Any Spacehog love out there?

[Grassie]

Just recently rediscovering the joy of Spacehog's debut "Resident Alien" - great tunes throughout (although they wore their Bowie influences on all of their sleeves...). Royston Langdon's great basslines, "In The Meantime" in particular. How he managed to play that line and sing at the same time... wow.
Hugely underrated and should've been massive. Who's with me?

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDkhl-CgETg[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4_qLSrIAdc[/media]

[interpol52]

I'm with you. I loved The Chinese Album too.

[Highfox]

Yes, I like some of it as well.

[rushbo]

I saw them at Brum Uni (I think....) as part of a package tour. They were ace. It's prompted me to dig out that "Resident Alien" CD I haven't played for years. There were some fantastic bands in the 90's, that didn't get the attention they deserved - Belltower, Headswim, Nyack, Kinky Machine...the list goes on.

Edited September 14, 2016 by rushbo

[paul h]

Don't know a huge amount about them but love In The Meantime and iirc really liked the album it was on too

For a second I thought I had seen them play...but that was Electric Love Hog. I think.

[Grassie]

Headswim! Blimey, haven't seen that name for ages. Great band.

[Norm]

Yarp, great band. Only got the 1st album though. Didn't they re-locate from Leeds to that there America? Never heard owt from them again.
Going to listen to Resident Alien right now, ta for the remind!

[stuckinthepod]

...and he was married to Liv Tyler for a while! Lucky beggar. Great band.

[Cat Burrito]

I saw them blow Supergrass off stage at Cambridge back in the 90s. I wasn't expecting that to be the case but they were really on it.

[Musashimonkey]

Yep, I'm with you. Great band, with some really awesome tracks.

[Grassie]

Royston Langdon now works as Artist Relations for Spotify. 😶

[AustinArto]

I hate them.

I am also a bass player from Leeds and was living and gigging in NYC at the same time in the mid '90s. Todd Rundgren even hung out with us, *and* I'm taller than Langdon but I never bumped into Liv Tyler. :/

Hate that ****in band!

Edited September 15, 2016 by AustinArto

[kingforaday]

Yes! Great band and any thread that prompts me to listen to this: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zjW-Rut51o"]https://www.youtube....h?v=2zjW-Rut51o[/url] is alright by me

[Grassie]

[quote name='AustinArto' timestamp='1473976906' post='3134734']
I hate them.

I am also a bass player from Leeds and was living and gigging in NYC at the same time in the mid '90s. Todd Rundgren even hung out with us, *and* I'm taller than Langdon but I never bumped into Liv Tyler. :/

Hate that ****in band!
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Oh dear... 😂

[SICbass]

[quote name='AustinArto' timestamp='1473976906' post='3134734']
I hate them.

I am also a bass player from Leeds and was living and gigging in NYC at the same time in the mid '90s. Todd Rundgren even hung out with us, *and* I'm taller than Langdon but I never bumped into Liv Tyler. :/

Hate that ****in band!
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Life can be so unfair 😉

[bluesparky]

Yes! In the meantime is one of my all time favourite basslines, a joy to play.

[blue]

I'm a Spacehog fan.

Blue

[Funky Dunky]

Axl Rose loves 'em, Chinese Democracy was influenced in no small part by Spacehog, even the title.*

As for Headswim - another cracking band, I loved some of their stuff.











*Lies. All lies.

Edited September 19, 2016 by Funky Dunky

[stu_g]

i like spacehog too in the meantime was a particular fave due to that bassline very nice
Live on TFI Friday in the meantime

[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQCleqEKCbc"]https://www.youtube....h?v=FQCleqEKCbc[/url]

Edited September 20, 2016 by stu_g

[warwickhunt]

Used to cover 'In the meantime' when RA was first released... still think we were the only band in the North/NE to cover this back then and it always went down a storm!

[NJE]

There were a few bands/musicians and actual performances that really made me want to pursue bass. One of those performances and moments that still sticks out in my head was seeing Spacehog on TFI Friday playing 'in the meantime'. I saw Royston out front on bass playing such a great melodic groove and that was me sucked in to playing bass and singing in a rock band.

They had some great tunes across the albums but some of it was a bit lame. In the meantime still makes the hairs on my neck stand up as it was the soundtrack to some great years growing up.

Edited September 19, 2016 by NJE

[Funky Dunky]

This song is now stuck in my head and has been all flamin' day.

Thanks though, it's ace!