Oh look it's Britain's top MAneskin tribute band Queen. In all seriousness, RIP Freddie, the main reason I gave a shit about this band. According to Mick Rock, "Freddie remained a gentleman to the end". BoRhap sums up my feelings about Queen - when they energy, enthusiasm, intelligence, and humour into their music, they were amazing. Without those ingredients, the same band produced songs that were empty scaffolding.
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Friday, 7 January 2022 20:31 (two years ago) link
Best episode for ages! Surprisingly early and extremely Bjorky Bjork appearance, Carter being much better than I registered at the time, a glimpse of propa hardcore Prodigy, and a couple of decent dance tunes I have no recollection of. The Blue Pearl thing's pretty naff, but in a fun way.
― chap, Saturday, 8 January 2022 01:09 (two years ago) link
Senseless Things - not my fave, but early 90s Indy was sooo much better than what it became a few years later.
― chap, Saturday, 8 January 2022 01:10 (two years ago) link
The hosts remain complete fucking joy vacuums.
― chap, Saturday, 8 January 2022 01:13 (two years ago) link
Nice to see the current live vocal policy embraced by notorious acoustic folk purists 2 Unlimited.
― chap, Saturday, 8 January 2022 01:25 (two years ago) link
Shakespeare's Sister to Curtis Steiger - I'm sure that there have been more boner killing transitions in history, but also sure that they can be counted on one (ahem) hand.
― chap, Saturday, 8 January 2022 01:31 (two years ago) link
When I had long hair it looked like Curtis Steiger's (not by design)
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Saturday, 8 January 2022 19:06 (two years ago) link
they seem to have gone back to studio vocals though, and they are lower on the mix than usual, or something, harder to make out.
― koogs, Sunday, 9 January 2022 12:15 (two years ago) link
and that must be a re-release of Bohemian Rhapsody, off the back of something? there was something else from Bill and Ted as well
― koogs, Sunday, 9 January 2022 12:17 (two years ago) link
Charity re-issue after Freddie’s death. Also a hit in the US (bigger than in ‘75) later in ‘92 off the back of Wayne’s World. Solid first episode this week, second not so much. Seem to recall Curtis Stigers LP being released same day as In Ribbons and Everything’s Alright Forever; MM scribe teasing Pale Saints and Boo Radleys in feature about adding CS to their co-headline tour to bring in the punters.
― Michael Jones, Sunday, 9 January 2022 12:27 (two years ago) link
probably a bigger draw than papa sprain
― koogs, Sunday, 9 January 2022 12:48 (two years ago) link
(who, if I remember correctly, were a no-show at the Astoria gig)
― koogs, Sunday, 9 January 2022 12:49 (two years ago) link
boner killing transitions
retro 90s new laddism for the '92 episodes?
Thought these were the most interesting episodes for quite a while. Perhaps the '90s run will be better than I thought.
― Luna Schlosser, Sunday, 9 January 2022 13:02 (two years ago) link
I went to the Pale Saints & Boo Radleys gig at The Astoria, fwiw. A glum affair - the venue felt half empty (or at least that's how I remember it) and both groups seemed to be on the way out, plus it was the evening after John Major's Tories had unexpectedly won the election so everyone was miserable. And then we left the gig to find the IRA had blown up The City and there were no trains home.
― Nasty, Brutish & Short, Sunday, 9 January 2022 21:24 (two years ago) link
Yeah sorry, nostalgia and whiskey is a potent combination.
― chap, Tuesday, 11 January 2022 12:03 (two years ago) link
Tonight’s episode is peak ponytail & bomber jacket rave PA era. Love the MSP going all out with the explosions as well.
― Agnes, Agatha, Germaine and Jack (Willl), Friday, 14 January 2022 20:25 (two years ago) link
Best episode for ages! Surprisingly early and extremely Bjorky Bjork appearance
I say ouch! This really hurts
― Nasty, Brutish & Short, Saturday, 15 January 2022 00:11 (two years ago) link
That Manics appearance seemed to mark a negative turning point in home grown guitar music, a self-regarding consciousness of their relationship to the canon or whatever as opposed to playful embracing new trends and sounds, as Carter and Senseless Things were doing mere episodes earlier.
― chap, Saturday, 15 January 2022 00:28 (two years ago) link
Ride were far and away my favourite group back then, so it was nice to finally see the (extremely abbreviated) performance of Leave Them All Behind (featuring Andy Bell not even vaguely pretending to play his guitar). I'm pretty sure I didn't see it at the time as I was at university without a TV, but I have a vague memory of seeing The Wedding Present (Blue Eyes) and The Beautiful South (Old Red Eyes Is Back) on TOTP in someone else's room around this time. I've just been googling this to see if it was true, and it was one of the ones they aren't showing (16th January). They also didn't show this one with Bobby Gillespie's one-legged dance routine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olvh7x3PtsA
― Nasty, Brutish & Short, Sunday, 16 January 2022 20:59 (two years ago) link
Why not? Surely all the paedos went by then? I've been waiting for The Hit Parade year damnit.
― kraudive, Sunday, 16 January 2022 21:34 (two years ago) link
one of the presenters has opted out, was mentioned upthread.
