The Official Punk, Indie, Goth, Alternative 1976-1986 thread

[mark69sheer]

leeds still has a good venue The Cockpit.

The pub venues have all gone.
The Duchess of York is now a mens clothes shop.

[V8mate]

mark69sheer said:

The Duchess of York is now a mens clothes shop.

That is shocking. The Duchess was typical of the kind of venues I used to love going to.
Can't remember for the life of me which fecking bands I saw there though


ETA
Has the market for small venues really gone? Surely, plenty of new bands still build their reputation on the live circuit; they can't all rely on myspace etc, can they?

Edited by V8mate on Sunday 19th October 12:57

[Yugguy]

V8mate said:

Yugguy said:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vgOc959b0n0&feat... Spear of Destiny

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wUX194UUB_g&feat... Theatre of Hate


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=A0kMqRWswSU&feat... - not the original artist! Spear of Destiny

Never really got into either of these bands. Found them a bit.... 'poppy'. In fact, put that Theatre of Hate video in front of most people and their first guess will be that it's Bros

Aye, I just like those two tracks. TBH with Goth as well I never moved on past the usual suspects of Sisters of Mercy, Mission, Fields of the Nephilim. That said with Sisters did you really need to, I can stick Lucretia on repeat all the way to work and back, great track.

[outlaw biker]

Pretty sure these are post '86...but what the hell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RBKTo5K14M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRY_9cZyNhI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRYDetbwegs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkuOAY-S6OY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPQR-OsH0RQ

[V8mate]

outlaw biker said:

Pretty sure these are post '86...but what the hell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RBKTo5K14M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRY_9cZyNhI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRYDetbwegs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkuOAY-S6OY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPQR-OsH0RQ

Post '86 by quite some margin!

[parakitaMol.]

Still listen to this and love it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVngzaBsrSM

[V8mate]

parakitaMol. said:

Still listen to this and love it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVngzaBsrSM Elvis Costello - Pump It Up

[outlaw biker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4FHY21Asgg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OLTEd8UKv0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu0hucLrrWE

[mark69sheer]

parakitaMol. said:

Still listen to this and love it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVngzaBsrSM

I remember one time me and another couple of squaddies were sat in a car while the l$uanderette was shrinking our uniforms and there was a young lad struggling to inflate his bicycle tyre outside the newsagents next door when Elvis C and Pump it up came on the Radio. Well it would be rude not to, we wound down the car windows , cranked up the volume and sang along the chorus PUMP IT UP!! to the poor lad , who looked terrified..lol

[Martin A]

The Jam anyone?? Bracknell Sports Centre circa 1980
Wot no Blondie. Portmouth Guildhall 1978
Plus Ramones 25 times including The Klubfoot, Clash, Skids, Undertones Buzzcocks, Only Ones and what about ATV and The Mekons.

Saw Sham 69 last night for their 30th anniversary celebration of That's Life at Astoria 2

And, dare I mention it Gary Glitter about 1979

[Sprouts]

97octane said:

A teenager in the punk era....

The Fall
The Fall
The Fall
The Fall
The Fall
The Fall
The Fall
The Fall
The Fall

Best ever track - "Smile"
after 1986...

The Fall

There are others, too many to mention, but

"The Fall, always the same, always different"

what he said.

can't better the fall realy, and that isn't an opinion, it's a fact.

[Westy Pre-Lit]

How about a bit of Crass

Carefull of the rude words
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GoxjbSwgmIQ

Or the Chaotic Dischord
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NMj0Hw7xQcY
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=m-zYaGujIUw

The Exploited
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3bZzM4s0Hgs&feat...

Not forgeting the Cockney Rejects...Oi Oi Oi
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3zlV0-OTqew&feat...

Was a bit of a punk/ skin 'ead in me youf...and still am.

Edited by Westy Pre-Lit on Sunday 19th October 19:14

[Ferg]

V8mate said:

Hanoi Rocks playing the social club of a factory in Colchester! And Essex Uni SU used to have one big 'indie' band after another back then too.

Are you local???

[elle]

No mention of these yet?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=H9sThEysmdY

[V8mate]

Ferg said:

V8mate said:

Hanoi Rocks playing the social club of a factory in Colchester! And Essex Uni SU used to have one big 'indie' band after another back then too.

Are you local???

That's a bit forward isn't it



Grew up in Colchester; moved away as young adult and have now come back to grow old disgracefully. Well, until I can afford to escape again, at least.

[mark69sheer]

UK Subs are still on the circuit but I don't know if it's still Charlie Harper he looked 80 back then..

just looked.. they are still rockin..

http://www.uksubscom.anarchistuk.com/cgi-bin/tour....

Edited by mark69sheer on Sunday 19th October 22:26

[parakitaMol.]

mark69sheer said:

UK Subs are still on the circuit but I don't know if it's still Charlie Harper he looked 80 back then..

just looked.. they are still rockin..

http://www.uksubscom.anarchistuk.com/cgi-bin/tour....

Edited by mark69sheer on Sunday 19th October 22:26

I went backstage at a Subs gig in Exeter cos my mate knew them... I had (and still do!!) a picture of me with Charlie Harper and no, I am not posting it!!

[V8mate]

parakitaMol. said:

mark69sheer said:

UK Subs are still on the circuit but I don't know if it's still Charlie Harper he looked 80 back then..

just looked.. they are still rockin..

http://www.uksubscom.anarchistuk.com/cgi-bin/tour....

Edited by mark69sheer on Sunday 19th October 22:26

I went backstage at a Subs gig in Exeter cos my mate knew them... I had (and still do!!) a picture of me with Charlie Harper and no, I am not posting it!!

Why so shy? You keep suggesting that 'young punk' ParakitaMOL looked stupid; I bet she was hot

[parakitaMol.]

V8mate said:

parakitaMol. said:

mark69sheer said:

UK Subs are still on the circuit but I don't know if it's still Charlie Harper he looked 80 back then..

just looked.. they are still rockin..

http://www.uksubscom.anarchistuk.com/cgi-bin/tour....

Edited by mark69sheer on Sunday 19th October 22:26

I went backstage at a Subs gig in Exeter cos my mate knew them... I had (and still do!!) a picture of me with Charlie Harper and no, I am not posting it!!

Why so shy? You keep suggesting that 'young punk' ParakitaMOL looked stupid; I bet she was hot

Haha... I looked fekking abysmal. And next to Charlie Harper I looked about 4.

[rhinochopig]

Great thread.

My two favs are :

The Bahaus Classic - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mriBc6NjUhg

And Joy Divisions Classic, covered by a Goth Great - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=szua7uP6agY

I'd also like people's opinion on this track VVVV. I was a big fan of Ska at the time and think this is great modern interpretation of that genre. Comments....

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=s9P9UrjjvLI - Mr Hudson and the Library - Too Late, Too Late.