Bands that can still cut it

[Chromatic]

Squeeze. We saw them last time they were at the Albert Hall. The crowd all loved them.

Saw them at Bristol too, The Human League were much better

 

[Primal Scream]

Heaven17 last Sunday brilliant, The Cure, Primal Scream, Human League twice in the last two years very very good.

 

[Firestorm]

[QUOTE 4538608, member: 259"]In what sort of weird parallel universe do Graham Parker and the Rumour support the Runaways? [/QUOTE]
cardiff University students union
this is elsewhere on that tour
http://www.concertphotos.uk.com/grahamparker/grahamparker76b.htm

looks like I may have been slightly mistaken and it was late 76, before hold back the night was released

 

[Hitchington]

Chas and Dave
Saw them play at Bermondsey festival in Southwark Park 2014. 1000+ people having a proper bounce in the afternoon! Magic day....

 

[nickyboy]

Are they objectively "good" or just as good as they once were? I saw them back-in-the-day ("Don't You Want Me?" day), and they were kinda terrible. Heaven 17 at the same time were good, and again in 2000

I'm not sure anyone can say anything is objectively good. What I can say is that Oakey's voice is still in good shape, they put on a good show re playing their best songs and the backing band is well chosen. The fact their second to last song was "Being Boiled" (from well before the Don't You Want Me era) perhaps shows they're still in touch with their roots

Saw Heaven 17 a few years ago and they were pretty decent too although I would say HL's show was better

 

[raleighnut]

The Selecter can still cut it, saw them at 'Off The Tracks' a couple of years ago.


View: https://youtu.be/_34o6LH-fHM

 

[User10119]

I saw Loudon Wainwright III last week, the best part of 30 years after I listened to "More Love Songs" on near constant repeat (tape wore out, I idscovered when I found it in a box about 15 years ago) as a teenager.

Opened with the Home Stretch and I reckon he's still got it.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfTOjofdvkE

 

[raleighnut]

Thommo has still got it too,


View: https://youtu.be/j0kJdrfzjAg

 

[robjh]

I didn't get to see Ride on their tour last year, but it looks like they still put on a good gig

View: https://youtu.be/YSKB7gx-Kec

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I've seen dEUS three or four times over the last 20 years and they've been just as great every time. If you haven't ever heard (of) them, well, you've missed out.

 

[velovoice]

The Frames.
Sometimes touring with lead singer Glen Hansard in support of what are ostensibly his solo projects. But it's still 100% The Frames, really.

 

[User16390]

Paul Rodgers most definitely still has it, I have seen him four times over the years and he has never disappointed. Sadly I am to young to have seen him playing with Kossoff in Free. My all time favourite band.

This is Paul with Joe Bonamassa who is a self confessed fan of Kossoff playing together in 2012 and the second West Palm Beach 2016.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWu110jGQqU



View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVE_mef7jpg

 

[stumpy66]

They certainly had bigger hair when I saw them in 1986, perhaps I should put them on my list.

Didn't we all

 

[raleighnut]

Paul Rodgers most definitely still has it, I have seen him four times over the years and he has never disappointed. Sadly I am to young to have seen him playing with Kossoff in Free. My all time favourite band.

This is Paul with Joe Bonamassa who is a self confessed fan of Kossoff playing together in 2012 and the second West Palm Beach 2016.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWu110jGQqU



View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVE_mef7jpg

Paul almost looks in better shape these days than he did in 1970,


View: https://youtu.be/XOvSozzjWOA

 

[User482]

[QUOTE 4539892, member: 259"]The last band I saw was the Divine Comedy and they were well worth the ticket. It's a great pity they got saddled with the 'whimsical' bit and not many people caught on to the "feckin brilliant" bit.

If the Kinks had done National Express it would be in the Rolling Stone Top 100 Ever listings.

[/QUOTE]

I saw them at Glastonbury many years ago: their cover of Seven Nation Army was unexpected!