[Music] Partial Bands

[Herr Tubthumper]

If it's me and yer granny on bongos, it's the Fall.

Mark E. Smith

 

[BN9 BHA]

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?

 

[Crispy Ambulance]

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.

 

[BN9 BHA]

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.

Many thanks.
I wasn’t sure as I didn’t know it was recorded in 79, only released in 1980.

 

[GT49er]

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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Thats about as far as the conversation needs to go.

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.

 

[Seagull58]

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?

yes yes, it depends which two no

 

[METALMICKY]

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?

Kind of depends what the reduced members contribution to the original band was.

Last Friday I saw Level 42 in Hastings who had Mark King and Mike Lindup. Obviously, King's bass was a huge part of their sound and similarly vocal wise the combination of King's baritone and Lindup's falsetto whilst on keyboards was a major feature. Accordingly, quite entitled to call themselves Level 42.


By a complete contrast I'm off to see Saxon next Sunday and my god how much did squabbling in the courts about band name ownership potentially hamper their career?

 

[METALMICKY]

If long established, when the Lead singer goes. Everyone else can be replaced really. But there’s only 1 freddie, 1 Ian Curtis etc

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

 

[Questions]

Fact : There have been 164 Four Tops and 213 Temptations.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

ABBA were never the same after Bjorn and Benny quit the band and were replaced by Sven and Dirk. The hits really dried up for ASDA

 

[BBassic]

Sepultura hasn't had any of its founding members since 2006. Which for me means anything after 2006 isn't Sepultura.

 

[Fozzyboy]

I think what I find funny is when they announce a band with the lead singer & the band........ UB40 featuring Ali Campbell. Whats that all about? Doesn't that count as UB40?

Oasis may get back together but it will only be Noel & Liam which doesn't count as back in the mid 90's all of them played a part.

 

[Fozzyboy]

The Drifters more a brand than a name.

Triggers broom

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

King Crimson, after 53 years is just Robert Fripp and whatever musicians he chooses, always has been after Court of the Crimson King

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

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

Bon Scott was also a great lyricist so it wasn’t just a singer they lost.