Be interesting to hear fellow posters taste in music

Mines very varied 60's/70's/80's but my favourite track of all time is Stairway to heaven - Led Zeppelin..means so much to me that track! I like music that takes me back to my childhood days, people who know me know that I do a lot of reminiscing and there is nothing like listening to music to take you back to that period in your life.

Some of my favourites Bands/Groups

Simon & Garfunkel
ELO
Credence Clearwater revival
Beatles
Rolling Stones
Blues (John Lee hooker)



What's yours?

I went to see ELO at the O2 recently and they were absolutely brilliant. Also seen Crowded House in Melbourne, Status Quo twice, once in Oz and the other time in Bradford. Both favorite bands of mine.
I also like traditional jazz, swing music. I have a pretty varied taste when I think about it. Ink Spots, The Platters, The Smiths, too many to mention really.
What would life be without music?

Crowded house are a cracking group Andy, I like them too mate.

Yes Chris, it was their final tour when I saw them, a very memorable evening

I love most of the late 70's very early 80's punk and then the new romantic stuff that followed. Also like the indie scene at the end of the 80's/early 90's.

My favourite song though will always be Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks.

My top 5 bands of all time...

1) Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
2) Stiff Little Fingers
3) The Skids
4) Depeche Mode
5) The Charlatans.

Quoted from Les Brechin

I love most of the late 70's very early 80's punk and then the new romantic stuff that followed. Also like the indie scene at the end of the 80's/early 90's.

My favourite song though will always be Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks.

My top 5 bands of all time...

1) Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
2) Stiff Little Fingers
3) The Skids
4) Depeche Mode
5) The Charlatans.

Waterloo sunset is up there with the best Les there's no doubt about that mate, I didn't think it would be too long before you posted on this thread mate. ;)

Waterloo sunset in all its glory.. Brilliant choice Les.

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Be interesting to hear fellow posters taste in music

Mines very varied 60's/70's/80's but my favourite track of all time is Stairway to heaven - Led Zeppelin..means so much to me that track! I like musc what takes me back to my childhood days, people who know me know that I do a lot of reminiscing and there is nothing like listening to music to take you back to that period in your life.

Some of my favourites Bands/Groups

Simon & Garfunkel
ELO
Credence Clearwater revival
Beatles
Rolling Stones
Blues (John Lee hooker)



What's yours?

I always liked Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer,



what do you think to the cover by Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence

The Boxer is a fantastic track Dave, I couldn't get to grips with the cover version of the sound of silence (although Paul himself thought it was good) I prefer the original and I doubt it could ever be matched - old friends and Homeward bound are Great tracks I'll put them below mate.

Brilliant words throughout.

Paul Simon at his very best here.

Quoted from cmackenzie4

The Boxer is a fantastic track Dave, I couldn't get to grips with the cover version of the sound of silence (although Paul himself thought it was good) I prefer the original and I doubt it could ever be matched - old friends and Homeward bound are Great tracks I'll put them below mate.

Brilliant words throughout.

Paul Simon at his very best here.

Howard bound is a great song, not so keen on old friends

My daughter plays Scarborough Fair on the piano and I find it a haunting melody but one that you could listen to on a loop  ;D

Frankie Laine  saw him at Bunnies Place,

ABBA

Beatles,

Rolling Stones,

Maddness


UB40

Ask me who are in the hit parade now or the last few years,

My answer would be, no idea.

It must be an age thing.

I first got into music in 1971 so have a huge soft spot for stuff from around that time but not stuff that can be pigeon holed into a particular genre. I have over 4000 vinyl 45s ranging from Son of my Father by Chicory Tip (my first record) to Motown ckassics such as I'm Still Waiting by Diana Ross. For me music is about the memories associated with the times that the song comes from. I was a fashionista getting involved with all the "in" music scenes from Glam Rock through Northern Soul through prog.rock to Les's punk and New Romantics. Didn't like the late 80s much-too much music factory crap. Currently I'm listening to a lot of 90s stuff which passed me by at the time because I was helping to raise two kids. My favourite all time song is Motorcycle Emptiness by The Manics. The Stone Roses first album must be the greatest debut album ever. Tonight I've been listening to Johnny Cash live at San Quentin..remarkable music.

Quoted from barralad

I first got into music in 1971 so have a huge soft spot for stuff from around that time but not stuff that can be pigeon holed into a particular genre. I have over 4000 vinyl 45s ranging from Son of my Father by Chicory Tip (my first record) to Motown ckassics such as I'm Still Waiting by Diana Ross. For me music is about the memories associated with the times that the song comes from. I was a fashionista getting involved with all the "in" music scenes from Glam Rock through Northern Soul through prog.rock to Les's punk and New Romantics. Didn't like the late 80s much-too much music factory crap. Currently I'm listening to a lot of 90s stuff which passed me by at the time because I was helping to raise two kids. My favourite all time song is Motorcycle Emptiness by The Manics. The Stone Roses first album must be the greatest debut album ever. Tonight I've been listening to Johnny Cash live at San Quentin..remarkable music.

What a tune.

I guess I like a mixture off all music tastes really, always singing along to something in the car. While like a lot of modern dance music it just depends what kind of mood I am in. To show you how random I am talking about I looked in the glovebox of my car after reading this thread, the cd's I had in there were from the following.
The jam
The sweet
Meatloaf
Coldplay
Wiley ( modern urban artist)
And my all time favourite...........................
Neil diamonds greatest hits.
But the only radio stations I tune into are capital fm and talk sport.

Quoted from barralad

I first got into music in 1971 so have a huge soft spot for stuff from around that time but not stuff that can be pigeon holed into a particular genre. I have over 4000 vinyl 45s ranging from Son of my Father by Chicory Tip (my first record) to Motown ckassics such as I'm Still Waiting by Diana Ross. For me music is about the memories associated with the times that the song comes from. I was a fashionista getting involved with all the "in" music scenes from Glam Rock through Northern Soul through prog.rock to Les's punk and New Romantics. Didn't like the late 80s much-too much music factory crap. Currently I'm listening to a lot of 90s stuff which passed me by at the time because I was helping to raise two kids. My favourite all time song is Motorcycle Emptiness by The Manics. The Stone Roses first album must be the greatest debut album ever. Tonight I've been listening to Johnny Cash live at San Quentin..remarkable music.

I'm with you on that Barra  :)

That question is like 'How long is a piece of string?' for me. Basically completely all over the shop. Fortunately I've used last.fm (http://www.last.fm/user/Gaemblor/) to track every thing i've listened to for the last 12 years to comprehensively record my favourite artists of all-time (and the last 12 months):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

#	All-Time (Artist / Playcount)			Last Year (Artist / Playcount)
1	Broken Social Scene	3,794	|	Tim Hecker	816
2	Tim Hecker	3,698	|	Deerhunter	386
3	Deerhunter	3,596	|	Stars of the Lid	368
4	Arcade Fire	2,661	|	DIIV	350
5	Titus Andronicus	2,402	|	Car Seat Headrest	265
6	TV on the Radio	2,025	|	Sioux Falls	250
7	Mogwai	1,965	|	Grimes	240
8	Los Campesinos!	1,951	|	Titus Andronicus	218
9	Johnny Foreigner	1,845	|	A Winged Victory for the Sullen	210
10	Menomena	1,831	|	Wavves & Cloud Nothings	187

Those aside, I've been on a massive Bruce Springsteen binge recently, shed a tear at how good LCD Soundsystem were when I saw them live last month, properly got into New Order and i'm really looking forward to the new Russian Circles record. So yeah it's pretty diverse.

Quoted from Chrisblor

That question is like 'How long is a piece of string?' for me. Basically completely all over the shop. Fortunately I've used last.fm (http://www.last.fm/user/Gaemblor/) to track every thing i've listened to for the last 12 years to comprehensively record my favourite artists of all-time (and the last 12 months):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

#	All-Time (Artist / Playcount)			Last Year (Artist / Playcount)
1	Broken Social Scene	3,794	|	Tim Hecker	816
2	Tim Hecker	3,698	|	Deerhunter	386
3	Deerhunter	3,596	|	Stars of the Lid	368
4	Arcade Fire	2,661	|	DIIV	350
5	Titus Andronicus	2,402	|	Car Seat Headrest	265
6	TV on the Radio	2,025	|	Sioux Falls	250
7	Mogwai	1,965	|	Grimes	240
8	Los Campesinos!	1,951	|	Titus Andronicus	218
9	Johnny Foreigner	1,845	|	A Winged Victory for the Sullen	210
10	Menomena	1,831	|	Wavves & Cloud Nothings	187

Those aside, I've been on a massive Bruce Springsteen binge recently, shed a tear at how good LCD Soundsystem were when I saw them live last month, properly got into New Order and i'm really looking forward to the new Russian Circles record. So yeah it's pretty diverse.

I thought you would have been a big Chris De Blor fan.

Take a man with a guitar, a mike, a set of drums, and an incredible talent and you have this



Does it for me anyway.

A lot of experimental electronic music,EBM,Industrial,bit of New Wave,Post Punk.Ambient etc. Skinny Puppy,Throbbing Gristle,Tangerine Dream,Nitzer Ebb,Front 242, Fad Gadget,Trisomie 21,Christian Death, Sisters of Mercy,Clan of Xymix, Solar Fields,Carbon Based Lifeforms stuff like that.

I can honestly listen to most things and enjoy it though. Used to be big on metal still enjoy listening to some Iron Maiden and AC/DC

I'm liking Gunship at the mo.







and Cybertronic Spree's Raccoons theme to complete the '80s memory road

I'm also very much interested in a varied spectrum of music, here are some of my favourite artists from different genres

Metal: Metallica
Classic Rock: Queen
Britpop: Oasis
Indie: Arctic Monkeys
Punk: The Clash
Grunge: Nirvana
60s and onwards: Rolling Stones
Manchester scene/'Madchester': The Stone Roses

Quoted from barralad

I first got into music in 1971 so have a huge soft spot for stuff from around that time but not stuff that can be pigeon holed into a particular genre. I have over 4000 vinyl 45s ranging from Son of my Father by Chicory Tip (my first record) to Motown ckassics such as I'm Still Waiting by Diana Ross. For me music is about the memories associated with the times that the song comes from. I was a fashionista getting involved with all the "in" music scenes from Glam Rock through Northern Soul through prog.rock to Les's punk and New Romantics. Didn't like the late 80s much-too much music factory crap. Currently I'm listening to a lot of 90s stuff which passed me by at the time because I was helping to raise two kids. My favourite all time song is Motorcycle Emptiness by The Manics. The Stone Roses first album must be the greatest debut album ever. Tonight I've been listening to Johnny Cash live at San Quentin..remarkable music.

Didn't they steal the music from that classic "Oh Lewie Lewie. Lewis Lewie Lewie Lewie Chatterley"?  ;)

Was always into bands from the late 70s (Squeeze, Clash), R&B (proper stuff not this modern urban drivel that called itself 'R&B'). Supplemented by Billy Bragg and those wonderful boys from Auchtermuctie in the late 80s. And the Pogues! Always had a soft spot for the more soulful end of music (especially from the 60s) and stuff you could dance to.

Latterly, folk started kicking in more and more (must be the influence of all those tie-dyed primary school teachers in the 60s and 70s) - the beautifully voiced Kate Rusby can marry me if she becomes available again.



The Unthanks worth a listen too if this sort of stuff floats your boat.

Late nights and red wine led me to all sorts of weird and wonderful folk/trad music (never thought I'd enjoy Bluegrass!). These fellahs rock:



I've also been ploughing a Finnish furrow (oo-err missus) thanks to the lovely Mrs KM. Mostly traditional style (polkas, humppas, jenkas) and have discovered some amazing female voices: Anita Lehtola-Tolin, Merja Soria, Maija Karhinen-Ilo, Värttinä, the late Carola Sandertskjöld, plus the odd Swede like Ulrika Bodén.

I saw Kate Rusby sing in a little room in a pub in Whitby. Her voice is astonishing and all the more so when you hear her talk with a thick Barnsley accent. Saw her many years later at the Warwick Folk Festival, when she had become famous on the folk scene and she hadn't changed one iota.

Quoted from ginnywings

I saw Kate Rusby sing in a little room in a pub in Whitby. Her voice is astonishing and all the more so when you hear her talk with a thick Barnsley accent. Saw her many years later at the Warwick Folk Festival, when she had become famous on the folk scene and she hadn't changed one iota.

I saw her on Look north a couple of years ago and thought her voice was fantastic too. I'm a big fan of Folk music.. my favourite being Dougie Maclean (Caledonia is a masterpiece!) worth having a listen on YouTube to see what you think.

I remember her being on Later one New Years Eve. There'd been some great acts on. Real good stuff. Then she came on and just pushed the quality up a few more notches.It was like a pro coming on after a bunch of amateurs.

Knowing she's got a proper accent just makes it even better.

Just listened to Caledonia Chris. Spot on.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

I remember her being on Later one New Years Eve. There'd been some great acts on. Real good stuff. Then she came on and just pushed the quality up a few more notches.It was like a pro coming on after a bunch of amateurs.

Knowing she's got a proper accent just makes it even better.

Just listened to Caledonia Chris. Spot on.

Glad you liked it KM, "She will find me" and "stepping stones" (Dougie Maclean) are worth a listen to also mate.

Quoted from cmackenzie4

I saw her on Look north a couple of years ago and thought her voice was fantastic too. I'm a big fan of Folk music.. my favourite being Dougie Maclean (Caledonia is a masterpiece!) worth having a listen on YouTube to see what you think.

There used to be a folk night at my local in the 60's,

I really enjoyed it,

Sadly the Lifeboat is now a block of Flats.

I really like listening to acoustic sets, no autotune and sometimes the emotions the artists are trying to get through come over better.







- Father in law got my lad to sing this when he was about 5  ;D

Quoted from grimsby pete

There used to be a folk night at my local in the 60's,

I really enjoyed it,

Sadly the Lifeboat is now a block of Flats.

I'm a big fan of folk music Pete especially Scottish folk music, I can remember the lifeboat but not the 60's... just a little before my time I'm afraid mate. ;)

Quoted from cmackenzie4

I'm a big fan of folk music Pete especially Scottish folk music, I can remember the lifeboat but not the 60's... just a little before my time I'm afraid mate. ;)

Me too. Well a decade before my time. Whiter Shade of Pale seemed to be on an endless loop on the jukebox.

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Glad you liked it KM, "She will find me" and "stepping stones" (Dougie Maclean) are worth a listen to also mate.

I need to be in the right mood for that. Didn't realise it was him who wrote the Gael. Superb. That just drives that film forward.

If it's the Caledonian stuff you like this is rather special. Especially this particular rendition. The intimacy of the set and the audience participation really add to it.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

I need to be in the right mood for that. Didn't realise it was him who wrote the Gael. Superb. That just drives that film forward.

If it's the Caledonian stuff you like this is rather special. Especially this particular rendition. The intimacy of the set and the audience participation really add to it.



That's the first time I've heard that KM and what a fantastic voice she has.

I'll put a couple of my favourites up for you to listen to.

Glencoe is my favourite place on earth and this track is so powerful indeed, it's about the Glencoe massacre.



Very powerful words but so true.

70s/80s Soul & Funk  24/7

Time plays tricks with the memory and tastes change over time but nevertheless -

Steppeth right this way for Ron Rafferty's Magical Musical History Tour.  ;D

My first memory of music that I actually liked, as opposed to stuff my parents played, was on the radio every Sunday after Two Way Family Favourites, this is the TV version from later years -



Somebody Stole My Gal has always been a sort of memory jogger to childhood as have -

Champion The Wonder Horse
Robin Hood (riding through the glen and other lyrics.)
The William Tell Overture for The Lone Ranger

The Dambusters film came out when I was little so there was a horde of kids running around with toy planes going "Da da da da da-da da da ....."

