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You don't have to go to the dates to comment. Similarly you don't have to have seen MKI to comment on MKI live threads etc.

Jim

parasiteinblack wrote: ↑02 Apr 2024, 12:29 Nice to see that this thread reviewing the recent tour has been commandeered by people who didn't actually go to any of the dates.

Again.

My thoughts entirely. Not like I'm totally against it and I've enjoyed reading the reviews and seeing fans enjoying themselves etc. Just not for me any more thanks. Jim Personally it would pain me more to attend a show than it does to abstain.But there's no way I would criticise fans who still go an...

Anyhow, I take comfort in the fact that when the band is long over, it'll be 1977-1990 that'll be remembered, just like it is now. Nobody is going to remember any of this JJ Burnel & Friends bollocks or treat it with any reverence or relevance. It's already irrelevant to most in the present day...

Nostalgia ain't what it used to be either

Jim

Taxi!

Jim

droopsnoot wrote: ↑29 Mar 2024, 12:35

aldinblack wrote: ↑29 Mar 2024, 11:04 I loved their TheMeninBlackSuites supporting themselves idea

Are they down to a three-piece now?

Quite liking some of this guys stuff. Starts as parodies but he has his own songs that are pretty decent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjmmJNLBJiY


Jim

They shoulda got a brass section back for a couple of songs - that woulda been interesting

Jim

There's something a little Spinal Tap about those drummers. Like they should've been 40 of them or something but they didn't have the budget



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I saw that - Nice of them to try something new but it looked a bit lame IMO. I imagine if you were there it was probably awesome

Jim

toilerinblack wrote: ↑27 Mar 2024, 19:09 Just watched" Who Wants The World".great drumming opening...different.

They shoulda filmed a gig for TV - There's so many bands now getting airplay on BBC for live performances and documentaries. BBC have the Microdisney doc on there at the moment. Nothing against Microdisney (excellent doc BTW) but surely "the Stranglers" are a bigger catch?

Jim

I think he thinks every venue has a different audience

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Place I work you get your birthday off [emoji33][emoji12]

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