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Following the unexplained disappearance of triplet Colin following a disastrous early gig in a Boness social club, his brothers carried on as a duo, but things were never quite the same. Some say it was a stunt and he has since stood in alternately for his brothers to ease their punishing work schedule.

(I'm Gonna Be) 800 km (Euro mix) - The Proclaimers

Wish you were here - Pink Floyd

The band carried on after Syd Barrett's death....

Missed tonight's show and no playlist or Alison again -who knows, Richard might have taken the lead based on the description above - was ther anything of note?

regardez youse

henri

The Who kept going after the loss of Keith Moon with a bit of a mixed bag of output. However their first recording post John Entwhistle was an absolute superb track:

The Who - Real Good Looking Boy

This theme could possibly be allowed to go full circle... the bands who lost a member but carried on regardless only to TAKE them back again!


Will VCMG lead to a Depeche Mode reunion?

Caption Competition: How dare I be so beautiful?

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Henri,

Any show that includes Sting, Deacon Blue & U2 but no Lynyrd Skynyrd or Richard Thompson is beyond redemption.

Richard scores 10 points.

Playlist & Alison Again is here.

#7

Thanks, how did you find that?

I make 14 - simply the ones i wasn't familiar with and a couple of trcaks that I knew that were bang on.

Thus:

Miss B : 46

Richard: 55

Mandi: 52

Kirsten: 41

Mandi one game in hand, Kirsten two games in hand, as the month finishes this week we may have to take an average of Kirsten's previous scores to even the scores out, but even so, she'll be hard to beat. Miss B's score will stay at 46 unless Friday produces a number higher than 14.

regardez youse

henri

Does anyone give a rat sass about these scores?

Free As A Bird - The Beatles - Struggling manfully on with Anthology box sets to sell

Big love - Fleetwood Mac
Killer queen - Queen
Spanish moon - Little Feat
The boys are back in town - Thin Lizzy

More to follow


Joe
linlithgow

My Genesis suggestion is 'Follow You, Follow Me'...bought the single, still one of my favourites.

The drifters soldiered on after losing someone and someone else and someone else and someone else and someone else and someone else and someone else and then all the guys that replaced them got list too. All these surviving former members all carried on claiming the name which is why there are 832 groups on the cabaret circuits all called the drifters.

Sand in my shoes / the drifters

Recorded as a sequel to boardwalk and it is summer after all.

The Band...sans Robbie Robertson

'Atlantic City'

Wilco - 'Born Alone'

Following two tragic deaths, one of them founder member Duane Allman, and bassist Berry Oakley, the Allman Brothers Band return to the studio to produce "Brothers and Sisters" which turns out to be their greatest commercial success.

The obvious choice is Jessica, but it's slightly overheard because of Top Gear so the hit single Ramblin Man - the Allman Brothers Band would be a cheery alternative - Dickie Betts on fine form.

reagrdez youse

henri

Ditch the singer:

- The Roulettes
- The Mindbenders
- The Tremeloes
- The Pirates
- The Shadows

The technical term Bryan, is 'Taggart' bands...

not sure if the idea is that we request a track by the band AFTER the loss of the key member? Well, anyhow, I am not fussed about hearing the Pogues with Joe Strummer on lead vocals, but would love to hear 'A Pair Of Brown Eyes' with the voice of inimitable Shane MacGowan.

New Order continued where Joy Division left off after the death of Ian Curtis. Their first single was a re-recording of a Joy Division song.

New Order - "Ceremony"

#2
They kicked him oot did they no, DC?

#18
But surely thats the point of the theme, Mike. Tracks from the bands as they were afterwards. Whats the point of playing stuff from the original line up?

#20

- The Beatles - If Stuart Sutcliffe had lived we'd never have heard of them.

Post Terry Chambers, he quit as they were rehearsing the album this came from.

Love on a Farm Boys Wages / XTC



After touring with Simple Minds in 1984 Huang Chung changed their name to Wang Chung to satisfy an American audience who found the original name a bit tricky.
Following departure of their drummer, Darren Costin, they headed for LA where they had their biggest success.

Everybody Have Fun Tonight / Wang Chung

Al.

AC/DC post Bonn Scott:

Runaway Train or You Shook Me All Night Long


Clash post Mick Jones

This Is England

#22

The The Thang

MAN IN THE JAR from ZALVATION 21ST CENTURY LIVE RECORDING by THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND who are NOT appearing at The Ferry tomorrow night.

10,000 Maniacs no good post Natalie Merchant

10,000 Maniacs - Because The Night

A band who lost their lead singer, never bothered to replace him, (in fact gave up having any vocals) and went on to have a string of hits.
They invented guitar music and were so big they were asked to write the theme music for the Vision On Gallery. (It was used for a while before being substituted by The Noveltones – a superior tune IMHO).
Anyway, its a shame their groundbreaking lead guitarist will be better remembered as a state of readiness before your dinner rather than the innovative maestro that he was.

The Shadows – Theme From The Vision On Gallery (Cavatina)

Richey Edwards disappeared but the Manics decided to carry on without him after much deliberation.

Manic Street Preachers - This Is The Day

#24 Brilliant Glen

Was listening to Dick Dale and SRV doing the surf rock thing the other day and found this, bit grainy but the sounds OK.



Al.

Might as well go for this again, Hugh Cornwell's long away from the Stranglers, but that don't matter too much on an instrumental!

Another Campden Afternoon - The Stranglers

#29

I bet that feather tickled.

Free were a band who ran the gauntlet of personnel changes caused by all the usual rock n roll issues - disbanding, reforming etc etc.

Ironically,it was Paul Kossoff, who was in and out the band with drug addiction issues, that is not credited on this track but it is quite clearly his lead guitar work that is unmistakably on display. The band was minus Andy Fraser by this point, again, ironically in this track, because of Kossoff's unreliability.

By the time we get to the Heartbreaker album, the bluesy hard edge had been knocked off as Andy Johns smoothed off the rough edges.

Wishing Well - Free

regardez - youse

henri

Long after Graham Nash had boarded the train to Marrakesh

Stop in the Name of Love / The Hollies

Al.

All I Want Is You / Roxy Music

Brian Eno had left a couple of albums earlier

Al.

10CC were irreversibly weakened by the departure of Godley & Creme but still turned out a couple of good albums.

From 'Bloody Tourists' comes Reds In My Bed - 10CC which would make a nice change from Dreadlock Holiday.

and from Godley & Creme's 'Consequences.' album I'd like to request 5 O'Clock In The Morning, but neither Kirsten nor Mandi will persuade Bryan to play it on GIO.

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henri

The Waterboys kept going without Karl Wallinger who them had a good bit of success with World Party

World Party / Is It Like Today

#9

Only those who are eligible to win a CHOCOLATE EGG!


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I salute their eligibility!

#37

Will there be an Easter theme this year SG (Seer of The Themes)?

The Kings of Prog had a constant revolving door... but hey we got them on last-night!

Whoops, should be "have"!

#38

Adam,

Mais oui! How else will Norrie get Roll Away the Stone played?

Perhaps we can have a multi-theme. April 6th. is Good Friday, First Night of Passover and the 692nd. anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath!

.....and Imelda's birthday

#41

Its Not My Cross To Bear - The Allman Brothers
Exodus - Bob Marley
State of Independance - Henri's Mum

#41 & #43

and

Oh Dem Golden Slippers - James Bland






a shoe - in

#41 & #42