Dunno how much overlap there is between Jam fans and Weller solo fans here; some friends of mine saw him a few weeks ago and said it was disappointing, but they only know his Jam stuff, which he didn't play.― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, July 16, 2015 3:14 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, July 16, 2015 3:14 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Even here, I've found with Weller fans that it depends on who you talk to regarding their preferences - every Weller fan I've ever spoken to seems to have a very different opinion. The hardcore of the hardcore love all three Weller periods equally, I guess, but just as often you'll find people who say, like The Jam and nothing else, or The Style Council and nothing else, or they'll like The Jam and Weller's '90s solo work but not the rest of his stuff etc.
― You’re being too simplistic and you’re insulting my poor heart (Turrican), Thursday, 16 July 2015 17:01 (eight years ago) link
I'm just thinking about what happened to a lot of these artists post-Live Aid, not so much the then-"old guard" acts like Status Quo, McCartney, The Who etc. but more the artists that emerged in the first half of the decade/tail end of the previous decade. It's already been mentioned that The Boomtown Rats and Adam Ant were on their way out, but they're not the only examples.
I mean, Spandau Ballet basically had one more Top Ten hit after Live Aid ('Through The Barricades'), Ultravox began to falter with the sacking of Warren Cann and U-Vox (and never recovered), Nik Kershaw's album after Live Aid was a flop, none of Paul Young's singles in 1986/1987 made the UK Top 10. It was pretty much slowly downhill for The Style Council in terms of popularity, too. Howard Jones never had a Top 10 hit again on either side of the Atlantic after 1985. Duran Duran kept on making records and having a dedicated fanbase, but Live Aid was pretty much the end for the original line-up.
― You’re being too simplistic and you’re insulting my poor heart (Turrican), Saturday, 18 July 2015 21:30 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 20 July 2015 00:01 (eight years ago) link
I'm the guy that voted for Elton btw.
― Joan Crawford Loves Chachi, Monday, 20 July 2015 00:13 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 21 July 2015 00:01 (eight years ago) link
and, sorry, I thought Bowie was excellent. That version of "Heroes" is still my go-to live arena version.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, July 14, 2015 7:06 PM
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