Aston Villa and Duran Duran?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret remains one of my top 30 albums of all time by the way, it's a work of genius.

True and as good as it is, it doesn't come close to the Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go 12" mix. Dave Ball, as you say, is a genius.

[Simon Page]

It's a great album from first to last. There are a few top albums from that period and genre: Dare; Lexicon of Love; Journeys To Glory. I still reckon there hasn't been a truly original and all-encompassing youth movement in this country since. Everything that's come after, good or bad, seems either niche, weekend-only or a re-hash rather than the front page headlines, shock and terror, art/politics/style/music DIY mash-up of previous youth cultures.

[Chris Jameson]

Whereas I actually quite like a few Spandau Ballet songs I cannot stand anything Duran Duran did, can't get past Le Bon's horrible weedy voice.

[rapidlad]

Met Le Bon at a fashion show with his wife. His arrogance was one of the ugliest things I have encountered.

[PeterWithesShin]

I quite like Duran Duran, but this remains very very funny.

[UK Redsox]

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret remains one of my top 30 albums of all time by the way, it's a work of genius.

True and as good as it is, it doesn't come close to the Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go 12" mix. Dave Ball, as you say, is a genius.

The other advantage that Soft Cell had was that Marc Almond has one hell of a voice

[mr underhill]

I loved the fist power station album the Taylor's did with Robert Palmer

[martin o`who??]

Roger Taylor the drummer is a fan and I've read accounts so is Simon Le Bon. Both the Taylor's wore Villa shirts during their concert at Villa Park in the early 80s so i am guessing John Taylor likes us too? I knew the band was formed in Brum but had no idea they were Villa fans.

There was a programme cover with John Taylor playing Guitar from the Villa park Gig and a huge smile on his face.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret remains one of my top 30 albums of all time by the way, it's a work of genius.

True and as good as it is, it doesn't come close to the Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go 12" mix. Dave Ball, as you say, is a genius.

The other advantage that Soft Cell had was that Marc Almond has one hell of a voice

You're right. It's easy to forget he does know how to knock out a song.

[PeterWithesShin]

He sounded better after he'd had his stomach pumped.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

He sounded better after he'd had his stomach pumped.

I wouldn't know.

[Chris Jameson]

That story has been told so many times about so many people I suppose one of them might almost be true.

[PeterWithesShin]

Amazing in many ways how these urban legends exist. I bet most of us of a certain age heard that story between say 1980 and 1986. Pre-internet days obviously so how come it was told in nearly every school playground around the country?

[Chris Jameson]

It is weird how things spread pre internet, everybody who told the story would think they were in on some huge secret and first to know! Sometimes it would be Boy George.

[peter w]

It was definitely true because it was once referred to in a Mary Whitehouse Experience sketch.