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1. Snivelling Shits: "Terminal Stupid" 7" - I've always loved the ramshackle "just on the edge of falling apart" vibe.
2. Discharge: "Realities of War" 7" - for me, this was the single which ushered in the second wave of punk - the transition between old-school "first wave" bands whose initial frames of reference were '60's stuff (Who, Small Faces/Kinks, R'n'B) and Pub Rock, etc to a much more pared-down, feral approach.
3. Ultravox: "Ultravox!"/"Hahaha"/"Systems of Romance" - yes, I know that's 3 LP's! Stevie Shears and Robin Simon - two guitarists who I've always rated highly - respectively, the 7" version of "Hiroshima Mon Amour" (B-side of Rockwrok) and "Slow Motion" ("Systems of Romance" LP) are good examples of the way in which they deploy quite simple riffs/rhythmic stuff to good effect.
4. The Chameleons: "Script of the Bridge"/"What Does Anything Mean? Basically"/"Strange Times" - yes, another 3! The twin guitars of Reg Smithies and Dave Fielding - the perfect combination of ambient soundscapes and often jagged riffing. Stunning.
5. Motorhead: "No Sleep 'Till Hammersmith" LP (particularly "Bomber"). If this doesn't make you want to pick up a guitar and make a total fucking noise, you're probably dead. Or deaf.
6. The Smiths: "Hatful of Hollow" LP. "What Difference Does It Make?" and "How Soon Is Now?" were real touchstones for me at the time - Marr at his best.
7. Be Bop Deluxe: "Axe Victim"/"Sunburst Finis"h LP's - I've always felt that Bill Nelson was an underrated guitarist and these two LP's (the band's first and third) are great examples.
8. Neil Young: "Weld" - What a guitar sound! Like "No Sleep 'til Hammersmith", this is one of my all-time favourite live albums.
9. Joy Division: "Unknown Pleasures" - I never played the same again...
10. Talk Talk: "Spirit of Eden" - "I Believe In You" has some of the most understated guitar - love it!
There's easily 10 more, but that'll do for now...
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Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding
T Rex - Electric Warrior
Eric Clapton - Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton - Journeyman
Wilko Johnson - Solid Senders
Dr Feelgood - Stupidity
Stones - Exile on Main Street
The Clash - London Calling
The Byrds - Greatest Hits
Bloody hell - another Snivelling Shits fan!
Discharge - Realities of War was a real game changer. Good choice.
HarrySeven - Intangible Asset Appraiser & Wrecker of Civilisation. Searching for weird guitars - so you don't have to.
Forum feedback thread. | G&B interview #1 & #2 | https://www.instagram.com/_harry_seven_/
Yep - same here!
It's reminded me that I should have remembered to put Heathen by The Pack in my list.
HarrySeven - Intangible Asset Appraiser & Wrecker of Civilisation. Searching for weird guitars - so you don't have to.
Forum feedback thread. | G&B interview #1 & #2 | https://www.instagram.com/_harry_seven_/
Def Leppard - High 'N' Dry
Def Leppard - Pyromania
Black Sabbath - Heaven And He'll
Black sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Fluke - Six Wheels On My Wagon
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
Eat Static - Abduction
Metallica - Master Of Puppets
AC/DC - Back In Black
Scorpions - Blackout
So listen to them and I still love them. Records like Pyromania, Blackout and Heaven And He'll I've been listening to since they were first released. Good times.
Plus Tommy Vange although not really music introduced me to a whole world of Heavy Metal through the Friday Rock Show.
Blue Oyster Cult - "Then Came the last Days of May" (from On Your Feet or On Your Knees)
Hawkwind - Quark Strangeness and Charm
Cocteau Twins - Treasure
The Ramones - Live
Siouxsie & the Banshees -- Juju
Rho - Cedartree
The Durutti Column - LC
and anything Michael Schenker really
The Cult- Love
Stray Cats- Stray Cat Strut
Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs
Gary Moore- Still got the blues
Iron Maiden- Phantom of the Opera
Srv Texas Flood
ACDC Powerage
Nirvana Nevermind
Clapton From the Cradle
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
The Police - Outlandos D'amour
Lindsey Buckingham - Out of the Cradle
Van Halen - Van Halen II
Weezer - Blue Album
Oasis - What's the Story Morning Glory
Gary Moore - Live At The Marquee
Thin Lizzy - Black Rose
Rush - Moving Pictures
John Denver - Greatest Hits and whatever else my mum had in the car
Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left To Lose
Muse - Origin of Symmetry
Radiohead - OK computer
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland and Axis Bold as Love
John Mayall - Bluesbreakers
Neil Young - Weld
Beatles - Rubber Soul
Clash - The Clash
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
SRC - SRC
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails
2. The Clash - Give em enough rope
3. The Smiths - self titled
4. RHCP - Mothers milk
5. Buzzcocks - Love bites
6. John Frusciante - Niandra Lades and usually just a t shirt
7. The Damned - Strawberries
8. AC/DC - Highway to hell
9. Pearl Jam - Ten
10. The Who - Quadrophenia
(....but I don't think of myself as a musician, ever. I'm an old punk and shit at playing guitar but still love it)