tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post4049812402872838859..comments2024-03-29T00:12:48.217+01:00Comments on Die or D.I.Y.?: Dr. Feelgood – "Sneakin' Suspicion" (United Artists Records – UAS 30075) 1977Jonny Zchivagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859740264284241032noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-214522408646785042016-10-01T12:24:37.054+02:002016-10-01T12:24:37.054+02:00You have a point about Bramah - brilliant musician...You have a point about Bramah - brilliant musician - he did come back briefly for the Extricate LP but it was only ever going to be brief owing to the fraught relationship they obviously had. And I guess you're right; that's the story of The Fall. The really important talents fell away and you ended up with a bunch of 'yes' men for the most part instead of collaborators with original ideas. btw I think that "mighty Fall" tag came from Peel originally...a tad irritating, the repetition (pardon the pun) of it over the years, agreed. <br />I don't really know what a Fall 'fan' looks/sounds like these days...they're a mixed bag I suppose...but you're always going to get your 'I-was-a-fan-before-you-was-a-fan' types with any long-running group inside or outside the mainstream. And The Residents? Jeez where do I begin. Always preferred listening to Snakefinger meself. dee_seejay https://www.blogger.com/profile/09343731363959003167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-39453192240560429622016-10-01T00:37:30.643+02:002016-10-01T00:37:30.643+02:00Pink press Threat....from 'slates' wasn...Pink press Threat....from 'slates' wasn't it...yes i did buy that at the time.Really liked that one.The best post-bramah record?<br />The only worse 'fans' i've encountered are Residents fans. Always showing off how much they know about the records, and competing as to who was into them first as a rite to be the most 'intelligent' fan. <br />Personally, i was into the 'mighty' Fall(I hate that prefix!) as soon as i heard "stepping Out" on the john peel show....never got better than that for me...Psycho Mafia then the first LP, which i found slightly disappointing,slowly downhill from there,til it became the Mark E Smith band. Musically it lost that weird edge musically when Bramah left.<br />I like most of the eighties stuff in hindsight...esp 'Room To Live' (strange one that) and 'perverted by language'....after 1989 forget it.Jonny Zchivagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859740264284241032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-86727710680018268802016-10-01T00:01:20.806+02:002016-10-01T00:01:20.806+02:00Hey Lube, you're right. They is disappeared!?....Hey Lube, you're right. They is disappeared!?...nothin' to do with me. will have to investigate!Jonny Zchivagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859740264284241032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-26812915777834934832016-09-30T23:55:56.582+02:002016-09-30T23:55:56.582+02:00haha well it's pretty obvious I like The Fall ...haha well it's pretty obvious I like The Fall with my username. I thought of changing it but what the fuck..it popped into my head at the time and I've stuck with it ;-) <br />I was a big fan from 1978 until the end of the 80s, and I did like quite a bit of the Brix period personally - I think TW&FWOTF was ace - their first (semi)major LP on Beggars Banquet. Some amazing stuff on there. <br />Diminishing returns since then though I have to admit. <br /><br /><br />dee_seejay https://www.blogger.com/profile/09343731363959003167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-47711310580885845882016-09-30T20:42:56.782+02:002016-09-30T20:42:56.782+02:00What happened to all the blog links?What happened to all the blog links?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120108674222439758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-74125734150939219762016-09-30T19:12:24.631+02:002016-09-30T19:12:24.631+02:00PS, on an oblique angle from The Stranglers post R...PS, on an oblique angle from The Stranglers post Raven, here an absolutely hilarious moment from UK TV, when king of the street punk kids, Mr james Pursey ....did some Avant Garde dance routine to The Stranglers "MeninBlack".....this is really priceless!Link below.....LMFAO<br /><br />https://youtu.be/YR-W-uGcMRAJonny Zchivagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859740264284241032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-8615663194768047882016-09-30T18:58:11.345+02:002016-09-30T18:58:11.345+02:00Yes interesting, the chemistry of the pop group in...Yes interesting, the chemistry of the pop group innit?<br /><br />The Stranglers lost me around The Raven.<br />I had the same problem with the Fall, I stopped after "Totale's Turns", and then Brix joined and they became a No-Go area for me. I even saw a video of one of their tunes and MES was 'dancing' in it!?<br />Then saw them/him with backing band in a small uk pub,in about 1999,after that fight thing, and someone said to me that this is 'white rap'....much like you, its spoken word innit? Then i downloaded all the albums from the 80's that i missed...now like em.The 90's was just shit, But his latest output (2003-present day) just sounds like a drunk bloke fronting a mediocre indie band...total shite. But not as bad as "Fall Fans" groan!Who seem to think whoever they tell should be suitably impressed with their 'weirdness' cred!..."Oh Yeah, well, I'm into the Fall, stuff like that, y'know?...they are usually balding and chubby normals with terrible dress sense and a single earring, wearing a Bend Sinister T-shirt.An alternative model railway enthusiast. <br /><br />Having said that i do like the idea of a band being bigger than its individual members, and conceptually existing beyond the death of its constituent parts.Like Fairport Convention?....no.... bad example!Jonny Zchivagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859740264284241032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-86671736969496428052016-09-30T17:16:36.006+02:002016-09-30T17:16:36.006+02:00Jonny, thanks for the warning. Interesting how som...Jonny, thanks for the warning. Interesting how some groups can carry on--often with even greater success--with member changes, and some just can't. Like the Feelgoods, I was done with the Stranglers after Hugh Cornwell left. I like a large part of his solo catalog, but I've seen him live and been disappointed...somebody please tell him he can't do those classic Stranglers tunes without the keyboard parts. <br /><br />That "view it as a different band thing": I struggled with the Fall for a long time. Then I decided to listen to it as spoken word with musical backing. Now I love the stuff, whatever the hell it is.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559950620807854485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-60207150949819925592016-09-30T09:56:06.816+02:002016-09-30T09:56:06.816+02:00Two Gypie Mayo lp's coming up Ian....'Priv...Two Gypie Mayo lp's coming up Ian....'Private Practice' is really rather good. Just view it as a different group maybe......or not?Jonny Zchivagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859740264284241032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-1063514710470608722016-09-30T09:54:32.417+02:002016-09-30T09:54:32.417+02:00No probs Pinkpress, complete with crackling noises...No probs Pinkpress, complete with crackling noises for ya!<br />Jonny Zchivagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859740264284241032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-52821220367316699852016-09-30T01:37:54.848+02:002016-09-30T01:37:54.848+02:00Got this one on vinyl but thanks for saving me the...Got this one on vinyl but thanks for saving me the aggro of converting it. Cheers Jonny dee_seejay https://www.blogger.com/profile/09343731363959003167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-92037208246157036222016-09-29T20:08:16.000+02:002016-09-29T20:08:16.000+02:00Terrific, I've never heard this one because I ...Terrific, I've never heard this one because I was under the impression (wrongly, it turns out) that it was the first with Gypy Mayo. And onto the iPod it goes. Thanks for the post and the backstory.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559950620807854485noreply@blogger.com