Some time in the mid ’90s, there was a rock club in Birmingham called ‘Edwards No.8‘. Me and my college friends loved it – we were there almost every week (giros allowing). Some of us even worked (and got fired from) there. I remember rehearsing for an appearance on ‘The Big Breakfast‘ in there. Fun times. Always broke, forever smoking, scrounging drinks and draped in leather jackets and band patches.
Sadly, Eddies burned down. To be fair, attendance had dwindled and the music was awful: regular DJ Steve Gerrard had moved on, taking his £3 mixtapes with him.
Anyway, with the arrival of the fabulous Spotify, I’ve had a chance to revist my somewhat gloomy, plaid-laden past. If you’re at all interested on what a bunch of drunk, moody teenagers were listening to in the Midlands at the best club the area had to offer (and you’ve got Spotify): click this link. Be warned, there’s no Blur or Oasis here (we didn’t like that Britpop shite), but you may find some tunes you like that you ‘aint never heard before.
Though I’m still in touch with a few of the old heads, I don’t know where most of the Edwards crew got to. I suspect, like me, they lost their minds, got married, and work shit jobs.
Oh well, whatever, nevermind.
Brad – 20th Century
Biohazard – Black and White and Red All Over
Pantera – Cemetary Gates – Remastered Version
Public Enemy – Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
Nine Inch Nails – Head Like a Hole (Slate)
Helmet – Milquetoast
Anthrax – Only
Prong – Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck
Slayer – Dead Skin Mask
Living Colour – Open Letter to a Landlord
Alice In Chains – Would?
Stone Temple Pilots – Plush – LP Version
Pearl Jam – Alive (Remastered 2008) – Album Version
The Smashing Pumpkins – Quiet
Pantera – Cowboys From Hell – Remastered LP Version
The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary
Faith No More – Midlife Crisis
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
Type O Negative – Black No. 1
Sepultura – Refuse/Resist
Skid Row – Monkey Business
Warrant – Cherry Pie
Rage Against The Machine – Bombtrack
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Johnny, Kick a Hole in the Sky
Primus – Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
Fishbone – Unyielding Conditioning – Album Version
Beastie Boys – Sabotage
Whale – Hobo Humpin’ Slobo Babe
Deee-Lite – Groove Is In The Heart – LP Version
A Tribe Called Quest – Can I Kick It?
De La Soul – Me, Myself & I – Radio Version
Sir Mix-A-Lot – Baby Got Back
Credit to the Nation – Teenage Sensation (Radio Friendly)
L7 – Pretend We’re Dead – LP Version