Soft Cell

[tomsk]

Marc Almond has just released his whole catalogue on CD...
I like some of Soft Cell...Marc has a great expressive voice...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heGr1sS7Bmo

what a dogs dinner!

[Icey]

Yes he does. His voice's immediately recognisable, and it's not a bad one. Can't say as the type of stuff excites me, but it's easy listening.

[tomsk]

I loved their first album and some of Marc's solo stuff..
It reminds of my early hellish teen years...

[Icey]

You must've had a good time though, with all those fab sounds around you, and people feeling free to express themselves how they wanted.

[tomsk]

yes it was kind of like that but then all teen years are ...well from the 60's at least..

[Icey]

Not everyone has the opportunity to witness amazing musical changes. People had it in Chuck Berry and Elvis's day, people had it when the Beatles came along, you had it with punk and the new romantic stuff.

Today, labels're merging into each other. People're just people, and I don't think today's teenagers've really had that raw kind of excitement. Also, you can't let your kids do even what I did. Things're more unpredictable now and dangerous.

[tomsk]

Today's music is sterile crap...you are right Holmes...

[Icey]

Good way of putting it, and you're right!

[tomsk]

I know...I know!
there is some great music but on the edge???
NON!
Muse, Manic St Preachers, Kings of Leon?
Non Non Non...

[Icey]

True - nothing.

[tomsk]

Foo Fighters come close but even they are too cosy...

[Icey]

Ah, but what's the betting that when they produce something good again, they'll come out with a sudden blast!

[tomsk]

we need it...
I was watching the X factor recently and was gobsmacked at how tacky and naff it was...

[Icey]

LOL - isn't it just!

[tomsk]

Saturday night TV is really rubbish..

[Icey]

Well you don't see much of it, do you?

I certainly don't. I've been watching bits of Hunted though. Think the last one's on this week. It grips you, as all the people on the run keep being caught.

[tomsk]

erm..

[Icey]

Blimey T - haven't you seen an episode? The winner stands to get £100,000. There's this black guy from London. I was hoping he'd manage to escape, but they got him last week. Two young girls're still on the run, along with a guy who';s been cycling everywhere. They're not REAL fugitives!! They applied to be on the programme, and had to hide from everyone for a month. It's brilliant fun.

[tomsk]

great mate!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsQvsbJP3bU
Bedsitter..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTmWSddghl0
Youth
Haunting..

[Icey]

Er ..... no, those're OK.