Nail Soup

I love this song. However I suspect that there were a bunch of female singers from within the Bad Seeds circle who could have performed it as well, and that the Kylie thing was done purely because it was unexpected.

Oh no! For me it was more positive, I branched out from my metal cul-de-sac to discover hip hop and then the power in funk, soul, reggae, jazz etc. Agree both points. Yes, Limp Biscuit is a pity but for many the Rock/rap collaborations were a gateway into another form of music.

One that took me by surprise, and contrary to the OP example as badly received by both sets of fans, was Metallica And Lou Reed.

Put me in mind of Young Heart Attack:

Just visited the website of indie band "The Lovely Eggs" to check the rescheduled tour dates. They have dedicated a page of the website to rail against the fake encore. Here are two snaps from the site. So what do you reckon? All part of the fun , or an abomination we should get rid of?

Way back in the height of my fandom with The Stranglers, my brother told me that I shared my birthday with JJ Burnel. He was lying, but we didn't have Google then 😕.

No more onion jokes please - that shalllot.

If you really feel that @MoJo should be banned, report it to admin. Bit harsh though considering who started this thread!

OK, it's not a disliked phrase so much as a misused word, but we are already including those so here goes.......... Saying "rift" instead of "riff" - e.g. 'I liked the guitar rift in that song.' (On balance: Actually, I'm pleased when a non musician at least tries to use some musical terms even if they don't quite get it right. So maybe I shouldn't complain. But I am anyway 🙂 )

Great player. Unorthodox approach to string damping .

Au Pairs?

The Idles track is getting a lot of plays on 6music. Hopefully they’ll play some others now! RIP Andy Gill

I think they were a South African cover band of the Knack

Just got this on my FB feed... I seem to only vaguely remember the band from the time...... but sounds bloody great! The band pics pretty good too! God - "My Pal"

I reckon he just made sure he was good enough for what Spandau need and stopped there.

True.... but IMO Primal Scream at least rip off a different band (or at least plunder a different genre) on each album . A "record collection" band. As long as there's a genre that Bobby Gillespie likes and hasn't ripped yet, the band can continue!

The first three Spandau singles were pretty original sounding…. I never knew they had ‘help’ though. Not keen on anything afterwards. Not sure how if I rate Martin as a player though…… but that’s probably because I’m jealous that he was recruited and trained on bass on the basis of his good looks😃.

And you can continue to use it……. Well, until the ban comes in😉.

I remember “no time wasters” being a regular one too. Can’t imagine too many people identifying themselves with that😃!

Luxury item for me would definitely be a musical instrument of some kind. I'm going for an acoustic guitar.... amongst other things I fancy leaning Piedmont Blues and Ragtime picking styles. I would however need some instructional materials, I'd never figure it out myself!

I'm from Luton, and it wasn't always so. Pretty good scene once upon a time. Now though, I think you are right. Pity for such a large town ☹️. My band use to use London Road three or so years ago, and recorded a demo there. Now we rehearse somewhere more central for the whole band (Fenny Stratford). I've used Terry Chapman for a guitar repair. No complaints there either. Good luck with the relocation musically and otherwise!

Choosing the octobass and then finding out it won’t get you off the island. Must be a similar feeling to choosing to be a bass player and then finding out it won’t get you the girls/boys😃!

I must admit never thought about that before….. people who can’t stop biting them, yes! However I doubt there’s many here who can bite their toenails😃.

Are we talking cool bass players? Bolder may have been a decent enough player, but in that pic he looks very much like he’s wearing that outfit against his will!

I like a bit of busking too👍. I can accept if it’s a bit short on talent (within reason)….. but busking to a backing track is a no-no for me.