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January 31, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 96 Peter Robinson
In 1980, between ending Negative Theatre and forming the Spines, I jammed with a few groups of people and one of those bands was the Tin Syndrome. It was Mark Austin with David Long and Peter Robinson was the keyboard player. Pete was a talented guy and a mass of contradictions – really shy and […]Archive
September 21, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 77 Vocals
It’s the best time. When you go into record the vocals over the tracks with the headphones on or when you open your lips to sing that first line at a live gig to a big crowd – there is nothing quite like it. I wasn’t blessed with any great voice and so I had […]Archive
August 23, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 73 Your Hair – Mother Gun
You think the world’s in love with your hair All tangled up but it’s gonna look great You spent your last twenty bucks on the braid And stole the night with a dead straight face Why not try a different style you can lose yourself in a thousand ways Rolling down your shoulders like a […]Archive
August 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 70 The Jon McLeary Band
In the course of recording my solo album, Mark Austin and I got in various players to work on different tracks. My old buddy Les Knight played double bass on The Great Unloved and Peter Robinson did terrific piano arrangements for Your Body Stays and Say Why You Ache. When my son broke his neck […]Archive
May 10, 2015 by Simon Sweetman