Namecheck by Ian Astbury, Leeds 8 March

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During Sweet Soul Sister at The Cult's gig, Ian sang a line from Lucretia My Reflection and then mused "Now there's a REAL rock n' roll star - Andrew Eldritch..."

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Norman Hunter wrote:During Sweet Soul Sister at The Cult's gig, Ian sang a line from Lucretia My Reflection and then mused "Now there's a REAL rock n' roll star - Andrew Eldritch..."

That's it.
Made me smile when he did that
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What a sycophant, rev. 5.0.
Astbury has always had a unique 'talent' for geography. He's never been sure whether he came from Yorkshire, Liverpool, LA, Noo Yawk or A Reservation. To paraphrase Mick Mercer, Astbury's birthplace changed every time he put on a new hat. Stroking a Leeds crowd by referencing Eldritch is no more genuine than Bono grooving on 30s Bluesmen while onstage in the US and accepting the resultant 'warmth of the crowd' as a recognition of his 'talent'..
Astbury's bands have made feckin' awesome music for decades; I just have no time for his fake music biz wankiness.
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Gripper wrote:What a sycophant, rev. 5.0.
Astbury's bands have made feckin' awesome music for decades; I just have no time for his fake music biz wankiness.
My favorite story about him was his appearance in Nick Cave's biography. Apparently in the early h80s, Cave was in a club in London and Astbury ran toward him, prostrated himself in front of Cave and grabbed his hand like he was the Godfather.
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Astbury is from Birkenhead isn't he?

The best of us often are 😘
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So Ian doesn't love Wayne Hussain anymore?
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Given his past friendship with Hussey, do you think he was being ironic?
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Pista wrote:Given his past friendship with Hussey, do you think he was being ironic?
I don't know. Von always struck me as a rock star's rock star. He did it well, and made it look easy. Before he discovered Linux, he was really the walking embodiment of rock and roll.

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Pista wrote:Given his past friendship with Hussey, do you think he was being ironic?
I don't know. Von always struck me as a rock star's rock star. He did it well, and made it look easy. Before he discovered Linux, he was really the walking embodiment of rock and roll.

Not so much anymore, but that's ok.
What are you trying to say about Linux? :evil: :lol:
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Its good Von has interests outside rock and roll, it makes for a more interesting output in my humble opinion.
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Pista wrote:Given his past friendship with Hussey, do you think he was being ironic?
To be fair i didn't even consider that hat; even that i was suprised taken past. :oops:
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Alex66 wrote:Its good Von has interests outside rock and roll, it makes for a more interesting output in my humble opinion.
Output? :innocent:
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Alex66 wrote:Its good Von has interests outside rock and roll, it makes for a more interesting output in my humble opinion.
Output? :innocent:
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As far as I'm aware, it wasn't meant ironically. I've heard Billy Duffy play the intro to Temple of Love at a previous Cult gig here in Leeds (A Return To Wild Tour, 2006 maybe?).
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Norman Hunter wrote:As far as I'm aware, it wasn't meant ironically. I've heard Billy Duffy play the intro to Temple of Love at a previous Cult gig here in Leeds (A Return To Wild Tour, 2006 maybe?).
I'm with you.
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Ian and Billy have both been saying nice things about the Sisters for years..
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you can say what you like about astbury, and i'd agree with most of it, but you've got to have a sneaking admiration for someone who madonna had flewn to her beaudoir by special request...though why she'd want to play hide the sausage with someone who'd bummed the gargoyle is beyond me. :twisted:
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eastmidswhizzkid wrote:though why she'd want to play hide the sausage with someone who'd bummed the gargoyle is beyond me. :twisted:
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Who is the Gargoyle?
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Alex66 wrote:Who is the Gargoyle?
Huss-monster, I assume. :twisted:
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