A Beatle or a Stone

arrry



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Message Posted:
01/12/2008 23:31

What were you ?



A smoothie Beatle fan



Or a rough and ready Stone



A Hard Days Night



Or a Jumpin Jack Flash

No1Doyen


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Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
01/12/2008 23:34

Beatles every time for me. Although I did like some of the Stones stuff.

hattikins


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Message Posted:
01/12/2008 23:35

Definitely Beatles, I met them once , and got their autographs !!!!

PtePike



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Message Posted:
01/12/2008 23:37

Love a bit of the old retro.

Groucho



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Message Posted:
01/12/2008 23:37

Did you mean metro?

arrry



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Message Posted:
01/12/2008 23:39

What's Retro ??

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
01/12/2008 23:42

Retro means outdated or aged trends,fashions, from the past. PP's a modern man

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
01/12/2008 23:44

Sorry should have explained that last remark. PP's a modern man - meaning Retro is quite fashionable now. (if that makes sense!)

PtePike



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Message Posted:
01/12/2008 23:44

Like, get with it daddy-ohs.

Groucho



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Message Posted:
01/12/2008 23:46

Excuse me while I'm sick...

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
01/12/2008 23:47

I bet you look very smart PP when you're out and about in your Bobby Chan Silk Shirt

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
01/12/2008 23:48

"Towel for Groucho, Towel for Groucho...."

PtePike



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Message Posted:
01/12/2008 23:50

I've been asked for a towel the odd time myself.

arrry



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Message Posted:
01/12/2008 23:55

What for Pikey ??

PtePike



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Message Posted:
01/12/2008 23:56

Purely banter, arry.

arrry



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Message Posted:
01/12/2008 23:57

My mind was wandering lol

britvic



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Posts: 3039

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 00:12

What????????????????????

arrry



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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 00:13

I can't imagine Pikey doing a bit of Brown Sugar in his sailor suit !!!

britvic



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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 00:19

Bay City Rollers arrry!

arrry



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Posts: 1235

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 00:24

Och Aye



I used to wear them little cut off troosers down the disco



Hammersmith Palais on a saturday night Rock On !!

ronaldo


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Posts: 372

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 00:34

Definately the stones ! a Rolling stone Gathers no Moss

arrry



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Posts: 1235

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 00:38

But the " One and only " Beatles were the fab four, the untouchables ,mothers favourites,all the girls loved em. No comparison geezer

Navek



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Posts: 2656

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 00:40

Beatles at first, then converted to Stones,

Had the Stripped album on last night!

britvic



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Posts: 3039

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 00:41

Bay city rollers, tartan down the side of the trousers, me thinks,

PIPIE


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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 00:41

Def Beatle fan

hattikins


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Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 00:43

Never mind retro, I,m shabby chic.

w26kay



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Posts: 479

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 00:45

I swing both ways, dependant upon the mood! Make what you want of that.

arrry



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Posts: 1235

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 00:53

Vicki you live too near jock land mate.



Kay swing both ways ,The mind boggles !!



Navek you cannot convert mate you are either one or the other geezer

simbas



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Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 06:47

The Stones every time

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 07:20

Kay,



I never doubted you... ;¬)



I was a Beatles fan simply becasue 3 older sisters in that era dictated that was what would be most often heard and Rubber Soul really made me think about music...



Grew to like the Stones when "Paint It Black" was being played and shown on TV. I thought the melody was mesmerising and still think it to be their best song. Although when I was that young I did not truly understand the lyrics.



Mick Jagger & Keith Richards wrote Bittersweet Symphony a big hit for The Verve... who didn't really get permission to nick the song....

Val44


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Posts: 210

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 07:23

I saw the stones at the IOW festival last year.



They still rock.x



But the Beatles were fabber..



Val x

simbas



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Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 07:40

Groucho , i hardly dare say this as i have already stated that i do'nt pull people up on their spelling , but i feel sure that you would want to know . i am pretty sure that you spell BECAUSE like this , and not BECASUE . I may be wrong .

