I have a good ear and moderately reasonable fingers. Can pick up a chune very quickly. But all my 'band' experiences were as the lead singer. Not a pretty sound, sadly.
The first time I came across major personal space tossers at a punk gig was when I saw The Lurkers ate The Nashville on North...
Thanks for the link. Not seen that before. There is another page on the punk Brighton site.
I was at that XTC gig at the New Regent, and had numerous interactions with the Molesters. John and Carole had a sideline in porn and were apparently known for flagrantly having it off in venue dressing...
If that is a southerly view, Denis Preston who produced Stranger on the Shore lived there in the penthouse. His daughter Tracy was in the Molesters. I stayed there a couple of times in the 70s.