Maybe I'm being too honest with this profile? but here go's: Not exactly 100% fit due to hip problem which developed due to being wrapped around a rugby post by a 16 stone full-back !!.
I have no need to use a stick or any other such walking aids.
This brought on the on-set of Ankylosing Spondylitis (a rheumatic condition), but I've just got on with my life as best I can, I still have an active outlook and I get good and bad day's like everybody else :)
I am 5ft. 5ins. tall, living on my own and working part time in a charity shop. My interests are collecting, buying and selling records (vinyl singles and albums), I like most types of music, and used to play bass guitar in a local rock band and then became a d.j. for a while, so I have lived a little. I also like fantasy art books and writing. I enjoy watching football (soccer) and regularly attend my home town's matches. Also I take part in a weekly pub-quiz which helps broaden the mind. I exercise with regular walks.
This is the final week of May. Groups/solo artists starting with the letter M.
Magazine were an English rock band formed in 1977 in Manchester in England by singer Howard Devoto and guitarist John McGeoch. After leaving the punk group Buzzcocks in early 1977, Devoto decided to create a more progressive and less traditional rock band. The original lineup of Magazine was composed of Devoto, McGeoch, Barry Adamson on bass, Bob Dickinson (later Dave Formula) on keyboards and Martin Jackson (later John Doyle) on drums.
Their debut album “Real Life” (1978) was critically acclaimed and was one of the first post-punk albums. After releasing two other albums, “Second Hand Daylight” and “The Correct Use of Soap”. McGeoch left the band in 1980 to join Siouxsie & The Banshees. Magazine released another studio album, “Magic, Murder and The Weather”, and disbanded in 1981.
They reunited in 2009 for a UK tour with Noko on guitar. Magazine released an album of new material, “No Thyself”, in October 2011, followed by a short UK tour.
Magazine and their original guitarist McGeoch have been cited as an influence by bands and musicians such as the Smiths and Radiohead.
Time flies Time crawls Like an insect Up and down these walls
The light pours out of me [x2]
The conspiracy of silence Ought to revolutionize my thought
The light pours out of me [x2]
The cold light of day pours out of me Leaving me black and so healthy
The light pours out of me [x2]
It jerks out of me Just like blood In this still life Heart beats up love
The theme of this week’s SLS is Hip-hop and Rap. I’ve gone with this sad tale from the ‘Hey Ya!’ hitmakers; Outcast
The video is kind of sad but also very funny.
Lyrics
Yeah this one right here goes out to all the baby’s mamas, mamas Mamas, mamas, baby mamas, mamas Yeah, go like this
I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (oh), I am for real Never meant to make your daughter cry I apologize a trillion times I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (oh), I am for real Never meant to make your daughter cry I apologize a trillion times
My baby’s drama mama, don’t like me She be doing things like having them boys come from her neighborhood To the studio trying to fight me She need to get a, piece of the american pie and take her bite out That’s my house, I’ll disconnect the cable and turn the lights out And let her know her grandchild is a baby, and not a paycheck Private school, daycare, s**t medical bills I pay that I love your mom and everything, but see I ain’t the one who laid down She wanna rib you up to start a custody war, my lawyers stay down Shit you never got a chance to hear my side of the story we was divided She had fish fries and cookouts for my child’s birthday I ain’t invited Despite it, I show her the utmost respect when I fall through All you, do is defend that lady when I call you, yeah
I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (oh), I am for real Never meant to make your daughter cry I apologize a trillion times I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (oh), I am for real Never meant to make your daughter cry I apologize a trillion times
Me and yo’ daughter, got’s this thing going on (We got a special kind of thing going on) You say it’s puppy love We say it’s full grown Hope that we feel this, feel this way forever You can plan a pretty picnic But you can’t predict the weather, Ms. Jackson
Ten times out of nine, now if I’m lyin’ fine The quickest muzzle throw it on my mouth and I’ll decline King meets queen, then the puppy love thing, together dream Bout that crib with the Goodyear swing On the oak tree, I hope we feel like this forever Forever, forever, ever, forever, ever? Forever never seems that long until you’re grown And notice that the day by day ruler can’t be too wrong Ms. Jackson my intentions were good I wish I could Become a magician to abacadabra all the sadder Thoughts of me, thoughts of she, thoughts of he Asking what happened to the feeling that her and me Had, I pray so much about it need some knee, pads It happened for a reason one can’t be, mad So know this, know that everything’s cool And yes I will be present on the first day of school, and graduation
I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (oh), I am for real Never meant to make your daughter cry I apologize a trillion times I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (oh), I am for real Never meant to make your daughter cry I apologize a trillion times
Uh, uh, yeah “Look at the way he treats me” S**t, look at the way you treat me You see your little nosy-ass home girls Done got your ass sent up the creek G Without a paddle, you left to straddle And ride this thing on out Now you and your girl ain’t speaking no more Cause my d**k all in her mouth Know what I’m talking about? Jealousy, infidelity, envy Cheating to beating, envy and to the G they be the same thing So who you placing the blame on, you keep on singing the same song Let bygones be bygones, you can go on and get the hell on You and your mama
I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (oh), I am for real Never meant to make your daughter cry I apologize a trillion times I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (oh), I am for real Never meant to make your daughter cry I apologize a trillion times
I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (oh), I am for real Never meant to make your daughter cry I apologize a trillion times I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (oh), I am for real Never meant to make your daughter cry I apologize a trillion times
This is part four of the month of May. In which a group or solo artist has the letter M in their name.
