Superb mate 👍
A little known connection between the Pistols and Burgess Hill is that, back in 2002, they were rehearsing somewhere nearby for their Pistols At The Palace gig. John required emergency dental treatment which he obtained at a BH dental practice. Whilst he was in there, the rest of...
I never knew, until I read his last book, Anger Is An Energy, that he was supposed to be on the Lockerbie flight. His wife, Nora, took so long packing, they didn't get to the airport on time.
Don't agree with him on his Trump stuff but loved the Pistols, love PiL and, when the latter played...
One of my favourites of the decade from 1981 was Nah=Poo - The Art of Bluff by Wah. Pete Wylie was a genius and my favourite from The Crucial Three (Wylie/McCulloch/Cope). Somesay and Seven Minutes To Midnight being the stand out tracks from the album.
There's a lot of experimental rubbish/filler on there in amongst some absolute gems (Somebody Got Murdered, Police on my back, Charlie Don't Surf and - I know HWT likes this obscure one as do I - Lose This Skin with Tymon Dogg on vocals) but it should never have been a triple album. They were in...
In addition to the great albums already mentioned (Clash, Jam, Stranglers, Joy Division, etc) I'd add:
Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material
The Undertones - The Undertones
Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen, and Love Bites.l
Didn't realise he was a nonce. Met him at some exhibition at The Brighton Centre around the time he was in the charts with Hilda Baker and their version of You're The One That I Want. Asked him for his autograph (dunno why) but didn't have any paper with me so he signed the front of my trainer...