Heroes of pre-punk, AND the Canvey Quo
― I must be the unluckiest man alive (Matt #2), Sunday, 22 October 2023 00:49 (six months ago) link
(xp) Except not many actual punks in 1976-77 would have given Quo as an influence, which I thought was the point of the title. Dr. Feelgood seem a lot more 60s R&B than Quo, there are similarities but Dr. Feelgood rarely strayed about 4 minutes and guitar solos were kept short and sweet.
― The First Time Ever I Saw Gervais (Tom D.), Sunday, 22 October 2023 01:16 (six months ago) link
That's why mah book is different than the punks of 1976-77. They would have missed Is There a Better Way, and before that Just Take Me, and ignored Down Down's economical motorik totality.
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Sunday, 22 October 2023 01:44 (six months ago) link
Down Down is just unstoppable. I was extremely annoyed though when I bought the 7" single in Belgium a few years ago only to find out that it's the fuckin album version that I like.
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 22 October 2023 01:59 (six months ago) link
Yeah I can't listen to the 7". As well as removing some of the middle it fades out right before one a whole succession of inventive parts, just when you think the music has disclosed everything. When the music unexpectedly goes 'up' and the bass drops out only to re-emerge as strange little wriggles, accompanied by arbitrary offbeat hats, before everyone locks furiously into step for the real, very splashy fadeout.
I LOVE that song.
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Sunday, 22 October 2023 02:11 (six months ago) link
I danced to Rockin All Over The World tonight, I have no shame.
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 22 October 2023 02:15 (six months ago) link
looking a little into the life and times of MICK GREEN of the johnny kidd and the pirates, who wilko cites as precursor whose plectrum he is not fit to lick ect ect, i (a) was reminded of the live at the hope and anchor LP, which attempted (tho i think failed) to establish 60s UK r&b, pub rock, power pop and punk as a unified broad new wave front (it sold fairly well but was beloved of no one much critically), and (b) discovered that said mick green co-wrote some quo songs w/alan lancaster (quo bassist and co-founder), and (c) noted w/pleasure that the post-kidd pirates put out an LP in 1978 called SKULL WARS and a ten-inch in 1981 called A FISTFUL OF DUBLOONS
as you can see my hints, quo are krautrock (this is canon)
― mark s, Sunday, 22 October 2023 13:05 (six months ago) link
(s/b as you can see me from westbury white horse hints etc)
― mark s, Sunday, 22 October 2023 13:06 (six months ago) link
Quo are basically Guru Guru with better songs, but maybe a discussion for a different thread.
Adrian's attempts to play like Wilko prove that you can learn all the technique you want, but if you're not an angry dysfunctional weirdo it'll never sound right.
― I must be the unluckiest man alive (Matt #2), Sunday, 22 October 2023 13:11 (six months ago) link
Re: Mick Green, the guitar playing on this is absolutely brutal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS8uC7ea9oE
― The First Time Ever I Saw Gervais (Tom D.), Sunday, 22 October 2023 13:33 (six months ago) link
ditto the singer's hairstyle tbf
― mark s, Sunday, 22 October 2023 13:43 (six months ago) link
the angriest garfunkel
― mark s, Sunday, 22 October 2023 13:44 (six months ago) link
nevertheless, hfs at that clip.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 26 October 2023 00:04 (six months ago) link
HFS x 2!
― stirmonster, Thursday, 26 October 2023 00:25 (six months ago) link