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14 Oct 2007, 03:52

Hooky talks about Freebass and 'ends' speculation that NO will reform.

Howard Marks to collaborate with Freebass! Nice! (gedditt???)

14 Oct 2007, 04:35

Nice one Biggy. Looking at the list of collaborators there,Freebass are going to be the Manchester Allstars + a Taff and some scousers..Will Freebass be bigger than New Order ever were? :shrug: Will they be better than New Order ever were,though? Nah,will they fuck IMO. But it's good news all the same.Won't fail to get masses of publicity with those names onboard.And Howard Marks's book is a cracking read, The first one,Mr Nice.

14 Oct 2007, 05:28

Howard Marks' first book was one of the most entertaining I've ever read. Good that he's 'involved' :laugh:

Freebass better than New Order? Well, 'MFP' was better than the last four new order albums, so let's hope so :evil4:

14 Oct 2007, 06:08

Hooky's right, he's helped a lot of people - cool that they give something back. It was good to hear Ian Brown 'bigging up' Hooky at the Q Awards for lending him a studio back in '86 to this end.

Wonder if they'll get Barney and Morrissey to do a track each, or maybe even a duet?

14 Oct 2007, 11:06

Well, Liam did well with the Chemical Brothers, so why not?

Unlike some people here, I don't dislike Oasis (double negative eh? :lol: )

14 Oct 2007, 11:09

Spotnick wrote: Well, Liam did well with the Chemical Brothers, so why not?

Unlike some people here, I don't dislike Oasis (double negative eh? )

I thought Noel did the collaboration with the Chems? :scratch:

14 Oct 2007, 11:17

Sam the Stokie wrote:

Spotnick wrote: Well, Liam did well with the Chemical Brothers, so why not?

Unlike some people here, I don't dislike Oasis (double negative eh? )

I thought Noel did the collaboration with the Chems?

..eerrr..

what's wrong with me this morning :lol:

yeah, my mistake... I need to focus :p

actually, I meant if one brother could do it, why not the other ;)

(Trying to save myself)

14 Oct 2007, 11:18

Sam the Stokie wrote:

Spotnick wrote: Well, Liam did well with the Chemical Brothers, so why not?

Unlike some people here, I don't dislike Oasis (double negative eh? )

I thought Noel did the collaboration with the Chems?

Yes it was Noel on The Chems' Let Forever Be.Liam did a cracking vocal on Death In Vegas' Scorpio Rising though

14 Oct 2007, 11:22

when are these dead meat lazy arse sitarounds gonna actually play some god damn bloody music mannnnnnnn???? Whennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn exactlyyyyyyyyy!!!!!?????? :director: :angry: :banghead: :laugh:

14 Oct 2007, 11:31

johnny wrote: Yes it was Noel on The Chems' Let Forever Be.Liam did a cracking vocal on Death In Vegas' Scorpio Rising though

More importantly, Noel Gallagher also collaborated with the Chems on Setting Sun - which straight into the charts at numero uno!!

14 Oct 2007, 11:47

El Jarvo wrote:

johnny wrote: Yes it was Noel on The Chems' Let Forever Be.Liam did a cracking vocal on Death In Vegas' Scorpio Rising though

More importantly, Noel Gallagher also collaborated with the Chems on Setting Sun - which straight into the charts at numero uno!!

Oh yeah i actually forgot about Setting Sun.Great track and a top video ,especially remember the bit where the Cops are throwing some dance moves :laugh:

14 Oct 2007, 11:50

Chris Nash wrote: Howard Marks' first book was one of the most entertaining I've ever read. Good that he's 'involved'

Freebass better than New Order? Well, 'MFP' was better than the last four new order albums, so let's hope so

Better than "Technique"!?! Uh, ok :\ohwell:.

14 Oct 2007, 14:38

Intersting line up, all the old heads are in there, its definately like a supergroup, the trouble is the only real supergroup is NEWORDER. looking forward to it though especaiily liverpool v manchester, with Ian McCulloch guesting.

14 Oct 2007, 15:00

not too sure about howard***"look,everybody,i've taken drugs"*** marks

but the rest of it sounds great

14 Oct 2007, 17:00

johnny wrote:

Yes it was Noel on The Chems' Let Forever Be.Liam did a cracking vocal on Death In Vegas' Scorpio Rising though

Top tune

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=X7FZttJmHHI

Although it is a clear rip off of 'Pictures of Matchstick Men' by the Quo, of all people. :laugh:

14 Oct 2007, 18:17

Until Hooky stops bad mouthing Stephen and Bernard, I don't care what he does. He is acting like a spoiled brat and I don't have much respect for him anymore. Okay, New Order is done....stop talking about it, dude.

14 Oct 2007, 21:50

Liz wrote: Until Hooky stops bad mouthing Stephen and Bernard, I don't care what he does. He is acting like a spoiled brat and I don't have much respect for him anymore. Okay, New Order is done....stop talking about it, dude.

Well, he must be tired of everybody always asking about it and nobody believing him.

I can understand that.

14 Oct 2007, 23:01

oh nooooo! not this Oasis monkey!

15 Oct 2007, 01:05

eh, sadly, i guess to say that "FREEBASS" is or will be just a project or a collaboration featuring THIS and THAT. it is NOT a band! :scratch: :shrug:

however, i like all the names mentioned. :o

15 Oct 2007, 01:14

Liz wrote: Until Hooky stops bad mouthing Stephen and Bernard, I don't care what he does. He is acting like a spoiled brat and I don't have much respect for him anymore. Okay, New Order is done....stop talking about it, dude.

