Gerard124
Tempus fugit, memento mori
wouldn't 'Out of' be more fitting than 'New'
I think Hooky refers to them as "New Odour" now.
wouldn't 'Out of' be more fitting than 'New'
I'm reading Hook's Substance at the moment, and he doesn't have many warm words about Gillian's contribution to New Order. I'm not a huge New Order fan - the book was a gift - and I'd always thought that Hook was a bit of a plonker, but the book is a a laff riot.Also, as a riposte to the no Hooky thing - I didn't notice anyone say it wasn't New Order when Gillian took a break a few years back.
I was front row at the Birmingham NEC gig with the Mondays. That was a fantastic gig.
Im indoors is reading Substance at the moment, and is giggling a lot.
I'm reading the Hacienda book, which really does live up to it's title, How Not To Run A Club.
...I was there too - still have the ticket stub tucked into the inlay of my Factory CD of Technique. A kid sat next me at the gig said "wow they are good just like listening to them on the stereo at home"
Yes, Cities In The Park. Can't say Electronic left much of an impression. My main memory of the event is James pulling out, them being replaced by The Wonderstuff, and Miles Hunt from denouncing James as a "bunch of pussies" for not showing up. I've never liked faux cameraderie among rock stars.Anyone go to the Electronic, Heaton Park gig in '91 (Parties in the Park) ?
...I was there too - still have the ticket stub tucked into the inlay of my Factory CD of Technique. A kid sat next me at the gig said "wow they are good just like listening to them on the stereo at home"
This was the last New Order gig I saw - somehow they became too professional and I lost interest. To be honest I preferred the earlier ramshackle gigs. A particular favourite memory was the 1987 Factory bands gig in the Finsbury Park Super Tent - New Order, Happy Mondays, A Certain Ratio and errr Railway Children all on the same bill !
...yes to be honest I have a soft spot for the Railway Children too. I have Factory CD of their first album. I also have the later Virgin CDs - one of which a pal from Wigan played constantly on an early 90s road trip to Scotland. From then on we referred to the Railway Children as the Wigan boys!
Slightly off topic but over the last few years I used Discogs to track down every last FACD UK Factory Box Set, Album and Single on Compact Disc. I now have them all including a full set of the Factory Classical CDs.
The guy that wrote this book - Colin Gibson :-
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1909360422/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21
...actually went one better and collected every single item (Vinyl, CD and miscellaneous items) in the entire Factory Catalogue. Colin ended up putting on an exhibition to show all his Factory collection off. The book which I am reading at the moment is a great read. Colin I am pretty sure is virtually the same age as me (I am 50 next month). The book is a fascinating time capsule of growing up in Manchester in the late 70s / 80s. It certainly is striking a cord with me - bringing back a lot of memories from my own teenage years.
Actually it was Native Place - very commercial - but catchy after 20 plays on the car stereo on the way up to Aviemore! I do prefer the Factory stuff - even have the video of Brighter on a free HMV VHS cassette which came with their copies of the Palatine 4CD box set.
Well what a coincidence...I have the Palatine box and the HMV VHS cassette as well - Cath Carroll's 'Moves Like You' and of course ACR's 'Shack Up' my favs on that .
Yes, Cities In The Park. Can't say Electronic left much of an impression. My main memory of the event is James pulling out, them being replaced by The Wonderstuff, and Miles Hunt from denouncing James as a "bunch of pussies" for not showing up. I've never liked faux cameraderie among rock stars.