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Re: the greatness of rods (not)
- Subject: Re: the greatness of rods (not)
- From: gareth james <gtbcomps@ya...co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:24:40 +0100 (BST)
Neville, Neville, Neville!!!
How can you say such nasty things about lovely little Rodney?
One to two tracks an album is great, breaks up Gerald a bit, and makes him
more impressive when he's back. This juxtaposition of different voices is
crucial to BA albums
Totally agree with you on Pete deFreitas, the drumming on the Bunnymen's
first 3 albums is incredible and wholly original, but the thing about john
is you don't have to check the credits of which songs he plays drums on,
you know cos they're so good.
Constants then: - Gerald, John (cos none of the other drummers
haveanywhere near as good) and Wojtek - cos love it as much as I did to
see Gerald enjoy himself wigging out on the latest tours, our mascot was
well missed.
Gtb
Neville Street <nevstreet@ho...com> wrote: Sorry folks - now strike
me down with fork lightning oh lord of music - but I beg to differ about
Rodney. Honestly? I know he's a decent fella 'n all but this isn't about
that. I think his songs added a naff dimension to the BAs. There... said
it... done... I'll be the Billy Nomates and the Xmas gig from now on!
Apart from Saturation Point and the BAs, who nose dived slightly after
he left in the early 90s (or whenever it was - glad he's back though), I
believe John was also playing in a band called Witness. John Langley is
up there with people like Pete De Freitas from the Bunnymen as all time
fab drummers. Talk about constants - should be John/Angelo and Gerard.
Neville
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Helm
To: blueplanes@st...net
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 2:42 PM
Subject: [Blueplanes] the greatness of rods
all--
i want to echo what was said about rodney allen. he's a teriffic
songwriter
(his contributions to swagger and beatsongs being my faves), a great
singer,
and a lovely guy (did anyone know that rod's sister bev married alex
lee?).
to my mind, the line-up can change but 2 constants must remain in order
for
it to be the blue aeroplanes: gerard and rodney.
as to the live show--i've seen them too many times to count (but
haven't
seen them since about 1998. there were some great guys in the band
post
beatsongs, but that line-up was perhaps the best live band i've ever
seen.
subsequent versions of the planes weren't able to match that, quite (to
my
mind) and i lost a bit of interest, pining for the 'good old days."
does anyone know what john langely is up to???
-mark h
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> 1. Re: Bagpipe Music (Abi Marchant)
> 2. RE: Bagpipe Music (Neil Stanley)
> 3. Re: Bagpipe Music (Philip Rush)
> 4. Re: Bagpipe Music (Drdaeve@ao...com)
> 5. RE: Bagpipe Music (Abi Marchant)
> 6. Re: Bagpipe Music (gordon)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:23:43 +0100 (BST)
>From: Abi Marchant <abi_blue_planes@ya...co.uk>
>Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Bagpipe Music
>To: The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List <blueplanes@st...net>
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>Thinking the Bristol Christmas gig might be a good start if that all
>comes
>about (here's hoping!). But yes, definitely willing to travel unless
>they're willing to play Skipton in my field. Free cucumber sandwiches
>and
>tea for all, followed by eccles cakes (hot or cold). And beer.
> Yeah, they should certainly set a date for Skipton, s'meant to be.
> Abi
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>Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:39:30 +0000
>From: "Neil Stanley" <stevetreacle@ho...com>
>Subject: RE: [Blueplanes] Bagpipe Music
>To: "Abi Marchant" <blueplanes@st...net>
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>Abi,
>
>Everyone is telling the truth; the Aeros are utterly brilliant live
>(apart
>from a horrible gig at the Garage in 98 or 99 - was anyone else
>there?).
>The Aeros' albums are "slow-burners" and will continue to grow on you
>over
>time, but seeing them live is breathtaking!
>
>All the other posters seem to have overlooked the contribution of
>Rodney
>Allen, so I thought I'd put in a word for the poor love! His backing
>vocals (for example on Your Ages - my favourite love song!) really
>complement Gerard's spoken word, and a highlight of any Aeros album is
>the
>Rodney Allen song (or songs). You are guaranteed three minutes of
>pathetic, angst-ridden, jingly-jangly indie-pop. From Beatsongs,
>"Fun" has
>to be one of the band's best songs (the acoustic version on the
>12-inch
>single of "Up In A Down World, released God-knows-when is gorgeous!),
>and
>why "Different Now" failed to make it onto Swagger remains a great
>mystery!
>
>I saw Rodney solo (at my Freshers ball in 1989!) and had to endure a
>whole
>set of it, which was taking things a bit far (as was the solo album
>Happysad - how much Billy Bragg had he been listening to?!?), but it
>was
>interesting that, although Rodders (who, incidentally, still looks 12
>years
>old!) was unable to appear on the last tour, the band still played one
>of
>his songs!
