Public Address | Cafe | Random Play: Music to my ears https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address Simon Grigg https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=20330#post20330 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=20330#post20330 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:32:48 +1200 Simon Grigg https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=20328#post20328 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=20328#post20328 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:19:30 +1200 Joe Wylie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=20325#post20325 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=20325#post20325

The PDC in Palmy . . .

Not meaning to overly digress, but it seems likely that you'd also recall Father Christmas's Magic Cave, in Collinson & Cunninghame's basement.

]]> Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:40:57 +1200 Simon Grigg https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=20310#post20310 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=20310#post20310

You must have been helluva young.

12.....I persuaded my mother to get it for my birthday, and saved my car washing pennies (which they were until 10 July that year) for With The Beatles, from The PDC in Palmy about the same time.

]]> Sun, 10 Jun 2007 02:48:11 +1200 Joe Wylie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=20309#post20309 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=20309#post20309

I bought it on release, but I was very very young y'know

You must have been helluva young.

I'd just turned 29 when Never Mind the Bollocks came out.
Brought it home, put on side two, track one, Seventeen:

you're only 29 got a lot to learn . . .…

]]> Sun, 10 Jun 2007 01:56:15 +1200 Simon Grigg https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=20308#post20308 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=20308#post20308 Thirty years...........fark...... The thing is when the whole Pistols thing was going on, we thought Pepper was ridiculously far in the distant past (although I bought it on release, but I was very very young y'know).

The Pistols and our sillyness of 77 doesn't seem that long ago. At least…

]]> Sun, 10 Jun 2007 01:24:08 +1200 Nobody Important https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=20294#post20294 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=20294#post20294 hmmm I commented on this while in Sydney, but it's gone/never appeared. Oh well ....

At 56 I am probably far too old for rock'n'roll and hanging out in bars these days, but I'm not trying to "get down with the kids".

but you carry your age so well dahling!

And…

]]> Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:47:55 +1200 Stephen Judd https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=20213#post20213 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=20213#post20213 Don't you know Chris, real men play on 10.

I have tinnitus too. It's not too bad right now but since I'm 37 there are many more years for it to get worse in...

I suspect there are a lot of deaf people on the sound desk. And I suspect…

]]> Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:50:26 +1200 Chris Bell https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=20210#post20210 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=20210#post20210 Nick Howells wrote:

Unfortunately I already have tinnitus but better late than never.

Yeah, me too. And I played in a poncey 1980s band. I really feel for Pete Townshend!

It's when I see that the musicians in the band are wearing earplugs (and I'm not talking about in-ear monitors)…

]]> Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:41:11 +1200 Nick Howells https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19949#post19949 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19949#post19949 Its worth getting a pair of earplugs made to fit your ears if you go out a lot. I take mine with me everytime I go out. Unfortunately I already have tinnitus but better late than never.

Good to see your column is back in the Real Groove mag this…

]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:14:27 +1200 Heather Gaye https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19946#post19946 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19946#post19946

OTOH, I got caught once inserting earplugs by a roadie for Motorhead, before a concert by said band. He was most disdainful.

Pfff! Motorhead's gig last year was the least loud I've been to in years! I would've thought they'd have to pump the volume right up just so that…

]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:00:30 +1200 Scott Common https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19939#post19939 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19939#post19939 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:09:07 +1200 Anorak https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19937#post19937 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19937#post19937 Yeah, I would think cigarette filters would be too small and get lost...eek!
I have used wet toilet paper before in an emergency (a Sonic Assault Emergency!?) involving a Japanese Noise Artist but I wouldn't recommend it. Wet toilet paper that is, not Japanese Noise Art.

]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:54:50 +1200 Chockasunday https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19914#post19914 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19914#post19914 Hey Andrew,

I'm all for enjoying the gig. I love it when people throw themselves into it... I'm a big fan of dancing up the front myself.

I'm not a fan of people having a conversation about something else while everyone else is getting into it.

Rock on and all…

]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2007 20:45:53 +1200 3410 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19911#post19911 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19911#post19911

I know some people who use rollie cigarette filters, which, if you're a rollie smoker, are pretty handy.

