My Beatles.......Thats what "The Set" mean to me........people laugh, but go listen to them, 95% of the stuff they did was brilliant...oh........ and they did an album called Dante's Casino!!!
Dear 'schmiebl' Thanks for reply, yes the band did storm off, my wife was with me at the time and remembers it well! We met up backstage afterwards and I've still got the photos, what a good-looking bunch we all were back then! I saw MS complete a set a couple of times before in Manchester, so no hard feelings.
wow, am amazed anybody else remembers this band. Saw them several times in early 80s, still listen to albums. "bid'' was a stroppy f****r though - when I saw them at one gig, he stormed off cos someone threw a (plastic) beer glass towards him. Bloody show only lasted 15 minutes!
@cloonmore Golden Brown is nothing like B-I-D and B-I-D is nothing like Golden Brown. They both have harpsichords. That does not mean there is any similarity between the songs. Both great songs.
Brilliant ! saw them dozens of times in the early eighties ...... Nothing today that i hear comes anywhere close to the genius that was the set ......
Had I not been born in 1994, I would've liked to have been married to Ganesh (Bid.) What a handsome, mysterious, intelligent, dark, charming, witty gentleman.
Strange Boutique was i believe their finest moment, an album that still sounds fresh and different today .... Saw the 'Chomes' many times back in the early 80s post 'Ants' .. hard to believe, but the gigs were always quite violent affairs ! when they finished their set with the track 'Strange boutique' the fans went mental !
To bad Scarlets Well sucks. This was good. Most of the Monochrome Set was really good, especially The Symphony of Horror....Eine Symphinie des Grauens.
This is the Monochrome Set at their absolute finest, at the time of the Peel session that included this, 405 Lines, Apocalypso and the unforgettable Love Zombies. There will never be anything like them again. The question is where are the other tracks they performed on this show (Old Grey Whistle Test)? If ou have them please post them and also, please post all of the MO footage you have; this is exceptional stuff!
Love Zombies was indeed their finest moment, but this is sadly lip-synched. Somewhere there's the original OGWT tapes. Would love to see live footage of Bid, Lester & the lads doing Apocalypso or Adeste Fideles.
Love this band!!! This song is the best!
shawniemar 5 months ago
My Beatles.......Thats what "The Set" mean to me........people laugh, but go listen to them, 95% of the stuff they did was brilliant...oh........ and they did an album called Dante's Casino!!!
monocromeman 8 months ago
they piss on the divine comedy. and they came 15 years before.
theonlyantony 2 years ago 4
Dear 'schmiebl' Thanks for reply, yes the band did storm off, my wife was with me at the time and remembers it well! We met up backstage afterwards and I've still got the photos, what a good-looking bunch we all were back then! I saw MS complete a set a couple of times before in Manchester, so no hard feelings.
sww200 2 years ago
Quality band.
LiquidDreamsUK 2 years ago
wow, am amazed anybody else remembers this band. Saw them several times in early 80s, still listen to albums. "bid'' was a stroppy f****r though - when I saw them at one gig, he stormed off cos someone threw a (plastic) beer glass towards him. Bloody show only lasted 15 minutes!
sww200 2 years ago
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schmiebl 2 years ago
kasbah - i agree - my fave band for years! why are they not hugely famous? the Divine Comedy of the eighties!
lookhoothetubeisnow 3 years ago
Good analogy!
TheFatOwl 2 years ago
I saw them a the Venue ,Victoria circa 1981. The most underrated band ever. The world demands a reunion now.
Tomorrow will be too long.......
kasbah89 3 years ago 8
Great vocals, I especially like the way they are cut off/drowned out before the drum fill leading to the first chorus HOI
sickleclowns 3 years ago
This pre-dates Golden Brown.
knackeroo 3 years ago 2
Very "Stranglers - Golden Brown"
ClueSign 3 years ago
You mean "Golden Brown" is very "B-I-D."
cloonmore 2 years ago
Oh wow. I stand (or sit) totally corrected!
ClueSign 2 years ago
@cloonmore Golden Brown is nothing like B-I-D and B-I-D is nothing like Golden Brown. They both have harpsichords. That does not mean there is any similarity between the songs. Both great songs.
bargeanimal 1 year ago
weezer seems to be the modern equivalent
DistortedDingo 3 years ago
? what?
Softassnowbutwrminsd 3 years ago
Brilliant ! saw them dozens of times in the early eighties ...... Nothing today that i hear comes anywhere close to the genius that was the set ......
metric1977 3 years ago
Portuguese see this? Sempre me pareceu que estes tipos (fabulous guys!) devem ter influenciado os nossos (magníficos) Mler Ife Dada. Alguém concorda?
domnozes 3 years ago
just beautiful music
sim3674 3 years ago 3
legendary....ty :)
MarineResearchCentre 3 years ago
i just love the Monos...where are all the songs...arnt they just great. xx
MrSnod 3 years ago 3
Had I not been born in 1994, I would've liked to have been married to Ganesh (Bid.) What a handsome, mysterious, intelligent, dark, charming, witty gentleman.
CherryMielita 3 years ago
Delightful group with this ballade-billy kind . Quite unique
allways will stay in history of pop music: wish they were here !
Geniality is rare these days !
ginoricca 3 years ago 2
B.I.D spells "Bedwarmer In Dreams"...*sigh*
sixfeetjenna 3 years ago 5
morricone in a pop format, fantastic stuff.
asnihilismbores 4 years ago 2
totally impossible to classify this music!!
EarlyLAPunk 4 years ago 2
absolutely fab! One of the best most creative bands in existence.
ten952000 4 years ago 2
This is my all time favorite song.
Even when they change key towards the end, like some Eurovision band out of ideas, it just works.
OrsonPresence 4 years ago 10
Strange Boutique was i believe their finest moment, an album that still sounds fresh and different today .... Saw the 'Chomes' many times back in the early 80s post 'Ants' .. hard to believe, but the gigs were always quite violent affairs ! when they finished their set with the track 'Strange boutique' the fans went mental !
paulo7070 4 years ago
And I like to Ski.........
Thks
J40
joe40 4 years ago
To bad Scarlets Well sucks. This was good. Most of the Monochrome Set was really good, especially The Symphony of Horror....Eine Symphinie des Grauens.
babyrapor 4 years ago
This is the Monochrome Set at their absolute finest, at the time of the Peel session that included this, 405 Lines, Apocalypso and the unforgettable Love Zombies. There will never be anything like them again. The question is where are the other tracks they performed on this show (Old Grey Whistle Test)? If ou have them please post them and also, please post all of the MO footage you have; this is exceptional stuff!
Shrill004 4 years ago 2
Love Zombies was indeed their finest moment, but this is sadly lip-synched. Somewhere there's the original OGWT tapes. Would love to see live footage of Bid, Lester & the lads doing Apocalypso or Adeste Fideles.
cloonmore 4 years ago
Where's the man with black mostach
birdstuckinchimney 4 years ago
RULING CLASS!
Cocrteau3 4 years ago
Yup, that's Andy. God bless Lester Square aka Alan Leicester aka Tom Hardy
chuckwagen 4 years ago
Awesome!
donkeykonguk 4 years ago
Looks like Andy Warren on bass, not Charlie Harper.
cloonmore 5 years ago
in love, cancer?
cloonmore 5 years ago
One of the most underrated bands ever!
fscb 5 years ago
One of the greatest bands of the eighties. Deserved a much higher profile than they achieved, brilliant stuff.
ZiggyAntPuff 5 years ago
Great band, always wry lyrics.
fastladyuk 5 years ago