80s bands re-united and playing live in recent years.

Oasis1974

Dravokivich wrote: »

Oasis1974 wrote: »

Imagine having no money for proper clothes and buying t-shirts with ****ty bands that you don't know who they even are lol.

My sister has done it, by getting her son Metallica shirts becuase she liked the look of the skull design.

My point exactly poor chap.

PsychoPete

Oasis1974 wrote: »

Imagine having no money for proper clothes and buying t-shirts with ****ty bands that you don't know who they even are lol.

I assumed that's from random celebrities wearing Slayer,Metallica,AC/DC etc t-shirts

Lewis_Benson

Grandeeod wrote: »

WTF! They are still going too!

Yep,
Have seen em live twice in the last few years, both in Dublin.

Marhay70

The Kinks are back in harness again I hear, the Gallaghers had nothing on them when it came to fighting but what a great band, both in the early heavy rock days and in their later years.
Lots of the Sixties bands are still on the club scene in the U.K. though not necessarily the same line ups. The Searchers, the Hollies, the Fortunes, the Merseys etc etc. and the reason is simple, the music was real, the bands could play and sing, they weren't produced in a studio and could go out and produce it on stage. A lot of the Irish Showbands were top class acts too except the music chosen for them was a bit yeuch.

bodhrandude

Got my ticket too for Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets, that should be a pleasant blast from the past reliving old Floyd classics from 1967 - 72 in April.

Grandeeod

I'm gonna bring the thread down a bit folks - Bros. We need some serious grounding. A mate of mine worked on their documentary - After the screaming stopped, a few years ago. I was forced to watch it in my living room with him as he was all excited about his involvement. Apart from that, no probs, but Bros as an act? They wrote nothing and are on the comeback trail trying to re-arrange the original album to suit today's taste's.:D Manufactured rubbish trying to be something! IMO, probably one of the most put together, exploited and rode "bands" of the 80s. Poor lads.

Grandeeod

Ray Palmer wrote: »

That song is about Heather Graham his ex girlfriend. He has had some severe mental health issues but is producing new music

I read his autobiography years ago, that ended before he sorted himself out. Some life he had and glad to see him back and steady now. But he could have been massive!

NewbridgeIR

Grandeeod wrote: »

I'm gonna bring the thread down a bit folks - Bros. We need some serious grounding. A mate of mine worked on their documentary - After the screaming stopped, a few years ago. I was forced to watch it in my living room with him as he was all excited about his involvement. Apart from that, no probs, but Bros as an act? They wrote nothing and are on the comeback trail trying to re-arrange the original album to suit today's taste's.:D Manufactured rubbish trying to be something! IMO, probably one of the most put together, exploited and rode "bands" of the 80s. Poor lads.

Good pop band. Lots of #2 singles. Was out in an '80s club one night and the DJ played the album version of When Will I Be Famous - rookie mistake as it really drags when compared to the concise 7" mix. Saw them in the Point Depot in December 1988 - brought my cousin. Manic stuff. Saw great gigs from The Wedding Present and The House Of Love in McGonagles about two months either side of Bros. Both also back on the circuit again.

Strumms

I’ve seen the Stones live a few times. Indoor, amazing, outdoor, big stage etc...good mostly but not on the same level. Pushing 80 now, all bar Ron they’d be around 76, actually he’s 72, Charlie is 78... fûck.

Richard Hillman

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Toto. The best €49.95 you’ll ever spend.

I would definitely pay €49.95 to listen to them play Africa for 2 hours

Marhay70

Strumms wrote: »

I’ve seen the Stones live a few times. Indoor, amazing, outdoor, big stage etc...good mostly but not on the same level. Pushing 80 now, all bar Ron they’d be around 76, actually he’s 72, Charlie is 78... fûck.

I was a big music fan in the sixties, I went to see as many groups as my limited finances would allow. I was at that famous night in the Adelphi in 1963 when the Beatles came to town, on reflection, the greatest waste of money ever, you couldn't hear a fcuking thing.
The Stones were just coming on the scene at the time and if somebody had told me then that, not only would they outlast the Fab Four but they'd still be going in 2020, I'd have laughed at them. At the beginning they were very amateurish but thanks initially to Andrew Oldham and getting rid of Brian Jones, who was an unsettling influence, they really have become the band of the century.
All credit to them.

Strumms

Stones have been putting out records for almost 56 years by my calculations. That’s just nuts. Some dedication to their craft.

Zaph

Zaph wrote: »

If only Talking Heads would copy the rest and re-form then I'd be a very happy man. But seeing as three of them no longer really speak to David Byrne, unfortunately that's about as likely as me winning the Euromillions tonight.

I assume you saw David Byrne in the point last year as a consolation prize?

It will never happen but The Smiths would be class to see again. SFX gig mid 80s was great

Rothko

Strumms wrote: »

Stones have been putting out records for almost 56 years by my calculations. That’s just nuts. Some dedication to their craft.

Yeah, but they've only released two albums in the last twenty years.

YFlyer

Ray Palmer wrote: »

That song is about Heather Graham his ex girlfriend. He has had some severe mental health issues but is producing new music

If David Lynch knew he would have thrown him into a movie with Heather.

Zaph

Deleted User wrote: »

I assume you saw David Byrne in the point last year as a consolation prize?

That was the greatest gig I've ever been to. It was so good it was almost like a religious experience. It was an amazing concept brilliantly executed. It's opening on Broadway next week for a three month run, I'd love to have the funds to be able to go over and see it.

