Ralph's new book praises the Panza attack of the two Les Pauls but I preferred the Yin and Yang of Joe and Mick. Joe always looked better with a guitar strapped on him too.Low Down Low wrote: ↑31 Jul 2018, 12:03pmI thought he usually looked pretty cool on stage, especially when he carried the mic over his shoulder like a cut-off bazooka! But he does seem a little awkward there, like he doesnt know whether to dance or just strut around the stage. Like that version though, particularly the heavy bass.
The Clash observations thread.
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There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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The Joe and Mick combo for me too without question, some of Joe's rhythm guitar work is very understated and effective. But I suppose the so called Panzer attack might well have suited certain songs.Heston wrote: ↑31 Jul 2018, 12:16pmRalph's new book praises the Panza attack of the two Les Pauls but I preferred the Yin and Yang of Joe and Mick. Joe always looked better with a guitar strapped on him too.Low Down Low wrote: ↑31 Jul 2018, 12:03pmI thought he usually looked pretty cool on stage, especially when he carried the mic over his shoulder like a cut-off bazooka! But he does seem a little awkward there, like he doesnt know whether to dance or just strut around the stage. Like that version though, particularly the heavy bass.
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It's a fun exercise of hearing what the band would sound like tight and muscular whereas the classic line up as a lot more loose. Less consistent, but some wild highs with the classic lineupHeston wrote: ↑31 Jul 2018, 12:16pmRalph's new book praises the Panza attack of the two Les Pauls but I preferred the Yin and Yang of Joe and Mick. Joe always looked better with a guitar strapped on him too.Low Down Low wrote: ↑31 Jul 2018, 12:03pmI thought he usually looked pretty cool on stage, especially when he carried the mic over his shoulder like a cut-off bazooka! But he does seem a little awkward there, like he doesnt know whether to dance or just strut around the stage. Like that version though, particularly the heavy bass.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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He was going on about filming the show. Keep stopping the show too.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Paul went from looking the coolest dude on stage to those embarrassing dance moves.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
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The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
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Those double leathers make me wanna kick 1985 to fuck. This horrible year even made Simmo look uncool.Marky Dread wrote: ↑31 Jul 2018, 4:54pmPaul went from looking the coolest dude on stage to those embarrassing dance moves.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Stay alive in '85.Heston wrote: ↑31 Jul 2018, 8:47pmThose double leathers make me wanna kick 1985 to fuck. This horrible year even made Simmo look uncool.Marky Dread wrote: ↑31 Jul 2018, 4:54pmPaul went from looking the coolest dude on stage to those embarrassing dance moves.
Forces have been looting
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Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
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he appears to be channelling Jim Kerr at the start. That's never a good thing.Low Down Low wrote: ↑31 Jul 2018, 12:03pmI thought he usually looked pretty cool on stage, especially when he carried the mic over his shoulder like a cut-off bazooka! But he does seem a little awkward there, like he doesnt know whether to dance or just strut around the stage. Like that version though, particularly the heavy bass.
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I've always liked that pic, nice and relaxed.
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Yes, I think that with the new (old) line-up the band was more relaxed and focused on music
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The song was right. "Six months" ain't no sentence. It's a sentence fragment.
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I'm guessing this is the version that Joe first heard while in the 101ers. I think it's the first recorded version of the song but who the hell knows. It is pretty great though.Silent Majority wrote: ↑11 Aug 2018, 2:42pmThe song was right. "Six months" ain't no sentence. It's a sentence fragment.
Here's the song that inspired Junco Partner.
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lolSilent Majority wrote: ↑11 Aug 2018, 2:42pmThe song was right. "Six months" ain't no sentence. It's a sentence fragment.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
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Don't think I've heard this version before. It's the bee's knees!Marky Dread wrote: ↑12 Aug 2018, 2:21amI'm guessing this is the version that Joe first heard while in the 101ers. I think it's the first recorded version of the song but who the hell knows. It is pretty great though.Silent Majority wrote: ↑11 Aug 2018, 2:42pmThe song was right. "Six months" ain't no sentence. It's a sentence fragment.
Who pfaffed the pfaff? Who got pfaffed tonight?