Aztec Camera - Oblivious (Pebble Mill at One) 1983

[@austinnightingale5134]

1985, in the suburbs outside Osaka, Japan at 3 am I was drinking a beer, smoking a cig and listening to Aztec Camera, 2018 3 am somewhere in the USA, I’m sitting around drinking a beer, smoking a cig and listening to Aztec Camera, it’s still sounds great.

[@craigrichardson9783]

2022, Singapore after a few beers. Same feeling. EKOK.

[@treesloth9]

Love it. Now 56 and walk out to Winter is still high on my playlist. Girls also loved Aztec Camera.

[@MiguelGonzalez-vz6qi]

@@craigrichardson9783 Man I wish I was in Singapore

[@BonnieLeeFishing]

Such an underrated band. So unbelievably good. They should of been massive.

[@iancurtiswishlist4996]

for real though. this performance sounds identical to the album version. very few bands can pull this off.

[@martinthomas5155]

God bless Roddy. This is classic pop. Sheeran, my arse!

[@inshreds66]

Yes!

[@budthechud9795]

Sheeran is so shit and overrated.

[@thebasedgodmax1163]

there's so much good pop out there and bloody sheeran has to be one of the biggest ones, damn shame

[@cs.0903]

This is so unbelievably cute and innocent. It makes me cry.

[@nelsonc6173]

Roddy Frame a true talent! Loved them as a little kid! Thanks to my older sis for introducing me to wonders of 80's Brit music! Thanks for posting!!!

[@janesweetman3061]

A much loved background song to my most fave year.........in 1983 my world exploded. Thanks Aztec Camera for this awesome piece of brilliance.

[@gumusluk05]

I saw them in 1983 at Night Moves Sauchiehall street Glasgow. Life was great 😁😎

[@wilfriedzonderman3168]

Hope it still is!

[@mayflower9406]

I was so happy back then and life was full of promise…This just awakened all of that emotion..some good and some raw. so much has happened in my life since the 80s

[@inshreds66]

Same here.

[@Mrshereforethemusic]

Saw Roddy Frame and band perform Oblivious and the whole High Land Hard Rain album yesterday (!!!) at Royal Theatre Drury Lane in London. This music is immortal.

[@NSYresearch]

FabSteff66 Oh you lucky so and so 😁😁😁 one of my all time top LP's

[@maskof]

This is an especially amazing Summer song. Such a beautiful melody.

[@rogerbillings5081]

My favourite Aztec Camera song - but they did so many great songs it might not be next week! All round brilliant!!!

[@victorymansions]

I love Craig Gannon's cheeky grin at the bass player on the intro

[@derekogilvie6942]

I think he's 16 yrs old here...

[@crystalidentity]

Wait, how many bands has Craig Gannon been in?? I just checked his Wikipedia. Answer: A LOT.

[@SlashMitchell1994]

quite happy to say the bassist campbell is my lecturer at college, what a legend :)

[@davidrowe7868]

I did physics with him at Duncanrig Secondary school in East Kilbride. He was always a good guy.

[@35sixer]

Love Roddy and those first two albums.. Such a talent... Thanks for posting, never seen this..

[@learking1764]

I can't forget this music,makes me travel when the times I was in my thirties,I would wish the feeling will never die.Will never die some way,no matter if now i listen heavy metal, rock,hip Hop,coz Aztec Camera and Roddy Frame are always in some place inside us.

[@blakekerr9313]

Back when radio played the songs that matter, Forth FM played the tunes of upcoming Scottish bands, and this one will always be embedded in memory...

[@hammertoejoe]

When this tune sounded in the radio around 1984 in my country I thought "oh, finally a good Culture Club song!" then I've heard of Aztec Camera guys... amazing, they were just kiddos! Timeless classic!!!

[@rukiakuchuki]

I was one when this aired but still one of my favourite songs. So much fringe in this video!

