What are you listening to, right now................
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@Crucial Stiffs Live Stiffs was the one that really grabbed my attention although I also had NB&P.
Great era for Brit rock. A shit load of the "punk" successes had actually been around for 5 or 6 years in the pub rock scene learning their craft. Although Dury was calling more on music hall than Brinsley Schwarz.
I arrived in UK about 12 mths later and walked right into a really vibrant live scene.Bands like Clash, Jam etc were still playing relatively small gigs
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My 8 year old's favourite song right now
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@Crucial said in What are you listening to, right now................:
Back in my early teens my mates and I used to love thrashing Ian Dury and the Blockheads 'New Boots and Panties'. It was considered a rather 'rude' and naughty record in those days, quite subversive and (rightly) we concentrated on the lyrics - Sex and Drugs and Rock'n'Roll - Wake up and make love to me - Plaistow Patricia - Billericky Dicky. While the songs were fucken brilliant lyrically, I seem to have totally missed just how good the Blockheads were in backing them up.
This clip is the one off Tv special in '99 about 9 months before Ian died (notice him being helped on stage).
Norman Watt-Roy is an awesome bassist and Chaz Jankel plays top funk-punk guitar. "Spasticus Autisicus" is a great funk track behind (what I now understand as) very ground breaking lyrics -Anyway, I know you 90s bogans out there probably won't get it but I'm glad I rediscovered this and as the thread title goes it is 'what I'm listening to right now'
Fucking great band, I've mentioned it on here before but I grew up listening to that album. Dad thrashed the shit out of it
Knew the words to Sex and Drugs and Rock n Roll before I knew what sex and drugs were.
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@Crucial said in What are you listening to, right now................:
Back in my early teens my mates and I used to love thrashing Ian Dury and the Blockheads 'New Boots and Panties'. It was considered a rather 'rude' and naughty record in those days, quite subversive and (rightly) we concentrated on the lyrics - Sex and Drugs and Rock'n'Roll - Wake up and make love to me - Plaistow Patricia - Billericky Dicky. While the songs were fucken brilliant lyrically, I seem to have totally missed just how good the Blockheads were in backing them up.
This clip is the one off Tv special in '99 about 9 months before Ian died (notice him being helped on stage).
Norman Watt-Roy is an awesome bassist and Chaz Jankel plays top funk-punk guitar. "Spasticus Autisicus" is a great funk track behind (what I now understand as) very ground breaking lyrics -Anyway, I know you 90s bogans out there probably won't get it but I'm glad I rediscovered this and as the thread title goes it is 'what I'm listening to right now'
If you've got a spare couple of hours this is well worth a listen mate....Soho radio 2 hour special on the career Norman Watt-Roy (bassist for the blockheads). A great musician
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The stones are just totally amazing guys - the fact they are still going, still moving, still playing and putting on great shows, is incredible.
Ronnie Wood is looking pretty tired these days, But Keith, Charlie & Mick just keep going with the same mojo they've always had (in Charlies' case that is somewhat less than the other two).
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@SammyC said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@Crucial said in What are you listening to, right now................:
Back in my early teens my mates and I used to love thrashing Ian Dury and the Blockheads 'New Boots and Panties'. It was considered a rather 'rude' and naughty record in those days, quite subversive and (rightly) we concentrated on the lyrics - Sex and Drugs and Rock'n'Roll - Wake up and make love to me - Plaistow Patricia - Billericky Dicky. While the songs were fucken brilliant lyrically, I seem to have totally missed just how good the Blockheads were in backing them up.
This clip is the one off Tv special in '99 about 9 months before Ian died (notice him being helped on stage).
Norman Watt-Roy is an awesome bassist and Chaz Jankel plays top funk-punk guitar. "Spasticus Autisicus" is a great funk track behind (what I now understand as) very ground breaking lyrics -Anyway, I know you 90s bogans out there probably won't get it but I'm glad I rediscovered this and as the thread title goes it is 'what I'm listening to right now'
Fucking great band, I've mentioned it on here before but I grew up listening to that album. Dad thrashed the shit out of it
Knew the words to Sex and Drugs and Rock n Roll before I knew what sex and drugs were.
Hope you went to school singing the opening to Plaistow Patricia
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Ian Dury and the Blockheads were just magnificent.
Like a lot of you fellas I jumped around singing along to "Spasticus Autisticus" without knowing what the fuck I was singing about which must have amused Dad and his mates to no end.
Much like my boys belting out lyrics to Faith no More and NER*D ( those are our staples ) on car rides. Any other Dads on here will confirm there is nothing funnier ( in the wrong way ) than kids swearing in songs.
Stones ? some good songs but they've never, ever been close to one of my favourite bands. They've just been going for about 50,000 year which I'll confess is a hell of an effort.
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so following on from an earlier discussion, it appears Helmet released another album 2 weeks ago.
I have only heard the first single, and it's a bit shit. Ok, maybe not shit, but it's not Helmet. A preview of the others shows more promise, but i'm waiting to hear a youtube copy before i purchase.
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Well, Fuck!
The next link is not an obit, just an article (long read)
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@Stockcar86 been sick for a while
2016 really sucks for music legends passing away
So glad I saw him last time he was in Akl