monkeysarefun Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Not sure how well known Roy and HG are in the rest of the world. They are a national institution here as sporting commentators and their call of the Sydney 2000 Olympics Greco Roman wrestling is heritage listed. Anyway, after spending a couple of years in the wilderness they are back on Saturday morning radio here and the episodes are on Spotify. The great thing about them, is the less you are interested in sport, the funnier they are. https://open.spotify.com/show/30uZrMK7q6ELYyOX5VYYnT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Next album of all new material, due for release 6th September. And it rocks like a Quo album should. steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) Very sad to hear Damien Lovelock passed away this weekend. The Celibate Rifles were one of the first bands I saw live back around 1982. Sad when your punk rock heroes start dying of natural causes rather than lifestyle excesses. Really interesting life, he was also one of our better football commentators, a yoga teacher, a friend of the Dalai lama and general top bloke. Edited August 5, 2019 by monkeysarefun 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Pop Quiz! I'm looking for two tracks on Spotify, but don't know the name of the songs or the artistes, which as you can imagine is something of a handicap! Song 1 has the chorus: "Funny how the girls you like never seem to fancy you, funny that the ones you don't do". A mid-nineties barely bothered the chart tune, possibly. Song 2 (not Blur) starts off as a melodic tune, a song of true love etc, but the singer really goes into it full bore proclaiming "DOWN CAME THE RAAAIIINNN!" at the chorus. Searching that title reveals nowt. It's a corker pop pickers so I'm hoping the assembled can help. Prizes on offer include my eternal gratitude and me poking my screen to activate an icon beneath your answer. C6T. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Classsix T said: Pop Quiz! I'm looking for two tracks on Spotify, but don't know the name of the songs or the artistes, which as you can imagine is something of a handicap! Song 1 has the chorus: "Funny how the girls you like never seem to fancy you, funny that the ones you don't do". A mid-nineties barely bothered the chart tune, possibly. Song 2 (not Blur) starts off as a melodic tune, a song of true love etc, but the singer really goes into it full bore proclaiming "DOWN CAME THE RAAAIIINNN!" at the chorus. Searching that title reveals nowt. It's a corker pop pickers so I'm hoping the assembled can help. Prizes on offer include my eternal gratitude and me poking my screen to activate an icon beneath your answer. C6T. I'll give it a go for the chance to win a like...... Number one could be Airhead? I vaguely remember it would occasionally pop up in the early hours on 'Rage' (an all Friday and Saturday night indie-style music video show on the ABC here). I For the second one - I'm going to go with Incy wincy Spider -probably the Indian remix version... 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 22 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said: I'll give it a go for the chance to win a like...... Number one could be Airhead? I vaguely remember it would occasionally pop up in the early hours on 'Rage' (an all Friday and Saturday night indie-style music video show on the ABC here). I For the second one - I'm going to go with Incy wincy Spider -probably the Indian remix version... 'kin hell! I was expecting an answer to song 2 more or less immediately (to whit, you are pulling my plonker, right!?) but I believe you've nailed song 1, gold star! Jesus, I must've only heard that on the radio, the video, "a depiction of everyday life in jolly ole' England" (literally Farage/Johnson propaganda 20 years early ffs!) is so s***t! The record company must've literally demanded a manufactured britpop blur/oasis/supergrass clone for sales. Thing is, when I head that lyric on the radio, I thought it was profound, and it is! Worthy of Dylan, Simon, Waters or Yankovic even. But they aren't even good looking... blimey. Thanx monkeys, I think! C6T. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Ah don't worry if you think your country produces some iffy videos, we have our own version of videos presenting a slice of 'everyday life' , along with with equally profound lyrics - I present from a bit earlier, Outline with 'The Cicada That Ate Five Dock....' which you must watch as part of my prize. which Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said: Ah don't worry if you think your country produces some iffy videos, we have our own version of videos presenting a slice of 'everyday life' , along with with equally profound lyrics - I present from a bit earlier, Outline with 'The Cicada That Ate Five Dock....' which you must watch as part of my prize. which Well, they aren't the Velvet Underground that's for sure, but there's an appealing 'arthouse' quality (none) to it. Probably 15 or more years after The New York Dolls, Ramones, Blondie, Sex Pistols etc had done it, but hey. They didn't tick the box of national stereotypes like Asshead did by having sodding Morris Dancers. And before any fellow English get the hump, I cherish Morris Dancing as something quintessentially English, I'm criticising the robbery of my culture to sell records. Men at Work 'Down Under' there's a tune, mentions Vegimite! C6T. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Alex TM Posted August 8, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, Classsix T said: Men at Work 'Down Under' there's a tune, mentions Vegimite! Written by Colin Hay - not the first, nor likely to be the last, Scot to go Down Under and become a musical success. 'Men at Work' - a great band, and grossly underrated by the press. