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Everything Else / Re: I-pod shuffle

« Last post by Master Ray on June 16, 2025, 07:29:17 PM »

Armageddon Days Are Here Again - The The

Bad Day - REM

Rocky Ground - Bruce Springsteen

London's Brilliant Parade - Elvis Costello

Black Star Dancing - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Lady Nina - Marillion

Here Comes The War - NMA

Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Neck - Prong.

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New Model Army / Re: Demo tracks: 1984-1989

« Last post by Master Ray on June 16, 2025, 07:25:22 PM »

Could you post a list of titles? I'm just a bit cautious about downloading stuff from a site I'm unfamiliar with.

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Everything Else / Re: A thread about The Chameleons...

« Last post by Master Ray on June 16, 2025, 07:12:24 PM »

The Sound, well, never heard of them but I'll be sure to check them out.

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Everything Else / Re: Whatever makes you happy..

« Last post by Master Ray on June 16, 2025, 07:11:03 PM »

I'm happy about how many great new albums have been released this year from bands old and new.  I can remember years when I struggled to find anything new to listen to. 

And this year has had some terrific albums, like the new ones by Manic Street Preachers, Sam Fender, The Slow Readers Club, The Wildhearts, Architects, Doves, Lacuna Coil, Envy Of None, The Lottery Winners, Rialto, Steven Wilson, Skunk Anansie, Sleep Token, Pulp... I can't remember the last year when I had so many albums that I got a real buzz out of.

And we're not even half way through the year (looking forward to new ones by The Chameleons, Suede and Half Man Half Biscuit)... good times!   

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New Model Army / Demo tracks: 1984-1989

« Last post by Gaijin on June 16, 2025, 03:15:31 AM »

I posted a bunch of very old demo tracks on the Guitars101 website tonight.

Feel free to search them out - I am unsure if posting a direct link would be in my best interests or if the webmaster would approve if I did.

Quality is varied, but there are a handful of unreleased songs among them.

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Everything Else / Re: A thread about The Chameleons...

« Last post by Guillaume on June 15, 2025, 07:55:10 PM »

I'm not a specialist in The Chameleons, but there are a few songs I like from them, especially "Soul in isolation" which is an incredibly strong, intense and moving song! There is a band often compared to The Chameleons and that I worship so much that I like them almost as much as NMA, I even created a thread about it: The Sound

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Everything Else / Re: what songs are you listening to RIGHT NOW

« Last post by Master Ray on June 15, 2025, 07:46:27 PM »

OK, Pulp's new album is my favourite of the year so far... every track a great one, right up there with the Tripla of magnificent albums that was His N Hers / Different Class / This Is Hardcore... 

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Everything Else / Re: Non NMA gigs you just got home from or are going to

« Last post by Master Ray on June 15, 2025, 07:37:41 PM »

Hoping to do The Levellers on the 30th anniversary tour for Zeitgeist, The Slow readers Club in December, Paradise Lost in October.  Certainly doing NMA in Nottingham Rockers for the traditional Christmas gig but might also go to see them the following night in Bradford when they're supported by Terrorvision and Paradise Lost.

Might see Mark Chadwick and Echobelly in Stoke.

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Everything Else / Re: Follow that.....

« Last post by Master Ray on June 15, 2025, 07:29:13 PM »

Stand - REM.

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Everything Else / A thread about The Chameleons...

« Last post by Master Ray on June 15, 2025, 07:28:30 PM »

Well, we're all of a similar age and I think this is a band that many might appreciate or remember...

Flashback to the 2000's.  I'm seeing NMA at the London Astoria, there's a support band called Bird who many of the crowd seem to quite appreciate.  I subsequently find out the singer was Mark Burgess who was in a band called, yes, The Chameleons.

That was when I left it but flash forward to when I had access to Spotify and I remembered The Chameleons and subsequently  listened them relentlessly and just fell in love with them.  What a great band, SO many wonderful tunes!  Reading up on them I find they're somewhat forgotten in some quarters and regarded as 'The Lost Yet Great Manchester Band' by many... heck, Noel Gallagher, Smashing Pumpkins, The Verve, Editors, The Slow Readers Club, Flaming Lips and Interpol have directly quoted them as a big influence... 

Well, they're back and have a new album coming out in September, the first since 2001.  They've just put out a terrific new song called 'Saviors Are A Dangerous Thing' (which I'll post below) and they're touring in November, I must try and make it to one of those dates!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wpCUqoV0FY

So, any Chameleons fans out there?