Poly Styrene Film

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Never really got the Gang of 4. But some of the 2nd division punk bands were fab live. Eater where a particular guilty pleasure, they often played the Railway Tavern in West Hampstead. The Lurkers were my local band and they were great too. Their LP, Fulham Fallout is still one of my favourites. Penetration I liked, 999 and loads more that don't spring immediately to mind. I also saw Tubeway Army very early on, didn't really know what to make of them, but Gary Numan certainly had star quality.

[vixen1700]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

. I also saw Tubeway Army very early on, didn't really know what to make of them, but Gary Numan certainly had star quality.

Valerian as he was known at that point.

[Lotobear]

I recall seeing X Ray Spex, The Clash and others at the RAR gig in Victoria Park London in 1978. Whilst I was heavily into the punk and NW scene I was never much of a fan of Poly, I found her voice grating but her songs certainly take me back to that time more than most.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Lotobear said:

I recall seeing X Ray Spex, The Clash and others at the RAR gig in Victoria Park London in 1978.

So many great memories from that day. I recall marching along, and ahead on the pavement stood a woman of about 60, in a tweed twin set and pearls, looking down her nose at the passing punks and assorted ne'er-do-wells. As as we drew level with her, she produced a pile of papers and shouted "Revolutionary Communist, get yer Revolutionary Communist"

[droopsnoot]

Lotobear said:

I was never much of a fan of Poly, I found her voice grating but her songs certainly take me back to that time more than most.

I don't think I was all that aware of their music until I was in a local pub perhaps 10-15 years ago and someone put "Identity" on the box, and I thought it was great. I think prior to that, the only songs I knew of were "Germ free adolescents" (which I didn't like, but got some radio play over the years) and "Let's Submerge" because it's on the "Front Row Festival" album.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Never really got the Gang of 4. But some of the 2nd division punk bands were fab live. Eater where a particular guilty pleasure, they often played the Railway Tavern in West Hampstead. The Lurkers were my local band and they were great too. Their LP, Fulham Fallout is still one of my favourites. Penetration I liked, 999 and loads more that don't spring immediately to mind. I also saw Tubeway Army very early on, didn't really know what to make of them, but Gary Numan certainly had star quality.

The Leyton Buzzards were another good band on the circuit. I think they morphed into Modern Romance and carried on into the Duran/Spandau era. (Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey)

[parakitaMol.]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Heads up for fans of Poly / X-Ray Spex, the new film about her life, I'm A Cliche, goes out tomorrow (6/3/21) night at 9pm on Sky Arts channel (122) which I think is also on Freeview (11 perhaps) and available thru Now TV.

I watched this and totally loved it, it was kind of my time and she was one of my teenage icons because she just did her own thing. I loved that time capsule, very nostalgic.

It was sad though, I wanted to go back in time and hug her. Thought it was beautifully curated by Celeste. Not rose tinted, very honest.