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Anyone see their performance (or rather the singers) on TOTP? Absolutely stunning.

I know nothing about them but ten times better than the usual Northern Shouty Boys (Futureheads etc )

And the MP singer shirt and tie, too small nylon jumper coupled with far too tight trousers and a comb-over.

He had a few Jarvis moves ... but don't we all.

In the fashion stakes there's hope for us all yet.

Top stuff!

PS: Oasis miming ...

if I said I hate Maximo Park, JB would it upset you?

If I concurred with Mr. Blast...

Would love to join in but have never heard of them (says old fart at the back!!). Maybe I should start watching TOTP again - stopped watching just after they showed Dominion (decided they could never top that ).

I'm not saying they're fab, hip and groovy.

Just saying that it was a stunning live performance. It takes something good for me to stop doing what I'm doing and stand there open-jawed, gob-smacked by what I'm seeing by a band I've never heard of.

It was very, very good.

And if you two Jockos and our other friend don't have any Jarvis moves ...shame on you. Twice.

Jarvis moves?... Sorry, don't have the (lack of) hips

Sorry not to have my finger on the modern musical pulse - ask me anything about bands who have been in kerrang recently and I may very well be able to answer (and they're mostly s**t) ....but TOTP....don't even know when and which channel its on (and now I sound like my Dad )

Jarvis Cock-er always seems like the type of bloke that would interfere with Airdales, to me

James Blast wrote:Jarvis Cock-er always seems like the type of bloke that would interfere with Airdales, to me

what is that insurance salesman doing to that dog?

Black Alice wrote: what is that insurance salesman doing to that dog?

being Jarvis?

James Blast wrote:

Black Alice wrote: what is that insurance salesman doing to that dog?

being Jarvis?

ok ok - I give in! I was going to ask what he was doing with his hands - but now I know - being Jarvis

(Poor man - I'm sure he's very nice really! I mean - he was on Desert Island Discs and Sue Lawley is so obviously a good judge of character )

James ...tut tut.

Anything anti-Sheffield brings you into conflict with, umm ...whathisname?

DID is no recommendation these days
they've had some right obscure nutters on there recently

James Blast wrote:DID is no recommendation these days
they've had some right obscure nutters on there recently

I absolutely agree - strange scientists and classical musicians abound. They did have Raymond Briggs on recently (and at least I have heard of him) but he was really miserable (and not in a good *goth* way )

Loki wrote:I'm not saying they're fab, hip and groovy.

Just saying that it was a stunning live performance. It takes something good for me to stop doing what I'm doing and stand there open-jawed, gob-smacked by what I'm seeing by a band I've never heard of.

It was very, very good.

And if you two Jockos and our other friend don't have any Jarvis moves ...shame on you. Twice.

i have seen the video on the MTV2 for this Maximo Park thingy

...i have to say that i wasn't seeing anything new or different...they seemed like nice boys...the singer has an issue with his hair stylist...and they sound like almost all the other angular guitar bands out there at the moment

another band with style issues is this lot...The Subways

but i think the bass player could

Beavis, he said Angular hehhhehehhhehuhhuhhhh

Whilst, I have an issue with Andi and his Angular (great name for a band, BTW ) but go back to my previous posts.

Jenny Was a Friend of Mine.

Was quite interested in Maximo Park. But, along with the Killers, I was left with my TOTP feeling:

"If I'd heard them when I was 15 I'd have loved them. Pass the Mary Chain!"

no dissin' The JAMC Mr. mackem or I'll set DerekR on ye!

James Blast wrote:Jarvis Cock-er always seems like the type of bloke that would interfere with Airdales, to me

LMFAO

Loki wrote:I'm not saying they're fab, hip and groovy.

Just saying that it was a stunning live performance. It takes something good for me to stop doing what I'm doing and stand there open-jawed, gob-smacked by what I'm seeing by a band I've never heard of.

It was very, very good.

And if you two Jockos and our other friend don't have any Jarvis moves ...shame on you. Twice.

OT great and wise one...stunning live (in a studio) performance from a band who have style issues (and yeah i do mean Paul Smith) is one thing...i have to admit i haven't bothered to watch TOTP for years as it is usually full of chart w@nk and generally leaves me feeling somewhat subdued and mildly irritated (like a boil on the bum )...but the thought of you standing there slack jawed...open mouthed...agast...is quite frankly...disturbing to say the least...

i do however make a point of catching the NME chart on MTV2 every couple of weeks to see what's what in the land of ANGULAR guitar britpop bands...and i do enjoy listening to the current crop of spikey haired young hooligans on the flat square thing in the corner of my living room...yet to say that Maximo Park were stunning is...IMHO...over the top...

Stunning TOTP performances would include
The Jam ~ Going Underground
The Sex Pistols ~ Pretty Vacant
The Clash ~ London Calling
The Rezillos ~ Top of The Pops
B52's ~ Planet Claire
Buzzcocks ~ Promises
The Damned ~ Love Song

and so i could go on...as i'm sure many others including your great self can and will...

*please note that i have not included The Sisters Of Mercy in the above list because which ever track i choose...someone else would disagree*

I'm not having a pop Andi but your list ...

Burn wrote:Stunning TOTP performances would include
The Jam ~ Going Underground
The Sex Pistols ~ Pretty Vacant
The Clash ~ London Calling
The Rezillos ~ Top of The Pops
B52's ~ Planet Claire
Buzzcocks ~ Promises
The Damned ~ Love Song

...suggests miming. I think it's only in the last five years (help!) that TOTP have permitted live performances. Going Underground was always the vid with the white background and the Pistols never played TOTP. The PV vid was designed purely for that purpose as they were banned from TOTP.

So, all the stunning performances were either vids or mime.

I could be wrong but I have the Nirvana 'Teen Spirit' mime from 91 so guess I'm not.

But some bands mime better than others.

One of the worst mime jobs I can remember seeing was Bowie. Can't remember which song or when (not much of a story eh ) just remember it was absolutely dire - like it wasn't even his song. I (generously) put it down to the fact that he couldn't hear the recording!

Didn't Nirvana do a really bad mime on purpose - some sort of protest

Loki wrote:

But some bands mime better than others.

hee hee...I've just had a Generation X moment....ahhhh Mr Idol

Black Alice wrote: Didn't Nirvana do a really bad mime on purpose - some sort of protest

Yes, that's the Teen Spirit peformance I'd referred to. Kurt sang in a slow baritone, Dave banged the wrong things at the wrong time and Kris turned his bass upside-down.

They let the fans on stage in the geetar solo and the BBC cut it.

@ Black Alice - Protest? Whenever they felt they were 'not being taking seriously' they usually did it in a different way. ie playing the 'album fillers' live as oppossed to the 'hit' song the host was expecting. Jonathan Ross is the best example. 'Lithium' ...nope, the tightest version (audio/visual) of 'Territorial Pissings' you'll ever see. They cranked up the volume and trashed the stage. Stunning Nirvana.

They had to do something different on TOTP because it was miming.

Synchronicity My husband has just phoned me from wherever he is in Scotland (camping with some bikers in a field, but currently standing in a very noisy pub) but I could barely hear him 'cos they were playing Teen Spirit very loudly

@ Loki - thank you - thats cleared that up - I knew that they had purposefully knacked up a TOTP performance but the details were very fuzzy (mind you - that could be the alcohol!!)