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bobh
Jess Roden Band at stafford poly, 1974-ish
I saw Jess Roden Band at Cardiff Capitol Theatre in the mid 70’s. Went out and bought their album the next day. Don’t really know what eventually happened to them .
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers at Capitol Theatre in the mid 70’s. Virtually unknown , supporting Nils Lofgren. They blew him away, and were the only support band to get the audience on their feet. You just knew this band were going to be huge. And they were.
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AfricanBluebird
Haha yes probably.
For those of us in our 40s and 50s I'm sure we would have bumped into each other at various venues in South Wales
I am sad no one bought TJs and kept it going.
I thought John Sicolo deserved some recognition for his services to music in South Wales, it's sad he passed away without that happening.
I was such a regular that John used to let me in late or when TJs was full because he knew I was either playing football or watching city. He always used to ask about city's results. He was around for almost every gig at TJs... The stories he must have had.
The amazing thing about TJs was that the diversity in acts was unbelievable... From world famous metal bands, up and coming indie bands and even boy bands. Brilliant.
Great venue , great kebab shop over the road . Perfect .
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Iggy Pop, at the Birmingham Hummingbird, January 1991. Unbelievable. See Iggy and die.
Elvis Costello - numerous occasions. The consumate performer.
Pixies - numerous occasions. Brilliant band, both live and recorded.
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Ivortheengine
I saw Jess Roden Band at Cardiff Capitol Theatre in the mid 70’s. Went out and bought their album the next day. Don’t really know what eventually happened to them .
\They were big on the college circuit for a few years and a couple of albums, then split up.
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SLUDGE FACTORY
well thats simply an opinion , I wouldn't go and see erasure but I am sure some people think they are fantastic . I think they are dreadful , insipid nonsense .
My world was rocked by Sabbath , original line up , before they became a pantomime show
You don't think seeing genuine, American rock n rollers in 1960 would have slightly more wow factor than seeing Sabbath in the late 70s? There probably wouldn't be a Black Sabbath without Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran.
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You don't think seeing genuine, American rock n rollers in 1960 would have slightly more wow factor than seeing Sabbath in the late 70s? There probably wouldn't be a Black Sabbath without Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran.
There probably wouldn't be a gene Vincent without the delta blues
No is the answer
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Ivortheengine
I saw Jess Roden Band at Cardiff Capitol Theatre in the mid 70’s. Went out and bought their album the next day. Don’t really know what eventually happened to them .
Yes, a fine singer / songwriter. Like you, I bought his album. 'On Broadway,' and this track are excellent tracks from that album.
https://youtu.be/uir5yFjzerw
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jess_Roden
StT.
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I'm not trying to get in an argument with you, but can you imagine being a teenager in South Wales in 1960? I can't. I know you can imagine it in 1980. It wasn't that great then. But we had Sounds, Melody Maker, Radio 1, Radio Luxembourg, TOTP, OGWT, Tommy Vance if that was your thing and John ****ing Peel! In 1960, CVL probably didn't have a TV or a home phone.
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Has to be Bruce Springsteen at Wembley Stadium in the 80s, think it was his Born In The USA tour, best performance I have ever seen by a mile.