Then we got to slightly more grown up stuff - Wagon Train, Rawhide ..... and still most of them were on the Children's Favourites list on a Saturday Morning.
The Runaway Train - Michael Holliday,
I Went To Your Wedding - Spike Jones.
My Old Man's A Dustman - Lonnie Donegan
Hole In The Ground & Right Said Fred - Bernard Cribbens

But there were exceptions -

Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan
Freight Train - Nancy Whiskey
Only Sixteen - Sam Cooke
Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers
Poetry In Motion - Johnny Tillotson

and leading on to

Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison
Peggy Sue, Oh Boy etc. - Buddy Holly
Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
Girl Of My Best Friend etc etc - Elvis
Shazam - Duane Eddy
Telstar - Tornados
Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball
Wonderful Land, FBI its - Shadows
Runaround Sue - Dion & The Belmonts
Runaway, Hats Off To Larry etc - Del Shannon
Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon

I saw both Del Shannon and Freddy Cannon at the Ritz.

Then we reached The Beatles. I can't honestly remember where or when I first heard the Beatles but I suspect it was on Brian Matthew's Saturday Club. They were live on there quite regularly in 1962-4 and they had their own Pop Go The Beatles show as well. The quality of those live performances is amazing. If you have never thought much to the Beatles they are well worth a listen just to see what good musicians a young band could be in 1963. Compared to them the Stones and other groups were amateurish in musical terms though they might have compensated in other ways.My favourite Beatles tracks are the earlier ones -

If I Fell
In My Life
Eight Days A Week
Rock & Roll Music

There were a lot of Mersey hits and copycats around. Many a summer evening was spent after school making pocket money picking blackcurrants at Somercotes singing along to the strains of Pace And The Gerrymakers and Billy J Krapper.

Around this time West Side Story was very big. I can remember recording my mate's LP on my reel to reel. I don't think we were especially keen on the romantic stuff like Maria and There's A Place For Us but we liked the dance numbers like Gee Officer Krupke and When You're A Jet and the Rumble.

Another oddity was that I discovered Glenn Miller and Ella Fitzgerald, a taste which was a bit strange for a young teenager but which has stayed with me.

Then summers were spent at Eskimo and Birds Eye and the tastes changed again. Dylan was a big favourite. I was blown away by Like A Rolling Stone which made us realise a single could be an epic long before Bohemian Rhapsody came along. Sonny and Cher, well, mainly Cher I admit. Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez. Can you see a pattern here?

Jumping a year or two my biggest musical regret is probably that I never saw Sandy Denny perform live. Who Knows Where The Time Goes is one of my all time favourites.



But we did not like to be pigeon holed We were happy to go to a folk club on a Tuesday and a motown and soul night on a Thursday. Geno Washington, Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, even the Four Tops appeared at clubs in Sheffield and Nottingham.

The greatest 60s group of all for me though was The Animals in the early years. Burden, Price, Chandler & co. were magnificent on stage especially in a club. Gonna Send You Back To Walker has to be one the best rock & soul songs ever recorded.

The Kinks were good live as well except that Ray Davies cannot sing in tune to save his life. ;D Lola is a great song though especially live. I saw them with and without Dave Davies and it showed how much he brought to the group. Sad to see him nowadays.

Another regret - I never saw Otis Redding or Sam Cooke live. Otis doing Shake and Satisfaction at full volume on the Dansette used to rock our hall of residence every Saturday night.

I'll leave it there for now. Sometime when I'm feeling energised again I'll try thinking of what music has made an impact after I stopped being a teenager all those moons ago. But those years live with you forever don't they?

This is one of my all time favourites.




Might I suggest turning the volume to number 11. ;)

And if you need an encore -

RRFC  you are making me feel young again  :)

Chris my wife just said to me did I know the Lifeboat was supposed to be haunted,

Well I did but never saw it in all the years I went in there.

Quoted from grimsby pete

RRFC  you are making me feel young again  :)

Chris my wife just said to me did I know the Lifeboat was supposed to be haunted,

Well I did but never saw it in all the years I went in there.

Does you good to have a wallow now and again.  ;D

Yes I knew about the Lifeboat but I never saw anything either. I think the ghost was supposed to be seen in the entrance on Queens Parade or in the snug on that side. Mind you I'd usually had so much Double Diamond I was seeing double or triple anyway in those days!

When I was early teens I lived not far from the Prom and every night at this time of year we would be down there to chat up the girls and generally play the fool. About half way between the station and Wonderland there used to be an arcade with a juke box. We would try and fiddle enough on the slots to be able to play this juke box and I remember my mate getting slung out for playing Elvis's Girl Of My Best Friend over and over. So next time he went he played the Shangri Las' Leader Of The Pack over and over till he got thrown out again. Finally he was banned altogether so he had to stand outside while we put the money in.

Any indie rock fans?
The Libertines are probably who I describe as 'my' band. Saw the Stone Roses a couple of times this year who perhaps surprisingly sounded fantastic.  
Kasabian also a fantastic live band, every time I have seen them especially in Leicester they have been incredible.
Special mentions for The Jam, obviously will never get too see them though.  

Some good choices RRFC, a little before my time but great music nonetheless, the 50's and 60's was always on in my house when I was a kid,  Runaway by Del Shannon and bits and pieces by Dave Clark five spring to mind.

Bits and Pieces was banned from the Mecca Ballroom Chris,

When it came out everybody were stamping on the floor to the music and you could see the floor going up and down like the tide coming in,

So after a couple of weeks they never played it again.

Quoted from grimsby pete

Bits and Pieces was banned from the Mecca Ballroom Chris,

When it came out everybody were stamping on the floor to the music and you could see the floor going up and down like the tide coming in,

So after a couple of weeks they never played it again.

Brilliant that Pete, after hearing the song hundreds of times I can totally see why, my Mam always says to me it was that song that made me a mad man haha I used to go mental when it was on our record player - it just sounded so much better on an old vinyl though mate.

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Waterloo sunset is up there with the best Les there's no doubt about that mate, I didn't think it would be too long before you posted on this thread mate. ;)

Depeche Mode, agree but Punk?

I don't really have a favourite genre or style...

But some I do like


Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water, Sound of Silence, Mrs Robinson and many more are all absolute amazing songs, Simon and Garfunkel were absolute geniuses when it came to music.

The Hollies - He ain't Heavy He's My Brother is another favourite of mine

I like Spandua Ballet, True, Gold etc

Madness - pretty much every song by them

Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind is another favourite of mine

Zoom by Fat Larry

Rivers Of Babylon by Boney M

Elton John - Your Song, Rocket Man, Sacrofice, Ready for Love, candle In The Wind

I like Jefferson Starship, Jefferson Airplane and Starship an awful lot.

Cherish by Kool And The Gang

Almost everything by Phil Collins

Candi Staton- Young Hearts Run Free

Candi Staton with Young Hearts

Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Primeal Scream with Moving On Up

Belinda Carlisle with Heaven is a place on earth and Leave a Light on For me.

Waiting for a Star to Fall by Boy Meets Girl

I must confess to liking Abba.

And many others

Some good choices there Dave.

The singing postman was good  ;D

Quoted from grimsby pete

The singing postman was good  ;D

Ave ya got a loyt boyyy?

Wasn't he really from Grimsby? Seem to remember reading summit to that effect on CA's Famous Grimsby folk page.

Close he was a Meggie.

The Singing Postman, Alan Smethurst, was actually born in Lancashire but raised in Norfolk near Sheringham. Hence his accent. He was a postman in Grimsby when he got his reputation for singing on his rounds and he died in Grimsby, I think he was living at the Sally Army hostel.

I was thinking (not a good thing), where are all the instrumentals? I can't remember the last time I heard a good new instrumental - probably Brighouse & Rastrick with The Floral Dance.

We used to have some brilliant ones in my youth. There were the obvious ones like the Shadows stuff but you also got things like Duane Eddy with Shazam, still one gf my favourites. Here's a few more -

Telstar - The Tornados
Apache - Bert Weedon's version
Rumble - Link Wray
Pipeline - The Chantays
Wipe Out - The Surfaris
Rocking Goose - Johnny & The Hurricanes
Walk Don't Run - The Ventures
On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer
Nut Rocker - B Bumble & The Stingers
Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball
Raunchy - Bill Justis
Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson
Sylvia - Focus
Green Onions - Booker T & The MGs
Chariots Of Fire - Vangelis
Autobahn - Kraftwerk

Husker Du ,the pixies , dinosaur jr , buffalo tom , sugar , bob mould solo stuff, Big Black, grant lee buffalo, nirvana

Ride , MBV , Carter , Neds , Stuffies , Wedding present , puressence , mogwai , god is an astronaut , Therapy? ,

many others but that the influence.

worst ever gig : Stone Roses. Ian Brown was awful
Best ever : pixies at Sheffield,  2000 Reading,1992 Reading , foo fighters ,  queens stone age warm up gig
biggest regret : never seeing The Smiths.    first single Ghost Town , The Specials
most embarrassing band seen : Simply Red
Favourite venues : duchess of york in Leeds
First Band seen : Snuff at  Derby assembly rooms

Sugar were a great band. If I Can't Change Your Mind is one of my favourite songs.

The pop music played at the 20 20 blast games yesterday were old ones ,

BUT

The crowd sang along in between overs then silent when the music stopped and the bowler started his run up,

It all added to the atmosphere a great afternoon and evening,

Maybe Town should try something like that when there is a hold up in play,  ;D

Some of my fav's;

The National
BRMC
Modest Mouse
My Morning Jacket
Jack White
The Walkmen
Arcade Fire
Interpol
The Black Keys

Just realised all the above are from the States!

Also love ;

Radiohead
The Kills
And listen to music by the following plus lots more, .

Artic Monkeys
Foals
Frightened Rabbit
Everything Everything
Django Django
Biffy Clyro

So many more bands I like , , loving YAK right now oh and DRENGE, , all about moods really and what I'm doing to what I'll listen to, , like chill out stuff as well and love Sigur Ros and sounds that Jamie XX makes.

Love the old classics as well, . Led Zep I love and some old Black Sabbath and Bowie , , I could go on and on , , generally I would say I can't stand the modern pop stuff and the stuff they constantly play on these radio stations like Heart and similar, , good to read other music realated comments from Town fans.

Aren't Arcade Fire Canucks not Yanks?

Yeh your right , . From Quebec I believe

Gigs i am off to:
the felice brothers
dinosaur jr
teenage fanclub
Bob Mould
Wedding present

King Khan and the Shrines

All Time Faves - Rush - David Sylvian - Stephen Wilson - Sabbath - Thomas Dolby - Love & Money - Johhny Cash - Train - Donald Fagen - Opeth
Currently Listening to -  Porcupine Tree - Temperance Movement - Zak Brown Band - Red Hot Chillies - RIverside - The The - Jack White - Blackberry Smoke - Karine Polwart
Best Gigs - AC/DC Winter Gardens & Manchester Apollo both With Bon (Hero)
Worst Gigs - Any Festival - Disturbed at Rock City
Would Recommend  - Temperance Movement - Any Johhny Cash Americah Series Album - New Chillies Album
Come on Town!!

The Dom Vose thread and a terrible pun got me listening to this classic again:



And those clever chaps at You Tube helpfully pointed out some others of the same vintage guaranteed to make some old Mariners feel 5 or 6 again.

Mungo Jerry and his Nobby from Grimsby whiskers



An earlier one Mamas and Papas cover of California Dreaming (and I don't fancy yours much)



Always assumed these were Brits:

I've recently been enjoying music from the 60's/70's/80's. I wish I'd grown up in those years.

Check out Public Service Broadcasting 'The race for space' and 'Inform, educate, entertain' albums.

Here's a taste:

Ooh! I like that Spitfire one. Will have to listen to more.

QUESTION TIME!

I was wondering whether someone could tell me why one of the singers does what she does between 2:41 - 2:52 whilst singing about her daddy? (If your missus or kids are in the room you may want to turn the volume down or put on a set of headphones!!) (lol)

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QUESTION TIME!

I was wondering whether someone could tell me why one of the singers does what she does between 2:41 - 2:52 whilst singing about her daddy? (If your missus or kids are in the room you may want to turn the volume down or put on a set of headphones!!) (lol)

She had tight shoes on and it's the relief of slipping them off.

Just giving my new Kind Of Blue (vinyl) a listen. Had it on CD for years but just getting back into vinyl (bought a new turntable a few weeks ago). More beautiful than ever,

Oh dear. Nothing on here for me. See my picture for a clue . Gregory 'the cool ruler' isaacs all time fave.Started off on ub40 and two tone, but Gregory and the skatalites changed everything.
Prince buster, Ken boothe, mighty diamonds, toots and the maytals, the pioneers, Alton Ellis,  Jimmy cliff etc
Anyone else liking this stuff I'd recommend ska-beat-soul weekly hour of blue beat, ska and rocksteady on mixcloud

If you want an up to date one, real fave of mine, and a brilliant band to see live is the skints. Huge following, but completely unknown out of the ska/punk/reggae community

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Oh dear. Nothing on here for me. See my picture for a clue . Gregory 'the cool ruler' isaacs all time fave.Started off on ub40 and two tone, but Gregory and the skatalites changed everything.
Prince buster, Ken boothe, mighty diamonds, toots and the maytals, the pioneers, Alton Ellis,  Jimmy cliff etc
Anyone else liking this stuff I'd recommend ska-beat-soul weekly hour of blue beat, ska and rocksteady on mixcloud

If you want an up to date one, real fave of mine, and a brilliant band to see live is the skints. Huge following, but completely unknown out of the ska/punk/reggae community

There's a radio channel right up your strasse I came across the other day when flicking through the channels. Couldn't understand a word the DJ was saying. Can't remember its name is now.

Aye. The Skints are alright. (That's a northern aye, not an 'urban' aiiii!)

One for Chris Mackenzie here maybe. Caught this in the car on the way home. About 16 mins in the beautiful voice of Siobhan Miller. Never heard of her before, or the song by Burns she's singing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0891yhz

KM i  was sat in my car listening to this the other night, Robyn Stapleton was fantastic, did you hear her?

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KM i  was sat in my car listening to this the other night, Robyn Stapleton was fantastic, did you hear her?

No, I'd got to the swimming pool by then so missed the second half of the programme. I'll have to listen on iPlayer.

Prompted me to listen to her sing Ae Fond Kiss. Thought I didn't like Rabbie Burns, I thought he was all 'wee timourrring cowrrring beastie' - only tried to read some of his poems in the past. But now I've heard some of his love songs I'm beginning to warm to him.

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The Boxer is a fantastic track Dave, I couldn't get to grips with the cover version of the sound of silence (although Paul himself thought it was good) I prefer the original and I doubt it could ever be matched - old friends and Homeward bound are Great tracks I'll put them below mate.

Brilliant words throughout.

Paul Simon at his very best here.

I have heard that 'Homeward Bound' was specifically written while Simon was waiting fro a train at Donny station.

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I have heard that 'Homeward Bound' was specifically written while Simon was waiting fro a train at Donny station.

I always thought it was Wigan al. It's one of my favourite tracks mate.

S&G truly give me a shiver and make the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. Haven't a frigging clue what half their metaphors mean but it sounds unbelievably good.

I'll even forgive their mispronunciation of Scarborough.  :)

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I always thought it was Wigan al. It's one of my favourite tracks mate.

It was Warrington.

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It was Warrington.

I'm sure I saw a local news piece saying it was Widnes station after he had played at a folk club there. Obviously this could easily be googled.

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I always thought it was Wigan al. It's one of my favourite tracks mate ('Homeward Bound').

and here's me thinking it was this one Chris

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I'm sure I saw a local news piece saying it was Widnes station after he had played at a folk club there. Obviously this could easily be googled.

From the man himself.

