this is the best boxset i ever bought.was only recently that i found out that the three johns vs adrian sherwood tracks are hidden away at the end of disc 3.
― mark e, Saturday, 27 February 2021 22:29 (three years ago) link
just found out that my partner does not like this band.i am very conflicted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hudDxjkVpIU
― mark e, Saturday, 27 February 2021 22:36 (three years ago) link
Which tracks are you referring to, the pair from the "Never And Always" single?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Saturday, 27 February 2021 23:36 (three years ago) link
yup !
― mark e, Sunday, 28 February 2021 01:01 (three years ago) link
Wasn't there talk of a second box collecting the rest of their catalog?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Sunday, 28 February 2021 21:19 (three years ago) link
all the chat at the quietus re goth has reminded me of the three johns.has there ever been a better band re drum machine + guitars ?the band did a couple of gigs in leeds billed as their final gigs.i went to both gigs at the 'pub with no name' aka 'duchess of york' in leeds.they were so so good.at one point, jon langford looked at the drum machine and said 'oh f^ck, its the hard one ..'they were such a cracking live band.
― mark e, Saturday, 18 March 2023 22:17 (one year ago) link
https://louderthanwar.com/john-hyatt-the-three-johns-rip/
― mark e, Saturday, 9 December 2023 16:58 (five months ago) link
as is clear from this thread i loved the three johns.
the first time i saw them was a small gig at a weird basement bar in leeds university .. you had to walk through through the student union bar, down some stairs, and then down some more stairs, proper basement place.the gig was a fundraiser for the terrence higgins trust : billed as 'free johnies with the three johnies'.i dragged along a friend, and yeah, it was a night.went to the loo, and phil was have a wiz in the next urinal, absolutely wankered, and this was before the gig ! they were absolutely bloody fantastic as it was the era of 'world by storm', i.e. they were at the height of their powers.after a couple more glasses of wine, i suspect i will be listening to that album later on.
r.i.p john.
― mark e, Saturday, 9 December 2023 18:18 (five months ago) link
so sad to hear. saw them many times - always mighty!
two johns left.
― stirmonster, Sunday, 10 December 2023 01:11 (five months ago) link
it's unfortunate that this great band's legacy gets overshadowed by the Mekons connection, hopefully they will get their due some day
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Sunday, 10 December 2023 01:13 (five months ago) link
you're right, I do tend to think of them as a Mekons side-project and have never really dug into them that much. I do like Atom Drum Bop a lot and some of their singles but a band I really ought to listen to more of.
I am listening to another Leeds band atm (Sisters) but that's just a coincidence
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 01:21 (five months ago) link
AWOL/Square Thing/Death of the European/Brainbox/Sold Down The River/Never & Always is an unimpeachable run of A-sides
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Sunday, 10 December 2023 01:36 (five months ago) link
scroll up a bit and there's a photo of jon langford playing guitar in the sisters xp
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 01:38 (five months ago) link
lol amazing. we wish go for a xmas drink, it's been a while
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 01:50 (five months ago) link
aww raise one for me if you do
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Sunday, 10 December 2023 01:52 (five months ago) link
am up for that cp!
was just reading this:http://sistersfan.blogspot.com/2017/08/eldritch-and-botha-boys.html
apparently there was a pre-three johns band called the botha boys who allegedly played one gig comprised of jon langford, john hyatt, kevin lycett (mekons) and... andrew eldritch on guitar
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 01:56 (five months ago) link
lots more on langford and the sisters here btw:https://clrvynt.com/jon-langford-interview/
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 01:58 (five months ago) link
what I wanna know is if they ever shared a drum machine
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Sunday, 10 December 2023 01:59 (five months ago) link
sounds quite likely imo!
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:02 (five months ago) link
(that interview is great, thanks!)
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:02 (five months ago) link
oh wow his label put out the The Body Electric/Adrenochrome 7", the b-side of which is one of my favourite Sisters songs
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:03 (five months ago) link
hahaha wiki ftw
The band initially formed just before the 1981 wedding of Prince Charles and Diana Spencer, and their first gig was to be part of a "Funk the Wedding" event, but they were refused permission to play because they were drunk.[1]
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:06 (five months ago) link
What shall we do now?What shall we do?Let's sit and stew in the devil's brew nowDemon drinkThe demon drinkWe will drink the demon drink...
