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Joey Deacon's Disco Suit

It's a THUG life
Apr 19, 2010
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Best thing ever said about Robert Palmer was that he looked and dressed like a non league football manager. One decent hit and a shedload of shit ones.
 










Best thing ever said about Robert Palmer was that he looked and dressed like a non league football manager. One decent hit and a shedload of shit ones.

Maybe he had some "shit hits" in the UK?
His musical history as a solo artist features some non-hits that are superb.
"From a Whisper To a Scream",
A cool version of "Pressure Drop"
"Johnny and Mary", "Looking For Clues"
and the more obvious "Every Kinda People" which in my opinion rates as one of the best soul tracks of all time.

All subjective though, to musical taste.
 




1959

Member
Sep 20, 2005
345
What? The guy was absolute class. His first album, "Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley", is one of THE greatest overlooked gems of all time. A classic from start to finish.
 


Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
Robert Palmer was excellent right back to his time in Vinegar Joe with Elkie Brooks. I was shocked when he just dropped dead without warning in Paris.
 


bhaexpress

New member
Jul 7, 2003
27,627
Kent
What? The guy was absolute class. His first album, "Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley", is one of THE greatest overlooked gems of all time. A classic from start to finish.

Have to go along with that, mind you it had Lowell George stamped all over it which helped.
 






I saw him play with Vinegar Joe at the Ali Pali. There was a festival in August 1973, the days I went were headed by TYA, and Wishbone Ash on another night.
There were some quality lower-division bands there too, notably Glenn Cornick's Wild Turkey (awesome twin lead duelling guitarists), and Silverhead. I can't say I remember much about the songs but I payed attention to VG because Elkie Brooks was getting raunchy and belting it out on the mic - hard not to notice them due to that.
 






marcos3263

Well-known member
Oct 29, 2009
935
Fishersgate and Proud
Listening to Queen's "Night at the opera last night" my other half reminded me of a little known fact that I have known for years which is the first song on side 2 - the Prophet Song is a million times better that Bohemian rhapsody, better vocals, better harmonies better guitar, better 'opera'.

and that's not my opinion - thats fact
 


bhaexpress

New member
Jul 7, 2003
27,627
Kent
Sneakin' Sally thru the Alley was released in 1974, there was a lot of input from legendary backing band The Meters on it too. 1974 was the year that Little Feat released "Feat's don't fail me now" a lot of slide guitar. The Who who starred on that bill at The Valley wanted Little Feat as although they were relatively unknown they we highly regraded by fellow musicians, the Who and The Stones were amongst their fans. An unusual sound that I have never heard since. Mind you they were quite different on the first two Albums both being Country Blues whereas what followed was a lot more funk orientated. Little Feat got their name from Frank Zappa (George had been a side man in the Mothers as had Feat drummer Richie Hayward). Zappa pointed at George's feet and said 'little feet' and laughed, the name game from there. Feat's album covers were always unusual as they were done by Van Dyck Parks.

There's two minutes of your life you'll never get back.
 


bhaexpress

New member
Jul 7, 2003
27,627
Kent
Steely Dan were named after a large dildo that was mentioned in William Burroughs novel, 'The Naked Lunch'. 10cc got their name as that is (allegedly) the amount of semen ejaculated from the average male orgasm.
 




Alan Gilliver

New member
Oct 18, 2006
78
While playing in front of a large lake at the Crystal Palace Bowl in London in 1970, Pink Floyd played so loud, a number of fish were killed.

It was 1971 and it wasn't the noise it was the dry ice
 




Alan Gilliver

New member
Oct 18, 2006
78
I used to play football in Wish Park with the lead singer of Darts, the lead singer guitarist of Pickettywch and Pete Brackley

Steve Stills and Charles Manson both unsuccessfully auditioned for the Momkees
 


Poyetry In Motion

Pooetry Motions
Feb 26, 2009
3,556
6.61 miles from the Amex
I used to play football in Wish Park with the lead singer of Darts, the lead singer guitarist of Pickettywch and Pete Brackley

Steve Stills and Charles Manson both unsuccessfully auditioned for the Momkees
Charles " Helter Skelter " Manson? Blimey :eek:
 




BensGrandad

New member
Jul 13, 2003
72,015
Haywards Heath
Looking at the top 10 rich musicians in a paper earlier in the week I was suprised to see that Cliff Richard was not in it or is he like TB doesnt tell people how much he is worth.
 




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