Regards , Simbas

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 07:45

Ah, but like Eric Morecambe said to Andy Preview "I play all the right notes, just not necessarily in the right order"



That's a typo... using the wrong letters is not a typo is wrong spelling.. of which "definately" appears to be the most common..

simbas



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Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 08:12

You are funny , keep it up .

Have a good day , Simbas

Groucho



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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 08:17

Simbas,



I'm taking the Viagra as we speak...

simbas



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Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 08:40

Hurry up then ! it does'nt last that long ......

The-Wicks


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Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 09:14

The Strolling Bones are good; but the Beatles were better, my opinion only.

P

fire starter


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Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 10:12

my mum and dads generation, bit before my time.

Lemtich



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Posts: 1487

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 10:27

Val44 Message 31.



I was there as well on the Sunday night just to the left as the moving stage came out into the crowd. Just one of the joys of living on the island of dreams.



I just heard a rumour the Killers are playing on the Friday night in 2009!



Lem

arrry



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Posts: 1235

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 10:40

Lem



Dylan as well ??

fredred


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Posts: 89

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 10:40

Stones fan myself. "This could be the last time" my favourite.

gibson335


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Posts: 325

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 11:05

Definitely The Beatles. How many timeless classics did they come up with? They not only revolutionised music but also the way it was recorded. It was due to them that I picked up a guitar and have been a musician ever since, and still rocking!!!!



Also a word for one of the great unsung hero's, the great Peter Green and the original Fleetwood Mac

aripointer


Joined: 01/07/2008
Posts: 189

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 11:22

Watched the Bootleg Beatles last night at The Dome Brighton.



Brilliant show! A lot of teenagers were in the audience outnumbering the silvertops.



Saw Bill Wyman and friends early part of the year at the same venue. One of the artists guitar player Albert Lee was brilliant.



Both shows rolled back the years?



I would say the Beatles just shade my vote.

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 14:15

Unfortunately poor old Keith Richards can no longer really play the guitar in anger... has to use a body-double on stage... it's the arthritis I think...

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 14:17

Oh and Simbas...



You have to take it quick or you get a stiff neck... ;¬)

McSteviet



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Posts: 1089

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 14:33

Did someone mention Dylan?



Wen to see him last year in Albany New York, what a waste of time, way past his sell by date.



Mc

McSteviet



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Posts: 1089

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 14:34

Stones for pure Rock N Roll.



Mc

simbas



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Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 14:36

Hi Steve . I saw him in Birmingham a few years back , it was painful !

britvic



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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 15:01

Dare I say I like the Who? "I don't need to fight to prove i'm right, I just need to be forgiven"

arrry



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Posts: 1235

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 15:26

Vicki



The Who were my next best band Moon the Loon and the rest...magic !!

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 15:27

Who was your favourite Beatle... mine was George Harrison even though I played the drums... I really loved his melodies and think his contribution was the equal of the Lennon/McCartney duo...



Ringo was very underated as a drummer he was always there and rock steady with his tempo...



My favourite Stone was Charlie Watts simply because he looked so laid back. As he could play his part standing on his head I guess he was...

No1Doyen


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Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 15:29

John Lennon. He was 'The Man', man. Great Songwriter.

simbas



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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 15:29

Does anyone remember The Steve Gibbons Band ?

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 15:34

I vaguely remember them. I can't recall any of their hits thought. Did they have any hits?

Groucho



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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 15:35

I have very nice CD by The Steve Gibbons Band "Birmingham to Memphis" great stuff...

simbas



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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 15:38

I remember just one , i can hum it , but can't remember the words . i do remember he had wonderful pock marks on his face .

