Re: The Flys
> The bravest gig I ever saw was SLF back in 78. They came on and played
> 'alternative ulster' and 'suspect device' as the FIRST two songs of the
> night.
> As they were the two songs that had recently got them noticed, it would
> have been all too easy (and the norm) to save them for the end or the
> inevitable encore.
> I remember turning to one of my fellow inner-city urban punk pals and
> saying,
> "By gosh!! That's a jolly unusual tactic to employ with a setlist. I
> just hope it doesn't bloody well backfire on the bounders!"
> well, alright, I didn't say it like that, but this is a family board,
> right?
Nowadays they usually start of with the recentish material and finish with the classics, playing it safe in their old age.
Do you remember a band called The Flys ? They had tracks such as Wakiki Beach Refugees, Love & a molotov cocktail, and Name Dropping. They were from Coventry and toured with the likes of The Buzzcocks and The Ruts throughout 78/79.
I always get blank looks when I namecheck them, I went into my local record/CD shop today to enquire about the CD reissues of the first 2 albums, 'Wakiki Beach Refugees' and 'Flys own', which have recently been put out and I got another blank glare in response.
Have you got any memories of them ?