Don't you just hate those Swedes holding chat shows in English. illegitimates!

So Warrington it is then! What a voice and what a track that is, brilliant lyrics..one of the best songs ever!

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and here's me thinking it was this one Chris

Brilliant track Dave

Been a while

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I've recently been enjoying music from the 60's/70's/80's. I wish I'd grown up in those years.

I was a teenager in the 60's mate it was a great time,

Beatles, Stones, Kinks endless others coming on the scene,

England won the World Cup and Town got a promotion.

AND   I could run around playing football all day,

Those were the days !!!!

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I was a teenager in the 60's mate it was a great time,

Beatles, Stones, Kinks endless others coming on the scene,

England won the World Cup and Town got a promotion.

AND   I could run around playing football all day,

Those were the days !!!!

Here's one for you then Pete.  ;)

Quoted from cmackenzie4

Here's one for you then Pete.  ;)

As a little boy I think i fell in love with Mary. As a big boy I can see why.  ;)

TWTD is a great song. Very nostalgic - in itself and for me personally. Brings so much back.

It's also a lot older than the 60s. Or at least the music is - written in the 20s by a couple of Russian guys - different words but also full of nostalgia.

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As a little boy I think i fell in love with Mary. As a big boy I can see why.  ;)

TWTD is a great song. Very nostalgic - in itself and for me personally. Brings so much back.

It's also a lot older than the 60s. Or at least the music is - written in the 20s by a couple of Russian guys - different words but also full of nostalgia.

Wasn't the song adapted by Lennon and Macartney?

Yeah, they claimed the writing credits. Maybe just McCartney? It was out on Apple records.

Despite being an old punk at heart, this is and probably always will be, my favourite song of all time.

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Despite being an old punk at heart, this is and probably always will be, my favourite song of all time.

I can see us singing that on the Tattershall Castle on Saturday evening (if they let us on).

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Despite being an old punk at heart, this is and probably always will be, my favourite song of all time.

Good choice Les, a favourite of mine too mate.

When one of my granddaughters was moving house she hired a van and asked me to drive it,

When we had finished she gave me a KINKS CD for being a good granddad,

I said where did you get that from,

It was left in the CD Player in the van, she replied  ;D

I think you might like this Chris, Les and Pete. To mark the 50th anniversary of Waterloo Sunset.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08q6181

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I liked that KM, Great find!

Talk about evocative Chris. I remember hearing that for the first time in 1982(?) in the living room of my student house. My house mate had been and bought the single and was playing in when I came in. It was a wow! moment. It got played over and over again.

That and Pappa's Got a Brand New Pig Bag!

Have you listened to that R4 programme on Waterloo Sunset?

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I liked that KM, Great find!

Theme for an away day? Gazoos at Gresty/the Globe?

Quoted from KingstonMariner

I think you might like this Chris, Les and Pete. To mark the 50th anniversary of Waterloo Sunset.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08q6181

Just sat and listened to it at work KM, really enjoyed that piece, I just wished I could have seen them back in the day, Waterloo sunset is a masterpiece but they also did some other brilliant tracks, if I'm honest I don't think I dislike any of their tracks.

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Just sat and listened to it at work KM, really enjoyed that piece, I just wished I could have seen them back in the day, Waterloo sunset is a masterpiece but they also did some other brilliant tracks, if I'm honest I don't think I dislike any of their tracks.

I've been humming it to myself the past two days. Beautiful music and the lyrics are nicely judged and delivered just right.

Had a lump in my throat a couple of times. especially when that guy was talking about his brother.

Totally agree KM,   now for the best song of all time! Been with me through thick and thin this track, it means so much to me.

I really love this by B Dylan too

Magnificent tracks here

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I really love this by B Dylan too

That was ace. Good song and the video was well chosen. Amazing seeing all those cranes by the river. All gone.

Here's a cracker for you KM

Always liked that song ever since I was a little kid in the 60s and my sister was a folkie. Just googled Ralph and saw he grew up in Croydon - there seem to have been a lot of folk singers and musicians from the London area in those days. I guess it was fashionable. Found out the other week that Sandy Denny was from round here and went to the same school that my daughter goes to.

One of my favourites here KM,  had this on in my tent in the mountains of Scotland.

Beautiful Glencoe!

This was on earlier (one of my fave programmes of recent years) and the music has been going round my head. Something very English about it. This fellah has got a great voice and the tune and words fit the programme like an old bush hat or a baggy pair of combat trousers:



Seems he's Jerome Flynn's little brother.

Just caught up with this thread,

Some great tracks on it.

Thanks KM and Chris keep them coming  8)

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Just caught up with this thread,

Some great tracks on it.

Thanks KM and Chris keep them coming  8)

Got loads more yet Pete, what's your taste in music? I'll root out some good ones for you mate.

This is how to sing, brilliant!

Most of my favourites are from the 60's Chris,

Beatles, Stones, Kinks but a bit later Queen, ABBA

My all time favourite singles are Whiter Shade Of Pale, House of the Rising Sun, Satisfaction, Black is Black,

Also John Lennon made a CD called ????? and my granddaughter lost it , had some great tracks on that,

I will come back  when my memory returns  ;D

I'll get some put up for you in the next day or two Pete, keep an eye out mate.

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I'll get some put up for you in the next day or two Pete, keep an eye out mate.

Thanks Chris.

Here you go Pete!

That takes me back Chris cheers mate.

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Most of my favourites are from the 60's Chris,

Beatles, Stones, Kinks but a bit later Queen, ABBA

My all time favourite singles are Whiter Shade Of Pale, House of the Rising Sun, Satisfaction, Black is Black,

Also John Lennon made a CD called ????? and my granddaughter lost it , had some great tracks on that,

I will come back  when my memory returns  ;D

Imagine what it would be like if I had a good memory  ;D

Oh that's it John Lennon 8)

Just seen your Glen Campbell track Chris. I'm not really a fan of country music, but this is a good track too.

MADNESS all the way for, vastly underated and made some superb albums, seen them over 50 times from the age of thirteen and they are still going strong, stronger than I am anyway

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MADNESS all the way for, vastly underated and made some superb albums, seen them over 50 times from the age of thirteen and they are still going strong, stronger than I am anyway

Aye. They've produced some classic modern English songs. A sort of latter day Kinks.

Off to see these (old) boys next month, playing with Wilko (reports of my death are greatly exaggerated) Johnson:

Thoughts on Glastonbury?

Nile Rodgers was good

Thought Foo Fighters put on a great show. Good entertainment. Also thought Nile Rodgers and Barry Gibb were superb.

Enjoyed Chic. The Pretenders were pedestrian. And enjoyed Chris Gifford's cameo with Holland's R&B Orchestra. Surprised I found Kate Tempest interesting once I worked through that 'street' accent she uses. Lots of relevance to recent events.

What do you think of this one KM?

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What do you think of this one KM?

Appropriate for today.

I'm partial to a spiritual. Some of the best tunes are made by people with causes.

The Who

'Can you see the real me'

Quoted from KingstonMariner

This was on earlier (one of my fave programmes of recent years) and the music has been going round my head. Something very English about it. This fellah has got a great voice and the tune and words fit the programme like an old bush hat or a baggy pair of combat trousers:



Seems he's Jerome Flynn's little brother.

Agree 100% with this,they've been repeating Detectorists recently and on second viewing its such a sublime watch as it was the first time. Definite modern day classic sitcom and this opening tune is perfect for the feel and tone of the show.

I'll echo the love for The Detectorists. Lovely, gentle, understated comedy.

Another blast from the past!

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The best Vietnam War programme 'not set in Vietnam'.  :)

Very quick, sharp humour in that programme. Almost too quick and clever at times.

It was set in the Korean war wasn't it?

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It was set in the Korean war wasn't it?

I thought it was ginny.

It was, but it was a thinly veiled satire on Vietnam.

A masterpiece from one of my favourite albums

That's really good Chris. Thanks.

Just come back from a pub in Lyme Regis round the corner from where we're staying - had to leave early cos the missus had gone back to the cottage and I didn't have a key*. Trio of 'experienced' singer/guitarists playing tonight. Mostly 'country rock(ish)' but also when I walked in they were doing this CR style:



And then just before a break one I'm sure is up your strasse:



Lovely stuff. Good ale too. And someone else in there who I could only describe as Jo Whiley's better looking older sister.  :P

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A masterpiece from one of my favourite albums

Fantastic song and album. Another great Neil Young tune with Johnny Cash intro.

Been listening to Neil Young all afternoon. Rust Never Sleeps- great album and this is one of my fave tracks.

And this one....

Mine is obviously British Traditional Jazz. Not just the big 3 of Chris Barber, Kenny Ball and Acker Bilk but also the more local based bands.

I also enjoy the Mod era music with The Who as my all time favourite band.


8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

R.I.P to my favourite country singer, I was quite upset to hear of Glen Campbell's death this morning, I was brought up with his music back in the early 70's.

A few good songs there Chris,

RIP Glen.

Been enjoying those Neil Young tracks. Classic modern Americana (in the best way, not Disney)*. Thanks for posting them. I'll get round to the Glen Campbell.

* as is this (and not a dry eye in the house)

Who remembers this classic? I used to watch this with me mother back in the 70's, really brought back memories watching this

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Appropriate for today.

I'm partial to a spiritual. Some of the best tunes are made by people with causes.

You may like this one

Quoted from Marinerz93

You may like this one

Well there are exceptions.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Well there are exceptions.

True but you have got to see the reaction videos, hilarious.

Not to everyone's taste but I thought it was time this thread had a bit of classic punk on it.









And the almost 17 minute long epic.

Another funny foreign one. Chris might like it, it being a version of 'Going to Jackson'.

This couple are so cool it hurts! The lip-syncing is a 'bit' out but it's a nice little domestic scene. they were both good singers and complemented each other's voice. She could turn her hand to any style. A  good looking woman too (reminds me of Mrs KM in more ways than one. Apart from the singing voice, sorry P).



Loistava!

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Another funny foreign one. Chris might like it, it being a version of 'Going to Jackson'.

This couple are so cool it hurts! The lip-syncing is a 'bit' out but it's a nice little domestic scene. they were both good singers and complemented each other's voice. She could turn her hand to any style. A  good looking woman too (reminds me of Mrs KM in more ways than one. Apart from the singing voice, sorry P).



Loistava!

Fantastic find KM..that really made me laugh 👍 love it!

Doing covers of US or British hits was the mainstay of Finnish pop music in the 60s and 70s. The fact the language is so strange and impenetrable to almost anyone else adds to the comic element. Some good quality too (e.g. Päivi Paunu's version of Those Were the Days).

Tickets bought for Jimbob's solo acoustic show at Shepherds Bush Empire next March. Since Carter split up Jim's been doing occasional solo gigs. Not to everyone's taste but I think the bloke is a lyrical genius and quite a few others should think so too as the 2000 tickets have almost sold out in 2 days.

Good stuff Les.

Hue & Cry in wakefield this sat night
Also check out Zac Brown Band Greatest Hits

Saw Secret Affair at Band on The Wall last Saturday - I was 18 again for an hour!!

Rebellion at Blackpool is brilliant for anyone who likes the punk / alternative scene.
Hundreds of bands over four days, beer, food and not a sniff of trouble.
A hundred and fifty notes gets you a weekend wristband and people watching nirvana.
The atmosphere in and around the Winter Gardens venue as good as I've experienced anywhere.
Bouncers, old Bill, hoteliers, pub landlords as welcoming as can be.
Highlights for me this year were Toyah, The Skids and Sham69.
I've already paid for August 2018.

You can tell you are not married mate, :)

Here's one you'll remember Pete. I'm sure it'll bring back memories of the desert sands and old comrades from Tobruk and Alamein  ;)



Actually it's a classic song and covered in nearly every combatants language which must say something. Only one missing is the Grimmo version about the lamplights at Riby Square.

http://ingeb.org/Lieder/lilimarl.html

Ah Cmack "petrocelli" I wonder if he ever got his house built past the chimney  ;)

Just bought the re-mastered and extended versions of China Crisis' first 3 albums. I'd forgotten just what a brilliant group they were.

Good songs there Les, I love Black Man Ray, I used to have that on a single.

All I can remember is African and White.

In honour of Tom Petty. One of my favourites of his.

And this one ginny, brilliant musician!

Sorry to bore you with more funny foreign stuff, but this is one of the tunes that's been going round my head a lot lately. Sung in Elvish* by a distinctly Elvish looking lady. Beautiful sound. Lyrics not deep and meaningful, just a lovey dovey wedding waltz** (title literally just means 'wedding waltz').




* actually Finnish but you can see where Tolkien got the idea from

** there's a much much darker trad song on YouTube about what a wedding day meant for a young woman in Finland back in the day. Too dark for a a Friday evening though.

I like that KM, she certainly has a good voice.

Music's good too.

One of my favourite bands currently

Cheers Les, enjoyed them.

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One of my favourite bands currently

Wow! Like it. Bit like the Pogues on amphetamines

I was thinking more of the Levellers.

Good stuff Les.

Back to folk! What do you think of these tracks KM?





Very meaningful tunes, I’ve seen Dougie in concert, brilliant!

Can’t find Dougie’s version to Neil Gow’s Lament but this ones not too shabby and well worth a listen to.

Here's one of my favourite folk singer songwriters. Good singer, songwriter and excellent guitarist. This song has a great story to it.

Very good Chris. Dougie's a bit of a poet isn't he? 'She will find me' is the sort of thing I end up listening to after a long boozy dinner at my sister's, having a brandy or whisky with my brother-in-law and the log burner glowing in the corner.

The Gow Lament has a bit of the 'Wild Mountain Thyme/Will ye go Lassie' about it. Which is spooky cos I was watching Their Finest on the plane home yesterday evening and up pops Bill Nighy of all people singing it in a cosy pub scene. And he was no' ba'. No' ba' at all.

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Here's one of my favourite folk singer songwriters. Good singer, songwriter and excellent guitarist. This song has a great story to it.

Good choice ginny, really enjoyed that mate, thanks for putting it up,👍

Another one I’ve always liked and played.

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Another one I’ve always liked and played.

Are you trying to tell us something.  ;)

This was played on the radio the other day. I think it's a great track, so thought I would share.

Did you hear him on radio 2 a couple of weeks back Andy? He was in the studio with Ken Bruce and he sang this live, brilliant voice mate, good choice.👍

Yes I heard it. He's a great singer songwriter. If you're into a bit of Northern Soul, then here's a great track

  

Good track Andy and yes I love northern Soul

Used to put this on in 3 Lima mess (RN) back in 1989, a few songs then a few 🍺then down the strip in Plymouth, great days!

Heard this song on the radio yesterday for the first time in ages.

Loved it at the time and still think it's a great song.

Varied, including Stones, Stray, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, Soft Machine, Robert Wyatt, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, The Nice, ELP, Split Enz, AC/DC, BB King, Terry Riley, The Who, The Kinks, Rumble and Calmen Waters. More  recently was able to organise a charity gig in Louth to support the "Fighting 4 Louth Hospital" campaign. Local bands who appeared FREE were:

The What (Corrine Drewery's brothers' band)
The Legendary Nighthawks ( feat. Dave Formula ex Magazine and Visage) on keyboards
The Stallers - a young, Louth punk/rock band with a GREAT future
Blue and Black - who are prominent local musicians, Charlotte Hubbard and Keri Blake (Delusional Phools)
Twa Auld Reivers - Folk/Shanty music
Robots Found Errors (sadly since disbanded).

Also, Jayne Cooper (Artist) and Jane Air (Poet/Cartoonist).

Check all of them out http://www.laamb.co.uk

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This was played on the radio the other day. I think it's a great track, so thought I would share.

He lives in the area. Was going to have him over for a barbeque but apparently his wife's a vegtarian.

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He lives in the area. Was going to have him over for a barbeque but apparently his wife's a vegtarian.

