pearl
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The Mekons are not underated at Pevenseagull towers, they are fully appreciated
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9q_yT4Rykq4
They are at Lewes Con Club 12th April
The Chameleons
P&TTTBs
The Gun Club
Suede
The Mekons are not underated at Pevenseagull towers, they are fully appreciated
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9q_yT4Rykq4
Got another - Budgie, which probably may be a bit heavy, great three piece from Wales saw them at the Brighton Top Rank. Another from that time Nazareth who I also saw there. Be-Bop Deluxe a few years later at the Brighton Centre, Axe Victim a great album, especially the track No trains to Heaven.
It's difficult to say who is the most under-rated ever. I don't think I could even define under-rated but if pushed I'd start off with:
The Wave Pictures
Asobi Seksu
JJ (A Swedish dream-pop band that I still adore)
Everything But The Girl (they had success and still enjoy it as solo artists/DJ/record label owner but I still think they should have got more recognition)
The Godfathers
...a couple of Brighton bands:
Frazier Chorus
Fujiya and Miyagi
A German band: 'Hundreds'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZqCI7FlyvA
but I'll say the pick of the bunch is Canadian singer Frazey Ford. If you're a fan of Beth Orton then you NEED to get into Frazey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXRrySTujn8
Seriously - how good is that song? On a scale of 10-11 - it's a 12, right?
Asobi Sexsu made me want to **********.
I think this might need further commenting. I loved Asobi Seksu, I thought you did too.
I'm probably going to get absolutely flamed for this but there were a couple of boy bands that never got the credit that they deserved for musical ability. The first is A-ha. They made some seriously good tunes. They even did well with making a half-decent Bond theme tune.
..and the second is Bros but only for the first album 'Push'. I genuinely think it's one of the best pop albums from the 80s.
One of the best things anyone has ever done
Yes. Yes it is.
A singer from the 80s who should have been much better known - Pete Wylie.
Wha?
I'm probably going to get absolutely flamed for this but there were a couple of boy bands that never got the credit that they deserved for musical ability. The first is A-ha. They made some seriously good tunes. They even did well with making a half-decent Bond theme tune.
..and the second is Bros but only for the first album 'Push'. I genuinely think it's one of the best pop albums from the 80s.
That's the fella. His backing vocals on The Farm's 'All Together Now' are sublime.
A bit of Bros trivia for you. Their haircuts from that time were modelled on Kirk Douglas' haircut in the film Spartacus.