Gary Glitter's second album is a different beast from the retro-oriented Glitter: this time the material is predominately original and many of the tunes have a harder, funkier edge to them (example: "Come on, Come in, Get On" has enough distortion on it to qualify as heavy metal). The album's best songs are the ones that became big pop-chart hits in England: "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" is a surprisingly lusty mid-tempo slice of glam that was later successfully covered by Joan Jett and "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again" combines a double-time beat with call and response vocal performance to create a truly infectious single. The album also features one of Glitter's best non-single tracks in "Sidewalk Sinner," a cult favorite that speeds up Glitter's traditional glam beat and adds some surprisingly funky rhythms into the mix. The problem with Touch Me is that the remainder of the album tracks aren't quite as solid as these highlights.
Hello, Hello I'm Back Again! 3:20 $0.99Sidewalk Sinner 2:32 $0.99Didn't I Do It Right 3:21 $0.99Lonely Boy 3:30 $0.99Hold On to What You Got 3:16 $0.99I.O.U. 3:08 $0.99Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!)3:18 $0.99Come On, Come In, Get On 2:32 $0.99Happy Birthday 2:58 $0.99Hard On Me 2:17 $0.99To Know You Is to Love You 2:51 $0.99Money Honey 3:03 $0.99I Would If I Could But I Can't 2:50 $0.99Always Yours 3:25 $0.99I'm Right, You're Wrong, I Win 2:40 $0.99Oh Yes! You're Beautiful 3:50 $0.99Thank You Baby for Myself 3:42 $0.99
― Eyeball Kicks, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 17:53 (ten years ago) link
It is much better than his first album, that's true
― Thomas K Amphong (Tom D.), Wednesday, 27 November 2013 17:56 (ten years ago) link
In 2002 I started a thread called Gary Glitter on the Radio in which I wondered how badly Paul McCartney for example would have to behave before people stopped listening to The Beatles, but I don't think I put the question very well so it didn't go anywhere.
Anyway, I notice you revived it some time last year to say good things about that album!
― Eyeball Kicks, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 18:03 (ten years ago) link
I have oft mentioned that "Happy Birthday" song.
Basically, he's in bed with a 15 yr old girl, waiting for midnight to pass and she becomes 16
― Mark G, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 20:34 (ten years ago) link
$0.99
― a multimillionaire’s flippant reference to a “ho” (Bananaman Begins), Thursday, 28 November 2013 00:35 (ten years ago) link
Apple were unavailable for comment.
― tuostprophets (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 28 November 2013 02:41 (ten years ago) link
From NME.com
In February, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) launched an investigation into whether South Wales Police acted quickly enough after being tipped off about Watkins. In a new statement issued to NME today (November 27), the IPCC has given more details about the nature of the investigation, revealing that the case is centred around the actions of one officer, who is also being investigated in another case where it is alleged that he failed to act on an allegation that a 15-year-old girl had been raped.The statement reads: "The IPCC investigation into whether or not South Wales Police failed to take appropriate and timely action in relation to information they were in receipt of in advance of Mr Watkins' subsequent arrest is ongoing. We are considering matters dating back to 2008."At this stage the investigation is focused on the actions of one officer, a detective sergeant who is also being investigated in another case where it is alleged he failed to act on an allegation that a 15-year-old girl had been raped. That remains ongoing. "The detective sergeant has been served with gross misconduct notices advising him that his conduct is subject to investigation."Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/lostprophets/74096#GDfGITpe5dsSFZww.99
The statement reads: "The IPCC investigation into whether or not South Wales Police failed to take appropriate and timely action in relation to information they were in receipt of in advance of Mr Watkins' subsequent arrest is ongoing. We are considering matters dating back to 2008.
"At this stage the investigation is focused on the actions of one officer, a detective sergeant who is also being investigated in another case where it is alleged he failed to act on an allegation that a 15-year-old girl had been raped. That remains ongoing.
"The detective sergeant has been served with gross misconduct notices advising him that his conduct is subject to investigation."Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/lostprophets/74096#GDfGITpe5dsSFZww.99
― Mark G, Thursday, 28 November 2013 12:55 (ten years ago) link
NME.com news writers don't believe in paraphrasing I guess.
