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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 14:15 pm
by Edgar Jessop
Bottom post of the previous page:
strad wrote: Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen who did the rockingest gig I ever saw! [should have said "I ever did see!"]
Always like the Commander anyway, but after the rock festivel at Washougal I was a die hard fan. Rain rain and more rain, the Commander hits the stage, the rain stops, sun comes out,,,the Commanders set is over and the rain instantly returns.
I booked them! My flatmate at Bristol University was Social Secretary of the University Union and when I heard the Commander was touring the UK I wanted to see them "But they're a Country and Western band!"
"Don't worry! They'll rock!" and sure enough everyone was up and dancing that night!
Remind me to tell the story of how we nearly got the Eagles to Bristol for a European Tour warm up gig when they were the biggest band in the world! And Simon and I were gonna control all the tickets! Much ass, grass and cash would be ours! And what happened? Some nana phoned from the States to a University Union office at 7pm Saturday night and expected a student still to be there! Din't they know about the time difference? So we stayed (relatively) poor, sober and sex starved!
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 21:11 pm
by SB
Hmm....
The Stooges
The Clash
Radio Birdman
The Saints
Hawkwind
Patti Smith Group
Motörhead
.....
to name some from head
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 21:15 pm
by Jesper Hvid
I'd add Ramones and MC5, and definitely also The Sweet, Slade, Uriah Heep and Jethro Tull.
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 21:18 pm
by PTRACER
The Sweet had the odd good song, yeah.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 04:07 am
by Everso Biggyballies
PTRACER wrote:The Sweet had the odd good song, yeah.
Well 'odd' anyway... but yeah in a good sort of way...
Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh
Andy? Yeah
Mick? Okay
Alright fellows - let's go!....
.......
.......
Oh Yeah! It was like lightning
Everybody was frightning
And the music was soothing
And they all started grooving
Oh and see a man at the back as a matter of fact
His eyes are as red as the sun
And the girl in the corner let no one ignore her
Cause she thinks she's the passionate one
Oh Yeah! It was electric
So prefectly hectic
And the band started leaving
Cause they all stopped breathing
....and in the famous words of Leandros
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH-YEAH-YEAH
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 07:19 am
by strad
Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh
Andy? Yeah
Mick? Okay
Alright fellows - let's go!....
.......
.......
Oh Yeah! It was like lightning
Everybody was frightning
And the music was soothing
And they all started grooving
Oh and see a man at the back as a matter of fact
His eyes are as red as the sun
And the girl in the corner let no one ignore her
Cause she thinks she's the passionate one
Oh Yeah! It was electric
So prefectly hectic
And the band started leaving
Cause they all stopped breathing
NOW that's some wierd ass shït...I heard this on the radio today and I don't think I've ever heard it before.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 09:53 am
by PTRACER
Ballroom Blitz?
I only know that song thanks to Wayne's World.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 14:22 pm
by BleedingGums
Man that was a big song.
It's amazing, whenever I hear it these days I cringe, yet by the end of it I'm singing or at least humming it...
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 18:35 pm
by SB
There's also a cover Version around from Ballroom Blitz.
Performed by the Damned with Lemmy from Motörhead
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 20:17 pm
by futuretiger9
Jesper Hvid wrote:I'd add Ramones and MC5, and definitely also The Sweet, Slade, Uriah Heep and Jethro Tull.
I would certainly vote for Slade and Uriah Heep from that list.
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 20:18 pm
by Cheeveer
What d'ya think Creedence Clearwater Revival's best album is?
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 05:57 am
by BleedingGums
Cheeveer wrote:What d'ya think Creedence Clearwater Revival's best album is?
Willy And The Poor Boys
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 09:43 am
by futuretiger9
BleedingGums wrote:Cheeveer wrote:What d'ya think Creedence Clearwater Revival's best album is?
Willy And The Poor Boys
Or possibly Cosmo's Factory.
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:01 am
by Jesper Hvid
Jesper Hvid wrote:I'd add Ramones and MC5, and definitely also The Sweet, Slade, Uriah Heep and Jethro Tull.
Nazareth and T-Rex should be on my list, as well.
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 21:34 pm
by Edgar Jessop
No one's mentioned Springsteen! In the 70s, maybe not in the 80s, 'The Boss' was just the rock 'n' roll best! Born to Run has to be one of the best, most memorable albums of the decade! Of course he couldn't tour: contractual problems meant he couldn't leave New Jersey. I'd have given blood to see him live in 76/77 but by the time he could tour again, I'd moved on and he'd got pretentiously "fat"
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 22:06 pm
by PTRACER
Can't stand Springsteen.