tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post7404661696739325008..comments2024-01-26T07:11:45.193-05:00Comments on Linear Tracking Lives!: Misstep Mondays: A Flock of SeagullsBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-22505326179511343182018-01-07T10:29:38.488-05:002018-01-07T10:29:38.488-05:00I'll hold my hands up.
The news on this band ...I'll hold my hands up.<br /><br />The news on this band being stars in the States but not back home was interesting. It was announced they were going to undertake a UK tour of student venues, including the one I frequented in Glasgow. I bought a few 12" singles to familiarise myself with some songs and found myself liking them.<br /><br />The gig, however, was just abysmal. They couldn't sing or play to save themselves. The packed hall emptied very quickly and they remain one of the few lead acts I've ever seen booed-off stage. <br /><br />I still have the 12" singles but never played them again in what is now well over 30 years.JChttp://www.thenewvinylvillain.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-23047636321668201202017-10-12T16:55:28.896-04:002017-10-12T16:55:28.896-04:00I always thought Wishing was a pretty good single ...I always thought Wishing was a pretty good single but I have no memory of I Ran being played on the radio in the UK at all and only discovered it quite recently. I presumed it was only ever a hit in the States.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-22426462239369502362017-10-10T02:15:20.843-04:002017-10-10T02:15:20.843-04:00George, I could conceivably do every band mentione...George, I could conceivably do every band mentioned in these comments. Sad but true. Fall excluded, obviously.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-56583745875769676712017-10-09T17:03:56.960-04:002017-10-09T17:03:56.960-04:00Drew, I disagree, I prefer Duran Duran's Plane...Drew, I disagree, I prefer Duran Duran's Planet Earth to FOS. And Spandau Ballet's To Cut A Long Story Short to FOS.But it is better than Kajagoogoo. And Howard Jones. Does that bloke in FOS still sport the same bizarre hair style? I hope so. So Brian, it's the mighty Fall next???Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140350486850944468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-17280437200803622662017-10-09T15:48:47.597-04:002017-10-09T15:48:47.597-04:00Drew, Their best moment, but not sure that's s...Drew, Their best moment, but not sure that's saying much. I had just turned 13 when it came out. Ticked my boxes... synths, British, looked weird. That this single was never sold off in 35 years tells me I like it more than I should, but I think Adam more or less sums it up. Can Misstep Mondays stoop lower? I think I can, I think I can...Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-51029049112010282912017-10-09T14:55:00.424-04:002017-10-09T14:55:00.424-04:00I'm with your first instinct Brian. Pish. Shit...I'm with your first instinct Brian. Pish. Shite. Was then and is now. Swiss Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119322217065850020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-18277702940548950312017-10-09T14:44:48.943-04:002017-10-09T14:44:48.943-04:00I saw the programme that the Robster mentions. Tot...I saw the programme that the Robster mentions. Totally put me off FOS, if the milksnatcher liked it it must be shit.<br /><br />Just listened to it now, yes dated but nowhere near as pish as Duran Duran or Spandau's Ballet. I actually quite liked it.drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12469084438125548989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-20201664560520924092017-10-09T14:16:24.539-04:002017-10-09T14:16:24.539-04:00That's what Misstep Mondays is all about, my g...That's what Misstep Mondays is all about, my good man.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-91725232130223336812017-10-09T14:04:42.107-04:002017-10-09T14:04:42.107-04:00I can't help but admire your candour Brian!I can't help but admire your candour Brian!The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-49832116242451681232017-10-09T13:45:06.354-04:002017-10-09T13:45:06.354-04:00The song was huge here. Not one of our finer momen...The song was huge here. Not one of our finer moments. Tough to defend this lot. I throw myself at the mercy of the court.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-33219238597987536872017-10-09T13:41:19.802-04:002017-10-09T13:41:19.802-04:00Would be tough to get over a positive review from ...Would be tough to get over a positive review from Maggie. I bet the fellas had their faces in their hands after that one.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-32272133783974864092017-10-09T13:02:52.812-04:002017-10-09T13:02:52.812-04:00I'd never even heard that song 'I Ran'...I'd never even heard that song 'I Ran' before 'La La Land...!' (true story) whereas 'Wishing' transports me immediately (and uncomfortably) into my teenage years...MisterPrimenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-3670173593220911292017-10-09T12:46:23.660-04:002017-10-09T12:46:23.660-04:00I remember a Saturday morning kid's TV show wh...I remember a Saturday morning kid's TV show which one week, quite bizarrely, had the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was reviewing the week's new singles. (Yes, that really is one of the strangest concepts you can imagine, but I swear it was true...)<br /><br />She didn't seem to like much of what she was played, but did state a fondness for the Flock Of Seagulls track (I think it may have been the follow-up to Wishing...) Needless to say, from that moment on, they were doomed. The record flopped and they were never heard of again.TheRobsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277941961790844321noreply@blogger.com