darkandrew Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Just a heads up, BBC 4 are doing an evening of Duran Duran tomorrow, 29th June. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 I shall dip in and out, to be honest I can't stand anything they do currently so any recent live footage will see me switching over , I just don't get why they brought a "widdly widdly" guitarist in to front most of the songs, Duran Duran were never a guitar dominated band, that was the beauty of their sound? It would be like Motorhead reforming with keys as the lead instrument! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Thank God Im washing my hair that night before I go and gig in front of 6 people..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 I shall be watching it. Was never a fan when they were big, but have found that I now rather like them so an evening in front of the box watching this awaits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianP Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 No chance we won't be watching this. The wife is a huge Duran Duran fan. Or, should that be, has a worrying John Taylor fixation? Actually, she's far more into the early stuff too. I bought her Paper Gods when it came out. Still sitting there unplayed in its cellophane. And Planet Earth is the only song she ever asks me to play on bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 (edited) I was once at Nomis Studios with Killing Joke (just ligging at a rehearsal, not playing or anything) when I popped off to the loo, mid pish I realised the urinal to my left was occupied by John Taylor and at the urinal to the right was Andy Taylor, a thoroughly 80s toilet experience, there. Edited June 29, 2018 by Frank Blank Topographic Ocean leak 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisK1975 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Might dip in and out, it's also Download highlights on Sky Arts from 9pm too...probably be recording that anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 4 hours ago, Frank Blank said: I was once at Nomis Studios with Killing Joke (just ligging at a rehearsal, not playing or anything) when I popped off to the loo, mid pish I realised the urinal to my left was occupied by John Taylor and at the urinal to the right was Andy Taylor, a thoroughly 80s toilet experience, there. That's got to be the best name drop I've heard this month! (Not taking the weewee or anything like) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkandrew Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share Posted June 29, 2018 2 hours ago, LewisK1975 said: Might dip in and out I hope that's not in reply to the urinal post above yours ... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzmanb Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 22 hours ago, Frank Blank said: I was once at Nomis Studios with Killing Joke (just ligging at a rehearsal, not playing or anything) when I popped off to the loo, mid pish I realised the urinal to my left was occupied by John Taylor and at the urinal to the right was Andy Taylor, a thoroughly 80s toilet experience, there. Bog celebs part two,Peter kay in the MEN arena toilets at a Peter Gabriel gig 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzmanb Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 On 28/06/2018 at 20:51, Roger2611 said: I shall dip in and out, to be honest I can't stand anything they do currently so any recent live footage will see me switching over , I just don't get why they brought a "widdly widdly" guitarist in to front most of the songs, Duran Duran were never a guitar dominated band, that was the beauty of their sound? It would be like Motorhead reforming with keys as the lead instrument! must have missed this guitar take over?,i know they had zappas guy in them etc but never noticed a massive lean towards guitar wankery .Had some canny songs in the day and some later ones are okay too.Great bass lines in the early stuff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, jazzmanb said: guitar wankery Is that like an orangery? I'd hate to have to clean the floor in that room. Edited June 30, 2018 by SpondonBassed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Some relevance to this thread from around 1m 25secs.....😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12stringbassist Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Bog celebrities encounter - Birmingham NEC: George Harrison and Dave Edmunds. Beat that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 The 2018 gig directed by David Lynch was unwatchable. So I lasted 2 so nah and turned off. I decribed it as a visual headache. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 27 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: The 2018 gig directed by David Lynch was unwatchable. So I lasted 2 so nah and turned off. I decribed it as a visual headache. Of the three, I had picked that one to record. Dang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, jazzmanb said: Bog celebs part two,Peter kay in the MEN arena toilets at a Peter Gabriel gig Did I ever tell you about the time I was next to Shakin Stevens in the Gents...? Edited June 30, 2018 by yorks5stringer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 3 hours ago, yorks5stringer said: Did I ever tell you about the time I was next to Shakin Stevens in the Gents...? And Nobby Holder on the other side. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 It never fails to amaze me how quickly BBC4 viewers descend into the inevitable round of knob gags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I've just watched the David Lynch film. What has he got against the band to make something as awful as that? I skipped through and found nothing I could watch. The mix was bad too. Much sibilance in the vocals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I watched: The first prog - good, liked it Second prog - a bit pretentious, but still enjoyable Third prog - few songs in, nah. Not into "imagery" on live shows. And agree re widdling guitar, not right in DDs material Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) I was just eyeing up all the bass changes - Rickenbacker, Aria SB 900, Aria SB 1000, WAL, different SB 1000, some headless thing, Peavey Cirrus blah blah Edited July 2, 2018 by fleabag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I only watched the first programme - enjoyed that but as I'd always preferred Spandau Ballet I couldn't take too much more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 7 hours ago, 12stringbassist said: Bog celebrities encounter - Birmingham NEC: George Harrison and Dave Edmunds. Beat that. I can’t. My contribution to the celebrity pisspot challenge is Justin Hawkins from The Darkness when I saw Muse at the O2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 (edited) Sorry no pissoire stories!! 😬 However I watched some of it - particularly noticed the bit in the studio recording one of the newer albums with John Taylor filmed using Bernard Edwards' Stingray. As a Stingray nerd, it doesn't get much better than that!!! Some nice bass playing on the Duran songs. Edited July 1, 2018 by drTStingray 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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