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In concert they sometimes announced it as "PUMPED FULL OF DRUGS"....... it's kind of great though.....Love the sequencer work, it has a dark, goth feel. Also love the transition to ambient synth part and hook's rhythm as always, tons of Hook on this one.
Sunshine next??? !!!! Does it get better than this?
J- aka Know Halliday
I've been on a "TTON" kick for the past week now, actually. Wasn't ever really that big on the song, but I'm getting addicted (no pun) to it now. Would like to hear this song remixed like the other songs.
This is in my top ten of NO songs. I like it for being quite dark, tense and broody. I love the coda that takes the quite downbeat verse up to the dramatic chorus.
And its got some of my favourite bass riffs from Sir Hooky, some great drum rolls, dramatic keyboards and a lovely piano instrumental.
I too, would like to see a reworking of it. But then I would for rest of Lowlife and Brotherhood.
Have you had a holiday yet?
I've booked a holiday for May.
Presumably once you have a holiday you won't be able to call yourself "No Holiday" anymore?
A top tune and definitely one of the highlights of Low-Life which is a masterwork. Even without getting the sample clearance necessary for them to use (the late) Jeffery Bernard on the intro, it's still a class act.
Hooky's bass work and the bass sequence (which is somewhat reminiscent of A Forest) is just inspired. It's on the Pumped Full Of Drugs live vid which has to be seen just for the mostly bemused reception of the Japanese audience!
never remember it being introduced as ,pumped full of drugs,.
still a great song ,, just been playing low life loads and its one that doesnt get skipped.
a great live debut at blackburn,, though i was a bit tiddly that night..
happy birthday
79 order wrote: never remember it being introduced as ,pumped full of drugs,.
I can only recall that intro once. Can't remember where it was now either.
oldmonkey wrote:
79 order wrote: never remember it being introduced as ,pumped full of drugs,.
I can only recall that intro once. Can't remember where it was now either.
On the PFD video?
PHD wrote:
oldmonkey wrote:
79 order wrote: never remember it being introduced as ,pumped full of drugs,.
I can only recall that intro once. Can't remember where it was now either.
On the PFD video?
Yes! Now let me think, what could PFD possibly stand for...?
Old Blue wrote:
PHD wrote:
oldmonkey wrote:
79 order wrote: never remember it being introduced as ,pumped full of drugs,.
I can only recall that intro once. Can't remember where it was now either.
On the PFD video?
Yes! Now let me think, what could PFD possibly stand for...?
Hmm, no idea, you'll have to get the Kershaw brains trust started on that one. The song's working title was Pumped Full of Drugs as well.......there is one live tape, which I can't remember, where he goes "this one's uh...pumped full of drugs". Much later than May 85 though.
ah yes the pumped full of drugs d.v.d. so named(allegedly)because they couldt get any when out in japan ,,shame that,, might explain, the ,er "tension." even more so couldt get the vid at the time,, yea m8 only got v.h.s ,, whatever happened to beta max ,,,??? that brick is in my garage with the missing 3 seconds of sunrise from live at the hac old grey whistle test in 85.
i used to walk in the streets
Old Blue wrote:
PHD wrote:
oldmonkey wrote:
79 order wrote: never remember it being introduced as ,pumped full of drugs,.
I can only recall that intro once. Can't remember where it was now either.
On the PFD video?
Yes! Now let me think, what could PFD possibly stand for...?
Sorry mate. Just stating the obvious.
Don't recall the introduction elsewhere though.
Chemical wrote: Even without getting the sample clearance necessary for them to use (the late) Jeffery Bernard on the intro, it's still a class act.
They used it anyway, just lowered the volume!
The PFD dvd is class, cant understand why it hasn't been put back out like Taras though.
Steve One wrote:
Chemical wrote: Even without getting the sample clearance necessary for them to use (the late) Jeffery Bernard on the intro, it's still a class act.
They used it anyway, just lowered the volume!
The PFD dvd is class, cant understand why it hasn't been put back out like Taras though.
its Shit Ste. proper shit.
