Captain Howdy

Just now, Doggy said:

The Muppet song was first heard on porno

yeah I know, but this cover was specifically of the Muppets version

Well this is kinda crazy. They put the album up on preorder yesterday (I ordered a copy). Today the CD is sold out. How the fuck can you sell out before release? Surely you continue to take orders and just up the production run.

A selection of Skin covers

Ian Dury and The Blockheads

Madonna

Elvis Costello

EMF

Blondie

The Clash

Adam Ant

The Muppets

Been mixing it up the last few days. Playing some newer stuff and some older stuff that I haven't listened to in ages (well full albums that is).

Poison - Flesh & blood

Pretty Boy Floyd - Leather boyz

Sophie Lloyd - Imposter syndrome

Rolling Quartz - Fighting

Mick Mars - The other side of Mars

FM - Tough it out

Passion - S/T

Going to see them again next month. Their first headline Euro tour.

And new album in June

If you didn't know it was Brian on vocals you probably would never have guessed

2 hours ago, whiplash1972 said:

A message from Bob Catley regarding Magnum:

https://fb.watch/qH0O8y8QIN/

Sorry for those not on FB, a copy of the video hasn't made its way to YT yet that I've found.

Bob can't carry on without Tony, thus bringing an end to Magnum. 

For those not on FB

https://mega.nz/file/oRdm1bxA#SrgRC6b1yo1jgCOzEnwfygKyh6ZOzYTxZe40RS8zpTA

My first FM album was Tough it out on cassette probably back in 1990 as I ordered it from an old school mail order catalogue when it was on sale. Had never even heard them, just based it on the description in the catalogue.

Absolutely loved the album. Then a year later I heard their version of Grapevine and was working at the record distribution warehouse when Taking it to the streets came out. I remember later picking up indiscreet and being disapointed with how lightweight it was compared to the two albums I already had.

Aphrodisiac was another great album, and I remember it being highly lauded as the best album they ever made by a lot of the UK rock press.

After that, as far as studio albums went, I found their output to be a bit dull. Not bad, but just no longer excited me like they used to.

When they came back, I never bought any of their albums as pretty much every single I heard left me with those same feelings of "Sounds good, but just does not excite me".

I think my biggest issue is I am not the biggest fan of more blues oriented rock music, and only a few artists really nail it for me. Shame really as I love Steves voice.

Well that song has a few good covers

The Rolling Crowes.

Never thought I would see the day a rock album was described as "breezy".

On 2/28/2024 at 10:41 AM, Geoff said:

It's a solid CD. Vocals aren't great... I think at times he's probably trying to put forth early WASP vibes? Backing vocals and the general vibe is cool. I guess it's one of those albums that does show a lot of potential, and I'd be looking forward to a more refined product next time around. But it's solid... 

From the songs posted here I felt his vocals were a mix between Blackie and Kevin Dubrow, but nowhere near as good.

12 hours ago, KarpetRydOFunk said:

Yeah, well maybe it was a real band. And it's so obscure that you didn't even know it existed. But he did. And so he's way smarter than you. Haha. 

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I can't stand people like your "not friend."

I can't remember the ins and outs of it, but last year he put up a tweet about how anyone who does cover songs is unoriginal and have no talent, and he would rather listen to the original. I have no issue with the second part of his statement as that is all down to personal taste, but for him to call out bands as unoriginal and lacking talent when bands he listens to have done covers is quite laughable. Every time he posts shit like that I reply and he always ignores me as he knows he is chatting shit. He does it with wrestling as well. Called someone out for instulting a woman wrestler, and saying it's unacceptable to insult wrestlers like that. Pointed out he always calls Brock Lesnar a gorilla and he he should practice what he preaches .. ignored again

As I say, always has to pretend he knows everything, but always gets caught out.

11 minutes ago, KarpetRydOFunk said:

Yeah, it's usually one of the first I pull out if people want something obscure. Which we all know is relative to the individual. 

This just reminded me of a guy I know (I struggle to call him friend as he annoys the piss out of me). He is one of those guys who was late to metal but acts like he knows everything. One of his great lines was "How can you call yourself a metalhead if you dont like Pantera" to which I said, "Or maybe they are a real metalhead and are not judgemental pricks who think everyone must like the same shit they do".

Anyway, one time we were talking about Steel Panther while queueing for one of their gigs, and I mentioned I had just picked up the Mitch Perry album which has some songs on it by 7% solution, featuring Michael Starr. He then started saying "Oh yeah, Mitch Perry I have heard of him". I know full well he has no clue who Perry is, so later on I started talking about something else and totally made up a band and of course he had heard of them as well

45 minutes ago, Doggy said:

Rainbow

Darkstone got it.

Sky coloured waterworks.

Hazzards oldest Duke was always a bit weird.

4 hours ago, Doggy said:

You have to be mad join his gang

Geoff

Ok a TV show not a movie, but its a great song

Extremely masculine hiker.