Rediscovered bands from your youth
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I’ve rediscovered Marillion. Was into them when I was 15 for a couple of years then progressed onto Heavy metal. Looking back I was a bit of a t
t as “thought” they were a bit wimpy.
I was listening to Talk Talk on YouTube and script for a jesters tear was recommended. Blimey Charlie, awesome stuff. I’ve some catching up to do.
t as “thought” they were a bit wimpy.I was listening to Talk Talk on YouTube and script for a jesters tear was recommended. Blimey Charlie, awesome stuff. I’ve some catching up to do.
Interesting idea that you progress to heavy metal. Most people grow out of it by 16. Personally I think the world needs no more than 5 metal bands.
But in the spirit of your post I have re-visited some stuff in recent weeks including funnily enough Marillion who I never liked at the time but I have been enjoying live clips with Fish on youtube. He was a great singer and frontman. Also been listening to Duke by Genesis for the first time in my life and some of it is quite good.
Bought a new vinyl copy of Unknown Pleasures the other day and have also been playing a lot of Gang of Four after the recent death of Andy Gill which got no mentions on here. He was a real innovator and a complete contrast to the playing by numbers of all the guitarists in Iron Maiden for example,
But in the spirit of your post I have re-visited some stuff in recent weeks including funnily enough Marillion who I never liked at the time but I have been enjoying live clips with Fish on youtube. He was a great singer and frontman. Also been listening to Duke by Genesis for the first time in my life and some of it is quite good.
Bought a new vinyl copy of Unknown Pleasures the other day and have also been playing a lot of Gang of Four after the recent death of Andy Gill which got no mentions on here. He was a real innovator and a complete contrast to the playing by numbers of all the guitarists in Iron Maiden for example,
I was a big 10CC fan at one point and then punk happened and I pretty much forgot about them, but a few years ago I started listening again and they did some great stuff, I think.
I probably still play the Clash more, but I like the fact that, as I've aged, I've rediscovered some of the bands I really liked over the years.
I've even found a new liking for some genres I didn't when young - It rather baffles and embarrasses me that I ever DIDN'T like Bob Marley!
I have to say a few haven't stood the time as well as others, though...
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PS Interestingly I still find there are bands I can't relate to - Pink Floyd was pretty much de rigeur listening in the sixth form and yet I still find them tiresome, try as I might.
I probably still play the Clash more, but I like the fact that, as I've aged, I've rediscovered some of the bands I really liked over the years.
I've even found a new liking for some genres I didn't when young - It rather baffles and embarrasses me that I ever DIDN'T like Bob Marley!
I have to say a few haven't stood the time as well as others, though...
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PS Interestingly I still find there are bands I can't relate to - Pink Floyd was pretty much de rigeur listening in the sixth form and yet I still find them tiresome, try as I might.
Interesting that you name-check Marillion. I first encountered them in around 1986 and they have pretty much been the soundtrack to my life ever since. Lots of other bands too of course, but they have been more present than most. The lead-singer debate gets people frothing, but I think H (since about 1990/1991 I think) was the saviour of the band. Their recent stuff is well worth a listen.
The singers/bands I've gone back to and re-discovered have been Chris Rea and Dire Straits.
The singers/bands I've gone back to and re-discovered have been Chris Rea and Dire Straits.
For the last few years I've been listening to a lot of instrumental / soundtrack / lounge type stuff but more recently have been going back to the stuff I was listening to in my teens and 20s - The Velvet Underground, Patti Smith, Iggy / Stooges, Television, MC5, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, Spacemen 3, Brian Jones era Stones, The Who, Small Faces, Kinks and Yardbirds etc. A lot of it still sounds very fresh despite decades passing.
Speaking of Marillion, I would recommend giving Marbles a listen. Then if your up to it Strange Engine.
But I came across this earlier, Tommy Bolin
Post Toastee,
https://youtu.be/wHchQD-VAys
But I came across this earlier, Tommy Bolin
Post Toastee,
https://youtu.be/wHchQD-VAys
Wynn Duffy said:
Then if your up to it Strange Engine.
I bought that with some HMV vouchers that were on their expiry date and hated it. Maybe I'll have time to try it again sometime soon in case I change my view. But as I recall it was so different to the "Mk1" Marillion stuff that I liked.Wynn Duffy said:
Speaking of Marillion, I would recommend giving Marbles a listen. Then if your up to it Strange Engine.
But I came across this earlier, Tommy Bolin
Post Toastee,
https://youtu.be/wHchQD-VAys
When I saw that word I went back to 1968! But I came across this earlier, Tommy Bolin
Post Toastee,
https://youtu.be/wHchQD-VAys
Think it got to no. 3 in UK charts, I know it was played to death on the radio.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViizBweZZwI
Wynn Duffy said:
Speaking of Marillion, I would recommend giving Marbles a listen. Then if your up to it Strange Engine.
If you are new to them, or re-discovering, I'd recommend starting with Marillion's latest, FEAR (fk Everyone And Run). It's essentially an album of about 4 songs, but it meanders and is very catchy. The live version at the Albert Hall is excellent too. Some of their stuff is quite political, which I like. As Steve H says, there are only so many songs you can write about love, then you want something that's more meaningful and lasting. Some powerful stuff in that album, and brilliant musicianship.
I personally think FEAR is their finest work. Seeing them at the RAH was up there with Pink Floyd at Earls Court and Roger Waters Wall in Berlin (1990) and Manchester a few years ago.
However, FEAR can be a handful to get into, maybe Sounds that Can't be Made.
If you are interested, there is a area on their website with a selection of tracks: http://www.marillion.com/free.htm
However, FEAR can be a handful to get into, maybe Sounds that Can't be Made.
If you are interested, there is a area on their website with a selection of tracks: http://www.marillion.com/free.htm
Edited by Wynn Duffy on Tuesday 31st March 10:39
Wynn Duffy said:
Duke, yeah that's a good album, so is Peter Gabriel Plays Live
I have this theory that Duke was the last Genesis album before Phil Collins was told how good he was. The more popular he came after this the more the music seemed to suffer. Something like Heathaze or Duchess compared to Invisible Touch, hard to believe it was the same group.fred flange said:
Talk talk for me, none of my mates back then could understand why I liked them.l had all their albums,and it was only when Mark Hollis died last year, reading all the other musicians praising them that I re listened to them all again and haven’t stopped since.
Working in the studio where he recorded his solo album in the late 80s. Master Rock
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