Regards , Simbas

arrry



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Posts: 1235

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 15:53

Simbas



Hum it now and see if i can tell you which track it was lol

Val44


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Posts: 210

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 16:05

Lemtich message 39



I have had the pleasure of going twice to the festival. In my opinion the best in the UK. I was disappointed not to be able to attend last year as the Police I am sure would have been great.

Looking forward to going next year though. Whoevers on I do not really care as the whole experience. (even the camping). is greeeeaaaaat.



Val xx

simbas



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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 16:10

How did that sound arrry ? . Can you remember it now ?

arrry



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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 16:43

Got it !



Can you hum " The Piano's on my foot " !!

simbas



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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 16:50

No , i don't believe i can

kevnmax


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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 17:13

a bit before my time , Wham or Madness ?

McSteviet



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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 17:33

Steve Gibbons Band........ Now your talking.



Tulane was the song. Cleethorpes Winter Gardens late 70's, remember it well.



Mc

McSteviet



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Posts: 1089

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 17:35

Went to see the Zutons last Friday night.



What a great band, best i've seen in years.



Mc



Many years

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 18:35

Simbas,



Yeah not the most photogenic lead singer... which only goes to show his voice must be good...



Southside Johnny of "Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes" is another great voice... with a not so great look... they were the springboard for one Bruce Springsteen.. of whom the music agent said... "great guitarist... don't let him sing though!"



The rest is history

arrry



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Posts: 1235

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 18:51

I bet that agent felt a bit silly a few years later



It's a bit like a coach saying to George Best "You won't make it son "

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 19:07

Fred Astaire... "Can't sing, can't act, dances a bit" one of the most regretted reviews of an audition in history

arrry



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Posts: 1235

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 19:11

Where do these people hide after they realise they have made a BIG mistake



Cuba ?



TRNC ?

snakes



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Posts: 1512

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 19:21

anyone remember "how long ? has this been going on " by a band called ace back in the 70's ??????????

arrry



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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 19:57

Been to see Lionel Richie several times and Errol Graham as well, and at all the concerts there were loads of young kids and not so young. Obviously been brainwashed by their parents,but great to see them enjoying the music.

pilgrim



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Posts: 1404

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 20:10

Free and early Fleetwood Mac unsurpassed

simbas



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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 20:59

Yeh snakes , i remember them , can't say i was too impressed though .

arrry



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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 21:14

Watched Free only once at Fairfield Hall Croydon



Amazing !!



In my late flower power days lol



Those were the days.....Oh God no not Mary Hopkin

Coachie



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Posts: 2135

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 21:36

Beatles fan myself, but I think you couldnt beat StatusQuo for getting people dancing, great band...

AlsancakJack



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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 21:56

Cream did it for me, Clapton, Bruce and Baker. What a sound from just 3 musicians.

AlsancakJack



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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 21:59

Oh yeh and the Jeff Beck group.

Ballyboffin


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Message Posted:
02/12/2008 23:06

Oh-my-goodness. It's been a long time since I was asked that question.



Stones, obviously.... my mum liked the Beatles. Van of course, UB 40, Billy Joel, Fleetwood, Air Supply, AND Gary Moore.



Also Daniel O'Donnell.

snakes



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Posts: 1512

Message Posted:
02/12/2008 23:57

simbas !! oh bugger it was me and my mates ! oh well cant win em all although we did get to number one for a week and then tumbled to " ah shut upa yer face " by jo dolce ! should have taken the hint YUK ! still claim that our singer keyboard player " paul Carrack" got a great voice though !! wot about " leap up and down wave ur knickers in the air " ? i played guitar on that wow i hear you say ! but that was really Johnathon King and am ashamed to have anything to do with it ! he,s probably in TRNC at this moment aaaaarrrrghhh

simbas



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Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
03/12/2008 00:02

ooooooh , sorry snakes !!!

Groucho



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Message Posted:
03/12/2008 00:05

Paul Carrack from Mike and the Mechanics...



Yes a great voice..

