Yes Dave, I have seen a few of these videos, where people of different cultures, and would never dream of listening are intorduced to music they have never heard but are then converted. Ironically I was the same with 2Cellos, being told about them and dismissing them, I then listened and the bug was set.
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That's quite an extensive list here Paul! I have kept most festival and gig tickets over the years so i could compile something similar. Admittedly a lot of those bands you've listed I'm unfamiliar with, probably because of my age etc. But yeah my first gig was way back in 1998, and yeah, memories fade. I can only remember fleeting hazy snippets of the first gigs I attended!
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Get that list written down, Gavin! Seriously, stuff that's unremarkable at the time becomes much more significant, but usually by then you've forgotten all about it.
For example, we saw Madness before they'd released any records, performing on their home turf in pubs and tiny venues in north London, and the stage would be invaded by dozens of their mates partway through the first number, and they'd stay there for the entire set. It was, ahem, complete Madness, but we knew they were a bit special even then.
We saw The Police in a half empty venue to a decidedly lukewarm reception - their first single 'Roxanne' had been released a few months previously and completely bombed. They must have been close to packing it all in. (Roxanne was re-released a few months later, got to No. 12 in the UK charts and they were away).
And we saw U2 at the Marquee when they'd just released their first LP 'Boy', they'd failed to chart with 'I Will Follow' - I find it incredible that, decades later, we saw them at a sell-out at The Gabba in Brisbane.
And a list will remind you of amazing gigs you'll never then forget - well worth scribbling it all down now!Comment
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Reminds me of when I saw The Human League in the basement of a club in Bournemouth in around 1979. About twenty five punters in what felt like an underground car park. Not really my sort of music, but they were damn good at it. They got signed up not long after.Comment
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Possibly, but possibly not. The club was a new wave place and the area the band played in was flat floor, no staging area at all.Comment
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Bournemouths my old stomping ground. Mrs W hails from there and most weekends were spent throwing a wicked welly down town. Can’t think of anywhere else as you described. Mem sahib can’t think of anywhere else unless they converted the ice rink!!Comment
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Sorry mate, only went once so can’t remember the name. I wasn’t much of a clubber, mostly because they did let in leather jacketed bikers. My usual Bournemouth haunts were the Winter Gardens and Poole art Center down the road. Used to be a good blues club there as well, but I can’t remember its name either.Comment
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I'm a bit late to this thread, as I am with my musical preferences, I have a brother who has five years on me so in my formative years his influence drove my choices, lot's of early Bowie up to around 1975, and similar era of Alice Cooper and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band! and the first three Queen albums, Bohemian Rhapsody killed my Queen fandom. I came to appreciate Led Zeppelin later in life, it was '78 and '79 I discovered The Stranglers and Sex Pistols, most of the 80's was a void for me music wise, it was the rise of 'Brit Pop' (not over keen on that term) but Oasis, Ocean Colour Scene and the like got my toes tapping again. But today, I have a thing for all girl Japanese indie bands, and no, i don't mean sodding Baby Metal!! the music is fine but those little gothic lolita pixies up front are a bit annoying!
Try this for size, Shishamo from their third album
Miko (I have a 'thing' for lead singer guitarist song writer and music composer/arranger Miyazaki Asako-chan!)Comment
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I'll be honest, I've never been into punk or metal, I wouldn't knock it for a second but it's just not my thing.
(I'm mainly into late 50's onwards stuff like Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, Fats Domino, Eddie Cochran etc)Comment
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Never really got Bowie, apart from Ziggy. Love early AC and SAHBs though. Always thought Queen were a phase you went through on the way to better stuff. Did you catch on to Bebop Deluxe? One of the great underrated bands to me. Saw the stranglers about a dozen times, always a good band up until they tried to go “pop”. Prefer SLF to the pistols. Not got into Japanese stuff, but my daughter is. She has just come back from Warsaw where she saw Dir En Grey two nights running. Love Studio Ghibli animation though. Light years ahead of western stuff.I'm a bit late to this thread, as I am with my musical preferences, I have a brother who has five years on me so in my formative years his influence drove my choices, lot's of early Bowie up to around 1975, and similar era of Alice Cooper and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band! and the first three Queen albums, Bohemian Rhapsody killed my Queen fandom. I came to appreciate Led Zeppelin later in life, it was '78 and '79 I discovered The Stranglers and Sex Pistols, most of the 80's was a void for me music wise, it was the rise of 'Brit Pop' (not over keen on that term) but Oasis, Ocean Colour Scene and the like got my toes tapping again. But today, I have a thing for all girl Japanese indie bands, and no, i don't mean sodding Baby Metal!! the music is fine but those little gothic lolita pixies up front are a bit annoying!
Try this for size, Shishamo from their third album
Miko (I have a 'thing' for lead singer guitarist song writer and music composer/arranger Miyazaki Asako-chan!)Comment
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Oh yes, Bill Nelson. Still have to play the old red vinyl copy of Furniture Music rather loudly at regular intervals.....
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Nope, he means Bill Nelson's Red Noise, his band that followed Bebop Deluxe, their two singles being 'Furniture Music' and 'Revolt into Style' a complete departure from his Bebop days, Futurama was a great album along with Sunburst Finish but my face was Axe Victim!
Mr Nelson lived about twenty minutes from me back thenComment
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