What Are you Listening to Right Now?

[laxman]

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This lot seem alright.

"Lling" is a good album

I think they must be Welsh.

[Marky Dread]

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Love it!

Yep, Interesting listening to the changes in Ian’s vocals from this to Blockheads. Will be listening to Wotabunch today.

I might have said this before but the Upminster Kid is one of my favourite Ian Dury songs. I should have nominated it for track 8! That and Sweet Gene Vincent together would have been a good double A side single.

Upminster Kid/Rough Kids/Billy Bentley are the prototypes for so many bands that came after.

[Marky Dread]

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This lot seem alright.

"Lling" is a good album

I think they must be Welsh.

Lovely boyo!

[muppet hi fi]

Big Country - 'Live at Rockpalast: 1986 & 1991' (2018; 3 CD, 2 DVD)
Just got this. Such great releases these Rockpalast packages are. Great VFM, too.

See if you can spot me at the '91 show. I think I was wearing a green sweater.

Just watched the Bonn '91 show, I was looking for you, mate! There's a few blokes in green, one who gets a few shots, but he's wearing a green t-shirt and has spectacles, looks to be a bout 17-20 maybe? If you have the DVD, watch it and post a screen-shot if you can. Such a warm, intimate show!

[Olaf]

Big Country - 'Live at Rockpalast: 1986 & 1991' (2018; 3 CD, 2 DVD)
Just got this. Such great releases these Rockpalast packages are. Great VFM, too.

See if you can spot me at the '91 show. I think I was wearing a green sweater.

Just watched the Bonn '91 show, I was looking for you, mate! There's a few blokes in green, one who gets a few shots, but he's wearing a green t-shirt and has spectacles, looks to be a bout 17-20 maybe? If you have the DVD, watch it and post a screen-shot if you can. Such a warm, intimate show!

Just kidding, mate. I was at the gig, but I don't think I'm in the video. I only remember I wore that green sweater cause I had "borrowed" it from my dad.

[Marky Dread]

Young Olaf waiting outside the venue for Stuart Adamson's autograph.

[Olaf]

Young Olaf waiting outside the venue for Stuart Adamson's autograph.

Yeah. Even back then people used to tell me I didn't quite look my age.

[Marky Dread]

Young Olaf waiting outside the venue for Stuart Adamson's autograph.

Yeah. Even back then people used to tell me I didn't quite look my age.

[muppet hi fi]

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - 'Psychedelic Pill' (2 CD; 2012)
Released just a few months after the bizzare beast 'Americana', Young Neil and the Horse pile it on. First track is over 27 minutes long. Standout song is the 16 minute "Ramada Inn" - with just the pertinent details of a crumbling marriage stated lyrically, albeit in olde Neil's usual hallucinatory fashion. Very moving track. And there's that mid-tempo drive of the Horse - really stoned and inept 13 year olds or crusty pissed off 70 year olds? They still generate one of the most distinctive grooves white men ever patented.

[Flex]

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - 'Psychedelic Pill' (2 CD; 2012)
Released just a few months after the bizzare beast 'Americana', Young Neil and the Horse pile it on. First track is over 27 minutes long. Standout song is the 16 minute "Ramada Inn" - with just the pertinent details of a crumbling marriage stated lyrically, albeit in olde Neil's usual hallucinatory fashion. Very moving track. And there's that mid-tempo drive of the Horse - really stoned and inept 13 year olds or crusty pissed off 70 year olds? They still generate one of the most distinctive grooves white men ever patented.
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Neil was on a real hot streak with these albums, imho. I really like these releases from the early 2010s of his.

[Silent Majority]

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - 'Americana' (2012)
Old folk songs played by old folks. Melodies fucked with, original lyrics employed (usually grim), the Horse grinding hypnotically like 14 year olds, that weird Canadian dude singing off key and playing guitar like his life depends on it. What's not to like? Real and true punk rock. Amen.

I'll give that a play this afternoon, cheers.

Had no idea that "I've been around this old town too long" from the Clash's Armagideon Time came from a folk song. Travel On.

[Olaf]

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - 'Americana' (2012)
Old folk songs played by old folks. Melodies fucked with, original lyrics employed (usually grim), the Horse grinding hypnotically like 14 year olds, that weird Canadian dude singing off key and playing guitar like his life depends on it. What's not to like? Real and true punk rock. Amen.

I'll give that a play this afternoon, cheers.

Had no idea that "I've been around this old town too long" from the Clash's Armagideon Time came from a folk song. Travel On.

Written by Paul Clayton. Joe was familiar with the Dylan version, presumably.

[muppet hi fi]

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - 'Americana' (2012)
Old folk songs played by old folks. Melodies fucked with, original lyrics employed (usually grim), the Horse grinding hypnotically like 14 year olds, that weird Canadian dude singing off key and playing guitar like his life depends on it. What's not to like? Real and true punk rock. Amen.

I'll give that a play this afternoon, cheers.

Had no idea that "I've been around this old town too long" from the Clash's Armagideon Time came from a folk song. Travel On.

I'd heard it years ago ( but after "Armagideon Time", so I was pretty surprised) , not sure who's version (not Dylan) so I knew Joe had copped that line. Was pleasantly surprised that Neil didn't fuck with the melody on this one, they play it pretty straight from what I remember.

[Heston]

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - 'Americana' (2012)
Old folk songs played by old folks. Melodies fucked with, original lyrics employed (usually grim), the Horse grinding hypnotically like 14 year olds, that weird Canadian dude singing off key and playing guitar like his life depends on it. What's not to like? Real and true punk rock. Amen.

I'll give that a play this afternoon, cheers.

Had no idea that "I've been around this old town too long" from the Clash's Armagideon Time came from a folk song. Travel On.

I'd heard it years ago ( but after "Armagideon Time", so I was pretty surprised) , not sure who's version (not Dylan) so I knew Joe had copped that line. Was pleasantly surprised that Neil didn't fuck with the melody on this one, they play it pretty straight from what I remember.

I first saw the line in a novel by Stephen King. I think it was "The Stand." It was used in a prelude to one of the chapters.

[Marky Dread]

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - 'Americana' (2012)
Old folk songs played by old folks. Melodies fucked with, original lyrics employed (usually grim), the Horse grinding hypnotically like 14 year olds, that weird Canadian dude singing off key and playing guitar like his life depends on it. What's not to like? Real and true punk rock. Amen.

I'll give that a play this afternoon, cheers.

Had no idea that "I've been around this old town too long" from the Clash's Armagideon Time came from a folk song. Travel On.

Written by Paul Clayton. Joe was familiar with the Dylan version, presumably.

It's on Dylan's "Self Portrait" from 1970. But Joe is just as likely to have heard it by someone like The Kingston Trio or any other number of cover versions.