tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351246586986026822.post605868741472318202..comments2024-03-20T09:40:11.770-07:00Comments on Listen and Understand: Flowers in the DustbinListen and Understandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11346057555914343509noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351246586986026822.post-16610936533106238532020-11-06T11:03:51.596-08:002020-11-06T11:03:51.596-08:00Ha - the pig factory! I don't remember going o...Ha - the pig factory! I don't remember going on unplugged but we did three nights there and my main memory is feeling the stage (which was made of old doors balanced on stuff) move. I looked down and realised the people in the audience were literally holding the stage together. That was very early on and Chumbawumba played, must have been one of their first figs too I reckon.chasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351246586986026822.post-67447962867064253592018-09-30T10:46:51.210-07:002018-09-30T10:46:51.210-07:00A track from the Pig Factory (Swindon 28/08/83) ju...A track from the Pig Factory (Swindon 28/08/83) just for you Robin Bale<br /><br />https://youtu.be/AAceKEVTg9wSergeant Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16253773858998575344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351246586986026822.post-40374108228318471932014-04-23T18:26:46.162-07:002014-04-23T18:26:46.162-07:00I remember you lot, Chas: I remember the squatted ...I remember you lot, Chas: I remember the squatted bacon factory (or slaughterhouse?) in Swindon where the generator bust and you all went on unplugged. That was magical - summed up so much about that time, it's beauty and its danger - and one of my all time favourite gigs.robinbalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01213640823630489107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351246586986026822.post-944587243572612202014-04-21T09:05:52.877-07:002014-04-21T09:05:52.877-07:00That's quite an accusation: 'nearly' r...That's quite an accusation: 'nearly' rewrite history - so you're saying it's an accurate account. Good, cos it is. I don't mind admitting that I get a kick out of the fact that anyone at all is interested in the music we made - anyone who has ever been in a band and says they don't have an ego is pretty obviously lying. Chas<br />Chasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351246586986026822.post-21385091482469291212013-10-26T10:31:53.223-07:002013-10-26T10:31:53.223-07:00Why is it that some people feel the urge to nearly...Why is it that some people feel the urge to nearly rewrite history to massage their own ego's. The truth never bites that hard ha ha ha ha haAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351246586986026822.post-3604018854792979212013-04-29T22:22:26.781-07:002013-04-29T22:22:26.781-07:00Thanks for sharing this stuff, sadly I missed Flow...Thanks for sharing this stuff, sadly I missed Flowers in the Dustbin first time 'round (I remember the name though). :)ROOKSBYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671866914636998375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351246586986026822.post-22612309028770569292012-12-30T14:29:31.606-08:002012-12-30T14:29:31.606-08:00Hi, thanks for the article. I like very much Flowe...Hi, thanks for the article. I like very much Flowers In The Dustbin for their lyrics and music. I am 23 old, from Latin America and i identify a lot with the band and others punk bands near to FITD. It is so great that Chass shared us their comments. Congratulations to Flowers for made the band and to Listen and understand for the blog, keep going on pals.<br />Regards and Anarchy!<br /><br />JonathanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351246586986026822.post-6729437926051943302012-12-20T11:27:30.141-08:002012-12-20T11:27:30.141-08:00Nice history about an amazing band. They have some...Nice history about an amazing band. They have some spoken word stuff out soon - present-day recordings. : )Anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01871313192882283570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351246586986026822.post-72431202024030040332011-09-12T14:19:12.420-07:002011-09-12T14:19:12.420-07:00Here's a more positive contribution... Our rel...Here's a more positive contribution... Our relationship with Coldharbour records was summed up by the production of the video for Lick My Crazy Colours which is linked to above. It was the idea of Mark, the guy at CH who was in charge of our stuff. This guy was so unreliable that he was given a clock that went backwards by a friend as a joke. Being Mark, he put it on his office wall; after that he was even less reliable. He'd turn up late and when you said 'Mark you're late again', a light would go on in his head and he'd say 'That bloody clock'. In a moment of inspiration he decided it would be a good idea to film us playing in front of the hangars which housed advertising airships that flew over London, while the doors to the hangers opened. It's evidence of the fact that maybe we were smoking a bit too much that none of us really thought just what a dull video that would be - but it's also testament to the excitement we felt about making a proper video, we didn't really pay much attention to what it might look like. Anyway we drove up to this place (near Bedford) having had to get up at about 5 AM only to find it took the doors of the hanger two minutes longer to open than it took us to play the song. 'Never mind, they'll put loads of effects on it', said Mark. Well you can see the result and judge for yourself, but the icing on the cake was that they finished editing the video about two months after the single came out, so even if it had been 'Thriller' it wouldn't have mattered. It's sad to think those people actually ran a record company for a living ...<br />The best times were earlier, 83-5, London was a different city then, so many derelict spaces you could use for whatever you wanted and so much time not having to work, I regret not being more outrageous, more militant and more unreasonable, we were far too conservativechasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351246586986026822.post-14473959348919165572011-09-12T13:38:57.907-07:002011-09-12T13:38:57.907-07:00no worries - I wasn't demanding a retraction ...no worries - I wasn't demanding a retraction ;), just a thought - thanks for the interest anyway - chaschasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351246586986026822.post-83514657550744602182011-09-11T18:20:48.870-07:002011-09-11T18:20:48.870-07:00I see. I'll go back and edit it then. That bit...I see. I'll go back and edit it then. That bit in particular I got from Gerard Evans' interview from Ian Glasper's book.Listen and Understandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346057555914343509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351246586986026822.post-90886404801810559412011-09-11T11:42:17.724-07:002011-09-11T11:42:17.724-07:00just wanted to correct one thing. We were wild - p...just wanted to correct one thing. We were wild - properly, not arseholes -with all that entails and it comes with its drawbacks, not always perfectly balanced between freedom and indulgence. In hindsight, our tendency to have a good time all the time certainly didn't always further our creative endeavours, sustain healthy relationships or the life of the band but 'constant drug addictions and alcohol abuse' is way off the mark. With the possible exception of hash, none of us was addicted to any drugs and we all stayed away from needles. Drugs were part of the world we lived in then but I'd hate people to think they were central to what we were doing or why we stopped doing it - they weren't. Chas (BTW the 'lost' album can be found on the fITD website or Kill your pet puppy)Chasnoreply@blogger.com