Gone But Not Forgotten

IAN CURTIS

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Stretford, UK 15 July 1956 – Macclesfield, 18 May 1980

Walk in silence
Don’t walk away, in silence
See the danger
Always danger

Endless talking
Life rebuilding
Don’t walk away

Walk in silence
Don’t turn away, in silence
Your confusion
My illusion

Worn like a mask of self-hate
Confronts and then dies
Don’t walk away

People like you find it easy
Naked to see
Walking on air
Hunting by the rivers,
through the streets,
every corner

Abandoned too soon
Set down with due care
Don’t walk away in silence
Don’t walk away

IAN CURTIS: Story


Paris, 1979

Gone But Not Forgotten! THE AUTEURS (1991-1999)

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Great bands from the past

13 March 2022

Band: THE AUTEURS

Who: Alt rock group from London orchestrated by
singer-songwriter Luke Haines who never stopped
making music.

Active: 1991-1999

Albums…

New Wave (1993),
Now I’m A Cowboy (1994),
After Murder Park (1996),
How I Learned To Love The Bootboys (1999)
Das Capital (2003)

After the split, Luke Haines released several solo LPs,
wrote soundtracks for movies a couple of memoirs,
and played in some indie bands here and there.

Full band bio here.

Three great Auteurs moments: New French Girlfriend
/ How Could I Be Wrong / Lenny Valentino

– NEW FRENCH GIRLFRIEND –

– THE RUBETTES –

– LENNY VALENTINO –
(Live version – from ‘Now I’m A Cowboy’ album)

LUKE HAINES: Facebook – Tour Dates April 2022

Gone But Not Forgotten! Irish Passionate Rockers JJ72

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Three big moments from great bands from the past

20 January 2022

Band: JJ72

Who: Passionate guitar pop trio from Dublin, led by tremendous voice
and songwriter Mark Greaney, who went solo for a while after the break-up,
started a new band in 2012 and is currently Head of Education at the British and
Irish Modern Music Institute. Former bassist Hilary Woods became a highly
intriguing and wayward singer-songwriter (check her 2 albums on Spotify).

Active: 1996–2006

The Irish made two LPs, two classics in my book: JJ72 (2000) and I To Sky (2002).
And they were a superb live band too (saw them several times).

Troubles with their record label that eventually refused to release their third
album (recorded in 2005 – where are the tapes?) led to the regrettable split.

Three top JJ72 moments…

– SNOW –

– FORMULAE-

– OCTOBER SWIMMING –

JJ72: History

AU PAIRS (1978–1983)

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Three Top Tracks from the past from Top Bands of the past

11 November 2021

Band: AU PAIRS
Who: Post-punk quartet from Birmingham
Lesley Woods – guitar/vocals / Paul Foad – guitar/vocals
Jane Munro – bass / Pete Hammond – drums

References: Gang Of Four, Penetration,
Young Marble Giants

Active: 1978-1983
Only two albums: Playing With A Different Sex (1981)
and Sense And Sensuality (1982)


Frontwoman Lesley Woods

Woods looking back: “There wasn’t much space in society, at least
at that time, for independent, progressive, single women whose
sexualities are fluid. Nowadays there are more sexual identities,
which is liberating for society.”

1-2-3 top tracks…

– COME AGAIN –

– ARMAGH –

– YOU –

That cool controversial 1981 debut LP…

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AU PAIRS: History

LEONARD COHEN Passed Away 5 Years Ago Today

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Three top tracks from the past, from top artists from the past

7 November 2021

The genial singer-songwriter was born in Westmount, Montreal on 21 September 1934.
He passed away in Los Angeles, Californië on, 7 November 2016, today 5 years ago.
He was 82.

Cohen started his brilliant artistic career as a writer – poetry and novels – in 1954,
but disappointed after years without any success he decided to start writing music.

His debut album Songs Of Leonard Cohen came out in 1967. His 15th and final LP Thanks For The Dance was released posthumously, in 2019, 3 years after his death.

1-2-3 top tracks to remember the unforgettable luminary
(hard job to pick just three, as he wrote countless top songs)…

– TOWER OF SONG –
(Notable live version)

– LOVER LOVER LOVER –

– HALLELUJAH

R.I.P. legend.

I’ll have Cohen on my
earphones all day long…

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LEONARD COHEN: All Albums