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Star Power
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Joy Division - Closer
Key Track (subject to change): 'Heart And Soul'
Television - Marquee Moon
Key Track: 'Elevation'
Bjork - Medulla
Key Track: 'Triumph of a Heart'
The Clash - London Calling
Key Track: 'Rudie Can't Fail'
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Key Track: 'When You Sleep'
Interpol - Antics
Key Track: 'Take You on a Cruise'
Semjaza Azazel
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I'm listening to Squeeze. They rock.
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Refused : The Shape of Punk To Come
Fave track : "Liberation Frequency"
!!! : Louden Up Now
Fave track : "Pardon My Freedom"
The Icarus Line : Mono
Fave track : "You Make Me Nervous"
The Libertines : Up The Bracket
Fave track : "Horrorshow"
The Exploding Hearts : Guitar Romantic
Fave Track : "I'm A Pretender"
Fantômas : The Director's Cut
Fave track : "Experiment in Terror"
Radio 4 : Gotham!
Fave track : "Eyes Wide Open"
Ratatat : Ratatat
Fave track : "El Pico"
The Distillers : "Sing Sing Death House"
Fave track : haven't decided yet, needs more time
Fave track : "Liberation Frequency"
!!! : Louden Up Now
Fave track : "Pardon My Freedom"
The Icarus Line : Mono
Fave track : "You Make Me Nervous"
The Libertines : Up The Bracket
Fave track : "Horrorshow"
The Exploding Hearts : Guitar Romantic
Fave Track : "I'm A Pretender"
Fantômas : The Director's Cut
Fave track : "Experiment in Terror"
Radio 4 : Gotham!
Fave track : "Eyes Wide Open"
Ratatat : Ratatat
Fave track : "El Pico"
The Distillers : "Sing Sing Death House"
Fave track : haven't decided yet, needs more time
Error Macro
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Jesus. That DJ Shadow remix of The Gloaming is one of the worst remixes I've ever heard. Truly a giant piece of shit.
mightynine
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Just downloaded this from iTunes. Damned good if you like chamber pop.
mightynine
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How's that action action album?
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Saint Cornelius
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Oooh I gotta cop that DJ Shadow remix. Good looking out, GG-Duo!
I'm listening to Jimmy Eat World a lot.
Mostly Futures.. but comparing it to, well giving it a chance to compare to Clarity. Also listening to Bleed American because you can hear the evolution in their sound from Clarity to Futures and that's an interest of mine... also the album has some amazing songs like Get it Faster.
Mostly Futures.. but comparing it to, well giving it a chance to compare to Clarity. Also listening to Bleed American because you can hear the evolution in their sound from Clarity to Futures and that's an interest of mine... also the album has some amazing songs like Get it Faster.
Cool said:
They're very technically accomplshed New York punk. Despite being released in 77', I believe Marquee Moon sounds more post-punk than anything. How many classic punk songs are there with lengthy running times. They're an excellent guitar band. Lot's of emotive solos. There's great vocal delivery, memorable riffs, songwriting to match, and cool looking dudes on the cover. When people do 'best rock' lists, it's one of those albums that always ranks well.
Some people don't immediately get the band on the first listen. I think the label 'punk' makes newb listeners expect things they aren't going to get.
White Man said:
Punk would turn me away (as the only '77 punk band I really like is the Buzzcocks). I liked the boring straight power chord punk when I was younger, but these days I can only get into stuff of that style if it has something to offer. From your description, it seems like Television does. So, thank you.
Yeah, last time they were brought up in a thread, I referred to them as post-punk, and I sort of got in an exchange with someone else about it. Maybe they recorded in the classic NYC punk years, but they certainly didn't sound like it. Similar to Talking Heads, actually. They were recording in the NYC punk scene in 77, but would you call them punk? Even their first recordings, when they still didn't know how to properly play, were far removed from the typical punk bands.
TheDrowningMan
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Star Power
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White Man said:
Well, I think that punk has sort of become synonymous with shoddy musicianship and 2 chord riffs, but in in it's inception that really wasn't the case. The whole 'punk' thing was more of an attitude than anything, and Television certainly had that attitude. Their approach to guitar playing was totally different, they eschewed the wanky solos and bombast of 'cock rock'/ prog, but were still adept at their instruments... and Verlaine's lyrics sort of had this underlying urban tone. "Prove It" and "Venus" are about as punk as it gets! But yeah, it is true that Television's influence can be seen more in post-punk bands (and post post-unk bands), but that's mainly because of the misconception that punk is just "anarcarchy rules!!" and power chords.... thanks to bands like the Sex Pistols. In terms of the Talking Heads. their earlier stuff definitely had a punk vibe to it... but then they got more influenced by world music and alll that jazz, and then they somehow became a definitive 'new wave' band or whatever....
But then again you're right in the sense that a lot of these bands were lumped together just because they happened to play CBGBs. I mean... Blondie isn't punk at all aside from a song or two.
And yeah, totally check out Television Cool. Marquee Moon is probably my favorite album ever. Get the songs:
Venus
Elevation
Marquee Moon
Prove It
Torn Curtain
Glory
See No Evil
Mars
Friction
Guiding Light
I just find it difficult to understand that a band exhibiting the punk attitude would pick Brian Eno to do their second (and third and fourth) albums. Brian Eno, at the point he worked with the Talking Heads, was just coming off the artsy one-two punch of working with Bowie and making a bunch of ambient albums. Not to mention that the Heads were like, all rich art school kids to begin with.
I guess you're most correct in saying that a lot of bands on the fringes of the NYC punk movement ended up getting lumped into the movement.
But yeah. Television == great stuff. And for the matter of this discussion, Talking Heads == excellent.
the beatles - rubber soul ¤ forever <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
kings of convenience - riot on an empty street ¤ beautiful... acoustic guitars
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ed harcourt - strangers ¤ 'this one's for you' is wonderful.
the smiths - the smiths ¤ fantastic!
madonna - american life ¤ what's going on here? this is actually... pretty good - at least 'x-static process', 'intervention', 'love profusion' and 'nothing fails' are all very good!
mark knopfler - shangri-la ¤ this far I'd have to say it's very good.
the bees - free the bees ¤ fans of the beatles should give this a chance, even though it definitely isn't even close playing in the same league as the fab four. nevertheless a great album.
kings of convenience - riot on an empty street ¤ beautiful... acoustic guitars
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ed harcourt - strangers ¤ 'this one's for you' is wonderful.
the smiths - the smiths ¤ fantastic!
madonna - american life ¤ what's going on here? this is actually... pretty good - at least 'x-static process', 'intervention', 'love profusion' and 'nothing fails' are all very good!
mark knopfler - shangri-la ¤ this far I'd have to say it's very good.
the bees - free the bees ¤ fans of the beatles should give this a chance, even though it definitely isn't even close playing in the same league as the fab four. nevertheless a great album.
distantmantra
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Smoosh -- She Like Electric
Fantastic pop record made by 10 and 12 year old sisters. I wish I was that talented when I was 12!
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