Re: (TV) catching up with new music

[Keith Allison <keith@marquee.demon.co.uk>]

Also a single by Mick Farren (can't remember the name offhand) which
contains "Screwed Up" - with the immortal line 'Farrah Fawcett-Majors
come and rescue me!' 


In message <6F916C7B1D3BD21194FE00805FA7E47A086E8757@exchange1bg2>, Eric
Gregory <egregory@standard.com> writes
>>>Other recent things been listening to of late are Mick Farren's "Vampires
>>>  Stole My Lunch Money" (twisted, think Motörhead meets Ian Dury and
>Captain
>>>  . Chrissie Hynde sings on this Stiff-related rarity from 1978.
>>>  "Bela Lugosi" is a must-hear song.)
>
>agreed...this is one hell of an album & i've played it regularly since
>taping a friend's copy a coupla years ago...i especially love the
>drinking-themed songs ("half price drinks" & "i need a drink"), but "son of
>a millionaire " takes the prize....very NY feel & groove.
>i think this record best showcases farren's genuine (song)writing talent.
>if yr curious about mick farren's rock & roll, this is the one to get (tho
>the 1st deviants is pretty hilarious albeit dated).
>
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: SCOTT ALDRICH [mailto:scott.aldrich@worldnet.att.net]
>Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 8:52 PM
>To: tv@obbard.com
>Subject: (TV) catching up with new music
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>
>Happy Y2K to all,
>
>Hope everyone had a good one.Have slowly been absorbing music gotten over
>the holiday. Like Philip, I've been listening to Bibi Farber's "Firepop",
>really great Lloyd-driven guitar pop, indeed. Hats off to Philip for getting
>the Stooges 7 cd set, that's love for you. Been going through a big Velvets
>phase, finally got "Peel Back And See" and it's staggering. Mike, I look
>forward to comparing "Countess of Hong Kong"(cool song, cowritten by Cale
>but according to the credits recorded after he left,sadly) with the track
>off Beck's new LP. Two big disappointments for me, though, are: 1) the
>Velvet Underground & Nico disc is in stereeo, not in mono as the VU site
>would lead one to believe, although the inclusion of the single mix of "All
>Tomorrow's Parties" is brilliant, giving a small taste of how great the mono
>mix of the whole LP must be, and 2) the live version of What Goes On, while
>great (from the first performance with Doug Yule), I was hoping it would be
>with Cale on organ (Sterling Morrison in Clinton Heylin's book mentions how
>different the song felt with Cale on organ, guess there's no tape of such a
>version, anyone?) Also got Cale's "Paris 1919". I love it, reminds me of
>some of his Island label-mates from the same era, particularly Brian Eno's
>brilliant 70's pop records (Taking Tiger Mt. et al), as well as Richard
>Thompson's "Henry The Human Fly" and his records with Linda.
>Other recent things been listening to of late are Mick Farren's "Vampires
>Stole My Lunch Money" (twisted, think Motörhead meets Ian Dury and Captain
>Beefheart. Chrissie Hynde sings on this Stiff-related rarity from 1978.
>"Bela Lugosi" is a must-hear song.) and Wire's "Pink Flag". Where the hell
>was I when this album came out? It passed me by completely. This album/band
>is completely innovative in terms of song structure, guitar attack, lyrical
>phrasing and content, everything. As arresting an album, in some ways , as
>"Marquee Moon". Anyone else agree?
>Just so noone thinks I've forgotten, the album playing in my truck on my way
>to the new year's fete,2000, was "Marquee Moon" (a tape of my white label
>promo, no less) and it sounded as great and inspiring as the first time I
>listened to it.
>Scott
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Keith Allison
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