Quoted from malkamalka

Varied, including Stones, Stray, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, Soft Machine, Robert Wyatt, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, The Nice, ELP, Split Enz, AC/DC, BB King, Terry Riley, The Who, The Kinks, Rumble and Calmen Waters. More  recently was able to organise a charity gig in Louth to support the "Fighting 4 Louth Hospital" campaign. Local bands who appeared FREE were:

The What (Corrine Drewery's brothers' band)
The Legendary Nighthawks ( feat. Dave Formula ex Magazine and Visage) on keyboards
The Stallers - a young, Louth punk/rock band with a GREAT future
Blue and Black - who are prominent local musicians, Charlotte Hubbard and Keri Blake (Delusional Phools)
Twa Auld Reivers - Folk/Shanty music
Robots Found Errors (sadly since disbanded).

Also, Jayne Cooper (Artist) and Jane Air (Poet/Cartoonist).

Check all of them out http://www.laamb.co.uk

Any links where we could get a taste on line?

My favourite Kate Bush track, takes me right back!

Them heavy people helped me in a tough spot.

Prompted by an advert on telly been having a bit of a Cranberries spell tonight. Dolores has such a great voice and let's her accent come through, which is always a good thing.

Dreams, complete with random white horse wandering around the streets just to make sure you know. It's Oireland.



Great albums in the early 90s. Almost every track is memorable. I know what I'm gonna be boring the kids with driving up the A1 on Sunday.  :)

Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think

Been listening to this one just lately, a really good song with fantastic lyrics.👍



A brilliant track by the legendary Neil Young.

Takes me right back, just brilliant!

Brilliant lyrics here and so true too!

Neil Young is one of those artists who always surprise me. Not someone I immediately warm to, but when you start listening.....

Here's a song with a Celtic connection, but with a Yowkshire twist. Lots of versions of her version around but I particularly like this for the audience sing-along and her talking at the end. Never thought I could marry a Yorkie  ;).

Gonna see her for the first time on 18th Dec. Can't flippin wait.

Not necessarily my taste but watching various clips, found this and I always glance through the comments section when I saw that someone had praised him for his work in Uganda. Touching story of his life and hardships he faced and how he has helped hundreds if not thousands of people. Just thought I'd share a good news story as some musicians want you to donate without doing so themselves.



http://www.complex.com/music/2017/06/french-montana-unforgettable-campaign-generous-donation-the-weeknd

I know some of you don't play games on PC or consoles but there are some cracking tunes in some games, for FIFA lovers



For me playing Red Dead Redemption this was the best song for atmospherics, sort gave you a wow moment, especially after completing a difficult mission



Another tune from when the character you are playing is killed and you don't expect it, makes you sort of sad, again a great game for atmospherics.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Neil Young is one of those artists who always surprise me. Not someone I immediately warm to, but when you start listening.....

Here's a song with a Celtic connection, but with a Yowkshire twist. Lots of versions of her version around but I particularly like this for the audience sing-along and her talking at the end. Never thought I could marry a Yorkie  ;).

Gonna see her for the first time on 18th Dec. Can't flippin wait.

You have a treat in store. She is fabulous live.

I've probably posted this before but heard it on the radio today and it reminded me of this video.

I'm not a big Meatloaf fan at all but this surely has to be the best ever live performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test.

Good track this Les, can’t believe it’s nearly 40 year old, reminds me of my times living on the Bradley park estate all those years ago, great days!

An apt day to post this on the 37th anniversary of the callous murder of one of the best songwriters the world has ever known.

What he would make of the goings-on in the world in this day and age, God only knows.

RIP John

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I've probably posted this before but heard it on the radio today and it reminded me of this video.

I'm not a big Meatloaf fan at all but this surely has to be the best ever live performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test.

Not sure if I like that Les. Let me sleep on it. I'll give you an answer in the morning.

That band were tighter than a nun's chuff. Spot on.

My two favourites by the brilliant Nina Simone

Still love a bit of OMD every now and then. Here's 3 of their best.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Still love a bit of OMD every now and then. Here's 3 of their best.

Love  "Electricity" but some of their later stuff was a bit up their own ar*es...

Quoted from cmackenzie4

My two favourites by the brilliant Nina Simone

Sinnerman is very well known, and an ace track, but I've never heard Revolution before. If anything, it's even better. Especially this live version. You've just got to look at her eyes - she really feels it (she's lived it) - as well as it being musically and vocally tip-top.

Thanks for digging it out Chris.

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Still love a bit of OMD every now and then. Here's 3 of their best.

'kinell mate, I'm a 19 year old student again and in a fricking cold house in Herne Bay with Little Joe dancing in his leather 'sports' jacket in front of his music centre, and 'Geordie Si' is pissing himself laughing.

Next up the Mighty Wah with this:

Another song I recently heard for the first time in ages which takes me back to my teenage years.

Just been listening to this classic, it’s always been a favourite of mine.



And this..

Classics Chris. Absolute classics. Take me right back.

Not my usual taste in music but I absolutely love this song.

Great song Les.

Takes me back to my youth this one.

I've got the 7" of that somewhere still Chris along with this one of his.  :)

Supertramp did some really great songs but this is my favourite, what’s yours by them?

Decent cover version of Jethro Tull's Classic

Posted the Capercaillie version of this song before. I have to say when I first heard this woman speak, I found it a bit irritating 'man' (said in an Anthony Quayle in 'Ice Cold in Alex' way). Her singing voice is amazing though. And unaccompanied by any instruments.

The tune puts me in mind of rowing a boat between the islands, it has that gentle rhythmic rise and fall (dunno what the musical term is).

Ya'll gotta love these girls. Especially if you loved 'Oh Brother Where art Thou'.  Best fast forward to about 9 mins in. The harmonies are to die for. At first sight it looks like the 3 fiddle players are made to a different scale to the guitar and mandolin players - like when you mixed up scales with plastic soldiers as a kid  ;)

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Posted the Capercaillie version of this song before. I have to say when I first heard this woman speak, I found it a bit irritating 'man' (said in an Anthony Quayle in 'Ice Cold in Alex' way). Her singing voice is amazing though. And unaccompanied by any instruments.

The tune puts me in mind of rowing a boat between the islands, it has that gentle rhythmic rise and fall (dunno what the musical term is).

I love this KM, this will be making my playlist for when I visit Glencoe in a few weeks. Thanks for sharing this.👍

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I love this KM, this will be making my playlist for when I visit Glencoe in a few weeks. Thanks for sharing this.👍

We came back through Glencoe on the way home from Skye last summer. First time visit for me and i can see why you love it so much. The place is magical.

Dolores O'Riordan, RIP. Only 46.

Sad news KM , I didn’t like all of her tracks but these two are brilliant.

Those two are classics Chris. Was listening to a load of their stuff the other month for the first time in yonks, and it stood the test of time.

One of the best and most unique pop voices of our time in my opinion.

My favourite:

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One of the best and most unique pop voices of our time in my opinion.

My favourite:

Hair standing up on the back of my neck.

Great video too.

Heard this earlier on Absolute 80’s, not heard it in a while, it’s a good catchy tune.

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Heard this earlier on Absolute 80’s, not heard it in a while, it’s a good catchy tune.

Had completely forgotten that song.

Watching that and I can't help but think of the Cold War. Something about that jacket the male tiger is wearing is distinctly Communist. But more than that it's the message and the satire that you don't get these days (outside of Russia Today type channels and probably Jihadi.TV or whatever).

This is just ooooh, ahhhhhh.

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This is just ooooh, ahhhhhh.

I like this KM, not heard this before, the guitaring is very similar to “April come she will” by one of my favourites Simon & Garfunkel

Tickets just arrived for the Jim Bob gig next month at The Shepherds Bush Empire.

2000 sell out, going to be one great sing-along evening.

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I like this KM, not heard this before, the guitaring is very similar to “April come she will” by one of my favourites Simon & Garfunkel

See what you mean. Or rather I hear.

Some would say it's a bit derivative, but I prefer to say 'traditional'. And I'm a sucker for a nice female voice.

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See what you mean. Or rather I hear.

Some would say it's a bit derivative, but I prefer to say 'traditional'. And I'm a sucker for a nice female voice.

Strangley, I've never really been a big fan of female vocalists. Debbie Harry and Karen Carpenter being the exceptions.

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Strangley, I've never really been a big fan of female vocalists. Debbie Harry and Karen Carpenter being the exceptions.

Ah, my weakness is I believe they're singing to me.

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Ace. Love old school Motown. The choreography is superb.

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Tickets just arrived for the Jim Bob gig next month at The Shepherds Bush Empire.

2000 sell out, going to be one great sing-along evening.

Like a cross between 80s Bragg, French chanteurs of the 50s and Slavic nostalgia. Right up my prospekt.

Tonight on telly we have this:



Followed by this:



Well done Auntie!

Okay I have something a little different which I think is a gem of a piece of music, A Coward No Longer by James Horner

Came across this recently. Reminded me of being trooped into the hall at Lindsey Lower School ( now the Clee Road Nursing Home for Retired Gentlefolk) to watch the Good the Bad and the Ugly (and Woody Woodpecker). Iconic film.

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Came across this recently. Reminded me of being trooped into the hall at Lindsey Lower School ( now the Clee Road Nursing Home for Retired Gentlefolk) to watch the Good the Bad and the Ugly (and Woody Woodpecker). Iconic film.

One of my favourite films KM, this a great find, lots of work gone into this mate.

I just love this! it takes me right back to my youth. 8)

A song you don’t hear very often, it’s a good track this, catchy!

A bit late but Jim Bob was superb at the end of March at Shepherd's Bush Empire. Sang for almost 2 hours with a couple of encores and it's the first time I've ever seen crowd surfing at an acoustic gig. Support act Mark Morris (lead singer of The Bluetones) was pretty decent too.

Forgot about that Les. Will keep an eye out for him. Liked the stuff you posted the other months.

And that Once in a Lifetime is one of the relatively few bright spots in the 80s for me. Can't remember what I was looking at when that Danish the G the B and the U vid popped up in the side bar. A lot of stuff I come across is because of whatever algorithm You Tube has - ignoring the stuff the kids are into of course.

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LOVE that track.

Have a very happy memory associated with the Pretenders unplugged album :)

Absolute cracker! Been after putting this on for a long while but it’s not been available on YouTube

One for KM  8)

Two good's Chris. Very nostalgic now.

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Absolute cracker! Been after putting this on for a long while but it’s not been available on YouTube

Takes me back to my schooldays at Chelly that one

Another couple that remind me of those days are these 2 songs by the same artist. I think these were a couple of years after Spanish Stroll.

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A song you don’t hear very often, it’s a good track this, catchy!

Was listening to World Party- Goodbye Jumbo out on my walk recently.

That and Bang! were good albums.

Just had a look on google what happened to Karl Wallinger, and he suffered an aneurysm that left him unable to speak for 5 years. No wonder he disappeared off the scene. He did however recover and toured in 2012. Good songwriter.

Really enjoyed that. Don't know how I'd never heard of him/them. Liked the Waterboys.

If you like the Country Rock revival of the early 90s, you might appreciate this:


Ah, them were the days when I wanted to run off with Maria McKee and make a fool of myself and leave my dull suburban life behind.  8)

Is this about Fenty?

I know you liked fhir a bhata (sp?) Mr MacKenzie. Sure you'll like this offering from Capaercaillie too

And one for Pete/Swin's generation.

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I know you liked fhir a bhata (sp?) Mr MacKenzie. Sure you'll like this offering from Capaercaillie too

Thanks for sharing KM, I love her voice.👍

Just been listening to a load of those you have all put on lads,

Been doing my exercises to the music ( not a pretty sight )  ;D

Thanks keep them coming got another few weeks of torture yet.

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Thanks for sharing KM, I love her voice.👍

Good isn't she. I'd have no idea what she's singing about if it wasn't for the translations people put in the comments. The only Gaelic I know is 'pogue mahone'  :)

Heard this on the radio for the first time in ages. I'd forgotten just how good a song it is. Also reminded me of another of their great tracks too.

Dream theatres's cover of Led's Since I've Been Loving You

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Dream theatres's cover of Led's Since I've Been Loving You

This is not meant to be a Smashy and Nice type comment, but nice (thumbup)

I love a cute bass player

Brilliant! How did you find this KM?

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Brilliant! How did you find this KM?

Been a fan of theirs for a few years now. As I get older I get more into traditional music. They're really talented, especially that Tyler bloke who plays the banjo. This song always put me in mind of the Shop.

Great lyrics!

Just been listening to this one....

A bit of a guilty pleasure of mine but I love Teddy Pendergrass' voice

Great lyrics too by McFadden & Whithead

Great track Tim (as usual mate) 👍

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Great lyrics!

Mrs Mac on your mind Chris?  ;)

Nice song and tune. That fellah's got a good voice.

On the "love" theme...a blast from the past from Rod the Mod can't ever be wrong  ;)

Brilliant Tim! 👌 x

My second schoolboy crush (after the blonde one from Abba)

Great song Les 👍

iIt is indeed, and boy was she hot.

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My second schoolboy crush (after the blonde one from Abba)

I always preferred the brunette myself...

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I always preferred the brunette myself...

What Chris Stein?  ;D

Just been listening to this. Great album. Takes me back to a bare room I was renting opposite the British Legion in Folkestone in 1985. Echoed beautifully.

And this reminds me of their gig I went to at the Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone. Seeing all the teenage girls at the front and turning to my ex and saying "I stand more chance than that lot".


(clap)

If only he’d known you were a small Town boy KM 😉

As for the Communards take on this, I prefer the real thing

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If only he’d known you were a small Town boy KM 😉

As for the Communards take on this, I prefer the real thing

I would have gone down that route but I looked crap in double denim and there was no way I was gonna have a skinhead cut  8)

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I would have gone down that route but I looked crap in double denim and there was no way I was gonna have a skinhead cut  8)

Double denim... ha ha  ;)

Back in the day, went to see Quo and I was probably guilty of quadruple... jeans, shirt, waistcoat and jacket. Good job there were no fashion police around!  ;D

A bit of new music for the thread. Loving this at the moment by Idles. Their first album is a cracker and the new tracks show no sign of letting up. A sort of 'what would The Clash sound like if they came out today' band. Looking forward to seeing them at Blackpool punk festival.

I like that Manc. Think the 'what would the Clash sound like if they came out today' is a good description. Thanks for posting it.

At 64 years of age I still attend numerous gigs / festivals.

Wife and I are agoing to Glasgow Green this weekend to see The Darkness, Alabam3, Texas and Queen, plus a good few other bands.

Going to Electric Fields, just 3 miles from me last weekend in August to see James headline Thursady, High Flying Birds Friday, and Leftfield on Saturday. Tickets for Alabam3 again in September in Kilmarnock.

Have been local organiser of Thornhill Music Festival for the last six years - mainly blues based, but we have had Ska and other genres of music.

Will have to try some of that JDT. Obv I know Texas ( (thumbup) ) and Queen but don't know the others.

Was moseying around YouTube just now and came across this which was used in the Detectorists. Always liked the Unthanks, never let their musicality get in the way of their accents, but this makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.



Chorus:
One's for sorrow
Two's for joy
Three's for a girl
And Four's for a boy
Five's for silver
Six's for gold
Seven's for a secret
Never told

Devil, Devil, I defy thee (x3)

O the magpie bring us tidings
Of news both far and foul
She's more cunning than the raven
More wise than any owl

And she brings us news of the harvest
Of the barley, wheat and corn
And she knows when we'll go to our graves
And how we shall be born

Chorus

Devil, Devil, I defy thee (x3)

Now the priest he says we're wicked
For to worship the Devil's bird
Ah but we respect the old ways
And we disregard his words

Well we know they rest uneasy
As we slumber in the night
And we'll always leave out a little bit of meat
For the bird that's black and white

Chorus

That's cracking that. Was never aware of the Unthanks until Tom Robinson played one of their tracks on his Sunday night theme show on 6 music. What are the chances that a song about a man from Derby in awe of his racing pigeon could sound so lovely? This for me nails the sort of folk music that I enjoy.

