Otway & Barrett : Deep & Meaningless
This is the guy with a fan base so dedicated that they not only managed to vote "Beware Of The Flowers 'Cos I'm Sure They're Going To Get You Yeah" the seventh greatest lyric of all time in a BBC poll but also conspired to buy his new single in the same week to ensure a chart entry and subsequent appearance on TOTP for his 50th birthday.
This is the legend who broke up with his then girlfriend Paula Yates with the words ''That's the last time you'll be going out with a rock'n'roll star! ''
So how many times have you seen John Ottway?
Remember Reading '78 when he swung across the top of the lighting gantry?
What about that ULU gig in 1990, Ride were headlining the main stage, someone got a round in at the back bar (3 pints of Directors and a diet coke for Vanessa 'cos she was driving, total cost £2.14 - piss cheap even then, ended up so wankered I almost fell off Hungerford Bridge walking back to Waterloo) and noticed a guy with guitar playing over in the far corner to the general disinterest of the shoegazers . . . "Hang on, that's John Otway innit?".
Totting it all up, it's knocking on for a dozen times now and pretty much every time something's happened to write home about.
The guy's still reguarly gigging , I'll possibly be down the Half Moon for the 9th Sep but deffo be at the 100 Club on Friday 19th Oct to see him and Wild Willy (tho' £17.50's a bit steep John!).
1. Misty Mountain
2. Murder Man/If I Did
3. Racing Cars (Jet Spotter Of The Track)
4. Louisa On A Horse
5. Gypsy
6. Really Free
7. Bluey Green
8. Cheryl's Goin' Home
9. Tryin' Times
10. Geneve
11. Place Farm Way
12. To Anne
13. Beware Of The Flowers
14. Alamo
15. Oh My Body Is Making Me
16. Josephine
17. Schnott
18. Riders In The Sky
19. Running From The Law
20. Riders In The Sky (2)
21. I Wouldn't Wish It On You
22. Can't Complain
http://rapidshare.com/files/49390140/DeepAndMeaningless1.rar.html
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7 comments:
John Otway is one of the (almost) unsung heroes of the live music scene - it's great to hear this share and it'll be greater still to hear him again live soon. :-)
R
Nice Otway stories - if you have more albums, feel free to post 'em.
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i can remember seeing otway and barrett on tv supporting ac/dc! (1978?) (i'm in australia) still have the cassette somewhere cos i taped the gig off the tv. i'd never heard of the guy but i still think the version he did of cheryl that nite was one of the greatest songs i ever saw
i saw him last night over in harlow in essex,he's still as wonderful(and slightly mad!!!)as ever,i've lost count of the number of times i've seen him..........just a great night out,oh...........also in the times '50 things to do before you die list'..one of them is 'see john otway',so if you have'nt.shame on you!!,
p-p-s,did anyone see him and wild willy on the camping tour,when the set up the tent on stage......pure madness!!
Great blog, matey!
Been trying to download Deep & Meaningless for the last couple of days - part 1 works fine but part 2 keeps telling me I'm either out of time or still downloading another track. Any suggestions?
Hmmm . . . works for me Rich, give it another go and if it's still foobar'd please shout me on hotmail & I'll re-post no worries
Just a quick note,cool 2 c John,on
n ur blog,,In the 80s I worked with his drummer David!
Daz
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