Paul Reynolds is a genius and I wish the same. Frank is a pretty good bass player also. Ali and Mike are talented also. Mike wrote some great lyrics. 3 albums was not enough.
All the documentaries say Paul left because he was having a hard time, which is probably true. But I found an article from 86 where Mike says he fired Paul. That Paul just wanted the music handed to him and to not do any more work, and that Mike couldnt put up with that. Also mentions drugs implying he got lazy from them. But if that's true, I wonder.. if Mike hadn't fired him it's possible Paul woulda stayed longer.
@@Lightblue2222 Well if you saw this in print.....Mike effectively was killing the band then in what he did not realizing Paul's value, and to this day still can't handle this.
Paul’s guitar prowess will forever be “futuristic”! The band’s music will eternally be “space age”! These guys are a billion times better than modern day crap rubbish music artists!!!
@@danielamartelli2592 Paul started playing guitar when he was 10 years old. Before AFOS, he played in a band when he was 16 that was called Visual Aids & then joined the Seagulls when he was 17. After Paul left AFOS, he took a year off not doing anything, but got back into music and played in several local Liverpool bands throughout the late 80s into the early 90s. In the mid 90s he switched to playing acoustic. He also did freelance & occasional session work.
Obviously someone pissed him off and he retaliated. He did the same thing at US Festival 1983 about 6 months later (and was caught on camera again doing it).
Rock and roll Hall of Fame shouldbe's. One of my favorite bands of all time. Their music transported me as a teen to places I could only dream of. It still does.
This was my favorite 80's band. I got to go backstage and meet em, because my friend painted a portrait of John Lennon that I had to show them, because they're also from Liverpool England! Belinda Carlisle and the Go Go's opened up for em and I got to say hello to the ladies in their dressing room, who were all combing their hair at the same time! Lol! The concert was in 1982 @ Millet Hall by the Miami of Ohio's College Campus! These guys were way ahead of their time for sure!
The AFOS sound was mainly Paul Reynold´s guitar. Was the sound of our wonderful summers on the beaches of Guernsey 1982 and 1983. Proper seagulls included.
27:00 Paul Ripping it up on guitar what a tone!. Ali Score like a metronome on the drums on Talking. Is there a better song that sums up the 80s than I Ran? This live version fucking rocks.
This was the height of their career. And Paul had a breakdown. He was probably playing back to back to back concerts. Just horrible what the record company will do to you.
I saw an interview where it was like 150 shows back to back. When they weren't gigging, they were partying. That will take its toll on anyone, especially a young a man as Paul was at the time. Imagine being under 17 years old and thrust into the limelight.
@@ghoppr71 Frank said on Bands Reunited their 1st US tour, they did 157+ show back to back to back with little to no breaks. They were only supposed to be in the States for 4 weeks and they ended up staying over 6 months. But an age correction regarding Paul... he was 17 when he joined the band in early 1980. He was 20 in this concert here (his birthday is August 4, 1962). But he looked younger, so his age got misreported a lot. But he was still much younger than his bandmates, who were all 5-6 years older than him.
Thanks for posting this. Before my time on earth, but I sure wish I was around to see them live. I was only a baby when they broke up in 83. Wish I was older to have seen them. After all of these years, I only became a fan just 2 years ago. Now I've been obsessed watching their videos ever since. Hope they do a reunion tour this year since the original band members are working on a new album together as I understand it.
Stephen Smith i wasn't around back then either, i'm 15 at the moment of writing this. Also (sorry, but i have to), they didn't break up in 83: Reynolds left the band in 84 and in 86 the last album was madr
Für uns, die mit Boney M und deutschem Schlager aufgewachsen sind, war zumindest dieser Hairstyle ein echter Kulturschock. Der Seagullsound aus dem Korg MS-20 ist ein Klassiker, genialer Song, besser als viele andere in den Eightees.
@@christophwegener9939 Ich habe hier in einem YT Kommentar gelesen, dass jemand ein Interview gelesen hätte in dem Edge sagt er wäre "Influenced by the guy from A Flock of Seagulls" Trotz allem schmeißt er bei 26:26 den E-Bow in Richtung Mike Score! :)
Does anyone know what Paul Reynolds did in the years following his departure? I can't help but admire him so much now, yet in the eighties l was getting married and having my own children. I ran was my absolute fave song and still is. Now at 63, l find myself mesmerised by this awesome band, especially Paul Reynolds. I know he is not well now, but there seems nothing about him, since he originally left. Does anyone know?
