lol amazing. we wish go for a xmas drink, it's been a while
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 01:50 (four months ago) link
aww raise one for me if you do
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Sunday, 10 December 2023 01:52 (four 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 (four 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 (four 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 (four months ago) link
sounds quite likely imo!
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:02 (four months ago) link
(that interview is great, thanks!)
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:02 (four 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 (four 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 (four 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 (four 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 (four months ago) link
Men Like Monkeys, that's a good tune
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:24 (four months ago) link
always loved this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hudDxjkVpIU
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:30 (four months ago) link
kind of bill nelson-ish in hindsight
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:31 (four months ago) link
very skidsy too!
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:32 (four 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 (four 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 (four 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 (four 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 (four months ago) link
there youtube footage of the london show, definitely looks like her
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:49 (four months ago) link
looks like it was a lot of fun too
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:50 (four months ago) link
steve shelley on the drums too i think?
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:51 (four 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 (four 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 (four months ago) link
aha there you go!
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 02:57 (four 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 (four months ago) link
the Sisters of Mercy?
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 03:04 (four months ago) link
I did have to cheat
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 03:05 (four 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 (four 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 (four months ago) link
don't mind me I've just put You Spin Me Round on
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 10 December 2023 03:14 (four months ago) link
clear case of SAW improving a band
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 03:17 (four 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 (four months ago) link
Guessing they didn't play any Bogshed?
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 03:25 (four 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 (four months ago) link
haha
― blazin' squab (NickB), Sunday, 10 December 2023 03:30 (four 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 (four 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 (four 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 (four 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 (four 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 (four months ago) link