Off Topic - The Superhoops music thread

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Stroller said:
Ok, I've had a go.......

argent
bad company
big audio dynamite
blodwyn pig
coldplay
deacon blue
edgar broughton band
eels
elton john
elvis costello
grand funk railroad
james
jethro tull
joan armatrading
johnnie taylor
jonathan richman
led zeppelin
moody blues
moon
morrissey
osibisa
peter gabriel
pink floyd
prefab sprout
rem
rod stewart
rolling stones
roxy music
roy harper
simple minds
stereophonics
supertramp
ten years after
the cult
the men they couldn’t hang
the pogues
the smiths
the stranglers
the who
the yachts
thin lizzy
u2
van morrison
yes

Plus countless pub-rock bands, Mean Fiddler performers, and others I can't bring to mind.
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Many thanks Stroller, I already had a feeling you would also have a really impressive list to share mate!

This is why I was curious and had to ask. I was not born until 1975 so I missed out on what is my fave recent period in music, sort of 60's to early mid 80's.

Don't get me wrong, there are still plenty of good bands and music these days but that period was a golden one. If I could just get my hands on a time machine.

EDIT: Also some good music in the 90's too!
 
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UTR's said:
Many thanks Stroller, I already had a feeling you would also have a really impressive list to share mate!

This is why I was curious and had to ask. I was not born until 1975 so I missed out on what is my fave recent period in music, sort of 60's to early mid 80's.

Don't get me wrong, there are still plenty of good bands and music these days but that period was a golden one. If I could just get my hands on a time machine.
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Also Alvin Lee was (RIP!) an axe God!
 
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All I can say now is you lucky sods, I'm jealous.

What makes me a bit sad is due to the commercialism of the recording industry, they will not take a chance on or sign any new creative bands or musicians!

Everything has to be a radio friendly unit shifter or manufactured into the current whats in and selling trends!
 
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UTR's:7403886 said:
All I can say now is you lucky sods, I'm jealous.

What makes me a bit sad is due to the commercialism of the recording industry, they will not take a chance on or sign any new creative bands or musicians!

Everything has to be a radio friendly unit shifter or manufactured into the current whats in and selling trends!
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You're listening to the wrong radio stations then pal!

There's plenty of good stations either online, or using the "Tune-In" app on your phone, plenty for all tastes. I listen to XFM, Amazing Radio and a couple of other stations which only play "indie" music - much better than the sh1te that Radio 1 and Capital vomit out
 
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Steelmonkey said:
You're listening to the wrong radio stations then pal!

There's plenty of good stations either online, or using the "Tune-In" app on your phone, plenty for all tastes. I listen to XFM, Amazing Radio and a couple of other stations which only play "indie" music - much better than the sh1te that Radio 1 and Capital vomit out
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Cheers!

We don't often have the radio on where I work, too many grumpy people but I do like BBC radio 6, no adverts and not heavily play listed. In fact the music policy is a bit like John Peels old radio shows, just random and mixed up, just how I like!

XFM is very good but they would not tolerate that where I work sadly.
 
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Here's a bit of Alphaville. I wasn't particularly keen on them when they had a hit with 'Big in Japan' in the late eighties. However I did a tour of Canada West Coast to East Coast in the late 80's with a cousin of my wife's and she was a huge fan of them. I had to listen to their album constantly.

The group gradually grew on me, and this song... 'Forever Young' still resonates with me some 30 years later. I still find it a bit weird that the Alphaville wrote this song whilst being so young and are still performing it 'live' nearly 30 years later. It was also covered by Laura Branigan who had a hit with 'self control'in 1984. It's so sad that she died in her sleep at such a young age from a brain haemorrhage. This was my first holiday with the lads abroad... ( A bit like the Inbetweeners ) And Laura Brannigan's song was ubiquitous at the time along with Grandmasters White Line's and Frankie's Relax.


Alphaville 1984, original release..... [video=youtube;t1TcDHrkQYg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1TcDHrkQYg[/video]


Alphaville 2013.... [video=youtube;b2-pIW_Mz0s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2-pIW_Mz0s[/video]


And the lovely and so tragic Laura Branigan who sadly left us too early... [video=youtube;gGApsZk0N_U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGApsZk0N_U[/video]
 
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Just watched this, from the 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at Wembley

Mick Ronson's last concert (he died of liver cancer the following year), but even ill he still has it all here, fantastic guitarist.

[video=youtube;yJ6T9uYImnQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ6T9uYImnQ&feature=youtu.be&a[/video]
 
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UTR's said:
It's F-ing Friday afternoon!!!!

Have a good weekend everyone whatever your doing.

Peace!
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..and you too mate....this one's for you. Sums up Friday's. One of my all time favourite bands....
[video=youtube;wcFcmoY9IyU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcFcmoY9IyU[/video]
 
Some Friday afternoon rock from the mighty Band of Gypsys!

[video=youtube;nciWR7rSb1Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nciWR7rSb1Y[/video]
 
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Steelmonkey said:
You're listening to the wrong radio stations then pal!

There's plenty of good stations either online, or using the "Tune-In" app on your phone, plenty for all tastes. I listen to XFM, Amazing Radio and a couple of other stations which only play "indie" music - much better than the sh1te that Radio 1 and Capital vomit out
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XFM is my preferred radio in-car, a good mix of old and new.

If you listen online try The Arrow, one of XFM's sister stations, it's a bit more rock-orientated: http://www.thearrow.co.uk/

And there's always good ole Planet Rock: http://www.planetrock.com/
 
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