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"Primus" is a highly underrated beer
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You, sir, are underrated goe bezeg! ;D :notworthy:

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Hom_Corleone wrote:
Badlander wrote: The t-shirts are trendy but the albums just don't sell.
And while we're on the subject - is it just me or does anybody else get extremely pissed off at the sight of young girls wearing Ramones t-shirts? I keep seeing them in town.
'Have you actually ever heard of them love?'

'No - I'm just a vaccuous fashion clothes horse'

'Right - thought so.' :evil:

Anyway, rant over...Under-rated?

The fantastic Snuff album Snuffsaidbutgorblimeyguvstonemeifhedidntthrowawobblerchachachachachachachachachachachayouregoinghomeinacosmicambience A modern classic if ever there was one. :notworthy:
Couldn't agree more with both points. Had the pleasure of seeing Pot Kettle Black just before Xmas, Simon & Duncan from Snuff playing songs from the first 3 Snuff albums only. Also on the bill were a reformed LEATHERFACE, who get my vote as the most under-rated band in the history of anything.

As for the Ramones shirts, I'm told one of the presenters on T4 or something was sporting a Ramones shirt and was asked by whoever they were interviewing (or vice versa) what their fave Ramones album was. Unsurprisingly, they were kinda stuck for an answer (for the record, its Leave Home, though thats probably for another thread.). Unfortunately, I never saw it myself, but have chosen to believe the story true.
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Mothra wrote:As for the Ramones shirts, I'm told one of the presenters on T4 or something was sporting a Ramones shirt and was asked by whoever they were interviewing (or vice versa) what their fave Ramones album was. Unsurprisingly, they were kinda stuck for an answer (for the record, its Leave Home, though thats probably for another thread.). Unfortunately, I never saw it myself, but have chosen to believe the story true.
I can vouch for the fact that one of the male presenters on tmi the other Saturday was wearing a Ramones T. However I don't know whether the rest of the story is true as I was just flicking through channels. The Ramones T caught my eye for long enough for me to go off on a mad rant though :lol:

NB: the two male presenters of this show came second and third to Michelle McManus in the second Pop Idol. Punk rock incarnate :roll:
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The Worlds greatest(and possibly only) industrial/techno/metal/drum and bass band. :notworthy: :notworthy:
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wild bill buttock wrote:Cubanate
The Worlds greatest(and possibly only) industrial/techno/metal/drum and bass band. :notworthy: :notworthy:
What was the name of the man behind them - Mark something?
I remember him being on GLR's Sunday metal show and saying what a bunch of f*ckwits all metal fans were, a few days before supporting someone on tour (Carcass I think). He read his home phone number out on air and asked people to phone up and give him abuse if they didn't agree with him. Hope his mum didn't pick up.
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Mothra wrote:
wild bill buttock wrote:Cubanate
The Worlds greatest(and possibly only) industrial/techno/metal/drum and bass band. :notworthy: :notworthy:
What was the name of the man behind them - Mark something?
I remember him being on GLR's Sunday metal show and saying what a bunch of f*ckwits all metal fans were, a few days before supporting someone on tour (Carcass I think). He read his home phone number out on air and asked people to phone up and give him abuse if they didn't agree with him. Hope his mum didn't pick up.
i've seen him answering his door in his dressing gown at 10am on a sunday morning :lol:

body burn my arse :lol:
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wild bill buttock wrote:Cubanate
The Worlds greatest(and possibly only) industrial/techno/metal/drum and bass band. :notworthy: :notworthy:
Didn't they have something to do with The Sisters management team? I was told this whilst at a gig of theirs back in '93
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Mothra wrote:Had the pleasure of seeing Pot Kettle Black just before Xmas, Simon & Duncan from Snuff playing songs from the first 3 Snuff albums only.
That sounds like something to behold. Oh the memories. :D
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The Fair Sex

They seem to be fairly underated and in my opinion a mighty fine band.

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mh wrote:
Badlander wrote:
Hom_Corleone wrote: And while we're on the subject - is it just me or does anybody else get extremely pissed off at the sight of young girls wearing Ramones t-shirts? I keep seeing them in town.
This is extremely irritating, even though I'm weak and I do tend to be more forgiving when the girl is pretty. :oops:

But when were you before the band split ? :roll:
Probably swimming around in their parent's private bits. :lol:

It's quite astonishing that Ramones (and in particular Ramones) t-shirts are something of a must have fashion accessory these days.
i think somethings that you guys are psychics...you foretell the future and almost got it right...

this morning a new temp dragged their sorry ass into work with the dyed blonde hair and brand new Ramones T shirt on...Hey Ho Lets Go emblazoned across the back...