Modern Eon were a British post-punk/new wave band, formed in Liverpool in 1978. They released one album, Fiction Tales, on the UK label Dindisc in 1981. They should have been more successful in my opinion.
The band, originally called Luglo Slugs, were founded by guitarist/vocalist Alix Plain (real name Alex Johnson) and bassist Danny Hampson, later joined by drummer Dave Hardbattle. The Luglo Slugs lineup recorded “Benched Down/70s Sixties” at Open Eye Studios in Liverpool. Soon after the recording, Hardbattle left. Guitarist Ged Allen and drummer Joey McKechnie joined, and the band eventually decided on the name Modern Eon. The Open Eye recording was released under the name Modern Eon in late 1978 on the compilation album Street to Street: A Liverpool Album.
After one self-released EP, Pieces, released on Eon Records in 1979, they recorded the single “Euthenics” for Inevitable Records in 1980. Allen and McKechnie left the band in 1980, prior to the recording of their debut album, and were replaced by Bob Wakelin (strings, vocals, percussion) and Tim Lever (guitar, saxophone), with Cliff Hewitt (drums) joining shortly thereafter.
In early 1981, a re-recorded version of “Euthenics” was released as a single on Dindisc followed by two more singles, “Child’s Play” and “Mechanic”. Fiction Tales was released in mid 1981 to lukewarm reviews, citing disappointment at six of the twelve songs on the album already being released as singles or B sides. Later reviews were more positive. After a tour was arranged that year, drummer Hewitt critically injured his wrist, forcing them to go on tour using Hewitt’s drum playing on a tape machine. Modern Eon dissolved by the end of 1981 while working on demos for a second album.
The demos appeared on a recent re-release of Fiction Tales along with other bonus tracks and remixes. I snapped that double cd up straight away. I already had a copy of the original album on vinyl.
The theme of Song Lyric Sunday this week is disco. Thanks again to Jim for the prompt.
Running a mobile disco is not easy; just ask my brother! Yes, we ran a disco together after we got kicked out of the band and so we decided we’d have a go at it and thought, how hard could it be?. This was in the early 80s and we’d already had a lot of records between us. It was handy that my boss at the printing works also owned a record shop in my city. I had a discount on the records I bought from the shop. We called the disco; ‘Night Life’ after the Alicia Bridges hit. Shifting the heavy deck, speakers and boxes of records was back-breaking at times! We did that for a good part of five years and it was mostly great fun…but not so much when the fighting starts! We sold all the gear a while ago but kept a lot of the records.
Please don’t talk about love tonight Please don’t talk about sweet love Please don’t talk about being true And all the trouble we’ve been through Ah, please don’t talk about all of the plans We had for fixin’ this broken romance I want to go where the people dance I want some action I want to live
Action, I got so much to give I want to give it I want to get some too
Oh I, I love the nightlife I’ve got to boogie On the disco ’round, oh yea Oh, I love the night life I’ve got to boogie on the disco ’round, oh yeah
Please don’t talk about love tonight Your sweet talking won’t make it right Love and lies just bring me down When you’ve got women all over town You can love them all and when you’re through Maybe that’ll make, huh, a man out of you I got to go where the people dance I want some action I want to live, yeah
Action I got so much to give I want to give it I want to get some too
Oh I, I love the nightlife I’ve got to boogie On the disco ’round, oh yea Oh, I love the night life I’ve got to boogie on the disco ’round, oh yea
Oh, I love the night life I’ve got to boogie On the disco ’round, oh yea Oh, I love the night life I’ve got to boogie On the disco ’round, oh yea Oh, I love the night life I’ve got to boogie On the disco ’round, oh yea
Part two of the May mixed music bag. Bands or soloists whose name starts with an M.
This week I’ve chosen the English rock band; Muse.
Muse are from Teignmouth in Devon, England and were formed in 1994. The band consists of Matt Bellamy (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Chris Wolstenholme (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Dominic Howard (drums).
Muse released their debut album, “Showbiz”, in 1999, showcasing Bellamy’s falsetto voice and a melancholic alternative rock style. Their second album, “Origin of Symmetry” (2001), incorporated wider instrumentation and romantic classical influences and earned them a reputation for energetic live performances. “Absolution” (2003) saw further classical influence, with strings on some tracks and was the first of seven consecutive UK number one albums. They have sold around 40 million albums up to 2022.
The theme of SLS this week is girl bands. Once again thanks to Jim for the prompt.