Groucho



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Message Posted:
03/12/2008 00:15

Incidently he's on at



4th Dec Corn Exchange, Cambridge, 01223 357 851

6st Dec City Hall, Sheffield, 01142 789 789

12th Dec Grand Theatre, Leeds, 0113 222 6222

gibson335


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Posts: 325

Message Posted:
03/12/2008 10:21

Pilgim



Totally agree that these two were great. Oeter Green was I think the best guitarist of all time (subjective opinion I know) with the tone of his guitar breathtaking. That guitar was sold last year by Gary Moore for I believe $3million as it was considered the most desired guitar in history!!!!



I did once play Paul Kossofs original Les Paul (he had more then one ) at a guitar festival in Newcastle but I souldn't afford to buy it.



How about Badfinger. Discovered by George Harrison, signed by The Beatles, wrote Without You and probably the most tragic band in history due to the suicides.

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
03/12/2008 10:55

Best guitarist of all time.... wow that's tough - there are so many greats... it's difficult to pick one for all styles and say yes that's him...



I would have a short list of...



Ry Cooder for Roots n' Blues

Eric Clapton for early English progressive rock and blues

David Gilmour for Pink Floyd he knows when not to play too many notes!

Antonio Forcione for electro-acoustic world music

Jim Hall - Semi-Acoustic Jazz, Gibson have listen to him with the Paul Desmond Quartet

Martin Taylor - European Jazz in the Django Style also with Steve Howe on

Masterpiece Guitars playing vintage & fine guitars from the Scott Chinery Collection one for Gibson and Snakes.....

Jaco Pastorius - Jazz Bass... so many bassists have been moved on a notch by the late, great Jaco..

gibson335


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Posts: 325

Message Posted:
03/12/2008 11:14

As you rightly say Groucho it is really impossible to say who is the best but my favourite is Peter Green for his tone, feel and superbly melodic playing.Agree with all the players you have suggested



Here's a few more!!!



Paul Kossoff

B.B. and Freddie King

Andy Powell (Wishbone Ash)

Robert Cray

Nathan East Bass player of extreme talent

Steve Morse

Gary Moore- for his Blues NOT metal

And not forgetting George Harrison who was very underrated. A fantastic player who always played to complement the song rather than highlight his own prowess

No1Doyen


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Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
03/12/2008 11:21

Best Guitarist, Brian May and Jimi Hendrix, can't choose between the two.



Who remembers 'The Specials' or are you 'much too young'!

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
03/12/2008 11:58

This town is coming like a ghost town................



Great stuff

Groucho



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Message Posted:
03/12/2008 12:00

Amy Winehouse covered The Specials' 'Monkey Man' recently... my kids don't like it....

Groucho



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Message Posted:
03/12/2008 12:03

It was a hit in the UK for Toots and the Maytals in 1969... so maybe not a Specials one after all... they must have been a cover band! ;¬)

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
03/12/2008 12:13

Groucho - you're not Jimmy Saville in disguise are you? oooer! oooer!

gibson335


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Posts: 325

Message Posted:
03/12/2008 12:23

Read yesterday that The Specials are reforming to do a tour of the U.K.



A good reason NOT to visit then!!!!

Groucho



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Message Posted:
03/12/2008 14:01

A friend, Simon Currie who plays sax for various line-ups including The Manfreds and The Blues Band, got me into Jaco Pastorius now I just love the expansive nature of his playing and tone.. such a shame his mental illness and exposure to drugs cut short such a creative life...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypWV7P40Y9o&feature=related

No1Doyen


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Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
03/12/2008 14:07

....such a shame his mental illness and exposure to drugs cut short such a creative life...



Like a lot of talent over the last few years unfortunately Groucho!

Tiggy


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Posts: 1994

Message Posted:
03/12/2008 14:35

A certain little man's uniform.....is it from " The village people" looks original, or is it ?





"In the navy....you can sail the seven seas...In the nav........



