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PaulSB

Squire
.......and of course Baba O'Reilly..............................I must stop NOW!
 

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
The opening 5-6 seconds of Revolution have got to be right up there with Won't Get Fooled Again and Street Fighting Man for the most distinctive opening chords/riff.........
I think John Peel had it right - you can recognise this in the first 2 seconds! (The video leads into those 2 seconds with a couple of seconds of silence.)

 

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
I suppose it's generational. I instantly recognise it but not as quickly - if that makes sense - as the ones above. An absolutely brilliant single though.
I thought that you were about the same age as me (65-66 ish)?

I was only 22 in 1978 when Teenage Kicks was released. I knew all the Beatles and Stones songs from my older sister's record collection.
 

PaulSB

Squire
I thought that you were about the same age as me (65-66 ish)?

I was only 22 in 1978 when Teenage Kicks was released. I knew all the Beatles and Stones songs from my older sister's record collection.
Hard to say why really I'm 67 but the Undertones weren't a band that particularly caught my imagination. That era would have been Blondie, Police, Dylan, Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, Sutherland Brothers (weirdly), Nils Lofgren, Roy Harper, The Who amongst others for me.
 

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Hard to say why really I'm 67 but the Undertones weren't a band that particularly caught my imagination. That era would have been Blondie, Police, Dylan, Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, Sutherland Brothers (weirdly), Nils Lofgren, Roy Harper, The Who amongst others for me.
I did listen to Blondie and the Police. Dylan via my sister. She also liked Fleetwood Mac but I wasn't keen on them. I had friends who played a lot of Roy Harper and liked some of his albums. Another mate was a Who fan so I heard a lot of that but wasn't that into them. Sutherland Brothers and Nils Lofgren pretty much passed me by.

The Undertones to me were pretty much just that one single, but I think that was a pretty good effort. What I really liked in that video was that they were young guys just having fun. None of that 'is my makeup good' crap!
 
For those with GCN/Eurosport apps and who haven’t yet watched today’s Bretagne Classic I heartily recommend that you do, it was most enjoyable 😍
The women’s race is tomorrow, retaining the old name of the GP Plouay.
Really enjoyed today’s stage of the Vuelta too :smile:
And in other news, in between watching racing, I treated my Kinesis to new cassette/chain/small chainring, one of those rare occasions where everything went to plan and it all worked perfectly first time. I am a happy bunny ^_^
 

Mo1959

Legendary Member
For those with GCN/Eurosport apps and who haven’t yet watched today’s Bretagne Classic I heartily recommend that you do, it was most enjoyable 😍
The women’s race is tomorrow, retaining the old name of the GP Plouay.
Really enjoyed today’s stage of the Vuelta too :smile:
And in other news, in between watching racing, I treated my Kinesis to new cassette/chain/small chainring, one of those rare occasions where everything went to plan and it all worked perfectly first time. I am a happy bunny ^_^
I’ve got a new chain sitting to go on my hybrid and haven’t got round to it yet. Must get it done. Better not leaving it too long and causing wear on the cassette as it’s a 1 x 12 set up and the cassettes will be mega expensive I would think.
 

classic33

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