The introspective side of the early riot; well, actually their sound was closer already to postpunk than what we were supposed to expect from a London group in 77. I was far away from there, and obviously at that time, news came in waves, depending on your grasp of Brit press available; it was easier for us, though, to get informed 'cause there was this radio geezer broadcasting nightly on a big national FM station (property of the Roman Catholic Church and the Holy See, mind you...), who had just been granted the chance of having a daily 2-hour show (''Rotação''= ''Rotation'', with a station jingle intro from Kraftwerk's Airwaves). I remember singles being spun , amidst stage-side references like Eater, Cocksparrer, Slaughter and the Dogs, Wire, The Rings, and there were the Subway Sect too. This guy had just returned from London and had witnessed a few things during that Summer of 76. From then on, he became (in my own estimation) the central figure on Portuguese radio, in matters of accurate and updated musical information/formation of the public's good taste in modern popular music. Until his untimely demise, on Oct31st, 2009. His name, António Sérgio Ferrão. Hats off to Sérgio!
The introspective side of the early riot; well, actually their sound was closer already to postpunk than what we were supposed to expect from a London group in 77. I was far away from there, and obviously at that time, news came in waves, depending on your grasp of Brit press available; it was easier for us, though, to get informed 'cause there was this radio geezer broadcasting nightly on a big national FM station (property of the Roman Catholic Church and the Holy See, mind you...), who had just been granted the chance of having a daily 2-hour show (''Rotação''= ''Rotation'', with a station jingle intro from Kraftwerk's Airwaves). I remember singles being spun , amidst stage-side references like Eater, Cocksparrer, Slaughter and the Dogs, Wire, The Rings, and there were the Subway Sect too. This guy had just returned from London and had witnessed a few things during that Summer of 76. From then on, he became (in my own estimation) the central figure on Portuguese radio, in matters of accurate and updated musical information/formation of the public's good taste in modern popular music. Until his untimely demise, on Oct31st, 2009. His name, António Sérgio Ferrão. Hats off to Sérgio!
Great upload. Who’s the drummer in this line up?
woah, thanks for this