The La's Live @ Manchester 1991 (1/2)

[@jamieprice8940]

Whose listening in 2020 👍

[@stevespencer4045]

2021

[@imbacchus8098]

2022

[@EBPBFB]

2023

[@たんたんたぬき-m1m]

2024

[@ryansams1268]

Talent will always trump technology. That's the message of The La's.

[@matthieusix3201]

pfff nah they were just about making good music. about making a music that meant a lot to em, and their public. the fact of making music with or without tech is not that important cause you can have the same project with making electro music.

[@yep3489]

@@matthieusix3201 Tell that to Steve Lillywhite. Lol, well I guess Mavers did!!

[@michaelgraham9774]

Ill listen to Depeche Mode and The La's in the same day. I dont think ones talent devalues the other just because they play an acoustic guitar

[@Paulgray2001]

Don't think it gets any better. What a band. Lee Mavers' singing is unreal

[@dodgedandle8311]

He/They .. we’re Bang on at this time.. I always felt that the CORAL took a lot from them.. Another Great Liverpool Band ⭐️🌞👍🏻❤️

[@millennialanimal]

Lee’s right hand on Son Of A Gun while he’s singing at the same time is INSANE.

[@sgl0d10n]

8 years before I was born and I would have killed to be here

[@mrsiftercovers5097]

That drummer is amazing

[@wotizit2937]

He's got a very unusual style

[@dennisclancy6729]

His brother lee

[@lewisjw3991]

its his brother neil i think

[@susantodd3233]

Cammy always sounds so good.

[@shawndavidclare294]

Phenomenal everything. ..great back up vocals

[@barryjdwyer]

I want Lee's strumming hand... and his voice wouldn't go a miss either.

[@wonderwall1994]

Come In Come Out is just magnificent! Never know why it got left off the album

[@jimbosaul3996]

just out of this world GOOD ! man Lee was just such a talent !

[@andyrichardson5802]

Was there at this 👌🏼🎶

[@rebeccahill3815]

what a band

[@PodOfHeat]

I'm a drummer of a fairly high standard and every time I watch a La's video I think to myself "what the fuck is their drummer even playing?!" I seriously can't figure out this drumming ninja. Totally unique style of playing. Ballsy and tight... the La's sound!

[@fooman65]

He's not the original drummer though.

[@mrsiftercovers5097]

Drummers immense

[@merseymain]

You're right. They'd been gigging since the mid-80's, but their recording career was woefully, and tragically, cut short!

[@monarkdesai803]

THIS IS EVERYTHING

[@babidaboopy]

You also only get in the charts if you record and release records, but The La's are an immeasurable talent yeah

[@johnojohnson177]

I was at this gig 😁

[@yeahyeahyeah-7674]

No pictures la?

[@LdevArt]

was this the one at Academy 2 ?

[@geoffgriffiths4689]

THE band… timeless

[@MarcusMIDI]

Just amazing.. Simply perfect. Also 3rd song in is 1st time I've heard it, instantly love it!!

[@Riazor1370]

The entire album is awesome

[@stephenwalters9098]

It's like the rest of the band are watching Lee Mavers do his thing...fair enough they give a decent backing but these songs are so special anyone could give the backing and they would still sound fantastic...why they never did an MTV special is beyond me?...tell me a better band than this at the time for pure musicianship and songwriting?...and a vocal at the top of its game...raw,real and poetic...Liam and Noel are not in this league...it's sort of become a running joke but I still can't wait for the second album!!:).x.

[@Noisehead101]

Mavers should have had his name up there with the greats, but really he just never played the industry game and this was the late 80's, early 90's when it was all about shiny pop stars. I'm sure we might have got things like MTV specials or whatever if he had the album he was happy with, he never seemed against fame or money, as long as the music was right, which has to be respected really. Plenty of bands don't care that much as long as they're profiting. It's a shame we never got to hear the music how he wanted it to be heard, but that probably adds to the myth in a way, which is probably part of the appeal too. But yeah, he should have his name along with the elite when it comes to songwriting talents. Someone like Gallagher knows his way around a good melody, and i can't knock that but Mavers was cut from a different cloth completely. Listen to those guitar rhythms alone. Those tumbling acoustic rolls he uses in I.O.U and I bet Noel couldn't even play that Son Of A Gun picking/rhythm on acoustic and sing it at the same time, never mind write it.

