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Re: (TV) catching up with new music



Both Mick Farren and Chrissie Hynde wrote for the NME(when it was good) back
in the 70s which is probably how they came together on record.
----- Original Message -----
From: Keith Allison <keith@marquee.demon.co.uk>
To: <tv@obbard.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: (TV) catching up with new music


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
>
>
>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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