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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 30, 2020 11:20:51 GMT
The Rich Kids shouldn't have worked but they did. Sort of.
Then again Glen Matlock had written Anarchy and Pretty Vacant
Booted out the Sex Pistols for, supposedly, liking The Beatles and Paul McCartney starting a group called The Rich Kids with Midge Ure out of Slik was not an obvious next step
What's the TP verdict?
Ghosts Of Princes in Towers
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Post by personunknown on Jun 30, 2020 12:18:35 GMT
Liked them when I saw them live, Lincoln AJs 78 or 79, The Slits supporting. The album? Not quite my thing, Rich Kids, Ghosts of Princes in Towers and Marching Men are the only ones I can remember.
According to the gossip back then,Midge never travelled in the van with the rest of the band and was under a different manager. His time with Slik had allowed him to buy a high end car. Also the Rich Kids were only a stepping stone for him until something else came along, which it did.
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Post by andyloneshark on Jun 30, 2020 13:03:00 GMT
A short lived band, that wrote a couple a CLASSIC songs... "Ghosts..." is up there with the Pistols best in my humble opinion. They were doomed to not last long though as they all wanted to do different things, musically and sartorially, so a split was inevitable. Glen went on to form the equally short lived The Spectres and Jimmy Norton's Explosion, also well worth a listen. The Rich Kids one and only album is more than a little over produced, but still a must... this comp of Demos and live... likewise!   |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2020 16:46:48 GMT
Anyone heard Glen's 'Good to Go'album?
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Apr 5, 2021 10:28:11 GMT
Anyone heard Glen's 'Good to Go'album? Not me |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Apr 5, 2021 10:30:02 GMT
Rich Kids performing Rich Kids and Young Girls on the show Impact in 1977 which was apparently never broadcast...
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Post by zeopold on Apr 5, 2021 19:34:11 GMT
The first new wave supergroup. They pretty much defined the 'power pop' template; melodic, positive and energetic.
They deserved to be more successful than they were.
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Post by stu77 on Apr 5, 2021 20:27:03 GMT
I remember Rich Kids being on one of those late 70s kids shows
Maybe Crackerjack
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Post by zeopold on Apr 9, 2021 8:52:51 GMT
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Post by personunknown on Apr 9, 2021 9:58:20 GMT
Glen yes OK. But if Midge and the other two showed their faces in my local boozer....
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Apr 9, 2021 11:36:22 GMT
A solid look that would still garner some attention
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Post by stu77 on Mar 16, 2023 3:26:58 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Mar 16, 2023 8:06:09 GMT
Never knew Rusty played with The Clash for 3 months
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Aug 27, 2023 12:15:23 GMT
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Post by stu77 on Aug 29, 2023 23:29:08 GMT
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