Ginger's Secret History of Rock'n'Roll - Classic Rock Blog

[lob]

The bands merch pages are down because Tim Smith (a truly lovely man) had a massive heart attack last summer just after he finished making the Wildhearts 'making of' DVD and is still recovering and the Cardiacs business wise had pretty much become a one man band. No Tim no Cardiacs CD's. I had heard that the fan organisation might take over the merch side but nothing has happened yet unfortunately. That means that their stuff has become very rare and some c**ts are taking the piss with their re-sell prices esp on Amazon.

I met Tim at Ginger's acoustic gig in Winchester last year - great fun - I do hope he makes a good recovery.

[spoon_of_grimbo]

If i find a copy of the album, i'll be buying it straight away, it sounds awesome! that's sad news about tim though, hope he's better soon!

[Ean]

Part 8:

Imani Coppola

The Black & White Album

http://tinyurl.com/gingersblog8

[Ean]

Part 9:

Starz

Violation

http://tinyurl.com/gingersblog9

[beerofthedark]

Part 9:

Starz

Violation

http://tinyurl.com/gingersblog9

I've got this! and it is damn fine.

got it off the back of listening to 29x the Pain at some point and never regretted it, some absolutely stonking pop-rock anthems.

[Ean]

Part 10:

Soul Asylum

Hang Time

http://tinyurl.com/gingersblog10


I can't help but agree with him about Hang Time. Not so much about the later stuff though: I'll always have a soft spot for Grave Dancers' Union and Runaway Train as it's what got me into the band in the first place. Let Your Dim Light Shine is a great album - I love Misery, Bittersweetheart and String Of Pearls.

[spoon_of_grimbo]

my uncle lent me that album a coupla years ago and i've got a rip of it on my laptop - i should really listen to it a bit more. although "beggars and choosers" seems to come on every time i shuffle my media player, and it's a REET GUD CHOON.

i think he's a little harsh on their later stuff though - i mean, yeah runaway train is a bit arse, but the rest of that album's alright, and the one afterwards is even better - "misery" despite being a power ballad or sorts, is one of my favourite commercial rock songs ever!

[stuff]

Cartoon is one of the best songs EVER.

I always thought they remained a great live bad - even when Pirner dumped the tele for an acoustic.

Their last album with Tommy Stinson was pretty good. They're supporsed to be making a new one

[Sarc]

Did someone mention Soul Asylum? step this way, yeah they're working on a new one right now or will be in the weeks to come, apparently they're going back to how they sounded around the Hang time era which is alright by me, as musch as Grave Dancers is a top album Hang Time pisses all over it without a duff track in there, even the piss take track that comes as a bonus track on the cd version Put the Bone In dances on the graves of most other tracks by bigger bands.

If anyone gets the chance to listen to their version of Sexual Healing do so its fucking fantastic.

And just for the record I challenged Ginger to learn and play Cartoon for next saturday at Camden rocks. should be interesting.

[Jason_scorching_past]

my uncle lent me that album a coupla years ago and i've got a rip of it on my laptop - i should really listen to it a bit more. although "beggars and choosers" seems to come on every time i shuffle my media player, and it's a REET GUD CHOON.

i think he's a little harsh on their later stuff though - i mean, yeah runaway train is a bit arse, but the rest of that album's alright, and the one afterwards is even better - "misery" despite being a power ballad or sorts, is one of my favourite commercial rock songs ever!

I agree, "Let your DIm Light Shine" is a great mellow rock album, it is quite commercial sounding yeah but still has decent songs on it like Just Like Anyone, String of Pearls and Misery. Can't remember what albums they are on but I also like the tracks 'Close' and 'We 3'.

Some of Ginger's solo songs have a Soul Ayslum feel about them like 'Queen of Leaving'.

[Sarc]

I agree, "Let your DIm Light Shine" is a great mellow rock album, it is quite commercial sounding yeah but still has decent songs on it like Just Like Anyone, String of Pearls and Misery. Can't remember what albums they are on but I also like the tracks 'Close' and 'We 3'.

Close is on Candy From A Stranger and We 3 is on And the Horse They Rode In On.

I knows me Soul Asylum stuff I do.

[markE]

soul asylum were one of the first rock bands i got into. the record shop where i discovered the wildhearts had some random cheap 12" in the back and black gold was one of them. some of the tracks on grave dancers are the dogs testes especially someone to shove.
sarc, do you think they will come over to promote the new album?

[Jason_scorching_past]

A Wildhearts/Soul Asylum show, how good would that be....?

[markE]

i think sarc would explode!!!

[Ean]

He probably wouldn't be the only one.