We always have to have an inverse to any thread. This one follows the “Best Album Was Their Last” This thread is not asking what are the greatest debut albums, but does ask who never managed to hit the same heights again?

The Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Welcome To The Pleasure Dome Guns & Roses – Appetite For Destruction Montrose – Montrose New York Dolls – New York Dolls Wire – Pink Flag Yazoo – Upstairs At Erics

Others?

Its 1977 and I am about 15. I like a song that I see on TOTP and hear on the radio. I have no idea its based on a book which was made into a film in 1969. Nevertheless a few weeks later the film is on TV and I watch it, its really good, the credits refer to a writer called Horace McCoy. I go to the library and i order it because its not excatly in high demand. A few eeks later it arrives and i read it in about 2 hours (if that, its very short). 40 years later I’m chatting to my daughter about economic depression and the interwar years (because I am interested, because I studied it and because I don’t know anything about the Kardashians or Love Island). We get the dvd and the book, I read the book again and it makes me angry and sad all over again. We watch the film, its still good.

Before we had the internet you had to dig around a bit to find stuff out, a lyric here, an interview in the NME there and if you wanted to you could find out some interesting and » Continue Reading.

Anyone interested in reviewing their upcoming album, The Universe Also Collapses, out in May ?

I warn you — you’ll be Low.

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I am attending one of these tomorrow.

It is based on the great work done in joint working between the NHS and the healthcare industry in all its forms. And there a many great examples on show that have improves the healthcare of many people.

BUT…it is a black tie event on a Wednesday evening!

I know there are some Stephen Duffy fans on here – get yourselves over to SDE as Pete Paphides has launched a new label. One of his first releases is the Stephen Duffy I love my friends album from 1996 with a bonus cd of rarities/unreleased songs. You can get a signed version and support a noble cause which if successful might help get further Duffy rarities released.

This box includes Ronnie’s 4 solo albums – Anymore For Anymore (+ singles), Ronnie Lane’s Slim Chance, One For the Road and the cruelly underrated See Me. In addition it features tracks from Ronnie’s Mahoney’s Last Stand album with Ron Wood and Rough Mix with Pete Townshend. The final disc of the set focuses on Ronnie’s time in the US with live highlights and studio tracks never previously released. The set also featured lots of rare and unreleased material – be prepared to here fantastic cover versions of The Wanderer, Rocket’ 69 and The Joint Is Jumpin’ as well as unheard Ronnie compositions plus live recordings, tracks for the BBC and highlights from a legendary Rockpalast concert. The set is curated by long time musical associate of Ronnie’s, Slim Chancer musician Charlie Hart. Comprehensive sleevenotes focus on Ronnie the musician, the songwriter, the collaborator and split the post ’73 period into three distinct parts . Writers are Paolo Hewitt, Kris Needs and Kent Benjamin covering Ronnie’s Austin years.

Packaging – 6 discs housed in a hard back book with outer slipcase. The package also include a book of Ronnie’s lyrics and an A2 fold out poster.

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I’m interested in keeping an ongoing journal or blog, and would like to keep it private (I don’t want the world to know that I like Angel Witch). I’m wondering if anyone has suggestions for what would be the best bet? Would it be to go with something online like Penzu, or download the WordPress software and host it on a external drive? Any suggestions welcome!

So whilst browsing t’interweb I note that Stephen Malkmus is embarking on an UK tour. Might be interesting, so I check out the dates:

Sept 13 – CCA, Glasgow Sept 16 – YES (The Pink Room), Manchester Sept 17 – Hare and Hounds, Birmingham Sept 18 – Moth Club, London

If a couple of small pubs constitutes a tour then my and my mates are the Rolling Stones every weekend. I realise that finances are tight in the music biz these days, but I have far more respect for those that jet into London, do a gig, then jet out again than this nonsense. That’s the trouble with middle-aged people, they’re just not prepared to put the work in.

Just came across one of the many Sananda Maitreya albums and wondered what anyone here thinks of them. It sent me to Neither fish nor fowl which is nothing like as bad as some critics would have had us believe at the time but equally is not an undiscovered masterpiece. The lad can certainly still sing and write a decent tune although the string of double/triple albums suggest a Prince style lack of quality control/indulgence monitoring.

Mention of Australia’s own Russell Morris over on the 1969 Singles thread reminded me that his fan club was the only one my older sister (who positively worshipped him) ever joined. Can’t recall what she got for her membership fee back then, but there must have been something…membership card, glossy 8 x 10, newsletter…?

Probably considered more of a girl thing back then, but anyone here ever join a fan club of any sort?