After Paul left AFOS, he took a year off not doing anything as he was dealing with a lot of personal issues. He didn't even touch/tune a guitar. But he then got back into music and played in several local Liverpool bands throughout the late 80s into the early 90s. Sadly none of them lasted long or had the success AFOS did. He also did some freelance and occasional session work. In the mid-90s he switched to playing acoustic & did that until the VH1 Bands Reunited thing, and he started playing electric again. Sadly due to the stroke he suffered in early 2020, he can no longer play guitar and is officially retired.
I love Wishing but Mike really struggles with the vocal here. He sounds out of breath, out of tune, and flat. Definitely heard him sing it better. Reno on point as always, great little guitarist who could have gone on to having a stellar career if he hadn't done too much, much to young 😟 and burnt himself out. All the constant touring I think they did over a 120 gigs in a row with hardly a day off, combined with travelling 1000s of miles across America and around the world add in all the partying and substance abuse ( Paul was a very heavy drinker from a young age to cope with it all) something had to give and Paul being only a kid had a serious breakdown. Glad to see he's ok now the 'bands reunited FOS' on UA-cam is well worth a watch. After only a few hours rehearsal they were as tight as they ever had been. And Reno hadn't picked up a guitar for over 8 years. 👍😊
@@RicTic66 Paul is hanging in there, but sadly he's not well. And back in the day, there was so much going on. Besides the constant touring/traveling and partying, Mike was an utter douchebag & control freak, and bullied the hell out of everyone in that band. He was very jealous of Paul's talent and was always trying to drown him out in the mix, which frustrated Paul to no end. Reno got zero support from his bandmates even though they knew he was struggling. He was under so much stress that it was making him physically sick. Paul also felt he was being held back musically. He was writing guitar parts that weren't being used & he didn't like how Mike was trying to make the keyboard the main sound after 2-3 albums. Being a guitar-driven synth band is what made AFOS different and got them noticed.
I think another contributing factor to the vocal performance is him dancing in place, keeping in time with his keyboard playing, but it's causing his voice to waver over and over again (in addition to the other things you mentioned).
Just think, had Flock of Seagulls stayed together long enough to perform at live aid in 1985, they could have out-performed queen. (Well, maybe not. But it would be close.)
Actually I’ve tried to find a better live version than SALS and I can’t find one-absolutely love that song. When Paul comes to the front of the stage at 12:54 while he’s absolutely killing it and Mike smiles at him, it seems like a pinnacle moment for the band to me, but call me crazy.
Something or someone pissed him off earlier during "Wishing" because he flipped off someone (which you can clearly see), so he might've still been frustrated... I don't know.
Paul looks bloated in the face,tired. He is such an exceptional guitarist and lovely man. Get well soon Paul now recovering from a stroke. Memories of you and the band are forever lasting❤xox❤
sad to hear that ,great guitarist !! take a listen to them playing space age love song with the Prague orchestra from about 5 years ago ,obviously all getting a bit older but it is brilliant, especially the 8 minute version ,one of them tunes 👍...good luck to Paul 🙏
Classic band and killer sound, but on all of the live show recordings I've watched, the main vocals sound like bad karaoke, worse on some tracks than others (Space Age Love song in particular). Must've had some studio magic to thank for the tight sound of the records. Cool document, thanks for sharing!
Maybe you’ll find the answer in the “How to play I ran” tutorial video by AFOS. I remember there was a lot of info about each band member’s sound and equipment.
Awesome ! 80 's Recording Artists Passion NouVeau Has performed with Flock of SeaGulls and many other fellow 80's Artists. Still performing ! Follow on Facebook Reverbnation And UA-cam !!
Man I wish we got another 10 years out of this Band just to see how Paul Reynolds would of developed as a Guitarist.....
And the bass brother don’t forget the bass player
@@arielh2695 what? Frank/Francis?!!!
Paul Reynolds is a genius and I wish the same. Frank is a pretty good bass player also. Ali and Mike are talented also. Mike wrote some great lyrics. 3 albums was not enough.
All the documentaries say Paul left because he was having a hard time, which is probably true.
But I found an article from 86 where Mike says he fired Paul. That Paul just wanted the music handed to him and to not do any more work, and that Mike couldnt put up with that. Also mentions drugs implying he got lazy from them.
But if that's true, I wonder.. if Mike hadn't fired him it's possible Paul woulda stayed longer.
@@Lightblue2222 Well if you saw this in print.....Mike effectively was killing the band then in what he did not realizing Paul's value, and to this day still can't handle this.