Dave Clark Five, for me!

gibson335


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Posts: 325

Message Posted:
03/12/2008 16:26

msg 93



He just wishes there was a Y.M.C.A. here that he could visit.



Saw Dave Clark 5 at Bridlington Spa Hall 1963 my first ever concert. On the same bill were Adam Faith and the Roulettes and The Rocking Berries. Remember them ( He's Back In Town)

arrry



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Posts: 1235

Message Posted:
03/12/2008 17:12

Saw The Jam once and also Queen at the Hammersmith Odeon both brilliant



Are Queen touring again with Paul Rogers ??



Heard something about certain dates

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
03/12/2008 17:20

1966 The ABC Aldershot...



Jimi Hendrix

The Hollies

The Faces

The Ryan Brothers



all on one bill.... I couldn't hear 'out for the screaming!

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
03/12/2008 17:32

Sorry I do believe it was April '67

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
03/12/2008 17:33

Is Marian Ryan still alive?

arrry



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Message Posted:
03/12/2008 17:36

A bit of a mixture there Grouch



Is the A B C still there ??



Going to watch the football there in couple of weeks. MY mate comes from Aldershot and he's a life long supporter.

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
03/12/2008 20:23

Bill



Paul and Barry Ryan I seem to remember... not sure who Marian is/was...



Arrry



I don't know about the ABC sorry left Aldershot area in 1982...



You take me back though... I used to go to the Shots as a boy with my father... we used to take van loads of disabled kids too, my mother was a Matron at Lord Mayor Treloars College and she insisted my dad took with us as many as would fit in one of his company vehicles..



At first I resented this as I wanted my dad all to myself... we didn't do many things as a father and son.



I soon realised they were:-



A. the funniest people I'd met in my life and

B. told the most cruel cripple jokes about each other and

C. Had the most positive attitude to life of any group of people I've met before or since...



I soon got to look forward to the next time we'd meet and never really worried about them hogging my dad's attention.

No1Doyen


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Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
03/12/2008 20:42

Groucho, wasn't Marion there Mother? Didn't she have an affair with Frankie Vaughan who was alleged to have been the boys Father?

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
03/12/2008 20:45

Spelling mistakes noted

pilgrim



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Message Posted:
03/12/2008 21:06

Gibson , 'bad company' were the ones I followed after Free broke up. brilliant ablum bad company 'bad company still play it loud in the car . Agree peter green in class of his own or at least on par with eric clapton and walter trout.

newlad



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Message Posted:
03/12/2008 21:10

"A one a two a one two three" the count in for Cant get enough still one of my favourite singles of all time.Hope you are well Paul.

onlyme


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Message Posted:
03/12/2008 23:24

sorry black sabbath ,pink floyd,deep purple,hawkwind,wishbone ash,now thats music

ronaldo


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Message Posted:
04/12/2008 01:02

onlyme ! sorry must be the the only word ! with a choice like that !

snakes



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Message Posted:
04/12/2008 17:37

tony harris ! jo satriani ! steve howe (yes) all incredible guitarists but rarely spoken about !! clapton ! naaaah ! bb king very good with the one note samba !!! sorry gibbo !! see ya soon hows the super group coming on ?

simbas



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Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
04/12/2008 18:02

Anybody remember La Pella Nera from the 70s ?

snakes



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Message Posted:
04/12/2008 18:32

which team did he play for simbas ???

simbas



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Message Posted:
04/12/2008 19:05

Oh you are funny Ssssssnakes , i would have thought you of all people would know who they were .

regards , Simbas

Groucho



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Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
04/12/2008 19:50

Doyen,



Msg 92



The really sad bit in Jaco's life was he was mentally ill for a long time and went undiagnosed... got into drugs because he couldn't handle it on his own..



He was surrounded by loving people but they didn't know enough about mental illness to spot his manic behaviour getting worse... and ultimately he took his own life in a self-destructive moment of despair...



