Keith Moon died on this day in 1977 , I still think that the Who's Charlton gig was one of the best live shows I've seen and Moony was the driving force I like to think he is blowing up a toilet or driving a Rolls into a swimming pool somewhere
The Who were punk before there was punk. Big influence on da Ramones. My Generation especially. I Can’t Explain and Substitute are classics too. Da Brothers covered Substitute on their Acid Eaters (covers) album
Sat in the garden with a glass of red watching the bats take to wing as the sun disappears listening to the Fleet Foxes
Alfie, sorry to be a pedant but he died on this day a year later in '78. I always knew that, because whilst in 1978 I wasn't really particularly aware of The Who, I was a big Jam fan and the first single I bought by them was Down in the Tube Station at Midnight when it was released in October '78. On the B-side was a surprisingly good Foxton song, The Night, and a cover of The Who's So Sad About Us. Whilst it was something they played live quite a bit, clearly Moon's death was the catalyst to release their version as well as featuring the picture of him on the back of the sleeve. Incidentally, I still have my original copy of Tube Station single, in surprisingly good nick, 45 years later!
Whilst my love of all music Wellerian is plain for all to see, I do also have a great deal of affection for The Stranglers, they are certainly the band I have seen most after Weller, and I do believe that their music post Hugh Cornwell is extremely under rated here are just a few of my faves since Hugh (who was a undeniably a great front man) left.
I saw them post Hugh in Frejus in the Cote d Azur on Bastille day, it was in a big amphitheatre by the port and they tore the place up, I went along expecting nothing more than a tribute act but left absolutely knackered Edit a few years ago = 20 plus Mrs Conn informed me
I recall seeing them in 82 (with Hugh) at The Brighton centre, just after Golden Brown and Strange Little Girl had been big hits, I was a little worried as we travelled to the gig that they may not be the same band that I had seen promote The Raven (a great album) in 79 the last time I had seen them. All fears were allayed when they came on blasted through No More Heroes and all was well with the world Something like this and finished with this
We had the 3yr old grand daughter for a sleepover lastnight, she was up at 6.00 and while sat at breakfast she was eyeing up the CDs , I want that one , The Congo's Heart of the Congo's followed by Burning Spear , Harder than the rest , this girl is into her roots and culture We have now moved onto The Buena Vista Social Club followed by Billy Childish ,Steady the Buffs
