Annoying music memething.

[original_aj]

The meme is:

* Take the bands from my list that you have seen play live, and post them in your own LJ.
* Add more bands that you've seen until you have 30.

List whabbed from zotz. Inherited bands italicised. New bands not.


01 - Screaming Banshee Aircrew
02 - Half Man Half Biscuit
03 - The International Werewolf Conspiracy
04 - The Doug Anthony All-Stars
05 - The Probes
06 - Motörhead
07 - Anvil
08 - Toyah
09 - The Teardrop Explodes
10 - Fairport Convention
11 - Suzanne Vega
12 - Tom Robinson
13 - Kenny Young & The Eggplants
14 - Bad Manners
15 - Selecter
16 - Blood & Whisky
17 - Hazel O'Connor
18 - Stiff Little Fingers
19 - The Counterfeit Clash
20 - Magnum
21 - The Honkin' Hep Cats
22 - Full Metal Racket
23 - Corky & the Juice Pigs
24 - The Cowboy Junkies
25 - Eric Clapton
26 - Nick Cave
27 - Jean-Michel Jarre
28 - Wreckless Eric
29 - The Men They Couldn't Hang
30 - New Model Army

Comments

[zotz]

I've also seen Motorhead, Fairport, Vega, Tom Rob, the Eggplants, SLF, Cave and NMA. One might almost suspect, if one did not know any better, that we went to some of the very same concerts.

I particularly envy you having seen the Men They Couldn't Hang. I never have.

[rdi.livejournal.com]

I always find it weird when I hear The Men They Couldn't Hang namechecked in The Tragically Hip song "Bobcaygeon":

That night in Toronto with its checkerboard floors
Riding on horseback and keeping order restored
Til the men they couldn't hang
Stepped to the mic and sang
And their voices rang with that Aryan twang

[original-aj.livejournal.com]

Not one I'm familiar with.

It seems a bit like it's a song that really only means something if you were there at the time.

[rdi.livejournal.com]

I just find odd that a quintessentially Canadian band chose to reference an Irish folk band in their lyrics. I can only presume that the Hip's lyricist saw The Men in Toronto at some point.

[original-aj.livejournal.com]

It sounds like a real event - it would be rather bizarre otherwise.

[zotz]

That's . . . odd. Aryan twang?

[rdi.livejournal.com]

I dunno....somethimes I think Gord Downie just reaches for the nearest thing that rhymes. Either that or he's trying to say Eire-ian...

[original-aj.livejournal.com]

One might almost suspect, if one did not know any better, that we went to some of the very same concerts.

Strokes beard and looks enigmatic.


I particularly envy you having seen the Men They Couldn't Hang.

In the old Cas Rock, at the pubic triangle. It was a great gig - I recommend them highly if you get the chance.

Very much looking forward to the Wasted festival though - that'll up the count a bit!

[grendelis.livejournal.com]

One of my favourite gig experiences was The Oysterband and the Men They Couldn't Hang at the CornX in Cambridge. Can't remember who was supporting who now. They're both really fun bands.

I wish I'd been able to see New Model Army; Queensryche; Pallas and Stiff Little Fingers, all at their peaks.

[wee0ne.livejournal.com]

Hmmmmm..... methinks I'm stuck:
I can think of, maybe, three bands I've seen... and none of them are on your list...

What a repressed life I've lead <grin />

[original-aj.livejournal.com]

What a repressed life I've lead

I'm sure there's a few people around here who could help you with that.... ;)

[wee0ne.livejournal.com]

<chuckle />

oh dear

[cmlc.livejournal.com]

And I've seen ... absolutely none of those. Oh well. Will have to think up a totally new 30!

[original-aj.livejournal.com]

Fair enough, though it does somewhat nullify the memeness of it all!