Music - Bands .. that age well !!

[zip55]

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I have the Swallow Tales album by Cochise ... vastly underrated band

[Richard1978]

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I used to be heavy into the 2-Tone ska when it was new and every year or two I seem to want to pull all of it out for a spin again. I think all those groups had some amazing skills: The Specials, The Beat, Madness, The Selecter, Bad Manners, The Bodysnatchers... if only they could've all stayed together (only Madness did really).

The Specials have reformed a few times but never the classic line up, & especially as drummer John Bradbury is no longer with us.

[beccabear67]

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I was listening to an England based group that didn't last very long but were really excellent. The group's name was Cochise, they saw three albums and one single released between 1970 and 1972. I think they sound great and could be played today and nobody would think early '70s. You can find some of their music on youtube. Another group (also from England) I like a lot, from maybe just a little earlier, is Honeybus. They seem to have had one small hit with I Can't Let Maggie Go (which has the line 'She Flies Like A Bird' in the chorus), but they have a half dozen or more as good or better original songs. It's amazing the quality of music made in the past that you can dig out and enjoy now, and is new to you.

I used to be heavy into the 2-Tone ska when it was new and every year or two I seem to want to pull all of it out for a spin again. I think all those groups had some amazing skills: The Specials, The Beat, Madness, The Selecter, Bad Manners, The Bodysnatchers... if only they could've all stayed together (only Madness did really).

[George 1978]

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First time I have heard them referred to as the Scritts - it sounds like something that you desperately need the toilet for!

[zabadak]

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You may - I have to say that that I heard Oh Patti when Sarah Kennedy played it on her Radio 2 Dawn Patrol show, and I was listening on the personal radio when I was doing my long distance walking that I used to do - it was still dark because of it being December, and it was such a great song to keep me going. I can't remember it being in the 1988 charts originally but SK (or SWs) playing it on her show "revived" it for me.

I prefer the earlier Scritts - the last one of ther's I really liked was The "Sweetest Girl" (later ruined by Madness)

[George 1978]

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Be careful in the dark these days .. that’s to everyone !

Some crazy people around ..

We’ve just recently had another knifeman arrested in the Arndale Centre only a week after that frenzied attack ..

I don't do long distance walking anymore but I used to a few years ago - my sympathies are with those people in that Manchester attack a couple of weeks ago.

But yes - that song felt really special, and as I heard it in December, it added to that feeling.

[tex]

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My fave band since 1975 have always been Rush, a canadian three piece who maintained the same lineup for 41 of there 43 year career, now defunct due to ongoing health issues they recorded (i think) about 25 albums from 1974- 2017. The reason they aged well during this time was because they were never afraid to experiment and never recorded the same album again and again (take a bow AC/DC). Rush started as a straight forward balls to the wall rock & roll band in a similar vein to Led zep...enter drummer lyricist Neil peart who sent the band on a path which explored hard rock, prog rock, funk, reggae, electronic and even big band, this diversity alienated some fans of the band but for the vast majority of Rush fans it was exciting waiting to hear what they might do next, Rush were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2015...Thanks for the music Rush

[Zincubus]

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You may - I have to say that that I heard Oh Patti when Sarah Kennedy played it on her Radio 2 Dawn Patrol show, and I was listening on the personal radio when I was doing my long distance walking that I used to do - it was still dark because of it being December, and it was such a great song to keep me going. I can't remember it being in the 1988 charts originally but SK (or SWs) playing it on her show "revived" it for me.

Be careful in the dark these days .. that’s to everyone !

Some crazy people around ..

We’ve just recently had another knifeman arrested in the Arndale Centre only a week after that frenzied attack ..


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[George 1978]

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May I add Scritti Pollitti to the list?

You may - I have to say that that I heard Oh Patti when Sarah Kennedy played it on her Radio 2 Dawn Patrol show, and I was listening on the personal radio when I was doing my long distance walking that I used to do - it was still dark because of it being December, and it was such a great song to keep me going. I can't remember it being in the 1988 charts originally but SK (or SWs) playing it on her show "revived" it for me.

[Zincubus]

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Marrilion

I only recall one song from them ..


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[George 1978]

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Marrilion

Something Fish-y going on there...

[Zincubus]

Music - Bands .. that age well !!

May I add Scritti Pollitti to the list

https://youtu.be/M5JG_TLdPSY
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[George 1978]

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Trick of the Tail was brill

Match of the Day was another good one - hardly ever gets any air time on radio stations.

[tex]

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I loved YES ... I recall playing a (triple) album over and over again .. then they had one album that reached crazy heights of popularity..


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Just recieved in my inbox from bridgewater hall...now only two original members remain so basically a tribute band...
New on Sale
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YES - The Album Series Tour 2020
Wednesday 3 June 2020

We are pleased to announce an exclusive pre-sale today. Tickets go on general sale this Friday, 11 October, but you can book tickets now by selecting the Book Tickets button below.

YES, one of the most innovative of all prog-rock bands, return to The Bridgewater Hall in June 2020. The Album Series 2020 Tour will feature their 1974 Relayer album in its entirety together with a selection of other classic YES favourites.

[tex]

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Just humming that song to myself ( internally ) another song from that period came to mind .. Kayleigh !!


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Marrilion