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spencer 3069 posts |
Jan 23, 2013, 20:07
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I remember Peel playing stuff off Tormato when it came out, praising it..when they played Glasto he stood at the front of the audience because 'he wanted to remind himself how bad they were' or words to that effect. A little bit of amnesia, perhaps...
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spencer 3069 posts |
Jan 23, 2013, 20:27
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Um, um, er..stammer..M-m-mike Oldfield - Ommadawn ..... Van Morrison - Hard Nose The Highway ..... Holger Czukay - On the Way To The Peak Of Normal ..... Neil Young - Hawks and Doves ..... Steve Miller Band - Recall The Beginning..A Journey From Eden .... Spirit - Future Games
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paradox 1576 posts |
Jan 23, 2013, 22:46
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IanB wrote: Adolescent Sex - Japan Other than Generation X and maybe Heavy Metal Kids, Japan were easily the most derided majorish band of my youth until they were rehabilitiated by Paul Morley and The Face circa Gentlemen Take Polaroids. First album? No fretless bass or cod oriental touches. It's Diamond-Dogs-goes-disco with long BOC style guitar solos, Lou/ Velvets urban sleeze and decadent silliness. What's not to like? At sixteen it was unimprovable and then I didn't listen to it for maybe 20 years. Coming back to it was thrilling. If only Low had sounded this great. I loved it when I bought it in 1978, and have constantly spun it since then. A great album, and Obscure Alternatives is pretty good, too.
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Boxnudger 246 posts |
Jan 23, 2013, 23:07
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I've started listening to Sandinista again. It works much better as three excellent single albums.
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mot 9 posts |
Jan 23, 2013, 23:29
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Yes. I love Sandinista, though trying to sit through the whole thing in one go does start to feel a little like masochism after maybe twenty tunes. But as a thing that exists in the world I would deem it mighty and important for the sheer amount of dicking around they managed to get onto "one" album! It's like vomiting. I can't help thinking that one day one of the boys must've just said "Hey, what would happen if we just recorded every single thought we have and put it ALL on vinyl?" I actually think it's my favourite Clash album, and the intro to 'Rebel Waltz' is one of the most lovliest pieces of music I ever did hear. So, Seconded!
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Monganaut 2373 posts |
Jan 23, 2013, 23:39
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Here's a few personal fav's that I feel get overlooked. Peaches - Impeach My Bush After 'Fatherfucker', I thought '...Bush' was the weaker little sister until recently. It's just a ballsy (ahem) as Fatherfucker, she's just polished her beats and tones ahem) a little more rigorously. Black Sabbath - Mob Rules Post Ozzy, and rocking hard with Dio now on board, the Sab's even throw a bit of space rock into the mix. I love everything about this record, dunno why, it's big and dumb and just really does it for me. John Foxx - The Garden After the stripped down and spartan future/ distopia fest that was Metamatic, It was a real surprise when I brought this home and slipped it onto the deck. It wasn't as I was hoping for, Metamatic pt II, it had, er, strings and moods and stuff, I was confused, why wasn't it Metamatic pt II. This was John Foxx wasn't it? Not bloody David Sylvian. I Put it on the shelf and quietly hated it for years, then one day a long time later I thought maybe my judgement had been a little harsh. Time to give it another spin. Put it on and it just clicked, loved it ever since. Nitzer Ebb - Belief By this time they had ditched the Die Krupps/D.A.F. affectations and embraced a more dance oriented production technique which suited their stripped back methods perfectly. Don't think they ever made a better album than this TBH. P J Harvey - Is This Desire This is when the Peej went all trip hop and less vagina guitar angst or Lynchian Cave-a-tronics. I guess at he time it was quite a dialed back album for her, but it's got some nice atmospheres on it. The title track is an understated stormer. Bauhaus - Sky's Gone Out Less post punk strip down skanks, and more, dare I say, proggy than I recall. Some great songs and playing on here, In The Night, Silent Hedges, Swing the Heartache are the stand outs for me alongside a great balls to the wall cover of Eno's Third Uncle. Also love the achingly arch goth/prog triptych of the Three Shadows PTs I-III. In fact, I luurve it all. Sadly, the CD omits the little spoken word bit at the end of the LP, which always annoys me. " My Baby, How Big You'll Be In A Very Little While...." (The Original Being Boiled 7" remaster by the Human League does the same with the bit of dialogue from Dark Star...on the single, not on the CD. Grrr). Beck - Mutations Not as 'funky' or hip hop as many of his releases, just adds a touch of tropicalia and psychedelia to the mix, a little more laid back to in places. The strung out beauty of Diamond Bollox being my fav'. Mind you, it's not quite as 'down' as Sea Changes, which must be his post break up record, one that doesn't get too many spins here. There are loads more, but me fingers are getting tired.
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vince 1628 posts |
Jan 24, 2013, 07:11
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Moon Cat wrote: The Velvet Underground - Loaded. Maybe it suffers in comparison to earlier albums by not being by THEE Velvet Underground, but it's a pretty cool album nevertheless. Yup. Who loves the sun, Sweet jane, Rock & Roll, Lonsesome Cowboy Bill...what's not to love?? Also in agreement about Bowie's Lodger. It's patchy, sure, and the production is muddy as hell...but...contains two of the finest Bowie tracks ever in Look Back In Anger and Repetition, plus a pair of bloody fine singles in Boys Keep Swinging & DJ. I'll throw in Iggy & James Williamson's Kill City & the Banshees Kiss In the Dreamhouse for good measure too.
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machineryelf 3681 posts |
Jan 24, 2013, 07:17
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Monganaut wrote: Bauhaus - Sky's Gone Out Sadly, the CD omits the little spoken word bit at the end of the LP, which always annoys me. " My Baby, How Big You'll Be In A Very Little While...." good call but how annoying about the outro, hoping this will get a big box set similar to the first two lps [hopefully with the pervy ending reinstated]
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machineryelf 3681 posts |
Jan 24, 2013, 07:20
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vince wrote: Siouxsie & the Banshees Kiss In the Dreamhouse I'd add Tinderbox as well
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IanB 6761 posts |
Edited Jan 24, 2013, 07:57
Jan 24, 2013, 07:48
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paradox wrote: IanB wrote: Adolescent Sex - Japan Other than Generation X and maybe Heavy Metal Kids, Japan were easily the most derided majorish band of my youth until they were rehabilitiated by Paul Morley and The Face circa Gentlemen Take Polaroids. First album? No fretless bass or cod oriental touches. It's Diamond-Dogs-goes-disco with long BOC style guitar solos, Lou/ Velvets urban sleeze and decadent silliness. What's not to like? At sixteen it was unimprovable and then I didn't listen to it for maybe 20 years. Coming back to it was thrilling. If only Low had sounded this great. I loved it when I bought it in 1978, and have constantly spun it since then. A great album, and Obscure Alternatives is pretty good, too. I bought it as one of those cheap Spanish or Portuguese pressings that would be sold in "jean shops" in the 70s. 99p I think it was. I liked most of what they did but I don't think I played the records much after they split up other than "Quiet Life". Still my favourite Japan album. I love how it just motors along and it sounded great in discos on Bowie Nights. That's a proper Hansa album. One of the best productions of its kind I think next to maybe "Systems Of Romance".
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