In The Summertime -Mungo Jerry
What are you listening to now? Page 992
An album by the best band nobody outside of Australia/NZ has heard of:
Quote: radiat10n @ July 27 2013, 11:29 PM BSTAn album by the best band nobody outside of Australia/NZ has heard of:
I've never heard of them but, because of your post, have just taken a listen to "Rain". Also looked at their Wikipedia entry. It's very extensive isn't it - and they have/had another Paul Hewson!
Also checked out Deerhunter - "Helicopter" - as Ben mentioned them. Nice.
"Good Timin'" by the Beach Boys:
Lhasa De Sela - De Cara A La Pared
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOLg_XY2cWA
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Tere Bin Nahin Lagda
"Spill The Wine" - Eric Burdon & War:
"Shake It & Break It" - Canned Heat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbgIgNVUlDs
...and one of my favourite J.J. Cale songs, "Rock & Roll Records":
Quote: Gordon Bennett @ July 28 2013, 5:17 PM BST"Spill The Wine" - Eric Burdon & War:
Quote: Gordon Bennett @ July 28 2013, 5:39 PM BST"Shake It & Break It" - Canned Heat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbgIgNVUlDs
...and one of my favourite J.J. Cale songs, "Rock & Roll Records":
Thanks Gordon.
Enjoyed all those - and I'm not very familiar with most. I think Bobby Gillespie looks a bit like Eric Burdon.
RIP JJ Cale -
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/10207642/JJ-Cale.html
Mighty Sam McClain - Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey)
Quote: Horseradish @ July 27 2013, 7:40 PM BSTPart 2 of 3. Agree on the BAD albums. I saw The Pogues a dozen times. The last ones were disappointing because Shane was really struggling but my main memories are of March 1988. They played the Town and Country Club, Kentish Town, on four consecutive nights. I was at three of them - 14th, 15th and 17th, St Patrick's Day - while somehow going into work each morning. By the 18th, the office felt quite surreal.
It was the era of "If I Should Fall From Grace With God". They did the Kirsty and Shane under the confetti thing as seen by many on Top of the Pops. Joe Strummer, Steve Earle and Lynval Golding of The Specials also took part. Each gig was a marathon. In fact, they managed to play most things from the first three albums. There were also storming versions of "Copperhead Road", "London Calling" and "I Fought The Law".
The DVD of St Patrick's Night doesn't work for me. They sounded much tighter in the hall, particularly earlier in the week. The band gave consistent support to their wayward, if lyrically gifted, singer but they also played off him with humour. So it was "ragged but right". Terry Woods was no fool re professionalism, having been in Steeleye Span. He was a pivotal figure. They were all, though, flagging by the fourth night. That was the attraction. It was a riotous party of all the ages and most in that boat were afloat on Guinness.
After Kirsty died, I attended her memorial service at St Martin's in the Fields. There were performances by Billy Bragg, Holly Johnson and possibly Bono. He was definitely there. They also played "Alegria" and "Us Amazonians" from her last CD very loudly. Movingly, it not only filled the church but led to crowds gathering on the street. Her mother, Jean, thanked everyone personally by shaking each person's hand on departure.
Horseradish, good to hear more about your experiences and memories. I've read Shane's autobiography - a great read - and have all the Pogues recordings on vinyl, and also Kirsty's solo album, "Electric Landlady". Were you at her memorial service as a fan, then? Was it just a case of turning up early, and finding a seat? Her death was such a tragic accident, and I see that her mother led a campaign to try and find and prosecute the person responsible.