Coldplay tonight - Mill Stad keeping roof open

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Originally Posted by Sgt. Pepper

I wouldn't be filled with ecstasy TBH . Ah .. perhaps there's the problem .. ;D

They have become a bit of a self-congratulating, air thumping, stadium-rawker parody of their old self.
That said, their young selves were an impossible act to follow, even by ..err themselves. ;)

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its my yearning for nostalgic moments sarge lol

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Originally Posted by Arfur Europe

Cool story bro

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Just been asked, what was the worst music experience. I have to say seeing Squeeze

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Originally Posted by Cyclops

Just been asked, what was the worst music experience. I have to say seeing Squeeze

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I bet at the time you thought they were cool as cats :hehe:

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Just been asked, what was the worst music experience. I have to say seeing Squeeze

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Love Squeeze and funny you should say that. They apparently did a gig at the Llandaff Rowing Club back in the 80s and for a long time, it appeared that it might've been a dream, but through more chats, more local people, and this blessed MB, we found that it did indeed happen and there is a VHS of it out there. It was promised that it would go onto Youtube but not seen it yet.

*New thread incoming*

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Originally Posted by Arfur Europe

Love Squeeze and funny you should say that.

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Yeah - quite odd :hehe:

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Originally Posted by Cyclops

Yeah - quite odd :hehe:

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:hehe: Regardless, of your views of said band, this video needs airing and I'm 3/4 of the way there

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Originally Posted by Arfur Europe

:hehe: Regardless, of your views of said band, this video needs airing and I'm 3/4 of the way there

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It would be really cool to compare them now, with how they were in 1980's :hehe:

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Originally Posted by Cyclops

It would be really cool to compare them now, with how they were in 1980's :hehe:

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Let's hope this video turns up :hehe:

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Originally Posted by Arfur Europe

Let's hope this video turns up :hehe:

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If only they were in town again soon....:hehe:

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Originally Posted by Mr Soul '68

Did any of the four members of Queen ever write a song with meaningful lyrics? Apart from the sentiments expressed by one of John Deacon's rare forays into songwriting, with '"You're My Best Friend"? I have listened to most of their stuff, post first three albums, and to my ears at least find them probably the most over-rated band of all time. And that is really saying something considering the other bands that could claim that accolade.

By the way, I never did see them live. I was going to go and see them playing Cardiff Castle in September '76, but it pissed down with rain that night. Being in school at the time, I probably decided to save my money for something more worthwhile, which if memory serves me well, was the best live band in the world in those days (sadly I never say Bad Company or Skynyrd at this time). Please step forward Phil Lynott & Co, and the Thin Lizzy 'Johnny The Fox' Tour of October '76

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Mott The Hoople were the only band ever Queen were a support act

MOTT THE HOOPLE BEST BAND EVER

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Just been asked, what was the worst music experience. I have to say seeing Squeeze

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Originally Posted by Arfur Europe

Love Squeeze and funny you should say that. They apparently did a gig at the Llandaff Rowing Club back in the 80s and for a long time, it appeared that it might've been a dream, but through more chats, more local people, and this blessed MB, we found that it did indeed happen and there is a VHS of it out there. It was promised that it would go onto Youtube but not seen it yet.

*New thread incoming*

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vhs cor the days of them chunky things £70 for a new release not like todays free music and films lol

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MOTT THE HOOPLE BEST BAND EVER

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Was very sad to read this week, that the legendary Mick Ralphs has suffered a stroke, and it looks like he won't be playing live again

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I've been to live shows from 1962 to now and I've seen many of the greats - solo artists and groups. I saw Jerry Lee and Chuck and Little Richard - Ritchie Blackmore with the Savages and Ginger Baker with Jack Bruce in the Graham Bond Organisation. I've recently seen Joe Bonamassa, Joe Satriani and Walter Trout. But the best music experience I ever had was seeing Gene Vincent backed by Sounds Inc.

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I take my hat off to you sir, and salute you! You are lucky and fortune enough to have seen some of the all-time greats, but I'm sure you know that. Your record collection must be a sight to behold?

As I listen to mostly Northern Soul/Soul/Motown these days, did you ever get around to seeing any of the 60's greats live in concert?

