Happy Jack Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I already have loads of Dr Feelgood, Eddie & The Hot Rods, etc. but a large chunk of my formative years has been missing for far too long. As I type this, Amazon is downloading to my PC:[list] [*]Ducks Deluxe [*]Brinsley Schwarz [*]The Motors [*]Be Bop Deluxe [*]Tyla Gang [*]Kilburn & The High Roads [*]Kursaal Flyers [/list] And it's 1977 all over again ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaDqXJjGU2g [size=6][b]ENJOY!!![/b][/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Be Bop Deluxe - I did like that band.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Thanks for the reminder - off to Youtube.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Garry[/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSlyn0WoSjc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Ok, need to lay off the disco and check these tunes out some time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 From Wikipaedia: ... on the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiff_Records"]Stiff Records[/url] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_label"]label[/url] where he was an in-house producer. The single and thus the label was funded by a loan of £400 from [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Feelgood"]Dr. Feelgood[/url]'s Lee Brilleaux. The label's first [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play"]EP[/url] was Lowe's 1977 four-track release [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowi"]Bowi[/url][/i], apparently named in response to [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie"]David Bowie[/url]'s contemporaneous LP [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_%28David_Bowie_album%29"]Low[/url][/i]. The joke was repeated when Lowe produced [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rumour"]The Rumour[/url]'s album [i]Max[/i] as an 'answer' to [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac"]Fleetwood Mac[/url]'s [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumours"]Rumours[/url][/i]. I never knew about the joke titles ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeystrange Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Did you see the first episode of Punk Britannia on the BBC a little while ago? Almost the whole of the first episode was about pub rock so if you didn't see it you'll probably like it. If you can find it! There was all the stuff you've mentioned plus a few more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 Yup - saw it. Twice. Excellent program, lots of facts & history and talking heads (no, not the band!), but surprisingly little actual music. About 30 seconds of Kursaal Flyers, nothing from Ducks Deluxe, don't think I saw Brinsley Schwarz, non-rock bands like Kokomo didn't get a mention. Hence my raid on Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Forgotten bands alright. Kursaal Flyers at the Blue Boar! Be Bop Deluxe! Class act. Maid in Heaven - superb track [url="http://youtu.be/FzZUyTpmy3g"]http://youtu.be/FzZUyTpmy3g[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Brinsley Schwarz were on - in fact IIRC it was the same OGWT clip as posted above. IMO pub rock hasn't aged very well. Most of it sounds fairly tame and weedy these days especially in light of what was just around the corner. For me it just goes to show how desperate the UK music scene was for some decent rock between the end of Glam and the beginning of Punk for most this to have attracted any kind of attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 hmm yes - been a brinsley schwarz and nick lowe fan since 70s and be bop for that matter - must admit thats the first time ive heard of be bop referred to as pub rock though have said it before on other threads and will say it again ... he is one of THE musical talents of this country in recent years , amazing songwriter and guitarist in fact of all the bands ive seen over the years ive not seen a guitarist who can play and sing as well as Bill Nelson - imho he ought to be up alongside the likes of SRV and EC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Before they were Brinsley Schwarz they were Kippington Lodge, saw them many times. Might be worth checking them out.[/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1344682907' post='1767913'] Brinsley Schwarz were on - in fact IIRC it was the same OGWT clip as posted above. IMO pub rock hasn't aged very well. Most of it sounds fairly tame and weedy these days especially in light of what was just around the corner. For me it just goes to show how desperate the UK music scene was for some decent rock between the end of Glam and the beginning of Punk for most this to have attracted any kind of attention. [/quote] I'd go along with this....most of the acts would be poor pub bands these days. But then there are pub bands and pubs bands even on the local circuits, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I didn't think Be Bop Deluxe were part of the Pub Rock scene. Dr. Feelgood, Roger C Reale & Rue Morgue, Eddie and The Hot Rods, The Pirates yeah, but certainly not Bill and the boys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Can`t remember who it was, but such was Nick Lowes profile as a producer, some band used to put "This was not produced by Nick Lowe" on their records, He