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Marvellous live version of Elvis Costello performing Watching The Detectives, Koln, Germany June 1978.
Couldn’t see that one out to the end, Moe. Still, each to their own.
Always love a bit of Blondie Mr P.
Parallel Lines was the first album I ever bought with my own pennies, free will & volition.Currently enjoying a bit of the late, great Ian D, but can’t seem to find a live version on UT for this one, so it’s an as recorded I’m afraid.
Always love a bit of Blondie Mr P.
Parallel Lines was the first album I ever bought with my own pennies, free will & volition.Currently enjoying a bit of the late, great Ian D, but can’t seem to find a live version on UT for this one, so it’s an as recorded I’m afraid.
This is still good from 1985:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8kjubU7 … Q&index=81Great stuff, both. That’s reminded me that I should dust off my New Boots and Panties album.
My ID contribution- from the Dominion Theatre 1980
RIP Ian, hope Wilko doesn’t join you too soon
Anyone see Wilko on his farewell tour?Kate and Johnny with deserved awards.
Note that Kate says thanks to someone called Henry Cecil, or is that my ears playing up again?
RIP Ian, hope Wilko doesn’t join you too soon
Anyone see Wilko on his farewell tour?Saw Wilko supporting The Stranglers a couple of years ago,he’s still as mad as his Bass player but boy can he play!
He certainly can TAPK. Saw The Stranglers myself, late eighties I think at Shepton Mallet Showground.
Anyway, I’m impressed by the way that Wilko is handling his terminal illness. Don’t think I’d be so brave as to refuse chemo if there might be a small chance that it could help to prolong life, then again you’d have to look at the downside of its affects as well. Suppose we can’t say what we’d do until we may be faced with the decision ourselves.
I saw The Stranglers in Glasgow Apollo Theatre during the 70s (The Skids supported ). Hugh Cornwall invited audience members up on stage to pogo
– whch many did; and when the bouncers intervened, Jean Jacques Burnel ( black belt 5th Dan Karate ) removed his bass, laid it carefully down, before aiming a well delivered roundhouse kick to the head of one of the penguin suited "security" core, laying him spark out. All hell broke loose. Crazy stuff. 
Anyway, back to proper music. Right now, I’m going through my Tom Waits’ back catalogue. The man’s a genius.
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Great to see 2 respected contributors have also had the pleasure of seeing the worlds geatest band live.JJ still kicks off with audience violation,one chucked a pint of Lager at him at Liverpool last year and he was in the crowd before you could say ‘I feel like a Wog’.As for Wilko Johnson,the guys been around for 40yrs and to this day he is Mr Original,no-one plays nor moves like Wilko Johnson!
This is a modern day Classic Stranglers track for your pleasure.Listen to the warbling keyboards,the thumping Bass,drums simple but keepin it together and a razor sharp strat,powerful lyrics too that tell you not to take yourself too seriously!
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