Any McGeoch fans here?

Svartmetall

Definitely one of the more interesting players from pop bands (in the sense of 'bands that got on the radio and into the charts) from round then; he and Andy Summers were definitely taking guitar somewhere new. Even then I was a full-on metalhead but I would always listen to any Banshees or Police stuff because it was always interesting musically, unlike almost everything else in the charts.

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JohnPerry

Saw him with Magazine in 1979 and it remains one of the top three gigs of my life.

He is responsible for me attempting during the 1980s to play even the tiniest pub room using two 50-watt Marshalls and a JC120.

stonevibe

JohnPerry said:

Saw him with Magazine in 1979 and it remains one of the top three gigs of my life.

He is responsible for me attempting during the 1980s to play even the tiniest pub room using two 50-watt Marshalls and a JC120.

Pardon? 

ElectricXII

stonevibe said:

JohnPerry said:

Saw him with Magazine in 1979 and it remains one of the top three gigs of my life.

He is responsible for me attempting during the 1980s to play even the tiniest pub room using two 50-watt Marshalls and a JC120.

Pardon? 

Yep. The Armoury Show at The Venue in Edinburgh is still one of the loudest gigs I've ever been to. It was fantastic though, and far better than the album.

jeztone2

Svartmetall said:

Definitely one of the more interesting players from pop bands (in the sense of 'bands that got on the radio and into the charts) from round then; he and Andy Summers were definitely taking guitar somewhere new. Even then I was a full-on metalhead but I would always listen to any Banshees or Police stuff because it was always interesting musically, unlike almost everything else in the charts.

That’s why I always liked Alex Lifeson as his style was like a bridge between the hard rock stuff and the more textural and esoteric playing of post punk. 

But yeah. One of my biggest regrets is I never saw McGeoch. Had tickets to see PIL in 87 and the bassist broke his wrist.

guitarjack66

jeztone2 said:

Svartmetall said:

Definitely one of the more interesting players from pop bands (in the sense of 'bands that got on the radio and into the charts) from round then; he and Andy Summers were definitely taking guitar somewhere new. Even then I was a full-on metalhead but I would always listen to any Banshees or Police stuff because it was always interesting musically, unlike almost everything else in the charts.

That’s why I always liked Alex Lifeson as his style was like a bridge between the hard rock stuff and the more textural and esoteric playing of post punk. 

But yeah. One of my biggest regrets is I never saw McGeoch. Had tickets to see PIL in 87 and the bassist broke his wrist.

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smogmonster

Johnnyseven said:

Yep big fan of his Magazine and Banshees playing, not really explored the era of PiL he was playing with them - anything I should investigate? Any other stuff not Magazine and Banshees i'd be interested in checking out too.

There was The Armoury Show, the band he formed with the singer and bass player out of the Skids in the mid 1980s. I think they put out one album but then fizzled out.

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