what are you listening to at the moment?

Trainfish · December 17, 2024, 09:54:48 PM

Stop it you lot, I'm almost having multiple organisms with all this talk of Hawkwind. I've seen them many times, ranging from solstice at Stonehenge, Goldiggers Chippenham, Minehead, RAH and a few more which I have forgotten where I was at the time. I don't remember too much about Stonehenge for some reason either

Newportnobby · December 17, 2024, 10:01:31 PM

I think I went to see Stacia with her backing band

joe cassidy · December 18, 2024, 11:48:22 AM

I have 2 Christmas records - Phil Spector's Christmas Album and Motown Christmas (a compilation of 60s/70s Motown songs).

My wife is nagging to get some more "modern" Christmas music.

Can anyone recommend a "ready to listen to" Christmas playlist with music from the 1980s onwards ?

Thanks in advance.

port perran · December 18, 2024, 11:52:24 AM

Quote from: Trainfish on December 17, 2024, 09:54:48 PMStop it you lot, I'm almost having multiple organisms with all this talk of Hawkwind. I've seen them many times, ranging from solstice at Stonehenge, Goldiggers Chippenham, Minehead, RAH and a few more which I have forgotten where I was at the time. I don't remember too much about Stonehenge for some reason either

Goldiggers Chippenham - there's a blast from the past.

I saw Hawkwind a few times too.
Once was most disappointing, I think it was Bristol (no pun intended - well, actually it was) and.........Stacia failed to turn up.

port perran · December 18, 2024, 12:00:26 PM

Quote from: joe cassidy on December 18, 2024, 11:48:22 AMI have 2 Christmas records - Phil Spector's Christmas Album and Motown Christmas (a compilation of 60s/70s Motown songs).

My wife is nagging to get some more "modern" Christmas music.

Can anyone recommend a "ready to listen to" Christmas playlist with music from the 1980s onwards ?

Thanks in advance.

There is this one from Spotify with lots of stuff up to the present day.
You can delete anything you don't want or don't like :
https://tinyurl.com/tf86pt86

Moonglum · December 18, 2024, 03:54:10 PM

Did you know Martin @port perran that Stacia (Blake) was born on Exeter? She is now 71 and lives in Ireland as an artist. There are several stories on how she ended up as a dancer with Hawkwind. Apparently she last appeared on stage in 2019 with the late Nic Turner having last appeared with Hawkwind in 1975. Irrespective of her dress sense onstage at 6'2" she was rather difficult to miss. I hope @Trainfish doesn't read this.

Cheers,

Tim

Trainfish · December 19, 2024, 01:18:45 AM

Quote from: Moonglum on December 18, 2024, 03:54:10 PMI hope @Trainfish doesn't read this.

Cheers,

Tim

I never actually saw Stacia in the flesh

as I'm so much younger than most others in this thread. I did however think I had seen her 1 time at Goldiggers in Chippenham (saw loads of bands there @port perran as it was used as a tour warm-up by many as you probably know) in 1982 but soon realised there were either 2 Stacias or what I was smoking was illegal. It turned out there was no Stacia but they did have 2 rather tall and good looking ladies doing their best to impersonate her so it was of course the latter. I haven't been the same since.

Coyote · December 20, 2024, 04:46:22 PM

Very Obscure

Newportnobby · December 28, 2024, 08:45:33 PM

Something that became a biker's anthem in the 70s

Newportnobby · January 01, 2025, 01:20:25 PM

A morning of 'Yes' which, of course, included what is probably the most played track of my music collection be it vinyl, cassette, CD, iPod or just YouTube

Moonglum · January 01, 2025, 02:29:15 PM

Yes didn't quite get into my Premier League of bands Mick @Newportnobby . But, there is no denying how good they were (at times). "Starship Trooper" is a fine example but for me their best work was on the "Fragile" album in particular "Roundabout" and "Heart of the Sunrise".

Here is Yes with a live version of "Heart of the Sunrise" recorded at Montreux in 2003, classic line-up showing off their chops...

Great sound and performance but watch (click) on youtube.

Cheers,

Tim

Snowwolflair · January 01, 2025, 02:31:06 PM

Dead link

Portpatrick · January 01, 2025, 02:44:54 PM

Nothing at present. This morning, as usual on 1 Jan, we watched the Annual concert from Vienna.

port perran · January 01, 2025, 04:32:39 PM

Quote from: Moonglum on January 01, 2025, 02:29:15 PMYes didn't quite get into my Premier League of bands Mick @Newportnobby . But, there is no denying how good they were (at times). "Starship Trooper" is a fine example but for me their best work was on the "Fragile" album in particular "Roundabout" and "Heart of the Sunrise".

Here is Yes with a live version of "Heart of the Sunrise" recorded at Montreux in 2003, classic line-up showing off their chops...

Great sound and performance but watch (click) on youtube.

Cheers,

Tim

Thank you Tim.
Back in the 70s Yes were probably my favourite band whom I saw live around eight times with Yours is no Disgrace being my number one choice as a live track.

I do find them a bit dated now but still listen from time to time.

To me their best work was around the Yes Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge period although Time and a Word, and in particular the title track, is worthy of mention.

Moonglum · January 01, 2025, 05:01:26 PM

Martin, I would agree with those albums around "Fragile", "Relayer" and "90125" were good as well but I drifted away from them during the mid 70s. I agree that they do sound somewhat dated now. Eight times - respect!

The video link does work if you click on Watch on YouTube @Snowwolflair .

Cheers,

Tim