Albums: In a sort of order (with lots missing and not even any singles added)
154: Wire
Heroes: David Bowie
Unknown Pleasures: Joy Division
The Pleasure Principle: Gary Numan
Never Mind the balderdash: The Sex Pistols
Replicas: Tubeway Army
The Bends: Radiohead
Dark Side of the Moon: Pink Floyd
Hats: The Blue Nile
Systems of Romance: Ultravox!
Imperial Bedroom: Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Second Hand Daylight: Magazine
f♯ A♯ ∞: God Speed You! Black Emperor
Out of The Blue: ELO
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: Wilco
Snap, Crackle and Bop: John Cooper Clarke
Asleep in the Back: Elbow
Murder Ballads: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Grace: Jeff Buckley
Bows and Arrows: The Walkmen
This Readily Assimilative People: Lonely China Day
Paranoid/Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: Black Sabbath
Crank: The Almighty
Millions Now Living Will Never Die: Tortoise
To The 5 Boroughs: beastie Boys
Lateralus: Tool
Only Ones: The Only Ones
Blue Lines/Mezzanine: Massive Attack
Boat to Bolivia: Martin Stephenson and The Daintees
K: Kula Shaker
My Angel Rocks Back and Forth: Four Tet
Drukqs: Aphex Twin
Clouds Taste Metallic: The Flaming Lips
That Subliminal Kid: DJ Spooky
Sinking: The Aloof

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Albums: In a sort of order (with lots missing and not even any singles added)
154: Wire
Heroes: David Bowie
Unknown Pleasures: Joy Division
The Pleasure Principle: Gary Numan
Never Mind the balderdash: The Sex Pistols
Replicas: Tubeway Army
The Bends: Radiohead
Dark Side of the Moon: Pink Floyd
Hats: The Blue Nile
Systems of Romance: Ultravox!
Imperial Bedroom: Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Second Hand Daylight: Magazine
f♯ A♯ ∞: God Speed You! Black Emperor
Out of The Blue: ELO
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: Wilco
Snap, Crackle and Bop: John Cooper Clarke
Asleep in the Back: Elbow
Murder Ballads: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Grace: Jeff Buckley
Bows and Arrows: The Walkmen
This Readily Assimilative People: Lonely China Day
Paranoid/Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: Black Sabbath
Crank: The Almighty
Millions Now Living Will Never Die: Tortoise
To The 5 Boroughs: beastie Boys
Lateralus: Tool
Only Ones: The Only Ones
Blue Lines/Mezzanine: Massive Attack
Boat to Bolivia: Martin Stephenson and The Daintees
K: Kula Shaker
My Angel Rocks Back and Forth: Four Tet
Drukqs: Aphex Twin
Clouds Taste Metallic: The Flaming Lips
That Subliminal Kid: DJ Spooky
Sinking: The Aloof

That's a fairly diverse list Beijing. Given they're albums, so that's a lot of music. Give us one or two must listens. Not necessarily your faves, or the best. Just off the top of your head.

I only know Wilco from the Mermaid Avenue collaborations with Billy Bragg.

Heard this on the radio for the first time in ages this monring. Still one of my favourite singles.

Good choice Les. You don’t often hear that one mate, I was brought up listening to ELO mate 👍

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Albums: In a sort of order (with lots missing and not even any singles added)
154: Wire
Heroes: David Bowie
Unknown Pleasures: Joy Division
The Pleasure Principle: Gary Numan
Never Mind the balderdash: The Sex Pistols
Replicas: Tubeway Army
The Bends: Radiohead
Dark Side of the Moon: Pink Floyd
Hats: The Blue Nile
Systems of Romance: Ultravox!
Imperial Bedroom: Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Second Hand Daylight: Magazine
f♯ A♯ ∞: God Speed You! Black Emperor
Out of The Blue: ELO
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: Wilco
Snap, Crackle and Bop: John Cooper Clarke
Asleep in the Back: Elbow
Murder Ballads: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Grace: Jeff Buckley
Bows and Arrows: The Walkmen
This Readily Assimilative People: Lonely China Day
Paranoid/Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: Black Sabbath
Crank: The Almighty
Millions Now Living Will Never Die: Tortoise
To The 5 Boroughs: beastie Boys
Lateralus: Tool
Only Ones: The Only Ones
Blue Lines/Mezzanine: Massive Attack
Boat to Bolivia: Martin Stephenson and The Daintees
K: Kula Shaker
My Angel Rocks Back and Forth: Four Tet
Drukqs: Aphex Twin
Clouds Taste Metallic: The Flaming Lips
That Subliminal Kid: DJ Spooky
Sinking: The Aloof

I'm spending a lot of time in Nottingham/East Midlands these days. I'd forgotten all about Martin Stephenson (and the Daintees) until reminded by my sister's bloke who went to see him in Chesterfield in a converted church which he (Martin) hired for £60. Apparently he spends his life gigging around small venues charging £15 a ticket. Am hoping to catch him at the Running Horse in Nottingham on 19 September. Really looking forward to it. One 9f my fave 80s bands.

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And this reminds me of their gig I went to at the Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone. Seeing all the teenage girls at the front and turning to my ex and saying "I stand more chance than that lot".


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Wow that brought back memories when I was down there tunnelling!!
Went to the Leas Cliff to see Rory Gallagher....
got the wrong week and it was “Kiddies Disco Night”.

Went back the next week on the correct day and Rory was great, an amazing guitarist; but by then he was fat and bloated with booze, and died a few years later after a liver transplant.  Shame.

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Wow that brought back memories when I was down there tunnelling!!
Went to the Leas Cliff to see Rory Gallagher....
got the wrong week and it was “Kiddies Disco Night”.

Went back the next week on the correct day and Rory was great, an amazing guitarist; but by then he was fat and bloated with booze, and died a few years later after a liver transplant.  Shame.

Would have been down there similar time then 1985-86?

Rory was ace. Irish rock musician. Liked a drink. What could possibly go wrong.

I reckon Pete, Swin and Barra might like this one. Probably remember it from their time in the Western Desert. Second link has multiple translations so you can sing along in whatever language you fancy.

The original famous version sung by Lale Andersen, not Dietrich as I imagined. Bit of a cliche but an absolute classic and very evocative. You can practically taste the hot sugary brew and hear the buzz of the flies. And is that Sylvia Sims over by that ambulance?



http://ingeb.org/Lieder/lilimarl.html#dutch

Bit more Nordic folk. Only marginally less intelligible than those Geordie lasses Manchester  ;)

No idea what this means but I love the rolled Rs. Lyrics below the vid should you feel like singing along - and because of the pacing it's just about possible.



And two for the price of one here. Absolutely beautiful singing and melodies that touch the soul. In fact I'm surprised that our resident Alt.Recht posters aren't all over this trad Scandi music as it's surely roots music for us folk from the Anglo-Danish heartlands.



(Lyrics and translation, courtesy of Mr Google, available on request).

I'm a Brit, I like EDM music.

Welcome Mr Midgett. I admit to having to look up EDM. Aint my cup of tea, but each to their own as they say.

This is more my thing-

Tickets bought for Jim Bob at The Shepherds Bush Empire next March. If it's half as good as this years gig it'll be another great evening.

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Tickets bought for Jim Bob at The Shepherds Bush Empire next March. If it's half as good as this years gig it'll be another great evening.

I'd only go if John Boy, Mary Ellen and the rest of the Waltons were on the bill.

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I'd only go if John Boy, Mary Ellen and the rest of the Waltons were on the bill.

Good night Grandpa

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I'd only go if John Boy, Mary Ellen and the rest of the Waltons were on the bill.

Sorry Ian, The Frank & Walters are supporting.

Not often you get your 2 favourite bands/artistes playing on consecutive nights a few miles apart. Well I've got tickets for Jim Bob from Carter USM on the Saturday night at Shepherds Bush Empire and then Stiff Little Fingers are playing the O2 Kentish Town on the Sunday. Gonna be one great weekend.

Lotsa stuff on here, mostly local too..

https://www.laamb.co.uk

Been listening to these beardy blokes lately.

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Been listening to these beardy blokes lately.

Cool. Like that ginny.

70s, 80's music and 90's EDM for me.

Billy Bragg on 20th October, From the Jam 10th November and the ever wonderful Half Man Half Biscuit on 30th November - 3 top gigs to attend before Xmas!

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Billy Bragg on 20th October, From the Jam 10th November and the ever wonderful Half Man Half Biscuit on 30th November - 3 top gigs to attend before Xmas!

Excellent band.

"All I Want For Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit" a particular favourite.

Enjoy a bit of HMHB. Had this on the shuffle a lot recently.

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Excellent band.

"All I Want For Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit" a particular favourite.

Kind of related, Dulka Prague - Sparta Prague - Theme from Sparta FC by The Fall.

"English Chelsea fan this is your last game,
We're not Galatasaray, we're Sparta F.C."

Here is one I haven’t heard in a while   ;)

just been listening to The Best OF Echo and the Bunnymen.

I'd forgotten just how many great songs they wrote.

Here's just a couple.

Sorry I am an old git still stuck in the 60 s

Cant buy me love    ;D

I like Bear's Den, my fav is...

Gotta change the mood a little. This brings a lump to my throat and raises the hairs on the back of my neck. Commemorating/celebrating a nation really fighting for its existence, which sadly we had to let down in 1939-40. So poor and equipped with rifles so bad that their war cry was 'tulta munille' ('aim at their balls' literally 'at the eggs'). One guy was so good that he had 540 kills in a war lasting 105 days!

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just been listening to The Best OF Echo and the Bunnymen.

I'd forgotten just how many great songs they wrote.

Here's just a couple.

Some real classics eh!

Seen them live Les?

Saw them here in Northampton last month, really enjoyed it

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Some real classics eh!

Seen them live Les?

Saw them here in Northampton last month, really enjoyed it

Only saw them the once at Brixton Academy when I was staying at my brothers in London. Must have been around '84ish when they were at the height of their fame. Cracking gig. Would love to see them again if they're still gigging.

Yes great time to have seen them.

Fair play to them for still gigging today, , ,Ian Macca must be 60 now

I have what you call a bit random, i love 80's, 90's, metal, pop, enya...etc... :D

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I have what you call a bit random, i love 80's, 90's, metal, pop, enya...etc... :D

You like music then. Not fashionable I know, but Enya has a superb voice.

Talking of Irish music. How about a good old Oirish tune.....with Finnish lyrics. All I can make out is, he's not going to Ireland. But we can all sing along with the chorus.


Lai lai, lai lai lai lai, lai lai
Lai Lai, Lai Lai, Lai lai, la la

I watched 24 hour Party People yesterday (for the second time since I saw it in 2003) and really like the Durutti Column song on the soundtrack:



and through the youtube rabbit hole, seemed to end up on Fatima Yamaha's What's a girl to do

Durutti Column takes me back to my student days. Remember one of the lads I shared with running up with one of their records (this was way before they were referred to as 'vinyl'), thinking 'what the intercourse' and expecting them to be singing something like 'A Las Barricadas'  ;)

I could take or leave Dylan until I heard this. Story and song thunder along perfectly in unison. Absolute power of a track.

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I could take or leave Dylan until I heard this. Story and song thunder along perfectly in unison. Absolute power of a track.

Great Greatktrack

Top tune that MM, one of my favourites 👍

A tune I heard on the radio this morning that belongs in the category, "I haven't heard that for ages"

Cracking tune.

Quite enjoying this:

Quoted from Les Brechin

A tune I heard on the radio this morning that belongs in the category, "I haven't heard that for ages"

Cracking tune.

Great tune Les...

A couple more of my faves from the very early 90's

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Quite enjoying this:

In keeping with the tidsandan. The Sverige hysteria if you will.

Quoted from Les Brechin

A couple more of my faves from the very early 90's

Good one Les. Or good two.

3.27 onwards is some of the best guitar and drumming I’ve ever heard in any song, Bonham and Plant were just brilliant 👌

Been a long time. I sang this to my wife accompanied by my son on guitar, a few weeks ago on our wedding day (she finally officially became my wife after several years of living in sin). Never thought I would make her cry so soon. Guess my singing voice is painful.

My mum used to sing this to me when I was a kid.

Haha, that made me laugh

Went to see Idles in Manchester last night. Cracking show and lovely mix of ages in the crowd. One of the highlights was their ode to Brexit.

Went to see Stiff Little Fingers live last Sunday. As always they were brilliant but they had 2 support bands, both of whom I didn't even know were still going.

Both are only really known for one song. First on were The Vapors who were decent but 2nd on were Eddie And The Hot Rods and they were fantastic and played a great set.

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Went to see Idles in Manchester last night. Cracking show and lovely mix of ages in the crowd. One of the highlights was their ode to Brexit.

Decent the new album from Idles , although their first is better

Listened to much new stuff this year?

Looking forward to next month and the new one from The National

I’ve always liked me a bit of Tears for Fears

Don’t know why I’ve not shared this before

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Went to see Stiff Little Fingers live last Sunday. As always they were brilliant but they had 2 support bands, both of whom I didn't even know were still going.

Both are only really known for one song. First on were The Vapors who were decent but 2nd on were Eddie And The Hot Rods and they were fantastic and played a great set.

That sounds an ace line up Les.

Just come across this lyrical indie-pop sung in a Finnish dialect of Swedish (for you language fiends out there).  Brå.

Heard this a couple of nights ago in Frankie & Benny’s and it’s been going round and round in my head since... I wonder why 😁

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Heard this a couple of nights ago in Frankie & Benny’s and it’s been going round and round in my head since... I wonder why 😁

They played it a lot? (biggrin)

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They played it a lot? (biggrin)

Very funny KM 😁

It’s one of those terrace songs that you hear  and/or sing along to and I wasn’t aware who sang the song in the first place 😊

Watching an old TOTP last night & this one was up near the top of the charts



Never realised at the time that GY & Cleethorpes provided the backdrop for the video

Me neither. You'd be hard pushed with some renditions to recognise it.

Not seen that Erasure video before. Can't remember the song either. But then I zoned out of pop music in that period, not really listening to owt popular until 94ish. Appropriate backdrop when singing about broken dreams.

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Me neither. You'd be hard pushed with some renditions to recognise it.

Not seen that Erasure video before. Can't remember the song either. But then I zoned out of pop music in that period, not really listening to owt popular until 94ish. Appropriate backdrop when singing about broken dreams.

For some reason I have a tendency to associate "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams" to Grimsby Road...   ;)

This one from last night’s Match Of The Day....played out over the closing credits & footage from the last 9 months. Brilliant 😊

Just bought tickets to see this lot in Hull in December. Not seen them live since their lheyday of the late 80's, early 90's so really looking forward to seeing them. Plus the added bonus that the support is from Jim Bob.

I can't find it now but I love their version of Dexys "There, there my dear".

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I can't find it now but I love their version of Dexys "There, there my dear".

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On my random video browsing on youtube I find myself listening to a bit of Hunnu rock, they are Mongolian heavy metal band with a bit of Mongolian throat singing. Something tribal about a couple of their songs that is catchy.





and to mix things up

I quite often listen to the likes of Metallica, Iron Maiden and Rammstein.





  

I've just got tickets to see one of my favourite bands The Skids at (of all places) The Central Hall, Duncombe Street, Grimsby.

I never even knew they still had bands playing there, never mind iconic bands like The Skids.

It'll be the 40th anniversary of them playing The Winter Gardens in Cleethorpes, a gig I was at when I was 15. They were superb that night and I've been a big fan ever since.

