LeytonCatLady
Well-Known Member
I like them. I cover "Just Like Honey" in my busking set.
The Jesus & Mary Chain
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littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
One of the first bands I ever saw live. They played for about 25 minutes, the lazy fuckers.
maomao
普費斯
My brother made me go to see them at Brixton Academy when I was about fifteen (it was a reciprocal deal so he probably had to see some metal nonsense with me) and all I remember is they only played for about half an hour and had something that has become one of my favourite songs ever as their intro music:
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Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
They’ve never come close since it’s true, but Darklands, Automatic and particularly Honey’s Dead are fine albums.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
The first time I saw them was at the long gone Birmingham Powerhouse on the Darklands tour (I think, maybe a bit later). I literally had the shirt ripped off my back in the melee and had to get the bus home topless.
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
Big fan here. Ever since the PNL riot in 85. Soundtrack of chunks of my life. Honey's Dead is a brilliant album.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
Yeah, side stage. My mate was on PNL exec so I used to go to gigs there for free. I was just an onlooker but my mate, trying to act like some sort of security, had to dodge a load of bottles on stage after JMC walked off (after 15 minutes, at most). I thought it was an interesting night. My mate hated it for obvious reasons, and hated them too. Then he too became a massive fan a bit later.
The best bit of video of that night is right at the end of the clip and Bobby Gillespie is whining "We just want to play music man". Er, no you didn't Bobby. Or at least they didn't. Their gigs were famous for no shows or 10 minute sets. The PNL riot was just an extension of what was already going on with JMC.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
I remember it getting a full investigation by the NME. It really bought them to wider consciousness.
Dunno if you’ve seen this:
Dunno if you’ve seen this:
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planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
I've never seen that. Have to say I found myself agreeing with a lot of what Neil Taylor says. And there kinda was no security, which was dumb. That's why my mate was 'security'. They just put a few students up as stewards.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
Absolutely loved them and bought their first single 'Never understand '. I then moved onto harder stuff like Crass and flux etc.
I love heavy stuff with a psychedelic edge.
I love heavy stuff with a psychedelic edge.
Steel Icarus
an attempt was made
One trick pony. But a fucking good trick.
Saw them in 1992, very cool.
Covered 'In a hole" in a band in 1989.
Saw them in 1992, very cool.
Covered 'In a hole" in a band in 1989.
