Ian was part of one of the golden ages of British (and some USA and Euro) music, he was a punk, he was rock 'n roll but mostly he was a poet (like many punks of the day were actually). His era was "Sex pistols", "The Clash", "The Damned", "The Ramones", "Johnny Thunders", "Iggy Pop", "The Jam", just to name a few of the great punk/rock acts of that time. (all considered punk at the time) That entire era of Punk and New Wave (mid 70's till mid 80's ish) has a lot to offer, and is very much worth a deeper dive i think :)
Stoner, I know what your saying about the insolated musical vacuum you had to endure. I lived my first 40 years in Toronto, Canada. We heard EVERYTHING, from Britain, Australia, Germany, and some pretty good Canadian content (Rush). Only the best of the US made it north. Keep exploring Brother. For "quirk", check out Jack White "I'm Shakin"!
Nice reaction - fyi, after packing it in with former band Kilburn & The Highroads, Ian went under just his own name for a bit, but The Blockheads were his backing band - I saw the first Stiff Records tour in Liverpool in 1977 and it was The Blockheads behind him, tho' the promo stuff just said Ian Dury. I think they became credited after that tour, on which Ian was also the drummer for Wreckless Eric. People who like Ian Dury also like Kevin Coyne, check out 'Marjorie Razorblade' off the 'V' album (1975 Virgin Records promo sampler).
ian drury is british and a punk, thei aibum has lot sof great songs, like 'razzle in my pocket' and 'pauline, ' wake up and make love to me' ,in fact the whole album
100% supposed to be funny as fuck, lots of Ian's lyrics are really funny. If you want something really funny of his, There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards has some genius lyrics! Enjoy the trip man
It's sad that a whole lifestyle/culture was build around the name of this song but its guitar riff never reached the level of recognition of Satisfaction, You Really Got Me or Smoke On The Water, just to name a few.
I was about 12 years old when Ian Dury released this song. We kids went nuts for it
Ian was part of one of the golden ages of British (and some USA and Euro) music, he was a punk, he was rock 'n roll but mostly he was a poet (like many punks of the day were actually).
His era was "Sex pistols", "The Clash", "The Damned", "The Ramones", "Johnny Thunders", "Iggy Pop", "The Jam", just to name a few of the great punk/rock acts of that time. (all considered punk at the time)
That entire era of Punk and New Wave (mid 70's till mid 80's ish) has a lot to offer, and is very much worth a deeper dive i think :)
Ian was a poet who just happened to put music to his verse
Love that album. Got it when it was released :)
Stoner, I know what your saying about the insolated musical vacuum you had to endure. I lived my first 40 years in Toronto, Canada. We heard EVERYTHING, from Britain, Australia, Germany, and some pretty good Canadian content (Rush). Only the best of the US made it north. Keep exploring Brother. For "quirk", check out Jack White "I'm Shakin"!
Nice reaction - fyi, after packing it in with former band Kilburn & The Highroads, Ian went under just his own name for a bit, but The Blockheads were his backing band - I saw the first Stiff Records tour in Liverpool in 1977 and it was The Blockheads behind him, tho' the promo stuff just said Ian Dury. I think they became credited after that tour, on which Ian was also the drummer for Wreckless Eric. People who like Ian Dury also like Kevin Coyne, check out 'Marjorie Razorblade' off the 'V' album (1975 Virgin Records promo sampler).
A great track and I payed this whole album endlessly in the 70s, still enjoy it now. Good review. Try reasons to be cheerful next
ian drury is british and a punk, thei aibum has lot sof great songs, like 'razzle in my pocket' and 'pauline, ' wake up and make love to me' ,in fact the whole album
100% supposed to be funny as fuck, lots of Ian's lyrics are really funny. If you want something really funny of his, There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards has some genius lyrics! Enjoy the trip man
It's sad that a whole lifestyle/culture was build around the name of this song but its guitar riff never reached the level of recognition of Satisfaction, You Really Got Me or Smoke On The Water, just to name a few.
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