[@69birdboy]

id' agree apart form john powers backing vocals

[@elvisleeboy]

Lenny Henry Gallagher knows his way around a good melody - Usually someone else's melody. Mavers on the other hand, was one of a kind.

[@joesmith2050]

Ha, including some Maver written melodies or portions of here and there.

[@TheJoseph5117]

Powers. Was equally as good.

[@WILVERINE38]

Superb!

[@skerten18]

The GOAT

[@MaghoxFr]

I can't sleep is fucking genious.

[@yeahyeahyeah-7674]

1:06

[@Buccarado]

I just realized, Lee wanted a more aggressive sound in the studio that was never captured. Instead of the mix being too clean.

[@matthewrednor8640]

Yes, that's it. So simple I've no clue how the record company and all the producers couldn't see it.

[@andybennett1026]

Genius !

[@stoutishcash8340]

It's alright, I worked it out, he's playing his Martin 0016RGT, he played his cats eyes the most but the matin just sounds heavenly in son of a gun, especially with lees unmatched right hand

[@wotizit2937]

Awesome!

[@RollingPeople97]

@shebangsthedrums1000 Good stuff! Keep the flame burning. I can't think of another band who've released only 1 album and still command undying adoration from their fans 21 years on! A new album would always be nice though haha!

[@whizzeemc]

RollingPeople97 the sex pistols

[@RyanSamsTheMagicCharms]

The Sex Pistols released 2 didn't they? Lydon could never come up with a decent melody though could he?

[@marcbulloch58]

@@RyanSamsTheMagicCharms 1 album, great rock n roll swindle had nowt to do with rotten. and foggin a dead horse says it all. record company sqeezing all they can.

[@TB71294]

no.1.

[@1967dooter]

I was there.

[@InParticularNobody]

Me too. Good night eh.

[@yeahyeahyeah-7674]

InParticularNobody did lee talk at all? It doesn’t seem like he talked to the audience a lot later on towards the end of the la’s

[@InParticularNobody]

Nope - not a word. They encored with There She Goes a second time. Shame he got so obsessed with those 1st album songs, as there were so many more in him - as the Kitchen Tapes show.

[@LdevArt]

@@InParticularNobody at the Academy2?

[@OrbvsTomarvm]

what a fucking band

[@PickerLeech]

So these guys sound so right because they're the only guys that are creating music old school style. I hope some other artists learn from this. I hope I can discover some others like these guys, I have the Lost Las album, Not sure how rare that is. Maybe I should upload it.

[@hurkamur1]

I think Elliott Smith's suicide and Lee Mavers dropping off for 20+ years are two of the biggest tragedies in contemporary music. Although they didn't owe anything to the world, their natural ability to connect to people to the core with their music is a huge gift. Robbing the world from these gifts, in any way, is truly tragic. I'm glad Lee is back on some level, just too bad he may have lost some of his youthful vigor. Although, there is no evidence of this on recent performances on youtube. The 2nd album you're referring to has never materialized, even in bootleg trading circles, as far as i'm aware. I'm not sure what you have. But if you are somehow the one person on the planet that got a hold of it you definitely should share it.

[@PickerLeech]

hurkamur1 I really don't know much about the history of The La's. Yeah I have a CD called The LA's - The Lost La's 1984 - 1986 - or it might be called Breakloose: Lost La's . I have the tracks ripped as MP3s, but I should be able to dig out the CD easily enough. Breakloose (Live) Open yout heart Sweet35 Trees and Plants Red Deer Stalk Dovecot Dub Night Walk Get Down Over What Do You Do I Did The Painting My Girl Sits lIke A Reindeer Money In Your Talk You Blue Moonlight It's one of my favourite albums. Are these known tracks?

