[Music] Graham Parker and the Rumour.

[Leekbrookgull]

Thank god for Punk,which IMHO gave many other bands a chance to break through the controlled strangled hold of music at the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hONx9bsVV74

 

[Mr Bridger]

Yep, confirmed as Fulham caretaker manager

 

[boik]

Yep, confirmed as Fulham caretaker manager

I thought that was only a rumour!

 

[Surf's Up]

Graham Parker .... punk......que?

 

[studio150]

GP is releasing a 40th anniversary album of Squeezing Out Sparks in April, as an acoustic version, and then touring later in the year (solo) including a date at the Ropetackle (23 November)

 

[studio150]

Graham Parker .... punk......que?

GP was ahead of punk

 

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[studio150]

And from 2015's Mystery Glue Album

 

[Norman Potting]

Not the best video but I love this cover version.

 

[Icy Gull]

I like their cover of Hold back the night by the Trammps originally

 

[colinz]

Probably my all time favorite band. GP's post Rumour stuff is equally as good. One of many great tracks below.

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

Excellent stuff - tickets secured for the Ropetackle. Must be about 40 years since I saw him in concert - looking forward to seeing how the wiry troubadour is shaping up these days. Cracking songwriter and one of the great voices of soul-rock.

 

[Hiney]

Saw them live WAY back. Can't remember if it was in Portsmouth or Brighton. Either way, they were excellent

 

[Saunders]

I think it was more the likes of John Peel that broke the strangle hold. DJs at Radio Caroline, Radio Luxembourg where they could play what they wanted and introduce bands like Graham Parker and other genres. The rise of independant labels played on these stations, many seem to have forgotten what "indy" even means. They are even trying and succeeding to rewrite history, the film backed by EMI made about Radio Caroline tried to make out it was the British government that was trying to stifle the music played. No it was labels like them lobbying the government so they could make sure only their labels were played.

 

[HantsSeagull]

saw him at hammersmith odeon (then) back in early 80s and was then lucky enough to see the last ever GP and the Rumour concert at the O2 Forum in Islington a few years back (2015?). Shortly after he and Brinsley Schwarz did an acoustic set at the Ropetackle (where I managed to meet him). One of the most underrated talents.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Gold suit on Bass
Did someone mention punk?

 

[Bob!]

Graham Parker .... punk......que?

Thank god for Punk,which IMHO gave many other bands a chance to break through the controlled strangled hold of music at the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hONx9bsVV74

re-read the OP

 

[Surf's Up]

re-read the OP

But Graham Parker broke either before or at the same time as punk and musically had absolutely nothing to do with punk. And punk certainly didn't facilitate the emergence of Graham Parker who is closer to Van Morrison than he is to the Sex Pistols!