Rockpile were the greatest. The "Born Fighters" docu is sort of their "Let It Be" in that it shows the rifts beginning to show between Edmunds & Lowe (too much drinking) but also the genius of their creative process. They broke up about 2 years after this was filmed.
The section where Albert Lee is overdubbing solos & Nick says, ". . . You've obviously read my pamphlet . . : - priceless! What a character.
During the stretch of time (1977-1979) where Nick & Dave were recording their own 'solo' albums with Rockpile as the band they were unbeatable: "Get It", Tracks on Wax", "Repeat When Necessary" (Edmunds) and "Pure Pop For Now People" and "Labour Of Lust" (Lowe) are all perfect rock 'n' roll records, with Rockpile on every track excepting parts of "Pure Pop".
Greatest band ever, if you ask me on the right day.
Yes, Hugh, plenty of reasons to call them the greatest. One of my favorite parts of the doc is seeing Edmunds' reactions as Albert Lee plays. He's a teenager for a moment. A fan witnessing the mystery. That's as real as it gets.
Absolutely agree. I saw Rockpile in 1979 at Leeds Uni. Around the same time we also saw The Clash, The Ramones, The Stiffs Tour, Ian Dury and The Gang of Four amongst others. Rockpile blew them all away
Rockpile were the greatest. The "Born Fighters" docu is sort of their "Let It Be" in that it shows the rifts beginning to show between Edmunds & Lowe (too much drinking) but also the genius of their creative process. They broke up about 2 years after this was filmed.
The section where Albert Lee is overdubbing solos & Nick says, ". . . You've obviously read my pamphlet . . : - priceless! What a character.
During the stretch of time (1977-1979) where Nick & Dave were recording their own 'solo' albums with Rockpile as the band they were unbeatable: "Get It", Tracks on Wax", "Repeat When Necessary" (Edmunds) and "Pure Pop For Now People" and "Labour Of Lust" (Lowe) are all perfect rock 'n' roll records, with Rockpile on every track excepting parts of "Pure Pop".
Greatest band ever, if you ask me on the right day.
Yes, Hugh, plenty of reasons to call them the greatest. One of my favorite parts of the doc is seeing Edmunds' reactions as Albert Lee plays. He's a teenager for a moment. A fan witnessing the mystery. That's as real as it gets.
Absolutely agree. I saw Rockpile in 1979 at Leeds Uni. Around the same time we also saw The Clash, The Ramones, The Stiffs Tour, Ian Dury and The Gang of Four amongst others. Rockpile blew them all away
‘We’re Rockpile, let’s do it!’ 😀😀😀
Not seen this film for years and years. Well, not since it was first shown on TV. A great piece that brings back some wonderful musical memories.