The Music Fans Thread

[chas]

I'm worried he knows that

Worried no, informed yes

 

[chas]

@Sarky B’stard (and whoever else is familiar) given your Glam Loon panted Platformed shoed years raise a glass with me to this piece of exquisiteness. I'm sure it's an old friend.

It is definitely a 'Desert Island Disc'.

I never saw Harvey live. I went to a show but the cunt was too pissed to go on stage.

 

[MartytheMartian]

@chas if you like 20's style jazz and madness then the Squirrel Nut Zippers have some corking good tracks. Just a pity they haven't put out that many albums over the years.

I particularly love the animation for that last one.

 

[chas]

@chas if you like 20's style jazz and madness then the Squirrel Nut Zippers have some corking good tracks. Just a pity they haven't put out that many albums over the years.

I particularly love the animation for that last one.

Right up my strasse mate, if you're going to perform, PERFORM!

It's why I love SAHB, nothing cool about it, just putting on a cracking show.

Thanks for those

 

[Don the Don]

My musical tastes are pretty catholic. Catholic means ‘universal’ for those with twitchy cassocks.
I go from Beethoven to brass bands by way of (Rhythm &) Blues (incl. Moody) , Bowie, Beatles etc., all the way to Trad Jazz. My iPod limps on plugged into the car most usually supplying Joe Cocker, Billy Joel, Bee Gees, Clapton, Fleetwood Mac and my particular weakness…… the rich seam of Glam Rock less the vile Glitter. Damn I miss my loon pants and platforms.

Just for you mate

 

[DD67]

I'm soooooo glad my Mum was still choosing my clothes in the 70's.
Therefore I escaped the peer pressure to wear flares & shirts with huge collars etc etc.
If I hadn't escaped it. The photos would have had to be burnt!

I figured that a military career with a non hippy uniform would have helped? But according to Sarky & Don there was no escape from hippy clothes!

Any teenager/20 something in the 70's should post photos of their crimes against fashion. It's gotta be worth a big laugh!

 

[Don the Don]

Nice one @MartytheMartian not heard much of them myself, I like Classical, Trad jazz , Blues, Rock n Roll and Rock in all forms, even partial to some shit kickin country, even Reggae and loads of other stuff, draw the line at crap and bastardising good tunes "Oh" and Adel

 

[MartytheMartian]

Your welcome @chas and @Don the Don The Zippers were certainly not lacking in energy and live they always appeared to be having an absolute whale of a time to the extent that the audience are more like onlookers at a wild party. I love the energy and sheer joy of early Jazz which I know must seem strange coming from me. The Hot Club of Cowtown are another modern but traditional jazz band although they are more 'western swinging' in their approach and their fiddle player/Singer is quite a gal.

 

[Don the Don]

I'm soooooo glad my Mum was still choosing my clothes in the 70's.
Therefore I escaped the peer pressure to wear flares & shirts with huge collars etc etc.
If I hadn't escaped it. The photos would have had to be burnt!

"What" No flares and chest wigs, penny collars and kipper ties then denin jackets jeans and waistcoats, you ain't lived mate

 

[DD67]

"What" No flares and chest wigs, penny collars and kipper ties then denin jackets jeans and waistcoats, you ain't lived mate

We DEFINITELY need to see photos Don!

 

[chas]

I'm soooooo glad my Mum was still choosing my clothes in the 70's.
Therefore I escaped the peer pressure to wear flares & shirts with huge collars etc etc.
If I hadn't escaped it. The photos would have had to be burnt!

I figured that a military career with a non hippy uniform would have helped? But according to Sarky & Don there was no escape from hippy clothes!

Any teenager/20 something in the 70's should post photos of their crimes against fashion. It's gotta be worth a big laugh!

I'm not going to name names but there's a few folk here who have sported the three button high waister in their youth.

You know who you are.

 

[MartytheMartian]

You know the comment about the clothing of the 70's is strangely relevant of late. I saw a thing on Facebook about Gucci putting out a 'dress for men' for a couple of grand to 'take on toxic masculinity'! What really struck me was that their offering looked like it was meant for a ten year old girl and had been salvaged from the rejects a charity shop didn't want. In the seventies men could wear the most outrageous clothes, long hair and make-up and yet it was still 100% obvious that they were genuine real men where the Gucci model looked like the most miserable 'poof' (if you will pardon my French) in it.

It ain't the clothes that maketh the man it's the man that maketh the clothes.

If I had the cash and a handy tailor I would happilly wear some seriously wild clothes and I bet you that no-one would ever take me for a lifter of shirts.

 

[Don the Don]

We DEFINITELY need to see photos Don!

Do you think I would keep them, any item relating to that period was destroyed years ago, swapped it all for short back and sides and Gov supplied items and a more moderate style [ish]

 

[Don the Don]

I'm not going to name names but there's a few folk here who have sported the three button high waister in their youth.

You know who you are.

are you referring to parallels, I hang my head in shame

 

[DD67]

I'm not going to name names but there's a few folk here who have sported the three button high waister in their youth.

You know who you are.

PHOTOS!
The 70's has to be the worse decade for ridiculous fashion.
And furniture/bathrooms.
Who the f#ck thought brown or green (avocado) bathrooms were cool!

We had a (table) ciggie lighter that you could have killed someone with. It was a regular sized lighter in a huge green diamond cut glass block.
Who thought that was cool?

 

[chas]

Your welcome @chas and @Don the Don The Zippers were certainly not lacking in energy and live they always appeared to be having an absolute whale of a time to the extent that the audience are more like onlookers at a wild party. I love the energy and sheer joy of early Jazz which I know must seem strange coming from me. The Hot Club of Cowtown are another modern but traditional jazz band although they are more 'western swinging' in their approach and their fiddle player/Singer is quite a gal.

I do wish I had the fluid musicality to play western swing. Just not got the 'chops' for it.

 

[chas]

are you referring to parallels, I hang my head in shame

Raise it high my friend, we looked the fucking bizzo

 

[Don the Don]

PHOTOS!
The 70's has to be the worse decade for ridiculous fashion.
And furniture/bathrooms.
Who the f#ck thought brown or green (avocado) bathrooms were cool!

We had a (table) ciggie lighter that you could have killed someone with. It was a regular sized lighter in a huge green diamond cut glass block.
Who thought that was cool?

Yes but a tear comes to my eyes everytime I watch an episode of Life on Mars or 70's classics, must draw the line at BL Alegros and Princes motors mind

 

[Don the Don]

Raise it high my friend, we looked the fucking bizzo

While I sported service hair my youngest brother had his hair like Phil lynot fuggin huge it was and he used to cram it all into his MK1 Bell helmet and race around on his Kwak 250 tripple ,good days

 

[MartytheMartian]

One thing you can say about Western Swing, Jazz, Rockabilly, Rock, Metal, Punk and the other 'classic' genre's is that you have to be good as, if you don't have what it takes it sounds like shit. No auto-tune or any of that other studio trickery to save yer ass.