Topic: Liverpool Bands

[kavah]

Anyway, that list wouldn't be complete without Little Jimmy osmond, the c*nt.

great shout.

[davenorthwales]

how come nobody mentioned lightning seeds... or orchestral manouevres in the dark?

is rick astley really form liverpool then? lol at the reynold girls - id'd rather jack than fleetwood mac.

wah heat becaome wah! then the mighty wah!

umm, didn't that group in the 70s come from liverpool. disco sounds.  grr heaven must be missing an angel.

china crisis.

anyone remember dalek i and halfman half biscuit?

[davenorthwales]

icicle works? lol going through my cds and records.

teardrop explodes - treason, reward, passionate friend, kilimajaro

[Veinticinco de Mayo]

how come nobody mentioned lightning seeds... or orchestral manouevres in the dark?

is rick astley really form liverpool then? lol at the reynold girls - id'd rather jack than fleetwood mac.

wah heat becaome wah! then the mighty wah!

umm, didn't that group in the 70s come from liverpool. disco sounds.  grr heaven must be missing an angel.

china crisis.

anyone remember dalek i and halfman half biscuit?

Rick was from Newton-le-Willows, deffo wool territory so if we can include him then you can deffo have OMD.

And Wah!...  you forgot "Shambeko! Say Wah!", "JF Wah!" "Wah! the Mongrel" John

[Witherkay]

how come nobody mentioned lightning seeds... or orchestral manouevres in the dark?

Got to include Space as well.

If a bit further a field, OMD, Boo Radley's and Pele.

Does this not count? 

Strictly OMD are from West Kirby/Greasby, though, hence the 'a bit further a field' part. I thought they were never really accepted by Liverpool bands during the early Eric's years?

Likewise Half Man Half Biscuit are from Birkenhead.

[davenorthwales]

ok.. technically speaking then...

ok, where rick ghastley from then? can't get over that one. i'll have a nose @ wiki

[davenorthwales]

that chap black is from liverpool.. wonderful life.

real name colin vearncombe

[davenorthwales]

lol, i was looking across to my cds.. the christians

[Witherkay]

umm, didn't that group in the 70s come from liverpool. disco sounds.  grr heaven must be missing an angel.

Is that Toxteth's The Real Thing?

[Witherkay]

Terry De Niro?

[davenorthwales]

Is that Toxteth's The Real Thing?

yeah that's them

[davenorthwales]

the surnames of the real thing are amoo

[davenorthwales]

this is a coincidence.. i'm on facebook at the same time looking through stuff.. and who is on my friends suggestions is kate robins. if i remember right, didnt she do spitting image and had a song?  not sure how she came through.

ah right, two of my friends are on her mates list

[davenorthwales]

and i had a facebook message just now. one of those update messages asking if im going to see the christians at liverpool philharmonic friday night

[Mr Grieves]

Frankie Goes to Hollywood , Great singles if nothing else

[Dewey Finn]

yeah that's them

Mentioned them in the first post mate. Anyone remember 'Our Kid"?

[Dewey Finn]

OT but bands who had no business singing about us:

1.In Liverpool, Suzanne Vega   
2.The Leaving of Liverpool, The Pogues
3.Mersey Paradise   , The Stone Roses   

The Bangles as well and someone already mentioned Jimmy Osmand.

[gazzalfc]

Brilliant band...

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/LJrGKqYYfdY&amp;ob=av2e" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/LJrGKqYYfdY&amp;ob=av2e</a>

Prefer this vid instead

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/_xK64tG-o_A?fs=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/_xK64tG-o_A?fs=1</a>

[Effes]

OT but bands who had no business singing about us:

1.In Liverpool, Suzanne Vega   
2.The Leaving of Liverpool, The Pogues
3.Mersey Paradise   , The Stone Roses   

I think that's a backward view.

The Mersey starts at Stockport, so you can't say The Stone Roses (Ian Brown from Warrington)
were not well positioned to comment on the river Mersey.

You should be proud if an American wants to sing about Liverpool.

The Leaving of Liverpool was about getting the ship over to America - so your theory is mis-guided.

