Foo Fighters New Single

[CollegeTillIDie]

I bought two great singles a few months ago - "Yeke Yeke" by More Kante and "Rising Sun" by Medisine Head - had the latter once but someone nicked it and the More Kante single is the original version, not the the disco sh!t version realised in the 90s.

I have the lyrics to RIsing Sun in some cheap Words songbook or some such from 1973 . If you like I,ll dig it out and send them to you.

[hamish]

I have the lyrics to RIsing Sun in some cheap Words songbook or some such from 1973 . If you like I,ll dig it out and send them to you.

Ah sure, I have the record amigo - really unusual sound to that song even today. I think they're remembered for their first hit, "One and one is one" I think it was called, wasn't mad about that one.

Really appreciate the offer CTID - thank you.

Noby,if you're reading here, have most of the stuff boxed for you - delay is in trying to find the bloody programme I promised. thought I had loads of them. If I can't find the prog. by Saturday I'll post the CDs anyway on that day. Thanks for your patience.

[noby]

Much appreciated, Hamish. Don't panic about the program.

I picked up Ziggy Stardust (30th anniversary edition) on the cheap last week, so I'm going through a real Bowie phase at the moment (ie until the end of the week anyway).
My Bowie collection is pretty limited, but Low seems to be highly recommended. Should this be added to my must-have list?
At the moment I'm skipping from Ziggy Stardust to Let's Dance; I don't have any of the Berlin/Eno albums. Nothing post-'83 grabs my attention either, although Heathen got good reviews.

I also picked up a Lou Reed best of (Double album). Hamish, I know you were looking for 'dirty boulevard'. Maybe we can work something out...

[hamish]

Much appreciated, Hamish. Don't panic about the program.

I picked up Ziggy Stardust (30th anniversary edition) on the cheap last week, so I'm going through a real Bowie phase at the moment (ie until the end of the week anyway).
My Bowie collection is pretty limited, but Low seems to be highly recommended. Should this be added to my must-have list?
At the moment I'm skipping from Ziggy Stardust to Let's Dance; I don't have any of the Berlin/Eno albums. Nothing post-'83 grabs my attention either, although Heathen got good reviews.

I also picked up a Lou Reed best of (Double album). Hamish, I know you were looking for 'dirty boulevard'. Maybe we can work something out...

Yeah, Dirty Boulevard - that's the one. I'll add a Bowie compilation CD I've got now that you mentioned him.
What I've boxed thus far for ya - Bob Seger, John Fogerty/Creedence, Led Zep, Steve Earle live, Rory Gallagher DVD (electric and accoustic stuff - "pure mighty" ), a Dylan DVD (MTV unplugged), Rankin Family "North Winds" (some average stuff, some great stuff - give this one time), Nightwish live DVD (if you don't like the music, turn off the sound and just ogle Tarja Turunen ), Richard Thompson, Talk Talk, Gerry Rafferty.
Anything there you don't like or anything you want me to add?
I'm not PMing this 'cos some other dudes might want to add suggestions.
Meant to post this Friday but don't think the Post Office is open Good Friday????? - so Saturday.
I've also got good rock compilations CDs too - eg includes George Thoroghgood and the Destroyers "Bad to the bone" - loads of that if you want it.

[noby]

I have a 'Best of' Bowie cd, so I'm ok. I'm just working my way through a couple of his albums.

As for the ones you've listed, I've given none of them a 'fair' listen, so I don't want to rule anything out. Looking forward to Creedence/Steve Earle/Gallagher.

On a similair-ish vein, would you have any CSN&Y?

[hamish]

I have a 'Best of' Bowie cd, so I'm ok. I'm just working my way through a couple of his albums.

As for the ones you've listed, I've given none of them a 'fair' listen, so I don't want to rule anything out. Looking forward to Creedence/Steve Earle/Gallagher.

On a similair-ish vein, would you have any CSN&Y?

I have a couple of Neil Young - Harvest and After the goldrush - that ok??

[noby]

It's ok, I have them myself.
Carry on with what you're doing. It's looking like an interesting parcel. I'll just stop interfereing now.

[hamish]

It's ok, I have them myself.
Carry on with what you're doing. It's looking like an interesting parcel. I'll just stop interfereing now.

No probs Noby - interfere all you want - still can't find that blasted programme - will send it when I find the damn thing.
Sending you a PM - might be able to post stuff tomorrow actually.

[CollegeTillIDie]

noby

Low is a classic as is Heroes. Those two Bowie albums influenced a lot of artists who followed in the late 1970,s and early Eighties. V2 Schneider is a tribute to Frankfurt. The Scheider mentioned is Florian Schneider from German band Kraftwerk. Kraftwerk then repiled in kind with a track called Bowi which was on a single B side I believe.

[noby]

So a strange package arrived on my doorstep...

This week I've been mainly listening to Yes - The Yes Album. The only thing I knew about Yes before this week was Rick Wakeman, and he's not even on this album. But it's really after growing on me.
I also got Elbow's first album this week. Never had any of their stuff, but I see they describe themselves as prog without the solos.
Tonight I think I'll 'tackle' the Genesis albums. Then I'll grow a beard and wear sandals.


This mini prog-a-thon has been broken up by blasts of Led Zeppelin.
Hamish has a lot to answer for.