was everywhere in the 70s. I saw him on the Rockpile tour with Dave Edmunds - was just great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZedHwbVXOwk&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 (edited) Great Album. XTC, Strangles. Edited August 11, 2012 by steve-soar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBKb0iZSTfo&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHUFC BASS Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I always class Motorhead's first album "On Parole" as pub rock. Some great tracks on there too ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kegItmzd--o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL POSTERS Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 (edited) I saw Brinsley Schwarts on thge same bill with Dave Edmunds at Barbarellas in the early 70s, Brinsley were a bit too country for me, but Dave Edmunds just tore the place up, the guy was like a walking jukebox. Thing with pub rock, it was fun, at a time when all the 'Stars' were taking everyrthing too seriously. You cant beat good times pub bands, which is the mai reason that I'm still doing it. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1AaDdCK44E"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1AaDdCK44E[/url] Edited August 11, 2012 by BRANCINI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 [quote name='BRANCINI' timestamp='1344692188' post='1768058'] I saw Brinsley Schwarts on thge same bill with Dave Edmunds at Barbarellas in the early 70s ... [/quote] Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I associate Pub Rock with a dearth of interesting musical ideas and the gloom and boredom of my youth in Ipswich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulconnolly Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 [quote name='pst62' timestamp='1344688607' post='1767997'] I didn't think Be Bop Deluxe were part of the Pub Rock scene. Dr. Feelgood, Roger C Reale & Rue Morgue, Eddie and The Hot Rods, The Pirates yeah, but certainly not Bill and the boys! [/quote] Well in their formative years they played many gigs at 'The Duke' in North Ferriby but I would agree not your typical pub rock band Good to see BBD get a mention on here. I am a big fan of Bill Nelson in general and BBD in particular. Love the bass work of the late, great Charlie Tumahai. At the forthcoming Bill Nelson fan convention along with a Bill Nelson solo set there will be a live performance from Bill and his Gentlemen Rocketeers playing many BBD and Red Noise numbers along with an improv set from Orchestra Futura with the truly brilliant Dave Sturt on bass.[url="http://www.nelsonica.com/"]http://www.nelsonica.com/[/url]. The event is sold out but if you're in York on 29th September and you loiter around the bar in the Park Inn Hotel you will hear some awesome guitar playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Good post Jack, will have to revisit some of them. Always loved The Motors. I wanted to do Dancing the Night Away with one of the bands but the guitards declared that there were too many chords in the intro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 (edited) Of course, real pub rock didn't always involve bands who were famous, or who would go on to be famous. My local in those days was the John Bull in Chiswick. I saw loads of bands there, including some who became very famous later. My favourite band? I used to see these guys pretty much every month: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0v3vMCv9qI[/media] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=x4pTfS4tBr8"]http://www.youtube.c...e&v=x4pTfS4tBr8[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Hsgkj3E1weE"]http://www.youtube.c...e&v=Hsgkj3E1weE[/url] It is entirely possible that I was in the audience when these were being filmed. They may never have appeared on OGWT but they were a really great band live, if you were stood there with a can of Colt 45 and a Marlboro. A bit of sulphate helped, of course. Edited August 11, 2012 by Happy Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 [quote name='paulconnolly' timestamp='1344696041' post='1768098'] Well in their formative years they played many gigs at 'The Duke' in North Ferriby but I would agree not your typical pub rock band Good to see BBD get a mention on here. I am a big fan of Bill Nelson in general and BBD in particular. Love the bass work of the late, great Charlie Tumahai. At the forthcoming Bill Nelson fan convention along with a Bill Nelson solo set there will be a live performance from Bill and his Gentlemen Rocketeers playing many BBD and Red Noise numbers along with an improv set from Orchestra Futura with the truly brilliant Dave Sturt on bass.[url="http://www.nelsonica.com/"]http://www.nelsonica.com/[/url]. The event is sold out but if you're in York on 29th September and you loiter around the bar in the Park Inn Hotel you will hear some awesome guitar playing. [/quote] Aye he's a top quality guitarist, wish I could be there, but sadly York is about 300 miles north of me these days. Dunno if you've heard this before, but it's a great cover from another great guitarist who you'd think was very unlikely to cover a BBD song. [url="http://youtu.be/-h76l7zxWMo"]http://youtu.be/-h76l7zxWMo[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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