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Post by Gaz on Apr 19, 2017 13:15:37 GMT
I live in Australia, lucky to be born here. I thank the universe in my award speeches. Anyway, I had the pleasure of seeing hundreds of the best rock and " pop " artists in the 70's/ 80's / 90's when we had the LIVE venues. This is a long winded way of saying that I saw The Bombers many, many times in venues where your feet had to negotiate a sticky carpet floor, oh hang on that was The Manzil Room/ Springfields. I think that was the last venue I saw our beloved Englishman TED MULRY in TMG. RIP TED, what a lovely fella he was, very cheeky too. Alan also teamed up with The Angels' John Brewster and Rose Tattoos' Angry ( Gary ) Anderson for some of the best rock gigs ever experienced. Late 80's. Alan was also in one of the best line ups of The Party Boys who had a No.1 HIT with their cover of South Africa's John Kongos 1971 song " He's Gonna Step On You Again " The Bombers were a versatile Rock band, and you could see that Alan was having a good time playing with them. If only the FF swallowed their pride and played small dingy clubs and bars in the USA in the 70's ....... Have I mentioned b4 how much I love Alan Lancaster. You saw The Bombers many many times... where? They weren't that popular here and weren't by any means a mainstream act. Why the f would one of Britains best play in small dingy pubs/clubs in USA? Tell me... how did The Beatles , Stones and other Pommie bands have success in USA? Promotion by good management... which Quo lacked!! |
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Apr 20, 2017 8:48:44 GMT
This never did turn into the thread I hoped it would!
I can't find a definitive A-Z of everything he wrote, recorded, contributed to, played with.
I assume my "life after Quo" CD is some sort of compilation, but compiled from what I don't really know
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Post by Gaz on Apr 20, 2017 11:45:25 GMT
This never did turn into the thread I hoped it would! I can't find a definitive A-Z of everything he wrote, recorded, contributed to, played with. I assume my "life after Quo" CD is some sort of compilation, but compiled from what I don't really know Well after 18 months there is more to learn on Alan's work in Oz... check out Alan's bands in Australia thread in the Quo Discussion section. |
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Post by ant on Apr 20, 2017 14:26:18 GMT
Starter for 10 - here' a link to The Party Boys - if you scroll down you will find an entry for the album Alan did with them - you will see him on the cover: rockonvinyl.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/The%20Party%20BoysHe was also instrumental in The Bombers, of course - their Aim High album is excellent. A bootleg of rehearsals for a tour including several Quo tracks (including the best rocked up Matchstickmen that there is) can also be found. This is well worth having. Hope this helps. |
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Post by Whoppa Choppa on Apr 20, 2017 14:35:38 GMT
Also look for the "Gaslight Demos" with Marseilles and quite a few other good songs. No Over the Edge but you'll hear that thumpin'......   |
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Post by gav on Apr 20, 2017 15:54:14 GMT
Also look for the "Gaslight Demos" with Marseilles and quite a few other good songs. No Over the Edge but you'll hear that thumpin'...... I have this in FLAC format, with artwork if anyone wants, PM me. It's good. |
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Post by quomaster on May 4, 2017 6:07:38 GMT
To be honest - current Quo get a lot of stick for dodgy tunes but this thing Nuff did for the PB's makes me skip every time!
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Post by MrWaistcoat on May 4, 2017 8:05:49 GMT
To be honest - current Quo get a lot of stick for dodgy tunes but this thing Nuff did for the PB's makes me skip every time! When I first heard this song, it brought a lump to my throat. Alan sounds hurt and bitter, and I took it that this was about the split with Quo. Dunno if anyone has asked Alan about this one? |
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