Piranhas or Lambrettas

[Skintagain 1983]

For those of us that can remember, which Sussex band of the 70's and 80's deserves the plaudits?

Piranhas with chart-topper "Tom Hark" (now played and sung at most footie grounds ... to celebrate a goal ... and at ours to hail Charlie Oatway) first featured in my collection on Brighton's own Attrix Records on Vaultage 78 (I think)

Lambrettas (Lewes's finest) with "Poison Ivy" and "Da-a-a-ance"..

Fat Boy and Levellers eat yer heart out.

 

[tedebear]

Poison Ivy is class !!

 

[Marc]

Anti-Nowhere League are better

 

[Skintagain 1983]

Auntie-Nationwide League?

 

[The Cat in the Hat]

Piranhas without a doubt!

Green doesn't suit me
&
I don't want my body
are classics yet to be discovered by the mainstream!!

Time for a Piranhas comeback I feel.

Watch out World

 

[Skintagain 1983]

I just played the Lambrettas "Beat Boys in the Jet Age"... Aaaahhhh..... M'mmmmmm.......

Oh to be 16 again.

Agree with Cat in the Hat ... a revival is overdue .. for both!

 

[Dandyman]

Aah, embarassing teenage claims to fame...

Dick Adland (P's drummer) used to live in the next street to me in Lewes in the 70's and could be heard practising until the wee small hours.

I also used to know a couple of the Lambrettas and helped put up some posters, carry some of their gear in their early days.

Jez Bird of the Lambrettas also coined the classic ( and to us Lewes boys ego boosting ) statement that if you could get the 50 trendiest teens in Sussex on your side then pop stardom was yours to grab.

 

[Jambo Seagull]

Got to be the Lambrettas for me.

We are the Mods, we are the Mods, we are we are we are the Mods!

Great memories.

 

[Skintagain 1983]

But were you in the Lewes Rebel Army?

You'll never take me alive copper!

 

[Skintagain 1983]

Jambo when are you gonna meet up with the rest of the Albas?

 

[Brovion]

'Beat Boys in the Jet Age' is one of my all-time favourite albums, Da-a-a-ance is one of my all-time favourite singles and Jez Bird is one of my all-time favourite songwriters. I've seen him playing in local pubs, sadly he won't do his own stuff but just plays covers, he says it what the punters want.

However I loved the Piranhas too, but in a different way. I'm afraid I can't separate them.

 

[Jambo Seagull]

Jambo when are you gonna meet up with the rest of the Albas?

looking at Peterborough 1st November. The Boro game clashes with our UEFA cup game and the missus is working on the day of Hartlepool so looking after little jambo seagulls

 

[Skintagain 1983]

Brovian ... the fence is uncomfortable

 

[Dandyman]

But were you in the Lewes Rebel Army?

You'll never take me alive copper!

Is that you, Kipper ??!!!

 

[NMH]

Aren't Peter and The test Tube Babies worth a mention ?
How about The Molesters ?


Sorry, my respect for bands that only had hits with cover tunes is limited, so that leaves Sussex with very little to boast about in music .

 

[Brovion]

Sorry, my respect for bands that only had hits with cover tunes is limited, so that leaves Sussex with very little to boast about in music .

Totally agree. However Jez Bird did write 'Da-a-a-ance' which was a hit - although not as big a hit as their version of 'Poison Ivy'

 

[Charlies Shinpad]

How about "The Angelic Upstarts"

Did a great track called"England My England"

Brilliant track and a great band,just had a bit of a dodgy following!

 

[attila]

Used to go and see the Piranhas every Sunday at the Alhambra on the seafront.
Always a fantastic evening.
The unreleased album they did for Attrix Records (the local label) was far better then the re-recorded one with 'Tom Hark' on it on Sire...and many of their best songs ('Paris Fashion' for instance) never got recorded at all. A great fun band. Boring Bob Grover is a permanent fixture at the greys these days..don't know where the others are.
We shouldn't let any other club 'grab' 'Tom Hark' ..it's a Brighton song by a Brighton band!!

 

[smudge]

Sunday nights down the Bucaneer, Nicky & the Dots, the Lil-lets, the Molestors, then the headline act the Piranhas. Those were the days!

"We all went down to the Esplanade, where the lager tastes like lemonade...."

Boring Bob Grover, top man!

 

[smudge]

Went to school in Lewes with Dick Adland from the Piranhas. His band name was Dick Slexia, or sometimes Dick-tate.
Not a lot of people know that!

Can't believe these clubs nicking our song.

"Palace sing, I don't know why,
'cos after the match, they're gonna die!"