Sadly it'll be without the late Stuart Adamson and I'm pretty sure that Richard Jobson still won't be able to dance.

One of the first singles I bought Les (from Woolworths in freeman street)

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One of the first singles I bought Les (from Woolworths in freeman street)

Do you still live local Chris?

If so, are you going to the gig next month?

I’m in Louth so would be able to make it if not working, What’s the date of the gig Les?

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I’m in Louth so would be able to make it if not working, What’s the date of the gig Les?

Friday 2nd August. The evening before the season kicks off.

Brilliant Les I could make that mate, I’m on annual leave  :) does seem a strange venue though for a band like the Skids haha

This is an anthem for the risk of loving you, the risk of loving you, the risk of loving you, the risk of loving you.....

Now this is summat me and my son associate with going to Town games. Started in the early noughties. Remember singing it all the way down the M4 to Cardiff for the 2006 final. Every track. But you know what you get for singing every track.

Diddly squit.



Still makes long journeys go quicker.

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Now this is summat me and my son associate with going to Town games. Started in the early noughties. Remember singing it all the way down the M4 to Cardiff for the 2006 final. Every track. But you know what you get for singing every track.

Diddly squit.



Still makes long journeys go quicker.

And boy, was that a long long journey back from that Cardiff game?  :(

I’m not sure if I’ve shared this one before but here it is again just in case I didn’t 😉 I love this version with Andy Williams 👌

Came across this group the other day. Pretty impressed.

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Came across this group the other day. Pretty impressed.

Thumbs up Les. How did you come across them? Usual YouTube side panel or ont'wireless?

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Thumbs up Les. How did you come across them? Usual YouTube side panel or ont'wireless?

I suppose it wasn't really came across them, My brother who lives down south lent me their cd/ep and told me to give it a listen.

Know anything about them, apart from the fact they come from Hastings? I sent that video to my son and he replied 'so that's where the Last Shadow Puppets got their look from'. I asked who has been around longer and he said he didn't know but he assumed KK had been around a long while (presumably because I'd heard of them). Cheeky sod.

Been watching Ken Burns' Vietnam documentary the past few weeks and this iconic tune is often used on the closing credits.

Great track Chris, that’s regularly on in my car travelling too and from work, it sounds excellent LOUD haha 👍

I bet it does!

That programme has all these great tracks, set against an appaling backdrop. Evocative music.

To change the mood an episode tonight on PBS America ended with this:

You have great taste Chris, another classic, that really is a great track mate 👍

Totally different to my usual taste in music but this came on the radio on the way to work today and I found myself (rather enthusiastically) singing along to it. Must be my age.  :o

Great choice Les, I have most of his songs, I actually like his later stuff too mate. I think my favourite of them all though is Gentle on my mind 👍

Anther from that era Chris. Was listening to the Moondance album on the way to pick my daughter up ealier.

Great track Chris 👍

Saw your comment about Sade KM....and this one was in my head straightaway  8)

Nice. And I thought she was singing personally to me.

On what would have been / should have been John Lennon's 79th birthday, one of my favourite Beatles songs which if I remember correctly George Martin told Lennon this was the first time he'd written the "perfect" song and his delivery is spot on imho

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On what would have been / should have been John Lennon's 79th birthday, one of my favourite Beatles songs which if I remember correctly George Martin told Lennon this was the first time he'd written the "perfect" song and his delivery is spot on imho

Good choon. Perfect bittersweet, short pop song. Can imagine someone playing that over and over on a Dansette.

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Good choon. Perfect bittersweet, short pop song. Can imagine someone playing that over and over on a Dansette.

It was a Fidelity that I had actually KM but I like your thinking   ;)

I like stripped back tracks and hear how good some artists are, no autotune just an artists vocals with no nonsense

Having seen one of my all-time favourite bands The Skids at The Central Hall, I see another of my old punk favourites The UK Subs are playing there in May.

I can't believe Charlie Harper is still going, he must be about 80 now!

I can remember going mental to that song Les (around 1982) at Western youthy disco  8)

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I can remember going mental to that song Les (around 1982) at Western youthy disco  8)

It was actually released in 1979 Chris so that's quite  a while after unless your memory is playing tricks with you,

It was regularly played Les because the lads requested it to be played, there was a small group of us into this and Matt (the DJ) would put it on for us mate

Was led here via a comment on a blog somewhere about Dr Feelgood (probably the best live gig I've been to was them c 1982/3 at Kent Uni):



I remember watching this - was into the Feelgoods and the Blues Band and thought I was probably the only kid my age into R&B. Nine Below Zero blew my socks off.

That's R&B kids! Not that stuff were someone sings through their nose to tunes that keep changing rythmn.

Great Lynyrd Skynyrd song

A real oldie but I still love hearing it...

Used to love that to CM. I like the ManU/FCUM version too: going on the p[i]ss with Georgie Best.

Now I made a discovery tonight that I think shows a common thread in white working class culture on both sides of the Atlantic. Specifically on the continuity in dancing styles. Put these two vids on simultaneously, one with the sound off and one with it on. Watch the one with the sound off. Then try the other way. And I like both styles of music so I must be a prole through and through.

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Used to love that to CM. I like the ManU/FCUM version too: going on the p[i]ss with Georgie Best.

Now I made a discovery tonight that I think shows a common thread in white working class culture on both sides of the Atlantic. Specifically on the continuity in dancing styles. Put these two vids on simultaneously, one with the sound off and one with it on. Watch the one with the sound off. Then try the other way. And I like both styles of music so I must be a prole through and through.

KM - very interesting observation on the dancing styles - I would never have linked Northern Soul with Appalachia! I was reading about Finland today - appointed a young lady in her 30's as PM and about half of parliament is made up of women - very progressive. Better than some of the dead wood we have over here!

I was playing some old 45s the other day and came across these - not the most well known but good stuff from my viewpoint:

Saw these guys at Gorilla in Manchester last week, proper good punk show. Sort of ACDC meets The Stooges.

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I was playing some old 45s the other day and came across these - not the most well known but good stuff from my viewpoint:

I've still got the John Kongos 45 CM! Not played it in a while but won't ever get rid  ;)

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I've still got the John Kongos 45 CM! Not played it in a while but won't ever get rid  ;)

Do you also have Tokoloshe Man?

You must be similar age to me - 60?

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Do you also have Tokoloshe Man?

You must be similar age to me - 60?

I think I may have it....  1971 as I recall when I was buying singles every week with the money from my paper round  ;)

62 btw  ::)

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I think I may have it....  1971 as I recall when I was buying singles every week with the money from my paper round  ;)

62 btw  ::)

From Gough & Davy where you could listen in one of the booths before you bought?

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From Gough & Davy where you could listen in one of the booths before you bought?

You could Les...and when Boots opened up in the precinct about the same time you could listen before you bought there too

Saved having to ring up Dial-a-Disc   16 if you remember it?    ;)

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From Gough & Davy where you could listen in one of the booths before you bought?

Wow - that's a blast from the past!

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Wow - that's a blast from the past!

They still have a branch in Hull.... my daughter is always in there ( as a musician - not listening to 45s in a booth  ;)  )

Sadly Grimsby's is long gone..... :-/

Northern Soul still makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck. Missed Wigan but did a fair few allnighters on the Mod / Northern scene. Had a do at the old Winter Gardens shortly before it got knocked down.  We really pushed the boat out and so lost a little money after all the takings had been totted up. When 'The Colonel" (one of the owners) asked us if we made much money, we told him we broke even.  He took a tenner out and slid it across the table and told us to get a couple of beers each.  A nice touch.

In my opinion, one of the best bands ever was the Small Faces.  Shame Sharon Osbourne's dad screwed them over.

I’d posted on FB yesterday celebrating our win and one of my Wednesday supporting friends suggested this one.

Not heard it before but it strikes a chord!

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I’d posted on FB yesterday celebrating our win and one of my Wednesday supporting friends suggested this one.

Not heard it before but it strikes a chord!

This is our town
We live here
This is our town
And we’re a crowd.

Love The Twang. Seen them a few times. The last time was at Scunny baths just before Christmas.

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This is our town
We live here
This is our town
And we’re a crowd.

Love The Twang. Seen them a few times. The last time was at Scunny baths just before Christmas.

I'd never come across them until my mate sent me their link

Those words resonated though...… quite apt for #GreatGrimsbyDay when you think about it!  :)

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I'd never come across them until my mate sent me their link

Those words resonated though...… quite apt for #GreatGrimsbyDay when you think about it!  :)

The Twang are a great band. I can thoroughly recommend their 2007 debut album "Love It When I Feel Like This"

I want a couple of these singing Tesla coils in my garden.

Lots of local music on here:

https://www.laamb.co.uk/
https://www.mixcloud.com/LAAMB4/
https://soundcloud.com/laamb4/
https://www.spreaker.com/show/this-is-laamb/

Anything sung by Floor Jansen..Apparently she has one of the largest octave range of any current female vocalists..just utube "beste Zangers 2019" to see what she can do..mostly shes a symphonic metal singer with Nightwish (my kind of music) but has proved she can turn her hand to any sound.

What a voice!

Some great tips in here.
I was in Product of Reason in Scunthorpe in  the 70's/80's if any of you remember that whole punk/new wave local scene. We played Grimsby tech col when I was there in 1981 also.
I would add Joy Division, Wire and Cabaret Voltaire to this list even though I am sure they are buried in there somewhere.
If you are interested I am still making music in my late 50's. Virtually everything is free to download should you so wish
Check these links out if your interests are eclectic (are fishy friends eclectic?)
https://www.youtube.com/user/richardrandomk/videos?view_as=subscriber
https://www.soundclick.com/artist/default.cfm?bandID=1427483
https://www.soundclick.com/artist/default.cfm?bandID=1447020
https://www.soundclick.com/artist/default.cfm?bandID=1427475
https://soundcloud.com/richardrandomk
https://richardrandomke.bandcamp.com/

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What a voice!

Here's one from Thomas that seems appropriate after Saturday where we certainly helped ourselves   ;)

RIP Bill Withers

RIP John Prine - listened to this song for the 1st time today after it was mentioned on TV - lyrics are a bit corny but super sweet song

That’s just about perfect! Great voices, nice toon, and the lyrics are witty and sweet. That’s going on the top of my playlist. Thanks.

Another version of one of my favourite songs I did not like it when I first heard it but it grew on me.

Not heard that before Pete. She’s got a cracking voice.

In the interest of all that is Good and Holy I thought I’d post this.



Enjoy your tea break!

First heard this as we were walking round a market in the Dordogne   and thought that's good I will buy that , it was not until we got home that I realised she was in the charts.

Good call Pete.

Been having a break from all this. But listened to some good music (well in my opinion). Came across this (steady, I didn’t mean that way, though the girl dancing is kind of distracting)

I really like that KM, great choice mate.

I would strongly recommend Tim's Twitter Listening Parties if anybody is finding the evenings a drag and isn't feeling the football. Really nice to properly listen to albums and get insight from the people who made them. And you get 45 minutes without anybody being a girl private on twitter which is pretty unique.

https://timstwitterlisteningparty.com/

While i was away in the wilds of Scotland, one of my all time favourite artists sadly passed away. He didn't get too much of a mention and was probably more appreciated by other artists than he was by fans, which was understandable given he suffered from mental health issues and withdrew from the public eye a long time ago.

RIP Peter Green.

Great track Ginnywings.👍

Great choices Sandford, all favourites of mine too mate.

Only ‘discovered’ them in the not so recent past, in my life was played at a friends funeral and although initially It was bitter sweet, I’ve grown really fond of it to the point I can remember him with a smile and the song has taken on a new meaning entirely.

Wish you were here is brilliant and subsequently I’ve gone on to love brain damage, comfortably numb and the great gig in the sky.

Piano man is just a classic story telling song that I love every time I hear it. Billy Joel is a class act.

Great choices (again) Sandford especially the Jam 👍

Lots of great music, by the nature of a thread like this a lot is a good few years old now
Here’s something a bit more contemporary for those who like a story, there are 3parts
to this

A classic without the music, what a stunning voice he had

That version of “I heard it through the grapevine” is brilliant 👍

Good track this

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A classic without the music, what a stunning voice he had

Never heard/seen that before. Absolutely brilliant!

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Good track this

Yeah agreed, though I’ve never come across this before either. This is the great thing about forums and in particular threads like this, it’s easy to get carried away with all the politics and ‘us’ and ‘them’ stuff that occurs on here (no doubt guilty of it myself) but there is something special in the simplicity of sharing tunes and all the memories and nostalgia it conjures up. Equally is great to be put on to stuff you’ve not heard or seen before as it’s always good to expand horizons so to speak.

Totally agree Sandford, it’s great to share different types of music, You have good taste yourself mate.

On the Marvin Gaye tip,



The Hot 8 Brass Band are loads of fun.

This dropped on my Spotify Release Radar a few weeks back and been listening to it loads.

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Totally agree Sandford, it’s great to share different types of music, You have good taste yourself mate.

I have an eclectic taste I would say, a lot of the music and songs I like are down to the influence of my parents, part of that is the fact, they’ve stood the test of time which is a good measure of quality. Another being that a good tune sounds good irrespective of age and when you hear it.

I was an 80s child but musically I was and am still heavily influenced by the emergence of ‘britpop’ and my favourite band is and always will be Oasis (I know-it was going so well 😊)

What a voice!

Lovely voice Chris.

To lower the tone, quite a lot, me and my mate developed a thing for these singers. I’m sure their noses were bigger then, and it must have been the accents rather than the quality of the songs. Now 40 odd years on it ought to be embarrassing, but I’m still a sucker for a Spanish female accent.



8)

OK, this might not be entirely because of the music, but it’s pure joy.

Sometimes i just like a bit of Metal.

Today I'm feeling Disturbed.

Turn up the volume.

This one always gets me tapping my feet, I play this one regularly whilst in my car

Just heard this on the radio and it reminded me what an amazing voice Karen Carpenter had. For me the best female voice there has been,

Better than Hylda Baker?  ;D

Big fan of hippy busker Cam Cole.

One of my mates suggested this track to me

Never heard it until last night but I'm hooked..... it's really profound & poignant

Hope it resonates with some of you here too

And another suggestion from my mate

Once again, it's got me hooked!

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One of my mates suggested this track to me

Never heard it until last night but I'm hooked..... it's really profound & poignant

Hope it resonates with some of you here too

Even before I played it I knew it would be a good track Tim with you putting it up on here, it’s a good track Tim and one I’ve not heard before mate.👍

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Just heard this on the radio and it reminded me what an amazing voice Karen Carpenter had. For me the best female voice there has been,

Tend to agree with you Les although there are a few other female singers who I think could push her for the top spot

Linda Ronstadt and Carly Simon are personal favourites of mine along with Karen Carpenter

I know Rumer draws some comparisons too.... she also has that same kind of rich, velvety voice that KC has  :)

Quoted from Les Brechin

Just heard this on the radio and it reminded me what an amazing voice Karen Carpenter had. For me the best female voice there has been,

Great song but this is my personal favourite of the Carpenters

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

One of my mates suggested this track to me

Never heard it until last night but I'm hooked..... it's really profound & poignant

Hope it resonates with some of you here too

Great song. I saw these in Manchester a few years back. Was a great gig.
I like this too.

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Better than Hylda Baker?  ;D

Nothing compares to Hylda

It’s Saturday night and I’ve had a couple. So it’s got to be:

Today, one of my all time favourite guitarists died too young at 65.

RIP Eddie Van Halen.

Remember buying their debut album in 1978 and playing it constantly. Still sounds fresh to me 42 years later.

One of my favourite tracks of all time....

RIP Eddie Van Halen some absolute classics, also RIP
Jonny Nash who has also left us this week

Sad news about Jonny Nash. Also on the reggae theme and in tribute to Toots Hibbert who passed recently, this is probably my favourite new release song of this year, a bit of an anthem for 2020 and just goes to show that even in his final year he was still putting out cracking music.

