tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459773537428932665.post5883519655721572898..comments2024-01-27T02:14:19.842-08:00Comments on HARDLY BAKED: SIMON REYNOLDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282478701882900354noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459773537428932665.post-87389444230614717102021-09-27T10:15:38.841-07:002021-09-27T10:15:38.841-07:00Sanderson: 1974-1979 (ish)
I remember seeing Magma...Sanderson: 1974-1979 (ish)<br />I remember seeing Magma, Ace, and Gryphon in the Great Hall, plus some dire punk band - they didn't go down so well -I don't think we appreciated being spat on from the stage in the "mosh pit"!<br />There was also our own Sanderson rock bank - Electric Melon who played the Great Hall. <br />Featuring Gerald Elms (composer, drums, vocals), ?? Yeo (Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10777613644305077303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459773537428932665.post-25527160582374072622018-09-05T13:41:54.704-07:002018-09-05T13:41:54.704-07:00RocSoc was the rocketry society in my day 1968 to ...RocSoc was the rocketry society in my day 1968 to 72. Genesis certainly did gig in the great hall and sold albums after in the foyer but I didn't have enough cash to buy one.Chris Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447861475691349200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459773537428932665.post-27921340636058253932018-09-05T13:36:41.531-07:002018-09-05T13:36:41.531-07:00I remember most of those, particularly Gabriel and...I remember most of those, particularly Gabriel and Genesis to whom I have been a lifelong fan. Bramston 1968 to 72.Chris Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447861475691349200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459773537428932665.post-30000290499242696832018-02-08T06:25:15.802-08:002018-02-08T06:25:15.802-08:00I saw the Throbbing Gristle gig. Another regular ...I saw the Throbbing Gristle gig. Another regular performer was Billy Bragg. He was in a band called Riff Raff. He was often to be seen around the Market placeLuke Dickinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17210456723787213723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459773537428932665.post-56947416395446998852017-04-21T07:12:55.038-07:002017-04-21T07:12:55.038-07:00An amazing list of bands for Oundle Roc Soc. I wa...An amazing list of bands for Oundle Roc Soc. I was there from the mid 80s, those stories of Bruce Dickinson were still doing the rounds and the TG gig but I heard nothing about Magma, Arthur Brown, Steamhammer having played there. <br /><br />I'm sure I attended Roc Soc gigs between 85-90 but I can't remember any band names, so i figure they weren't in the same league as the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459773537428932665.post-31006489363899089832017-02-10T16:19:34.845-08:002017-02-10T16:19:34.845-08:00yeah i've seen people do that i think, on Face...yeah i've seen people do that i think, on Facebook, or elsewhere. all these nostalgia-excuse formats are fun / revealing - so long as you practice rigorous honesty.SIMON REYNOLDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282478701882900354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459773537428932665.post-25347573770151696162017-02-10T16:18:35.430-08:002017-02-10T16:18:35.430-08:00Wow, sounds amazing. wish i could have witnessed
...Wow, sounds amazing. wish i could have witnessed<br /><br />there is actually an audio book of Shock and Awe, Stephen. It was done by the US publisher - with an English actor, Nick Camm, reading it. They gave me a choice of three thesps and I liked his voice best! <br /><br /><br />Apparently it took him 23 hours to record - possibly even longer actually, i think when he referenced 23 hours (on SIMON REYNOLDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282478701882900354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459773537428932665.post-44438861397318542832017-02-10T11:58:03.104-08:002017-02-10T11:58:03.104-08:00The Doctors of Madness were indeed a blinder … and...The Doctors of Madness were indeed a blinder … and blinding. We booked them based on their promo boast of the Kw output of their light and sound rigs. <br /><br />November 1976 was still pre-punk – at least so far as public school Northamptonshire was concerned. We had no idea what was coming and the bleak nihilism and energy the Docs brought to the show blew me away and perfectly set the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049029082241536958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459773537428932665.post-40760381931123882712017-02-10T01:19:20.086-08:002017-02-10T01:19:20.086-08:00Simon, I caught somebody explaining their musical ...Simon, I caught somebody explaining their musical life in 5 year increments. Basically, pick one tune that represents where you were when you were 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, etc. And then put it into a YT playlist with one sentence/para explanation. It was a fun game to play and should be spread more widely.<br /><br />Here's mine. <br />https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=Julian Bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433164802534052728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459773537428932665.post-13441713092696397782017-02-07T15:58:37.970-08:002017-02-07T15:58:37.970-08:00great stories! me and my brothers had the record s...great stories! me and my brothers had the record sleeve of the ricky and the last days of earth album - they were about fifty lying in Oxford Street when we went up to London for the day - but never heard the record as it was an empty sleeve. Doctors of Madness as a booking is pretty darn coolSIMON REYNOLDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282478701882900354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459773537428932665.post-23563189792465048862017-02-07T15:08:44.654-08:002017-02-07T15:08:44.654-08:00Simon your link is dead try this:
https://youtu.be...Simon your link is dead try this:<br />https://youtu.be/G0Ct7aQHB64<br /> <br />I was googling for any internet reference to confirm that Peter Gabriel’s Genesis played at Oundle School circa 1970/1. I recall being told they did but so far I haven’t turned up anything, even in the most comprehensive online Genesis gig listings. Then I came across this post here. <br /> <br />Suddenly I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049029082241536958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459773537428932665.post-67477630078991432052016-11-27T02:27:56.986-08:002016-11-27T02:27:56.986-08:0010 years old Julian - The Berrystead ;-)
Perhaps...10 years old Julian - The Berrystead ;-) <br />Perhaps after your time, we also had Greenslade, Camel, Esperanto, Sutherland Brothers and Quiver, Hammill solo and many others. No fagging or corporal punishment by the early '70's but concur with the rest of the list!Topjukeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04935429377708307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459773537428932665.post-27880000714446013492012-10-10T14:03:24.957-07:002012-10-10T14:03:24.957-07:00no way!
magma and arthur brown at your public sch...no way!<br /><br />magma and arthur brown at your public school....<br /><br />there would have never happened at Berko School for Boys <br /><br />they did once have a very crap (but very loud) rock band formed schoolboys perform at my house (ie. my house at school, not my house where i lived)<br /><br />did not know that about Van Der Graaf<br /><br />TG being old hippie proggers at heart it SIMON REYNOLDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282478701882900354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459773537428932665.post-63004043059421041172012-10-10T13:47:28.121-07:002012-10-10T13:47:28.121-07:00Hmmm. I'd long since left by the time this hap...Hmmm. I'd long since left by the time this happened, but ~10 years earlier I saw the following in Oundle Great Hall:-<br />- Magma<br />- Arthur Brown <br />- Trespass-era Genesis complete with Gabriel dressed as a flower. <br />- Wild Turkey<br />- Steamhammer<br />ISTR we missed Thin Lizzy as Whisky in the Jar was charting with a bullet and they cancelled. RocSoc were pretty good at Julian Bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433164802534052728noreply@blogger.com