Sad to hear Mick Green, guitarist and Pirates' captain, is no longer with us.So a good chance to celebrate his music.
As one of the instigators of what came to be known as 'Pub-rock' (The Pirates featured on the now-legendary Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival (1977) compilation album), The Pirates' tight, choppy, full-tilt blues and boogie influenced many a band following in their wake.
And without Mick Green there would have been no Wilko Johnson - an admirer who also went on to influence a multitude.
Back in the early-eighties, Dingwalls was celebrating a birthday or something, and The Pirates, very nearly the club's house band, were headlining.
They played a blinding set, and had a Strat playing Lemmy [!] join them for the encore.
Made for one of the best nights I ever had in Camden Town.
So for that, and the rest: Cheers Mick.
And, Long Live The Pirates!
The Pirates - Out Of Their Skulls (1977)Live:
Please Don't Touch
I Can Tell
Peter Gunn
Lonesome Train
Shakin' All Over
Milk Cow Blues
Studio:
Drinkin' Wine Spo'De'O'D
Do the Dog
Gibson Martin Fender
Don't Munchen It
That's the Way You Are
You Don't Own Me
Decent vinyl rip @320kbs
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Dig Pub rock? Check out boogie woody's wicked post for lots of Pub rock related stuff, go there for more Pirates' material, the esential Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival album, and more.
