A look back to 1985 - for some name dropping

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Escribano

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A look back to 1985 - for some name ...

24 years ago this month at Pandora's Music Box 1985 - Rotterdam. I was the bassist in "Shock Headed Peters". Got drunk with many of them that weekend - we were all in the same hotel. Met some very nice people in Sonic Youth, The Cult and Nico. A great memory. Anyone remember some of the legends in this line-up?

And probably my favourite cover song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS6yhRx7GfI

http://pandoras-music-box.blogspot.com/search/label/pandora%27s%20music%20box

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Ailsa

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RE: A look back to 1985 - for some n... (in reply to Escribano)

Man that youtube clip is amazing!! I remember Einsturzende Neubaten, and most of all Echo and the Bunnymen

I loved their first album and went to see them at the Albert Hall, which was so the wrong venue for them and I was really disappointed.

All a very long time ago...................

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Ron.M

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RE: A look back to 1985 - for some n... (in reply to Escribano)

Cool Simon,

Very Dark Stuff (Dark Matter

)

A lot better than the sh1t I hear these days.

Hey, I see my friend John Martyn was on the bill!

Did you have a word to him...or was he too sloshed?

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

cheers,

Ron

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Escribano

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RE: A look back to 1985 - for some n... (in reply to el ted)

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Guess what? I left because none of the dumb monkeys could read music!!!!

Jejeje - you don't want to know why I left (or got shoved) - nasty, nasty

p.s.

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Shock headed Peters?? My ARSE!!

It's two words, not three

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RE: A look back to 1985 - for some n... (in reply to Escribano)

YEAAAH,....the golden era!
I'd seen Jesus and Marychain once in Ghent (Belgium) playing with their backs towards the audience.

Those days I was more into the early synthpop and naturally the Electronic Body Music from Front242, Neon Judgement, Nitzer Ebb, which was a good base for the following 20 years into Techno music.

Simon, that must have been a 'crazy' time I suppose.

El Ted, so you left the band, we're you the drummer?

Or did The Sisters play with a real drummer in the beginning?

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Kate

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RE: A look back to 1985 - for some n... (in reply to Escribano)

Love the track Simon, great cover !

I see the Screaming Blue Messiahs on the line-up, great band, here they are doing one of my favourite tracks, which harold recorded for their album Bikini Red.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQVvtecOhGg&feature=related

Good times !

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Escribano

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I see the Screaming Blue Messiahs on the line-up, great band

Yet another association with you guys eh? Yeah, they were great. If I recall, they went on just before us - which helped to warm the place up.

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RE: A look back to 1985 - for some n... (in reply to Escribano)

1985 was dark.

If you werent dark you were Miami wice, shoulder pads, Madonna etc.

I played the classical violin, so I was completely out.

My dark period was before and after. Up to 83 and after 90. I´ve seen some 4 or 5 of the names on the poster. Good stuff. Sonic Youth live is some of the best I´ve been to. All music styles. Heavy impact.

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