I was aware of Eden's band Violet Vendetta years ago. I thought Eden was such a lovely name I completely overlooked his surname :)
Some time later I was reading about The Cure and the feature mentioned Simon's first child was called Eden.
I googled Eden Gallop and up came Violet Vendetta
Nosy...
I didn't really 'get' The Smiths until after Glastonbury '84. Friends told me they were brilliant, but the crowd threw beer cans at them!?
I left college in '84 and found a job .... heaven knows I'm miserable now sprang to mind :)
I'd like to say I saw New Order at Womad on Mersea Island in...
I have a very varied taste in music, but I am obsessed with Joy Division. I played The Complete BBC Recordings the other evening and felt transfixed by their incredible sound. I first saw them on TV (Dec 1979-ish) and watched Ian Curtis sing She's Lost Control, jittering about like he was...