Conference marvin::uk_music

	What can I say about the album 'The Real Thing' except its the only
	one I've had in the car for weeks. It just doesnt get boring.

	Its such a varied piece of work. From standard heavy rock to the rap 
	rock crossover to hardcore type thing to the jazzy piano number 'edge
	of the world'.

	A quick read of the lyrics reveals a little intelligence aswell. When
	was the last time a rock band got the word 'omniscient' into a song?
	I had to go and look it up and Ive got 'O' levels 8^)

	What can I say except if you havent got it, get it even if you dont 
	usually like this sort of thing. Its very varied.

	re:- War Pigs. A really good version which has even inspired me to 
	learn how to play it myself.

	Ian (king_of_the_positive_review)

    I've got the `Epic' shaped picture disc.  The a-side plays 45 and the
    b-side plays 33.  When I first played the b-side I thought it was a
    woman singing!
    
    
    matty

Whoaah, wait a minute. This band have done a rap/funk version of War Pigs??? 
I mean, I know run DMC used recorded an Aerosmith song, and Led Zep have
been sampled by every second rate rapper, but this is getting ridiculous!

What next - De la Soul covering Megadeth?  Public Enemy getting together with
Alice Cooper?

--Patrick--

                                                  
    No, the War Pigs cover is not a rap version. Its the same style as
    the original Sabbath tune.    
                                                  
    Its nice to see that the band have gone to the trouble of getting
    all the little nuances in, like getting the guitar fills in the
    right place, and the solo is pretty much the same as the original.
                                                  
    -Tony (who got the album title wrong in 615.0)    

    I heard the Faith No More single "We care alot" Quite a while back
    and thought it was brilliant.
    
    As far as the new album goes, I think a couple of the tracks are
    mentally brilliant, but I'm affraid there is some shit as well,
    but on the whole it is a good effort.  
    
    Col
    
    p.s. Is it true there was a riot at one of their recent gigs?

	They've announced another British Tour with them playing Hammersmith
	Odeon on April 27th. I hope to get up there.

	'Epic' is on the video in a pub in town, and it gets some really odd
	looks from all the soul boys when that Patton geezer starts leaping
	about. Great video.

 	Ian.

	Even though it looks like I'm talking to myself and CHEFS::DALLISON heres
	the list of April dates.

	Sunday  22nd Glasgow Barrowlands
		23rd Newcastle Mayfair
		24th Manchester Apollo
		25th Nottingham Rock City	       
		26th Birmingham Hummingbird
		27th Hammersmith Odeon
	Sunday  29th Liverpool Royal Court
		30th Bristol Studio

	Ian.

                 
    Hi Ian,
                                             
    I got tickets for Hamersmith on the 27th.
         
    I hear also that FNM are playing Brixton Academy - hope so, thats
    a damn good venue.
         
    Cheers,
    -Tony

	Tony,
	You lucky bleeder. My mate has been trying with the agencies to get 
	tickets for Hammersmith almost from the word go with no joy. They're
	still trying but I hold out little hope. 

	Yeah they're playing Brixton Academy on the next Saturday. I 
	dunno if I can make that date though, so fingers crossed for Hammersmith.
	If all else fails I'll go up on the night and get ripped off by a tout.
	Oh well.

	Ian.

         
    My tickets for Hammersmith aren't anything special.
    
    Gotta get tickets for Brixton though.
    
    CHeers,
    -Tony

	It's about time I made some time for this lot again...eh Guru!!!!!

	I've got a ticket for the gig at the Glasgow Barrowlands on the 22nd.
	The only set back (teehee) is that the other three people going are
	all female. Oh no, what am I gonna do.......

	I'll try and get a small review posted to let you guys know what your 
	in for. I must admit though that I have only heard snippets of their 
	stuff but hope to get a tape made up before the gig so I can become
	a bit more familiar. From what I've heard so far they sound very much
	like The Red Hot Chili Peppers (has someone else said that already?).

	Cheers
	Tommy

Does this band have a single out called "From Nowhere"? I heard a song with that
name on the radio last night and it's damn good. I think the DJ mentioned 
Faith No More. Is this song on their "Epic" album?

--Patrick--

	The songs on the same album as Epic and the album is "The Real Thing".
	Get the tape or CD for 2 extra songs, Edge Of The World and War Pigs 
	(classic).

	Ian

	What material have the Red Hot Chili Peppers done then? If its FNMish 
	I'd certainly like a listen.

	Ta,

	Ian.

The Chilli Peppers have about 4 or 5 albums out, US West Coast band I believe
with their latest album called "Mothers Milk". Tommy went to see them about 2
months ago so he will be able to describe their music a bit better.

They are infamous for the cover of one of their EPs wher they impersonate the
Beatles walking across the zebra crossing in Abbey Road, but the Chilli's were
starkers apart from a sock on their John Thomas's.

    Well after reading these notes and seeing FNM on Raw Power (TVS
    only I think) I bought the cassette.  It took me a couple of weeks
    searching for a shop that hadn't sold out !  Perhaps the chart
    position for the album could have been better, if the demand in
    Basingstoke is anything to go by.
    
    Raw Power had the singer and the guitarist on a few weeks ago. Ever
    since then, they have managed to show either the "Epic" or "From out of
    Nowhere" video each week.  Last week they even managed both.  Oh
    and the presenter of Rock Steady said they were one of his favourite
    bands. 
          
    RE: a few back
    Thanks for the info about the two extra songs on the cassette.
    
    Trev

    Great video for "Easy". What's the name of the singer, Mike
    Patten? From the interviews I've read he's quite a strange 
    character that lad. 
    
    barry.