Re: RA

["Neville Street" <nevstreet@ho...com>]

Well folks. Am I sorry that I bought this up? Frankly no! We all love this 
band - period. And it's because we love 'em that we can say this stuff. 
And Mark J good point about the LPs prior to Swagger. And Mark Helm good 
point about Nick Jacobs. I thought he was great when I first saw the BAs 
in '84. OK so they were arty but they weren't shambolic - these people 
could really play (and still can!).

I'd love 'em to go back to one long set with John Stapleton playing tapes 
'n stuff in between songs and members swapping instruments. It's how I 
remember them at their most creative. In fact my second band's first gig 
started out behind a big sheet of plastic with me ranting poetry - such 
was the influence ten years later. So consequently  I wasn't enamoured by 
the so called 'pop' move and line-up changes but hey bands progress and 
it's not like they churned out rubbish. Shall I go on..? Nah! Let's save 
it for the Xmas gig. 

Mark J whereabouts in Shropshire do you live? I'm in Shrewsbury.

Credit to Steve Thomas for setting up this list - thanks fella it's great 
fun!

Neville
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mark 
  To: The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List 
  Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 5:14 PM
  Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] RA


  Oh Bugger!

  It looks like the bold two who dared to 'come out' about their true 
feelings about Rodders' overall contribution to the mighty 'planes are 
well and truly in da doghouse innit!

  We must remember that the planes were in existance as a great band well 
before Swagger 'n Beatsongs. Good albums they both are but they are also 
the most straightforward musically - a move away from some of the more 
outlandish stuff of previous - folk instruments and all. [Yes - the word 
'folk' would normally make us indie kids run a mile but I think the planes 
used such instruments to good effect]. The planes had already given us 
four albums before Swagger. At least three of them excellent (I can't 
vouch for Bop Art as unfortunately I have never heard it but as I remember 
comments on here a good while ago, the general concensus is "don't 
bother"?).

  I guess I'm lucky insomuch as I first heard the 'planes around '87/'88 
on Radio 1 in the evening with stuff like 'Cowardice and Caprice' and 
'Coats' and was rather taken by them. Jog my memory: was it that sweetie 
Janice Long or cuddly Liz Kershaw?!

  Anyway, I'm not dissing RA myself, just saying I'm not too hot on his 
stuff.

  Yours,

  Mark J in Shropshire.
  Can't write songs for toffee, but not bad on the oche with three darts!


   


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