[Spongebob Redpants]

Mentioned them in the first post mate. Anyone remember 'Our Kid"?

You might just see me cry !

[Dewey Finn]

You might just see me cry !

That's them.

Dead cool or what?

[Spongebob Redpants]

That's them.

Dead cool or what?

One of them went to a mates school - might have been the one with the very 70's hairstyle !

[davenorthwales]

Mentioned them in the first post mate. Anyone remember 'Our Kid"?

they were on tv a couple of years ago. what was the talent show in the 70s? wasnt opportunity knocks, the other one

[davenorthwales]

i've got a cd by the bangles - going down to liverpool.

oh scaffold - liverpool lou

wasnt liverpool express from liverpool as well?

[davenorthwales]

small faces or new faces...something like that

[Spongebob Redpants]

Anyone remember a band called Vice Versa ?

[davenorthwales]

Mentioned them in the first post mate. Anyone remember 'Our Kid"?

missed that bit. i just seen it now

[Dewey Finn]

small faces or new faces...something like that

New Faces, one of them ended up working in Izzy Crown in St Johns Market.

[Dewey Finn]

Anyone remember a band called Vice Versa ?

There a new one on me, when was it?

[Spongebob Redpants]

There a new one on me, when was it?

Thought not - they were around in the mid to late 70's ( my brother was the drummer ) - weren't too bad to be fair , but never picked up the BIG record deal although they were signed to Amazon Records !

[Dewey Finn]

Thought not - they were around in the mid to late 70's ( my brother was the drummer ) - weren't too bad to be fair , but never picked up the BIG record deal although they were signed to Amazon Records !

Scousers? Thought I new everyone around that period.

[Dewey Finn]

Thought not - they were around in the mid to late 70's ( my brother was the drummer ) - weren't too bad to be fair , but never picked up the BIG record deal although they were signed to Amazon Records !

From Huyton or Kirkby, got a vague memory now?

[Spongebob Redpants]

Scousers? Thought I new everyone around that period.

Yep !

Used to do a fair bit of gigging in Town - Star & garter , Moonstone and many other places that have chaged names numerous times .They once supported Deaf School at the Camden Palais and also appeared with the Icicle works a few times ( if my memory serves me ) .

Pulled this off the link2Wales website :

Vice Versa – Kirkby band (1970s) managed by Jeremy Lewis owner of Amazon Studios, feat; Lol Connoly (keys), Gary Cheetham (gtr), George Manley (drms) and Steve Jones (bass,voc) (later Skyscrapers). As well as Vice-Versa Jeremy also managed Next

[davenorthwales]

the name sound a bit familiar. usually the independent music scene/john peel i listened to quite often around 1980.

could have been a different band altogether.. all it says on the net is 1970s..doesn't say when in the 70s, but suggesting amazon records, tht's probabbly 1979 onwards

[davenorthwales]

if they were using amazon studios, check the dindisc back catalogue, they may be on there.

i just asked the chap from china crisis if he remembers them, he said the name sounds familiar lol

[davenorthwales]

while we are here, what is the name of that night club in bootle that had a fire in 1989?  some dark looking place.. someone mentioned the star a few posts above

[pascoli]

Never made it big or anything, and were only a local band doin cover versions of Floyd, the Police etc etc in clubs / pubs, but I used to love the band Tom Tom, (John Nield and Joe )

Absolutely superb, and released a song called Cry, that I still own on record.

Was dedicated to his son, Joshua, who had sadly passed away through Leukemia, and still has the ability to move me if i listen to it today (16 years later)

Not sure if anybody else remembers them, but they were absolutely superb.

Similar to "Scotch on the Rocks" if anyone remembers them too???

[davenorthwales]

have you got one of those vinyl to cd things?

[davenorthwales]

just been looking at dindisc (who are really an offshoot of virgin records).. i knew OMD were on dindisc cos i had omd records lol.  other bands who ere also on dindisc are martha and the nuffins, monochrome set, the revillos and hot gossip pmsl

[pascoli]

have you got one of those vinyl to cd things?

Me?

Nah, but if i could transfer this record to cd, my mum would be the happies mum alive!!!!!