Old Man Riva

1 hour ago, bassace said:

And the bassist was my old school friend Les Hurdle. When I knew him he was getting a great sound out of an EBO with added bridge pickup.

Ah, that explains a lot. I went for an audition yesterday for the reformed Wombles gig.

Trying to curry favour with the MD I mentioned I was an avid recycler and have been committed to keeping Britain tidy since I was a kid.

“Do you think that serves me in good stead, I’d really love this gig”, I said.

“That’s admirable”, he replied, “but you do know you’ve got one Les Hurdle to overcome”.

”That’s good news”, I reckoned. 

“What?!”, he said, scratching his head and looking bemused.

And so it went on… 

Love the track, love the album…

59 minutes ago, Nail Soup said:

I'm not a massive fan of The Who (especially the 'Rock' years 😕), but really enjoying this instrumental from the High Numbers (i.e. before they were called the Who). Came up on facebook.

 

Disclaimer: A couple of folk on youtube  are disputing who it is . But great track whoever IMO.

Not heard that before. Really like it.

I can see why some folk might think it’s not The Who - the guitar does sound a bit more Jimmy Page than Pete Townsend in parts - but the drums have to be Keith Moon, don’t they?! 

Edit to say, I’ve listened to it a couple of times now and there’s definitely a Townsend ‘Sparks/Underture’ feel to the guitar so no real reason to think it isn’t early Who?
 

As you say, whoever it is it’s good… 

If you stuck ‘Fender Custom Shop’ on it I’d be all over it!

Not sure about the fire extinguisher capo, mind… 

36 minutes ago, Ricky Rioli said:

 

You didn't happen to buy a dark redburst TRBX while you were in there, did you? No? Damn.

Wasn’t me, guv. Honest.

Was in Bass Direct today and had a little noodle on the OW (fretted) Jazz.

Hugely impressed. Looks great, sounds great, plays great. 

The finish and overall craftsmanship is right up there.

I’ve a CS Jazz that I love and, being honest, this is just as good, IMO.

If anyone is in the market for a really good Jazz then this is definitely worth checking out.

11 hours ago, tredders said:

I think I might grab one for the time that I’m out here for, and then donate it at the end of the trip to a local music group or something.  

Brilliant, that… 

Over 40yrs old and still sounds as good as ever…

Two-bass-tastic plus Adrian Belew!!

5 hours ago, pst62 said:

 

 

 

Love that cover. It wasn’t until a few years after it was released that I realised it was Mogg and Way wearing the ball bearings!

Re. New Order. I always think they produced some sublime pop moments, this being one of them…

I’m going to throw a different Cult track into the mix.

I was blown away when I first heard this. Loved the bass!

Thanks for posting. Really enjoyed it, brought back a lot of good memories. Had the pleasure/good fortune of seeing WR as a kid (at Birmingham Odeon) and it was like watching someone from a different planet.

Also hadn’t realised how close him and Peter Erskine were. 

Feeling a bit flat. I need a bit of a boost. I’ve started the day with this…

A blast from the past (which may have sneaked into the post punk thread?)

7 hours ago, rushbo said:

What a brilliant era for Bill...

The Red Noise album "Sound on Sound" blew my mind in '79 and it still does today.

He still makes great music now, but "Sound on Sound" is a desert island disc for me.

 

It certainly was! I was really disappointed when Be Bop Deluxe split but bought Revolt Into Style when it came out (on blue or red vinyl, I think?!) and loved it.

I saw the band at Birmingham Odeon (or Town Hall?) and, again, loved it.

Whilst it wasn’t BBD, it was a definite progression from Drastic Plastic, which I really dug, esp. the more electro moments on the album (e.g. Electrical Language).

For me Bill Nelson is such an overlooked artist and musician…

Going to add a touch of Bill Nelson…

First track has Bill channelling Devo and T Rex, and the second is by Fiat Lux and was produced by Mr Nelson.

Third track is back to Bill, and his New Wave electro-groove ways…

5 hours ago, Barking Spiders said:

Great track. I'm now tempted to put up some Transglobal Underground which was formed by two of the guys in Furniture but they're not post punk/alt-rock so I'll resist the temptation. 

Posted Temple Head on the ‘What Are You Listening to…’ thread the other day - still sounds great! 

Here’s a couple of early 80s tracks to go with the excellent selections so far…

… this, over and over.

Tim Lefebvre is a very talented gentleman …

5 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

Drunken Punch up at a wedding (or similar) by Radiohead is more or less a direct lift of it too…

Ta for that, not heard it before. There’s a few things I’ve heard off that album now I’ve liked…

2 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

Now listening to inner City Blues which is a beauty 

Great track. Since listening to it one night through headphones a while back I always think I can hear two lines in there? 

12 hours ago, drTStingray said:

This is from another thread but superb - All Right Now is a rip roaring version (last track) - there’s some hugely funky playing by Andy Fraser throughout with a fat bass sound (note the way he plucks the bass hard, right next to the bridge - as did Bernard Edwards, another of my favourites) - the whole band is absolutely cooking - as they were the three times I saw them live (supported by Mott the Hoople each time)! I can’t understand why I never wanted an EB3 in 1970 (probably because Larry Taylor and Alan Spenner played Precisions and Leo Lyons a Jazz - and of course no one knew who Jameson and Babbitt were apart from the Motown inner sanctum - similarly Messrs Cogbill and Jemmott with Atlantic etc)

 

Jeez Louise, what a voice …