Taken from their self titled bloody brilliant debut album, Chicago Transit Authority, when they were a thoroughly decent band (drummer doing his Whiplash impersonation) and before they went all slushy and drippy!
The remains of what was one of the superb bands to come out of San Francisco in the 1960s .. it gets a bit muddled at the end .. the psychedelic backcloth reminds me of the Pink Floyd light show of the early/mid 1960s .. https://youtu.be/PH0ZbfvQ5MA
This afternoon I'm visiting the very broad church of Folk/Viking Metal.
Today's random sermons come from Skyclad, Moonsorrow, Skálmöld, Alestorm, Finntroll, Falkenbach, Korpiklaani, Heidevolk, Black Messiah, Cruachan, and, of course, Bathory (One Rode To Asa Bay is a wonderful way to spend ten minutes of your day).
Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts - The Adverts
The wonders don't care, we don't give a damn!
My mate does work for Keith Levene. He was at a "function" recently attended by Gail Advert, who apparently looked really dreadful.
I remember her as Gaye Advert (didn’t even know she was Gail really) and she had the iconic goth/punk look off to a T. Sort of based on Joan Jett I think? Saw the Adverts at the Roundhouse, and remember the spit sticking to her hair. Yuk.
Anyone fans of Wire? Their first two albums, Pink Flag and Chairs Missing, were classics of the punk/new wave era, and they were big influences in some of the more left field bands of the Brit Pop era.
Well they’ve just released a new album, Mind Hive, which a real return to form, and to me is right up there with the first two. It’s the first new album in a long time that I’ve wanted to play repeatedly. I've even ordered a copy on vinyl for old times’ sake.
It’s on Spotify. Cactused is my current favourite track.
Yes got quite a few Albums , the last album nocturnal Koreans was pretty decent .
There was one after that one called Silver/Lead which I’m just listening for the first time right now. Came out in 2017. It’s also back the early tunes-based sound, which I like. First three tracks (on shuffle) sound very good. [edit: good, but not as good as Mind Hive, and a bit less Wire-y]
I’ll give Nocturnal Koreans a spin after that. Thanks for the tip.
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It came out in ‘61, I only remember it because my older brother had it.
Didn't know it was our entry into the Eurovision Song Contest, came second. In the day when we used to do quite well.
Bought this over the weekend goes from 1957-2017.
Typical bloke cover!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ETACTxIK7sA
Still a typical blokes cover.
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Still blinging it back then! Never understood the heavy gold chain look, looks marginally better on blacks than whites.
Today's random sermons come from Skyclad, Moonsorrow, Skálmöld, Alestorm, Finntroll, Falkenbach, Korpiklaani, Heidevolk, Black Messiah, Cruachan, and, of course, Bathory (One Rode To Asa Bay is a wonderful way to spend ten minutes of your day).