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Post by Hodgy on Aug 19, 2020 8:08:45 GMT
Not being a LP fan or knowing anything about them I missed the birthday link here and a Google search didn't help. Is it just the Hodgy tune of the day? Linkin Park are my favourite band. Sadly the lead vocalist, Chester, committed suicide a few years ago. Another lost to mental health problems.
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Post by Hodgy on Aug 19, 2020 8:12:03 GMT
Can't mention Queen without Live Aid: Was never really a Queen fan but thought the movie was brilliant.
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Post by admin on Aug 19, 2020 10:10:37 GMT
Can't mention Queen without Live Aid: Was never really a Queen fan but thought the movie was brilliant. I've always been a big Queen fan but funnily enough never seen the movie although did buy it for my brother last Christmas. Always made me laugh when Bratley said that he saw them at P'boro Town Hall (didn't know that they big enough rooms?), well I think that's what he said, and that they were crap Still don't think that tops my mate who says that he watched Fleetwood Mac playing at Cowbit. The stories of super groups in their early days playing obscure locations or as support to relatively nobodies always amazes me.
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Post by Hodgy on Aug 19, 2020 11:25:06 GMT
Was never really a Queen fan but thought the movie was brilliant. I've always been a big Queen fan but funnily enough never seen the movie although did buy it for my brother last Christmas. Always made me laugh when Bratley said that he saw them at P'boro Town Hall (didn't know that they big enough rooms?), well I think that's what he said, and that they were crap Still don't think that tops my mate who says that he watched Fleetwood Mac playing at Cowbit. The stories of super groups in their early days playing obscure locations or as support to relatively nobodies always amazes me. My Mother saw The Beatles at Peterborough Embassy - true story.
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Post by admin on Aug 20, 2020 10:08:49 GMT
I've always been a big Queen fan but funnily enough never seen the movie although did buy it for my brother last Christmas. Always made me laugh when Bratley said that he saw them at P'boro Town Hall (didn't know that they big enough rooms?), well I think that's what he said, and that they were crap Still don't think that tops my mate who says that he watched Fleetwood Mac playing at Cowbit. The stories of super groups in their early days playing obscure locations or as support to relatively nobodies always amazes me. My Mother saw The Beatles at Peterborough Embassy - true story. That's a good one. I'll ask my sister if she knew that. I remember that she had Beatles posters on her bedroom wall I saw John Miles in Peterborough but can't recall whether it was at the Embassy or Odeon. - Jeez, 76 or 77, I was still in one piece at that point - sounds a bit dated now
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Post by Hodgy on Aug 20, 2020 12:53:55 GMT
My Mother saw The Beatles at Peterborough Embassy - true story. That's a good one. I'll ask my sister if she knew that. I remember that she had Beatles posters on her bedroom wall I saw John Miles in Peterborough but can't recall whether it was at the Embassy or Odeon. - Jeez, 76 or 77, I was still in one piece at that point - sounds a bit dated now Does sound dated now. Recall Madness playing at the Wirrina years ago.
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Post by admin on Aug 20, 2020 14:04:59 GMT
Recall Madness playing at the Wirrina years ago. Yes think that I remember that. Also didn't Slade play there not too long ago although I can't remember whether Noddy Holder was still with them. My memories of the Wirrina: going to the wrestling with my dad when it would have been in it's halcyon ITV Sport (Dickie Davies) era - think that the first beer festival was there and my brother-in-law and I biked there and wobbled back - also breaking a wrist early summer when roller skating. At the time I would have been schoolboy grass tracking and that took me out for nearly 2 months, my dad went ballistic
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Post by admin on Aug 20, 2020 21:43:34 GMT
21 Aug 1957 Budgie, Siouxsie and the Banshees, (1983 UK No.3 single 'Dear Prudence', plus over 15 other UK top 40 singles). The Creatures, (1983 UK No.14 single 'Right Now').
He wasn't on this but it's my favourite Banshees track:
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Post by admin on Aug 20, 2020 21:56:49 GMT
21 Aug 1952 Turkish-born English musician, singer, actor and songwriter Joe Strummer who was the co-founder of The Clash, who had the 1979 UK No. 11 single 'London Calling' and the 1982 US No. 8 single 'Rock The Casbah. Their 1991 UK No.1 single 'Should I Stay Or Should I Go', was first released 1982. He later formed Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros. He died on 22nd December 2002 of an undiagnosed congenital heart defect.
- that's the Punk era for ya!
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Post by Hodgy on Aug 21, 2020 18:19:27 GMT
Recall Madness playing at the Wirrina years ago. Yes think that I remember that. Also didn't Slade play there not too long ago although I can't remember whether Noddy Holder was still with them. My memories of the Wirrina: going to the wrestling with my dad when it would have been in it's halcyon ITV Sport (Dickie Davies) era - think that the first beer festival was there and my brother-in-law and I biked there and wobbled back - also breaking a wrist early summer when roller skating. At the time I would have been schoolboy grass tracking and that took me out for nearly 2 months, my dad went ballistic What a flashback. The Wirrina roller skating nights. Lucky if you survived the crush to get in. I also remember well an accident whilst doing ‘Chariots’. Hit the corner of the wall of the fire exit, split my knee open 🚑. Still have the scar to prove - for years I told the birds it was a shark bite.