There is one all-girl band that I instantly took a shine too in the 70s. They were The Runaways. I remember playing their debut self-titled album to my own band mates at the time and they wouldn’t believe it was a girl (Lita Ford) playing the guitar solos!!
The Runaways were an all-female American rock band who recorded and performed from 1975 to 1979. The band released four studio albums and one live album during its run. Among their best-known songs are “Cherry Bomb”, “Hollywood”, “Queen’s of Noise” and a cover version of the Velvet Underground’s “Rock and Roll”. Never a major success in the United States, the Runaways became a sensation overseas, especially in Japan, thanks to the single “Cherry Bomb”.
The most well known line-up in the band consisted of: Joan Jett (guitar/vocals), Cherie Currie (lead vocal), Lita Ford (lead guitar), Sandy West (drums) and Jackie Fox (bass).
Here we are already in the second week of May, which means part two of soloists/bands with the letter M
I’ve been a fan of The Manic Street Preachers from their early days. This track is from the album ‘The Holy Bible’, the third and final one with guitarist Richey Edwards. It’s my favourite album as it is for many other Manic’s fans. Revol was released as a single in 1994 and reached #22 in the UK charts.
The song’s lyrics were written by rhythm guitarist Richey Edwards and bass guitarist Nicky Wire. The verses list famous and controversial names in history, each being dismissed one-by-one in short and often insulting lines (such as “Chamberlain, you see God in you”, “Pol Pot, withdrawn traces, bye-bye”, “Che Guevara, you’re all target now” and “Gorbachev, celibate self-importance”).
Mr. Lenin, awaken the boy Mr. Stalin, bi-sexual epoch Kruschev, self love in his mirrors Brezhnev, married into group sex Gorbachev, celibate self importance Yeltsin, failure is his own impotence
Napoleon, childhood sweethearts Chamberlain, you see God in you Trotsky, honeymoon, serenade the naked Che Guevara, you’re all target now Pol Pot, withdrawn traces, bye-bye Farrakhan, alimony alimony
The theme to SLL this week is Boy Bands. Thanks once again for the prompt by Jim Adams.
My choice is the band; Slik, featuring lead vocalist/guitarist Midge Ure before he got involved with Band Aid and Ultravox. Slik’s biggest hit was ‘Forever and Ever’ in 1976 and they released a self titled album in the same year.
As it was in the beginning then so should it end Don’t let a lover become just a friend Oh no. I made you a promise I vowed I would keep The candle ‘s still burning the river runs deep
My love Didn’t you know Didn’t you feel Couldn’t you tell that it was real Couldn’t you tell that it was real. I’ll dedicate to you all my love my whole life through
I’ll love you forever and ever ev’ry day ev’ry hour we share I’ll treasure you I swear I’ll love you forever and ever. What we joined together Let none tear apart We give one another our hand and our heart My love Ashes to ashes Dust to dust Will love last forever I know that it must
My love Now you can see Now you can feel Now you can tell that it was real Now you can tell that it was real. I’ll dedicate to you all my love my whole life through
Well, here we are in May already. That means the MMB theme is a band or soloist that starts with the letter M throughout this month.
This week my choice is Ian McNabb
Robert Ian McNabb (born 3rd November 1960 in Liverpool) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Previously the frontman of The Icicle Works, McNabb has since embarked on a solo career and performed with, Ringo Starr, Neil Young/Crazy Horse, amongst others.
McNabb’s first book, an autobiography entitled Merseybeast, was published in October 2008. I still haven’t got a copy!
He cites his earliest musical influences as being from watching T.Rex’s “Born To Boogie” and “That’ll Be The Day” starring David Essex at the age of 10. After this he began attending guitar and music theory lessons.
His first musical performance was playing “You’re Sixteen” at Fairfield Conservative Club in Liverpool in 1974. He became the lead vocalist and songwriter for the band, The Icicle Works which was founded in 1980. The band’s other members were Chris Charrock on Drums and Chris Layhe on bass guitar and backing vocals.
The Icicle Works had success in the UK with the top 20 single “Love Is a Wonderful Colour” in 1983. They also hit the top 40 in the United States and Canada with the single “Whisper To s Scream (Birds Fly)” in 1984.
The Icicle Works continued recording through the 1980s with limited success. In the UK, several of the band’s follow-up singles charted, although none reached higher than No. 52. In the US, they briefly made the Modern Rock charts in 1988, but achieved no further mainstream recognition and were regarded in the US and Canada as a one-hit wonder.
The original line-up of The Icicle Works broke up in 1988. McNabb put together a new “second generation” Icicle Works line-up in 1989, which released one album in 1990. However, the album was commercially unsuccessful and the band broke up the following year.
His first solo album, “Truth And Beauty” was released in 1983. It was recorded on a shoestring budget in Oldham, Greater Manchester, and won him a record deal with Andrew Lauder’s new ‘This Way Up’ Label.
Since then he has released a total of fourteen studio solo and five compilation albums up to 2022.
My favourite Ian McNabb album is “Merseybeast” from 1996.
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