[@juliawilkinson]

This is such a brilliant song, both the tune and lyrics.. I don’t know why it’s not more popular. Well at least we here appreciate it!❤

[@arlenetanalgo6254]

Awesome thank you. first heard the song back in mv3 days. Good to see this video in original film. One of my favorites.

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

How did not this sweet, quality Beatles-que band become mainstream?

[@pobstrel]

It did! It was all over radio and TV in Britain and Europe.

[@cathyskywalker77]

Saw them at a club called Toad's Place back in the mid 80s 😊

[@robertgrant7020]

I heard it said when Roddy Frame picks his guitar up everyone else puts their's down, I can see and hear why he's a great player

[@raserx63]

One of the great songs I heard on WLIR in New York.

[@kevinlydon5064]

thanks for sharing ,,,Roddy an immense talent IMHO

[@jacquelinelee3570]

Oh this is amazing, just love this so much x

[@f0rmaggi0]

I forgot how good this song is. Thanks for posting!

[@yellowgarden42]

wore out the cassette on this song so 1983 elvis costello tirned me on to them

[@commonsenserhetoric]

Always good mood when listening Oblivious - Aztec Camera. The melody is played within the brain 10 best songs unconsciously. Brain That's the same as the drag would have I remembered as a material pleasure. I'm not doing illegal drugs of course.

[@gotham61]

I was sharing a flat in Maida Vale with AC's tour manager around the time this was filmed, and I remember when a very shy 16 year old Craig came down with his Mum to audition. It was his first trip to London.

[@noahsledgebottom5508]

SUper tune and Roddy Frame is such a fine player!!!

[@oldschoolwax]

Great upload! good to see even the early made for TV performances!

[@ravenhill_the_crusader_1968]

a great old song, i loved this one.

[@stevemarks6281]

what a handsome boy Roddy is.

[@tobyyorke2539]

Do you want his number? He’s 57 now

[@tomsaaristo6294]

+ hair + talent = total package 😅

[@jeremykydd3905]

Miss my childhood and CG rocks ty for post too!

[@s.k.9401]

THEYRE SO CUTE!

[@luciamonica9947]

Roddy Frame such a cutie😍

[@inshreds66]

Nicely put. Glad you enjoyed hearing and seeing this Aztec Camera track again. Cheers.

[@TheCerianne]

i was 13 when this was out i luved it and still do 30 yrs on :)

[@griffenkettle7368]

It's the only song I still have on single, 12 inch and album great band😁

[@adc63]

redlipstickgurl - Totally agree! Roddy - fantastic talent and a great looker! I was 20 in '83 so would've been right as a groupie...wish I had!! What I missed out on!! Boo Hoo!

[@MrHairyNeck]

This guy intrigued me at the time. I was 23. I think he was the same age as me, but he only looked about 12. LOL.

[@IATM29]

Another superb Scottish band alongside the likes of Big Country and Del Amitri.

[@massiveunwavering8194]

Craig Gannon (The Smiths) on guitar there

[@RossWasTaken]

He looks so much happier here than in the Smiths, If i recall correctly Johhny grew to dislike him throughout the time he was in the band

[@ethanc1719]

ross yeah he never travelled with the band to gigs

[@lincbond442]

Yes, the was the fifth Smith for a very short period of time.

[@Ct-rq8zy]

ross I think because anything marr could do gannon could do too they should of got roddy to join the smiths Johnny would get a fright

[@victorymansions]

@@RossWasTaken @ross Gannon even said himself that he considered Aztec Camera to be the more superior and innovative band. I don't agree on a composition level, but theres a bit more fun in Aztec Camera, it all feels more chill. The Smiths are my favourite band by a mile, but I can see why people would tire of them easily. I think that's what happened when it comes to Gannon and Marr. Johnny was already sick of it, and Gannon was wanting to play with a solid unit. Also, I will add. If you listen to the first Morrissey gig live at Wolverhampton, Gannon, Rourke and Joyce most of Gannons playing sound a lot more present and full compared to Smiths gigs (sister I'm a Poet was a great one at that gig). I personally enjoy Gannons live stuff more (although he totally f's up Stop Me at the beginning of the gig). Sorry for the rant by the way lol.

