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Post by tim_noone » Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:00 pm

Heard something on the news regarding The Eighties Band .....prompted me to get them up and playing on utube Forgot how good they were ......joan of Arc etc.
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Post by Bosscat » Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:11 pm

Reminded me of some Manoeuvres I orchestrated in the dark back in the 80's Tim m8

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Post by tim_noone » Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:14 pm

Bosscat wrote:Reminded me of some Manoeuvres I orchestrated in the dark back in the 80's Tim m8
Didnt have you Down as a cat Burglar BC.?
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Post by Lord Beamish » Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:21 pm

tim_noone wrote:Didnt have you Down as a cat Burglar BC.?
No. He just had a dump during a power cut.
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Post by Pearcey » Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:24 pm

Saw them live a few years ago and they were fantastic. Souvenir is a classic!
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Post by Spijed » Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:33 pm

Saw them at the Roundhouse in Camden a year ago. Fantastic!
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Post by claretfern » Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:43 pm

Wasn't fully paying attention but the news item was about an exhibition, currently on somewhere, of their touring days....costumes, memorabilia etc.
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Post by Stalbansclaret » Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:56 pm

Was also at The Roundhouse last year... great live band still. So many great tracks ... I’ve always particularly liked Messages.
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Post by Juan Tanamera » Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:08 pm

There is a video on YouTube of them performing Joan Of Arc at the Proms.
Hairs on the back of the neck stuff.
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Re: OMD

Post by tim_noone » Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:32 pm

As it's music Friday ..." Song for Zula" now playing from 2013 but only recently discovered it...Also "Adrift" by Jesse Marchant.

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Re: OMD

Post by houseboy » Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:54 pm

Fantastic. Say no more.

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Post by Vintage Claret » Sat Oct 12, 2019 12:05 am

Toss up between 'Enola Gay' and 'Souvenir' as their best for me.

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Post by Bosscat » Sat Oct 12, 2019 12:06 am

Lord Beamish wrote:No. He just had a dump during a power cut.
A few of those LB m8 :lol: :lol: :lol: not so memorable though ;)

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Re: OMD

Post by Zom Zom » Sat Oct 12, 2019 9:21 am

Great singles band, though I've never thought much of their albums, not that I've owned all of them, but I do have 3 or 4.

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Post by Dark Cloud » Sun Oct 13, 2019 2:24 pm

Zom Zom wrote:Great singles band, though I've never thought much of their albums, not that I've owned all of them, but I do have 3 or 4.
Yes, but if you get "best of" (like me!) you get the best of both worlds! :)

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Post by martin_p » Sun Oct 13, 2019 3:35 pm

claretfern wrote:Wasn't fully paying attention but the news item was about an exhibition, currently on somewhere, of their touring days....costumes, memorabilia etc.
It’s at the British Music Experience in Liverpool.

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