Those left behind carry a heavy burden of self-inflicted guilt which is probably more tragic than fair...

gibson335


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Message Posted:
04/12/2008 20:23

Snakes



Don't agree on Clapton although I will concede he is a bit "safe" these day's but perhaps that comes with age. Also I know B.B. usins his "Box" but still got bags of felling. I did forget to mention Stevie Ray Vaughan ( how could I forget)



Might have a good Bass player

gibson335


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Message Posted:
04/12/2008 20:25

pardon the spelling mistakes .Not like me not to check before posting but in a hurry as I'm going out

PtePike



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Message Posted:
04/12/2008 20:30

Groucho msg 100,



Good post - took me back myself, I have to say.

Groucho



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Message Posted:
04/12/2008 21:53

Pike,



Were you a matron too?

arrry



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Message Posted:
04/12/2008 22:54

Amazing to see so many people with so much knowledge about music !!



So does it mean the music and musicians from the sixties/seventies were better musicians than the ones today ??



All the names cropping up are from those two eras.



Have we not got any GREAT musicians nowadays ??

snakes



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Message Posted:
04/12/2008 23:08

gibbo we must jam soon ! we must aim far beyond the capabilities of old clappo he really aint that good !! god elp us jooles see you in court hA HA

gibson335


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Message Posted:
05/12/2008 10:15

arrry



I think there are some GOOD musicians around now, but the GREAT ones have been around a while. Part of the reason in my opinion is that the music has changed so much. Much of today's offerings ( though by no means all) is keyboard based where you can press a button and you have a whole Oechestra behind you. This to me isn't talent.



Back in the 60's when I and so many others learned to play you learned on a "plank of wood strung with strings like cheese wire" and many is the time my fingers were bleeding. Todays range of "student" equipment is fantastic but this seems to just make the youngsters want to be able to play as fast as possible without any feeling a la Yngwie Malmsteen, technically brilliant but leaves me stone cold as there is no feeling behind it to my ears.



Hope this helps but remember it is only my opinion and many others would disagree

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
05/12/2008 10:47

Some Trivia.



On July 26, 1968, Mick Jagger flew from Los Angeles to London for a birthday party thrown in his honor at a hip new Moroccan-style bar called the Vesuvio Club—“one of the best clubs London has ever seen,” remembered proprietor Tony Sanchez. Under black lights and beautiful tapestries, some of London’s trendiest models, artists, and pop singers lounged on huge cushions and took pulls from Turkish hookahs, while a decorative, helium-filled dirigible floated aimlessly about the room. As a special treat, Mick brought along an advance pressing of the Stones’ forthcoming album, Beggars Banquet, to play over the club’s speakers. Just as the crowd was “leaping around” and celebrating the record—which would soon win accolades as the best Stones album to date—Paul McCartney strolled in, and passed Sanchez a copy of the forthcoming Beatles single “Hey Jude/Revolution,” which had never before been heard by anyone outside of Abbey Road Studios. Sanchez recalled how the “slow, thunde

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
05/12/2008 10:47

Sanchez recalled how the “slow, thundering buildup of ‘Hey Jude’ shook the club”; the crowd demanded that the seven-minute song be played again and again. Finally, the club’s disc jockey played the flip side, and everyone heard “John Lennon’s nasal voice pumping out ‘Revolution.’” “When it was over,” Sanchez said, “Mick looked peeved. The Beatles had upstaged him.”

gibson335


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Message Posted:
05/12/2008 11:38

Doyen



Very good post. Although Hey Jude wasn't one of my favourite's Revolution was and still is. Played it many times myself with Bands and it always goes down a treat.Have you also heard the slowed down Bluesy version on the White Album?. Magic

arrry



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Message Posted:
05/12/2008 11:46

Gibbo



I knew that would be the answer !!



