Cryptic? Me? As it says. People have tapes. So there is more Took. Just as recordings of Bolan have surfaced over the past few years because people have been sitting on them. So now, after eleven years* of me knocking my head against the brick wall of the "Steve Took - Drugged Up Loser" attitude of a number of Bolan fans (names withheld to protect the guilty - for now) things seem to be changing (in a small way).
* And David Mantell doing it for even longer, after all he 'converted' me in 1999!
Quite agree with Tony!..It does seem Steve was undermined by Marc and his fans and still is today...sure Marc (for me) is n.o 1...but hearing the ever increasing output of Steve's recording (mainly down to you Fee!) I'm now seeing Steve in a new light!...so thanks from me!
btw...not too sure what to make of your last 'cryptic' reply ?
Yeah, Steve was a great artist in his own right, overshadowed whilst in Tyrannosaurus Rex , by Marc Bolan who was simply fabulous. Steve never quite got seen in his day - thanks for posting Fee, Tony
No problem Tony. Glad you enjoyed it. No he didn't 'get seem' but I hope his profile will be raised in the coming few years :-) There are more recordings out there. But the people with them are (IMHO) hanging onto them until Took's Profile is more prominent as there will be more of a market for their tapes which of course need work to complete them as time=money for most people. So frustrating as it is to wait, my best hope of seeing them released is to get his name about more :-)
Hello John. Its interesting how people from 'the other side of the fence' have some wonderful little anecdotes isn't it? You'll have to buy the book to get them all though ;-)
Cryptic? Me? As it says. People have tapes. So there is more Took. Just as recordings of Bolan have surfaced over the past few years because people have been sitting on them. So now, after eleven years* of me knocking my head against the brick wall of the "Steve Took - Drugged Up Loser" attitude of a number of Bolan fans (names withheld to protect the guilty - for now) things seem to be changing (in a small way).
* And David Mantell doing it for even longer, after all he 'converted' me in 1999!
feemercurymoon 9 months ago
Quite agree with Tony!..It does seem Steve was undermined by Marc and his fans and still is today...sure Marc (for me) is n.o 1...but hearing the ever increasing output of Steve's recording (mainly down to you Fee!) I'm now seeing Steve in a new light!...so thanks from me!
btw...not too sure what to make of your last 'cryptic' reply ?
perhaps you'd like to expand ! ;-)
rexlist 9 months ago
Yeah, Steve was a great artist in his own right, overshadowed whilst in Tyrannosaurus Rex , by Marc Bolan who was simply fabulous. Steve never quite got seen in his day - thanks for posting Fee, Tony
HISATdotCOM 9 months ago
No problem Tony. Glad you enjoyed it. No he didn't 'get seem' but I hope his profile will be raised in the coming few years :-) There are more recordings out there. But the people with them are (IMHO) hanging onto them until Took's Profile is more prominent as there will be more of a market for their tapes which of course need work to complete them as time=money for most people. So frustrating as it is to wait, my best hope of seeing them released is to get his name about more :-)
feemercurymoon 9 months ago
Gotta say I really like this!...a lovely song!
nice informative vid too...Nice one Fee! ;-)
rexlist 9 months ago
Hello John. Its interesting how people from 'the other side of the fence' have some wonderful little anecdotes isn't it? You'll have to buy the book to get them all though ;-)
feemercurymoon 9 months ago
One of the most underrated musicians ever. This is beautiful!
jenapelsin 1 year ago 5