Pauline Murray (Penetration) : The John Robb interview
JOHN ROBB
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Pauline Murray (Penetration) : The John Robb interview
Pauline talks JohnRobb through her new autobiography, her music life from pre-punk to seeing the Sex Pistols in Northallerton, punk rock, life in penetration, Chris Packham, post punk and beyond...
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@garyrigby21 2 years ago
Penetration played Eric's Liverpool on June 17th 1978
@SandraPich-w4j 2 years ago
Yet another great interview by John Robb who is someone who grew up with punk like a lot of us - love the way he listens and lets the person speak instead of talking all over them and draws out all the information and feelings - really lovely interview and typical of so many that he does.
@Mikeypjb 3 years ago
Fantastic interview, sadly I couldn't get to Pauline's recent book shows so this was a great treat. Thanks.
@leoa4c 2 years ago
John Robb is a really, really great interviewer. Asking the right questions, in their own time, at their own pace, while leaving the interviewee tons of space for reflection and expression.
So tired am I (as many others are) of today's mainstream interviewing style. They are not interviews anymore, they are interrogations. The only thing missing from them is waterboarding. There's no fluidity, no hint of conversation, just a short sprint of incoherence. Ten questions per minute with 10 interruptions per answer appears to be the standard model. A stand-off between two dogs to see which one can bark the most.
This, on the other hand, is super refreshing, extremely enjoyable to listen to.
Beautiful work.
So tired am I (as many others are) of today's mainstream interviewing style. They are not interviews anymore, they are interrogations. The only thing missing from them is waterboarding. There's no fluidity, no hint of conversation, just a short sprint of incoherence. Ten questions per minute with 10 interruptions per answer appears to be the standard model. A stand-off between two dogs to see which one can bark the most.
This, on the other hand, is super refreshing, extremely enjoyable to listen to.
Beautiful work.
@TonyStangoe 1 year ago
THE best gigs I ever went to were the Penetration gigs, absolutely brilliant nights. I'm lucky to live in the NE so seeing Penetration was easy. They had a big influence on my life and my outlook with their music and words. Punk Rock had much more importance than people give it credit for. To me Penetration lead th line in free thinking, something sadly lacking today. Carry on being you 😁
@leoa4c 2 years ago
Pauline Murray's work with Martin Hannett is up there. An unbelievable selection of tracks.
Tracks like The Visitor, Drummer Boy, Two Shots. Actually, none of the tracks is bellow the threshold. If a track is not great, it is definetly good.
It was a massive loss for music that more wasn't done between them.
Tracks like The Visitor, Drummer Boy, Two Shots. Actually, none of the tracks is bellow the threshold. If a track is not great, it is definetly good.
It was a massive loss for music that more wasn't done between them.
@Wearenotreallyhere 2 years ago (edited)
Danger Signs should have been a top 30 single , would have been great to see them on TOTP, but I think Pauline is right the band name wouldn’t have slipped out of Steve Wright’s mouth very easily!
Pauline Murray (Penetration) : The John Robb interview
JOHN ROBB
4,205 views
Pauline Murray (Penetration) : The John Robb interview
Pauline talks JohnRobb through her new autobiography, her music life from pre-punk to seeing the Sex Pistols in Northallerton, punk rock, life in penetration, Chris Packham, post punk and beyond...