Having lived through the sixties and seen and heard some amazing bands i



cannot imagine a lot of todays artists creating the same sound without the aid



of todays technology.



Free ( Kossof ) and Queen ( May ) will always stay in my mind as being the



most amazing sounds WITHOUT the extras !!



You don't get many Ginger Bakers about now do you ? It's all this ping pong



stuff coming out of a computer. Ther are some half decent bands about but



you've got to look hard !!

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
05/12/2008 11:55

Yes. I have the 'White Album' and most of all their other albums, sadly almost all on CD.

I had all the original Vinyl albums up until 5 years ago. We were moving house and my wife decided she would do a 'boot sale'. You know what I'm going to say next - she took the wrong box of albums and sold them all for between 50p and a £1. One luck punter bought the lot of them. I was absolutely distraught. A lifetimes collection.

arrry



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Message Posted:
05/12/2008 12:09

Got my white album stored away in the loft !!



No car boot sales for me.!!



Have you tried copying from the original to C D ?



Looking at some soft ware to do just that but would like to know what



the end product is like .Great story about Jaggers party



Long Live The Beatles !!!!

gibson335


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Message Posted:
05/12/2008 12:18

Doyen



AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And you're still married to her??????



I had every Album on Vinyl right back to their first one which I got for my 6th Birthday. I have left them in England with my bst mate to look after but I have them all on CD now( still can't beat Vinyl for the feel though, basic as it was!!!)

gibson335


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Message Posted:
05/12/2008 12:23

arry



You are so right. Back in the 60's ;guitar, amp maybe an overdrive pedal and a wah wah end of story. Nowadays there are pedals for everything, some a good innovation, many a waste of time.



On the other hand have a look at Dave Gilmour's rig to see how effects can be used if you are good enough ( which I am not) and use them to complement rather than mask your ability and sound. With some rigs I've seen you'd have to be a ballet dancer to try and use them

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
05/12/2008 12:37

Don't get me wrong I did like some of the Stones stuff but mainly their old stuff like, Not Fade Away, Get Off My Cloud and It's All Over Now. However it's the Beatles everytime.

Groucho



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Message Posted:
05/12/2008 12:55

Oh come on!



You can't beat vinyl for making flower pots... horrible scratchy stuff... I used to think my Thorens Desk with Shure V15 Mk III Cartirdge produced the best sound but now I'm not so sure it was ever as good as the current high quality CDs...



Purists, they love their vinyl and refuse to be convinced about CDs but after 10 plays of an LP the odd crackle and pop appear... ambiance my arse! I think they are reactionary snobs... ;¬)

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
05/12/2008 13:22

I think they are reactionary snobs...



Thats a great line Groucho!

ROBnJO


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Message Posted:
05/12/2008 16:20

Sitting on fence here.

Some era Stones, some era Beatles!



Old claim to fame: Once paid Donovan £10 + free beer to play at a folk club in Northampton! Black Lion, anyone remember?



New claim to fame: Host our Corporate box at the o2 arena for clients and guests. Almost forgotten who I've seen, but will try to give my Christmas top 20 of acts old & new!

ROBnJO


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Message Posted:
05/12/2008 16:30

20: Elton John. All sex imagery show, poor vocals.

19: Justin Timberlake. dissapointing show.

18: Barbra Striesand. Used autocue, still forgot lyrics.

17: Spice Girls. Iffy show, poor vocals. Miming?

16: War of the Worlds. Weird, even with giant Richard Burton hologram as narrator.

15: Madness. Didn't work. Didn't fill arena.

14: High School Musical. Just for tweenies.

13: Disney on Ice. As above.

12: Bon Jovi. Not bad.

11: Andrea Bocelli & Dame Kiri. Lovely night but didn't fill arena.

10: Simply Red. OK.

09: Kylie. Good show, poor vocals. Sparkle gone?

08: Led Zeppelin. More hype than substance. Purists liked it.

