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General Category => New Model Army => Topic started by: Wolfshead on December 18, 2017, 10:31:20 AM

Title: U2's bass player looks for NMA LP's
Post by: Wolfshead on December 18, 2017, 10:31:20 AM
I know it's for die hard NMA nerdies but pretty funny:

U2's bass player Adam Clayton randomly looks for New Model Army vinyl LP's while in a record store in Brasil, obviously not paying too much attention on them, it's "Vengeance", the "Space" single and "Raw Melody Man" that show up as far as I can see..... and after having done that his subconscious or some very strange coincidence plays a trick on him and he mentions a line from Purity:"...the arrogance of youth..." but in a different context....watch for yourself, starts at 1:07:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WznLyIctMY

Enjoy  ;D
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Post by: Rusco on December 18, 2017, 03:42:07 PM
It's funny. Confusing find.  :)
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Post by: Guillaume on December 20, 2017, 06:16:17 PM
That's funny, in the 80's up to the mid 90's some french music magazines used to write that NMA was influenced by the lyricism of early U2...heroic, anthemic rock! ;)
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Post by: Master Ray on December 20, 2017, 07:48:51 PM
Took me a couple of watches, but I did finally notice the NMA vinyl...

Always liked Mr Clayton the best out of all the U2 guys... not the most talented musician, but he just seemed to go with the flow, be grateful for the position he was in and take the whole thing with a pinch of salt, not getting into the somewhat pretentious ideal that U2 could often get into...
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Post by: Pol on December 21, 2017, 05:05:38 PM
Thought it was cool that the edge bought the cramps
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Post by: Shush on December 21, 2017, 10:02:20 PM
Obviously he flicked through the NMA albums without stopping because he knows he already has them all  8)
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Post by: Zwartekster on December 22, 2017, 11:00:18 AM
The BBC cut the part how much he liked NMA. The quoted phrase is no coincidence. ::)
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Post by: Whirlwind on December 23, 2017, 01:20:25 AM
Notice that the record store has the New Model Army albums sorted in the PUNK section.
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Post by: sailor_joe on December 24, 2017, 11:35:54 PM
Phew, this is obscure... How did you even spot this? I looked at it five times and other than 'arrogance of youth' I didn't see or hear any reference to you-know-who. (240p due to shitty internet-connection though)
But its a good thing you posted it anyway, as it makes me listen to impurity, how very fitting for bloody christmas.
Plus, I think I got about one more week before I slip from the arrogance of youth right into the wisdom of old age.

edit: Oh ok now I got it, vengeance and stuff, right at the beginning...
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Post by: Coumarin on December 27, 2017, 05:54:31 AM
Nice find!

Always had a respect for Mr Clayton.