Make sure you're packing a set of keys.

]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:53:18 +1200 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19906#post19906 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19906#post19906

I am but a sprightly 28 years young, but I would never go to a gig without earplugs.
I don't always wear them, it depends on just how close to eleven the amps are turned to, but having them as an option greatly increases my enjoyment.
In fact, I keep…

]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:13:05 +1200 Jackie Clark https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19903#post19903 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19903#post19903

having them as an option greatly increases my enjoyment.
In fact, I keep them in my purse, so I am always prepared for Unexpected Sonic Assaults.

Love, love, love that, Anorak. I must admit that's the noise factor has held me back from a fair few gigs that I really…

]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:53:43 +1200 Joe Wylie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19888#post19888 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19888#post19888

Is my uncle a freak of nature . . .?

Probably. Still, he might enjoy Pere Ubu's Ice Cream Truck. Here's a bit of how it goes:

There's too much music in the land.
You hear it everywhere.
Everybody's in a band – can't get enough of it.
Brother Jimmy,…

]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:22:46 +1200 Thom James https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19883#post19883 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19883#post19883 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:42:13 +1200 Anorak https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19880#post19880 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19880#post19880 Jackie –
I am but a sprightly 28 years young, but I would never go to a gig without earplugs.
I don't always wear them, it depends on just how close to eleven the amps are turned to, but having them as an option greatly increases my enjoyment.
In fact,…

]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:50:34 +1200 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19878#post19878 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19878#post19878

So last night at 'the view' at the KA I thought of that . The kids were bouncing . The view were not bad .and the kids didn't seem to be bothered about us being there.

The KA's a brilliant venue in some ways. If you don't want to bounce…

]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:46:52 +1200 andrew r https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19877#post19877 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19877#post19877 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:17:55 +1200 Chockasunday https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19863#post19863 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19863#post19863 A me too to Jackie on gigs being on too late – London was so much better, support bands on at 8ish, headliners by 9.30 and done by 11. You can still go out later if you want.
And to Joanna about people talking – they should go down the…

]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:11:16 +1200 Ben Austin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19861#post19861 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19861#post19861 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:57:17 +1200 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19857#post19857 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19857#post19857

thank god for that..I was feeling a bit like the sad old guy sitting alone at the end of the bar................

You? Never!

And thanks for the tip about those Carl Craig remixes. Couldn't find anyone to sell me a download, but bless the MP3 blogs ...

]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:01:07 +1200 Simon Grigg https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19841#post19841 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19841#post19841

It's alright Simon – I didn't mean one shouldn't get enthused with the hot new single from somewhere;

thank god for that..I was feeling a bit like the sad old guy sitting alone at the end of the bar................

]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:42:21 +1200 Joanna https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19840#post19840 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19840#post19840

sitting silently and not clapping between movements, for example (the antithesis of a pub performance!)-

Oh man, I wish MORE pub performances were like that. Stupid fucking people talking all the way through a band when they're right at the front. Shut UP! I came to hear the music, not…

]]> Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:21:09 +1200 Grant Stone https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19838#post19838 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19838#post19838 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 21:20:31 +1200 Jackie Clark https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19837#post19837 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19837#post19837 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:15:52 +1200 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19836#post19836 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19836#post19836 It's alright Simon – I didn't mean one shouldn't get enthused with the hot new single from somewhere; I was more thinking of the British music journalists who've spent 20 years declaring this week's model the best thing ever.

I still find listening to a live rock 'n' roll band…

]]> Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:59:05 +1200 Simon Grigg https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19833#post19833 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19833#post19833 Dunno what happened then....

but Graham I understand and concur.....and would like to dispute RB's statement a week or two back about people over thirty getting overly enthusiastic over singles too, something I meant to do at the time but thought I'd posted enough that day and told myself to…

]]> Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:57:18 +1200 Megan Clayton https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19831#post19831 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19831#post19831 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:50:16 +1200 Simon Grigg https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19830#post19830 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19830#post19830 Discussion from blog post.

]]> Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:37:03 +1200 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19829#post19829 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-music-to-my-ears/?p=19829#post19829 Discussion from blog post.

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