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Steve the Stranglers are my all time favourite band I have seen them live many times, I cannot understand why they don't hold the same cult status that other bands of that era hold.

I cannot say that theirs was the best gig I ever attended, that goes to DEVO, I only caught them the once but I was blown away, any other DEVO
fans amonst the forumites ???

CC.

devo did a good cover of a stones song in 70s,satisfaction.

If i hear Friday on My Mind one more time I'm gonna explode

Got a double Greatist hits of The Easybeats-bought it on special of a buck Aussie-60p-seriously-still think i got ripped off...amazing what passed for entertainment back then in those dim dark ages

If old age swinging only involved short BJs count me out...lol

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B....OZ

Were a bunch of hippies that jumped on the punk bandwagon. But, they were good, and did have some catchy songs with some great b-sides like Go Buddy Go.
I remember seeing them in the late 80's and someone was yelling 'Old Codger' and I wasn't sure if they wanted that song playing or were referring to Hugh Cornwall.
JJB wasn't as hard as he thought, either!

You mean the plastic pot plant wearing dudes in spacesuits

I must admit Beautiful World & Whip It were ace songs

Personally I was more of a Human League,B-52 fan around then

Stange noises from both groups to say the least

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B....OZ

I loved that clip of a live gig at a University were Cornwall asks the audence

' Have you all got your crackerjack pen's , they all shout YES

well stick em up your arse then ........' he shouts and then go's on about posh kids

Devo were great ....i like the Eno stuff best

'Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!

one of them was an orig Buzzcock ?

Arnold mail me and ill send you a copy of Kraan Live !

(ok they are a German band and yes sometimes they sing in German
(am i putting you off) also the German people at the gig clap in time !)

but pound for pound this is one of the best live album's ever made
the band are a sort of progressive rock funk ,amazing guitars without the endless widle widle wank lead ! tight man this band are tight !

Also the best Punk was made by Hippy's (oooo sound of safety pins being dipped in acid) check out ' The Stooges ' any of the first three albums
'The stooges' 'Funhouse' and 'Rawpower' also check out the MC5 the first album , a live album called 'KICK out the JAMs' all of these records were made before the so called 'british punk' thang all made by hippys and no cover versons of Monkeys songs (er-whats wrong with the monkeys -S56)

also check out Australia's finest punk band 'Radio Birdman' and i think they started in 74 check out 'First and the Last - New Race (Alive)'
buttsie will know more on them though !

Never heard of themI to tell the truth

Just another band in my 'Australian Encyclopedia of Rock & Pop by Noel McGrath' 1958-1984 577 artists



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B....OZ

How about these oldies?
ELP - Pictures at an Exhibition (recorded live at Newcastle city hall in the 70's).
or BJH - Berlin - a concert for the people (recorded live at the Reichtag).