Celebs/ artist guilty pleasures

by **JackT** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:54 am

black francis wrote:Yeah we've heard about your Rick Springfield incident. That was a lot of blood.

"The Rick Springfield Incident" would be a most excellent band name. Not as good as my "Mexico Dynamite Truck Explosion", but still good, nonetheless.

by **Mr. Brian** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:21 am

withahip wrote:I haven't worn band t-shirts since high school.

I don't wear many anymore.
I have a Bunnymen shirt from the 97 tour and the red star one from the Flowers tour. I don't wear either very often. I also have a Ramones t-shirt and a woxy.com shirt with about 100 bands listed on the back.

In the 1990's through my 20's and 30's my wardrobe consisted of a lot of American indie rock bands like Jesus Lizard, All, Poster Children, Pegboy, Dinosaur Jr., Pavement and bands like that.

by **black francis** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:03 am

JackT wrote:"The Rick Springfield Incident" would be a most excellent band name. Not as good as my "Mexico Dynamite Truck Explosion", but still good, nonetheless.

But none could top the Jake Brockman Experience.

by **black francis** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:06 am

tonywojo wrote:Wish I could get a belt to keep my trousers up.

46 but still got the x factor.

Shit. The X Factor is one of those things if I have to ask then I obviously don't have it.

Always thought I did but apparently not.

by **JackT** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:16 pm

Mr. Brian wrote:I don't wear many anymore.
I have a Bunnymen shirt from the 97 tour and the red star one from the Flowers tour. I don't wear either very often. I also have a Ramones t-shirt and a woxy.com shirt with about 100 bands listed on the back.

In the 1990's through my 20's and 30's my wardrobe consisted of a lot of American indie rock bands like Jesus Lizard, All, Poster Children, Pegboy, Dinosaur Jr., Pavement and bands like that.

I would buy a Villiersterrace.com t-shirt, if it had the banner art just like it is on the website. That would be a good shirt.

by **insanejane** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:26 pm

Dr Cheese wrote:Altered Images, Don't Talk To Me About Love is a great pop song and I used to have a wild crush on Clare Grogan, what a babe!

My husband had a "wild crush" on her too, but when this came on MTV I wanted to kill someone..................or myself :eek:

FHG, I like "Ring My Bell" Isn't that disco?

by **insanejane** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:27 pm

Didn't work. Was trying to post Altered Images "Happy Birthday" 1981 version

by **insanejane** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:20 pm

Sorry, but weren't they were cool??:

I missed that VH1 special, Zabird :frown:

by **zabird** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:58 pm

insanejane wrote:Sorry, but weren't they were cool??:

I missed that VH1 special, Zabird

just wait, it'll prolly be on again. I'm bummed I missed the Romeo Void and Alarm ones :frown:

by **insanejane** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:29 pm

zabird wrote:just wait, it'll prolly be on again. I'm bummed I missed the Romeo Void and Alarm ones

What was that stunt the Alarm pulled some years ago that involved writing a really catchy song under a fake artist's name pretending to be a new, YOUNG band so no one knew it was them until they decided to let out their secret?

by **zabird** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:15 pm

insanejane wrote:What was that stunt the Alarm pulled some years ago that involved writing a really catchy song under a fake artist's name pretending to be a new, YOUNG band so no one knew it was them until they decided to let out their secret?

I think they didn't fess up till after it was rising in the charts :biggrin:

They opened for the Fixx and the Furs last year in Costa Mesa -- played an hour and didn't do "The Stand" :evil:

by **dixiebunnie** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:32 am

......the Bee Gees........not the disco-era stuff but the ballads.......

by **Frank The Bunny** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:09 am

zabird wrote:I think they didn't fess up till after it was rising in the charts

From Wikipedia:

After a short and unremarkable solo career in the 1990s, against the wishes of the original members of the band Peters chose began using the name Alarm once more. The line-up of the New band included Craig Adams (ex The Sisters of Mercy, The Mission, The Cult), James Stevenson (Chelsea, Gene Loves Jezebel, The Cult) and Steve Grantley of Stiff Little Fingers, and released the In the Poppy Fields CD in 2004. The lead single reached the Top 40, on indie Snapper Music after the band credited the track to The Poppyfields and got a younger band to front the single in their video. However the second single, credited to The Alarm, charted a few places lower than the Top 40.

by **zabird** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:01 pm

Frank The Bunny wrote:From Wikipedia:

After a short and unremarkable solo career in the 1990s, against the wishes of the original members of the band Peters chose began using the name Alarm once more. The line-up of the New band included Craig Adams (ex The Sisters of Mercy, The Mission, The Cult), James Stevenson (Chelsea, Gene Loves Jezebel, The Cult) and Steve Grantley of Stiff Little Fingers, and released the In the Poppy Fields CD in 2004. The lead single reached the Top 40, on indie Snapper Music after the band credited the track to The Poppyfields and got a younger band to front the single in their video. However the second single, credited to The Alarm, charted a few places lower than the Top 40.

that begs the question -- should they really be calling themselves The Alarm if Mike Peters is the only original band member left in the band? Isn't there a law somewhere that says there have to be at least two left, and one better be the singer? And what happens when there are dueling versions of the band touring? The Beat/The English Beat come to mind.

by **Frank The Bunny** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:06 pm

zabird wrote:And what happens when there are dueling versions of the band touring? The Beat/The English Beat come to mind.

In that case, I think Dave Wakeling keeps to North America & Europe, whereas, Ranking Roger sticks to the UK.
Roger's got a better claim to the name, as I think he's got two original members.

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