Oh no
The fella was a legend, and he helped shake up the music business for the better... RIP Barrie & thanks for one of the greatest songs ever.
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Another one from my youth bites the dust. R.I.P Barrie
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First saw the band in September '76 at Cardiff University when they were touted by the music press as a 'punk' band. They weren't really. They were a souped up R&B (that's proper 60s R&B, not the modern chavvie stuff) and were excellent live. Caught them live several times after this, and they put on anything less than a great live show!
Why that gig sticks in my mind, as well as the excellent set the band delivered, it was the first time I had seen punks at a gig and on the streets of Cardiff.
Oh no
The fella was a legend, and he helped shake up the music business for the better... RIP Barrie & thanks for one of the greatest songs ever.
Lyrics were brilliant - If Lennon or Gallagher had written that it would have been called a classic.
Saw Eddie and the Hotrods supporting Stiff Little Fingers the night after we beat West Ham at home last season.
All in all a great day/night but he did look very old and quite a few commented on it.
I remember seeing them at the Top Rank supported by both Radio Stars and Squeeze. They were great. And we saw their farewell tour a few months ago at the Exchange in Bristol. Another great night although the sound let them down. Barrie was a great frontman.
Tried to be The Who with a yank accent.
R I P
Saw them a few months ago supporting Stiff Little Fingers. Both bands were great. Eddie and the Hot Rods were billing their part in the tour as 'Done Everything We Wanna Do'
That's right, Eddie and The Hot Rods weren't really a punk band. They emerged from the pub rock scene of the mid-seventies playing fast high energy R&B but attracted a younger audience than many of the other pub rock bands, so initially they were loosely labelled punk. Once punk was launched into the public after the Bill Grundy incident they were considered to be outside of this genre.
RIP Barrie