Zaph

Zaph wrote: »

That was the greatest gig I've ever been to. It was so good it was almost like a religious experience. It was an amazing concept brilliantly executed. It's opening on Broadway next week for a three month run, I'd love to have the funds to be able to go over and see it.

It’s not quite up there with Leonard Cohen in Dublin a number of years ago but not far off- I had purchased his latest album American Utopia in advance so I could appreciate even the newer stuff- but yeah, it’s great to be able to say that a concert in 2018 could still be one of your all time best gigs after 3 decades of concert going.

Zaph

Deleted User wrote: »

It’s not quite up there with Leonard Cohen in Dublin a number of years ago but not far off- I had purchased his latest album American Utopia in advance so I could appreciate even the newer stuff- but yeah, it’s great to be able to say that a concert in 2018 could still be one of your all time best gigs after 3 decades of concert going.

Yeah, a few people have told me that that Leonard Cohen gig was very special. I saw David Byrne in the Ambassador in 2002, and that was in my top 3 gigs, but last year's one just blew everything else out of the water.

Zaph

Zaph wrote: »

Yeah, a few people have told me that that Leonard Cohen gig was very special. I saw David Byrne in the Ambassador in 2002, and that was in my top 3 gigs, but last year's one just blew everything else out of the water.

OMG- where Stop Making Sense showed in the 80’s - that must have been so cool.

NewbridgeIR

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It will never happen but The Smiths would be class to see again. SFX gig mid 80s was great

Would love to have seen the 1984 tour but did catch them in The National Stadium, February 1986. My second ever gig. The June Brides supported. Some night.

Fanny Wank

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It will never happen but The Smiths would be class to see again. SFX gig mid 80s was great

Unlikely to happen

I'd sell my first and second born to see it

Strumms

Fanny **** wrote: »

Unlikely to happen

I'd sell my first and second born to see it

If it was going to happen in their 30’s or 40’s was the time for it to. Both now are mid 50’s and quite far removed as people and in life from the guys that called it a day in their 20’s, around 24/25... so I think it would maybe not be the greatest of decisions. It’s unlikely a creative spark could be reforged personally.

NewbridgeIR

Strumms wrote: »

If it was going to happen in their 30’s or 40’s was the time for it to. Both now are mid 50’s and quite far removed as people and in life from the guys that called it a day in their 20’s, around 24/25... so I think it would maybe not be the greatest of decisions. It’s unlikely a creative spark could be reforged personally.

Agree. Too much has happened; couldn't see it being harmonious or productive. Don't ruin the memories. Some buzz while it lasted - just four years really. I first heard them in November 1983, This Charming Man on Top Of The Pops. Remember reading about the break-up in the NME around the August bank holiday 1987. No internet so that's how I got the news. Massive shock.

Grandeeod

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

Agree. Too much has happened; couldn't see it being harmonious or productive. Don't ruin the memories. Some buzz while it lasted - just four years really. I first heard them in November 1983, This Charming Man on Top Of The Pops. Remember reading about the break-up in the NME around the August bank holiday 1987. No internet so that's how I got the news. Massive shock.

Panic. Hang the DJ! Epic. Heard they broke up on the BBC news. Hopefully they never try to reform. You're right, don't ruin the memories. Saw Morrissey in Dublin Castle supporting The Cranberries in 2000?

NewbridgeIR

Grandeeod wrote: »

Panic. Hang the DJ! Epic. Heard they broke up on the BBC news. Hopefully they never try to reform. You're right, don't ruin the memories. Saw Morrissey in Dublin Castle supporting The Cranberries in 2000?

I saw Morrissey in Dublin Castle but it was 2004. You Are The Quarry tour. Think Damien Dempsey supported. Heineken Green Energy featival June Bank Holiday. Absolutely scorching. Just back from a fortnight Crete that morning. He opened with First Of The Gang To Die and encored with There Is A Light That Never Goes Out. It is also the show where he made his infamous "Ronald Reagan died today; it should have been Bush" remark.

Grandeeod

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

I saw Morrissey in Dublin Castle but it was 2004. You Are The Quarry tour. Think Damien Dempsey supported. Heineken Green Energy featival June Bank Holiday. Absolutely scorching. Just back from a fortnight Crete that morning. He opened with First Of The Gang To Die and encored with There Is A Light That Never Goes Out. It is also the show where he made his infamous "Ronald Reagan died today; it should have been Bush" remark.

I think you're right. I'm remembering it all wrong. Van the man with the Cranberries. Morrissey a few years later. He played the point too later that year.

Zaph

Deleted User wrote: »

OMG- where Stop Making Sense showed in the 80’s - that must have been so cool.

It was.

I remember going to the gents and there were guys around my age talking about how they'd been to see the film there as well years previously. Never has a night out at the cinema been as much fun as going to see the Stop Making Sense late show at the Ambassador. It was like a big party. They occasionally have it on in the Lighthouse, that's good fun too and worth keeping an eye out for when it's on.

Strumms

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

I saw Morrissey in Dublin Castle but it was 2004. You Are The Quarry tour. Think Damien Dempsey supported. Heineken Green Energy featival June Bank Holiday. Absolutely scorching. Just back from a fortnight Crete that morning. He opened with First Of The Gang To Die and encored with There Is A Light That Never Goes Out. It is also the show where he made his infamous "Ronald Reagan died today; it should have been Bush" remark.

That was some show, a beautiful day, great sound, touring a fantastic and maybe his most underrated album, You Are The Quarry. The last ever show too with Alain White on guitar... been massively missed since. Never been a great fan of Tobias, talented for sure but something about his style and sound that doesn’t grab me.