Comments on: The Music http://mercury66.wordpress.com WAY OF THE WEST, the inside story Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:30:15 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Norman http://mercury66.wordpress.com/music/#comment-164 Norman Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:15:23 +0000 http://mercury66.wordpress.com/about/#comment-164 I saw The Way play live twice - once at The Brooklyn Zoo, at the risk of my life and once on familiar territory at The Left Bank in Mt. Vernon NY. TWOTW is one of those great, great bands like Pylon, Buzz & The Flyers, Romeo Void and Polyrock that just never got a proper shot at popularity. A shame, really. Even worse, the typical record company crap keeps the group from getting props now, while they still keep them from making money. As they say, you can't fix stupid. I saw The Way play live twice – once at The Brooklyn Zoo, at the risk of my life and once on familiar territory at The Left Bank in Mt. Vernon NY. TWOTW is one of those great, great bands like Pylon, Buzz & The Flyers, Romeo Void and Polyrock that just never got a proper shot at popularity. A shame, really. Even worse, the typical record company crap keeps the group from getting props now, while they still keep them from making money. As they say, you can’t fix stupid.

]]> By: neil http://mercury66.wordpress.com/music/#comment-163 neil Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:34:05 +0000 http://mercury66.wordpress.com/about/#comment-163 hello dave..great to here from you..i would certainly dust down tthe old bass for some reunion gigs..(though i realise i may be second choice bassist!!!)speak soon rhythm pal..neil hello dave..great to here from you..i would certainly dust down tthe old bass for some reunion gigs..(though i realise i may be second choice bassist!!!)speak soon rhythm pal..neil

]]> By: dave bonnefoy http://mercury66.wordpress.com/music/#comment-162 dave bonnefoy Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:31:54 +0000 http://mercury66.wordpress.com/about/#comment-162 hi pete. its your old drumming mate here checking into wotw central.wow what a spin out, so much interest in the band after so many years. many thanks to all who have written in with such flattering remarks. i downloaded all the tracks from itunes, sounds great , well done pete, nice to see those later tracks that we laboured over eventually got out there. i too have some goodies i would like to send you... wotw cheque book [ried being the highest paid member of the band,315 quid] and a melody maker review titled, march of the white boys. i know, sounds somewhat dodgey does'nt it ? i'm doing ok, still live in sydney. i noticed there was some chat about getting back together and maybe doing some shows. i don't know how likely that is given the fact that i happen to live on the other side of the planet but i could be temted if you chaps were up for it.... maybe graham cooper[grayboots] would come back on board and tour manage us... what do ya think pete ? hi pete. its your old drumming mate here checking into wotw central.wow what a spin out, so much interest in the band after so many years. many thanks to all who have written in with such flattering remarks.

i downloaded all the tracks from itunes, sounds great , well done pete, nice to see those later tracks that we laboured over eventually got out there.

i too have some goodies i would like to send you… wotw cheque book [ried being the highest paid member of the band,315 quid] and a melody maker review titled, march of the white boys. i know, sounds somewhat dodgey does’nt it ?

i’m doing ok, still live in sydney.
i noticed there was some chat about getting back together and maybe doing some shows. i don’t know how likely that is given the fact that i happen to live on the other side of the planet but i could be temted if you chaps were up for it…. maybe graham cooper[grayboots] would come back on board and tour manage us… what do ya think pete ?

]]> By: mercury66 http://mercury66.wordpress.com/music/#comment-156 mercury66 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:07:43 +0000 http://mercury66.wordpress.com/about/#comment-156 No, didn't get as far as artwork. 8trk songs? I did find a few early songs before the Revox gave up the ghost but I really mean early. As you're interested I'll give them another listen and If I think they make enough 'sense' I'll put them up here. Hows that? No, didn’t get as far as artwork.

8trk songs? I did find a few early songs before
the Revox gave up the ghost but I really mean early.

As you’re interested I’ll give them another listen and
If I think they make enough ’sense’ I’ll put them up here.
Hows that?

]]> By: Craig Smolen http://mercury66.wordpress.com/music/#comment-154 Craig Smolen Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:22:57 +0000 http://mercury66.wordpress.com/about/#comment-154 Pete, Was there ever any artwork done for the unreleased album? Did you ever find the early 8trk songs on 1/4" tape? I am excited at the thought of additional unreleased material!!!!!! Pete,

Was there ever any artwork done for the unreleased album? Did you ever find the early 8trk songs on 1/4″ tape? I am excited at the thought of additional unreleased material!!!!!!

