OT - Music. Gigs. Sounds bought.

[Andy_Faber]

At least they’d be able to say they’d played ‘The Cavern’.

Interesting venue!

[Andy_Faber]

I tried to listen to Floodline but all the videos appear to be on Facebook thus outwith my access. As for Garnett, soul music is so far out of my comfort zone that 30 seconds was too much. Sorry MA, I'm sure you love it but it's a "no" from me

I’m really interested in that, what would you say was your go-to choice musically?

[Andy_Faber]

A thread to post up your musical buys and info on gigs you've been to. You never know, you might encourage someone else to visit a gig or listen to a band they don't know.

My 2 most recent buys.

Garnet Mimms - Looking for you in VG condition vinyl (although the labels have been cannibalised). Without the cannibalisation of the label probably worth £200 and I could possibly get between 80 and 100 for it. Long time want and it plays excellently. Couple of crackles in the 1st 2 rotations and then just about perfect. Youtube video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX1lYmU4dFo

Boddie box set. The long defunct USA Boddie label. The current owner of the back catalogue went through the old tapes and acetates and came up with 6 never released songs. To me 5 good ones and one less so. Released in a 3 x 45rpm box set. Interestingly, they are unaware of the artists. Hence each song being by "Unknown Artist". Limited edition of 1000 sets. Digital versions available to listen at https://boddierecordingcompany.bandc...ie-acetate-box

2 good deals IMO. My current singles collection has cost me about 8 grand to put together over the past 8 years. Probably worth around 20 grand. Not yet paid 3 figures for a single and most of the ones I still really, really want are all well into 3 figures. They will, very likely remain on the wants list.


Different genre. I went to see 2 local bands in Amstelveen last night. Both playing "melodious" but hard music. I enjoyed both sets. Look them up on the usual outlets if interested. Floodlines (Google Floodlines band - There's also a Dutch podcast of the the same name), we know the guitarist (left in the left hand picture), good friend of my son and he occasionally crashes in our spare room. Floodlines play their own material. Outlaw Queen (Google Outlaw Queen band) have a female singer who attends the Rock Academy and the girl can sing, do 50/50 their own work and covers. IMO both are well worth a listen.

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Loving the Boddie stuff, I can imagine some of them filling the floor at The Blue Orchid back in the day, I love the slower 3/4 stuff too

Similar (different) is happening to ‘The Joe Meek Tea Chest Tapes’, literally thousands of hours of recordings made by Joe Meek (Telstar etc) and being sifted through by a rock n roll acquaintance Alan Wilson of Western Star Records and issued by Cherry Red

[Geoff Parkstone]

I’m really interested in that, what would you say was your go-to choice musically?

Best definition - anything that you can't dance to. I enjoy listening to music rather than moving to it...perhaps having 3 left feet could be why.

My musical taste has moved from mid 60s to mid 70s rock music / progrock, via punk, reggae, southern US rock to Radiohead etc al, and then sort of back to square one as the various genres of rap largely turned me off music.

But my playlist top 10 acts would be Gong, Neil Young, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Fairport Convention, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Ten years After, Allman Brothers, Linkin Park, Mountain if it creates a profile!

[ramAnag]

Best definition - anything that you can't dance to. I enjoy listening to music rather than moving to it...perhaps having 3 left feet could be why.

My musical taste has moved from mid 60s to mid 70s rock music / progrock, via punk, reggae, southern US rock to Radiohead etc al, and then sort of back to square one as the various genres of rap largely turned me off music.

But my playlist top 10 acts would be Gong, Neil Young, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Fairport Convention, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Ten years After, Allman Brothers, Linkin Park, Mountain if it creates a profile!

Fairport Convention are still going strong. They were on in Buxton last month and I met Ashley Hutchings last year. Once described by Bob Dylan as the most important figure in English folk rock. Nice man...mid seventies but still got it.

[Andy_Faber]

Best definition - anything that you can't dance to. I enjoy listening to music rather than moving to it...perhaps having 3 left feet could be why.

My musical taste has moved from mid 60s to mid 70s rock music / progrock, via punk, reggae, southern US rock to Radiohead etc al, and then sort of back to square one as the various genres of rap largely turned me off music.

But my playlist top 10 acts would be Gong, Neil Young, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Fairport Convention, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Ten years After, Allman Brothers, Linkin Park, Mountain if it creates a profile!

