[kj] For those who miss the old Geordie sound/ blonde hair andhollowbodies

[TB]

"fluw" wrote:


> I recently saw a gretsch guitar company interview with billy duffy and he

> mentioned brian setzer with the stray cats in the UK in '79 as being his

> influence to pick up a gretsch.

>

> As far as comparison of sound and look of billy to Geordie - it is a

> question - I am not sure the gathering as ever been able to answer.

>

> Does anyone remember when billy first pick up the gretsch and combed his

> hair in a blonde pompadour? Was it before 82 when Geordie returned from

> Iceland with his similar new sound and look?


No, it was around mid '83 when Billy Duffy adopted that look preceeding the 
"Dreamtime" album and tour.  And looking at a band photo of The Cult from 
that period, I can see Setzer's rockabilly look/influence on Duffy big time. 
I'm screwing around with a couple video editing programs today - I should 
dig up some old footage of The Cult from that era that I have - Ian Astbury 
looks funny as hell with the effeminate goth warpaint.

BTW, I'll be uploading a live video version of "Mathematics of Chaos" from 
the Pandemonium Tour to YouTube later today.  I just got through uploading 
some live Love and Rockets tunes from a '89 show.

T.B.