Ashes to Ashes

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Ace
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Re: Ashes to Ashes

Post by Ace »

Shit is putting a shine on it. Remember the days of Mickey Droy? LOL

The West London of my youth is now on dvd


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steve56
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Re: Ashes to Ashes

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Heaven 17,Magazine,Japan more early 80s bands
Mike_CFC
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Re: Ashes to Ashes

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I watched Ashes to Ashes the other day on Virgin Media's 'on demand' feature.It was ok,but it's only started and i'm sure it'll get better.I was only 10 years young in 1981 and i've even spotted the deliberate errors.

I'm sure the first Sony Walkmans came out in the UK circa 83/84
Brixton and Toxteth happened after Charles and Di's wedding
Audi Quattro's??
The music is more or less 80's ish.Not sure though about The Clash and The Stranglers.

Still,Ashes to Ashes is still worth watching for the sexy Keeley Hawes from Spooks fame.

I've got Life On Mars on DVD box set and it's absoloutely amazing.Good music and good hard Police tactics.

"Anything happens to my Car,and i'll go round your house and stamp on all your toys"

That just would'nt work in today's age !laugh!

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Mike_CFC
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Re: Ashes to Ashes

Post by Mike_CFC »

That sitcom you're refering to.Was'nt called 'Common as Muck' by any chance?Ace wrote:

> Cactus Jack wrote:
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> > BTW, am I the only one that remembers Phil Glenister as a
> > brummie bin man is a short-lived Frank Skinner sitcom?
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> I remember him as the factory boss in Clocking Off, an
> excellent drama
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steve56
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Re: Ashes to Ashes

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Ure was with Ultravox wasnt he?Strange got mugged in the 80s.
ATS
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Re: Ashes to Ashes

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steve56 wrote:

> Ure was with Ultravox wasnt he?Strange got mugged in the 80s.

He was with ultravox and also in slick who had a number one in the
70's with forever and ever. Also think he played in the rich kids with
some of the sex pistols mob
colonel
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Post by colonel »

He was in the early Sex Pistols line-up, I think- pre Rotten and Vicious.
dynatech
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Midge Ure & 1981

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Midge Ure was involved with 3 Great Iconic Tunes of 1981 - Vienna with Ultravox (though I prefer their mid-81 to mid-83 stuff myself), Fade To Grey by Visage (and the 2 subsequent singles Mind Of A Toy & Visage, I understand he was not very involved in their 1982 album The Anvil) and he had a big hand in creating Phil Lynott's Yellow Pearl which of course was famous as the Top Of The Pops theme in the great 81-86 era.
He had also replaced Gary Moore as a stand-in guitarrist for Thin Lizzy when Gary Moore walked out in mid-79, so for a while he was very productive - and at a pivotal time in UK pop too.

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Re: Midge Ure & 1981

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dynatech wrote:

> Midge Ure was involved with 3 Great Iconic Tunes of 1981 -
> Vienna with Ultravox (though I prefer their mid-81 to mid-83
> stuff myself), Fade To Grey by Visage (and the 2 subsequent
> singles Mind Of A Toy & Visage, I understand he was not very
> involved in their 1982 album The Anvil) and he had a big hand
> in creating Phil Lynott's Yellow Pearl which of course was
> famous as the Top Of The Pops theme in the great 81-86 era.
> He had also replaced Gary Moore as a stand-in guitarrist for
> Thin Lizzy when Gary Moore walked out in mid-79, so for a while
> he was very productive - and at a pivotal time in UK pop too.
>
>

but he must be so gutted he never wrote even more iconic
shuddupa your face
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