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Yes, the timing is a little out, in places. Yet still not as bad as some of the film clips of recent days, where the myming and ‘air guitar’ is as bad as it gets. Let alone that nobody else wonders how every instrument in a band can be used without leads, amps or microphones ….mega wifi???? Nah, just bullshit myme performances with muppets bouncing around to studio recorded guff…. pfft bahumbug.
Saw this and Elvis Costello at The Reget Therter in Sydney sometime in the 1980s the night after the show that turned into a Riot. It was by far the oddest concert I ever went to. They had dozens of Sequirty surrounding the audience and pounced on anyone who got out of their seat to dance and chucked them out. It was like a timed speed event, with 3-second breaks between songs with no apparent interest in interaction from anyone on stage with the audience, they just didn't want to be there at all. Must have been a contract thing. Very disappointing. A close second was seeing The Ramones at The Capital Therter around the same time, They were not too impressed at one full-blown spiky-haired punk wantaby who kept spitting at Joey, he was very close to jumping off stage and sorting this idiot right out. Great music, and a very odd ambience.
I have been trying to remember the name of the record label a lot of the Pom bands I liked were signed to and it finally popped into my head. Stiff Records.
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"Pinhead" has to be the most played and played along to Ramones, here, a few others... you did well Vince. Hard to judge the worst touring band, Cheap Trick would be right up there, followed by Richie Blackmore Rainbow, both at the Horden, alias brick poohouse... best by the way was Jethro Tull, and Tina Turner for that matter. Maybe the jet lag and party bent has touring bands unstuck... only they would know..j
Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you.... well maybe not others than Ramones...
Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you.... well maybe not others than Ramones...
That Gaba Gaba line was borrowed from the Tod Browning 1932 Film Freaks, one hell of a film. Saw that at The Valhalla Cinema in Glebe, at one of their cult film midnight screenings.
The song "Pinhead" (1977) by the punk-rock band Ramones was inspired by Freaks, which the band saw in Cleveland, Ohio, after their gig was cancelled. Joey Ramone's brother Mickey Leigh said that the line "Gabba Gabba, we accept you, we accept you one of us" was specifically taken from the scene in which "the midget groom does a dance on the banquet table and sings 'Gooble gobble, we accept you, one of us' to his bride." The song is an audience participation song, and during live performances, Leigh used to run out on stage with a big sign that bore the text "Gabba Gabba, Hey" and pass it to Joey who'd hold it up urging the crowd to join in. The song was featured on their album Leave Home.[101]
The song "Pinhead" (1977) by the punk-rock band Ramones was inspired by Freaks, which the band saw in Cleveland, Ohio, after their gig was cancelled. Joey Ramone's brother Mickey Leigh said that the line "Gabba Gabba, we accept you, we accept you one of us" was specifically taken from the scene in which "the midget groom does a dance on the banquet table and sings 'Gooble gobble, we accept you, one of us' to his bride." The song is an audience participation song, and during live performances, Leigh used to run out on stage with a big sign that bore the text "Gabba Gabba, Hey" and pass it to Joey who'd hold it up urging the crowd to join in. The song was featured on their album Leave Home.[101]
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I have been trying to remember the name of the record label a lot of the Pom bands I liked were signed to and it finally popped into my head. Stiff Records.
Stiff Records - Wikipedia
Saw the Stiff Live Stiffs tour when it reached Bristol in Nov `77 ....... Wreckless Eric ; Larry Wallis ; Ian Dury ; Sean Tyla ; Elvis Costello ; Nick Lowe with Dave Edmunds ..... bought the album as well .......
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Nick and Dave and co .........
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...and ex Motorhead ; UFO ; Pink Fairies ; Blodwyn Pig ; Syd Barrett ........ the late , great Larry Wallis ......
" I`m armed , and dangerous , I prowl the streets at night ......... I sit in the shadows , waiting for a fight ..... I`m a police car ....... " ....
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.... and Sean Tyla ..........
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... and Dave with Nick , and Billy , and Terry ...... video recorded on the roof of the Warner Bros building , in Manhattan ..
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Finally 2023 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Link Ray and The Ray Men into the Hall of Fame. Link Ray is so 'cool' he pisses 'Ice Cubes'.In 2018 their controversial 1958 single 'Rumble' was inducted into the first-ever 'singles' category. Controversial because it was banned for inciting gang violence, it is an instrumental FFS. The video is not 'Rumble' but rocks the house. On the vid 3:10 the crowd plays guitar.
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Replying to my own post .... Is this a first ? .... probably not ......
I noticed the Fender Stratocaster in this video was Made in Japan ......... Always assumed they were manufactured in the USA ( Fullerton ) , but like most things , famous names have a chequered history ...... with CBS taking over , then being sold to a consortium ....... production moving to Japan in the mid-eighties .... then opening of new factories in the USA , plus production continuing in Japan , as well as a plant in China making cheaper versions to satisify demand in Asia .......... Never realised all this , but I guess that`s the way the world is , nowadays ......
CBS era Fender, made in USA, 1976 precision bass, "boat anchor" 14kg on my shoulder, could do it when i was late 20's, not now. MIJ Fenders are sought after mostly, my pick is South Korea for instruments, given Japanese are rare and price reflective. Apart from my upright basses ( all Chinese, which are ok for Rockabilly slap ), 90% of my live work is done on Brice Z6 6 string fretless ( have two ), finger board the size of an ironing board. Very playable and kind to my shortcomings. Have a fan fret 5 string Brice, 37"low B ( 147 mil or thou ) and 34" high G. Last addition, Kala Ubass. Not sure am answering my own questions Tony, just following your lead, a wry smile here. j
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6 string
Initially I struggled with my Yamaha TRB5, another string wide and my left thumb would be lonely.
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Their mate Jimi Hendrix got them a spot at Woodstock , and the rest is history ........ Never let anyone tell you that you`re too fat to rock and roll ..........
......... Sha Na Na were meant to be a parody , just in case you hadn`t twigged ............... Singing about your favourite girl whilst making tit and ass grabbing movements ........ Michael Jackson would be proud .........
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.... original ( with Den Hegarty ) line up ........
Fan of the group Paula Yates had the bands name DARTS tattooed across her backside .... ( which actually read DA-TS ... her arse was the " R " , obviously ) ......
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New York ( Sha Na Na ) .....then Brighton ( Darts ) ....... and now it`s over to Germany ... Boney M ...... brainchild of Franz Reuther ( Frank Farian ) ......
A different Daddy Cool ........ Vocals by Frank ( dancer Bobby Farrell mimed ) ...... Frank also thought Maizie Williams voice wasn`t suitable for the group sound either , so he performed her vocals as well ( studio enhanced ) , to go alongside those of Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barretts` ..........
Anyway , that`s enough fun and silliness for now ........ back to the serious business of Tabla drums and Tibetan nose flutes , I guess .......
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Not really 'Music in the Shed' per se but this was a very interesting Documentary film of a few of the most iconic album cover creations. Most of us can remember sitting somewhere listening to the latest vinyl album and spending hours listening to the music and examining every inch of the album cover. I found the Documentary on Netflix, here is the trailer.