I spent my holiday reading A New Day Yesterday by Mike Barnes, a massive recap of all things 70s prog, and it reminded me how much I loved and listened to ‘prog’ from Gryphon to Gentle Giant and Yes to Fruupp. I’m in the process of reacquainting myself with all that tomfoolery and last week I found an amazing Blondel album that I must have bought in around 74 and never played as it’s still in its shrink wrap, I intend to debut it next week. That’s an anecdote by the way, so not everyone will believe it

[Andy_Faber]

Fairport Convention are still going strong. They were on in Buxton last month and I met Ashley Hutchings last year. Once described by Bob Dylan as the most important figure in English folk rock. Nice man...mid seventies but still got it.

I saw Fairport at the Knebworth Festival in August 79, it was billed and announced by them as their farewell gig. I bet they’ve played 5000 gigs since then!

[Geoff Parkstone]

At least 40 of them being at Cropreddy

[Andy_Faber]

At least 40 of them being at Cropreddy

…..the first of which, so the lie started quicky, was later that same afternoon (4/8/79), the band by legend getting from Stevenage to Cropreddy in a chopper arranged by Jimmy Page

[MadAmster]

Loving the Boddie stuff, I can imagine some of them filling the floor at The Blue Orchid back in the day, I love the slower 3/4 stuff too

Similar (different) is happening to ‘The Joe Meek Tea Chest Tapes’, literally thousands of hours of recordings made by Joe Meek (Telstar etc) and being sifted through by a rock n roll acquaintance Alan Wilson of Western Star Records and issued by Cherry Red

Not impressed with "let the children play" but the other 5 tracks are, IMO, very good. If you get any audio/video from Alan, send me the info and I'll have a listen. TIA.

[MadAmster]

Best definition - anything that you can't dance to. I enjoy listening to music rather than moving to it...perhaps having 3 left feet could be why.

My musical taste has moved from mid 60s to mid 70s rock music / progrock, via punk, reggae, southern US rock to Radiohead etc al, and then sort of back to square one as the various genres of rap largely turned me off music.
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Reggae being an exception then? Does head banging count as "dance"?

From my side, obviously, I'm a dancer, less agile these days although I still get the odd compliment. Backdrops are still achievable, just can't get back up again.

Other music I listen to? Big band sounds from the likes of Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Duke Ellington. ZZ Top, Fleetwood Mac (Pete Green Era and the more poppy version), Long John Baldry, Beatles, Stones, Springs****, John Kongas, Blondie, Who, Tracey Ullman, Suzi Quatro, Siouxie and the Banshees, Jam, Style Council, Prince Buster, Stranglers, Specials, The Beat, Small Faces, Roxy Music, Simple Minds, U2 (crap live though), Ten Sharp, Tears for Fears, Jackson Browne, Chicago, Clash, Pretenders, Moody Blues, Meatloaf, Joan Jett, Guess Who, Them, Frankie gt Hollywood, Melba Moore, Kim Wilde, Eurhythmics, Elvis Costello, Dexy's, Desmond Dekker, Deep Purple, CCR, Communards, Chicago, Cheap Trick, Bananarama, Animals, Amen Corner, 10CC, American Breed... and more, I own vinyl from all of the above so can't really be accused of being a one trick music lover.

[Geoff Parkstone]

No exceptions - I don't dance, period. But that doesn't stop me liking reggae

[MadAmster]

No exceptions - I don't dance, period. But that doesn't stop me liking reggae

Never said it did You're much like my owd fella by the sound of it. Music was to be listened to, not danced to, was the mantra. Like you, he too had 3 left feet. Me Mam loved dancing which I probably inherited off her. My late brother would get on the dancefloor on the very odd occasion.

Nowt wrong in being a listener. Out on the floor, I feel the music, as well as hear it. Hairs on the back of the neck stuff. Especially when accompanied by like minded souls. Certain songs invite claps at certain points, the feeling generated when there's north of 1000 on the dancefloor and the claps are in unison, sounding like thunder and feeling..... well, uplifting, spiritual. It's a sensation I'd love everybody to get, feel and understand. Won't happen but it's something I'd wish for everybody. One of the reasons I never felt the need for French Blues or Black Bombers etc at a nighter. Adrenaline works wonders.

[Andy_Faber]

Sad to hear of the death of Gary Rossington, last original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Skynyrd were the band that made me want to be in a band, and I’ve sung Sweet Home Alabama more than any other song. Farewell, Free Bird

[Andy_Faber]

I battled through the elements to a gig in Bilston last eve, veterans MAN,who rocked as ever. Highlight of the show was ‘Romaine’, one of the all time great songs about police brutality (in Belgium), sung by the victim of the original incident, Martin Ace. Welsh Lives Mattered.