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I've been to live shows from 1962 to now and I've seen many of the greats - solo artists and groups. I saw Jerry Lee and Chuck and Little Richard - Ritchie Blackmore with the Savages and Ginger Baker with Jack Bruce in the Graham Bond Organisation. I've recently seen Joe Bonamassa, Joe Satriani and Walter Trout. But the best music experience I ever had was seeing Gene Vincent backed by Sounds Inc.

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cool story bro

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Originally Posted by Mr Soul '68

As I listen to mostly Northern Soul/Soul/Motown these days, did you ever get around to seeing any of the 60's greats live in concert?

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There was one Motown package show that hit town - that has become a legend. On the bill were Stevie Wonder, Martha and the Vandellas, the Supremes, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Georgie Fame was added to put bums on seats - he was resident at the Pomme D'Or at Southsea on a Sunday night for months.

http://motownthemusical.co.uk/tamla-motown-tour-1965/

There was a blues caravan that came too with Muddy Waters, Sister Rosetta Sharp, Brownie Mcghee and Sonny Terry and we had Little Walter, Sugar Pie Desanto and Larry Williams at the local clubs.

Thanks for the link. The Motown Revue must have been on hell of a show. I take it, it was at the Capitol Theatre down on Queen Street, Cardiff?

Earlier this year I read Robert Gordon's excellent book on Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters. Well worth reading especially if you are looking to take a book away for a read on holiday.

Lastly, did you ever see the Queen of British Soul, Dusty Springfield, live in concert?

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Originally Posted by Mr Soul '68

Thanks for the link. The Motown Revue must have been on hell of a show. I take it, it was at the Capitol Theatre down on Queen Street, Cardiff?
Earlier this year I read Robert Gordon's excellent book on Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters. Well worth reading especially if you are looking to take a book away for a read on holiday.
Lastly, did you ever see the Queen of British Soul, Dusty Springfield, live in concert?

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Nah I lived in Pompey as a teenager, mush. The Motown package was the last one of the tour. My mate got up on stage and boogied with the Supremes.

Thanks for the Muddy Waters shout. His re-recording of his hits is one of the heaviest blues albums out there:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHI_uKgD5Xw

Afraid I never saw Rusty...

Muddy Waters 'Hard Again', an awesome album. While the rest of the teenage hords around me in '77 were kissing punks septic arse or listening to shite disco, I was listening and enjoying this album. Thanks to my best mate at the time's older brother, who purchased it. Not heard it in full since then. Brings back happy memories of the summer of '77 :thumbup:

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Nah I lived in Pompey as a teenager, mush. The Motown package was the last one of the tour. My mate got up on stage and boogied with the Supremes.

Thanks for the Muddy Waters shout. His re-recording of his hits is one of the heaviest blues albums out there:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHI_uKgD5Xw

Afraid I never saw Rusty...

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Muddy Waters 'Hard Again', an awesome album. While the rest of the teenage hords around me in '77 were kissing punks septic arse or listening to shite disco, I was listening and enjoying this album. Thanks to my best mate at the time's older brother, who purchased it. Not heard it in full since then. Brings back happy memories of the summer of '77 :thumbup:

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So punk and 70's disco was shite, but Muddy Waters was the man. That's just your opinion. You seem to think your an authority on music. I'd rather a kick in the bollox with a size 12 hobnail boot than listen to Muddy Waters. It's all about individual taste when it comes to music. In my jungle, you're just another monkey!

Not an authority on music at all. I just have an informed opinion on what I like and dislike. Music to me is either Black or White, there is no grey area. If I like a band or genre of music it's because I have listened to them, have hopefully seen that band in concert, and read as much as possible about them. The same too goes, if I dislike a band. As it happens, with regard to punk, I saw most of the 'greats' and no so 'greats', from seeing Eddie and the Hot Rods at Cardiff Uni in September '76 to the anarcho punk bands in the 80s. The only true band I really 'got' were The Stranglers. Their May '77 gig at the Top rank Cardiff is one of my 50 all-time great gigs. With regard to disco, it was insufferable shite at the time that all the 'trendies' listened to and danced to,and like feckin' sheep. Dreadful stuff, then and now, and I went to most of the clubs in Cardiff that played that kind of kack in the mid 70s.