Paul Reynolds=underrated
@Darius Beaumont personal`and`subiectiv..,
Paul’s guitar prowess will forever be “futuristic”! The band’s music will eternally be “space age”! These guys are a billion times better than modern day crap rubbish music artists!!!
Agreed
@paulbsmokinThat's the truth.
Absolutely! They were definitely ahead of their time.
100%
Space age guitar riff is unforgettable..Paul Reynolds is King..amazing
What a proper young musician Paul Renaulds was and a big difference to the band .
I wonder how his career developed over the years. I am really upseat regarding his health issues and will recover soon
@@danielamartelli2592 Paul started playing guitar when he was 10 years old. Before AFOS, he played in a band when he was 16 that was called Visual Aids & then joined the Seagulls when he was 17. After Paul left AFOS, he took a year off not doing anything, but got back into music and played in several local Liverpool bands throughout the late 80s into the early 90s. In the mid 90s he switched to playing acoustic. He also did freelance & occasional session work.
The guitar playing ..way ahead of his time..it gives AFOS it’s very unique sound
These guys are the kings of the "80s Sound"! And, how about that 20-year old Paul Reynolds' blistering lead guitar? Mythical.
Paul is the man! 🎸
proper scouse legends. paul reynolds was yrs ahead of the rest. franks bass skills were always on another level. luv these guys
Paul Reynolds is a genius....he IS the AFOs sound.
He was. It all went downhill after he left the band.
It doesn't get any more 80s than this. So glad I grew up in this decade
Exactly!
Paul Reno es el corazon de esta banda. LOve him
Best band ever! Paul is really underrated.
Transferaffection totally agree, Paul is the man, so I'm just going to listen to your quicksand ,so I can see lots of him x
Spot on….
Great guitarist!🙌🔥
Paul is so amazing!
This was my first concert at the Paramount in Seattle. These guys were awesome. And if that wasn't enough, the Fixx opened for them.
I love Pauls hair!
Where did your afos stuff go.
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in gettingSnmiscrunsfaimly
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fabulous sound of a flock of seagulls and what a sound and performance of paul reynolds on guitar, a great eighties band

OMG best video full of Paul Reynolds!!! Love you!!!!
I love A flock of seagulls!!!❤️❤️❤️
A sound and an era that will never be recreated.
I loved Paul!!!
I often wonder if Paul knows how many women “crushed,” on him? Thank you, MTV for providing a way for us to get to know the bands.
@@DJDavis-ul7bx He knows.
23:27 when paul pointed the finger lol love him
Obviously someone pissed him off and he retaliated. He did the same thing at US Festival 1983 about 6 months later (and was caught on camera again doing it).
Paul Reynolds el mejor Guitarrista Idolooo
00:00 Opening Titles
01:07 I Ran
05:25 Messages
08:11 Standing In The Doorway
12:16 Space Age Love Song
16:03 Man Made
21:57 Wishing
26:39 Talking
thx for the timestamp :D
2020 and i still in love with you AFOS! Thank you for your music!
Paul Reynolds, único e irrepetible 🎸
Rock and roll Hall of Fame shouldbe's. One of my favorite bands of all time. Their music transported me as a teen to places I could only dream of. It still does.
Surfs Up yes this what I like to think they do aswell
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE THIS BAND, FOREVER AND EVER
This was my favorite 80's band. I got to go backstage and meet em, because my friend painted a portrait of John Lennon that I had to show them, because they're also from Liverpool England! Belinda Carlisle and the Go Go's opened up for em and I got to say hello to the ladies in their dressing room, who were all combing their hair at the same time! Lol! The concert was in 1982 @ Millet Hall by the Miami of Ohio's College Campus! These guys were way ahead of their time for sure!
These guys are on fire....
The AFOS sound was mainly Paul Reynold´s guitar. Was the sound of our wonderful summers on the beaches of Guernsey 1982 and 1983. Proper seagulls included.
Liverpool Bands! rock'n rollin all over the world!
I would say take me back but I was on the bottle, flat on my back as a one year old baby. Love this band. They have a plethora of amazing songs.
AFOS's originated The Sound, will never be duplicated again.
27:00 Paul Ripping it up on guitar what a tone!. Ali Score like a metronome on the drums on Talking. Is there a better song that sums up the 80s than I Ran? This live version fucking rocks.
They fucking nailed it here.
1. I Ran (So Far Away)
2. Messages
3. Standing in The Doorway
4. Space Age Love Song
5. Man Made
6. Wishing
7. (It's Not Me) Talking
2023 por siempre la mejor banda intergaláctica de la mejor década musical 🎶 "80"....
its great to come and listen to one of the best bands from years gone by still love their music
This was the height of their career. And Paul had a breakdown. He was probably playing back to back to back concerts. Just horrible what the record company will do to you.
