APB and I saw him do a warm up gig at the waterfront once, long time ago. Got the tickets

from Our Price! He was ok, but a miserable git. That’s Weller I’m talking about.
Also saw him support Blur a couple of years at Wembley. Again, moody old geezer

Posted By: Augustus Pablo on June 4th 2025 at 14:47:35

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Not many oldies are still producing new music as good as Weller (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 4, 13:28:26
- Thom Yorker (n/m) (General Chat) - IG88, Jun 4, 19:58:58
  - Yorke (n/m) (General Chat) - IG88, Jun 4, 19:59:08
- Saw him in restaurant in that there London about 20 years ago (General Chat) - Kev, Jun 4, 16:26:05
- APB and I saw him do a warm up gig at the waterfront once, long time ago. Got the tickets (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 4, 14:47:35
  - Did we? I’m not sure that was me, I have no recollection of it (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jun 4, 16:30:30
    - I mean, maybe, I have forgotten a few gigs (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jun 4, 16:30:51
  - Was booed off the Stage at the UEA LCR in the 90s. (General Chat) - usacanary, Jun 4, 15:00:10
  - Think I was at that gig at the Waterfront (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 4, 14:49:09
- Very much under appreciated by the the public (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 4, 14:13:17
  - Not sure what "never fully appreciated" means... doesn't that jsut mean a (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jun 4, 14:31:24
    - Not sure how you can say Weller's solo stuff wasn't right up there (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 4, 14:34:37
      - Sorry, was meaning more the recent solo stuff... agree re those two and indeed (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jun 4, 14:41:37
        
        Yeah, it's not as good as those albums were, and Heavy Soul (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 4, 14:46:06
        
        Fair point from jamesward (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 4, 15:47:00
        
        Vimto (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jun 4, 15:10:17
        
        Yeah. It's difficult to maintainquanity of output and quality. People get jaded/spoilt and (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jun 4, 15:00:26
        
        Yeah, though I listened to Be Here Now the other day (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 4, 15:09:21
      - Vmt (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 4, 14:38:23
- Saw him in Thetford last year, or was it year before I'm so old I forget (General Chat) - Old Man, Jun 4, 13:43:22
  - New stuff is more hit and miss than the old stuff (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 4, 13:44:57

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