Stick around Leeds’ post-punk scene a little longer, we visit Delta 5 on the Top of the Pops. The caption says it was 1981. Delta 5 notably had two singers and two bass players.
Stick around Leeds’ post-punk scene a little longer, we visit Delta 5 on the Top of the Pops. The caption says it was 1981. Delta 5 notably had two singers and two bass players.
Boy, talk about Gang of Four ripoff. And not good either.
I remember buying the first Delta 5 album. Probably played it 5 times too.
Totally forgot about them and now I know why.
I liked the first D5 album better than the equivalent Gang of Four, at the time, because it was more shambly, less regimented, and nothing else sounded like it, but digging through the cuts on YouTube this morning my affection was mostly nostalgic. I would not dance (or prance) to this.
Oh and they’re socialists too. How convenient. Prancing socialists.
D5 is music as chatter. At least these people are good for a laugh, and a lot funkier: