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On my last 2 years at CH the punk explosion was happening in London

Let's have some memories of really good experiences of London concerts by the great and less great punk bands of the 1970's

I, like everyone did not see the Pistols (SHAME!) though I had the chance.

I wasn't even born...

Went to see 'The Stranglers' at Crawley just after their first album was released.

The hairs on the back of my neck still stand up when I hear the opening riff of 'No More Heroes'.

J.R. wrote:Went to see 'The Stranglers' at Crawley just after their first album was released.

The hairs on the back of my neck still stand up when I hear the opening riff of 'No More Heroes'.

I absolutely LOVE the Stranglers - 'Rattus Norvegicus' got played to death in my study.

I've still got the L.P. with a £3.65 price sticker on the cover.

huntertitus wrote:On my last 2 years at CH the punk explosion was happening in London

Let's have some memories of really good experiences of London concerts by the great and less great punk bands of the 1970's

I, like everyone did not see the Pistols (SHAME!) though I had the chance.

Don't be shy about your own illustrious musical career - 'The Vicar's Child', was it?

Didn't you do a gig at Reading University?

Richard Ruck wrote:

J.R. wrote:Went to see 'The Stranglers' at Crawley just after their first album was released.

The hairs on the back of my neck still stand up when I hear the opening riff of 'No More Heroes'.

I absolutely LOVE the Stranglers - 'Rattus Norvegicus' got played to death in my study.

I've still got the L.P. with a £3.65 price sticker on the cover.

As a lover of a good base-line, that's why I adore The Stranglers.

As Gene said on Rock-School,

"A base IS'NT an instrument - It's a WEAPON !" So very true.

Phil Chen, who used to play bass with Rod Stewart in his "Foolish Behaviour" tour, in my mind, is probably the greatest ! (Saw them at them at Brighton Cente).

Discussions on a plectrum, to............................

Bass players : Jean-Jacques Burnel, Bruce Foxton and, of course, Lemmy.

All truly great!

Having only been born in 1978 I missed out on punk. Here is a list of acts I've seen over the past 8 or 9 years (some are from Live8):

Iggy Pop
Radiohead
The Doors (without Jim, obviously)
Pink Floyd (with Roger Waters)
The Who (without Keith and John)
Coldplay
U2
The White Stripes
Stereophonics
Supergrass
Paul McCartney
Alabama 3
Goldfrapp
Queens of the Stone Age
Madonna
Rod Stewart
Isaac Hayes
The Verve
Rufus Wainwright
Travis
Depeche Mode
Spiritualized
Mercury Rev
Chas n Dave (sadly this is not a joke)

Pink Floyd and Radiohead were the best...

Richard Ruck wrote:Bass players : Jean-Jacques Burnel, Bruce Foxton and, of course, Lemmy.

All truly great!

Proud to announce that Mickey Dee is a mate of mine..and that I have actually sat in the driving seat of his Ferrari ( one of them).

Autographs to the highest bidder.............

Marty, i would have given my right arm to see Pink Floyd at Live8!

Great Plum wrote:Marty, i would have given my right arm to see Pink Floyd at Live8!

But then you wouldn't have been able to clap after 'Comfortably Numb'!

My best gig-going period was during my first two years at Edinburgh University ('79 - 81).

Lots of great bands touring then, and a really vibrant Scottish music scene at the time.

Off the top of my head, there was The Jam a few times, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Clash, The Ramones (supported by The Boys - brilliant!), The Stranglers, Simple Minds (before they had a lot of commercial success), U2 (their first tour I think, in a small club supported by Altered Images before they came over all 'poppy'), 999 (gig stopped due to stage invasion by skinheads), The Stray Cats (first two tours - brilliant live band), all the local bands (Orange Juice, Josef K, etc.), John Otway ,

That was a great time - really good stuff to see EVERY week.

Richard Ruck wrote:

J.R. wrote:Went to see 'The Stranglers' at Crawley just after their first album was released.

The hairs on the back of my neck still stand up when I hear the opening riff of 'No More Heroes'.

I absolutely LOVE the Stranglers - 'Rattus Norvegicus' got played to death in my study.

I saw The Stranglers at Brighton just after the 1st L.P. and remember Jean Jacques Burnel deliberately treading on my hand while he played those snappy bass lines - he had an evil grin on his face while doing so. I forgave him, of course as he had influenced me to buy my first electric bass guitar (£15) which I played along to the record and I could probably still do the bass lines to every song on the album. Coincidentally, at an art opening near Old Street a couple of weeks ago I met Hugh Cornwell.

Richard Ruck wrote:My best gig-going period was during my first two years at Edinburgh University ('79 - 81).

Lots of great bands touring then, and a really vibrant Scottish music scene at the time.

Off the top of my head, there was The Jam a few times, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Clash, The Ramones (supported by The Boys - brilliant!), The Stranglers, Simple Minds (before they had a lot of commercial success), U2 (their first tour I think, in a small club supported by Altered Images before they came over all 'poppy'), 999 (gig stopped due to stage invasion by skinheads), The Stray Cats (first two tours - brilliant live band), all the local bands (Orange Juice, Josef K, etc.), John Otway ,

That was a great time - really good stuff to see EVERY week.

I can't forget a triple bill I saw in London around that time which cost 50p.
First on were The Teardrop Explodes, next Echo & The Bunnymen and finally The Damned complete with dracula make-up and a set so loud my ears were still ringing several days later

The Damned - never got to see them

Forgot one notable Edinburgh gig - The Buzzcocks supported by Joy Division.

Aye, lad, them were t'days.....