The Pogues-Rum,Sodomy And The Lash
Posted: February 27, 2011 Filed under: music | Tags: irish, pogues, punk, rum sodomy and the lash 1 CommentTo me one of the greatest albums of all time that fuses punks energy with traditional songs and exceptional songwriting from shane macgowan.Where Shane gets his words from I don’t know but his own songs can be very moving.
I first bought this album on release in 1985! on recommendation of a friend of mine who was already a massive fan,but to be honest it took months of playing before it really clicked and i totally fell in love with this album, to me there is not a bad song on here and im surprised a little by how the first 2 pogues albums are slightly overlooked in favour of “if I should fall from grace with god” but i suppose the success of fairytale of new york will always make that album the one most people buy first.
I saw the Pogues at Leeds uni around 86 I think, the memory is pretty hazy I would say they would have been at their peak then,as a live experience I think it was a fantastic drunken night!
If god forbid you have never heard this album its a must buy, and if you’ve not played it for a while give it a spin today and listen to how fresh and fantastic it sounds!
The Pogues-A Rainy Night In Soho
Posted: February 27, 2011 Filed under: music | Tags: pogues;rainy night in soho Leave a commentNothing to add really to this a beautiful song for a very beautiful girl.
Suede-Stay together
Posted: February 26, 2011 Filed under: music | Tags: stay together, suede 1 CommentNever a big fan at the time to be honest i liked the occasional single that they did but this is just fantastic! Over 8 mins long version!
Anyone got any suede bootlegs or seen them live? any good?
Not much blogging at the moment currently working as a slave!
The Professionals Mods Punks Skins
Posted: February 24, 2011 Filed under: music | Tags: professionals, punk skin mod 1 CommentLong forgotten single from the professionals this is their finest moment! me I was all 3 at some point!
Come on you irons!
The clash- Cut The Crap Demos 83
Posted: February 24, 2011 Filed under: music | Tags: cut the crap, demos, download, punk, the clash Leave a commentBit of deviation from the usual stories about bands I have seen, in fact this may become a usual thing posting a few bootlegs! Anyway we all know Cut the Crap is well Crap! Bernie Rhodes so much to answer for! Anyway here is a bunch of demos from around that time give them a listen!
link is here
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3SR2KTUG
Angelic Upstarts!-Police Oppression!
Posted: February 23, 2011 Filed under: music | Tags: angelic upstarts, bradford, pigs head, police oppression, punk 2 CommentsPolice oppression just came up on iTunes shuffle so had to write this! The Upstarts what a bloody band they were live absolutely crazy!
I only saw them twice but the first time, i can recall it like yesterday, mensi on stage in his policeman cap and then the real pigs head is on stage and is then flung into the audience when they do who killed liddle and police oppression! Can you imagine that these days? You’re in your very small local pub pogoing to a band when this pigs head goes flying by!
Police oppression is one of those songs that still makes me want to jump about and go mental!!
I’m an upstart another song to go mental too!
teenage warning on TOTP this proves anything is possible!
So after the gig a skinhead that I know claims the pig’s head and takes it out of the pub with him with me following closely as were stood about outside a taxi pulls up waiting for his fare, well the skinhead who remains nameless decides it would be a good idea to throw the pig’s head in the taxi, and as this is Bradford it’s not a good idea as the asian taxi driver leaps out of his car and goes absolutely mental! all I can say is we decided to leg it, and I must say on behalf of the skinhead it was not racially motivated we were just kids who did not understand what it meant.
The Angelic Upstarts the band who gave me a night that’s never been forgotten to this day! I salute You!
The Wall-New Way Ep
Posted: February 23, 2011 Filed under: music | Tags: new wayep, punk, suckers, the wall, uniform 1 Comment
This ep by the wall is one of punks forgotten classics, a 3 track ep by a band a fair few of you wont of heard of! I happened to catch this band live in 79 i think from Sunderland originally they were fantastic a band with ruts type energy! i belive that the original band only released this single before splitting though the name carried on and they released numerous singles and lps,in fact one of my school friends ended up as the guitarist! to me nothing they did topped this first single, give it a listen or go out and buy the mp3s! if you’re not sure where to get hold of this message me!
1976-80 the best time to have your youth i think, so many forgotten bands bringing so much brilliant music out, it’s all out there to be rediscovered! If you remember this single can you leave a comment or message me on twitter! thanks!
Southern Death Cult
Posted: February 21, 2011 Filed under: music 1 CommentBig band at the time! i watched them right from the start as violation! Maybe more to come!
Blur Fools Day
Posted: February 21, 2011 Filed under: music | Tags: blur, fools day, record store day Leave a commentRecord store day is coming soon and this was a previous highlight of that day for me great track great band!
The Esteemed Orange Juice!
Posted: February 20, 2011 Filed under: music | Tags: edwyn collins, gorgeous george, orange juice, post punk download rip it up 2 CommentsThe esteemed Orange juice a band from Scotland who were like no other at the time! edwyn Collins whose lyrics healed many a broken heart of mine whilst I stayed up late drinking and smoking heavily as another romance bit the dust, started out as a punk band but soon moved on to create some of the most underrated pop ever IMO!
My first taste of Orange juice came with their first album you can’t hide your love forever
- Falling and laughing” – 3:51
- “Untitled Melody” – 2:04
- “Wan Light” – 2:23
- “Tender Object” – 4:25
- “Dying Day” – 3:00
- “L.O.V.E. Love” – 3:32
- “Intuition Told Me (Part 1)” – 1:09
- “Upwards And Onwards” – 2:27
- “Satellite City” – 2:43
- “Three Cheers For Our Side” – 2:50
- “Consolation Prize” – 2:50
- “Felicity” – 2:34
- “In a Nutshell” – 4:15
From first track to last this is an absolute classic album and it has not even got their biggest hit rip it up on!
The band had the one hit single with the mentioned rip it up and I thought they were going to become massive but alas it was not to be! and after 2 more albums they split and edwyn continued with a solo career which I have followed closely.
I never got to see orange juice live too busy with the football then, but i finally got to see edwyn live in a pub in Leeds just before his girl like you single went massive! not many of us there the added bonus of paul cook of the sex pistols on drums and copious amounts of cherry vodka made for a fantastic night! If all you’ve heard is a girl like you check the gorgeous george album out its only a quid on amazon its fantastic!
Since then Edwyn has had some serious health problems which he has recovered from and is now touring again, if you get the chance go see the great man himself a great british songwriter very underrated! He is one of my favourite singers of all time!
Todays download is
orange juice
Glasgow Technical College
Glasgow
17th April 1980
Soundboard recording
01 Felicity
02 The Day I Went Down To Texas
03 Moscow
04 Simply Thrilled Honey
05 Blueboy
06 Upwards & Onwards
07 Tender Object
08 Falling And Laughing
09 Lovesick
10 Moscow (cut)
http://www.2shared.com/file/ko5FHrgy/Orange_Juice_Glasgow_Tech_1980.html
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