tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post2975200376661281289..comments2024-03-22T03:21:22.984-04:00Comments on Anorak Thing: It was 30 years ago...........Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03729368054301220738noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-49232121524499121662011-10-16T16:30:25.581-04:002011-10-16T16:30:25.581-04:00Just found your blog, old boy. Nice work.
As for...Just found your blog, old boy. Nice work.<br /><br />As for The Jam ...<br />Forming a band? Try this blueprint for assuring integrity forever:<br />...<br />Hit the mark - Call a halt - Then fuck off.<br /><br />The Jam recorded for 5 years (1977-82). In that time, they changed the lives of many (mine certainly), whilst incidentally, ecoming the biggest band in the UK.<br /><br />Weller was accused at times of being fashionably nihilistic, inherently miserable, and steeped in unremitting cynicism. That, my friend, is complete bollocks. (I’m an old curmudgeon – so I know what I’m talking about) Besides, it is a fine line between cynicism and reality!<br /><br />Much of the message of the music of The Jam was, in fact (to scattergun a phrase or two), about bringing hope into hearts, cuddling a warm girl, and dancing the night away with the gift of life. Because, when all is said and done, life is a drink – and you get drunk … when you’re young.<br /><br />The stark contrast of a picture sleeve depicting grey damp terraced houses in industrial England was firmly against the narrative backdrop of ‘Tales From The Riverbank’ which is a nostalgic lament to days with ‘no fears or worries …just a golden country’. And, as this Blog is worldwide, you certainly don’t need to be British to appreciate the song’s message. I guess it works in the US, Europe, South America or even Japan?<br /><br />As we stumble toward an interminable winter of discontent, stick this simple spirit-lifter on loud, and warm your old bones and your bitter, bitter soul.<br /><br />Love<br /><br />Dickie xdickvandykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590436106154960912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-88737188412086137522011-10-12T09:25:47.703-04:002011-10-12T09:25:47.703-04:00I can still remember seeing the promo video of ...I can still remember seeing the promo video of 'Absolute Beginners' on some kids TV Show back in 1981. It's got Buckler, Foxton and Weller running down some street in their mod gear.<br /><br />Being a keen sportsman, I remember at the time thinking that Buckler and Foxton were pretty good runners but Weller's running action looked a bit girly.... <br /><br />I looked on YouTube today and sure enough the video has been uploaded. I still don't rate the song very much. The brass is too much for me to take. 'Tales By The Riverbank' is far superior but much to introspective and uncommercial sounding to be an A-Side single.EXPO67https://www.blogger.com/profile/06865251287252410089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-6578745369335925522011-10-11T12:01:55.791-04:002011-10-11T12:01:55.791-04:00Yikes, 30 freakin' years...I'm feeling old...Yikes, 30 freakin' years...I'm feeling old.JamesChanceOfficialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04517788409617221144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6993499717184568859.post-207537317267964902011-10-11T09:29:28.787-04:002011-10-11T09:29:28.787-04:00yep,everytime i hear strangetown, it puts a tear i...yep,everytime i hear strangetown, it puts a tear in my eye,and takes me back to being 15 year old in 1979.the best year ever!!petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07701726755504121024noreply@blogger.com