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted August 8, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 8, 2019 Here's a blinding bit of Aussie pop/post-punk/rock... I picked up the record in a shop on my first visit to Sydney in the 80s, thought "this looks good" but didn't buy it and never heard it until years later ... at which point I wished I'd got it at the time! Ed Kuepper was in The Saints and has made some very fine records. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 The rather more accomplished MAW UK hit: Aussie success has been rather hit n miss in the UK, soap opera actors notwithstanding. I did actually buy 'Suddenly' by Angry Anderson, cracking tune. But then, UK Pub Rock acts like Ian Dury, Dr. Feelgood etc also only had limited appeal in the UK, much as music aficionados cherish them. Nobody mentions Joe Dolche BTW. C6T. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) Oh, there was INXS and Mental as Anything as well, but I found them, meh... AC/DC? Edited August 8, 2019 by Classsix T Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted August 8, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 8, 2019 These should have had more success over here: and 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Alex TM said: Written by Colin Hay - not the first, nor likely to be the last, Scot to go Down Under and become a musical success. 'Men at Work' - a great band, and grossly underrated by the press. The most obvious one - at least for Australians would be Jimmy Barnes, fire alarm voiced drinking machine and lead singer of Cold Chisel. Their song "Khe Sanh" about an Australian Vietnam Vet (we had them too though the US seems to think it owns them all) returning to civilian life has been a staple shouted out by drunken hordes hugging each other tearfully at every 18th/21st/engagement party etc etc etc since 1978... Kind of like our "Auld Lang Syne" I guess.. 2 hours ago, Barry Ten said: Here's a blinding bit of Aussie pop/post-punk/rock... I picked up the record in a shop on my first visit to Sydney in the 80s, thought "this looks good" but didn't buy it and never heard it until years later ... at which point I wished I'd got it at the time! Ed Kuepper was in The Saints and has made some very fine records. Check out the Laughing Clowns, his band between The Saints and his solo stuff. Quite a departure but really likeable. 1 hour ago, Classsix T said: The rather more accomplished MAW UK hit: Aussie success has been rather hit n miss in the UK, soap opera actors notwithstanding. I did actually buy 'Suddenly' by Angry Anderson, cracking tune. But then, UK Pub Rock acts like Ian Dury, Dr. Feelgood etc also only had limited appeal in the UK, much as music aficionados cherish them. Nobody mentions Joe Dolche BTW. C6T. WE had some good stuff to see every weekend back in the 80s before the pubs all got shut down. Sunnyboys, Midnight Oil, The Angels etc etc. Things started to peter out in the '90's a bit apart from a few notables like the Cruel Sea and "This Is Serious Mum" (aka TISM) who had classics like "He'll never be an Ol Man River (aka "I'm on the Drug that killed River Pheonix" ) and "Greg... The Stop Sign!" which is everything Kylie and Jason of the '90's isn't.. Went to see them at the old Hordern Pavillion and the gig was pretty much like this one... Edited August 8, 2019 by monkeysarefun 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Alex TM Posted August 9, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 9, 2019 Hi again, Thanks for posting that link to 'Khe Sanh'. Despite being old enough to remember seeing the evacuation of Saigon on TV, and having met a couple of Australian veterans of the Vietnam war, this is the first time I've heard a song about it from their perspective. Again, thanks for that. Regards, Alex. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted August 12, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 12, 2019 FSOL Yage 2019 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 (edited) Absolutely staggered by this. An album by a man who knew he was staring death in the face. steve Edited August 13, 2019 by steve1 spelling 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted August 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 15, 2019 Bit of a throwback but oscillating between these two storming versions of the same song: Take your pick. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 7, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 7, 2019 On 12/08/2019 at 14:32, Tim Dubya said: FSOL Yage 2019 So they are more than just ‘Papua new guinea” then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CloggyDog Posted September 8, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 8, 2019 Enjoying the 5th playing of this corker. And looking forward to hearing the new songs live on the tour later in November 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Gary Numan returned to Norwich on Tuesday night as part of his 40th Anniversary Tour and played a blinding set, from My Shadow in Vain right up to a taster off next year's album. Superb. C6T. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 On heavyweight vinyl. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61aB%2BuUpHiL._SL1024_.jpg steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neil Posted November 8, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 8, 2019 In my headphones as I type 10,000 Maniacs - Like the Weather 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted November 8, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2019 Good choice, Neil. I'm pretty sure I saw 10,000 Maniacs in Edinburgh in late 1989, supported by the Indigo Girls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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