]]> By: Wayne http://mercury66.wordpress.com/music/#comment-148 Wayne Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:16:26 +0000 http://mercury66.wordpress.com/about/#comment-148 Hi Pete, Great hearing Way Of The West again. I had searched the web a few years back for you guys and found nothing. I had heard you back in the early 80's on a public radio station in Miami on one of those once a week 3 hour shows... the only place you could listen to new wave / punk at the time. I bought 3 of the above records and had lost them in various moves over the years. But the music was awesome and still is today! WOTW was always my personal little musical pleasure since, unfortunately, you guys were a little under the radar. Anyways, thanks to all for putting the website together and all the best Pete. Wayne C., Detroit Hi Pete,
Great hearing Way Of The West again. I had searched the web a few years back for you guys and found nothing. I had heard you back in the early 80’s on a public radio station in Miami on one of those once a week 3 hour shows… the only place you could listen to new wave / punk at the time. I bought 3 of the above records and had lost them in various moves over the years. But the music was awesome and still is today! WOTW was always my personal little musical pleasure since, unfortunately, you guys were a little under the radar. Anyways, thanks to all for putting the website together and all the best Pete.
Wayne C., Detroit

]]> By: Constance http://mercury66.wordpress.com/music/#comment-145 Constance Sun, 24 May 2009 02:55:22 +0000 http://mercury66.wordpress.com/about/#comment-145 Hey there Pete - I had wondered what became of you and WOTW until a pal sent this link recently - your music endures and is still thrilling - Classic, you might say...I'm heading over to iTunes right now (never did get my albums digitized) My best to you and Reid, Constance Hey there Pete – I had wondered what became of you and WOTW until a pal sent this link recently – your music endures and is still thrilling – Classic, you might say…I’m heading over to iTunes right now (never did get my albums digitized)

My best to you and Reid,
Constance

]]> By: mercury66 http://mercury66.wordpress.com/music/#comment-144 mercury66 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:52:54 +0000 http://mercury66.wordpress.com/about/#comment-144 Jason,thanks for your Itunes review in advance, though I shouldn't worry, we'll never sell so many songs that they'll no longer be rare. We should be so lucky... Anyway, there'll be no more of the original records than exist today so they'll gradually get harder to find. I should know...I don't have them all myself. Thanks for those words Pete Jason,thanks for your Itunes review in advance, though I shouldn’t worry, we’ll never sell so many songs that they’ll no longer be rare. We should be so lucky…

Anyway, there’ll be no more of the original records than exist today so they’ll gradually get harder to find. I should know…I don’t have them all myself.

Thanks for those words

Pete

]]> By: Jason B http://mercury66.wordpress.com/music/#comment-143 Jason B Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:20:59 +0000 http://mercury66.wordpress.com/about/#comment-143 Haha - OK, Pete, I'll try & find you a drummer! I see your album is up & running! It's great! Is it ITUNES only? Anyway, I just gave it a RAVE review on ITUNES, which will hopefully be posted soon . . . and bring in millions of new fans! OK, thousands maybe. BTW, I did not exaggerate at all in the review; I stand by everything I said. It's funny, all those singles I've collected are no longer rare (well I guess the actual records are but not the music). But I'm hopeful that you will gain a new generation of fans. Regards, Jason Haha – OK, Pete, I’ll try & find you a drummer! I see your album is up & running! It’s great! Is it ITUNES only? Anyway, I just gave it a RAVE review on ITUNES, which will hopefully be posted soon . . . and bring in millions of new fans! OK, thousands maybe. BTW, I did not exaggerate at all in the review; I stand by everything I said.

It’s funny, all those singles I’ve collected are no longer rare (well I guess the actual records are but not the music). But I’m hopeful that you will gain a new generation of fans.

Regards,
Jason

]]> By: mercury66 http://mercury66.wordpress.com/music/#comment-139 mercury66 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:40:01 +0000 http://mercury66.wordpress.com/about/#comment-139 Jason, glad you liked those songs. As for touring, if we could just find our drummer that would be a start.... Pete Jason, glad you liked those songs. As for touring, if we could just find our drummer that would be a start….

Pete

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