Some would say at the other end of the scale might be my hero Viv Stanshall, figurehead of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. Although of course in their own way they were punk too. Introduced by John Peel, I'm listening again to a three-part Late Show "obituary special" originally shown in 1995. "I fear that a single one of Viv's thoughts would blow my damn brains out". And that's John Peel.

Pour a beer, sit back and soak up the artistry and madness.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cfDABuG8I0

Just in case Reg over olds you

Have some Sonic Boom 6

https://youtu.be/qS3oriHCZbk

Metallica - Kill 'em all
First time in many years, what a great album and the perfect antidote to the unrelenting dross that was '80's pop music.

Department S - Is Vic There? Saw 'em live at Northampton Roadmender once. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0al4J8ijrQ

Department S - Was Reg There? Yes he was, great days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Mmhl3ULYU

First record I ever bought was The Pushbike Song by The Mixtures in 1970. How appropriate and prescient that turned out to be. The B-side was this very strange and contrasting number. I still find it rather unsettling for some reason. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuAM4W-_Lp4

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Sat Dec 03, 2022 10:47 pm the unrelenting dross that was '80's pop music.

Well I think it had its moments, Damned if it didn't https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB_Mtai6Klc

Oh alright, maybe the original for the purists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tu3Ug2KCDc

RIP wrote: ↑Sat Dec 03, 2022 11:15 pm

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Sat Dec 03, 2022 10:47 pm the unrelenting dross that was '80's pop music.

Well I think it had its moments, Damned if it didn't https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB_Mtai6Klc

Oh alright, maybe the original for the purists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tu3Ug2KCDc

But all that was lost in the unrelenting misery that was Madonna and Kylie c***ing minogue. This drove many of us into the realms of metal which at the time was seen as being somewhat risque....
The damned's quintisessiial track is New Rose, to my mind.

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Sat Dec 03, 2022 11:26 pm
But all that was lost in the unrelenting misery that was Madonna and Kylie c***ing minogue.

A not unreasonable point

The damned's quintisessiial track is New Rose, to my mind.

Is she really going out with him? Live "New Wose" version on Jonathon Woss : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqp8ME_2wMo
Unbelievably I still haven't seen them live .

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Sat Dec 03, 2022 10:47 pm Metallica - Kill 'em all
First time in many years, what a great album and the perfect antidote to the unrelenting dross that was '80's pop music.

First time I heard of Metallica was when I borrowed Master of Puppets from someone at school. I went and bought it that weekend (on cassette) and loved and listened to it till the tape stretched and sounded awful. I watched them on TV at Glastonbury the other year, was I disappointed, they seemed to have resorted to the typical heavy metal/rock posturing that they used to say they hated.

RIP wrote: ↑Sat Dec 03, 2022 11:03 pm First record I ever bought was The Pushbike Song by The Mixtures in 1970. How appropriate and prescient that turned out to be. The B-side was this very strange and contrasting number. I still find it rather unsettling for some reason. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuAM4W-_Lp4

Antmusic by Adam and the Ants , but I was only nine!

Rob S wrote: ↑Sat Dec 03, 2022 11:54 pm

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Sat Dec 03, 2022 10:47 pm Metallica - Kill 'em all
First time in many years, what a great album and the perfect antidote to the unrelenting dross that was '80's pop music.

First time I heard of Metallica was when I borrowed Master of Puppets from someone at school. I went and bought it that weekend (on cassette) and loved and listened to it till the tape stretched and sounded awful. I watched them on TV at Glastonbury the other year, was I disappointed, they seemed to have resorted to the typical heavy metal/rock posturing that they used to say they hated.

Aye like many (apart from Napalm Death) they became victims of their own success. Twas Justice for all for me - a teenage epiphany

On a Friday, when not at school, my Mum would take to me to the Record shop, Europa Music in Alloa, to buy a single. We'd look at the charts and pick one to buy. I'd go along with what she wanted, of course, until I asked for Golden Brown by The Stranglers. Still one of the most vaguely exciting songs ever.

Saw this recommended elsewhere.
Memphis '69: The 1969 Memphis Country Blues Festival | Full Documentary
https://youtu.be/aVhyv-S3R0g

Wet Tennis - Sofi Tukker
Un Verano Sin Ti - Bad Bunny (mainly for Ojitos Lindos w/ Bomba Estéreo).
Also Mitski, Sasami, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Pheobe Bridgers and Lets Eat Grandma.

Oh, and Born Pink... and NewJeans...

First listens of some vinyl Christmas presents.

Beatles - Revolver ('22 Remaster).
Spiritualized - Crazy EP.
Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home.

Some Bob Vylan mainly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckf5Awk4fuU Warning - contains naughty words

A darkened room with headphones ambient dream-noise delight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUYQMRDgNk

I ve been ill since sometime before Xmas.
I really miss riding the mtb and the......other one.

https://youtu.be/uqJHoZBJYxI

The Metallica discussions a couple of posts ago connects nicely with a documentary I found on Netflix https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6997426/ and watched recently. The place they restored for the 50th anniversary of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly is visited by the Spanish Divide route. A chunk of the restoration cost was donated by James Hetfield and an early and unique crowd funding campaign. It's a good watch.

Handel's Water music
Seems appropriate given the current weather in Wales...
Have a good one everyone brave enough to do the WE

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 9:48 am Some Bob Vylan mainly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckf5Awk4fuU Warning - contains naughty words

Good isn't he

Chandash;Thetford Feast. Some folksy protest song type group I came across decades ago at some grungy camps I used to go to.

Wet afternoon here. I'm sorting through my old CDs and reminiscing on what I used to get up to over 20 years ago and wondering about people I've lost touch with. Happily feeling a bit sad

Not listening, but watching.

https://youtu.be/z9RZ5ul4SOs

I was there. Some parts gave me moist eyes, especially the kids playing. It was a good time to be a kid - we didn’t know we were poor.

The Chats - Pub Feed. Not as good as The Saints, but some solid 'shed rock' from some lads on the Sunny Coast just north of here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LGM82uPuvA

Greetz

S.

Yes have heard some of their stuff. I like the Goodies-style 'trandem' in this one though. The card game shenanigans look a bit like our session in The Brigands last Saturday night .

Billy Pettinger / Billy the Kid album from a few years ago that I bought yesterday.