If it's me and yer granny on bongos, it's the Fall.
Mark E. Smith
Mark E. Smith
To me, this is when they stopped being the Human League. I loved them when Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh (who started the band - Oakey joined later) were there, before the bust up that led these two to form Heaven 17.
I quite like the incarnation you mention, but they, sort of, nicked the name!
They really were great fun and, apart from Feargal, never took themselves too seriously.
The O'Neill brothers could certainly write a tune or 6 and, given their upbringing in Derry, I can't recall any of their songs referring to The Troubles; they were mostly about teenage angst and boy meets girl stuff which resonated with this 16 year old in 1980.
I played Tearproof after posting last night and all the memories came flooding back. It still sounds as good as it did back then which is a testimony to their skilful song writing. I love them to bits!
Something has been bothering me.
My Perfect Cousin by The Undertones, Kevin’s mother bought him a synthesiser but which version of The Human League did she get in to advise her?
The original line up.
My Perfect Cousin was recorded in 1979 and released the following year. The original Human League split towards the end of 1980.
A letter in Viz once argued the case for Paul and Ringo to replace The Who's deceased rhythm section. To be renamed The Bho or The Whotles.
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Absolutely agree. Lennon and Harrison linked up with Moon and Entwistle might have been a tad interesting - but yes, neither amalgamations would have been a patch on The Beatles or The Who though.Thats about as far as the conversation needs to go.
yes yes, it depends which two noCan NSC settle a pub argument please
When is a band not a band?
Do Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend represent a Who gig?
But if Paul and Ringo played with a backing band would you call that The Beatles?
Do only 2 of the original Stones still carry the same gravitas?
Can Mike Love and a stage of session musicians really call themselves The Beach Boys and charge £80 at the Brighton Centre?
Or is life too short, and everyone deserves to make a living?
Kind of depends what the reduced members contribution to the original band was.Can NSC settle a pub argument please
When is a band not a band?
Do Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend represent a Who gig?
But if Paul and Ringo played with a backing band would you call that The Beatles?
Do only 2 of the original Stones still carry the same gravitas?
Can Mike Love and a stage of session musicians really call themselves The Beach Boys and charge £80 at the Brighton Centre?
Or is life too short, and everyone deserves to make a living?
AC/DC whilst not my rock ' cup of tea' one of the exceptions where a highly respected singer's replacement arguably took them on the even greater commercial successIf long established, when the Lead singer goes. Everyone else can be replaced really. But there’s only 1 freddie, 1 Ian Curtis etc
Triggers broomThe Drifters more a brand than a name.
Bon Scott was also a great lyricist so it wasn’t just a singer they lost.AC/DC whilst not my rock ' cup of tea' one of the exceptions where a highly respected singer's replacement arguably took them on the even greater commercial success