fleabag Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) Just remembered i caught Icehouse live by accident when i went to see Bowie at Milton Keynes Bowl on his Serious Moonlight tour. They were supporting , and i was impressed. This was the mid 80's and synth was big. And there i was rummaging through YT again, and up he pops. And 30 odd or more years on he can still sing, unlike like a lot of old farts that are still going Vid of a classic, full band , great bass and an acoustic version of another classic. Davies has a great vocal IMO and he's lost the aewful mullet Edited April 25, 2018 by fleabag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Guy Pratt was in the band at the time of those early hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 I vaguely remember that, and i have an inkling that there maybe some footage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagman Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Iva Davies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 Yeah that's him, not Ira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 "Man of Colours" is a superb album. Choc full of syth-tastic 80s power pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 I'm quite partial to Primtive Man. Very polished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Icehouse were on a TOTP 80's edition few weeks ago with Guy Pratt on bass. I recorded it just for that reason. If you haven't read Guys book yet you should. Quite an insight into music world of those days. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 Apparently, Guy was on bass '82-'86 so there was a chance i saw him with Icehouse at the Milton Keynes gig, which was '83 i think. Beer and other substances at the time have clouded the memory a smidge Wonder if there's any vids ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJaxon Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 With Pratt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 This was the Bowl gig - cant see any live footage http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/Milton-Keynes-1983.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Hey Little Girl is an absolute classic in my mind. It's one of those tracks that I play people to test their musical knowledge - many think it's either Japan or Roxy Music. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 4 hours ago, ChrisJaxon said: With Pratt! Hah ! And there he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 Hits the spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagman Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Is that a L2 or XL2 Steinberger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 First time i saw IH was on the Tube. I was knocked out by the mix and overall tone of the band. Hey Little girl sounded amazing. I 'think' it was Guy on bass, but i wasn't aware of him or the band at the time. Agree with the comments about Guy's book. Its a great read, and in fact the only book ive read in the past 3 decades lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 6 hours ago, Bagman said: Is that a L2 or XL2 Steinberger? Certainly looks like a Steiny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 7 hours ago, dave_bass5 said: First time i saw IH was on the Tube. I was knocked out by the mix and overall tone of the band. Hey Little girl sounded amazing. I 'think' it was Guy on bass, but i wasn't aware of him or the band at the time. Agree with the comments about Guy's book. Its a great read, and in fact the only book ive read in the past 3 decades lol. I've read quite a few over past couple of years while on holiday including Guy's, Glenn Hughes, Gene Simmons, Ozzy and Bob Daisley's to read this year's holiday in May. Like the various F1 driver autobiography's too. David Coultard's was interesting if you like F1 that is. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 On 4/24/2018 at 23:51, fleabag said: Just remembered i caught Icehouse live by accident when i went to see Bowie at Milton Keynes Bowl on his Serious Moonlight tour. They were supporting , and i was impressed. This was the mid 80's and synth was big. I was at one of those gigs too. I think there were 2 or 3 dates back to back. Weren’t The Beat doing support as well? I seem to remember them doing Mirror in the Bathroom and Stand Down Margaret. Just as Icehouse reached the guitar solo in Hey Little Girl, his guitar cut out, poor bloke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 The Beat - yes they were there too, although i went to Milton only because of Bowie. The Beat were not my thang, but Icehouse were teriffic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Yeah, I was mostly there for Bowie too. It was his first tour after a long hiatus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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