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Ta. Just played them on you tube. Not my bag. They appear to have a creature from a bad sci-fi film as a lead singer.

Not heard of party canon. Pop increasingly seems to be compromised of actual teenagers singing about being teenagers, hip hop has developed a social conscience so in some ways going full circle. I have no idea about new metal bands. I’m still stuck in the Motörhead/Sabbath dark ages. Edit: Forgot Jazz. Will add blues to this. Another poster on Basschat is in a blues band and described his audience as “grey hairs and no hairs” which is my experience of going to gigs of the genre. Real shame and needs new blood and energy. Thankfully metal seems to keep re-inventing itself and has so far escaped the demise.

White Wedding - Billy Idol

Close to you-cure

Pictures of you - the cure

Can’t any metal bands buck the trend and call themselves something like Sunday Lie In, Wholesome fun or Tea with Nanna instead?

God's Away On Business - Tom Waits

I’d never heard of him until I read Guy Pratt’s book- now I know his name he is everywhere and on everything!

Never saw dumpys but these guys always seemed to play the same circuit: Route 666 - The Hamsters

1952 Vincent Black Lightning - Richard Tompson

Let’s face it it was a tough job to be cooler than the front man:

Moped eyes - super furry animals

I don’t like cricket (I love it) /dreadlock holiday- 10cc

Get it while you can - Janis Joplin

Rocks - Primal Scream

The great gig in the sky - pink floyd

Pigs on the wing - pink floyd

Pretty in pink - psychedelic furs

Crying- Roy Orbison

Seven days of falling- EST

Dominion/Mother Russia - Sisters of Mercy

Stand and deliver- Adam and the ants

Or Frank Sidebottom!

Waterloo sunset- kinks

Whipping boy - Ben Harper