rock n roll discussion for while transfer rumours are thin on the ground
Bill Haley & The Comets vs Elvis Presley
April 1977 thereâs a rumour that an unsuccessful band who play loud fast stripped back rock nâ roll will play their farewell gig at the Marquee Club because they canât get an album deal and not many people like them.
Turns out the rumour is true but they are offered a chance to cut a single by Chiswick Records so the band live on. That session turns into one where they create an album.
The album is Motörhead
But slightly earlier than 1977.
1956 was memorable for me for several reasons. Bill Haley and the Comets in the film Rock Around the Clock which provoked rioting in a few cinemas was one and Heartbreak Hotel, the first hit record for Elvis Presley another.
But the biggest reason was leaving school and starting work in the meteorological office at RAF West Malling which is now a housing estate where one of my nieces and her family now live. I was living at home in Tonbridge at the time and used to cycle the ten miles to work. It was shift work of course and I particularly remember going to sleep on the settee in the lounge after one night duty, drifting away into blissful sleep listening to Beethovenâs Pastoral Symphony on the radiogram.
Very happy days.
2 Likes
Was that the tin bath year @micra?
That was in response to @JohnnyAllAlone of course. I take so long to tap out my posts that quite long ones often intervene!!
Oh, god. @Bayo has nipped in.
No, we had a beautiful bathroom suite in Cornwallis Avenue!
I still wasnât born when â77 came around but have been going through my Mumâs record collection.
Forgive my naivety but is the thread title a play on words for the Fleetwood Mac âRumoursâ album which was released in 1977. Because that album is a banger!
Thereâs also a brilliant scene in Breaking Bad spinoff El Camino where Todd is driving and singing along to Sharing the Night together by Dr Hook.
And incidentally, thereâs a brilliant ad on the tube right now advertising Iron Maidenâs 50th anniversary.
That is exactly what it is @petef1
1 Like
Canât resist but when were you still born?
1 Like
Iâm very young for this discussion, but my 1977 favourites (that I can recall) are:
Marquee Moon (Television)
Rumours (Fleetwood Mac)
Bridges (Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson)
Before and After Science (Brian Eno)
Rocket to Russia (The Ramones)
The Clash (self-titled) - probably a sympathy pick as itâs one of their weakest albums
1 Like
I think I have âthe Clashâ as second best after London Calling
Bowieâs Low came out in 1977
1 Like
Trans Europe Express, Blank Generation. Some great albums
2 Likes
How is Bjork old enough that her first album was released in 1977?
Thereâs virtually no album in the world that sits above London Calling. In any era. Any genre. Anything. Itâs close to perfection.
1 Like
I would humbly suggest that L.A.M.F by The Heartbreakers, released in 1977, is perfection, every track a belter. I remember Dr Congo said the same. Johnny Thunders was a very talented songwriter and guitarist. I am very grateful to have seen him play live.
1 Like
Ah, but is it better than âHeroesâ or Low?..
David Bowie was my main man in the 70s, when he had a long run of quite superb LPs, which changed music. Low and âHeroesâ are up there, although my personal favourite is The Man Who Sold The World, because it was so groundbreaking and like nothing I had heard before. I recognise the genius of Bowie and marvel at his continuous high quality output. L.A.M.F was a one-off but I think I value it more than any other LP.
1 Like