Stony faced Jap zombies in the crowd wondering who the fuck new order are until Blue Monday comes on. its crap.
Steve One wrote:
Chemical wrote: Even without getting the sample clearance necessary for them to use (the late) Jeffery Bernard on the intro, it's still a class act.
They used it anyway, just lowered the volume!
The PFD dvd is class, cant understand why it hasn't been put back out like Taras though.
Some licencing nonsense prevents a DVD release outside Japan I think - as the production rights are co-owned by Nippon Columbia.
King John Honest John wrote:
Steve One wrote:
Chemical wrote: Even without getting the sample clearance necessary for them to use (the late) Jeffery Bernard on the intro, it's still a class act.
They used it anyway, just lowered the volume!
The PFD dvd is class, cant understand why it hasn't been put back out like Taras though.
its Shit Ste. proper shit.
Stony faced Jap zombies in the crowd wondering who the fuck new order are until Blue Monday comes on. its crap.
Not arsed about crowd reaction, the gig itself i like. Good choice of songs and Sumners on form "Turn that light off you CUNT!" classic!
Absolutely love hooky's bass sound at the end of the song on PFD, seems to have a bit of distortion as well as the usual chorus, making it sound s bit synth-ish (or perhaps my old vhs was fucked!). Excellent song, might have a stab at a cover version.
Look at steve's face whn they come back on stage for the encore, you sure they couldn't get any drugs?
Interesting you should mention the bass sound - this was the tour where they didn't have the Clone Theory - it was a combination of digital delay and chorus pedals instead. On a couple of the Australian shows the difference is really prominent.
oldmonkey wrote: Interesting you should mention the bass sound - this was the tour where they didn't have the Clone Theory - it was a combination of digital delay and chorus pedals instead.
Korg SDD 3000 and Boss CE-2B......Sorry i couldn't help myself
Yes, they introduce TTON as Pumped Full of Drugs on the aptly initialed video of the same name.
My favorite bit of banter (in response to the traditionally staid Japanese crowd response): Barney: This is costing us an awful lot in money in guitar picks, so I wish you'd applaud louder.
*Listens to it now*
I'd have loved to see them do a video to this song.
Have any fans made a homeade video for it before?
Jed Stephens wrote: Absolutely love hooky's bass sound at the end of the song on PFD, seems to have a bit of distortion as well as the usual chorus, making it sound s bit synth-ish (or perhaps my old vhs was fucked!). Excellent song, might have a stab at a cover version.
Look at steve's face whn they come back on stage for the encore, you sure they couldn't get any drugs?
Nah, they just got stuck into the sake(dunno how to do accented letters on computer-anyway it's rice wine for those who don't know), Barney has a quick swig of it just before Blue Monday on the PFD vid.
Sake and Pernod (but not usually together) were the drinkies of choice during the 80s apparently, although Barney later declared his liking for absinthe, the lethal French spirit which was banned in a lot of countries.
TTON is a towering high point on an album with no duff tracks. Everything about it is class: the intro drum machine loop, the A Forest bass sequence, the arpeggio and then Hooky, Steve and Barney really kick it. Even the vocal refrain towards the end - "Whatever you may do to me, you cannot take my dignity" - is magic. I recorded several versions of this for years afterwards and the song rarely left my head. Pure gold.
Chemical wrote: I recorded several versions of this for years afterwards and the song rarely left my head. Pure gold.
got any mp3s you can upload?
I'm afraid not. They were mastered straight to old-fashioned cassette so the quality's not hot to begin with. Most of them are instrumental versions as I'm no vocalist either. Still, I got a buzz out of working on them. Was it covered on either of the Community CDs?
Chemical wrote: I'm afraid not. They were mastered straight to old-fashioned cassette so the quality's not hot to begin with. Most of them are instrumental versions as I'm no vocalist either. Still, I got a buzz out of working on them. Was it covered on either of the Community CDs?
There was a cover version somewhere,maybe a contender for first Community CD. Cant remember who by (American?) but it was pretty good.
