Tag Archives: 70’s music

When Punk Comes to Town

Posted on July 30, 2017 by

My diary from 1977 is a pretty miserable specimen illustrating all too clearly that youth is wasted on the young. Boredom was a pretty constant factor but when I wasn’t bored I would go out with numerous friends to numerous … Continue reading →

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The Adverts…Straight Outta Biddeford

Posted on July 23, 2017 by

There’s always something rather wonderful about a band that isn’t from London. Perhaps it’s just me but surely there’s a certain romance in a band from Swindon (XTC) or Andover (the Troggs) or even Bournemouth (um.. Al Stewart). There must … Continue reading →

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I’m Gonna Break Out Of This City (or at least the suburbs) 

Posted on July 16, 2017 by

1977, time to leave school. As luck would have it I kept a dairy for the first few months of 1977 and so I can pinpoint the exact date. On 27th June I wrote, ‘Had my last two exams, History-special … Continue reading →

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101ers

Posted on August 14, 2016 by

From 1974 onwards I was completely under the spell of the New Musical Express (NME). This was my window on the world of music and I slavishly lapped up every word by the likes of Charles Shaar Murray and Nick … Continue reading →

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Pub Rock.. The Glory Years

Posted on July 17, 2016 by

Gradually more musical venues became available and more bands appeared to fill them so buy the middle of the decade there was a thriving scene in north London at least. The importance of this scene was almost certainly blown out … Continue reading →

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The Beginning of a Neu Age

Posted on June 19, 2016 by

And so the great day arrived! Being the prospective  drummer the band was going to come to me. Plainy and Sucho were traveling reasonably light with guitars and practice amps. Robbo the bass player was cursed with the 70’s bass cab … Continue reading →

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Duane and Layla

Posted on May 8, 2016 by

 DADDALADALADALDER DER DER DER DER DER DER DER DER DADDALADALADALDER DER DER DER DER DER DER DER DER Believe it or not there was a time when classic rock didn’t exist it was just new music. Imagine hearing Layla, … Continue reading →

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