SteveStrummerUK

Talking of covers, this slice of Black Country loveliness just dropped yesterday.

Judas Priest - War Pigs

5 minutes ago, pedant said:

love it! we had waltz in black as our "leaving the church" wedding song way back when

Marvellous 😊

The Stranglers - Walk On By

Best cover song ................... ever 👍

Conversely, the two worst cover songs ......................... ever:

• Metallica - Whisky In The Jar (why bother if you're not even going to try?)
• Judas Priest - Johnny B. Goode (absolutely fecking dreadful)

A very interesting topic, and I definitely understand the OP's (and others') cynicism to some extent.

Over the past 20 years or so, I've attended many gigs where the headline act (and often the support) started out in the 60's or 70's, and thoroughly enjoyed them all. I agree, one has to make the occasional concession to age, but for me nothing really beats the live experience - especially when you know the band onstage is firing on all cylinders and giving it everything.

Those of you who've known me for a while will already know the bands I see regularly (Judas Priest, Saxon, The Stranglers) and I'm sure those who have seen any of them recently will know they always deliver a great performance. For sure, Halford cannot consistently hit the highs he did when I first saw 'Priest(1982) but he adjusts his pitch accordingly without losing the impact of the songs. Meanwhile, Biff seems to get better with age!

Another compelling reason to see all three of these bands is that they are all still writing, releasing albums and playing their new stuff on tour. Although they do all play a good selection of their 'greatest hits' so to speak, the setlists generally stay quite fresh and interesting.

In that time period, the only band I saw where all I did want was for them to play the old stuff was on one of the 2014 Status Quo 'Frantic Four' reunion dates. To see the original line up crank out the songs they'd recorded 40-ish years previously was pure nostalgia and the overwhelming reaction from us old buggers in the crowd genuinely surprised them I think.

Having said all that, I live just 20-odd miles from Villa Park football ground where the much-anticipated Black Sabbath reunion gig takes place next month and despite the nostalgia bait on offer, I've not been able to convince myself to (even try and) buy a ticket. I guess there is a cut-off point for all of us.

Done, and happy to participate as the subject is very close to my heart.

On 3/20/2025 at 1:41 AM, craigb said:

I prefer the medical term pe nis Steve. 😜

CraigB (ITIYRN), wow - does that mean we are now allowed to reference that rather odious medical condition CakeAlexS ?

😄

17 hours ago, kennywtelejazz said:

 

 

Circum....where did it go ? 😳  I can't seem to find it  .

OK there it is ! I see what happened here .

The surgeon read the wrong patients chart ! Instead of doing your Girth and extension  surgery .

He got  his signals crossed and  performed a micro pecker surgery  on you !

 

Kenny

I'll tell you what Kenny, the service was so good at that hospital I left a massive tip.

17 hours ago, Shane_B. said:

17 hours ago, craigb said:

I prefer the medical term pe nis Steve. 😜

Nice circumvention there Craig. 🤠

Circum...what now 😄

On 3/18/2025 at 12:00 PM, Shane_B. said:

Ain't seen him around in a long time. Last I heard he went in for ***** reduction surgery. Darn thing was too big. Haven't heard from him since. 

Can we still say ***** 😄

On 3/5/2025 at 2:26 PM, Notes_Norton said:

So we played songs by Glenn Miller ...

I began a lifelong love of the music of Glenn Miller & His Orchestra when, as a young lad, I often listened along as my dad played the soundtrack LP of the movie The Glenn Miller Story.

Wonderful stuff.

Great find!

I vaguely remember watching it when it first aired.

February 7th 1238: Mongolian forces led by General Batu capture and burn the important Russian city of Vladimir, after an eight-day siege.

Coincidence?

I think not.

Many Happy Returns Eduardo 🎂

😊

I see the newer generations of AI as just another creative tool for video and film makers - available to those without the skills, budget and time to produce convincing CGI.

Although no doubt AI-generated movies and videos are already very good, when it strives for realism, most of them still have the 'uncanny valley' giveaways of early and poor quality CGI/motion capture - think Polar Express for example.

If used 'innocently', I don't see a problem - much in the same way as no one who watches a Jurassic Park movie thinks thy are looking at real dinosaurs.

Mind you, once the technology comes of age, the use of such a technology will undoubtedly be used for more nefarious reasons. 

4 hours ago, paulo said:

Many moons ago I was in the US a couple of times during the Thanksgiving period and found it to be a far nicer experience than the enforced and  fake jollity that next month brings. 😀

Enjoy!

You mean CakeAlexS's birthday?

Rain: Yeah, that's take #382

Bapu: Am I ever going to get my tracks 😡

😊

2 hours ago, Danny said:

My life has changed so much, I haven't had time for anything. Between the studio kicking my butt, my cover band, my original band and a new career, (I'm an instructor at a school of rock franchise. I teach guitar, bass, drums, keys, voice and recording) my fiance is ready to leave me.

Wow Danny, that's a lot going on there mate.

On the teaching gig - having personally benefitted innumerable times from your advice, knowledge and (endless!) patience, all I can say is your students are in very good hands 😊

As Craig says, it's so sad under the circumstances of this thread, but it is nice to see you around.

11 hours ago, Rain said:

... but in terms of songs, that first album is flawless. I can't really pick one.

Absolutely Krist - my favourite Maiden LP too.

I always feel Steve Harris penned the perfect long-ish prog/metal song with Phantom Of The Opera, and he's been trying to write it again on nearly every album. With various levels of success.

I may be unpopular amongst the Maiden aficionados, but I rank Bruce #3 as far as singers go. Di'Anno #1 for sure, but I love the down-to-earth no-nonsense singing of Blaze Bayley (at #2). Having said that, he was never going to be a perfect fit in Maiden, his style didn't really match their back catalogue. Mind you, I saw him a few years ago fronting Wolfsbane and he was absolutely top notch. If you haven't already done so, I'd recommend giving his latest solo album Circle of Stone a listen - it's very good.

That was quite splendid!

WVH nailed that solo in Crazy Train 👍

Saw Maiden in 1980 and they were incredible. Even now, I kind of still prefer the two albums they did with Paul Di'Anno over the Dickinson/Bayley output - his vocal style just worked so well for their early material.

Sad new - RIP Paul.

Hope all goes well Bit 👍

On 9/25/2024 at 4:31 PM, bitflipper said:

I opened this post with the intention of linking to Janet's music, which seems appropriate when a contributor passes. Unfortunately, her SoundClick account seems to have been deleted. I don't know if she shared her stuff anywhere else.

Such a nice gesture Dave. Janet changed her Soundclick handle to Prairie Breeze a while back - her page is HERE.