Topic: 1970s Pub Rock

[Black Bull Nova]

Over in the dead musicians thread we've had Jet Black and Wilko Johnson recently, just seems appropriate to share the sort of scene these musicians were central to back in the early/mid 1970s. This stuff seems like another world now but the sheer energy of this predominantly London/Essex/Male scene is quite unique. It probably changed music as much as anything else has without getting the recognition of that. If you remember you will understand, if you are too young then this was life in old pubs with no MTV, no sky sports, no phones, no internet, its the days of making your own fun.


Dancing The Night Away-The Motors

One of the best openings for a rock song of any type, ever, all 2 minutes of it

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Back In The Night-Dr Feelgood

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Roxette-Dr Feelgood

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No More Heroes-The Stranglers

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Straighten Out-The Stranglers

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Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick-Ian Dury and The Blockheads

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Hey, Lord, Don’t ask Me Questions-Graham Parker and The Rumour

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Surrender To The Rhythm-Brinsley Schwarz

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How Long-Ace

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Do Anything You Wanna Do-Eddie and The Hot Rods

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Tulane-The Steve Gibbons Band

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Up The Junction-Squeeze

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[Red Ol]

Some amazing bands/tunes there BBN. such a vibrant scene that, and whilst I’m sure they would all have welcomed commercial success (and some got it) it didn’t feel as if that was why they were doing it.

Think you could maybe add The Jam to your list. They were certainly lifted by the punk think but definitely fell into the pub rock scene prior to that. They didn’t just pick up instruments overnight. Seasoned pro’s!

[kavah]

^ yea and maybe the Who too?

I first heard the term “pub rock” on here years ago - because of geography and age I just thought the stranglers were punk and Dr Feelgood and Ian Dury novelty acts  like darts, show waddy waddy or the flying pickets 

I love that the bands were very working class and just belted out the tunes. Must have been very exciting to watch back in the day

[BarryCrocker]

Probably Australia's greatest 'true' pub band. Played some huge gigs back in the day but are still playing the Sydney Pub circuit without the late great Doc Neeson.

The Angels - Take A Long Line

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[Black Bull Nova]

^ yea and maybe the Who too?

I first heard the term “pub rock” on here years ago - because of geography and age I just thought the stranglers were punk and Dr Feelgood and Ian Dury novelty acts  like darts, show waddy waddy or the flying pickets 

I love that the bands were very working class and just belted out the tunes. Must have been very exciting to watch back in the day

I think the Who were 10 years before really, that's a sort of 60s things with the Kinks, Stones, Animals etc


As for the Jam, I saw them (as the Jam) they were not really Punk and I sort of see them as being released by the energy rather than being part of it, like Madness and Squeeze I suppose as well (although they did play the Hope and Anchor). Anyway, for some reason Paul Weller irritates me a little bit too much and I've left out people who used costumes.


I'd also say that although the scene was principally London based, Supercharge were definitely a Pub Funk band round here (especially at the Sportsman. I think that's the Wetherspoons in St.Johns now).

[Boston always unofficial]

The Motors could go in that Power Pop type stuff along with The Records- Starry Eyes is one great tune,Kursaal Flyers?What about The 101ers?
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[Boston always unofficial]

This thread kinda died but hey check out the Fruit Tones session on Marc Riley show tonight,real good stuff in that ilk.