The introspective side of the early riot; well, actually their sound was closer already to postpunk than what we were supposed to expect from a London group in 77. I was far away from there, and obviously at that time, news came in waves, depending on your grasp of Brit press available; it was easier for us, though, to get informed 'cause there was this radio geezer broadcasting nightly on a big national FM station (property of the Roman Catholic Church and the Holy See, mind you...), who had just been granted the chance of having a daily 2-hour show (''Rotação''= ''Rotation'', with a station jingle intro from Kraftwerk's Airwaves). I remember singles being spun , amidst stage-side references like Eater, Cocksparrer, Slaughter and the Dogs, Wire, The Rings, and there were the Subway Sect too. This guy had just returned from London and had witnessed a few things during that Summer of 76. From then on, he became (in my own estimation) the central figure on Portuguese radio, in matters of accurate and updated musical information/formation of the public's good taste in modern popular music. Until his untimely demise, on Oct31st, 2009. His name, António Sérgio Ferrão. Hats off to Sérgio!
@@bluestone2001 you're more than welcome and you probably know Subway Sect more than I do. Ugly Things Magazine, out of San Diego ran a 3 part article written by Rob Symmons, in the latest issue he talks about Bob Ward and lots more 😉
Great band ! Fantastic !
Mint
woah, thanks for this
Looks like they're in Camden/ Chalk Farm in London. All very trendy now. Not then.
The introspective side of the early riot; well, actually their sound was closer already to postpunk than what we were supposed to expect from a London group in 77. I was far away from there, and obviously at that time, news came in waves, depending on your grasp of Brit press available; it was easier for us, though, to get informed 'cause there was this radio geezer broadcasting nightly on a big national FM station (property of the Roman Catholic Church and the Holy See, mind you...), who had just been granted the chance of having a daily 2-hour show (''Rotação''= ''Rotation'', with a station jingle intro from Kraftwerk's Airwaves). I remember singles being spun , amidst stage-side references like Eater, Cocksparrer, Slaughter and the Dogs, Wire, The Rings, and there were the Subway Sect too. This guy had just returned from London and had witnessed a few things during that Summer of 76. From then on, he became (in my own estimation) the central figure on Portuguese radio, in matters of accurate and updated musical information/formation of the public's good taste in modern popular music. Until his untimely demise, on Oct31st, 2009. His name, António Sérgio Ferrão. Hats off to Sérgio!
Your perspective is fantastic, thank you for sharing it!
Great upload. Who’s the drummer in this line up?
Can’t work out if it’s Mark Laff or John Towe (and I’ve known Mark years! 😂). I’ll take a look on my laptop when I get back to England.
@ cheers man.
Bob Ward, he joined after the White Riot tour
@@realdinho amazing. Thanks buddy.
@@bluestone2001 you're more than welcome and you probably know Subway Sect more than I do.
Ugly Things Magazine, out of San Diego ran a 3 part article written by Rob Symmons, in the latest issue he talks about Bob Ward and lots more 😉