What a cover!! why, why can we no longer see album covers like this anymore?
Unfortunately a one-off from this set of Brits, this LP mixes very effectively blues and pop rock songs like David Bowie excelled at composing in a nice enjoyable mix. There is none to little progressive but no matter, for those who love rock, the mortituri salutant, or something like that... or, as I always used to paraphrase in the famous phrase spoken to Caesars for centuries: those who are about to rock, salute you!
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Gags were a very popular pub band who were active in Manchester in the late 1970's. All 4 of the guys were originally from Leeds, something that became an issue when I took two of them with me to Old Trafford for a Manchester United v Leeds United football game. It was reasonably convivial until the goals started flying in! My team (Man Utd) eventually won 5-0 but my guests had left well before the end and barely spoke to me for a few weeks afterwards. I think Gags reminded people of the newly-emerging Dire Straits but although guitarist Jerry McLaughlin was an above-average player (and yes that was his real name)they didn't have a songwriter of Mark Knopfler's calibre, so it all petered out eventually. The album captures some of their strengths and a lot of their weaknesses but suffers from a fairly flat production. Am grateful for the post - just the sight of that cover brought back a few memories!
ReplyDeleteoh wow, that's so cool to hear, I love stories like these
DeleteYes, this band suffered from underrecognition like so many others of the time, undeservedly
I'm sorry, I think this LP is much better than the Dire Straits in full seriousness
nice post!
Deleteits possible lossless please?
best regards
Tim
Hi!
ReplyDeleteIf uncertain can listen to YT whole album @ Discogs:
https://www.discogs.com/artist/3309062-Gags-3
Cheers!
Ciao! For now.
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