Musical Confessional

[Pinhead]

I don't feel I'm ready to confess yet....

[tarw]

1 minute ago, Pinhead said:

I don't feel I'm ready to confess yet....

You are amongst friends here, a safe place. Don’t forget that whatever you have done someone will have done worse

[Pinhead]

"Once, many years ago...... I went into Wine Bar!"...

[tevaburger]

I still hold out hope each year that Simple Minds return to Glastonbury. I think 'Sparkle In The Rain' is one of the best albums of the 80's and sounds great in the summertime (played it in the past week). 

and since Huey Lewis has gotten a few mentions, I always look for a used copy of 'Sports' in the record bins at markets 

oh another one... I really really like Sharon Van Etten and Kurt Vile, but chose to see Liam Gallagher on Pyramid this year. I listened to 'Definitely Maybe' just before and after Glastonbury this year 

Springsteen '09 still my 2nd greatest moment on the Pyramid (after the Stones) and I'd have him back again and am still absolutely baffled as to why saying that is somehow appropriate for the theme of this thread. 

Bryan Adams was my first ever gig. Hammersmith Odeon 1985. I still think Cuts Like A Knife through Into The Fire were all good highly credible rock albums in 80's context.... 

Edited July 19, 2019 by tevaburger

[Pinhead]

I often wonder if OMD might work somewhere at Glasto. May I also confess to being having a number of Mike Oldfield albums. Can't see any of those being reproduced live very easily though.

[Ayrshire Chris]

28 minutes ago, Pinhead said:

I don't feel I'm ready to confess yet....

I’m guessing David Cassidy and the Partridge family 

Edited July 19, 2019 by Ayrshire Chris

[Pinhead]

Hopefully not that bad...

[Kizzie]

1 minute ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

I’m guessing David Cassidy and the Partridge family 

Now you're talking ?

'Cherish' was the first 'LP' I ever owned, aahhh how I loved David Cassidy   I even had an iron on transfer on a pillow case.

Then he did a full page spread in the News of the World......NAKED?

I went right off him.....I was 10 and really not quite ready for it.

[stuartbert two hats]

13 minutes ago, Pinhead said:

I often wonder if OMD might work somewhere at Glasto. May I also confess to being having a number of Mike Oldfield albums. Can't see any of those being reproduced live very easily though.

Bjorn Again played a bit of Mike Oldfield before coming on stage - Arrival, which was covered by ABBA, but I think they played the original.

[Ayrshire Chris]

5 minutes ago, Kizzie said:

Now you're talking ?

'Cherish' was the first 'LP' I ever owned, aahhh how I loved David Cassidy   I even had an iron on transfer on a pillow case.

Then he did a full page spread in the News of the World......NAKED?

I went right off him.....I was 10 and really not quite ready for it.

Mrs Chris was also a fan of him. That’s why the LP collection in our loft has the surreal sight of Cassidy and osmond albums mixed in with my black sabbath, zeppelin and deep purple albums 

Edited July 19, 2019 by Ayrshire Chris

[Pinhead]

26 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Bjorn Again played a bit of Mike Oldfield before coming on stage - Arrival, which was covered by ABBA, but I think they played the original.

Totally forgotten that! Yeah, it was the version from QE2.

[FuzzyDunlop]

55 minutes ago, Pinhead said:

"Once, many years ago...... I went into Wine Bar!"...

I love a red dwarf reference

[Butterz]

46 minutes ago, Pinhead said:

I often wonder if OMD might work somewhere at Glasto. May I also confess to being having a number of Mike Oldfield albums. Can't see any of those being reproduced live very easily though.

Since we're going full confessional - OMD was my fav band in high school.  I've seen them a few times since when they tour the States.  The songs and nostalgia are great although the between song banter sounds like a Vegas lounge act.

I mildly hoped they'd show at Glasto so I could see them near their home turf.  Reality is that they would be on a small stage at noon and I probably wouldn't even be out of my tent by then.

[Pinhead]

Never seen them live. Remember them being a thing for me around '83.

[Pinhead]

32 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

I love a red dwarf reference

Aye.

[Pinhead]

I also think that Avalon should book The Bangles next year for the Bananarama slot...

[gigpusher]

2 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

This could be a whole new topic. I avoided Springsteen for years because of Born In The USA and Dancing In The Dark. He's now one of my favourite artists.

 

They are nowhere near as bad as the ones I mentioned! 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Pinhead said:

I often wonder if OMD might work somewhere at Glasto. May I also confess to being having a number of Mike Oldfield albums. Can't see any of those being reproduced live very easily though.

Mike Oldfield would work very well (The Park maybe?). His music can be complex but seems to reproduce well live (although I've never seen him). He sounded pretty good at the Olympic opening ceremony a few years back. Tubular Bells would definitely be do'able as would (dare I say it), Ommadawn

Edited July 19, 2019 by Ommadawn

[Guest]

There's nothing wrong with liking Mike Oldfield. I'm happy to admit I have all his albums (most in more than 1 format). Great to relax to in the evenings.

[Guest]

My confessional is Abba. Superb songs that have stood the test of time.

Oh and I'm quite partial to Gregorian chanting.

[Pinhead]

I have an extensive MO collection. However, I confess to having expanded this just because I could over the years. Record shops generally have plenty to choose from  at low prices simply cos he's not that popular.

Years ago they attempted TB on the Spirit of the 70's stage I think. Its always very difficult cos of the many instrument layers required - would give any professional sound man a run for his money - but getting MO to play himself now would be a struggle as he's such a cantankerous old sod these days.

[Pinhead]

Ommadawn was always a seminal album as well. Return to Ommadawn less so for a number of reasons I think.

[Pinhead]

I think I always feel dirty admitting to listening to MO cos much of his output is terribly naive crap. But nestled amongst this are some pure gems of composition and contribution to prog rock / prog folk.

[Hutchmaster]

I may get absolutely slaughtered for this on these boards, but I just cannot get into IDLES. 

[Kizzie]

25 minutes ago, Ommadawn said:

Mike Oldfield would work very well (The Park maybe?). His music can be complex but seems to reproduce well live (although I've never seen him). He sounded pretty good at the Olympic opening ceremony a few years back. Tubular Bells would definitely be do'able as would (dare I say it), Ommadawn

I've saw Mike Oldfield at Knebworth, donkeys years ago, I love Tubular Bells (ahem, to reference an earlier post I can do the whole Viv Stanshall spiel too, I'm such a bloody anorak) anyway, you're right it is do'able, but I reckon he'd need more than just a casual audience.

I saw Hannah Peel do Tubular Bells a couple of years ago, was great but few people knew it well, which made it lose something, for me anyway, but I'm snooty.