tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post7552906385740393429..comments2024-01-26T07:11:45.193-05:00Comments on Linear Tracking Lives!: UK Indie Hits: 1980-89 (No. 14)Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-266771880297814982014-05-26T04:42:30.886-04:002014-05-26T04:42:30.886-04:00One of my all time favourite singles, forget indie...One of my all time favourite singles, forget indie labels. Better than the Costello version and considering how much I love the Costello of that era that's some achievement. Had forgotten At Last I am free. Thanks Echorich!Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-50767023880484464272014-05-15T12:49:27.210-04:002014-05-15T12:49:27.210-04:00Dirk,
Yes, Wyatt wasn't the typical '80s i...Dirk,<br />Yes, Wyatt wasn't the typical '80s indie act, but the only criteria for charting was based on sales and the complete independence of the label. Wyatt had several hits during his time on Rough Trade. There were quite a few examples of acts that found themselves on the UK Independent Chart during the decade that wouldn't fit your tight definition of indie. Here are just a few:<br />Robert Cray<br />Mel Brooks (for Good to Be the King Rap)<br />Screamin' Jay Hawkins<br />Julie London<br />Kylie Minogue<br />Nuclear Assault<br />Poison<br />Queen (Live at the Beeb)<br />Ratt<br />Richard Thompson<br />W.A.S.P.<br />That's what I have to defend the pick. Hopefully that makes you feel better about a protest song penned by Langer/Costello and sung by a "clapped out old hippie."Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-80094235338604809782014-05-15T02:52:32.103-04:002014-05-15T02:52:32.103-04:00Mind you, I never understood why this record is al...Mind you, I never understood why this record is always mentioned when it comes to "Indie". Wyatt back then could easily have been classified as nothing else but a clapped out old hippie, if you're honest to yourself. What he wasn't, because he wrote this great song. <br /><br />Nevertheless, at least in my eyes, this doesn't make it (or him, if you'd rather) "indie", at least not in comparison to what I understood to be "indie" back in 1982 ...Dirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02907703583893968857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-35012694678163433992014-05-15T01:04:40.620-04:002014-05-15T01:04:40.620-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-48342372646623476372014-05-15T01:04:39.751-04:002014-05-15T01:04:39.751-04:00Echorich,
At Last I Am Free is eligible for this l...Echorich,<br />At Last I Am Free is eligible for this list as it peaked at No. 18 in, as you said, 1980. Inspired choice on your part. As for Wanna Buy a Bridge, I think this deserves a nice long post when my countdown is over. Thanks for the inspiration. Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-79761713156215715482014-05-14T23:42:31.280-04:002014-05-14T23:42:31.280-04:00I love this track and it deserves it place in the ...I love this track and it deserves it place in the countdown. But for me Robert Wyatt's most impressive moment came when he recorded Chic's At Last I Am Free in 1980 for Rough Trade. I first heard it on the Rough Trade US compilation Wanna Buy A Bridge. I could listen to this song over and over and hours would go by. <br />As a related aside, Wanna Buy A Bridge is probably my favorite label compilation of all time. Slits, Stiff Little Fingers, Gang Of Four, Delta 5, Scritti Politti, Young Marble Giants...and that's not even half of the acts.Echorichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853063796135973187noreply@blogger.com