The Tea Set

[JKiF]

any1 remember them

 

apaprently a watford band, sure there was a st albans connection?

[Laz]

Certainly do! You used to see it graffitied on road signs everywhere.

[JKiF]

yeah thats them

 

it just someone reckons they were a watford band?

 

interweb not proving useful...

[Laz]

Tea Set Link

 

I saw the Bears at Carey Place which is now under that massive shopping centre in Watford.

 

I believe AC/DC and the Sex Pistols played there too.

[JKiF]

cheers ure a legnd

 

someone mentioned the Bears but i hadnt heard of 'em

 

BTW good site...

[Laz]

Carey Place was a legendary place, a sort of council attempt at a venue, gone horribly wrong. I saw a few other bands there too.

 

For some reason, I remember the guitarist from the Bears had a 4x12 speaker with only 3 speakers in it. They were pretty awful, but that seemed standard in those days.

[JKiF]

the only bands i vaguely remember seeing in watford were

 

the Milkshakes @ the Verulam Arms and

the Redskins/billy bragg @ labourclub trade union scout hall type thing opp. the Junction

[Laz]

I played at the Verulam Arms many times and used to rehearse sometimes as the labour club place. I believe the Who played there in the sixties, well before my time.

[JKiF]

yeah, the who did!

 

 

great stuff

[Claire!]

I saw Top of the Pops 2 the other day, and there were two birds (twins) who were once student nurses singing. I think it was from the 1980's but not too sure (but the dress sence certainly says it the 80's!!!)

 

Can't remember what they were called (as a band) but Steve Wright said you'd never have thought anything like this would come out of St.Albans.

 

 

[Laz]

Over to you, JK, I haven't a clue on this one.

[Claire!]

Found them!!! They were called Soho, and they sang Hippy Chick. Was released in 1991, wrong decade, but correct about the clothes - blo@dy awful!!!

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp2/videoclips/

[Chubbhead EFM]

Napalm Death played the Rugby club in Watford! And there used to be a venue called the Blue Rooms, which was part of the college, that hosted NAM (New Age Metal) nights. It got stopped though, 'cos the ceiling started coming down 'cos people used to go nuts in there. Loads of bands who have done fairly well in the metal/punk scene played there- Breed 77, Sikth, Raging Speedhorn, Violent Delight. I believe an ex-member of the Prodigy also played there with his new band, but I can't recall names. Anyway these NAM nights were also hosted by The Horn a few times. Happy days!

[JKiF]

ex prodigy

either keith or Leeroy

prodigy still going mind

 

not bad joke chubbster i'll give yer a 7

[Chubbhead EFM]

Cheers! I think his name was something like 'buzz'. They may just have been lying to get people in. Although, considering you only payed about 4 quid to see 4 or so bands, it's not surprising plenty of people went along. I've just remembered, Lost Prophets played at the rugby club too!

 

The new prodigy album is out this year isn't it?

[JKiF]

indeed new LP out this year

[Webbo MFI]

for what it's worth I was in a band who supported the Selector at the marlborough club in st. albans quite a long time ago!

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

Radiohead played the Marlborough Club as well in 1992, the day before I DJ-ed there and 2 days before it burnt down forever!

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

Webbo - I remember that gig. A lot of my mates went, but I'd just discovered shaggging so girlfriend and I elected to make use of the fact my dad was out that night!!

 

 

[YB941 5thD EFM ~soul~]

Quote:

Claire! said:
Found them!!! They were called Soho, and they sang Hippy Chick. Was released in 1991, wrong decade, but correct about the clothes - blo@dy awful!!!

They were from South London, Claire. Not St Albans.

Excellent single, with a great use of the riff from the Smiths' How Soon Is Now.