07: Rolling Stones. Didn't engage with audience. No encore.

06: Leonard Cohen. mesmerising.

05: Bruce Springsteen. Still up there!

04: Dolly Parton. Brilliant, 20,000 dancing in the aisles!

03: Eagles. Excellent, played 1 hr over time, great stuff!



Joint first:

Prince. Fantastic Guitar work, pure entertainer. Respect!

Take That. brilliant show!

ROBnJO


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Message Posted:
05/12/2008 17:05

Oops!



I Forgot Celine Dion at about No:12.



Which means I will have to push Elton John off the bottom,....







so to speak ;-)

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
05/12/2008 17:35

RONnJO. Any chance of some free tickets for the O2

ROBnJO


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Message Posted:
05/12/2008 17:51

No1



Whaddya fancy?



Some like Tina Turner are sold out, others available. We do at times end up with free places in our box. At times we try to give them to charities/good causes etc but often end up with 'no-shows' or cancellations.



I don't know if you've been before, but it is an amazing venue.



Happy to help if I can.



Rob

gibson335


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Message Posted:
05/12/2008 18:28

ROBnJO msg130



I once paid Donovan £20 NOT to play!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
05/12/2008 18:30

Hi Rob. I'll look at the forthcoming schedule over the week-end and e-mail you. Thanks



Bill

Groucho



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Message Posted:
06/12/2008 01:12

My old firm's Annual Balls/Parties are legend...



One year the top act was rumoured to be Kylie... loads of testosterone charged males were waiting for her to arrive when a helicopter landed and 5 pug ugly Irishmen turned up instead... Westlife got booed and they were rubbish too.. half the audience walked off home...



We had top acts like Robbie Williams who was tremendous, never sang a bum note and ripped the place up... backing band were top notch too.



Bryan Adams, rocked the place

Elton John, all the old greats

Lulu, more class and still fit

Jools Holland Big Band absolutely wonderful stuff

Madness... very, very funny and tight as band..

The Corrs... Excellent celtic mood music

Spandau Ballet, all the old greats again



so many I can't remember...



Mind you it was Vodafone and they did use places like Earl's Court... with a funfair indoors and a comedy club.....

arrry



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Message Posted:
06/12/2008 02:10

Groucho



It must have been early Kylie, she's a babe !!



What a line up ,and i suppose it was all paid for by the firm.... luvvly jubbly



Did you have an input as to who would perform ?

Groucho



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Message Posted:
06/12/2008 08:04

Arrry



It should have been early Kylie... but she never showed.. which was a bummer.



Last bit not at the ball no, but I was the main organiser for other concerts held at the Vodafone pavilion

arrry



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Message Posted:
07/12/2008 03:37

Groucho geezer



What a budget you must have had mate !!!!



What guide lines did you have ? If any !!



Did you slightly ( very slightly ) edge towards the bands you liked ??



What a fantastic position to be in !!!



You jammy Ba@&tard lol



Respect !

w26kay



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Message Posted:
07/12/2008 03:45

Groucho I have some 38's!

arrry



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Message Posted:
07/12/2008 03:54

Kay



Explain yourself girl ! What are 38 's ??

Groucho



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Message Posted:
07/12/2008 06:56

I think Kay means 98's that have been on a diet! ;¬)

gibson335


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Message Posted:
07/12/2008 09:38

or perhaps not!!!!



Big Breaths

Yeth !!!!!!!!!!!!!



I think she means 78's

Groucho



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Message Posted:
07/12/2008 09:44

Blimey does anybody have 78's any more?

arrry



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Message Posted:
07/12/2008 11:47

Mine are up in the loft !!

jock1



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Message Posted:
07/12/2008 11:52

We used to stay in a loft....................

arrry



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Message Posted:
07/12/2008 12:00

I used to go inj the loft awhen watching the Rangers at Shepherds Bush



Not THEM Rangers jock !!!



The English ones !!