I do tend to be contentious with my opinion on music in here, and in life in general, as it can start a good healthy debate. I'm always interested in what turns person on music wise, and always keep my ears open for new music that I haven't heard before. But I do, and will have an opinion on that music

I'd be very interested to know what you like and dislike music wise?

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Originally Posted by Mr Soul '68

Not an authority on music at all. I just have an informed opinion on what I like and dislike. Music to me is either Black or White, there is no grey area. If I like a band or genre of music it's because I have listened to them, have hopefully seen that band in concert, and read as much as possible about them. The same too goes, if I dislike a band. As it happens, with regard to punk, I saw most of the 'greats' and no so 'greats', from seeing Eddie and the Hot Rods at Cardiff Uni in September '76 to the anarcho punk bands in the 80s. The only true band I really 'got' were The Stranglers. Their May '77 gig at the Top rank Cardiff is one of my 50 all-time great gigs. With regard to disco, it was insufferable shite at the time that all the 'trendies' listened to and danced to,and like feckin' sheep. Dreadful stuff, then and now, and I went to most of the clubs in Cardiff that played that kind of kack in the mid 70s.

I do tend to be contentious with my opinion on music in here, and in life in general, as it can start a good healthy debate. I'm always interested in what turns person on music wise, and always keep my ears open for new music that I haven't heard before. But I do, and will have an opinion on that music

I'd be very interested to know what you like and dislike music wise?

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Doesn't really matter what he likes and you really shouldn't worried yourself over it. After all you clearly know best

I don't know best, but I do know what I like and dislike. I bet you have equally formed opinions on football clubs and players, eh?? But that's okay.... ?

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Originally Posted by Mr Soul '68

Not an authority on music at all. I just have an informed opinion on what I like and dislike. Music to me is either Black or White, there is no grey area. If I like a band or genre of music it's because I have listened to them, have hopefully seen that band in concert, and read as much as possible about them. The same too goes, if I dislike a band. As it happens, with regard to punk, I saw most of the 'greats' and no so 'greats', from seeing Eddie and the Hot Rods at Cardiff Uni in September '76 to the anarcho punk bands in the 80s. The only true band I really 'got' were The Stranglers. Their May '77 gig at the Top rank Cardiff is one of my 50 all-time great gigs. With regard to disco, it was insufferable shite at the time that all the 'trendies' listened to and danced to,and like feckin' sheep. Dreadful stuff, then and now, and I went to most of the clubs in Cardiff that played that kind of kack in the mid 70s.

I do tend to be contentious with my opinion on music in here, and in life in general, as it can start a good healthy debate. I'm always interested in what turns person on music wise, and always keep my ears open for new music that I haven't heard before. But I do, and will have an opinion on that music

I'd be very interested to know what you like and dislike music wise?

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I like disco.

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Originally Posted by Sgt. Pepper

I like disco.

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Shit 70's disco?

Can you tell me articulately why you like disco music? What great clubs you have been to? Why you enjoyed them? What bands of that genre have you seen live? If you prefer the 12" or 7" vinyl format for a single release? What great disco albums you rate, and why?

I would be very interested in hearing your perspective, so please fire away....

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Originally Posted by Dr Lecter

Shit 70's disco?

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D.I.S.C.O.
Disco Duck
Disco Tex and the Sex-o-lettes..

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Originally Posted by Sgt. Pepper

D.I.S.C.O.
Disco Duck
Disco Tex and the Sex-o-lettes..

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Sounds a bit gay to me.

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Can you tell me articulately why you like disco music? What great clubs you have been to? Why you enjoyed them? What bands of that genre have you seen live? If you prefer the 12" or 7" vinyl format for a single release? What great disco albums you rate, and why?

I would be very interested in hearing your perspective, so please fire away....

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I like to dance to Disco dance music.
I don't mind how big the record is.
I have some tapes.
I saw Liquid Gold at Butlins.

