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1 hour ago, Barking Spiders said:

The one in the bottom right corner looks like she needs spoon feeding while the woman? in the white shirt to the left of the bloke in wonky shades looks like a 19th century school ma'am.

CP Grogan from Altered Images, Toyah and Trevor Horn (Buggles)?

Roots, Radicals and Rockers by Stiff Little Fingers

4 hours ago, Old Man Riva said:

How has this come to be?

I think a lot appreciation of/towards bands/musicians often requires a decent passing of time to properly appreciate and appraise their work.

In my experience, Macca/The Beatles weren’t referenced much at all in the 80s. That said they’d only split up 10 yrs earlier, so in today’s terms it would be akin to appraising, say, the work of Adele (the biggest selling artist of 2011], which would feel odd to do - in another 10 yrs perhaps, but not today.

The only references I can recall were U2, of all people, covering Helter Skelter and referencing them in amongst artists such as John Coltrane, BB King and Bills Holliday as part of the Rattle and Hum period. To my ears, it all sounded a bit odd, and dare I say, uncool at the time (which says more about me at the time than it does about multi million album selling rock combo U2!).

The sounds and playing styles of bass in the 80s (certainly the early half of the decade) were markedly different to Macca. Not better, just different! 

Roll forward to the 90s, and a 30 yr period having passed, I think that’s where I’ve noticed The Beatles being most critiqued - documentaries, new releases etc. - all helped by the internet and bands wearing their influences on their sleeves.

Not bad if you think how the 90s began with Candy Flip!

I suppose it’s a long-winded way of saying, for me, up until recent years Macca has often been overlooked/under appreciated in terms of his bass playing...

Siouxsie and the Banshees covered "Dear Prudence" in 1983, having covered "Helter Skelter" a few years earlier.

2 hours ago, Romeo2 said:

How about Teethgrinder by Therapy? :

 

 

Curiously, not long after watching this/reading the post, a signed copy of Therapy?'s greatest hits dropped through my door!

1 hour ago, Ricky Rioli said:

I can't find a YouTube clip of it with the lyrics

I usually sing "Dum dumma dumma dum dum waaahh, dum dumma dumma dum dum waaahh..."😄

Belfast has been ruined over the years and I don't mean by the bombs in the "good old days". Whole areas of the city centre have been destroyed, or are due to be destroyed, all in the name of regeneration. 

19 hours ago, Bolo said:

Have you tried a different source?

I've used them on my phone and mp3 player and are fine with them. 

I was 16, so probably listening to Iron Maiden, Slayer, Metallica, Morbid Angel... He following year Smells Like Teen Spirit came out and things changed a lot.

I think I need a better pair of headphones. I have a pair of Sony, but tonight I plugged them into my amp (Fender Rumble 25) for the first time and the sound was awful. It sounded badly overdriven, even though the volume was low.

Radiohead's Pablo Honey was a good album, but a bit ordinary compared with what came after.

On 14/03/2021 at 11:39, Bobthedog said:

I remember Jessie J singing a very different version of Price Tag and being asked about it, her response was she was bored of singing the song all the time so did this to keep her interest going

I saw Sisters of Mercy live a couple of years ago. They were about halfway through one particular song before I realised what it was.

31 minutes ago, Richard R said:

While I don't disagree with this,  my 20 year old daughter seems to know a lot of 80s stuff for example, I find it very odd.  1981 was 40 years ago. Radio 1 didn't play Glen Miller in the 1980's in pursuit of youth.🤔

My 11 year old daughter has been listening to some 80's stuff and quite likes Blondie, after Miley Cyrus covered one of their songs. I think it's don to Spotify.

Whilst not strictly punk, they do tend to get lumped into the genre, so, anything by Ian Dury and the Blockheads, especially Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick.

No mention of Robert Bean from Black Rebel motorcycle Club yet? or Nicky Wire on the odd track for the Manics.

18 hours ago, stewblack said:

Take a book of the shelf (randomly) open it. I just did it first thing that caught my eye ... Heyday. great band name. It actually doesn't matter because a crap name in the end becomes associated with the band never the other way around. Look at Oasis. Before they chose that name only dreadful cheesy low rent Crème brûlée types would call themselves Oasis, but pretty soon the name was associated with the coolest band in the country.

Yes, they were, for a while.

I've got a Crème Brulee t-shirt from the "Voodoo Lady" tour. Heady days indeed.

On ‎26‎/‎11‎/‎2019 at 13:26, Rageofklugman said:

How about Stiltskin - Inside. I had the album on cassette and it wasn't bad, but seeing as none of the other songs featured on a jeans advert they were never heard from again.

It was ok until the vocal started.

2 hours ago, Mykesbass said:

Don't worry @Newfoundfreedom, this is not just a band thing. Even with something far less important, and no copyright worries people have problems coming up with names. I run a few charity pub quizzes and asking people (not regular quizzers) for a team name is like swimming through mud. The worst is when someone thinks of something stunningly original (like Norfolk n' Chance) 😒

"Hello Cleveland! We are Swimming Through Mud!" Any glam covers band looking a name, you can have that one on me (us)

Stiff Little Fingers and Iron Maiden often wear their own shirts.

Leg? Doesn't everyone play with the bass behind their head, resting on the shoulders?

1 hour ago, paul_c2 said:

Don't worry about that - I spotted it just after posting. Its originally in Bb, however I am rewriting it in a different key. I tried a few different ones, including F, then updated the title, but its subsequently changed to Eb. I think I'll get a lot of dirty looks from the sax players if I put it into E!!!

Thank goodness for that. I don't really read music and only know about the Circle of Fifths in theory, so when I looked at the music I decided to try and work out the key, not noticing that you had given the (incorrect) key in the title. Then I got really confused.

16 minutes ago, Earbrass said:

 

I always loved this sketch.  "Sorry wrong page"

1 hour ago, BlueMoon said:

The latest Fender Rumble combos get good feedback.

No pun intended?

13 minutes ago, Dan Dare said:

The real reason for this nonsense is to keep prices high. A lot of companies do it - destroying last year's stock, less popular models and so on - because people won't buy current stuff if they can pick up older stuff at a bargain price. "Unsafe" my foot. Unsafe for Gibson's margins is what it is.

Wasn't there a bit of a stink kicked up recently about Burberry or some other fashion house doing this?

They couldn't have salvaged anything? Necks? Bridges? Tuners? Knobs? Nothing?