There were a couple of programmes about Toots the other night. Some cracking stuff.

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Great song. I saw these in Manchester a few years back. Was a great gig.
I like this too.

Good track that mate - thanks for sharing!  :)

Whilst not strictly music it has relevance as John Lennon ( and the other members of The Beatles) always had such an impact on me, both with their music and their words

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=338414700824929

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Whilst not strictly music it has relevance as John Lennon ( and the other members of The Beatles) always had such an impact on me, both with their music and their words

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=338414700824929

I could listen to him talk all day long!
Brilliant.
One of my favourite Lennon quotes:

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.

Ace.

Quoted from Sandford1981

I could listen to him talk all day long!
Brilliant.
One of my favourite Lennon quotes:

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.

Ace.

Yeah.... he certainly had the ability to cut to the chase when it came to finding the right words. Legend  :)
  

RIP Dyan Birch from the band Arrival and later, Kokomo. Amazing voice.

(Apologies for the appearance of a disgraced TV Presenter in this clip)

That was ace MalkaMalka.

I ended up here just now. Reminded me if Bunny’s underaged disco 😄 and my eldest dancing round my flat as a 5 year old soul boy after me and his mum separated 17/18 years ago.

Just learned of the passing of Spencer Davis, which reminded me of my 60's childhood, listening to their records which my older brothers used to play.

Keep On Running was probably their best known song, but this one was my favourite. Steve Winwood on vocals, whom I'm still a fan of to this day.

Always been a big fan of Rush myself....

I'm also a Rush fan PP. Seen them 4 times and was in the crowd when this was filmed in 1988 at the NEC. Still the best gig I've ever been to:

Then there's Pink Floyd:

Deep stuff but brilliant....

Killing two birds with one stone so to speak - RIP 007

Wonder if there's anyone else had this old tune come to mind in the light of Trump losing out to Biden?   ::)

Couple more when I've had a few and think of my dad....



My daughter worshipped her grandad....

Love tha handbags and gladrags song PP.

Me, I love una tradiciónal Escottish esong. (I always suspected the ginger one wasn’t really Spanish).

To keep the Europop theme (or Schläger musik) going. This has been keeping me going during lockdowns I and II and in between.



Rocking a Dire Straits feel in the middle and with lyrics like ‘tytöt tanssivat tahtiin’ : the girls danced to the beat, what more could you want. Great when you’re peddling your bike uphill or against the wind.

Every so often I have a dive into the Rafferty Archives and lately I dug out The Paul Simon Songbook. Most of these were written during his tour of folk clubs in the UK in the mid 60s and are his originals of songs he later recorded with Art Garfunkel as hits. Memories of the protest days and singalongs into the early hours.

I always find this uplifting if that makes sense.....

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I always find this uplifting if that makes sense.....

Great song...I don't get the Coldplay backlash. They've made some fantastic music over the years and they are great live

Only one song for me today.... the inimitable working class hero

RIP John  :'(

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Great song...I don't get the Coldplay backlash. They've made some fantastic music over the years and they are great live

I think they suffered from a bad case of Goop. ;)

They are very listenable.

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Only one song for me today.... the inimitable working class hero

RIP John  :'(

I’m sure this was the B side on the single “Imagine” Tim.

Saw the magnificent George at Earls Court in 2012 when he was on his Symphonica Tour.

(Royal Albert Hall 2011).....

Quoted from promotion plaice

Saw the magnificent George at Earls Court in 2012 when he was on his Symphonica Tour.

(Royal Albert Hall 2011).....

Such a cracking tune that. Kind of like an 'Imagine' for modern times.

Quoted from promotion plaice

I always find this uplifting if that makes sense.....

Nice one pp👍

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Every so often I have a dive into the Rafferty Archives and lately I dug out The Paul Simon Songbook. Most of these were written during his tour of folk clubs in the UK in the mid 60s and are his originals of songs he later recorded with Art Garfunkel as hits. Memories of the protest days and singalongs into the early hours.

I was sort of weaned on them by my eldest sister. Still like em today. She’s responsible for me getting into Town in the first place. And real ale. What a great sibling to have. 😁

On the subject of folky stuff. I was reminded of this seasonal offering yesterday.



Made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

Brilliant choice KM, never heard that before, her voice is just so powerful, really enjoyed that mate.

It was a ‘hit’ in the late 70s if I remember correctly. Well it made TOTP anyway. Amazing voice. There’s a spoof version by Fairport Convention too called Crudités 😄

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It was a ‘hit’ in the late 70s if I remember correctly. Well it made TOTP anyway. Amazing voice. There’s a spoof version by Fairport Convention too called Crudités 😄

Just checked - it reached #14 in 1973 (I was 14 at the time) - thought I may have it in my 45s - found 3 Steeleye Span singles but not that one 🤔
Great song BTW - just played it to my wife - she had not heard it before - I guess Steeleye Span were not big in the US!

Early 80's I was a bit of a New Romantic, never owned a frilly shirt mind but I loved groups like Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet.

I've just bought 40 Years by Spandau Ballet which is a 3 disc set of just about everything they ever recorded and I still reckon this track is one of the best debut singles ever. Still don't know how Tony Hadley holds that note at the end though.

Duran Duran's debut single ain't too bad either. I remember trying to buy it when it first came out and none of the record shops in Town had heard of it. I finally got it from Humber Records just off Freeman Street.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

On the subject of folky stuff. I was reminded of this seasonal offering yesterday.



Made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

Great record. One of their best.

Maddy Prior has/had a very good folk voice but she wasn't consistent. She could be way out of tune sometimes but this is  a cracking performance.

Here's another of theirs.

Good choices Les. 👍

Another from the archives.

Eric Burden was Tom Jones with real soul in his voice. Saw the Animals several times but they only performed this live very rarely. It was our favourite Animals song as we had 2 Geordies on our landing who sang it constantly. Alan Price is still with the group here. He said he left because he didn’t like flying but the truth is more prosaic - an argument over royalties.
Still, a great group and Burden still has an amazing blues voice even now.

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Tom Waits getting into the spirit of the season with a Silent Night/Christmas card from a hooker in Minneapolis combo.

Quoted from TheRonRaffertyFanClub

Another from the archives.

Eric Burden was Tom Jones with real soul in his voice. Saw the Animals several times but they only performed this live very rarely. It was our favourite Animals song as we had 2 Geordies on our landing who sang it constantly. Alan Price is still with the group here. He said he left because he didn’t like flying but the truth is more prosaic - an argument over royalties.
Still, a great group and Burden still has an amazing blues voice even now.

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Burden’s voice is amazing. As a young man he sounded like an old soul. Got me looking up the House of the Rising Sun. didn’t realise that it was such an old song, continuing a theme that might go back as far as the 16th century. Folk becomes Blues. No wonder I like it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_the_Rising_Sun

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Tom Waits getting into the spirit of the season with a Silent Night/Christmas card from a hooker in Minneapolis combo.

Good pick. I like those unusual Christmas Songs. Ella Fitzgerald sang about Santa getting stuck in her chimney. :)

Loudon Wainwright made several off centre Christmas songs. Here's two of them. He seemed to know what was important.

This always makes me proud to be British:

H.M. Royal Marines Band - Basel Tattoo, 25-07-2013

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Burden’s voice is amazing. As a young man he sounded like an old soul. Got me looking up the House of the Rising Sun. didn’t realise that it was such an old song, continuing a theme that might go back as far as the 16th century. Folk becomes Blues. No wonder I like it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_the_Rising_Sun

The Animals record We Gotta Get Out Of This Place became the anthem for US kids in Vietnam . Burden said they didn’t realise for a while but then included it deliberately in concerts in the USA.

There is a super book with the same title that is made up of research about the songs liked and sung by the troops in Vietnam. Some of it is written by the troops themselves where they give their own favourites and songs that remind them of particular events in the war.

There are obvious ones, Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater, Beach Boys, Stones, Beatles, The Doors etc. but some are surprises. Would you think of Nancy Sinatra’s These Boots Were Made For Walking for instance? Or John Denver’s Country Roads? Or Tom Jones The Green Green Grass Of Home ..... grass being a favourite subject! Black troops tended to go for Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye’s Heard It Through The Grapevine.

It really is a great book for memories and surprises.

My thoughts today go out to Kirsty MacColl, who was tragically killed 20 years ago today. Was a big fan of Kirsty, great songwriter, who was the daughter of another great songwriter, Ewan MacColl (not his real name by the way) who wrote Dirty Old Town, a song played at my brothers funeral. He also wrote First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, which surprises some people, as it was recorded and made famous by Roberta Flack, who was far from his English folk roots.




Anyway, back to Kirsty and her most famous moment, seeing as it's nearly Christmas. A song that just never gets old, and one that brings back many memories for me of people long gone and my Irish ancestry. Tears will be shed. Enjoy!

Forgot this one. The song is about Salford.

I didn’t know he wrote the First Time ... Ginny. Good stuff. Wonder if there’s a more folky version.

They had a doc about the making of Fairytale of New York on BBC4 tonight. If anything, I like it even more now.

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The Animals record We Gotta Get Out Of This Place became the anthem for US kids in Vietnam . Burden said they didn’t realise for a while but then included it deliberately in concerts in the USA.

There is a super book with the same title that is made up of research about the songs liked and sung by the troops in Vietnam. Some of it is written by the troops themselves where they give their own favourites and songs that remind them of particular events in the war.

There are obvious ones, Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater, Beach Boys, Stones, Beatles, The Doors etc. but some are surprises. Would you think of Nancy Sinatra’s These Boots Were Made For Walking for instance? Or John Denver’s Country Roads? Or Tom Jones The Green Green Grass Of Home ..... grass being a favourite subject! Black troops tended to go for Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye’s Heard It Through The Grapevine.

It really is a great book for memories and surprises.

I really enjoyed (if that’s the right word) Ken Burns’ doc about Vietnam (which I’d rate with the World at War, and has a similar format). Will look for a cheap copy of that book. A lot of the songs you called out were featured in it, including These Boots are Made for Walking. Nice one! Cheers.

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I didn’t know he wrote the First Time ... Ginny. Good stuff. Wonder if there’s a more folky version.

They had a doc about the making of Fairytale of New York on BBC4 tonight. If anything, I like it even more now.

He wrote it for Peggy Seeger, who later became his wife. Very different (original) version.

I like Ewan MacColl folk stuff and i like stuff like this. Weird am I.

Best played at extreme volume.

Classic rock+ Orchestra+ Albert Hall = perfect blend for me.

RIP Jon Lord. (keyboard player)

I still think this is a great idea for a song. Kirsty was a super songwriter. Very underrated.

I used to have this one on a single when I was in my youth.

Good song Chris but not one of her own. Written by Billy Bragg.

I never knew that Ginny. 👍

I prefer Billy’s own version. I remember the first time I heard it one morning after a party in Herne Bay back in what 1983.

As it is the festive season.

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Anyway, back to Kirsty and her most famous moment, seeing as it's nearly Christmas. A song that just never gets old, and one that brings back many memories for me of people long gone and my Irish ancestry. Tears will be shed. Enjoy!

Did you know they've altered a recorded version of this song with the line  "You cheap lousy faggott" changed to "you're cheap and your haggard" and they've got rid of the word slut in the line "You're an old slut on junk" in case it offends anyone.

You couldn't make it up.

For the festive season too.  ;D

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Did you know they've altered a recorded version of this song with the line  "You cheap lousy faggott" changed to "you're cheap and your haggard" and they've got rid of the word slut in the line "You're an old slut on junk" in case it offends anyone.

You couldn't make it up.

The faggott line was changed very early on Les for the US versions. The BBC has been in two minds, sometimes playing one and sometimes the original.  I wasn’t aware of the slut line change. When was that?

I'm not sure what the exact situation is regarding Fairytale of New York and I might be paraphrasing but I think I read that it's along the lines of BBC Radio 1 have to play the changed version, on Radio 2 the DJ can decide which version to play and BBC 6Music will play the original version. Bizzare.

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Did you know they've altered a recorded version of this song with the line  "You cheap lousy faggott" changed to "you're cheap and your haggard" and they've got rid of the word slut in the line "You're an old slut on junk" in case it offends anyone.

You couldn't make it up.

That line came about when Ronan Keating did a version of the song. Blasphemy from a fellow Irishman.

It’s very easy to get outraged by changes in language. I have seen people get upset by the original line. That’s not to say it should be changed, just that every time someone does something to avoid offence, it isn’t always made up or imagined offence. Even the Pogues themselves snapped back at thattwat Fox recently on Twitter when he got offended by the change from faggotto haggard.

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The faggott line was changed very early on Les for the US versions. The BBC has been in two minds, sometimes playing one and sometimes the original.  I wasn’t aware of the slut line change. When was that?

Well this was from about a month ago so I asume around then.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/pogues-fairytale-new-york-lyrics-19307294

A curio for Christmas. I looked up the oldest Christmas record and this is what came up.


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Merry Christmas!

Outstanding. Did I see it was written in 1857? That’s pre-American Civil War.

Totally different mood, and apologies if I posted this before. Probably of more interest to the’younger’ audience among us.

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I’m sure this was the B side on the single “Imagine” Tim.

Only just seen this today Chris but chances are you're right

I never had the Imagine single so I'll defer to your expert knowledge  ;)

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On the subject of folky stuff. I was reminded of this seasonal offering yesterday.



Made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

I recall this being sung in Christmas assembly at school KM.... Wintringham liked its Latin

Some people don’t like ABBA but they are without doubt one of the most unique groups ever and when I hear their songs I just can’t help joining in.

A bit embarrassing in Tesco but still.

This one is topical.

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I recall this being sung in Christmas assembly at school KM.... Wintringham liked its Latin

I went to see these at Lincoln Cathedral years ago...a fabulous backdrop for this song.

Chilling out with a few beers after a devastating 3-0 defeat to Scunny

Was listening to this earlier thinking it was pretty apt given the current stoppage we are all experiencing.

One from my youth

Great tune CM!

I have that one in my car, it’s in my favourites playlist, it’s a great driving tune mate. Great choice. 👌

Saw these Live

Radio 1 Roadshow...boating lake paddock Cleethorpes   ;)

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Was listening to this earlier thinking it was pretty apt given the current stoppage we are all experiencing.

Had that on vinyl. Other side was Between the Wars, also an excellent song.

I like heavy rock. Anything from the early 70's through to today.

I find this classic from Rainbow tells the story of Grimsby Town in the time of John Fenty, sort of. With the incomparable Ronnie James Dio on lead vocals.

I saw Rainbow live at Stafford Bingley Hall but RJD had left and it was Graham Bonnet on vocals.

I like this song of theirs in particular.

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I saw Rainbow live at Stafford Bingley Hall but RJD had left and it was Graham Bonnet on vocals.

I like this song of theirs in particular.

I saw them at Leeds Queens Hall. Skegs own Graham Bonnet had left and they had Joe Lynn Turner on vocals. They had Roger Glover in the line up so I got to see two fifths of my favourite Deep Purple line up in one go.

Nice choice of song

Not a fan of Oasis but I do like this, reminds me of The Beatles

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Not a fan of Oasis but I do like this, reminds me of The Beatles

Similarly, I'm not a massive Blur fan but love these 2 songs by them.

The thread about Baseball reminded of this song

Great choice CM, John Fogerty has one of the best voices ever, Creedence are one of my favourite bands mate.

I hear it quotes a couple of lines from that old Chess Records classic, Brown Eyed Handsome Man.



Love the lyrics, especially the Venus de Milo bit 😁

Heard this for the first time yesterday and now I can't get it out of my mind

Sounds familiar yet I know it's not.... got a 60s vibe to it, really mellow

I like that Tim, that’s a good track mate.