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Post by admin on Aug 21, 2020 20:02:29 GMT
22 Aug 1978 Sex Pistol Sid Vicious made his last live stage appearance when he appeared with Rat Scabies from The Damned, former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock and Nancy Spungen at London's Electric Ballroom. In the audience: Elvis Costello, Blondie, Joan Jett, The Slits and Captain Sensible.
Must be a bit barking to go on one atm?
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Post by admin on Aug 21, 2020 20:12:53 GMT
22 Aug 1987 Madonna went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Who's That Girl', her sixth US No.1 and also a No.1 in the UK. The track was from the soundtrack album of the motion picture of same name.
[Chorus]
[Intermediate:] Light up my life, so blind I can't see Light up my life, no one can help me now
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Post by admin on Aug 21, 2020 20:21:26 GMT
22 Aug 1963 James Debarge, Debarge, (1985 UK No.4 single 'Rhythm Of The Night').
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Post by admin on Aug 21, 2020 20:35:54 GMT
22 Aug 1961 English musician, singer-songwriter, Roland Orzabal, from Tears For Fears, who scored the 1985 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World', plus over 12 other UK top 40 singles. Their second album, Songs from the Big Chair, released in 1985, reached No.1 on the US Billboard 200. - jeez, seems a lifetime since those great summer trips to Dorset (apart from the Jan visit to Poole hospital when I stayed at the Arndale Court Hotel for a week and it was effin' freezing)
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Post by Hodgy on Aug 22, 2020 9:06:00 GMT
22 Aug 1961 English musician, singer-songwriter, Roland Orzabal, from Tears For Fears, who scored the 1985 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World', plus over 12 other UK top 40 singles. Their second album, Songs from the Big Chair, released in 1985, reached No.1 on the US Billboard 200. - jeez, seems a lifetime since those great summer trips to Dorset (apart from the Jan visit to Poole hospital when I stayed at the Arnale Court Hotel for a week and it was effin' freezing) Always been a big fan of Tears for Fears. Went to see them a few times. Remember buying ‘The Seeds of Love’ the day it came out, on my way to a wedding. Was blown away with ‘Women in Chains’, with Oleta Adams. They found her singing in a bar in Detroit.
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Post by admin on Aug 22, 2020 20:58:20 GMT
23 Aug 1946 English drummer Keith Moon. The Who With The Who he scored the 1965 UK No.2 single 'My Generation' plus over 20 other Top 40 hits, 1967 US No.9 single 'I Can See For Miles' and rock opera albums 'Tommy' & 'Quadrophenia'. Moon was voted the second-greatest drummer in history by a Rolling Stone readers' poll. Moon died on 7th September 1978 after taking 32 clomethiazole tablets.
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Post by admin on Aug 22, 2020 21:00:42 GMT
23 Aug 1949 Rick Springfield, US singer, songwriter, (1981 US No.1 & UK No.43 single 'Jessie's Girl').
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Post by admin on Aug 22, 2020 21:16:31 GMT
23 Aug 1962 English musician and singer-songwriter Shaun Ryder, best known as the lead singer of the Happy Mondays and Black Grape. He was the runner-up of the tenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Ryder's struggle with drugs led to the break-up of Happy Mondays in 1992. The film 24 Hour Party People featured the (semi-fictional) story of Shaun Ryder's youth and the life of Happy Mondays whilst signed with Factory Records in the late '80s and early '90s. - just to show that you don't need talent to get on
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Post by admin on Aug 22, 2020 21:28:18 GMT
23 Aug 1979 Richard Neville with English boy band Five who had the 1998 UK No.2 single 'Everybody Get Up' and the 1999 UK No.1 single 'Keep On Movin'.
- remember Chris Evans playing this a lot prior to the 1998 France World Cup when he was boot licking Paul Gascoigne and Jimmy Five Bellies (Following qualification for France 98 the British tabloid newspapers would publish pictures of Gascoigne eating kebabs late at night with his DJ friend Chris Evans. These pictures were published only a week before the final squad was due to be chosen. The pictures disturbed Hoddle and Hoddle elected not to pick Gascoigne in the final squad).
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Post by admin on Aug 22, 2020 21:29:58 GMT
23 Aug 1981 Natalie Horler, singer, Cascada, German dance group. 2007 hit ‘Everytime We Touch’ won them a World Music Award in 2007. 2009 UK No.1 single ‘Evacuate the Dancefloor’.