[@davidjohnson3442]

Just found out the chap I work with (Colin) happens to be the drummer .... small world or what!

[@paulmadigan5603]

+David Johnson how strange , tell him i said hello and great drums classic track

[@mariomanno1]

My Lecturer in college is the Bass player, it’s so strange.

[@robinbrettle]

Small world...one of Roddy's best singles!

[@letmegomkultrashithead]

Lol, awesome.

[@s.m.5386]

@@mariomanno1 what an awesome bass riff for this song!

[@sab.ab.3723]

Fantastic !!!!!!

[@inshreds66]

Yep. Total talent.

[@gincameron4453]

Oh my.......I saw this for real when 1st broadcast. A lunchtime bland BBC magazine show, Pebble Mill - the forerunner to The One Show 🤣. Could not believe my new favourite band AC and latest crush Mr Frame on the telly ! I would have been 17 and my hair as dodgy as his at the time. 🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@inshreds66]

I think hair is great. We were watching together then. lol

[@yonilavi3074]

one of my top 100 at the 80s

[@chriss2295]

I still laugh at this hair. Roddy has had some funny ones. Haha.

[@michaeltaylor1219]

Roddy frame, an underrated Genious! Say no more...

[@philipsquire9056]

Saw them in Brixton in 84. Happy, happy days.

[@wallytbm]

This is great footage, saw them in 82 & they were brilliant and did a cover of The Clash's Garageland

[@inshreds66]

So true. A lot of kids, not all, possibly believe that most popstars today have talent and ideas of their own, when in fact they just have pretty faces and an average voice and that their only way to succeed is to be on the xfactor finals.

[@FifiKitty]

It's interesting how the camera focuses on the drums at first while Roddy is wailing away on his guitar solo. 🤣🤣

[@zahadou]

Wow these guys were 19 or 20 year old - what talent

[@jell6551]

Craig Gannon was 16 here 🙂

[@blackandtanful]

８０年代､ﾈｵｱｺの旗頭だけじゃ済まされぬ文句なし!ｱｽﾞﾃｯｸ･ｶﾒﾗ､才能の塊ｽｺｯﾁﾏﾝ､ﾛﾃﾞｨｰ･ﾌﾚｲﾑ､ﾌﾞﾚｲｸ"Oblivious"

[@Sooper8]

+1 big on the casual scene I remember him wearing a full Tacchini track suit on TV (TOTP or the Tube?)

[@s.k.9401]

AHSHSHHSGDGSH I LOVE THIS SONG SM

[@lizzielh]

I saw then at Leeds University in 1987ish - love them

[@bartonim]

Thanks for posting! The remasters are coming out on Edsel (High Land should be by tomorrow my time, Love later and Knife in October). I must say, a few people had hair like that in 1983, but few the nerve to wear jackets like that! Good on 'em. I reckon British music would be a lot less interesting without the Scottish stuff, Aztec, Orange Juice, such great pop!

[@carlieedge4838]

Brilliant!

[@ngpaul9253]

Roddy Frame is a prolific singer and song writer.

[@drstevie]

So GOOD :)

[@annaelizabethwade1660]

Love this song! Just a shame there's no Bob Langley introducing it... :)

[@shaunian100]

pure class great 80s pop

[@stevenhawkyard9771]

Who IS that young guy?! GGG... These vids are little treasures..

[@NSYresearch]

The whole High Land Hard Rain LP ( yes ...LP ) is a works of total class ...

[@manbearpig7521]

I videotaped this at the time too!

[@am4793]

1970s and 1980s, when kids had real music lessons in school with real and quality instruments so you could be a pop star if you wanted.

[@nmtg]

Adil Mussa is that how Roddy got his lessons? Apparently he got his first guitar at age 4 and got obsessed with instrument. Or is he self taught

[@am4793]

@@nmtg Most likely. My aunt learnt to play the classical flute in primary and secondary school and she was grade 8 by the time she was 15 years old. She went to a comprehensive school in Hull in the 1970s.

