Old Wavers in the nuddy continued...
Shudder
Still, must admit find this one quite touching
Voted Guitarist of the Year in 1975, if I recall right, by the readers of Melody Maker
Out of much competition, this December 4 1976 cover and the first page of the spread inside might be the most Quintessency of Old Wave images out there (although I have some dillys lined up best believe)
Cusp moment - all the news and stories on the front cover are Old Wave in excelsis (believe that's a report on the Last Waltz?) but inside a bunch of news items and adverts point to the impending Noo
Hard to believe this none-more-Old-Waver would have such a large role in the Noo
Music-loving Johnny Plee introducing radio premiere of "Tubular Bells" and listing all the instrument sinvolved
An interesting appearance of “new wave” in that story about the Stranglers signing, all the way back in 1976.
ReplyDeleteIt often gets described as a marketing term invented in the late 70s to make the descendants of punk more palatable to the mass market. But there it is, right at the beginning. A class conscious of itself as it emerges.
Another notable thing is on the sounds cover, where most of the artists are referred to by single names - Dylan, Clapton, Joni, Ringo. This by itself indicates cosy familiarity.
ReplyDeleteBut Neil Young and Ron Wood aren't given this honour, suggesting that they aren't held in quite so much affection.
Good spot! Also telling that serious artists like Dylan and Clapton get surnames, while fun lightweights like Joni and Ringo are on first name terms.
DeleteI remember reading an account of a talk on pop, where it was pointed out that the speaker had referred to "Nietzsche" and "Aretha" throughout. And ever since then, I haven't been able to stop noticing it.
I think it's just because Joni and Ringo are more distinctive names, whereas "Bob" and "Eric" could refer to a much larger number of musicians
DeleteMaybe. But given all the crap that Mitchell took from the Old Wave music press, I am not inclined to extend them the benefit of the doubt.
DeleteIs it me, or does Mike Oldfield really resemble Phil Collins?
ReplyDeleteCan't see the resemblance. Especially with the beard off later look.
DeleteMike Oldfield, by all my standards of good taste, should be the worst of the worst, yet some of his music is quite lovely: Hergest Ridge for example, and I have a soft spot for Foreign Affair which sounded to me rather proto hypnagogic pop. But when he's awful he's atrociously awful!
Deletehttps://www.google.com/search?q=phil+collins+beard&sca_esv=757125cedafc38ea&rlz=1C1PRFI_enGB1099GB1099&udm=2&biw=1920&bih=953&sxsrf=ADLYWIJV_tj_0U2NFscvn_g_VNzuNIWb0g%3A1733425264382&ei=cPhRZ4LxFr64hbIP5rXC8Ac&ved=0ahUKEwiC6YKpqJGKAxU-XEEAHeaaEH4Q4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=phil+collins+beard&gs_lp=EgNpbWciEnBoaWwgY29sbGlucyBiZWFyZDIFEAAYgAQyBhAAGAgYHkjKM1AAWLQwcAB4AJABAJgBWaAB9giqAQIxOLgBA8gBAPgBAZgCDaACmAfCAgoQABiABBhDGIoFwgILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwHCAg4QABiABBixAxiDARiKBcICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgINEAAYgAQYsQMYQxiKBcICBxAAGIAEGArCAgoQABiABBixAxgKmAMAkgcCMTOgB95Q&sclient=img Phil Collins with a beard, though...
DeleteMike Oldfield did a set at the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony. I would never have predicted that happening. It's close to them booking Steve Harley or Terence Trent D'Arby.
Well, they both had beards, but apart from that....
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