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Post by admin on Sept 2, 2020 6:53:13 GMT
2 Sep 2016 The Eagles Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 returned to the US album chart thanks to a 99-cent sale price in the Google Play store. The album, released in 1976, was already the largest selling compilation album in history with worldwide sales of over 42 million copies.
- always worth a listen for the great line "We are programmed to receive - you can check-out any time you like - But you can never leave!"
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Post by admin on Sept 2, 2020 6:58:28 GMT
2 Sep 1957 Steve Porcaro, American keyboardist, composer and original member of the rock band Toto who had the 1983 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Africa'. Porcaro composed the music for the song 'Human Nature' and produced the synthesizer for 'The Girl Is Mine' from Michael Jackson's album Thriller.
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Post by admin on Sept 2, 2020 7:19:31 GMT
2 Sep 1951 Mik Kaminski, violin, with Electric Light Orchestra, who had the 1979 UK No.3 & US No.4 single 'Don't Bring Me Down' plus 26 other Top 40 hits. ELO have sold over 50 million records worldwide.
Never liked ELO so found this and some trivia (from youtube comments) - bears no resemblance to ELO:
The song "Blinded by the Light" is actually a song written and recorded, in 1972, by Bruce Springsteen. It appeared on his debut album 'Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.' in 1973. The album didn't do so well for Springsteen, when it was originally released. It reached #60 in the US and #41 in the UK. The song didn't do any better for Bruce. It failed to chart in 1973 as well as in 1977 on a European re-release.
The lyrics are rather strange, often unrelated. Springsteen said he used a rhyming dictionary to aid his choices. In his album version, he repeats the chorus "Blinded by the light, cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night" only three times.
As luck would have it, South African musician Manfred Mann decided to cover the song for his seventh studio album 'The Roaring Silence' in 1976. He reworked both the style and lyrics, particularly the chorus, which he changed to "revved up like a deuce" and repeats the phrase more times than I care to count. It was a smash hit receiving major airplay throughout the world. SongFacts says "It is one of the most triumphant covers ever recorded." The album, 'The Roaring Silence', was top ten in the US, Canada, the UK, Norway, and Austria. "Blinded by the Light" hit #1 in the US and Canada, and #6 in the UK.
Many people are unaware of the Springsteen origin in much the same way as they think of "All Along The Watchtower" as being a Jimi Hendrix original rather than Bob Dylan. Dylan is fine with that, as is Bruce.
Another item of interest is the chorus, which is a mondegreen, or often misheard song lyric. Like hearing Jimi sing "S'cuse me, while I kiss this guy" instead of "kiss the sky" in "Purple Haze" or John Fogerty singing "There's a bathroom on the right" rather than "There's a bad moon on the rise". SongFacts states - "Generations of fans have misheard it as "wrapped up like a douche." Springsteen has even joked that his song did not become popular until it was re-written to be about feminine hygiene products. Said Springsteen: "Deuce was like a Little Deuce Coupe, as in a 2-seater Hot Rod. Douche is a feminine hygienic procedure. But what can I say, the public spoke."
FUN FACT - Mann's version includes the "Chopsticks" melody played on piano near the end of the bridge of the song. Mann told 'TeamRock' "The real problem was how to get from the chorus to the verse smoothly. Our drummer Chris Slade said: 'Play Chopsticks over it'."
Of course, Rosanna asked Sina if there was anything interesting or unusual with the drum part - "The most brilliant thing about this drumpart is for me the unintuitive stretching of the groove into the next HiHat part. It is one bar longer than expected (for example in my cover at about 1:26). I can't explain why I like this so much, I just do. It brings more tension into the song."
"When I searched for this song on iTunes to download for the video, I noticed that there were different versions of the song. Knowing "Blinded by the Light" from the radio, I never knew about the middle section. I listened once to decide whether or not I should cover the longer version and I really liked the guitar solo as well as the way the band comes in and out of the solo back to the chorus. It's a shame they never broadcast this on the radio (maybe this is different in other countries, but in Germany a song is not allowed to be longer than 3 minutes if it's not "Bohemian Rhapsody"). I always liked the song, but I always felt there was something missing from the short edit. Now I know why!"
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Post by admin on Sept 3, 2020 19:57:15 GMT
4 Sep 1982 The Steve Miller Band started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Abracadabra' the group's third US No.1, a No.2 hit in the UK. The song is said to have been inspired by Diana Ross with whom Miller had met while performing together on Hullabaloo in the 1960s.
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Post by admin on Sept 3, 2020 20:01:33 GMT
Born 4 Sep 1975 Mark Ronson, UK music producer, artist who had the 2007 UK No.2 album 'Version’, and has produced Christina Aguilera, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Miley Cyrus. In 2014 his single ‘Uptown Funk’ featuring vocals from Bruno Mars spent 14 consecutive weeks at No.1 on the US chart, seven non-consecutive weeks at No.1 on the UK Singles Chart and became one of the best-selling singles of all-time.
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