mercy, Sad Cafe, Teardrop Explodes, 10CC, Black Slate, Boomtown Rats, The Redskins and, erm, Shakatak. My main thing in those hangover days was good old Lindisfarne, including at Newcastle City Hall. They worked for me not only musically but politically. They had a very distinct working people's tribe thing.
It was in 1987 and back in London that the main indoors gig going really took off for me and it was almost exclusively indie until the mid 1990s when I diversified. Gary Crowley may not endear himself to all but he was as key in bringing us the latest as Peel and Kershaw. The Candy Skins were definitely one of his many.