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:09 (five months ago) link
am i right in thinking that it was hyatt that did all the drawings on their sleeves? would check but all those records are buried at the moment
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:11 (five months ago) link
Men Like Monkeys, that's a good tune
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:24 (five months ago) link
always loved this one:
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:30 (five months ago) link
kind of bill nelson-ish in hindsight
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:31 (five months ago) link
very skidsy too!
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:32 (five months ago) link
I went to see Superchunk in Brighton the other week and the between-songs-playlist/DJ played Where Were You before they came out, amongst other things. including the Bush Tetras, and I just found out from ilm that Cait O'Riordan is their bassist now wtf
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:37 (five months ago) link
I liked that one. but then I suppose I would because I also like Bill Nelson
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:38 (five months ago) link
what?? haha that is weird, like the flow of the musical timeline has flipped back on itself in an endless loop but somehow its got jumbled up in the process xp
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:43 (five months ago) link
they (the Bush Tetras) just played in London, presumably including Cait, but last month was completely packed with gigs and I just couldn't do it
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:45 (five months ago) link
there youtube footage of the london show, definitely looks like her
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:49 (five months ago) link
looks like it was a lot of fun too
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:50 (five months ago) link
steve shelley on the drums too i think?
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:51 (five months ago) link
oh hang on, it was the 3rd, I didn't just wimp out of going, I went to see Slowdive that night. there was some other gig I did skip but obviously it wasn't them
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:53 (five months ago) link
xp probably - that's how I found out about this, someone posted about a potential pub quiz question, what links Sonic Youth and the Pogues?
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:54 (five months ago) link
aha there you go!
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:57 (five months ago) link
i guess the analogous question for this thread then would be what links the mekons and dead or alive?
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 03:00 (five months ago) link
the Sisters of Mercy?
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 03:04 (five months ago) link
I did have to cheat
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 03:05 (five months ago) link
never really dug into goth period dead or alive, wonder if its any good? i think its all a bit doorsy from the odd thing ive heard
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 03:08 (five months ago) link
I've listened to a bit of it. some singles from 80-82. yeah that's probably not far wrong tbh. it's not bad - nothing really noteworthy though I don't think
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 03:11 (five months ago) link
don't mind me I've just put You Spin Me Round on
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 03:14 (five months ago) link
clear case of SAW improving a band
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 03:17 (five months ago) link
I went to that I Wish It Was 1985 night last week. it was amazing
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 03:21 (five months ago) link
Guessing they didn't play any Bogshed?
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 03:25 (five months ago) link
no, it was wall-to-wall Half Man Half Biscuit and the June Brides
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 03:26 (five months ago) link
haha
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 03:30 (five months ago) link
oof we drifted a bit off topic here eh? ended up reading some interviews and other things with hyatt talking up the projects he was doing while he was having his cancer treatment. a lot of it left me too sad to post links to, but he seems like such a decent and lovely bloke. this is a nice but v brief chat with him from a few years back though talking about the first gigs he went to (but of course he was a feelgood fan!) amongst other things:
https://homemcr.org/article/spotlight-artist-john-hyatt/
What has been your most difficult achievement?JH: I instigated world peace but it is taking a little while to filter through.
JH: I instigated world peace but it is taking a little while to filter through.
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 10:33 (five months ago) link
jesus, what a great album 'world by storm' is, just tune after tune
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 10:58 (five months ago) link
that slide guitar on 'death of a european' really reminding me of 'babble'-era TPE
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 10:59 (five months ago) link
actually loads of it sounds like TPE doesn't it? can totally see Steve Mack singing 'King Car' in my minds eye. Beep-beep!
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 11:08 (five months ago) link
― blazin' squab (NickB)
100%It's a blast of noise, beats and tunes.re TPE : yeah, i get the connection, but nah.The Three Johns were in a different league.TPE wanted to become A Pop Band, whereas TTJ never once gave a shit re such aspirations.
― mark e, Friday, 15 December 2023 21:56 (five months ago) link