Podcast 101 : Happy New Year 2010 with Chris Bailey from The Saints : Interview part 2 !!
In this first podcast of 2010, the interview with Chris Bailey from The Saints Part 2 with still more rock and roll and some lovely noises. We keep talking about Chris’ music, life and projects for the new year with a few recordings ready to be released eventually under his own new label who knows ?
I started with a surprising and nice version from Nights in Venice proposed in one of Chris’ last albums “Bone Box”, then I played two melancholic songs “Bridges” (written in Berlin in 89 after the fall of the wall) and “Photograph” (from one of his solo albums “Encore” in 1995) which were in harmony with my current sadness after having learnt my friend Mick Cocks’ (Rose Tattoo) death the last days of December; the day of Mick’s funerals December 30th, another great and talentuous Australian musician passed away due to the same sickness (a bad liver cancer) : Rowland S Howard (The Young Charlatans with Jeffrey Wegener) The Boys Next Door, The Birthday Party, (with Nick Cave and Mick Harvey), These Immortal Souls (with Genevieve McGuckin, his partner in the life too) and a lot of other bands : it was pretty hard to want and sound happy, I’m sorry, I stayed true…and I will try to do something special for them later; now it’s too hard for me.
But don’t worry, I used some energetic Saints’ songs like “Je Fuckin’ T’aime” (Imperious Delirium 2006) “Erotic Neurotic” (Live at Paddingtown Hall in 77), and our mutual Swedish friend Lars Wallin’s performance on the didgeridoo to keep the spirits high; I finished with “Just Like Fire Would” : a beautiful melody with dark lyrics though…
A luck Chris’ talk was as funny as usual and I’m sure you will appreciate his Irish humor one more time !! : I wish you an Happy New Year with still more Love, Friendship and good Rock and Roll !
Chris’ Godess cat on his computer : Try to send her some e-mails…:)
By The Way : if you live in Australia, don’t forget Ed Kuepper’s next tour with The Laughing Clowns from Januray 21th to 26th in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, sharing the bill with Warren Ellis and his Dirty Three!!
janvier 9th, 2010 at 13:48:57
Another great show Annie! See ya in Marseille soon!
janvier 9th, 2010 at 15:59:14
Both of us just listened to it Annie! Good on ya girl! Take care!
Hugs
Elisabet
janvier 9th, 2010 at 18:24:31
Super podcast Annie!……I enjoyed it very much…..entertaining stuff as usual….I love you Queen of Provence!!!
janvier 9th, 2010 at 23:34:53
Thanks Annie for another fun podcast!
Let’s hope Chris doesn’t decide to go back to bed for 2010.
I love the fact that he felt it necessary to add that his story about meeting Ed in a tunnel was actually fiction.
It made me laugh that you repeated Chris’ heartfelt get well wishes to Ed! Hahaha! And we even got to hear some words of wisdom from the Goddess Cat. Brilliant stuff, Annie.
janvier 9th, 2010 at 23:35:34
PS She really is a very gorgeous cat.
janvier 10th, 2010 at 07:30:47
At last Annie, I managed to grab a moment to listen to this podcast! Chris ‘ head is always full of promising plans that seldom materialise; let’s hope he is not going to leave us hanging on for too long this time ….
Thank you for this podcast, always a pleasure!
Sandra xoxox
janvier 10th, 2010 at 21:13:09
Last night I went to a show in Marseille (despite a terrible cold weather without snow but an ice wind which cut your breathe walking in the streets) at “Le poste à galène” to see a band “Lo” who launched their new album and in fact opened for Chris and his Saints in 2005…in the same venue…ah ! memory but not nostalgia…I really hope Chris will keep his promise to come back this year !! I think he will do it…:)
janvier 19th, 2010 at 17:30:06
Hi Annie!
What a great pleasure it must be to interview Chris!
A totally “down to earth” fella and at the same time
he is one of the greatest and most amazing musicians in the world
today! And the songs, awesome every single one in the podcast,
and as you know, when I hear “Photograph” I always have a problem
to hold back the tears, it’s one of the most emotional and best songs
ever written in my opinion!
And a collaboration with Lars Wallin would be wonderful, that guy can do
anything with that hollow tube of wood.
I really have to look online and see what I haven’t have of Mr.Baileys solo albums,
His singing and songs are very special and so good that I better shut up now
or I will loose myself in “superlatives over here..haha!
You made it again Annie, a half hour of pleasure, thank you!
Kisses and hugs,
Tom
février 9th, 2010 at 21:37:26
Hey Annie
Another terrific podcast! A nice mood, with a Chris full of humor and soooo kind. Nice songs too. Do I have to say the guy’s a great singer? I love his voice and the way he uses it. There’s something special with him. As usual, you did a great work. I’m a fan of yours, you know that. Keep on giving us these wonderful podcasts.
Bises
Eric
ps: Did you really try to strangle me in the subway or was I dreaming? Lol. See you soon.