Heartland

I notice there's a bit of activity on the various FB groups - inc myheartland and the Sisters FB group about Gary, Craig and Wayne getting together for a 'project' next year? Also Ben has removed Sisters Lead guitarist from his profile... Si apparently said somewhere that the Sisters will be active ...

The Cult - nevermind the quality, feel the girth...

Left on m*****n and Revenge... Was it ever anymore than a title to hint at the m*****n ongoing plagarism of all things sisters? Presumably, if such an album did exist what had they got beyond Torch (See ya Craig) and Garden of Delight (see ya Wayne)?

i'd a ticket for the nec but couldnt afford the boat (pre low fare airlines) and am still gutted about that!

I like the way Andreas pretends to play the keyboard parts on his guitar...

mh wrote:I'm still hugely saddened by this, and reading the obituaries in today's papers doesn't make it any easier. He was our Elvis.

Songs All Tomorrow's Parties - The Velvet Underground My favorite all-time song. This song just transports me through time and space Loose - The Stooges Because I want that unbridled catharsis on my little island Station To Station - Bowie As good as any novel Tour De France (12") - Kraftwerk More t...

Ever since I found him via The Velvet's as a teenager in the 80's, Lou has been with me, sound-tracking every step of my adult life. To paraphrase his quote about the Velvets albums - his songs are like letters from a friend. They take you on a journey - offering no easy way out - through some of th...

Hoping that this is just a horrible mistake...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkbpmFOuKrc

Wow...

Limiting myself to 5, in no particular order stuggart 84 (first boot on cassette - still have it. Great sound, nice bit of heckling & abuse) NEC 92 (mindblowing gig) Mera Luna 00 (great set list) Paradiso 83 (the temple intro & a fantastic Sister Ray medley) Suikerrock 08 (ditto what radiojamaica sa...

oh jesus, that was brilliant!

[ The good Doktor when Burn starts. And back in the early nineties when Tim Bricheno unleashed his guitar on Gimme Shelter and at the end of Ribbons. Immense... etc etc etc Seconded - the version of Shelter in the NEC 92 is particulary jaw dropping. Live screams in Body Electric & Floorshow Sister ...

I'm not familar with the play - but came across this randomly today & wondered is there an acknowledge connection/ inspiration? From the Merchant of Venice by Shakey... "The quality of mercy is not strained It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest; It bles...

kiss the carpet (reprise) on the reptile house e.p. is not the same as the SGWBM version: the original (satisfyingly) ends at full volume, whereas the one on SGWBM fades down....is this too picky? :innocent: Well spotted! I always felt the Reptile House EP came across poorly on SGWBM. In fact, the ...

peter capaldi! that was a nice surprise! I imagine that will put a lot more substance to the show for some people...

Driven Like the Snow (LP) I didn't know the LP and CD versions were different (or possibly I did but have forgotten). How different are they? The LP version lacks the extended 40 second ambient intro that's on the CD. It's not just the intro... the vinyl also doesn't have the 12 second (ahem) 'synt...

I think the point they made about his outburst over the last few years will certainly have alienated some people from going to see him - beyond the hard core fans. If you ask people do they want to go see just about any alternative act from the 80's, you don't end up in a conversation about extremis...

Listening to it on vinyl for the first time in donkey's years & shocked to discover that there's not a single scratch... Remarkable.

'you're always 10 years too late' too early :innocent: The funniest thing to me about that, was obviously they'd selected the intro of 1959 to be played before 1969. Did he really think that it would be that funny to go through the trouble of getting the DAT or whatever the sample was on? Loved tho...

If anyone's interested - there's an interview with Simon Pegg in this months Q magazine where he selects the soundtrack of his youth. And one of his choices is 'Marian' & talks about a goth girl that he fancied as a teenager...

Yup a fantastic gig. One of my, if not favourite Sisters gigs ever. Great set list & light show. Even now, a recent check on my most played on my ipod, showed the Numb/SKOS intro to be my most listened to Sisters songs... I remember getting there very early due to a late night ferry crossing. So ear...

growing up in Dublin, I was use to seeing records pressed up as made in Ireland & probably have a few in the collection. For some reason, roxy & bryan ferry releases stick in my mind. They did tend to have different labels too. Funnily enough, I never thought of them as collectable - as I'd be getti...

that is brillant!

In another but similar vein, I just finished Hooky's 'Unknown Pleasure' book and he mentioned in it how Joy Division & New Order never had to play the game due to being on Factory. He mentions Siouxise, The Furs & The Bunnymen & the way they'd have to do all manner of s**t to sell records on the say...