I saw an interview where it was like 150 shows back to back. When they weren't gigging, they were partying. That will take its toll on anyone, especially a young a man as Paul was at the time. Imagine being under 17 years old and thrust into the limelight.
Very true...rumour was Mike Score rode him like the Pink Floyd wall song... Come on you gotta go...time for the show
@@ghoppr71 Frank said on Bands Reunited their 1st US tour, they did 157+ show back to back to back with little to no breaks. They were only supposed to be in the States for 4 weeks and they ended up staying over 6 months. But an age correction regarding Paul... he was 17 when he joined the band in early 1980. He was 20 in this concert here (his birthday is August 4, 1962). But he looked younger, so his age got misreported a lot. But he was still much younger than his bandmates, who were all 5-6 years older than him.
@@AJ17_ Thanks for the clarification.
😢@@HDramboDwango
A Flock of Seagulls - Great band! Brilliant!
Excelente pura magia!!
Thanks for posting this. Before my time on earth, but I sure wish I was around to see them live. I was only a baby when they broke up in 83. Wish I was older to have seen them. After all of these years, I only became a fan just 2 years ago. Now I've been obsessed watching their videos ever since. Hope they do a reunion tour this year since the original band members are working on a new album together as I understand it.
Stephen Smith i wasn't around back then either, i'm 15 at the moment of writing this. Also (sorry, but i have to), they didn't break up in 83: Reynolds left the band in 84 and in 86 the last album was madr
my favorite show of AFOS everrrr
thx for uploaded xx.
PAUL REYNOLDS❤
Dear lord this is f'n amazing!
Für uns, die mit Boney M und deutschem Schlager aufgewachsen sind, war zumindest dieser Hairstyle ein echter Kulturschock. Der Seagullsound aus dem Korg MS-20 ist ein Klassiker, genialer Song, besser als viele andere in den Eightees.
J Blum genau auf den Punkt gebracht.paul Reynolds ist genau so gut wenn nicht besser als the Edge von U2
"Listen" habe ich vergöttert. Als MC mit 3 Bonustracks, anderen als später auf CD.
@@christophwegener9939 Ich habe hier in einem YT Kommentar gelesen, dass jemand ein Interview gelesen hätte in dem Edge sagt er wäre "Influenced by the guy from A Flock of Seagulls"
Trotz allem schmeißt er bei 26:26 den E-Bow in Richtung Mike Score! :)
A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS!!
☆LONG LIVE THE 80'S☆
Amazing
I love you Mike Score!
Paul Reynolds ia god of guitae
i love Mike Score❤️♥️❤️
Does anyone know what Paul Reynolds did in the years following his departure?
I can't help but admire him so much now, yet in the eighties l was getting married and having my own children. I ran was my absolute fave song and still is.
Now at 63, l find myself mesmerised by this awesome band, especially Paul Reynolds. I know he is not well now, but there seems nothing about him, since he originally left.
Does anyone know?
After Paul left AFOS, he took a year off not doing anything as he was dealing with a lot of personal issues. He didn't even touch/tune a guitar. But he then got back into music and played in several local Liverpool bands throughout the late 80s into the early 90s. Sadly none of them lasted long or had the success AFOS did. He also did some freelance and occasional session work. In the mid-90s he switched to playing acoustic & did that until the VH1 Bands Reunited thing, and he started playing electric again. Sadly due to the stroke he suffered in early 2020, he can no longer play guitar and is officially retired.
Great hairspray! Those were the days 😎
Playing live sounds just as good as on radio.❤🎉
That guitar Paul is playing for most of the set looks badass. Anybody know what it is? I want to get one of those............
Its a Kramer XL5
@@King6ix5tring Thanx. Much appreciated............
1980 custom Kramer XL5 with a walnut body and aluminum framed neck with split headstock. They're actually pretty rare.