>
>
>Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:23:43 +0100From:
>abi_blue_planes@ya...co.ukSubject: Re: [Blueplanes] Bagpipe MusicTo:
>blueplanes@st...net
>Thinking the Bristol Christmas gig might be a good start if that all
>comes
>about (here's hoping!). But yes, definitely willing to travel unless
>they're willing to play Skipton in my field. Free cucumber sandwiches
>and
>tea for all, followed by eccles cakes (hot or cold). And beer.
>Yeah, they should certainly set a date for Skipton, s'meant to be.
>Abi
>
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>Message: 3
>Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:52:22 +0100
>From: Philip Rush <philip_rush@ye...fsnet.co.uk>
>Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Bagpipe Music
>To: The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List <blueplanes@st...net>
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>The truth is that Bagpipe Music is a poem by Louis MacNeice. (Isn't
>it?)
>
>Basically Gerald is what W H Auden would have been if he could have
>been a rock star and if Christopher Isherwood had played the
>electric
>guitar.
>
>
>
>
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>Message: 4
>Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:59:24 EDT
>From: Drdaeve@ao...com
>Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Bagpipe Music
>To: blueplanes@st...net
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>Bagpipe Music is also the title of the Art Objects (previous
>incarnation of
>the BAs) great album from 1980, I think....has the awesome 'Showing
>Off to
>Impress the Girls' and is as good as anything GL & Co have done
>since...
>
>DrDx
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>Message: 5
>Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:33:33 +0100 (BST)
>From: Abi Marchant <abi_blue_planes@ya...co.uk>
>Subject: RE: [Blueplanes] Bagpipe Music
>To: The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List <blueplanes@st...net>
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>Must agree about Your Ages, absolutely love it. Freshers Ball 1989?
>I
>wish I had been born before I was, to have made the most of them for a
>longer time. The Louis MacNeice info has now allowed me to sing along
>with
>the actual words rather than just make loud noises that sound a
>slightly
>similar (was great singing it in the kitchen without the music where
>it
>sounded very strange). Groovy, rock on.
> Abi
>
>Neil Stanley <stevetreacle@ho...com> wrote:
> P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body { FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
>
>FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } Abi,
>
>Everyone is telling the truth; the Aeros are utterly brilliant live
>(apart
>from a horrible gig at the Garage in 98 or 99 - was anyone else
>there?).
>The Aeros' albums are "slow-burners" and will continue to grow on you
>over
>time, but seeing them live is breathtaking!
>
>All the other posters seem to have overlooked the contribution of
>Rodney
>Allen, so I thought I'd put in a word for the poor love! His backing
>vocals (for example on Your Ages - my favourite love song!) really
>complement Gerard's spoken word, and a highlight of any Aeros album is
>the
>Rodney Allen song (or songs). You are guaranteed three minutes of
>pathetic, angst-ridden, jingly-jangly indie-pop. From Beatsongs,
>"Fun" has
>to be one of the band's best songs (the acoustic version on the
>12-inch
>single of "Up In A Down World, released God-knows-when is gorgeous!),
>and
>why "Different Now" failed to make it onto Swagger remains a great
>mystery!
>
>I saw Rodney solo (at my Freshers ball in 1989!) and had to endure a
>whole
>set of it, which was taking things a bit far (as was the solo album
>Happysad - how much Billy Bragg had he been listening to?!?), but it
>was
>interesting that, although Rodders (who, incidentally, still looks 12
>years
>old!) was unable to appear on the last tour, the band still played one
>of
>his songs!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>---------------------------------
> Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:23:43 +0100
>From: abi_blue_planes@ya...co.uk
>Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Bagpipe Music
>To: blueplanes@st...net
>
> Thinking the Bristol Christmas gig might be a good start if that
> all
>comes about (here's hoping!). But yes, definitely willing to travel
>unless
>they're willing to play Skipton in my field. Free cucumber sandwiches
>and
>tea for all, followed by eccles cakes (hot or cold). And beer.
> Yeah, they should certainly set a date for Skipton, s'meant to be.
> Abi
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>Message: 6
>Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 01:03:32 +0100
>From: "gordon" <dwilhelmi@ti...co.uk>
>Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Bagpipe Music
>To: "The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List" <blueplanes@st...net>
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> Totally concur with the comment about 'Showing Off To Impress the
>
>Girls'.
> First came across it on the 'Weird Shit' cassette, a live version
> from
>before the birth of humanity.
> Subsequently spent more than one should aquiring the vinyl 45. Not
> sure
>if that's the version on 'Bagpipe Music', but for me, bears out
>Gerards
>apparent taste for warts an' all recordings, 'cause I don't think the
>studio version holds a candle to it.
>
> Gonna put it on, right now.
>
> G
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Drdaeve@ao...com
> To: blueplanes@st...net
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 9:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Bagpipe Music
>
>
> Bagpipe Music is also the title of the Art Objects (previous
>incarnation of the BAs) great album from 1980, I think....has the
>awesome
>'Showing Off to Impress the Girls' and is as good as anything GL & Co
>have
>done since...
>
> DrDx
>
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