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The Sea Cat 3608 posts |
Aug 26, 2011, 14:55
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I wasn't sure. I thought that they're may be a psych band of the same name. It's one of the few things I try and catch. Some really interesting sounds as well as old favourites. I sometimes listen to Jarvis Cocker if I'm in the mood. He can be borderline irritating though. Leather elbow patches and Edith Piaf style.
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joudicca 360 posts |
Aug 26, 2011, 17:27
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brill
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ToneStone 1768 posts |
Aug 26, 2011, 17:42
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Im with you on : The Smiths Yes Genesis Id add personally : The Clash Simple Minds James (barf)
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mingtp 2270 posts |
Aug 26, 2011, 19:34
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ToneStone wrote: Im with you on : The Smiths Yes Genesis Id add personally : The Clash Simple Minds James (barf) Interesting because I'd agree with you on The Clash too. Liked Simple Minds in the 80s and Laid by James but can understand your point of view in hindsight.
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Sin Agog 2253 posts |
Edited Aug 26, 2011, 22:11
Aug 26, 2011, 20:48
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The Who invented this kind of drawn out amelodic Power Rock where the slightest wisp of a melody is stretched out to droney proportions. Either that or my ears just aren't wired to respond to Townshend's songwriting. Anyone who followed in that vein: U2, Echo & The Bunnymen, Arcade Dire (ooh, bet I invented that) and the like I automatically can't respond to with anything but mild irritation. Apart from the latter they've all had a few great cuts here and there, and really a songwriter filling in The Void with one standard is more than most people do with their lives, but I can't make it through to Track 12 of any of their albums unless I'm strapped down to a chair. Petra Haden from a band called The Decemberists who I'll probably never get around to listening to did a really good a capella cover album of The Who Sells Out. That I liked: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhk1ZF9hcv0 Lorra Blues Rock. McCartney's back to basics idea was a major misstep. Glad we got past that era when every band had to have a token old-timey bluesy number. The O.G. blues cats I dig a lot. I don't see myself ever having too much time for most of the stuff that fills up the Classic Rock aisles again, aside from The Beatles, who I'll love til my dying day- 'specially their early Shangri Las'y shit. It all just sounds too spellbound by its own rock mythos to me these days. That'll prob be less about the music itself and more a result of rock journalists from the Rolling Stone and Melody Maker trying to give the story of the music industry a clear three-act structure (with the story ending thirty years ago) because they, like all journalists, are failed novelists. Love Love and stuff like that still, though. Elvis Costello on Morrissey “Morrissey writes wonderful song titles, but sadly he often forgets to write the song.” I'd say that goes for Elvis Costello too come to think of it. I'm a simple man. My music needs to be strange or it needs to be disgustingly catchy. Both at once if you can handle it. Grooviness, noisiness and a Puckish desire to show up the po-faced nature of the rock industry (and its tail-chasing fans) doesn't hurt either.
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mojojojo 1940 posts |
Edited Aug 26, 2011, 20:51
Aug 26, 2011, 20:48
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Agree about The Clash, Sex Pistols, Radiohead and a few others. I can see what's wrong with them now but when I was young 'un I saw some great Jon Spencer gigs. I think it was about when he started having remixes done by trip-hoppers that they went seriously boring. And sounded like the Beastie Boys. Oh yeah, The Beastie Boys. x
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keith a 9573 posts |
Aug 26, 2011, 20:51
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Sin Agog wrote: I'm a simple man. My music needs to be strange or it needs to be disgustingly catchy. Both at once if you can handle it. Grooviness, noisiness and a Puckish desire to show up the po-faced nature of the rock industry (and its tail-chasing fans) doesn't hurt either. Excellent!
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FifePsy 540 posts |
Edited Aug 26, 2011, 23:05
Aug 26, 2011, 23:04
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Sin Agog wrote: The Who invented this kind of drawn out amelodic Power Rock where the slightest wisp of a melody is stretched out to droney proportions. That actually makes them sound a lot more interesting than they are :-) Sin Agog wrote: I'm a simple man. My music needs to be strange or it needs to be disgustingly catchy. Both at once if you can handle it. Grooviness, noisiness and a Puckish desire to show up the po-faced nature of the rock industry (and its tail-chasing fans) doesn't hurt either. Brilliant!
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drewbhoy 2558 posts |
Edited Aug 27, 2011, 01:07
Aug 27, 2011, 01:06
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Cheers Keith, I'll put foties up elsewhere (if I remember the fotie machine!) Their first album was immense in Glasvegas way, the second like the Glasgow band somewhat different, their third is excellent and going by the new tracks I've heard so will the Glasvegas album. (see them in October)
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