I love Wishing but Mike really struggles with the vocal here. He sounds out of breath, out of tune, and flat. Definitely heard him sing it better. Reno on point as always, great little guitarist who could have gone on to having a stellar career if he hadn't done too much, much to young 😟 and burnt himself out. All the constant touring I think they did over a 120 gigs in a row with hardly a day off, combined with travelling 1000s of miles across America and around the world add in all the partying and substance abuse ( Paul was a very heavy drinker from a young age to cope with it all) something had to give and Paul being only a kid had a serious breakdown. Glad to see he's ok now the 'bands reunited FOS' on UA-cam is well worth a watch. After only a few hours rehearsal they were as tight as they ever had been. And Reno hadn't picked up a guitar for over 8 years. 👍😊
Unfortunately Paul had a stroke early 2020
@@foxee36That is sad news. Thanks for letting me know. 😩
@@RicTic66 Paul is hanging in there, but sadly he's not well. And back in the day, there was so much going on. Besides the constant touring/traveling and partying, Mike was an utter douchebag & control freak, and bullied the hell out of everyone in that band. He was very jealous of Paul's talent and was always trying to drown him out in the mix, which frustrated Paul to no end. Reno got zero support from his bandmates even though they knew he was struggling. He was under so much stress that it was making him physically sick. Paul also felt he was being held back musically. He was writing guitar parts that weren't being used & he didn't like how Mike was trying to make the keyboard the main sound after 2-3 albums. Being a guitar-driven synth band is what made AFOS different and got them noticed.
I think another contributing factor to the vocal performance is him dancing in place, keeping in time with his keyboard playing, but it's causing his voice to waver over and over again (in addition to the other things you mentioned).
Just think, had Flock of Seagulls stayed together long enough to perform at live aid in 1985, they could have out-performed queen. (Well, maybe not. But it would be close.)
The band was still playing in 1985 (Ali & Frank called it quits in 1986), but Paul Reynolds was long gone at that point.
Then it was the music of future, but now it is music of far past.....
Qwerty channel still sounds like the future
Their music is still futuristic to every second right now.
😍🇧🇷👏👏👏
That I Ran solo thou.....
23:29 I see a bird!
too me the flock will be the 4 of them
Lo mejor de la Vía Láctea A Flock of Seagulls
26:26 is Paul pissed? He throws the EBow in direction to Mike and looks upset!
Actually I’ve tried to find a better live version than SALS and I can’t find one-absolutely love that song. When Paul comes to the front of the stage at 12:54 while he’s absolutely killing it and Mike smiles at him, it seems like a pinnacle moment for the band to me, but call me crazy.
Not sure, but it looks to me like he's just miming/gesturing along with the ending beats. Doesn't appear that he actually throws the eBow or is upset.
Something or someone pissed him off earlier during "Wishing" because he flipped off someone (which you can clearly see), so he might've still been frustrated... I don't know.
Paul looks bloated in the face,tired.
He is such an exceptional guitarist and lovely man.
Get well soon Paul now recovering from a stroke.
Memories of you and the band are forever lasting❤xox❤
sad to hear that ,great guitarist !! take a listen to them playing space age love song with the Prague orchestra from about 5 years ago ,obviously all getting a bit older but it is brilliant, especially the 8 minute version ,one of them tunes 👍...good luck to Paul 🙏
Check out...Fans of the original flock of seagulls on Facebook 🥰❤🎸😎
Mike score hairdoo,looks like something from a sci fi movie.
Jajajjajaja ese peinado.. como se llamaba del cantante??buena música viva los 80..me recuerda mi infancia saludo desde Perú..
@@dylannz0321 a tu mama le importa
Classic band and killer sound, but on all of the live show recordings I've watched, the main vocals sound like bad karaoke, worse on some tracks than others (Space Age Love song in particular). Must've had some studio magic to thank for the tight sound of the records. Cool document, thanks for sharing!
Mike was never a great vocalist, But the rest of the band were tight.
Joy Division on steroids
80s has not dead
so pornseemiscsamethungetqhatsaytooo
meivanhi
Does anyone know what distortion Paul was using?
Maybe you’ll find the answer in the “How to play I ran” tutorial video by AFOS. I remember there was a lot of info about each band member’s sound and equipment.
I believe he may have been using a ProCo Rat distortion pedal.
@@sinthetikterror4944 He was indeed using a ProCo The Rat. He had the big one back then, before it was redesigned into a smaller pedal.
I’ve master the seagull sound but not all of his just the chirpy one tipiritipiritipiri
Awesome ! 80 's Recording Artists Passion NouVeau
Has performed with Flock of SeaGulls and many other fellow 80's Artists.
Still performing !
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And UA-cam !!
wolverine cantante????? XD
That beats Trump's combover by a mile.
I see where Trump got his hair style from.
Crap . Every member fell out the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.
go hear your poppy music
CAVERN1234 - YOU ASSHAT )))
Yeah they landed on you as you were the first one to fall from the top
a thousand year of bad luck for you saying bad things about one of the best 80s bands
Come on that was funny, but looks don't make a real band. flock on!!