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From The Idle Race to this!

Started by BlodwynPig, August 23, 2019, 08:28:43 AM

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BlodwynPig

Two members of Jeff Lynn's Psychedelic Rock group went on to form The System in the 1980s and produced this masterpiece of blissed out synth pop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC2sCOiCgf4

Enjoy

ajsmith2

Quote from: BlodwynPig on August 23, 2019, 08:28:43 AM
Two members of Jeff Lynn's Psychedelic Rock group went on to form The System in the 1980s and produced this masterpiece of blissed out synth pop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC2sCOiCgf4

Enjoy

Wow! Big Idle Race fan here. and I had no idea. Sounds good, very of the moment for 1983. Which 2 members was it? I'm guessing Dave Pritchard and Greg Masters?

I do know Idle Race drummer Roger 'Ollie Spencer' later became a professional Roy Chubby Brown tribute act: http://www.elcock-entertainments.co.uk/chubby-spencer.htm#.XV-k-FJYZ9A

He also used to date Rhonda, Mother's silent assistant from the Linda Thorson Avengers episodes, in the late 60s: http://theavengers.tv/forever/bio-parker.htm

BlodwynPig


ajsmith2

Thanks. Those were the guys who replaced Prichard and Spencer on guitar and drums in the early 70s. Really fascinating band family tree, and I had no idea about this proto chillwave 80s branch.

purlieu

Ah, both post-Lynne then. That third Idle Race album after he left is so utterly strange in how it really is a totally different band. They eventually just became the Steve Gibbons Band, didn't they?

This track is fucking great, anyway. Going to have to check some more out.