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Originally Posted by Mr Soul '68

Not an authority on music at all. I just have an informed opinion on what I like and dislike. Music to me is either Black or White, there is no grey area. If I like a band or genre of music it's because I have listened to them, have hopefully seen that band in concert, and read as much as possible about them. The same too goes, if I dislike a band. As it happens, with regard to punk, I saw most of the 'greats' and no so 'greats', from seeing Eddie and the Hot Rods at Cardiff Uni in September '76 to the anarcho punk bands in the 80s. The only true band I really 'got' were The Stranglers. Their May '77 gig at the Top rank Cardiff is one of my 50 all-time great gigs. With regard to disco, it was insufferable shite at the time that all the 'trendies' listened to and danced to,and like feckin' sheep. Dreadful stuff, then and now, and I went to most of the clubs in Cardiff that played that kind of kack in the mid 70s.

I do tend to be contentious with my opinion on music in here, and in life in general, as it can start a good healthy debate. I'm always interested in what turns person on music wise, and always keep my ears open for new music that I haven't heard before. But I do, and will have an opinion on that music

I'd be very interested to know what you like and dislike music wise?

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My musical taste covers a massive variety from The Stranglers to the Jam to Glen Cambell to John Cooper Clarke to Big Audio Dynamite to Johnny Cash to Midnight Oil to Love and Money to Flogging Molly to the Zak Brown band Toots and the Maytals, Brook Benton, The Beat, James. Nile Rogers and Chic, The BeeGees, The Skids, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and many many more.
Not keen on Blues or Jazz but would never describe it as shite, just not to my taste.
Liked some punk (The Exploited, SLF, ),

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My musical taste covers a massive variety from The Stranglers to the Jam to Glen Cambell to John Cooper Clarke to Big Audio Dynamite to Johnny Cash to Midnight Oil to Love and Money to Flogging Molly to the Zak Brown band Toots and the Maytals, Brook Benton, The Beat, James. Nile Rogers and Chic, The BeeGees, The Skids, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and many many more.
Not keen on Blues or Jazz but would never describe it as shite, just not to my taste.
Liked some punk (The Exploited, SLF, ),

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The BeeGees? Apart from that howler I was with you (almost) all the way!

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Originally Posted by jon1959

The BeeGees? Apart from that howler I was with you (almost) all the way!

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Night Fever, Jive talkin, Spirits having flown. All classic tracks imo. That's what my point is. It's all about individual taste!
If I had to pick my favourite band of all time I'd probably go for the Waterboys.

I'm with Soul '68.... that Disco stuff was just awful :yikes:

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I'm with Soul '68.... that Disco stuff was just awful :yikes:

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Think most people who don't or didn't like Disco, couldn't dance to it. Probably looked like they were trying to put a fag out!

Why are you having a go at Mr Soul. He doesn't come across to me as a know-it-all. He just likes his music.

As it happens, I didn't like punk (the nearest I ever got to it was the first Motors album) and I'm not so keen on disco - but I do play the riffs and chords that are associated with disco, 'cos it 's feel good music and people tap their tootsies to it.

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Why are you having a go at Mr Soul. He doesn't come across to me as a know-it-all. He just likes his music.

As it happens, I didn't like punk (the nearest I ever got to it was the first Motors album) and I'm not so keen on disco - but I do play the riffs and chords that are associated with disco, 'cos it 's feel good music and people tap their tootsies to it.

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No ones having a go at him. You just can't call disco or any other type of music shit just because you don't like it.

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

Think most people who don't or didn't like Disco, couldn't dance to it. Probably looked like they were trying to put a fag out!

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They were. It was called multi-tasking!

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

No ones having a go at him. You just can't call disco or any other type of music shit just because you don't like it.

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So "That's just your opinion. You seem to think your an authority on music. ...... In my jungle, you're just another monkey!" Isn't having a go? :hehe:

I'm quite sure Mr Soul can fight his own corner, but isn't being critical of other people's choice of music a bit counter-productive?

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Originally Posted by Cyclops

So "That's just your opinion. You seem to think your an authority on music. ...... In my jungle, you're just another monkey!" Isn't having a go? :hehe:

I'm quite sure Mr Soul can fight his own corner, but isn't being critical of other people's choice of music a bit counter-productive?

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That's my point!