[Music] Mark E Smith

[pearl]

The only time I saw them was at Hammersmith Palais in around 1980. They were supporting The Birthday Party. All was pretty laid back. Then they did Hip Priest. OMG. I've seen a lot of live music but I will NEVER forget that. Jaw dropping moment.

I found an old NME interview with Mark E Smith, Nick cave and Shane MacGowan last night, you probably know it. Found it on 'The Quietus.com'

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Heartwarming tale in this week's Popbitch:

"There was this other group warming up, and they were terrible. I said 'Shut them c*nts up!' And they were still warming up. So I threw a bottle at them." – Mark E Smith on Mumford & Sons

 

[pearl]

Heartwarming tale in this week's Popbitch:

"There was this other group warming up, and they were terrible. I said 'Shut them c*nts up!' And they were still warming up. So I threw a bottle at them." – Mark E Smith on Mumford & Sons

yeah I read that somewhere. Also read that MES went on stage at glastonbury with wet trousers, reportedly urine, actually Champagne he threw at Fat White Family

 

[Insel affe]

Heartwarming tale in this week's Popbitch:

"There was this other group warming up, and they were terrible. I said 'Shut them c*nts up!' And they were still warming up. So I threw a bottle at them." – Mark E Smith on Mumford & Sons

He was not wrong though was he...

 

[Franks Wild Years]

yeah I read that somewhere. Also read that MES went on stage at glastonbury with wet trousers, reportedly urine, actually Champagne he threw at Fat White Family

I was there, it wasn't champagne.

 

[pearl]

https://youtu.be/vEl_PDZajsU

 

[Buzzer]

F-Folding Money was taken from the Marshall Suite album. Along with Extricate, my favourite Fall album.

I seem to recall that British Sea Power back when they were known as "The Decline of..." supported The Fall at Concorde 2 once. Now that was a fabulous gig. Can I just add that I never quite got the support act that used to accompany The Fall in the latter years. The Video DJ chap who made ultra-slow mixes of Elvis songs. 5 minutes of that and it was retire to the bar until Mark and the band came on.

And one other thing - MES may have looked like a bulldog chewing a wasp but he pulled the ladies. First Brix and then that very lovely keyboardist who used to run the fan club (I may have misheard that bit).

 

[Buzzer]

This is one of my favourite pieces from the Renegade biography. I really did adore M E Smith.

 

[Buzzer]

And this snippet of an interview that he did a few years back encapsulates the man perfectly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgaRehO-oiY

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I found an old NME interview with Mark E Smith, Nick cave and Shane MacGowan last night, you probably know it. Found it on 'The Quietus.com'

Cheers - will check it aaaht

 

[pearl]

F-Folding Money was taken from the Marshall Suite album. Along with Extricate, my favourite Fall album.

I seem to recall that British Sea Power back when they were known as "The Decline of..." supported The Fall at Concorde 2 once. Now that was a fabulous gig. Can I just add that I never quite got the support act that used to accompany The Fall in the latter years. The Video DJ chap who made ultra-slow mixes of Elvis songs. 5 minutes of that and it was retire to the bar until Mark and the band came on.

And one other thing - MES may have looked like a bulldog chewing a wasp but he pulled the ladies. First Brix and then that very lovely keyboardist who used to run the fan club (I may have misheard that bit).

Wasn't Brix his 2nd wife?

 

[redoubtable seagull]

Wasn't Brix his 2nd wife?

He was married three times. Brix was his first marriage, then to Safron Pryor who ran the fan club and his last was to Elena who played keyboards and ended in 2016.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Here's MES take on Brighton, from the very excellent, hilariously vicious 'Renegade':



"I'd rather have Riley back in the band than live there"

 

[n1 gull]

Here's MES take on Brighton, from the very excellent, hilariously vicious 'Renegade':

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"I'd rather have Riley back in the band than live there"

Quite excellent.

Blackpool, only MES could possibly prefer Blackpool. Exactly what I would expect from him, good work!

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

He was married three times. Brix was his first marriage, then to Safron Pryor who ran the fan club and his last was to Elena who played keyboards and ended in 2016.

I got the impression that he was at his happiest with a woman behind him. I rarely remember a late gig or no show when Elena was around and similar with Brix. Left to his own devices however and it was a very different scenario.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I was reminded of this today.

https://the-jeffrey-lightning-lewis-store.myshopify.com/products/the-fall-100-songs-poster

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

 

[pearl]

He was married three times. Brix was his first marriage, then to Safron Pryor who ran the fan club and his last was to Elena who played keyboards and ended in 2016.

Oh right. I knew there were three, just had the wrong order

 

[Pevenseagull]

RESCINDED

At work last night (a pub) one of the regulars came in and told me to put a song on ....(yellow card) ..... bought me a drink ...... (yellow card rescinded*, request indulged)...
2 minutes they said....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3BUCHMPd3hY


Now I like 'Pavement' a lot. BUT.....
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*"rescinded" is possibly the most M.E.S. word I can think of.

"Rescinded"

But sometimes people can be utter cock.