― Deafening silence (DL), Thursday, 28 November 2013 13:49 (ten years ago) link
Em tells me that HMV have withdrawn LP's music from sale.
― I can still taste the Taboo in my mouth when I hear those songs (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 28 November 2013 14:01 (ten years ago) link
The mid-period Lostprophets drummer appears to be much in demand as a musician:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilan_Rubin#Lostprophets_.282006.E2.80.932008.29
― PaulTMA, Thursday, 28 November 2013 14:11 (ten years ago) link
http://www.itv.com/news/2013-11-27/complaint-claims-police-knew-of-ian-watkins-abuse-from-december-2008/
― the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music (stevie), Thursday, 28 November 2013 14:46 (ten years ago) link
Also:
http://www.lostprophets.com/
(SFW)
― Mark G, Thursday, 28 November 2013 16:17 (ten years ago) link
Peaches Geldof is in the shit for tweeting the names of his co-defendants so I'm glad that I redacted them on here after all. Not that DL on ILX is quite as significant as Geldof on Twitter but still.
― Deafening silence (DL), Thursday, 28 November 2013 17:11 (ten years ago) link
and will the the court's own Twitter feed be facing similar charges?
― exciting vampire castle (NickB), Thursday, 28 November 2013 17:16 (ten years ago) link
or whoever runs it at least. can courts be found in contempt of themselves?
― exciting vampire castle (NickB), Thursday, 28 November 2013 17:18 (ten years ago) link
not condoning peaches btw, just pissed off about the other balls up
― exciting vampire castle (NickB), Thursday, 28 November 2013 17:19 (ten years ago) link
Didn't some blogger name them almost a year ago?
― PaulTMA, Thursday, 28 November 2013 20:42 (ten years ago) link
thank fuck we live in an age where the internet can prevent abuse victims from trying to enfore their anonymity in the media
― Noodle of the Vague family (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 28 November 2013 21:04 (ten years ago) link
Perpetrators/victims what difference anyway eh
― 30 ch'lopping days left to umas (darraghmac), Thursday, 28 November 2013 21:09 (ten years ago) link
deems the whole point is to preserve the anonymity of the child victims not the subhuman trash themselves
― A Skanger Barkley (nakhchivan), Thursday, 28 November 2013 21:11 (ten years ago) link
there's a chance that these children will be growing up from a very young age in foster care under new identities, so maybe this whole bit is theoretical? again i'm not saying that to excuse anyone's actions but maybe the consequences of the leaked names won't be as disastrous as they potentially could be. obviously entering the realm of deep hypothesis here
― exciting vampire castle (NickB), Thursday, 28 November 2013 21:12 (ten years ago) link
yeah but fostered kids and adoptees often look up their birth parents
― A Skanger Barkley (nakhchivan), Thursday, 28 November 2013 21:17 (ten years ago) link
oh sure, but at least they might grow up in an environment where other people don't know who they are
― exciting vampire castle (NickB), Thursday, 28 November 2013 21:21 (ten years ago) link
something that would be more likely to happen if people could resist the vicarious thrill of identifying them in public space now
― Noodle of the Vague family (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 28 November 2013 21:23 (ten years ago) link
It's massively gone tits up, one of the women's twitter was still online until last night with her kid's given name all over it
― PaulTMA, Thursday, 28 November 2013 21:23 (ten years ago) link
the police and other legal authorities in this country are still absolute ignorant fuckwits when it comes to the internet
"when it comes to the internet"
― Noodle of the Vague family (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 28 November 2013 21:24 (ten years ago) link
"in this country"
― estela, Thursday, 28 November 2013 21:27 (ten years ago) link
well yeah i'd guess but i speak only of what i know
― Noodle of the Vague family (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 28 November 2013 21:29 (ten years ago) link
Not only assuming kid is already with another set of parents but fervently hoping so.
― 30 ch'lopping days left to umas (darraghmac), Thursday, 28 November 2013 21:32 (ten years ago) link
there was a horrifying and highly-publicised rape and murder case here a couple of years ago and the other day, during a talk at a fundraiser, a senior cop showed the crowd a photo of the victim's semi-naked body just after it had been uncovered in a shallow grave.
