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Post by Chippa on Mar 16, 2024 18:04:33 GMT
Retirement? I hope not, but it fits with his touring band working on their own. I think you may be right. One more album of new and "from the vault" material, a couple of farewell shows, and then he hangs it up.
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Post by janne on Mar 16, 2024 18:14:44 GMT
When you click on book now, you can select a time and date to make an appointment. Maybe we can book Jeff to come around our house for a chat and a few nibbles. Hilarious. I'll try to book the 09.30 slot for Monday.
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Post by jackpunch on Mar 16, 2024 19:10:58 GMT
Perhaps he's going into hairdressing or chiropody?
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Post by lawrev on Mar 17, 2024 0:44:02 GMT
Speaking of Roy, how come the two of them never collaborated in the last several decades?
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Post by wilburysteve on Mar 17, 2024 4:10:25 GMT
This can only mean one thing. Reunion with the living members of the classic lineup, plus Roy Wood in full gear. Well, no, of course not. But you can dream, can't you? Nah. That spaceship sailed a long time ago
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Post by janne on Mar 17, 2024 9:41:37 GMT
This can only mean one thing. Reunion with the living members of the classic lineup, plus Roy Wood in full gear. Well, no, of course not. But you can dream, can't you? Nah. That spaceship sailed a long time ago Like Gene Simmons said in the famous reunion press conference on USS Intrepid: "The magic is back."
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Post by Timeblue on Mar 17, 2024 9:43:22 GMT
Speaking of Roy, how come the two of them never collaborated in the last several decades? Good point, it's not like there is bad blood between the two is it?
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Post by lawrev on Mar 17, 2024 12:26:40 GMT
Speaking of Roy, how come the two of them never collaborated in the last several decades? Good point, it's not like there is bad blood between the two is it? From what any of us have seen in public, there's no bad blood and hasn't been for years. I can't remember when Roy's last album was, but it has to be at least 20 years, so it is not that he is crazy busy finishing a new album. Roy's probably been semi-retired for quite a while now and maybe that explains it. Among other reasons.
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Post by Horacewimp on Mar 17, 2024 13:24:58 GMT
Maybe Roy could be the glue to get the old band together, Jeff, Bev and Roy.
Jeff and Roy seem to get on and when I saw Bev last year he said that Roy is a bit of a hermit but he is still trying to get a date fixed up to meet him for a curry, So obviously he still has contact with him.
Maybe Roy could arrange a peace accord.
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Post by Horacewimp on Mar 17, 2024 15:50:02 GMT
Announcement is 10am ET which is 2pm U.K. time.
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Post by ShardEnder on Mar 17, 2024 16:01:40 GMT
I'm sure there was some degree of betrayal when Jeff and Bev learned that Roy had left to form Wizzard, but any "bad blood" was likely orchestrated (pun intended) by Don Arden, as he would be in the position of managing both bands at the heart of a fabricated drama designed to ensure immediate media attention for the spin-off group. The problem now is that Roy has openly said he will never work with Bev again after the ill-fated 50th anniversary Move tour plans, while any peace between Jeff and Bev is likely a fragile one. Also, for all the talk of Roy being retired, he still shows up around Christmas every year (or should that be everyday?), and the last album I knew of was the formally announced American Jukebox cover project first mentioned back in 2014, which I suspect he was starting to hype up before it was even finished.
One thing puzzling me about these hints of new JLELO activity is that most of Jeff's usual touring line-up has other commitments for much of this year, and I can't imagine they'd release an album now then hold back on a tour until next year, unless it's absolutely packed with the kind of singles capable of keeping Jeff in the spotlight that long. So, are we looking at a handful of promotional appearances sandwiched between other pre-scheduled dates, a new format altogether, or something else? The way labels work, they usually like around three months from announcement to release, which points to a summer launch window. In other words, festival season, perhaps?
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Post by Horacewimp on Mar 17, 2024 16:09:23 GMT
I’m guessing and hoping for a new album and some live dates. I don’t expect a fully blown US, U.K. and European tour but a selection of five or six dates. In the U.K. London and Birmingham only.
Fingers crossed 🤞🏻
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Post by dillwyn on Mar 17, 2024 17:21:16 GMT
that spaceship looks complete to me ... maybe final album announcement?
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Post by BIuebird on Mar 17, 2024 17:23:08 GMT
I'm hoping for a new album, and maybe some show dates down the line- I'm just not financially prepared at the moment for buying concert tickets. My busy season is coming up though, so my hope is an album in the near future, and that show dates go on sale later, if that's in the cards.
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Post by trekkielo on Mar 17, 2024 17:29:58 GMT
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