tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post2027435445855997333..comments2024-03-28T08:08:05.102+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Twenty Years OnSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-39201216628310737132007-09-03T09:28:00.000+00:002007-09-03T09:28:00.000+00:00Hmm, I never knew it was dedicated to Tony Wilson,...Hmm, I never knew it was dedicated to Tony Wilson, and I'm on it! Still, I suppose FLA has a bit of the Factory approach to contracts etc. <BR/><BR/>Can I take this moment to plug the Billy Ruffian version of 'Hip to be Square'?<BR/><BR/>Also, there was an event in Manchester over the weekend at which 'music from the Tony Wilson era' was to be played. According to the organisers, this era covered 1950-2007. I think they're playing it quite safe, by merely using the whole span of popular electric musical history as their basis.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432434506308252319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-27433479276175379862007-09-02T11:42:00.000+00:002007-09-02T11:42:00.000+00:00Oh how right thou art. The Boo Radleys even cover...Oh how right thou art. The Boo Radleys even cover their own songs badly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-14476753807661911882007-09-02T10:51:00.000+00:002007-09-02T10:51:00.000+00:00There are some other okay Smiths covers. The Ukran...There are some other okay Smiths covers. The Ukranians' What Difference Does It Make, for example.<BR/><BR/>I suspect we might disagree on the merits of The Boo Radleys' The Queen Is Dead, thoughSimon Hayes Budgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-21913614691968357712007-09-01T22:32:00.000+00:002007-09-01T22:32:00.000+00:00It's a gorgeous little album! It even nearly conv...It's a gorgeous little album! It even <I>nearly</I> convinces me that other bands can cover The Smiths... although it's still the case that just because you <I>can</I>, doesn't mean you always <I>should</I>...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com