Only Ones: Classic or Dud?

Produced by Alan Mair? Never knew that.

xpost I always knew there was something hinky about those drums!

Lol

“Miles From Nowhere,” for one, has something interesting going on with the drums as well.

Lot of good Only Ones content on private FB Squeeze group.

Well not that much really but sometimes some good pictures like today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8Db6qxWyo0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07QlHcRndn4

The only thing I ever had was Special View, which is not a good place to start, I've been told on ilm, but his sheepy whiney voice was what turned me off, don't know how much another producer or better songs could do to fix that (songs might've been ok, but voice v. distracting)

Peel Sessions is the one to get.

That's what I'm told, but vox demotivates me even to check those Peel tracks posts. Speaking of Squeeze, they're gonna tour w Psy Furs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DxXFxGc_Cw

The old compilation “immortal story” is very good, but I love the voice. “The beast” is my fave but the Peel version is definitely better.

I put the 1st CD of the Sanctuary 2CD on and my player refused to play it. Need to fix player still.
Otherwise would have that first l.p. and a half on rotation this week.
Do enjoy those first 2 anyway and whatever live stuff I've heard. Guitar gets more ballroom patchy live QMS like in places.
Perret wound up being sent to school at Bancrofts which was across the road from my grandparents. I think he came from the other side of London though.

2CD set is Why Don't You Kill Yourself on Edsel not Sanctuary. Pretty good though either way.

If you don't like Peter Perrett's voice you're not going to get very far with the Only Ones.

Well maybe---in more recent times, I've learned how to listen around the singer when I like the band well enough to try, and these musos did sound better when I tried Special View on a better stereo than mine. What the hell, I might like him better now too.

Special View is a great place to start, who says otherwise?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3g4qpxJ86g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LeHlV9ZOjI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFxvILFrOnE

How about this one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNWaEmSyC9A

There's always this one...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW0ey6eydU8

Surely enough versions for a tribute album.

You can’t put your arms around a memory.

Did we invoke them?. Are there other shows?

Thursday 3rd August
THE ONLY ONES
£23 | £25 [+10% booking fee]
Doors open 8pm
18+ show

Playing their first full show in 13 years and the first since the sad passing of drummer Mike Kellie, we’re honoured to bring you THE ONLY ONES.