sassermaet Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 It probably comes as no surprise to those that know me that the first single I ever bought was Steve Harley and Sarah Brightman's rendition of 'Phantom of the Opera', so my opinion has been a little biased for the last couple of decades.oh gawd I can't figure out which I dread more P of O or Rocky Horror. You thespian types tortured me. Walking in to have you guys singing along full blast. That and that blooming Annie lennox song.Never was cut out to be an actor, just cannot stand show tunes. I love Rocky Horror So much fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabiaTerra Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 ^^ Just the single track, or the whole album of the name? Personally I'd go for the whole album, despite there being plenty who swore blind Wendy James couldn't sing for peanuts, they're one of the few 80's bands who IMHO have stood the test of time particularly well. The other that comes to mind right now being T'Pau.I saw them live at the Playhouse as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kephas4 Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Seth Lakeman - Freedom Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 ....T'Pau.I saw them live at the Playhouse as well. Now I am just downright jealous! Probably maybe a good thing I never managed to see them live, the bouncers would have had to physically throw me out, I'd never have left the building willingly as long as Carol Decker was in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Farkoff Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 ^^T'Pau? You fellers are scaring me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khitajrah Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 I'm listening to my eldest on the accordian and my youngest on the shaker accompanied by folk playing the tin whistle and guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 ^^T'Pau? You fellers are scaring me ! Okay, so maybe it was the lady that attracted me more than the musical talent! What can I say, because of that I'm biased, but I'll still fight to the death that the choons were damn good too. The more attention grabbing lyrics of 'Sex Talk' are forever embedded in my brain because of that voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Farkoff Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Fair dinkum,and it is indeed so much better than that other queen of the hairspray banshee look, Jennifer Rush, and her "power" ballad The Power of Love.When a youngster in the 80's such as myself, was waiting for new things from the hit parade to feed their newfound hunger for this amazing thing called music, 15 weeks can feel like a very long time for one woman to be at the top of the pop charts. With a shtie song. And backup.--- Berlin "take my breath away". That is as far back as I dare to ventureinto the 80's for fear of unearthing such festering memories as .... oh everything from that accursed era, even Bowie. Duetting with Tina on "Tonight"? Glass spider?Jesse H. Goshdarn Cripes! Segueing seamlessly into Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Falco, 99 bloody balloons and THEN Ace of bass, before really filling the nappy with Roxette. As I was too wrapped up with Darryl Hannah being half-fish to notice any physical charms which may have been ondisplay from the lead singer of T'Pau, the sound of her grating, desperate shriek was more than sufficient for me to lump her in with other 80's luminaries such as Banananananananrama. I shall, however, listen to the song "sex talk" ,with new ears, and hope I don't get a headache or something. After I Finish Joanna Newsom's new one, which may take some time Please someone, book that woman for the Festival! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabiaTerra Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 I saw T'Pau live and was a rabid fan.... at the time. However, thinking back on it, I doubt that I've played the album more than a couple of times in the last 20 years. So I decided to give it a spin.... Meh! China in your hand is still a great song, but the rest hasn't aged so well. Bog standard eighties soft rock. But considering the alternatives available at the time such as Level 42, Whitney Housten, The lighthouse family (IIRC) and *spit* Stock, Aitkin and Waterman, it wasn't bad. It was 1987 after all, possibly the worst year in history for popular music (IMHO) (BTW, the concert wasn't that great either, they only had the songs that were on the album and padded out the rest of the concert with covers.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabiaTerra Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 I just did a search on "1987" in My Music and got the following albums: Guns'N Roses - Appetite for Destruction, AwesomeT'Pau - Bridge of Spies, MehMarillion - Clutching at Straws, ExcellentJethro Tull - Crest of a Knave, MehJesus and Mary Chain - Darklands, ExcellentEnya - The Celts, MehRush - Hold your Fire, ExcellentThe Pogues - If I should fall from grace from God, MehU2 - The Joshua Tree, AwesomePink Floyd - A momentary Lapse of Reason, ExcellentThe Hooters - One way home, Remember them?Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation, MehRoger Waters - Radio Kaos, ExcellentClannad - Sirius, ExcellentFleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night, Meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanofNess Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 ,The lighthouse family (IIRC) They were a 90's band, about as middle of the road as you can get. Well the middle of a road through the most boring stretch of land possible where the sound of drizzle on the car is more preferable than listening to Ocean Drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Farkoff Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 I met a man once who was so destitute that he was forced to wear a lighthouse family t-shirt. Poor blighter. Shellac and Don Caballero and The Magic Band today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Soshy, quite catchy but dorothy is just bazaar, I can see her being one of these artists we're fed up of by the time the record company actually get round to releasing her own stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kephas4 Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 The Mission - Sum & Substance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khitajrah Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RImmw8JEwaA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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