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Post by fourlittlediamonds on Jun 9, 2020 22:00:23 GMT
Watching a typically ropey old video of Wizzard doing Ballpark Incident, reminded me how terrified of Woody I was as a kid. I was only five or six when Wizzard had their brief success but that weird bloke with the hair, beard and glam make-up really worried me. Was I the only one?
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Post by Horacewimp on Jun 10, 2020 7:23:00 GMT
You wouldn’t have wanted to meet him in a dark alley
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Post by Timeblue on Jun 10, 2020 8:24:59 GMT
The whole band looked scary to me....
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Post by tremblinwilbury on Jun 10, 2020 9:40:50 GMT
You're not wrong, fourlittlediamonds. I was an innocent and impressionable little lad, running around in short pants, and didn't actually like Wizzard. To think of it now, it was Roy's fault Slade wasn't my thing either. The Sweet, on the other hand - they had style. (I hadn't heard of ELO at that point)
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Post by lasttrain929 on Jun 10, 2020 11:44:49 GMT
You're not wrong, fourlittlediamonds . I was an innocent and impressionable little lad, running around in short pants, and didn't actually like Wizzard. To think of it now, it was Roy's fault Slade wasn't my thing either. The Sweet, on the other hand - they had style. (I hadn't heard of ELO at that point) I was much the same tremblinwilbury, quite liked Wizzard, Roy never actually scared me though, but when sweet brought out Blockbuster I thought they were so cool. ELO came along for me in 1976. I bought ANWR with my pocket money heard Tightrope and they became my number one band. I wonder how many ELO fans became fans before ANWR.
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Post by queenofthehours on Jun 10, 2020 14:24:13 GMT
I don't remember ever being afraid of Roy Wood. I must have thought he wasn't scary because my mum loved him so much. However, I did find glam rock most alarming on TV, I think it was the flashiness and loudness but it never startled me so much that it became worrying. Had I come into contact with a glam band or Roy in real life the situation may be different because fake Santas did terrify me and I suppose they are the next best thing.
The one thing which really did horrify me as a kid was Claymation. The music video for Jackie Wilson's 'Reet Petite' is horrific. Compared to that Roy Wood is a comfort.
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Post by unomusette on Jun 10, 2020 19:43:55 GMT
I warmed to Woody right away and considered ELO to be a lot more of a serious band, probably because I was about eight at the time. Those of us who were that young in the 70's were so lucky to have had glam rock to grow up with, it was just fun and bright colours and stompy music, nothing political to complicate things. It was joyous
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Post by eloandy on Jun 10, 2020 20:17:52 GMT
You most certainly aren't alone. Like your good self, i get the occasional flash back....."you can come out from behind the sofa now".
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Post by Eloise on Jun 13, 2020 13:55:44 GMT
fourlittlediamonds, nope, you are not the only one. Woody has terrified me for years. In fact, I think if he had stayed with ELO, I would never have been a fan. I think I recall a story by Bev Bevan that Roy would rehearse without the makeup. THen, just before they were to go live on TV, or before an audience, he would disappear and put on the paint and then, even the band was scared of him!
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Post by vlogdance on Jun 13, 2020 20:09:19 GMT
I warmed to Woody right away and considered ELO to be a lot more of a serious band, probably because I was about eight at the time. Those of us who were that young in the 70's were so lucky to have had glam rock to grow up with, it was just fun and bright colours and stompy music, nothing political to complicate things. It was joyous I also liked Woody from the start. As well as making great music, he and the rest of Wizzard looked like good fun. How many other bands included musicians dressed as angels on roller skates, or a drummer who apparently smoked a pipe while he played?
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Post by eloandy on Jun 13, 2020 21:31:36 GMT
I warmed to Woody right away and considered ELO to be a lot more of a serious band, probably because I was about eight at the time. Those of us who were that young in the 70's were so lucky to have had glam rock to grow up with, it was just fun and bright colours and stompy music, nothing political to complicate things. It was joyous Couldn't agree more. Great days.
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Post by Timeblue on Jun 13, 2020 22:44:24 GMT
That's the trouble with music these days, no variety.
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