Underplayed Classics
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March 10, 2024 at 12:16 am #250876
imposs1904
ParticipantNah, as good as they were, they weren’t even the best band on Postcard.
March 10, 2024 at 11:11 am #250882Twiglet
ParticipantThus spake another deluded Josef K-er… (actually, I’m not sure if another person actually exists)
March 10, 2024 at 2:10 pm #250884imposs1904
ParticipantI was thinking of Aztec Camera.
Speaking of Josef K:
March 10, 2024 at 9:23 pm #250892Twiglet
ParticipantThanks for notice of the sale. As I say, I’m not especially a Josef K fan, though it looks like it could well be a decent read.
More generally, This recently-published book about the Scottish indie scene also looks like it might be worth picking up:
Re Aztec, HLHR (obvs not on Postcard) is undoubtedly a classic…the other albums are pretty middle-of-the-road in all respects. Some of Roddy’s solo stuff is fantastic, tho’(I love ‘Surf’).
March 11, 2024 at 9:34 am #250907Bijou Drains
ParticipantAnd Prefab Sprout weren’t even the best band on Kitchenware!
March 12, 2024 at 11:39 pm #250996Moo
ParticipantA polite reminder that this thread is for great songs that are barely ever played on the radio, and not songs that are socialistic (there’s another thread for that). Though there’s nothing wrong with posting a socialistic song if you think it fits the above criteria.
March 12, 2024 at 11:44 pm #250997Moo
ParticipantI bought a wardrobe made by Motown Records, but sent it back because it could only fit four tops.
March 13, 2024 at 2:44 am #251000imposs1904
ParticipantA lost classic.
Amy Rigby’s Summer of My Wasted Youth.
March 13, 2024 at 2:56 am #251001imposs1904
ParticipantMartin Newell. Also known as the Cleaners from Venus.
Brilliant songwriter. A lost treasure . . .and all that jazz:
March 14, 2024 at 2:27 am #251014imposs1904
ParticipantI’m expecting a four page review (and retrospective) in next month’s Standard.
This will be great . . . but it’s not guaranteed that I’ll get to see it. Which is a bastard shame.
Crooked Mile was my favourite album of 1987. Still holds up to this day.
March 14, 2024 at 10:21 am #251019Bijou Drains
ParticipantHi imposs1904,
If, as I understand, you are currently in the US and cannot access BBC iplayer, you can purchase a VPN (there are some free ones as well), then set the vpn to the UK. You can then stream BBC player programmes. I use this technique to access Gaelic Games coverage through the RTE player. Apologies if I am teaching my granny to suck eggs.March 14, 2024 at 11:15 am #251020Thomas_More
ParticipantDel.
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March 17, 2024 at 11:34 am #251071Bijou Drains
ParticipantA very different political viewpoint, but some fantastic music. Will miss Mr Harley, must have seen him 20 or so times live
March 17, 2024 at 1:12 pm #251072imposs1904
ParticipantWeirdly enough I first heard of Steve Harley via this rather good cover version from an unlikely source:
March 20, 2024 at 10:51 am #251102Moo
ParticipantBook of Days (Far & Away) – Enya
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