the only things wrong with the fortelling was the sex of the early morning temp...our man Micheal (19)...and he had actually made an effort to listen to some of the bands back catalogue...and indeed he did have a borrowed copy of All The Stuff (and more) Vol 1 in his car stereo...

hopefully he'll come back to work on Monday :innocent:
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Mothra wrote:
wild bill buttock wrote:Cubanate
The Worlds greatest(and possibly only) industrial/techno/metal/drum and bass band. :notworthy: :notworthy:
What was the name of the man behind them - Mark something?
I remember him being on GLR's Sunday metal show and saying what a bunch of f*ckwits all metal fans were, a few days before supporting someone on tour (Carcass I think). He read his home phone number out on air and asked people to phone up and give him abuse if they didn't agree with him. Hope his mum didn't pick up.
Mark Heal.It was Carcass.And he was right about metal fans.He was a tad on the confrontational side,during a gig in Belfast he recieved a death threat from the IRA ,no less ,for calling them a bunch of thick Paddys :eek:
But I didn't know he had a door in his dressing gown :innocent:
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mh wrote:
Hom_Corleone wrote:
Izzy HaveMercy wrote: Did the Jury notice that he didn't even mention "R'n'R High School", "Pet Cemetary" and "I wanna be Sedated?" eh? eh?

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I still think you googled it Fashion boy. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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You asked for 10, I gave you 10 off the top of my head. I should have just put Howling At The Moon 10 times, it's that good.

But then, you're not going to believe me, even if I held up a little "f**k you" sign whilst pointing at a Ramones record.

Whatever. I Wanna Be Sedated is s**t.
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Dark wrote: You asked for 10, I gave you 10 off the top of my head. I should have just put Howling At The Moon 10 times, it's that good.

But then, you're not going to believe me, even if I held up a little "f**k you" sign whilst pointing at a Ramones record.
I was going to be supportive, but then...
Whatever. I Wanna Be Sedated is s**t.
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a Blast FACT! now follows:

1977, Art School Coffee Bar (Yes! and sorry) a young 18/9teen year old Blast gets up, puts five ten pees into Juke Box and hits the Blitzkreig Bop no. for 10 plays.
Fourth Play, Head of Student Union comes out of his office and unplugs the Juke. I call him a khunt, he sniffs at a mere first year and walks off. I take it on the chin, I'm half canned anyway.

The moral of the story is - I saw The Ramones live on stage at the Famous Glasgow Apollo (supported by the amazing Rezillos) 3 months later.

He didn't.
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James Blast wrote:a Blast FACT! now follows:

1977, Art School Coffee Bar (Yes! and sorry) a young 18/9teen year old Blast gets up, puts five ten pees into Juke Box and hits the Blitzkreig Bop no. for 10 plays.
Fourth Play, Head of Student Union comes out of his office and unplugs the Juke. I call him a khunt, he sniffs at a mere first year and walks off. I take it on the chin, I'm half canned anyway.

The moral of the story is - I saw The Ramones live on stage at the Famous Glasgow Apollo (supported by the amazing Rezillos) 3 months later.

He didn't.
Moral of the story -- Khunt is now a CEO in a well-known multi-national, we are stuck with Blast. And are we glad it ain't THE OTHER WAY AROUND! :notworthy:

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The Mish. Best British Rock band of the late 1980s. Especially live.
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Izzy HaveMercy wrote:
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his dick is overrated though... :innocent:

I absolutely agree with IZ on the Gathering. Never understood why they didnt get bigger than that. And I worked for their record company. Anneke's voice is one of the most beautiful.
Thank you. ;D

Better than Withering Temptation and NeverEssence IMO... or that other s**t...watsit... ARHH! Nightwish! :urff:

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Aye! Anneke should be a star!
But then, I don´t think she´d want that much of attention for her family and herself?
Maybe Eldo could give her some advice on how to shape a mythical alter ego that vanishes when she leaves the stage and dives back to private life?
Anyway: They definately are a top band.
This post just made me put their version of "In Power We Entrust The Love Advocated" on the playlist. (A free download from their homepage, Section /goodies/sounds) I think it beats Dead Can Dance´s original by a vast distance.
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Always thought Luke Haines was underrated

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eotunun wrote: Aye! Anneke should be a star!
But then, I don´t think she´d want that much of attention for her family and herself?
Maybe Eldo could give her some advice on how to shape a mythical alter ego that vanishes when she leaves the stage and dives back to private life?
And that explains their relatively underrated status. However lovely and nice they are, they don't have the slightest hint of star quality, which hindered them from taking off. That and the lack of writing a truly mainstream marketable single. :|
Put their heads on f*cking pikes in front of the venue for all I care.
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