[@hurkamur1]

PickerLeech Oh, yeah that was a comp from the late 90s of a few singles and early pre-album recordings. Their only LP was released in 1990 after burning through several producers. It's an awesome record. You should pick it up if you don't already have it. Evidently the band 'disowned" it after it was released. Supposedly there is a nearly finished second album that was never released. He played a few shows in 2011 with Pete Doherty. There were rumours that babyshambles were helping him polish it up for release, but it still hasn't materialized. I feel like, with the new mbv record, nothing is gonna live up to expectations . I'm sure it'll be good though. I think some live versions of a couple songs came out on a box set a couple years ago.

[@hurkamur1]

hurkamur1 It's too bad they didn't get more worldwide attention. We got "There she goes again" video but I feel like the Boo Radleys and Sixpence none the richer cover versions were more popular. It's weird in the States, not a lot of people know Babyshambles here either. I don't listen to them, but I did buy the first couple Libertines records when they came out. Got to see them live too. Great show.

[@PickerLeech]

hurkamur1 I'm pretty sure we didn't hear much of The La's in the UK either - only There She Goes Again. Cast got lots of publicity on their first album. Cool to hear about Mavers working with Doherty. The Libertines passed me by a little but I do love Can't Stand Me Now and The Man Who Would Be King. I love The Babyshambles Down In Albion album too. You might like my playlist.

[@marksuckling6749]

Saw them on this tour at irish centre leeds.awsome! before id even heard the word awsome? They did lookin glass twice in a row...that shit woudnt happen nowadays!

[@69birdboy]

Mark Suckling I saw them there too in 90....couldn't belive it..don't remeber looking glass twice but i was so blown away it may well have happened!

[@stoutishcash8340]

Love this live the most, just wondering does anyone know what guitar lee is playing?? I don't think it's the tokai cats eyes because I can't see any detailing on the head stock.. is it his Martin or even a guild? Because they're the only acoustics I know lee played.

[@tomredman8903]

This band make 90% of all British guitar bands average

[@fifty_fifty_clown]

I made an alternative version of the first La's album, using session tracks, alternative recordings and mixes etc... hoping to improve upon the version that the band weren't happy with. Check it out here: open.spotify.com/playlist/5Pog1iweeg2zqiCsCdrZiH?si=C5njdf_-Q7ufN--h0YEqoQ&fbclid=IwAR3ckKflImf_BkhBYccgee8JbnxR-L9ubg9s7zx8FK6Kep5XLg9ppqLO65w&nd=1

[@hasslereggae]

Quality everything else is just shite compared to the La's

[@ryansams1268]

I wouldn't say "everything" (early Who anyone?) but certainly in the late 80's/early 90's. I'm a big fan of Richard Ashcroft, and obviously The Beatles! Not go mention all the original blue artists like Blind Willie Johnson etc. And the Original Rock & Roll artists - Larry Williams, Chuck Berry etc.

[@TheGangOfOutlaws]

isrite chris la

[@youiti2nz]

dobble ware BY

[@chrisoneill8791]

That' Soon gonna change mate rock n roll's comin back as it always does n im gonna grab it by the balls!!!:D:D:D:D

[@murrtownchillen]

sounds a lot like the decemberists.. at least lee's voice

[@ToneLa]

+johnathan meyers Who came first...

[@britishlion145]

Lee just never played the game that's why they never made it...john power obviously couldn't stand it no more so fromed Cast.

[@kddo14]

being a junkie didn't help, glad he got it sorted though (well I think he did anyway. hanging out with Pete Doherty wasn't an inspiring turn..)

[@TheJoseph5117]

Makes you wonder where all that 60s gear they played on came from? Being a bunch of Scouse lads it was probably in the family every 3 weeks or so 😂😂😂😊

[@Joethefro456]

james fox leg it you wool

[@georgeslater2095]

+RollingPeople97 Sex Pistols? haha