“Don’t ask me why I obsessively look to rock ’n’ roll bands for some kind of model for a better society. I guess it’s just that I glimpsed something beautiful in a flashbulb moment once, and perhaps mistaking it for prophecy have been seeking its fulfilment ever since.”
Mick Slacker & Keef Pilchard…. John Callaway 2014
“I’m Barry, and I’m a painter and decorator from Leigh Park…”
[Mick Slacker. The Bog Rolling Stones]
Get Yer Ya-Yas Out…. John Callaway 2014
…and so to Victorious 2014…
The Struts. John Callaway 2014
“Don’t wanna live as an unsung melody
I’d rather listen to the silence telling me
I can’t hear you, I don’t fear you…”
[“Could Have Been Me”: The Struts]
British Sea Power. John Callaway 2014
Maybe just me, but was there genius at work putting British Sea Power, Ocean Colour Scene & Seasick Steve on the same bill in the home of the Royal Navy… [Just a thought… 🙂 ]
“You are astronomical
Fans of alcohol
So welcome in
Arising in the east
And setting in the west
All waving flags…”
[“Waving Flags“: British Sea Power]
Ocean Colour Scene. John Callaway 2014
“Now the old days print all the thumbs
The threat bare announcement surround over town
Now we’re being sentenced to 99 years
Still I don’t want to leave England…”
[“I Don’t Want To Leave England” : Ocean Colour Scene]
Seasick Steve. John Callaway 2014
“I might not be perfect but I’m me to the bone
I don’t need to change my style
Been this way for a long long while
There ain’t nothing that I got to fix
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks…”
[“You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks” : Seasick Steve]
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August 26th, 2014 at 12:31
Fab! As ever, Johnny C. – Great shots and great bands . . . well not ENTIRELY sure about the The Bogs!?!?
;o)