― koogs, Sunday, 16 January 2022 21:53 (two years ago) link
The Rolling "Top of the Pops" BBC4 Revival thread.
― koogs, Sunday, 16 January 2022 21:56 (two years ago) link
Right. Thanks. That's disappointing.
― kraudive, Sunday, 16 January 2022 22:15 (two years ago) link
Some of those will be on Youtube I imagine? Has anyone made a playlist of them?
― Chewshabadoo, Monday, 17 January 2022 08:23 (two years ago) link
I actually like Crowded House's 'Weather With You', but coming straight after KLF's 'What Time Is Love?' it's complete mood whiplash.
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Friday, 21 January 2022 20:46 (two years ago) link
opus 3 twice. twice too often.
― koogs, Saturday, 22 January 2022 11:32 (two years ago) link
Xpost "it's grim down south!" though!
― Mark G, Saturday, 22 January 2022 11:33 (two years ago) link
curious, vaguely, about the bananarama split that led to Shakespeare's sister. musical differences? because there's a dichotomy in ss itself by the sound, it's very much a song of two halves
― koogs, Saturday, 22 January 2022 11:43 (two years ago) link
(can't remember a single other ss track tbh)
You’re History was the earlier hit? But post-Stay, I can’t remember anything.
― Michael Jones, Saturday, 22 January 2022 11:55 (two years ago) link
four lps and 5 (five) compilation lps
(lots of remixes)
― koogs, Saturday, 22 January 2022 12:24 (two years ago) link
Underworld remix of Black Sky is an all-time banger
― ignore the blue line (or something), Saturday, 22 January 2022 12:31 (two years ago) link
One of the last things that Billy Mackenzie did was a song with Shakespeare's Sister, can't remember what it's called though
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Saturday, 22 January 2022 13:16 (two years ago) link
Nirvana can do with a wash, says the presenter.
weddoes doing 3, this was about the time i have up on the weddoes, when the next three years releases were these singles and two compilation lps containing these singles
― koogs, Monday, 31 January 2022 19:11 (two years ago) link
gave up on
― koogs, Monday, 31 January 2022 19:12 (two years ago) link
Same here. I remember seeing Blue Eyes on TOTP (in one of the episodes they're not showing), liking it and deciding to buy it, then discovering to my horror that everywhere had already sold out of it because of the whole 'limited to 10,000 copies' thing that they did. So I made sure I bought Go Go Dancer as soon as it came out, but was a bit underwhelmed by it and ignored all the singles after that. I don't know any of the others.
― Nasty, Brutish & Short, Monday, 31 January 2022 22:09 (two years ago) link
oh ffs it's the Smashie and Nicey episode
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Friday, 4 February 2022 20:03 (two years ago) link
Can't be much worse than Tony Dortie and Mark Franklin
― ignore the blue line (or something), Friday, 4 February 2022 21:47 (two years ago) link
I unintentionally skipped the Smashie and Nicey one due to my erratic TOTP viewing habits, but in the next episode it seems that Smashie and Nicey having been on is all the presenters can go on about (that and who's going to win the election - SPOILER IT WAS THE FUCKING TORIES).
― chap, Saturday, 5 February 2022 00:04 (two years ago) link
Watching the ponytailed Belgian keyboard stabber replicating the Injected With a Poison sample live using his mouth was a treat, though.
― chap, Saturday, 5 February 2022 00:08 (two years ago) link
I think he did pretty well, given how bad some of the rave/dance vocalists have been singing live.
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Friday, 11 February 2022 19:57 (two years ago) link
I made an EMF / Unbelievable joke at work this week and no-one got it.
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Friday, 11 February 2022 20:04 (two years ago) link
Good: En Vogue. Bad: Richard Fairbrass's outfit.
― Nasty, Brutish & Short, Friday, 11 February 2022 21:40 (two years ago) link
My overarching feeling from the current period of reruns is how much better 90 percent of the performances would be if they were mimed.
― Chewshabadoo, Saturday, 12 February 2022 17:46 (two years ago) link
I feel sorry for the guy who has to yell "Utah Saints U-U-U-Utah Saints".
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Friday, 25 February 2022 20:17 (two years ago) link
oh dear, they open the second programme tonight as well. His voice sounds shot to shit. At least the BBC didn't make him impersonate Kate Bush.
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Friday, 25 February 2022 20:34 (two years ago) link
https://web.archive.org/web/20190228065833/https://sabotagetimes.com/music/the-orb-playing-chess-on-top-of-the-pops-changed-my-life
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Friday, 25 February 2022 20:47 (two years ago) link
Wow turns out Bob Geldof is a cunt after all
Not sure which is worse, the above or his introduction for Sophie B. Hawkins "I don't wanna ask yer any questions i just wanna look at yer...(baffled silence)... you've got 5 minutes, sing your song"
― ignore the blue line (or something), Friday, 25 February 2022 23:41 (two years ago) link
I mean I do know which is worse
― ignore the blue line (or something), Friday, 25 February 2022 23:43 (two years ago) link
Geldof so fucking vile on this.
― Eyeball Kicks, Saturday, 26 February 2022 01:43 (two years ago) link