RIP 2019
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@JC seems odd he was quite old in the 80's eh.
Yeah, I was surprised too. He always had that kind of drawn look which it never dawned on me was probably because he was pushing 40. Back in those pre Internet days the only source of information like that was the music papers, NME, Melody Maker, Smash Hits and our own Rip It Up and you’d have to be lucky enough to strike a copy with an interview with a particular band. I quite liked The Cars, knew the members names and their music but realistically knew nothing about them.
In any event, they were farking massive back then. If anybody remembers Live Aid “Drive” was on almost constant rotate in every break between performances. I think I’ve yet to hear a better produced album than Heartbeat City. The songs themselves sound pretty dated though, as I say they defined that era so it’s inevitable they sort of stayed in a time warp. Genius in its own way though.
Their first album was, at the time, a thing of wonder. Innovative songs, really slick playing and the technology was mind blowing for those days. That’s the one I still play.
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@MiketheSnow said in RIP 2019:
Funnily enough I was just thinking something similar when I heard about Ocasek. Most of those pioneers are circling the drain now and soon most of my heroes will be history. Getting older sucks.
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@jegga Costumes and effects aside, the show held up very well. Good acting and writing.
That was the main feature of Blake's 7 and Dr Who back in the 80s, great script writing that allowed you to forgive the cheapo effects
Did we even realise they were cheapo effects back then?
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@jegga Costumes and effects aside, the show held up very well. Good acting and writing.
That was the main feature of Blake's 7 and Dr Who back in the 80s, great script writing that allowed you to forgive the cheapo effects
Did we even realise they were cheapo effects back then?
Well no, absolutely mesmerised by the quality script writing. "EXTERMINATE"
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@jegga Costumes and effects aside, the show held up very well. Good acting and writing.
That was the main feature of Blake's 7 and Dr Who back in the 80s, great script writing that allowed you to forgive the cheapo effects
Did we even realise they were cheapo effects back then?
Yeah half the shit they used as spaceships looked exactly like the detergent bottles in the laundry.
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@jegga Costumes and effects aside, the show held up very well. Good acting and writing.
That was the main feature of Blake's 7 and Dr Who back in the 80s, great script writing that allowed you to forgive the cheapo effects
Did we even realise they were cheapo effects back then?
Not really. Shit it was great growing up in the innocence of the 70s and 80s. You weren’t privy to all of the insider story, you just enjoyed shows for what they were. The kids know too much now, and I think something of the imagination of film, TV and music is lost
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@jegga I didn't really worry too much that the Cybermen were made out of spray painted plastic bottles, and that the Daleks were pretty much beaten if you lured into anywhere with stairs, or other monsters made out of egg cartons and such like. The stories were that well written and acted that they drew you in
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Going up to Mangawhai Heads for the summer as a kid there were three tapes on the way: Best of the Cars, Best of Talking Heads, and the Travelling Willberries.
You need more than three tapes these days just to get you as far as Puhoi.
You just flipped it and played it back 👍
The coming death of just about every rock legend
