Posts by Russell Brown
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Dudes! I think the Queen Street question deserves its own thread -- so I set one up here.
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Hard News: One man’s Meat Puppets is…, in reply to Bevan Shortridge,
This used to play on the local radio station way back when. I only ever remembered the chorus, took no notice whatsoever of the verses (I was very young). I thought it was some sort of religious song because of the chorus <edit> ("Don't you ever let a chance go by, oh lord").
My sister lives in Newcastle these days, and the first time I visited I demanded to be taken to the Parthenon Milkbar. Sadly, it closed in the early 1990s.
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Hard News: One man’s Meat Puppets is…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Gaze in awe at...
The Antique Roadies Show
"Don't just sit there, Gaffer something!"Remember back in the day when proper good gaffer was quite hard to come by? The rockstar roadies would saunter around with their own special stock.
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Hard News: One man’s Meat Puppets is…, in reply to Pete,
Haha Deep Obsession ROFL
A few of you out there may recall Auckland Walk, a genuinely terrible group who controversially won the Battle of the Bands in (iirc) 1984.
Like all bands you thought were long gone, they live on on MySpace.
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Just felt the need to post The Saints' 'Know Your Product'.
That is some rock 'n' roll.
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Hard News: One man’s Meat Puppets is…, in reply to Tom Beard,
Oh sure, it’s got soul. And it’s fantastic, and it’s the original. But saying it’s the best version is like saying that Gloria Jones’ original “Tainted Love” is the best. Gloria had the heart and the authenticity … but without the icy syncopated synth blips, scungy bass, strangled vocals and whiplike percussion it lacks the gloriously alienated sleaze of the Soft Cell version. It’s just not … tainted enough.
I see your point – and I agree with you in the case of ‘Tainted Love’.
But wrt ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’, I believe the finishing order is:
1. Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
2. The Communards
3. Thelma HoustonI’m sure there are soul folk appalled by my placing the Communards second, but like I said, it’s classic on its own terms.
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I feel the need to make it clear that the greatest version of 'Don't Leave Me This Way' will always be the original:
Good Lord.
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Hard News: One man’s Meat Puppets is…, in reply to Lilith __,
I think we need some Proclaimers here somewhere. How about with this recent novelty video?
I had a Scottish girlfriend who hated the Proclaimers: "Scottish people don't even talk that way!" she would say.
I'm generally inclined to agree. But I do really like that video.
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Hard News: One man’s Meat Puppets is…, in reply to Jackie Clark,
I love all of his music. All of it. Which is your favourite?
'Smalltown Boy' and the Communards' authentic disco classic version of 'Don't Leave Me This Way':
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Hard News: One man’s Meat Puppets is…, in reply to Jackie Clark,
And here's one I L O V E.
Oh Lord. We don't event agree on what constitutes a good Jimmy Somerville song.
