The Music

[plaskins]

Sorry, not overly related to Glasto.. but I will make it relevant at the end of post.

So, The Music have been split up for a few years now. I was listening to their last album, strength in numbers. It has left me feeling rather more gutted about these guys disappearing. Love the direction they took with Paul Hartnoll producing.Brilliant balance of dance, guitar and rock vocals.

Any fans here. Went to one of their gigs in Manchester - feared for my life

Did they ever play Glasto? Anyone seen them there?

[thenitgoesoff]

Seen them countless times, up there with the best live acts I've ever seen. Was lucky enough to be at their last ever show in Leeds. Unfortunately they seemed to be managed wrong and never became as big as they should. I believe they played the pyramid one year, and I remember back in the MySpace days Robert harvey Blogging that they where on stand by for if amy Whinehouse didn't show when she subbed jay z. How things may of been different

Rob harvey is now playing with mike skinner in The D.O.T and phil the drummer is playing with Theme Park. The Music are a sad loss to music and the live scene IMO

Edited May 18, 2013 by thenitgoesoff

[Rio]

The Music were my first love when i started going to gigs when i was 16, think I seen them something like 14 times at my last count. To be honest I didn't rate Strength In Numbers nearly as much as their debut album (and EP's preceding that) but it was still decent.

I think they were the perfect example of a band completely nailing it on their debut and not really following it up well enough.

Thats cool, I never realised the drummer played in Theme Park now!

[Becoming a veteran]

Loved them and still listen to them lots, I went to one of their last gigs at Brixton and it sort of felt like an end of an era to me. Was hoping they would be at Glasto 2011 as this was just before the last gigs but it wasn't to be.

Looking forward I don't actually mind The D.O.T certainly a lot different to The Music. My problem listening to them especially the latest album is Mike Skinners singing. Rob Harvey has a great voice and it seems on a couple of tracks that Skinner tries to compete with that but fails massively.

I would like The D.O.T to be at Glastonbury this year and I'd probably go see them but haven't quite enjoyed them enough to make the effort to go see their own shows. I tweeted Rob Harvey a while back if they were playing but didn't get a reply.

Edited May 18, 2013 by Becoming a veteran

[thenitgoesoff]

The debut album is in my top 5 albums of all time, maybe even my no1. Always on in my work van.

In fact im sticking it on now.

The last dance cd and dvd was on sale for only a fiver on the concert live website the other week. Absolute bargain

[When Jokers Attack]

Absolute class band. One of the best live.

[fingers_mark]

Sure they played the New Bands Tent in 2002 on the Saturday. The Coral and The Music were ruling it that summer. Sadly I think I went to see Stereophonics after them on the Pyramid

[Phil-itfc]

Absolutely loved that band, they should have been much bigger than they were.

[ukdaasfan]

Yeah the debut album is amazing. In fact I am going to dig it out now while I drive to the tip.

[BigMarv]

Rob Harvey was part of 'The Streets' towards the end of their lifespan. Accordingly he performed as part of the band when they closed the JPT in 2011, which were the last band I saw at Glasto!

[ninetyeightytwo]

They had some INCREDIBLE songs.

It's telling that their b-sides have their own YouTube channel.

[Stu H]

Saw their last gig at Brixton Academy. My cousin is mates of theirs, they're from Kippax in Leeds.

The clip below, is, frankly, incredible.

[Vieuphoria]

I saw them at Reading in 2008 (I think), I remember being really impressed by them. But I've hardly listened to them since. Maybe I should.

[ninetyeightytwo]

I saw them at a Love Music/Hate Racism gig in Liverpool - a show that was subsequently released as a bonus disc on special editions of Welcome To The North!

Also appearing on the bill were Badly Drawn Boy, Bloc Party, Haven & Rodney P & Skitz.

It was a good night, but we were nearly mugged on the way home.

[Red Day]

One of those bands that should have been bigger than they were. Bought their last dance recodings from Concert Live and makes you realise how good they were.

They played Moshulu in Aberdeen on a Sunday night couple of years ago and it was one of the best gigs I've been at. Sad loss

[a williams field pilgrim]

I'm sure they played glasto 2008 remember seeing them the week before in Liverpool

[siblin]

You can see me passing out as a youngster on their "live at the blank canvas" DVD

[JezNorth]

great band. brixton gig was amazing and sad at the same time. One the 1st bands i really got into.

[ninetyeightytwo]

THEIR LEGEND SHALL NOT DIE.

Look at how Peugeot demonstrate the integrated CD player on their 207 CC:

http://www.peugeot.co.uk/showroom/207/cc/#!explore/key-features/technology/radiocd-player