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MODERN TIMES - The making of Latin Quarter

MODERN TIMES - The making of Latin Quarter

By: Kristian Thees
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 The extraordinary "Modern Times" was Latin Quarter*s debut album in the 1980s. It contained the UK Top 20 hit Radio Africa. With Latin Quarter lyrics are not just lyrics. They are stories, history lessons, social criticism, and pure poetry. There is hardly a song by the band without a great story behind it. So let us tell the stories behind this first album and how the band came to be...Kristian Thees Music
Episodes
  • 06 Fans, friends and a football scout

    06 Fans, friends and a football scout
    Jan 14 2023

    What happens to the a musician when you play the same songs over and over again. Is the first first gig just as good as the tenth. There is some lively discussion going on among the band.

    Plus we get to hear some memories from the band's fans and friends who have gone to some lengths to see the band play live. And one, who is a football scoutn, even became a lyricist

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    57 mins
  • 05 "When people go mad, it's fantastic"

    05 "When people go mad, it's fantastic"
    Jan 14 2023

    When Latin Quarter go on tour, there's always plenty of fun involved. And there have been very special gigs. For various reasons.

    Tour Dates 2023 :

    Apr 16 Ramsgate

    Apr 18 Hannover

    Apr 19 Hamburg

    Apr 21 Bremen

    Apr 22 Oberhausen

    Apr 23 Marbach am Neckar

    Apr 29 London

    For tickets check here: https://www.latinquartermusic.com/de/live/
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    24 mins
  • 04 Seaport, Millionaires, Truth, Cora

    04 Seaport, Millionaires, Truth, Cora
    Jan 14 2023

    Let's talk more iconic lyrics as written by extraordinary LQ lyricist Mike Jones. What is keeping the White House white ? You′re a man without means,
    a bank roll lighter and light years older. Cora and the snow-wind, like the row-lock and the oar ...

    And which song for the upcoming tour has singer Mary not touched yet because it is like a precious song up on a pedestal.

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    42 mins

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