Nice one

15 Oct 2007, 04:07

Liz wrote: Until Hooky stops bad mouthing Stephen and Bernard, I don't care what he does. He is acting like a spoiled brat and I don't have much respect for him anymore. Okay, New Order is done....stop talking about it, dude.

i agree. just how many times is Hooky going to 'end the speculation' about NO reforming. personally i couldn't give a shit about freebass either...

15 Oct 2007, 06:19

The best is that McCulloch is involved. I hope he does something in the same vein as 'Start Again' from his first solo record.

N.

15 Oct 2007, 06:47

Freebass could be good this but I keep thinking "too many cooks".

Matey supergroups have either always failed to meet expectation or just been total shite (see Travelling Wilburys) with few exceptions. Electronic aren't included in this because well, their debut justifies their right to exist really. The Freebass demo Hooky put on his MySpace a while back was dire and didn't really seem to have anything special about it. Mind you, it was a demo so the unfinished sound can be excused eh.

The guest vocalist thing has potential... some of the top tunes from the indie-dance world have been of that ilk I.e. Barney + Chem's Out Of Control, Richard Ashcroft + UNKLE's Lonely Soul, Ian Brown + UNKLE's Be There so if Freebass can manage to mine some of that collaboration gold then they could well prove critics wrong :nod:

Hooky himself has done it well with Hybrid in the past.

15 Oct 2007, 08:11

On behave of the rest of Canada, "We don't give a Sh_t about FREEBASS" but we are willing to kick in a few dollars to get Hooky, Stephan and Barney some marriage councilling.

15 Oct 2007, 12:21

as far as i remember, Oasis used to say JD were shit! ... Times change ? Don't they ?

15 Oct 2007, 13:49

I remember different. One of the brothers was comparing Portishead to Joy Division. In a good way. Who gives a shit, anyway.

15 Oct 2007, 16:43

JEAN NOEL BOUET wrote: as far as i remember, Oasis used to say JD were shit! ... Times change ? Don't they ?

Hooky said Oasis were shit,so na na na-na-na.. He was diplomatic about it,saying "nothing special,nowt new,sorry..."but between the lines he was saying that they were shite. I think Oasis were decent for two albums,for the record.They were never going to be The Roses,mind.

15 Oct 2007, 18:39

Oasis are quite popular here in Japan (their 2005 album went to No 1 in the charts, and their 2006 collection 'Stop the Clocks' went to No 1....their song 'Whatever' is now used in a car advert here...) but, Hooky and Liam working together???? I thought someone must be joking. Then, again, I'll try not to judge Freebass (or any other 'projects' for that matter) until I hear it.

15 Oct 2007, 19:38

We'll see the result of that drinking night when they decided unite themselves as a band

anyway i prefer Gallagher than the stupid Robbie Williams.

16 Oct 2007, 12:57

Andrès wrote: We'll see the result of that drinking night when they decided unite themselves as a band

anyway i prefer Gallagher than the stupid Robbie Williams.

:nono:

:laugh:

i'm about to say the same thing. Oasis is a million times better than that "stupid" Robbie Williams.

Indeed*!*

21 Oct 2007, 05:43

In my view Oasis are about as important in Manc music history as Simply Dreadful & Cleopatra.

21 Oct 2007, 11:32

Chris Nash wrote: Howard Marks' first book was one of the most entertaining I've ever read. Good that he's 'involved'

Freebass better than New Order? Well, 'MFP' was better than the last four new order albums, so let's hope so

Was Monaco's second lp any cop? MFP isn't bad at all (but surely you mean 'last three'?) but presumably the follow-up didn't sell, given that MFP is available for a pittance second hand, while Monaco is still rather pricey. Well, either it didn't sell or everyone who bought it is hanging on to their copy. Nearly bought the 2nd lp but won't pay more than £10 for a cd (for anything that isn't a rare deleted single or promo anyway).

Maybe the split is for the best, let there be two, three, many New Order spin-offs. Between them they might come up with something better than recent output.

29 Oct 2007, 09:20

YA I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HOOKY WRITE MUSIC AGAIN:) GLAD HE IS DOING HIS FREE BASS THING, WRITING WITH YOU KNOW WHO I DON'T KNOW :eek3: I WOULD OF LOVED TO SEE HIM WRITE WITH POTSY INSTEAD:) I LIKE SEEING HOOKY DOING SOMETHING IN SPARE TIME. HE SURE LOVES PLAYING THAT BASS

MISSY HOOKY'S DEDICATED FAN :blush:

29 Oct 2007, 09:37

Canuck21 wrote:

Chris Nash wrote: Howard Marks' first book was one of the most entertaining I've ever read. Good that he's 'involved'

Freebass better than New Order? Well, 'MFP' was better than the last four new order albums, so let's hope so

Better than "Technique"!?! Uh, ok :\ohwell:.

MUCH better :)

29 Oct 2007, 09:48

missy wrote: I LIKE SEEING HOOKY DOING SOMETHING IN SPARE TIME. HE SURE LOVES PLAYING THAT BASS

he sure does. can't argue with that Missy. good to see you back! as regards his spare time activities - who knows?? maybe Jack knows what else he gets up to. he doesn't play five-a-side football on a Thursday, i'm fairly certain of that. :shrug: