ok.
I thought a quiz may be in order. Its not a Christmas quiz.

1. Who did the Standing Still?
2. Savage Pencil was the singer in which punk band?
3. Who's debut single had a b-side entitled Throbbing Gristle?
4. Who ain't been to no music school?
5. Which band purportedly hailed from Shreveport Louisiana?
6. ''We are in this to get rich, to get famous and to get laid''
- no fantasies of saving the world then? Who said this in May 1977?
7. Which Lady was born on the 26th of May 1920 in Jamestown North Dakota?
8. Who's career was launched via a 1962 U.S no. 1 featuring the Dukays?
9. Formed in Houston July 1966 they initially included Guy Clark - name the band.
10. Who's first single was Taxi Blues?

1. Classics Illustrated
2. Battle of the Eyes

1. The Table. Brilliant single, totally incategorizable. Ultravox referred to it in the lyrics of "All Stood Still" on the Vienna LP.

3. The Pork Dukes. Legend has it they were a punk "in-joke" dreamed up by the drummer in Steeleye Span, but I don't know...?

4. Wasn't it somebody like Slaughter & the Dogs?

6. Mick Jones, the Clash?

7. Cher. Without question.

Oh thank you. I used to have that single and I was wracking my brain trying to remember their name.

2. The Snivelling Shits?
6. The Clash

9. I'm going to guess the Moving Sidewalks but I have no idea really

:lol: me n mrs bradx are creasing up big style.

>humph< give us a minute to compose ourselves

5. Maybe Tomorrow or The Lightnin' Bugs or Raised Under Reagan or April's Love Affair or Windstorm or B.I.C.

Any of them?

Correct so far
1. the Table
3. The Pork Dukes

8. Gene Chandler

10. The Platters

5. The Residents

Correct so far
1. the Table
3. The Pork Dukes
8. Gene Chandler. Yes, the great Duke Of Earl single. Still one of my faves.

6. Bob Geldof ?

can't believe I got the Savage Pencil q. wrong. I even have the 7" he was on, having googled the answer.

Correct so far
1. the Table
3. The Pork Dukes
5. the Residents
6. Bob Geldof (quote the day the band signed)
8. Gene Chandler

>< just eaten sausage rolls< cooked by mrs bradx//// cor

4. Johnny Nash?

7. Debbie Harry.

:lol: Debbie Harry - born in 1920! heh he, thats punk


wrong

Billie Holiday :finger:

Correct so far
1. the Table
3. The Pork Dukes
5. the Residents
6. Bob Geldof
8. Gene Chandler

Billie Holiday is a good guess but not right

7. Peggy Lee

yes - the clue was in lady - as in 'Lady a& the tramp' which she voiced. welldone
i was quite prou dof that.

Correct so far
1. the Table
3. The Pork Dukes
5. the Residents
6. Bob Geldof
7. Peggy Lee
8. Gene Chandler

5. Tav Falco's Panther Burns...?

EDIT: Ooooops sorry that's already been answered. Drink less wine, Zoot.

4. Ed Banger And The Nosebleeds

9. The Red Crayola

10. The Coasters

Correct so far
1. the Table
3. The Pork Dukes
4. Ed banger & his tutti frutti Nosebleeds
5. the Residents
6. Bob Geldof
7. Peggy Lee
8. Gene Chandler
9. the Red Crayola

2. Art Attacks
10. Little Richard

Correct so far
1. the Table
3. The Pork Dukes
4. Ed banger & his tutti frutti Nosebleeds
5. the Residents
6. Bob Geldof
7. Peggy Lee
8. Gene Chandler
9. the Red Crayola
10. Little Richard

Stefan knows no.2 but didn't post it...itsb the Art Attacks., I haveb their 2nd single I Am a Dalek. its carp. WELL DONE EVERYBODY!!!! 50 mins to xmas time. I'm not really aloowed beer no more but i got some in...don't tell mrs brad x i ts hidden ikn the booton cupboard in the bedroon, underneath theshoes.

Actually Taxi Blues was the b-side of Little Richard's debut single, which was Every Hour.

I think you've had enough son. :lol:

Not like me. I haven't had nearly enough yet.

>gak<
I96db ... ii'm sorry
ZHP...I'm soory 2
I just nipped to the bedrrom
i'm actually doing 2 things at once as always
multi tasking
i'm doing a Seasonal Sixty fer ma show
no i'm caught in a trap litsning to loads of things i dont wnrt to listen to
well done

Greg Lake's at No. 1 again, I take it? Same as last year? :whistle:

2. The Art Attacks

On edit: Sorry, I didn't notice at first you already mentioned it, bradx. :ohdear:

>gak<
ha! well - i wuz gonna do top 40 ...then relasied i needed to fill 3 shows with this rubbish...er i mean great retro stuff. So ....itys a Seasonal 60!!! Do ya think it could catch on?
I had a dream about Starnger the other night. we were in a bar...i had to queue for hours to get a drink.

MERE SPSEUd - u get xtra points fer mentionong the Srt Attacks. welldun.

Mine's in the fridge. It's 10:40am on Christmas morning and the kids have had us up for hours and 96dbWife is trying to persuade me that it's time to start drinking. Since she's putting up with The Idiot Joy Show without too much complaint (and actually imitating the vocal gymnastics of The Chiseller) I might accede to her suggestion.

ack choo early - u have had an inflooence on this cuz i have been lisetening to Grizzly Bear v intensley and its now v high up in my chart

merry christmas. me n mas bradx r just listening to loads of my reocrds as I have to work later on.
I don usually drink but tonight i had a couple or two. We've been invited to a friends house but its all drink ....drugs...i'm stayin put