Just for fun. 1932 was before even my time. ;D The Mills Brothers are brilliant on here with their trademark imitations of musical instruments.

I liked that one RRFC, I’ve just listened to that all the way through here at work.

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I liked that one RRFC, I’ve just listened to that all the way through here at work.

Yes I listen to anything, old and new including quite a lot of pre-war stuff, jazz bands and dance bands. I listen in awe to these really because it is all absolutely live and usually recorded in one or two takes on one or two microphones. The vocal skills on this record are just phenomenal aren’t they?
Some of the girl singers in 20s and 30s America sold millions of records but were hardly known over here. The songs were because they sold as sheet music in the U.K.

The other thing is they were not afraid to do novelty songs and have fun in a recording were they?

If we're going back to the thirties then I would suggest you listen to Robert Johnson.

If you like the Blues then you'll already know of him. If not then listen and learn

Excellent choice mate, I’ve been to many blues nights and I’m a big fan, I started back at the Spiders Web many years ago. I love this music thread there are so many different variations of music by posters on here.

There is also a documentary about Robert Johnson on Netflix:
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads

CM - agree about this thread - as well as seeing bands at the Winter Gardens in the 70's, I also went to the folk club in an upstairs room at the Dolphin on Sunday night - they had an Australian band one night and a musician had a broom stick with bottle caps on it which he banged on the stage. However, they were complaints from the staff/drinkers below that plaster was falling off the ceiling into their beer!

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If we're going back to the thirties then I would suggest you listen to Robert Johnson.

If you like the Blues then you'll already know of him. If not then listen and learn

Great guitar work on there.

Probably already done but...

I was feeling a bit peckish.

That made me laugh RRFC, not heard that one before, it certainly got my feet tapping, great choice mate. 👍

Not sure if I've actually posted this before but heard this for the first time in ages.

Their only Top 40 hit I think but what a tune.

Good choice Les. 👍

More food? Not really.





There is a kind of mystical quality to her voice. She made several recordings of this but people seem to agree this is the best one. I first became aware of the song after I read James Baldwin’s Going To Meet The Man as a teenager. This is so evocative I doubt anyone could do it better.

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If we're going back to the thirties then I would suggest you listen to Robert Johnson.

If you like the Blues then you'll already know of him. If not then listen and learn

Thanks for posting, I'd forgotten how good the Blues are

Another song that I loved when it was first released. (And still do)

Just remembered this...

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Just remembered this...

I'm a big China Crisis fan PP, love this one of theirs too.

Heard this for the first time in ages yesterday. A proper tune.

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Heard this for the first time in ages yesterday. A proper tune.

An absolute classic that.

This is my favourite Inspirals track co-starring the legend that is Mark E Smith.

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An absolute classic that.

This is my favourite Inspirals track co-starring the legend that is Mark E Smith.

I vaguely recognise it on listening but I’m not familiar with them as such outside of the song I put on. Clear as mud probably but I know what I mean. A quality track though!

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Heard this for the first time in ages yesterday. A proper tune.

Great tune. I prefer the Carter USM version.

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Time plays tricks with the memory and tastes change over time but nevertheless -

Steppeth right this way for Ron Rafferty's Magical Musical History Tour.  ;D

My first memory of music that I actually liked, as opposed to stuff my parents played, was on the radio every Sunday after Two Way Family Favourites, this is the TV version from later years -



Somebody Stole My Gal has always been a sort of memory jogger to childhood as have -

Champion The Wonder Horse
Robin Hood (riding through the glen and other lyrics.)
The William Tell Overture for The Lone Ranger

The Dambusters film came out when I was little so there was a horde of kids running around with toy planes going "Da da da da da-da da da ....."

Then we got to slightly more grown up stuff - Wagon Train, Rawhide ..... and still most of them were on the Children's Favourites list on a Saturday Morning.
The Runaway Train - Michael Holliday,
I Went To Your Wedding - Spike Jones.
My Old Man's A Dustman - Lonnie Donegan
Hole In The Ground & Right Said Fred - Bernard Cribbens

But there were exceptions -

Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan
Freight Train - Nancy Whiskey
Only Sixteen - Sam Cooke
Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers
Poetry In Motion - Johnny Tillotson

and leading on to

Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison
Peggy Sue, Oh Boy etc. - Buddy Holly
Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
Girl Of My Best Friend etc etc - Elvis
Shazam - Duane Eddy
Telstar - Tornados
Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball
Wonderful Land, FBI its - Shadows
Runaround Sue - Dion & The Belmonts
Runaway, Hats Off To Larry etc - Del Shannon
Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon

I saw both Del Shannon and Freddy Cannon at the Ritz.

Then we reached The Beatles. I can't honestly remember where or when I first heard the Beatles but I suspect it was on Brian Matthew's Saturday Club. They were live on there quite regularly in 1962-4 and they had their own Pop Go The Beatles show as well. The quality of those live performances is amazing. If you have never thought much to the Beatles they are well worth a listen just to see what good musicians a young band could be in 1963. Compared to them the Stones and other groups were amateurish in musical terms though they might have compensated in other ways.My favourite Beatles tracks are the earlier ones -

If I Fell
In My Life
Eight Days A Week
Rock & Roll Music

There were a lot of Mersey hits and copycats around. Many a summer evening was spent after school making pocket money picking blackcurrants at Somercotes singing along to the strains of Pace And The Gerrymakers and Billy J Krapper.

Around this time West Side Story was very big. I can remember recording my mate's LP on my reel to reel. I don't think we were especially keen on the romantic stuff like Maria and There's A Place For Us but we liked the dance numbers like Gee Officer Krupke and When You're A Jet and the Rumble.

Another oddity was that I discovered Glenn Miller and Ella Fitzgerald, a taste which was a bit strange for a young teenager but which has stayed with me.

Then summers were spent at Eskimo and Birds Eye and the tastes changed again. Dylan was a big favourite. I was blown away by Like A Rolling Stone which made us realise a single could be an epic long before Bohemian Rhapsody came along. Sonny and Cher, well, mainly Cher I admit. Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez. Can you see a pattern here?

Jumping a year or two my biggest musical regret is probably that I never saw Sandy Denny perform live. Who Knows Where The Time Goes is one of my all time favourites.



But we did not like to be pigeon holed We were happy to go to a folk club on a Tuesday and a motown and soul night on a Thursday. Geno Washington, Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, even the Four Tops appeared at clubs in Sheffield and Nottingham.

The greatest 60s group of all for me though was The Animals in the early years. Burden, Price, Chandler & co. were magnificent on stage especially in a club. Gonna Send You Back To Walker has to be one the best rock & soul songs ever recorded.

The Kinks were good live as well except that Ray Davies cannot sing in tune to save his life. ;D Lola is a great song though especially live. I saw them with and without Dave Davies and it showed how much he brought to the group. Sad to see him nowadays.

Another regret - I never saw Otis Redding or Sam Cooke live. Otis doing Shake and Satisfaction at full volume on the Dansette used to rock our hall of residence every Saturday night.

I'll leave it there for now. Sometime when I'm feeling energised again I'll try thinking of what music has made an impact after I stopped being a teenager all those moons ago. But those years live with you forever don't they?

This is one of my all time favourites.




Might I suggest turning the volume to number 11. ;)

And if you need an encore -

Started to go through this thread from the beginning and this post brought back memories. I don't know if anyone remembers a record by The Allisons - Are you sure, I think it was a Eurovision song, but it was the first record I bought. Thank you for the memories RR, and the Billy Cotton band show was good. Didn't Russ Conway start on that show?

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The Dom Vose thread and a terrible pun got me listening to this classic again:



And those clever chaps at You Tube helpfully pointed out some others of the same vintage guaranteed to make some old Mariners feel 5 or 6 again.

Mungo Jerry and his Nobby from Grimsby whiskers



An earlier one Mamas and Papas cover of California Dreaming (and I don't fancy yours much)



Always assumed these were Brits:

Judith Durham, say no more

Well it is Mother’s Day tomorrow!

That was brilliant CM, I really really enjoyed that mate, thanks for sharing. 👌

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Started to go through this thread from the beginning and this post brought back memories. I don't know if anyone remembers a record by The Allisons - Are you sure, I think it was a Eurovision song, but it was the first record I bought. Thank you for the memories RR, and the Billy Cotton band show was good. Didn't Russ Conway start on that show?

Russ Conway made a lot of appearances on there but I think he had big hits before then,

The Allisons were indeed on Eurovision.  Finished second which cause something of an uproar in the U.K. They were sort of Britain’s answer to the Everlys, along with the Brook Brothers who had a hit with Warpaint.

The magnificent Abba.....

CM - great band and song - saw them live a few times in Nottingham

Another of my all-time favourite tunes.

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The magnificent Abba.....

Bloody hell, she was gorgeous.

London be a bit of Cajun mon frere



mammary gallop tot gallop

Love the gentle mannered dancing too.

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Bloody hell, she was gorgeous.

My first ever schoolboy crush, followed by Debbie Harry.

Quoted from Les Brechin

My first ever schoolboy crush, followed by Debbie Harry.

Me too. I can remember that first Blondie appearance on TOTP. 😛

Used to request this regularly at the "Thrash Metal" nights at the Flam after the band had finished.

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Used to request this regularly at the "Thrash Metal" nights at the Flam after the band had finished.

Can I give this more than one tick?

Love Rush.

There is another poster on here who has Rush lyrics as their signature but I can't remember who.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Me too. I can remember that first Blondie appearance on TOTP. 😛

This is the appearance that sticks in my mind though.

Quoted from promotion plaice

Used to request this regularly at the "Thrash Metal" nights at the Flam after the band had finished.

Awesome tune from an awesome band. Rush were one of the few bands left on my bucket list of bands to see live. Sadly won't happen now.

Seen Rush three (possibly four) times and the second time at Birmingham NEC in 85 was the best gig I've ever been to and I've been to a lot in my life. The Spirit Of Radio is one of my least favourite songs of theirs.

This is more to my taste and I love this video for the crowd as much as the performance. South Americans go mental for rock music, which always seems kind of strange to me. When the song gets going, the crowd get going too. Would love to be in amongst it. Awesome!

I love this video, which was put together by a fan of the Foo Fighters in Italy, who put it together in the hope of enticing the band to play in their town of Cesena. It worked, they did after seeing it.

That’s pure joy Ginny. Pure joy. I’m not a fan of the Foo Fighters . Don’t dislike them. But that is a cracking event.

Some erm, ‘photogenic’ women there.

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That’s pure joy Ginny. Pure joy. I’m not a fan of the Foo Fighters . Don’t dislike them. But that is a cracking event.

Some erm, ‘photogenic’ women there.

Knew there was another reason I liked this vid so much. Couldn't quite put my finger on it, so to speak.

Just bought a 3 CD set of The Best of Ian Hunter and Mott The Hoople. Only £6 from Amazon, bargain.

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Can I give this more than one tick?

Love Rush.

There is another poster on here who has Rush lyrics as their signature but I can't remember who.

It is I 👍. Just wish I knew how to post videos on here 🤦

Hants.Mariner

When you go on YouTube click on “Share” and then “copy link” which is at the bottom of the clip you are wanting to show on here then when you come back on this thread click on the paste button then the song should appear mate.

Great choice Les, you don’t hear that one very often when you do hear a song by them it’s usually “all the young dudes” which is a great song also.

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Just bought a 3 CD set of The Best of Ian Hunter and Mott The Hoople. Only £6 from Amazon, bargain.

Mott is one of the great albums of the seventies in my view.

Hymn For The Dudes is mega.

A bit of genius here. Ian Drury with the admirably named Norman Watt-Roy on bass in the Blockheads.



A bit more?





The Blockheads were good with Wilko Johnson as well. Maybe someone can find a video?

Big fan of Ian Dury and the Blockheads. Saw them in their heyday at Leicester De Montfort Hall. There was a bit of a riot between punks and skinheads. Great gig despite the trouble.

Here's a live vid featuring Wilko Johnson performing Blockheads, containing the great line "banging nails in your big black dog". The man had a way with words.

Think they played at the Yardbirds Club sans Mr Dury as The Blockheads.

Great song but just look at those suits 😊

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Great song but just look at those suits 😊

Great choice. Those dance moves to make it a proper act are brilliant.

I’ve  always loved Motown.

Features a very laid-back bass player!

That. knocked. my socks. off. CM.

Quoted from TheRonRaffertyFanClub

Great choice. Those dance moves to make it a proper act are brilliant.

I’ve  always loved Motown.

Pete Moore changed a bit between then and when he taught us English at Lindsey in the 70s 😁

Quoted from barralad

Mott is one of the great albums of the seventies in my view.

Hymn For The Dudes is mega.

Who originated that singing style/accent? Then or Bowie?

Quoted from TheRonRaffertyFanClub

A bit of genius here. Ian Drury with the admirably named Norman Watt-Roy on bass in the Blockheads.



A bit more?





The Blockheads were good with Wilko Johnson as well. Maybe someone can find a video?

A genius with words and music. In the great tradition of English musicians.

There’s a park bench dedicated to him in Poets’ Corner, Pembroke Lodge in Richmond Park. It’s got views over the Thames Valley (it’s on the edge of a ridge, which has a sheer drop to the flood plain) where Dury used to love to sit. An art student did it as a tribute (friend of Dury’s son I think) and his college project. This was in the early noughties. The armrests had solar panels which powered little MP3s (I think they were) and you could plug your headphones in. On one side there were 8 or 10 Blockheads classics, on the other his Desert Island Discs interview with Sue Lawley*. Regularly walk by there.

If you’re ever over that side of London it’s well worth the trip.

* her name always makes me want to sing that Police song “Sue Lawley....I feel Sue Law Law Law, Law Law Law,”

Bit of a change in style. Classic film theme. Outstanding singers and musicians.

I love this KM, I’ve heard this version many times.

Just listening to some Neil Finn, when he was a member of Split Enz. My favourite songwriter.

Elder brother Tim with a sea shanty type song which chronicles their ancestors trip to New Zealand from the old country.

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Just listening to some Neil Finn, when he was a member of Split Enz. My favourite songwriter.

Great song. Always been a fan of the Finn brothers, bought True Colours and that made me buy the first Split enz albums. Lots of great unknown tracks on their albums from Another Great Divide to Voices. Liked the Enzo live stuff. Even the new Crowded House stuff is still good, I like the Eddie and Elsie video of To the Island!

Here’s an 80s classic, revived in recent years. She’s still got it.

Ausgezeichnet!

An old song that only just recently came on to my radar ( after watching Breaking Bad ) and it's been a persistent ear-worm since

Really do like this - a big hit in the US but never charted here or so it seems

Just remembered this....

Quoted from promotion plaice

Just remembered this....

Talking of Dire Straits, a different album, but Brothers In Arms was the first ever CD I bought.

This one is for John "GetYourFactsRight" Fenty

Enjoy your millions made on the back of our passion

See ya John

Haven't worked out how to copy and paste videos but I think this sums us up at the minute.

No DB this sums me up at the minute

This time next year, who knows?

Great song RRFC 👍

Quoted from BlackandWhiteBarmy2

No DB this sums me up at the minute

Few better covers than this one.

Possibly only ‘All Along The Watchtower’.

Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

Few better covers than this one.

Possibly only ‘All Along The Watchtower’.

I like this one, better than the original, same with Hurt.

Great tune that one mate.

Just reminiscing

Bomber Countys favourite Motorhead song. Brings back memories of Leeds Queens Hall 20th March 1982

Rush.......Xanadu

Great video.....

Have we had any football recordings? Some really crap ones I know like Waddle and Hoddle but this always stuck as an earwig.

Quoted from TheRonRaffertyFanClub

Have we had any football recordings? Some really crap ones I know like Waddle and Hoddle but this always stuck as an earwig.

Can’t beat Back Home