[hamish]

So a strange package arrived on my doorstep...

This week I've been mainly listening to Yes - The Yes Album. The only thing I knew about Yes before this week was Rick Wakeman, and he's not even on this album. But it's really after growing on me.
I also got Elbow's first album this week. Never had any of their stuff, but I see they describe themselves as prog without the solos.
Tonight I think I'll 'tackle' the Genesis albums. Then I'll grow a beard and wear sandals.


This mini prog-a-thon has been broken up by blasts of Led Zeppelin.
Hamish has a lot to answer for.

LOL story of my life noby!! You wouldn't believe how many times that's been said to me.

That Yes album was the original band - Wakeman joined just after that one.

Selling England by the pound is my favourite Genesis album - lyrics are terrific and way ahead of their time - battle of Epping Forest as a footie hooligan type song is very funny and Dancing with the Moonlit knight could be a story about society today. Firth of fifth has a beautiful piano intro too.
In the Nursery Crime album the song Musical Box is a kinda depraved version of a ....eh...nursery rhyme. Eerie and ghostly feel to it plus great keyboard, guitar and vocal work on it. Recording quality is a but rough.

Don't forgetJohn Fogerty/Creedence - lo-fi but I can see where the Strokes and Kings of Leon have got their influences a bit.

'fore I forget, are you enjoying the inflatable sheep I sent you - y'know - the one you asked for??
RFLMAO

[noby]

'fore I forget, are you enjoying the inflatable sheep I sent you - y'know - the one you asked for??
RFLMAO

You know, you could have washed it first!!


I listened to a bit of Fogarty the other day alright. I'll have to give it a good listen the weekend. Yesterday was my daughter's second birthday, so I didn't think Genesis would make good kids' party music.
When I was growing up Peter Gabriel was doing nifty videos on MTV, Phil Collins was doing his solo thing (which wasn't my cup of tea), then Genesis reformed and released some awful MOR dirge. Oh and Mike and the Mechanics too (also not my cuppa). Seems a long way away from where they started.

[hamish]

Yeah, Genesis in Gabriel's time were a different band. To be fair to Collins, he's a suoerb drummer - shame about his solo stuff. They did release the odd good ditty - Land of Confusion (great video from Spitting Image), Turn it on again (TBF Collins does a great live singing version on one of their live albums of this song and ends up drumming his ass off with the other drummer at the end of the song), Mama is also a good song - creepy video but most of the rest of their stuff is pure AOR pop. Oh, there's one other good video - their video p!ss take on evangelical TV is great gas (Jesus he loves me).

Kep an eye on Fogerty - it's rough stuff, recording wise, but the man is a genius. Hugely influential on Bruce Springsteen, Seger, Dave Edmunds etc.

You've kids??? Jaysus, I thought you were only a young lad??

[hamish]

Noby, CTID - just got a DVD from Amazon today with loads of Creedence and Fogerty stuff - bits from TV and concerts. Will have a look at it this week and if you guys want it for a gawk/listen let me know.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Noby, CTID - just got a DVD from Amazon today with loads of Creedence and Fogerty stuff - bits from TV and concerts. Will have a look at it this week and if you guys want it for a gawk/listen let me know.

I think there is a John Fogerty Live CD which has also been released in the last 12-18 months... open to correction on that.. and for the record love the guys music in Creedence and out. Can you give me the title of the DVD please? I might try to order it myself

[hamish]

I think there is a John Fogerty Live CD which has also been released in the last 12-18 months... open to correction on that.. and for the record love the guys music in Creedence and out. Can you give me the title of the DVD please? I might try to order it myself

I have that CD CTID and I also have a Fogerty DVD on order from Amazon (pre-order they call it) for ages - it's currently not available. I got the same video from Badlands years ago but all it had was "snow" on it.
His voice, for his age, is still strong.
This is it
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...Fencoding=UTF8

Why buy it?? - I can send it to you in a while??

[noby]

Hamish,
(What? no 'sir'. Did you return the knighthood?)


Sorry I've been a bit slow with the return. Pretty much set to go back to you now. I'm gonna throw in a few of my own cds, so if you'd like to suggest anything, or I'll stick in whatever I come across. I'll try to get them posted by the weekend.

[hamish]

Hamish,
(What? no 'sir'. Did you return the knighthood?)


Sorry I've been a bit slow with the return. Pretty much set to go back to you now. I'm gonna throw in a few of my own cds, so if you'd like to suggest anything, or I'll stick in whatever I come across. I'll try to get them posted by the weekend.

What's the panic Noby? - take your time amigo - keep the stuff as long as you want -Jaysus, the music isn't THAT bad is it?? LOL

BTW I'm enjoying Nerina Pallot's new single "Every body's going to war". Thought from the video she was a young wan but she's 31 and been around for a while. It's nothing special, just a nice, catchy power pop song with a daft video - "metaphorical food fight in a supermarket". She sound like a rocked up Suzanne Vega (she has supported Suzanne in fact) and looks like a black haired Joni Mitchell. She's not even American but sounds it - she's a Londoner with Indian and various other ethnic backgrounds.
This seems to be her last chance to be a star - apparently she was a child musical prodigy and the photographs I've seen show her play all kinds of instruments.
If I can get the right pictures, she will have the honour of becoming a member of Totty Watch.