mjmooney Posted April 9, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted April 9, 2017 OK, NOW Brian Matthew's dead. I used to watch him on TV when I was a kid, and I thought he was ANCIENT even then. I mean, look, this was 1963! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 (edited) Rip Brian Matthews, even though I was born in 1974 I still found his Sounds of the 60s show a nice easy start to a Saturday and he was immensely knowledgeable about his music. As he would say "that's yer lot" Edited April 9, 2017 by theboyangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 49 minutes ago, theboyangel said: Rip Brian Matthews, even though I was born in 1974 I still found his Sounds of the 60s show a nice easy start to a Saturday and he was immensely knowledgeable about his music. As he would say "that's yer lot" Strange mix of Beatles-esque pop, surfer rock, rockabilly and campy television show theme song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 9, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted April 9, 2017 (edited) 6 minutes ago, maqroll said: Strange mix of Beatles-esque pop, surfer rock, rockabilly and campy television show theme song. Not familiar with The Shadows? Originally Cliff Richard's backing band, they were MASSIVE in the UK in the late 50s/early 60s, with a string of guitar instrumentals. Hank B. Marvin was the first person in Britain to own a Fender Stratocaster, and was a big influence on the young Neil Young (he gets a namecheck on the sleeve of 'Buffalo Springfield Again'). Edited April 9, 2017 by mjmooney 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 No, never heard of them. Big bright sound on this track, I'll have to check out more of their material. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 3 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Not familiar with The Shadows? Originally Cliff Richard's backing band, they were MASSIVE in the UK in the late 50s/early 60s, with a string of guitar instrumentals. Hank B. Marvin was the first person in Britain to own a Fender Stratocaster, and was a big influence on the young Neil Young (he gets a namecheck on the sleeve of 'Buffalo Springfield Again'). Biggest influence on Tony Iommi was the shadows and hank Marvin. He loved Clapton,page etc but the shadows were the ones that influenced him the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 9, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted April 9, 2017 18 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said: Biggest influence on Tony Iommi was the shadows and hank Marvin. He loved Clapton,page etc but the shadows were the ones that influenced him the most. Hank Marvin was the first bona fide British guitar hero - probably inspired more kids of the Clapton generation to pick up a guitar than any black American bluesman. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 9 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Hank Marvin was the first bona fide British guitar hero - probably inspired more kids of the Clapton generation to pick up a guitar than any black American bluesman. So can we now say Cliff Richards is kind of cool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 9, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted April 9, 2017 43 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said: So can we now say Cliff Richards is kind of cool? No. But his first couple of singles (especially 'Move It') were damn fine rock'n'roll. But - as with his role model Elvis - followed by a descent into showbiz and schmalz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 13 minutes ago, mjmooney said: No. But his first couple of singles (especially 'Move It') were damn fine rock'n'roll. But - as with his role model Elvis - followed by a descent into showbiz and schmalz. I take you're no fan of wired for sound then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Never heard of the Shadows - surely you remember this: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 9, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted April 9, 2017 Getting off topic for the thread, but... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 4 hours ago, maqroll said: No, never heard of them. Big bright sound on this track, I'll have to check out more of their material. A couple of my mates are in a Shadows tribute band. I'd always avoided going along to their local gigs as I'm a bit too cool for that kind of thing. Finally went along to one a few years back and they and the music were fantastic. Sadly, the Shadows have a slightly cheesey safe image. A bit more hotel room smashing or a bit of publicised drug abuse and they'd have had a lot more 'cred'. Also, for the record, let's not forget their influence on rhyming slang. I'm absolutely Hank Marvin = I'm really rather hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: Getting off topic for the thread, but... These were quite heavy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 6 hours ago, mjmooney said: Hank Marvin was the first bona fide British guitar hero - probably inspired more kids of the Clapton generation to pick up a guitar than any black American bluesman. I thought that was Bert Weedon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 9, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted April 9, 2017 34 minutes ago, rjw63 said: I thought that was Bert Weedon Yeah, him too. The thing was to learn from reading Bert's "Play in a Day" book. But his image was terminally uncool old bloke. So you got a Strat and copped your moves off Hank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I was Bert Weedon's dealer / supplier back in the early 80's. Custard creams mostly, but every now and again, for the buzz, shortcake. True story. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I got a weekly visit from Phil Swern for a few years at the end of the noughties. He wasn't scared of the whacked out stuff and appreciated a good instro or Beatles cover. Like to think this was when SOTS was at its most groovy and Psychedelic He wouldn't take foreign language stuff, though I never stopped chipping. 7 hours ago, chrisp65 said: Sadly, the Shadows have a slightly cheesey safe image. A bit more hotel room smashing or a bit of publicised drug abuse and they'd have had a lot more 'cred'. Bad Shadow - Jet Harris Cool Shadow - Brian Bennett 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 J. Geils found dead in his home..I saw them play a gig in 1983, in Worcester, Mass. at the height of their success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 12, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, maqroll said: J. Geils found dead in his home..I saw them play a gig in 1983, in Worcester, Mass. at the height of their success. Woah, bad one. Saw 'em in 1973, absolute powerhouse live band, could teach the Stones a thing or two. Edited April 12, 2017 by mjmooney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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