While this bootleg recording, from a show an April '77 show opening up for John Cale, is pretty rough it's quite listenable as Billy is keeping his singing in tune and Bob '"Derwood" Andrews guitar ferocity is damn loud in the mix (bassist Tony James and original drummer John Towe are near inaudible). Plus there are a couple of never-recorded songs here like, "Prove It" and "About Love". Do not miss this contemporaneous review of the show.
Track listing:
1. Listen
2. Kleenex
3. Trying For Kicks
4. This Heat
5. Prove It
6. Above Love
7. Ready Steady Go
8. No No No
9. New Order
10. Too Personal
11. Day By Day
12. Your Generation
13. Youth Youth Youth
14. Ready Steady Go
15. Day By Day
Live at the Roundhouse link is in the comments - re-upped track 3 link is now there as well.
Generation X albums are still cheap at Amazon!
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Another fine post Jeff cheers.
ReplyDeleteIn your notes you mention Tony James "guitar ferocity" you might want to amemnd this statement as Tony was the bass player and that ferocity belongs to Bob "Derwood" Andrews.
Best wishes.
Thanks Marky - correction made - sometimes, because of his role as co-writer with Idol I just forget he wasn't the guitarist.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, great band.
ReplyDeleteNo no no was the b-side of Ready Steady Go.
Best wishes,
Robert - Stockholm.
Robert
ReplyDeleteDamn I was checking the others and forgot to get to that one - damn quickie posts!
I never once thought there would ever be a day in which I would be able to hear those rare Generation X tracks ("Prove It" and "Above Love"). Thanks a bunch!
ReplyDeleteBTW, "Trying For Kicks" seems to be a corrupted file. Anyone else have this problem?
Superb stuff-many thanks!Your pillaging of the punk rock vaults is much appreciated!Deek from North of the border down Embra way
ReplyDeleteHey Jeff-it appears that track3 'trying for kicks' is indeed corrupted.Hope it can be put back on the straight and narrow soon!Cheers again mate Deek
ReplyDeleteNew Link for track three of this cursed post!
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Top man man jeff-many thanks.Deek
ReplyDeleteTop man Jeff-many thanks!Deek
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I've already got all these fabulous Generation X posts but it has to be said - they were an amazing band. Only saw them the once back in late 78 but they were brilliant. Fantastic underated musicians too especially Derwood and Laff.
ReplyDeleteGreat work Jeff.
Deek
ReplyDeleteGlad it all worked out!
Longy
Thanks for dropping by and oh to have seen Gen X in '78 (that's gotta be the peak, for me anyways)
great post ...thanks for sharing...rock on......gn
ReplyDeleteThanks 4 the gen x bootleg.much appreciated
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Glad to have infected your files with a little rare Gen X.
Thanks for posting and reviewing. I’ve shared your page on my Generation X Facebook page. Have a look and enjoy.
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