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Post by dontknowcantremember on Oct 3, 2024 22:30:19 GMT
They sound like a Fields Of The Nephilim support band. Were the Nephilim still covered in flour and shrouded in dry ice when you saw them?
Listening to this and reading about goths and bands that did better in the US than here made me think about Gene Loves Jezebel, so I looked to see if they were still playing and they are next month. I'll be off to see them.
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Post by melrose on Oct 4, 2024 10:58:34 GMT
They sound like a Fields Of The Nephilim support band. Were the Nephilim still covered in flour and shrouded in dry ice when you saw them? Listening to this and reading about goths and bands that did better in the US than here made me think about Gene Loves Jezebel, so I looked to see if they were still playing and they are next month. I'll be off to see them. Never saw FOTN or MMH live - from that era the local heroes were Crazyhead - great band who I also saw supporting the Ramones. |
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Post by melrose on Oct 5, 2024 11:53:55 GMT
Hello chaps- you’ll be getting the last of my music tomorrow as currently in London and am far too stupid to upload YouTube videos to my phone. Fishing atm so will be following Saints via score alerts. I will be happy if these as less than every 10 minutes.
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Post by spot51 on Oct 7, 2024 10:04:39 GMT
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Oct 7, 2024 11:33:26 GMT
Busy..know roughly what I was going to put up but no time for the gumf Spoiler alert, some of you aren't going to like this next week |
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Post by channonite on Oct 7, 2024 12:16:17 GMT
OK, as I was next anyway, I can take this week.
Give me five minutes
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Post by channonite on Oct 7, 2024 12:26:08 GMT
Day 1: The Imagined Village - Cold Haily Windy Night
So far outside my usual listening, I was half-watching Jools Holland one night when he closed with this lot. A loose collective of artists from many different British genres, this particular track has Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Chris Wood, Transglobal Underground, and The Young Copper Family all combining in a blend of 18th-century Folk, traditional Indian, and more than a bit of modern folk/rock. I remember it as a jaw-dropping moment; I hadn't heard anything remotely like this before.
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Post by Furry Frank The Combat Wombat on Oct 7, 2024 13:16:57 GMT
OK, as I was next anyway, I can take this week. Give me five minutes Thanks... start of the month's always a bit frantic |
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Post by channonite on Oct 8, 2024 7:09:56 GMT
Day 2: Captain Beefheart - Upon The My O My
The good Captain (AKA Don Van Vliet) has always been one of my biggest influences since I first heard him being played by John Peel. Always eccentric, he just suddenly gave up making music one day in 1982 and became a full-time artist with his paintings commanding huge prices. He finally passed away in 2010 at the age of 69.
This performance was in his latter years when he was already becoming disillusioned with the music business and was an appearance on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1974. He still had it.
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Post by threehundred on Oct 8, 2024 9:18:58 GMT
Day 1: The Imagined Village - Cold Haily Windy Night So far outside my usual listening, I was half-watching Jools Holland one night when he closed with this lot. A loose collective of artists from many different British genres, this particular track has Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Chris Wood, Transglobal Underground, and The Young Copper Family all combining in a blend of 18th-century Folk, traditional Indian, and more than a bit of modern folk/rock. I remember it as a jaw-dropping moment; I hadn't heard anything remotely like this before. Extraordinary. The bastard love child of Ravi Shankar and Fairport Convention. |
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Post by OneBeat on Oct 8, 2024 10:12:24 GMT
Day 2: Captain Beefheart - Upon The My O My The good Captain (AKA Don Van Vliet) has always been one of my biggest influences since I first heard him being played by John Peel. Always eccentric, he just suddenly gave up making music one day in 1982 and became a full-time artist with his paintings commanding huge prices. He finally passed away in 2010 at the age of 69. This performance was in his latter years when he was already becoming disillusioned with the music business and was an appearance on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1974. He still had it. Captain Beefheart was a big influence on John Lydon (Rotten) and more obviously Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys. Jello borrowed a lot of mannerisms from him. And weirdly I am listening to the Dead Kennedys today. |
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Post by Mandochris on Oct 8, 2024 10:28:47 GMT
I always liked Beefheart, kind of in spite of his voice, which I find grating. The music always excellent though.
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Post by melrose on Oct 8, 2024 16:10:37 GMT
Day 1: The Imagined Village - Cold Haily Windy Night So far outside my usual listening, I was half-watching Jools Holland one night when he closed with this lot. A loose collective of artists from many different British genres, this particular track has Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Chris Wood, Transglobal Underground, and The Young Copper Family all combining in a blend of 18th-century Folk, traditional Indian, and more than a bit of modern folk/rock. I remember it as a jaw-dropping moment; I hadn't heard anything remotely like this before. I remember being impressed on Jools too... |
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Post by melrose on Oct 8, 2024 16:19:39 GMT
Day 2: Captain Beefheart - Upon The My O My The good Captain (AKA Don Van Vliet) has always been one of my biggest influences since I first heard him being played by John Peel. Always eccentric, he just suddenly gave up making music one day in 1982 and became a full-time artist with his paintings commanding huge prices. He finally passed away in 2010 at the age of 69. This performance was in his latter years when he was already becoming disillusioned with the music business and was an appearance on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1974. He still had it. That was good - like all great music it is (with a few exceptions) timeless - that could have been recorded last week. apart from JL and the DK's a lot of the more recent post-rock bands have been listening too - Squid, Black Country New Road, Black Midi etc. |
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Post by melrose on Oct 8, 2024 17:07:59 GMT
Anyway - I am going to finish off my week (last week) very briefly. I have some excuses ready though! EX (1) I have been in London for 4 days fishing and don't know how to upload things from my phone EX (2) I had eye surgery in March and when I was down in London things went a bit wrong - so last two days at Addenbrookes Eye clinic having tests. Not as bad as I feared - but some fairly minor (but permeant) damage - but no imminent surgery. So there you go. Back in three weeks for more.
But its all about the music...
This Brit band were more successful in the USA than here. YUCK (what a daft name) were formed from the ashes of Cajun Dance Party (themselves full press darlings for a while) in 2009 Their self-titled debut album came out in 2011. This became a huge hit on US college radio and they played SXSW to rave reviews (you can catch this on YouTube).
As for me I only became aware of them when they were about to split up - as I have mentioned before I do this a lot.
Anyway on to the album Yuck and the first single 'Get Away'.
When I first heard this album I thought it was massively derivative. And it is - You have the Pixies one, the Dinosaur Jnr one, the Pavement one, the Galaxie 500 one etc etc. But then you realise that their songs are equal to or better than some of the artists they are borrowing from.
Anyway a Pixies one - 'Get away' - I love a feedbacky intro. Perfect Punk-Pop.
Now back to the best band I have seen this year - Personal Trainer - on top of Eric's house again - but this time echoing early 80's NYC jazzy stuff (I think). Go and see them in Portsmouth!
This has only been out a day so you are in at the start.
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