Saturday, September 18, 2021

Paul Oldfield - Hugo Largo - 'Mettle' - Melody Maker, 1989


















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  1. A 22 year-old Kurt Cobain, finishing up his first album and already thinking about his second, is taking notes...

    I can't find any references suggesting Cobain liked or had even heard Hugo Largo. But given his enthusiasm for adjacent bands including REM and the Raincoats, it would make sense

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  2. A real shame that the Hugo Largo albums are out of print and not on streaming services. They deserve to be remembered.

    There is a pretty good 1987 show on YouTube, recorded in Hoboken NJ. The cover of Wanted Dead or Alive is fun.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L79hrhVeGK0

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    1. I agree - one of the great lost bands of that era.

      remember the Bon Jovi cover from their live shows - always a treat

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