I love Arab Strap; I do think they were better combined.
Malcolm's solo stuff is good but I wasn't too sold on his HDBA stuff.

Mad For Sadness is a fantastic live album.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 11 Oct 2013, 12:31, 1 reply, 11 years ago)

yeah, they were a great live band
Unexpectedly so if you'd only heard their recorded stuff. Difficult to think of hearing Blood or Packs of Three at a gig, their stuff was so direct and intimate.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Fri 11 Oct 2013, 12:33, Reply)

Yeah I saw them in Aberdeen in 2005 I think.
Both in a pre-gig gig in One Up Records and in The Tunnels. Both were great.

I've also seen both Aidan and Malcolm solo; Moffat is a funny fucker when he's interacting with the crowd.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 11 Oct 2013, 12:36, Reply)

I used to shop in One Up, really saddened that it's gone

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Fri 11 Oct 2013, 12:39, Reply)

Yeah, and me. Lovely little place it was.
It's sad that there are no 'proper' record shops in Aberdeen now. Ok there's Cavern but that's only really for 2nd hand releases.

This and Kef are the only shutdowns that have really bothered me.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 11 Oct 2013, 12:41, Reply)

I like Cavern
Belmont Street is a cool wee street, I used to hang around the pillars back in the mid 90s.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Fri 11 Oct 2013, 12:43, Reply)

Oh I like Cavern as well.
I like how you can hand him a handful of records and he rounds everything down to a decent amount. You'd need to be lucky to get a new release in there though.

Many a weekend has been spent slipping down the stairs of Drummonds as well.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 11 Oct 2013, 12:47, Reply)

Drummonds is great.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Fri 11 Oct 2013, 12:49, Reply)