― estela, Thursday, 28 November 2013 21:37 (ten years ago) link
so we heard over here :/
― 30 ch'lopping days left to umas (darraghmac), Thursday, 28 November 2013 21:39 (ten years ago) link
Lostprophets tour manager speaks...
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/445654/Lostprophets-tour-manager-How-can-anyone-forgive-sick-peadophile-Ian-Watkins
― zip-a-dee-doo-dah, motherfucker! (Turrican), Friday, 29 November 2013 11:15 (ten years ago) link
I'm struggling to find words for any of this, by the way. Everything about this is incredibly fucking depressing.
― zip-a-dee-doo-dah, motherfucker! (Turrican), Friday, 29 November 2013 11:16 (ten years ago) link
Lostprophets' tour manager: How can anyone forgive sick peadophile Ian Watkins?
― A Skanger Barkley (nakhchivan), Friday, 29 November 2013 11:21 (ten years ago) link
They meant peabophile I think, h from steps is a big peabo bryson fan
― malapopism (wins), Friday, 29 November 2013 11:24 (ten years ago) link
King of the syrupy duet
― Thomas K Amphong (Tom D.), Friday, 29 November 2013 11:25 (ten years ago) link
Tbf, the tour manager didn't do the mis-spelling..
Also, spot on what he said.
― Mark G, Friday, 29 November 2013 11:40 (ten years ago) link
I'm really surprised that nobody has made mention of the fact that one of the last bands to support Lostprophets before Watkins was arrested were the very young all-girl band Cherri Bomb, whose guitarist would have only been about 15 or something at the time. Christ, if only they'd known eh?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaXCkRS2j5Q
― zip-a-dee-doo-dah, motherfucker! (Turrican), Friday, 29 November 2013 12:49 (ten years ago) link
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/29/lostprophets-removed-hmv-ian-watkins
HMV's decision reflects the gravity of Watkins' crimes. It is unusual for a major retailer to entirely remove an artist's catalogue, even after a major conviction: HMV continue to sell records by Gary Glitter, Burzum and Charles Manson.
suspect "HMV's decision reflects their interest in sidestepping flaming-torch Twitter campaigns for the sake of a band who no-one is going to buy albums by anyway" might be more accurate
― screaming lord, such opinion (DJ Mencap), Friday, 29 November 2013 12:51 (ten years ago) link
theres also the possible need to avert a ratm style xmas chart entry SCANDAL where all 2396 tru believer lostprophet fans alongside some bantz kids get them into the top 75
― A Skanger Barkley (nakhchivan), Friday, 29 November 2013 12:54 (ten years ago) link
They'll just have to settle for Gary Glitter's 'Rock'N'Roll parts 1 & 2' instead then.
― fashionably early Christmas themed display name (snoball), Friday, 29 November 2013 12:58 (ten years ago) link
find it hard to believe 15 yr old girls in that scene wouldnt have already known him a lecherous creep though, even if that was maybe the first couple of milimetres of the iceberg
― A Skanger Barkley (nakhchivan), Friday, 29 November 2013 13:05 (ten years ago) link
Can't believe the Guardian mentioned Burzum before an ILXor could
― tuostprophets (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 29 November 2013 13:15 (ten years ago) link
Finding it hard to credit that HMV is stocking Charles Manson albums atm
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Friday, 29 November 2013 13:32 (ten years ago) link
They're going big on A Very Manson Christmas: 20 Family Favourites.
― Deafening silence (DL), Friday, 29 November 2013 13:36 (ten years ago) link
They never have them when I ask for them
― Thomas K Amphong (Tom D.), Friday, 29 November 2013 13:36 (ten years ago) link
If anyone's near an HMV today can they go in and ask for Burzum, Manson, Glitter and a Polanski box set?
― Deafening silence (DL), Friday, 29 November 2013 13:37 (ten years ago) link
Was reading Neil Young's book recently and he had quite favourable words for Charlie's musical skills.
― Legitimate space tale (LocalGarda), Friday, 29 November 2013 13:48 (ten years ago) link
They're not confusing them with Mansun, are they?
― Mark G, Friday, 29 November 2013 13:49 (ten years ago) link
This was a half-decent read too: http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/charles-manson-today-the-final-confessions-of-a-psychopath-20131121
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― Legitimate space tale (LocalGarda), Friday, 29 November 2013 13:49 (ten years ago) link