[@nmtg]

@@am4793 Is Hull in England or Scotland? I have no idea about the instruments for the different school districts. My son gets flute / band lessons now in middle school. It just sounds like Roddy has some extra skills on the guitar, especially because you can hear Spanish and other styles in it. Thx

[@nmtg]

@@am4793Ok. I just read an article and it looks like he was self-taught. www.popmatters.com/179268-anyone-can-do-it-so-we-did-an-interview-with-roddy-frame-of-aztec-ca-2495685883.html

[@am4793]

@@nmtg Hull is in south Yorkshire in England.

[@Geletemol]

Brutale ❤❤❤❤

[@michaelobrien9825]

Thi guy was extremely talented at the time but wasn't always seen as that, made some really great everlasting music.

[@Daisypetal100]

Roddy Frame was born to be a musician. He's been doing music since he was 16. I was connected with him once on MySpace. I have always admired his maturity & talent. Cor blimey.

[@andyh109]

Aaaah, my youth!

[@drstevie]

Super cool.

[@SamuelDeFacto]

It makes me sad that in 1983, a 19 year old like this was producing original, clever, vibrant, melodic music and getting on TV. Now all we have is X Factor and Justin Bieber.

[@piercoucy]

still teenagers... we were all..

[@lunes-1]

👍🏾

[@artstedfast3082]

Great sound ! I've just heard something new that gave me the chills : The song "Have oppressed our plains" by Nikö Laetailleurs". You can find it by writing *"Have oppressed our plains - Nikö Laetailleurs"* in the youtube search bar. Hoping my own feelings can become yours...

[@полинамардыр]

Просто великолепно!Робби красавчик!

[@bobbyrivers17]

Dude i agree a 100% i cant even stomach half this garbage they call music today god bless em for trying but all the originality my friend we left in the 80s and 90s these poser's don't have a freaken clue.

[@68fibua]

Ahhh yes the 1980s and a young Mr Frame

[@williamcarstensen302]

First concert @ The Greek, Berkeley 🥁🤸‍♂️

[@gentillygirl545]

Look at Cutie Pie sporting his Lennon look!

[@jamesmcdowall3315]

Brill thanx roddy

[@bernardjoseph2409]

are the songs this good in the kingdom of heaven or better?

[@inshreds66]

Yep, he said it all.

[@chrisedwards1333]

Genius.

[@jackiecronin528]

craig

[@eduardoruiztorres2359]

Roddy Frame, genio infravalorado

[@inshreds66]

@oldschoolwax thanks I'm glad you appreciate it.

[@maximilianogabriel9982]

Such a kind duran duran

[@inshreds66]

@captainwillard2011 Yep sure is. Craig Gannon you mean. Apparently he was brought in to replace Andy Rourke on bass when he was fired, but Andy later returned, so he moved to guitar.

[@CarolineRoberts73]

Ok, I have ;) but it wasn't easy :) what I meant to say was.....this is one of my favourite ever songs, guaranteed to put a smile on my face @inshreds66

[@mrsmudd2009]

Holy crap, was Roddy about 16 here? I'll ask him next time i see him!!!! Defo mimed but awesome.

[@wagsouza3459]

GOOD !

[@inshreds66]

Only it wasn't as front and centre back then either. You could go for weeks before someone like this lot got on tele or day time radio even then. Thanks God for John Peel..

[@commonsenserhetoric]

Eight Ppi Whenever I listen Oblivious - Aztec Camera. The melody is played within the brain 10 best songs unconsciously. Brain That's the same as the drag would have I remembered as a material pleasure. I'm not doing illegal drugs of course.

[@commonsenserhetoric]

***** さすがですね　この曲の、美味しい所を　ご理解されてる。

[@SuzLa1]

He looks so young there.

[@s.k.9401]

roddy ily