Primal Scream.

this is the link to BBBY I screwed up.

Paul - which spirit album did y'get???

xoxo

Not rock and roll nonsense. They were the first band to make me BELIEVE in rock and roll! Defined rock and roll for me and loads of other people.........

primalscream/stoneroses/happymondays

They made it sexy again!

They made it sexy again!

Good lord, I'm agreeing with Doompatrol. Somebody call the doctor. Yes, they made it sexy again. But this is Bobby G we are talking about, he could make being a LIBRARIAN sexy again.

It's called BEAUTY!!!!! Either you have it or you don't!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i havent lived with it enough to give an honest opinion...will tell you later on.

(I'm talking about spirit)..

primal scream = rock and roll.

it's the manifesto.........

so many highlights, that I can never put them in a group other than CLASSIC. The closest would have been Richard Ashcroft up to A Northern Soul. But the other two, would have to be, Super Furry Animals and Spiritualized as the two other bands that I can believe in...

But DG (the man who hated doompatrol)...it's not 1969 for the Scream. It's the present. It's the future. It's the past. It's everything.

One listen to the scream theme Screamadelica will make anyone dance.

It's not silly it's the scream spirit, man o man.

Plus he could take Spidey. Look at his action with the mic stand (classic iggy by the way)...

anyways, what about andrew innes, electronic music for the cinema. He's the man with the ideas!

Bobby/Ned slash fiction???

One of the funniest things I've ever heard was a story about when Bobby decided to introduce the much-vaunted 'dance element' to their records. Apparently it caused all sorts of soul-searching in the band, culminating in one member bursting into tears and shouting about 'joining forces with everything we've ever fought against'.

One question: you know when people call them 'the scream'? Is that a joke?

SOunds like George Michael meets Suicide circa 1990.

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Yeah, that's why it's a classic. :)

After the gig I wandered backstage looking for the Scream's dressing room. I found it easily, and then I listened at the door and heard their gorgeous Scottish accents inside. I was listening for about ten minutes before I felt a tap on my shoulder.

It was their Bass Player, Mani. He asked me if I'd like to be able to hear them more clearly. I nodded my head but instead of opening the door for me he pushed me against the wall opposite.

He moved his hands all over my body still fully clothed. Our breathing started getting heavier. Then he lifted up my T-shirt and my bra and started stroking my breasts. He pressed his hands down harder and my breathing became faster. He put his head in front of my breasts and started licking the tips. They began to harden.

Just them the dressing room door opened and Bobby Gillespie walked out and stopped and stared at what he saw. "Wouldn't you rather do that inside, Mani?" He asked Mani. Mani took my hand and led me inside the dressing room. Bobby followed behind.

Inside the dressing room were the other members: Duffy, Throb and Innes. They all looked at me holding Mani's hand. I noticed I still had my T-shirt and bra lifted up and they all could see my breasts.

My nipples were softening now. They all looked as though they wanted me badly. Mani asked me to lie on a double mattress on the floor. I took all my clothes off first. My underwear seemed to disappear very quickly. It was hard to tell where it went as they were all gathered around it. There was a scuffle for my underwear then they moved nearer me and my underwear had gone. I couldn't tell which one of the cheeky Scotsmen had my underwear. I was lying on my back on the mattress. I wondered who would make the first move. Bobby did.

He spoke to me paying me compliments on my body. He knew I enjoyed hearing his voice. He looked deep into my eyes and then planted a small kiss on my lips. He moved away as if he had enough already...then he came back again. He put one of his big hands on my breasts.

He started moving the hand on my breast in a circular motion. I smiled at him. He smiled back at me... but it wasn't just a normal smile... it was a warm sexy smile. His eyes looked so beautiful when he smiled. I couldn't take my eyes off his beautiful face. The other members were becoming impatient. Innes pushed Bobby out of the way. I made a suggestion of something that would please me. Innes pushed Bobby onto the floor and started undressing him. He rubbed his hands all over Bobby's nakedness. He took Bobby's cock in his big hands and started stroking it gently. Then he put it into his mouth and sucked it. It was really turning Bobby on. While I was watching standing up now, I suddenly felt a hand on my back. The hand went and then I felt a hard cock entering me from behind. I didn't know who's it was...

Tell that to c-man.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,,1756657,00.html

I dunno, I'm seeing a promising new trent for ILX thread revivals here.

that mani though, what a cad.

Donald, Where's Your Troosers?

I was meaning to buy that OMM, after I saw the cover - "look at me, I am the new syd barret damo suzuki mick jagger roky erikson gram parsons" for the rofflez. But, seeing as it's written by (ugh) james brown, I'm glad I didn't bother.

It was their Bass Player, Mani

...that well known Scotsman with the gorgeous Scottish accent

Suggestions:

I read somewhere that founding Roxy bassist Graham Simpson received a salary from the band for the rest of his life (a mental health crisis led to him leaving after the first LP). I think there was a profile in the Wire? Anyway it struck me as very cool if true.

He was the only bassist to be a full member of the band, and would have continued to earn royalties on that first record. Of course he and Ferry were the founding and only two members for awhile, keeping him on salary would have been a nice gesture (although I thought he was said to have disappeared for decades, which isn't conducive to picking up cheques).

re: travis...

Travis is a pseudonym. Which makes it even more interesting that she chose to mention Bobby Gillespie by name. pic.twitter.com/yX0xUHHFfL

— Frankosonic (@frankosonic) June 8, 2023

? thought it referred to the milquetoast popular band - Fran Healey, “Why Does it Always Rain on Me?” etc. Hence the “grin collectively”.

odd that Miki says she never liked clubs much as she was a bit of a raver. i guess she means the kind of clubs BG attends.

Could mean lots of things, I guess? "I went to clubs when my band was my main thing and it seemed the thing to do", "I used to get into clubs while I was recognised but in retrospect the queue jumping felt uncomfortable" etc, etc.

Louie isn't on Twitter but has been reading the messages of support & has asked me to post on his behalf. He sends a big thanks for the warm wishes and says it's been overwhelming. A difficult week for the #MartinDuffy family but ❤️ from us all pic.twitter.com/wdVY8jGaDI

— Steve Duffy (@SteveDuffy99) June 8, 2023

That's good to hear.

I confess to being slightly concerned about how all this will affect the continued presence of Boaby (as opposed to Bobby) Gillespie on ILX.

maybe he'll chime in on the "have you been cancelled" thread

Ah!

A period of sober reflection and a commitment to do better next time? Followed by a speed-fuelled arson spree in Primrose Hill for the fans.

Well I guess I just found out that I knew Martin Duffy's brother when I lived in Cardiff, I had no idea who his brother was.

oh hell yes

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