| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... 14:25 - Jan 27 with 4571 views | EJP |
Saw the video yesterday for the latest Manic Street Preachers single, and today I've had the 3 hour Spotify curated playlist on, followed by The Holy Bible. God they're good.
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| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 17:13 - Jan 27 with 1758 views | bsw72 |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 15:26 - Jan 27 by EJP |
I remember buying the "Actually" on cassette when I was visiting my sister when she lived in Lisburn, Northern Ireland in 1987 ...
When you consider the technology available at time and the cost (The Fairlight cost close to £120,000 in "today's" money), the album is a masterpiece. |
I used to buy the vinyl album to then record onto a good old fashioned D60 or D90 to then have in the walkman and later on the car stereo . . . Please and Actually were great albums.
My other fave from the mid 80's was Psychocandy by the Jesus and Mary Chain, which sadly (in my uneducated opinion) was their first and best album, went downhill for them with Darklands and beyond. |  | | |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 17:30 - Jan 27 with 1732 views | hoppy |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 16:36 - Jan 27 by EJP |
The BBC did an article on the 40th anniversary of the Walkman where they gave one to a selection of kids. It took them a week before they realised you had to take the cassette out and flip it over if you wanted to listen to the other side. |
Unless you got the luxury model that had an autoreverse mode!  |  |
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| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 17:41 - Jan 27 with 1724 views | Illinoisblue |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 15:28 - Jan 27 by Ftnfwest |
Heart is the best track as its the basis for the best Leif song, though never used |
What’s the Leif song? Involving the “every time…” chorus? |  |
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| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 18:05 - Jan 27 with 1703 views | DJR |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 17:02 - Jan 27 by factual_blue |
I've never forgotten how good The Band were.
And now every last one of them is gone. |
The same is true of the original four Ramones.
Joey died at 49, Dee Dee at 50, Johnny at 55, and Tommy at the grand old age of 65.
The lyrics of the Eagles' song James Dean spring to mind.
"too fast to live, too young to die." [Post edited 27 Jan 18:08]
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| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 18:13 - Jan 27 with 1669 views | DJR |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 17:13 - Jan 27 by bsw72 |
I used to buy the vinyl album to then record onto a good old fashioned D60 or D90 to then have in the walkman and later on the car stereo . . . Please and Actually were great albums.
My other fave from the mid 80's was Psychocandy by the Jesus and Mary Chain, which sadly (in my uneducated opinion) was their first and best album, went downhill for them with Darklands and beyond. |
I still have my original copy of Psychocandy, but also liked some of their later stuff. | | | |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 18:28 - Jan 27 with 1644 views | BarcaBlue |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 16:36 - Jan 27 by EJP |
The BBC did an article on the 40th anniversary of the Walkman where they gave one to a selection of kids. It took them a week before they realised you had to take the cassette out and flip it over if you wanted to listen to the other side. |
I was tidying up after some twenty-somethings had stayed the weekend in a holiday home I have here. I found an empty Lloyd Cole cd box on the table. Checked the cd player and it wasn't there so assumed they'd nicked it. Week later went to put on a vinyl and found the cd on the turntable. |  | | |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 18:44 - Jan 27 with 1613 views | ITFC_Forever |
On the general theme of this thread, Pulp are another one as well, James also…. Seeing them in Castle Park in August (Happy Mondays and Lightning Seeds supporting).
Went to the tip yesterday and chucked at least a couple of hundred CDs. Mine and wife’s pride and joy 20 years ago. Been in a box in the garage for the last 10 years since we moved to our current house. |  |
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| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 18:51 - Jan 27 with 1597 views | positivity |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 18:44 - Jan 27 by ITFC_Forever |
On the general theme of this thread, Pulp are another one as well, James also…. Seeing them in Castle Park in August (Happy Mondays and Lightning Seeds supporting).
Went to the tip yesterday and chucked at least a couple of hundred CDs. Mine and wife’s pride and joy 20 years ago. Been in a box in the garage for the last 10 years since we moved to our current house. |
james are surprisingly great live, very impressed by suede last year too.
don't chuck your cds though, they'll be back (just like vinyl & tapes), everything becomes nostalgia eventually! at least give them to a charity/second hand shop |  |
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| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 18:58 - Jan 27 with 1582 views | ParisBlue |
Highlight of Saturday at Anfield was 68 Guns by The Alarm at half time. Masterpiece. |  |
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| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 19:08 - Jan 27 with 1567 views | factual_blue |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 18:05 - Jan 27 by DJR |
The same is true of the original four Ramones.
Joey died at 49, Dee Dee at 50, Johnny at 55, and Tommy at the grand old age of 65.
The lyrics of the Eagles' song James Dean spring to mind.
"too fast to live, too young to die." [Post edited 27 Jan 18:08]
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The last man standing in The Band has just been cruelly snatched away at 87.
It's no age. |  |
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| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 19:35 - Jan 27 with 1530 views | ITFC_Forever |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 18:51 - Jan 27 by positivity |
james are surprisingly great live, very impressed by suede last year too.
don't chuck your cds though, they'll be back (just like vinyl & tapes), everything becomes nostalgia eventually! at least give them to a charity/second hand shop |
Already gone.
Saw James at the UEA around 2011, they were excellent, so looking forward to seeing them again. | |
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| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 19:37 - Jan 27 with 1522 views | ITFC_Forever |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 18:58 - Jan 27 by ParisBlue |
Highlight of Saturday at Anfield was 68 Guns by The Alarm at half time. Masterpiece. |
George Sephton, the Anfield DJ / announcer of the last 40-odd years is something of a cult celebrity amongst Liverpool fans for the eclectic music he plays on match day.
