UK 77 punk:
1 - The Stranglers
2 - The Damned
3 - The Sex Pistols
4 - Sham 69
5 - The Clash
Besides that, they were genuine nutcases (Thegospelaccordingto...), hard men and produced some of the finest music to grace this earth.
Burnel adds: “The funny thing is, Glastonbury never wanted to put us on. We weren’t exactly banned, but Michael Eavis doesn’t like us and refused to put us on for 30 years.” What changed? “Well, here in the West Country, the Stranglers play second fiddle to the real Gods, the Wurzels,” he says, referring to the jokey Somerset folkies who sing about cider and combine harvesters. “Eavis loves them and wanted to book them, but our manager manages them as well.” The two men laugh. “So I think we had some leverage.”
fat cherry wrote:brilliant. There's a fairly recent video on the youtube of burnel getting off stage to 'deal with' someone who chucked a pint of beer at him.
TenNewPence wrote:fat cherry wrote:brilliant. There's a fairly recent video on the youtube of burnel getting off stage to 'deal with' someone who chucked a pint of beer at him.
A very brave or a very stupid person.
Always thought first album was more Doors than the Bunnies
No More Heroes and Always The Sun my favs
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