He’s written a book and everything, it’s a decent read. | |
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| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 19:44 - Jan 27 with 1497 views | WeWereZombies |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 18:05 - Jan 27 by DJR |
The same is true of the original four Ramones.
Joey died at 49, Dee Dee at 50, Johnny at 55, and Tommy at the grand old age of 65.
The lyrics of the Eagles' song James Dean spring to mind.
"too fast to live, too young to die." [Post edited 27 Jan 18:08]
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Here you are, the story of when Joey went to Stockport:
"10cc’s Graham Gouldman: ‘Every West Indian person I’ve spoken to loves Dreadlock Holiday – but I wouldn’t write certain lines now’ | 10cc | The Guardian" https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/23/10ccs-graham-gouldman-every-west-i |  |
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| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 20:18 - Jan 27 with 1461 views | EJP |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 18:44 - Jan 27 by ITFC_Forever |
On the general theme of this thread, Pulp are another one as well, James also…. Seeing them in Castle Park in August (Happy Mondays and Lightning Seeds supporting).
Went to the tip yesterday and chucked at least a couple of hundred CDs. Mine and wife’s pride and joy 20 years ago. Been in a box in the garage for the last 10 years since we moved to our current house. |
William Shatner’s cover of Common People is sublime. | | | |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 20:53 - Jan 27 with 1421 views | hoppy |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 18:44 - Jan 27 by ITFC_Forever |
On the general theme of this thread, Pulp are another one as well, James also…. Seeing them in Castle Park in August (Happy Mondays and Lightning Seeds supporting).
Went to the tip yesterday and chucked at least a couple of hundred CDs. Mine and wife’s pride and joy 20 years ago. Been in a box in the garage for the last 10 years since we moved to our current house. |
We’ve got tickets for that at Castle Park too. Also supporting are The Waeve - Graham Coxon’s band.
I saw James and Happy Mondays at Wembley Arena December 2023 and they were superb. Also saw James at Latitude a few years back, and again, very good! | |
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| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 21:55 - Jan 27 with 1368 views | Radlett_blue |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 18:44 - Jan 27 by ITFC_Forever |
On the general theme of this thread, Pulp are another one as well, James also…. Seeing them in Castle Park in August (Happy Mondays and Lightning Seeds supporting).
Went to the tip yesterday and chucked at least a couple of hundred CDs. Mine and wife’s pride and joy 20 years ago. Been in a box in the garage for the last 10 years since we moved to our current house. |
Wouldn't Music Magpie or one of the other on line resellers like Ziffit give you a few quid for them? |  |
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| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 21:59 - Jan 27 with 1358 views | DJR |
As he did some backing vocals and guitar, he's perhaps entitled to the name Graham Ramone, although that doesn't sound very punky.
As regards the album Pleasant Dreams, the song "The KKK took my baby away", written by Joey, was apparently about Johnny (who was right wing) stealing Joey's girlfriend. It is said that neither spoke again after the incident. [Post edited 27 Jan 22:03]
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| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 22:01 - Jan 27 with 1351 views | PhilTWTD |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 18:58 - Jan 27 by ParisBlue |
Highlight of Saturday at Anfield was 68 Guns by The Alarm at half time. Masterpiece. |
Last time I heard that in a ground before Saturday was at Rotherham a couple of years back. I was WhatsApping a friend of mine from Sheffield at the time and he reckoned it was still number one in Rotherham. |  | | |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 04:11 - Jan 28 with 1231 views | IPS_wich |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 18:13 - Jan 27 by DJR |
I still have my original copy of Psychocandy, but also liked some of their later stuff. |
Last year I decided to go back and listen to a lot of music that I loved when I was at uni in the mid-90s - mainly to see what I could recommend to my teenage kids.
JAMC were one of my favourite bands but I actually found Psychocandy almost unlistenable - which is odd because I loved it at the time. The only album I still liked was Honey's Dead (especially Catchfire which was always my favourite song of theirs).
Also still loved the B Sides from the I Hate Rock and Roll EP (Bleed Me and 33 1/3).
I know it's a cliche when it comes to the Mary Chain - but they are still the loudest band I have ever ever heard live. Couldn't hear properly for at least a week. | | | |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 07:18 - Jan 28 with 1173 views | Benters |
Not a band as such but I am enjoying listening to Elvis at the mo. |  |
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| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 07:57 - Jan 28 with 1126 views | hoppy |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 07:18 - Jan 28 by Benters |
Not a band as such but I am enjoying listening to Elvis at the mo. |
Got 2 x tickets if you’re interested… could do them for a bargain knock down price for you if you like.
No scam, honest. | |
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| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 15:53 - Jan 28 with 1055 views | thecheek |
Interpol's first couple of albums are worth a revisit once in a while |  | | |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 17:12 - Jan 28 with 995 views | WeWereZombies |
Still listen to Simple Minds but this thread has encouraged me to go back through their albums on YouTube | |
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| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 09:05 - Jan 29 with 873 views | aceviljoen |
| Bands you had forgotten just how good they are ... on 16:38 - Jan 27 by EJP |
The art of mix tapes is another loss to society. Trying to find a song that was 2:41 to complete the A side so there's no unnecessary empty noise, without reusing a band already used within the last 5 -7 songs ... |
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