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Y - The Pop Group Deceit - This Heat Entertainment! - Gang of Four The Scream - Siouxsie and the Banshees Decided to do things a little differently as I thought about starting on PJ Harvey but I have been heavily into old school post punk stuff. DCKid, I know you like the Liars like I do - you have to try to get your hands on copies of the first 3 records I listed as all 3 of those groups (along with early Public Image Ltd) were heavy influences on Liars. Pop Group is the most out there as they have free jazz elements and guitars that are ferocious throughout but they have a similar aesthetic to Liars, IMO. This Heat is one of the main inspirations for Liars' 2nd album, the brilliantly overlooked, "They Were Wrong, So We Drowned". Gang of Four influenced their first album as well as groups like Bloc Party, Interpol, Editors, etc. And Siouxsie?? Well, she is just too damn cool not to have - you got to have some of her stuff or better yet, just all of her albums.
Cool, thanks Manny. I've heard of the Pop Group album, but have never listened to it. Will look into Deceit. Gang of Four and Wire are two groups I've gotten into the past year. BTW, have you heard the new Liars yet? Pretty awesome. I'd say its more dynamic than their previous albums. Just seems to change directions a lot, going from soft-to-loud, etc.
Entertainment! is probably my favorite album of all time. I'm still listening to Gonjasufi (since my previous post in this thread).
Deceit doesn't have a lot of guitars in it - it is mainly percussion with musique concrete and tape loops. One reviewer likened "Drum's Not Dead" to it. I've said it before but I'll say it again - you have to get the first 3 albums by Public Image Ltd if you really are hardcore into the Liars. The 2nd album, "Metal Box" aka "Second Edition" (it's the same album but packaged differently with slightly different track order listing) is an absolute masterpiece and the follow-up, "The Flowers of Romance" is an obvious influence (at least to me) for the Liars' second album. Wire is outstanding - another band to look into (at least their first 3 albums) is Suicide. Two guys - one sings while the other plays an old beat up farsifa (sp?) organ that sounds absolutely otherworldly and creepy at the same time! I have "Sisterworld" down as one of my next purchases - will probably get it sometime near the end of the next week. The Birthday Party (Nick Cave's old band) is another group to explore if you like This Heat and The Pop Group.
Starfish - The Church The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall - The Fall Chairs Missing - Wire Suicide (first album) - Suicide
Omg, there is hope for you yet! And all day it'll be Big Star, RIP Alex Chilton; reminds me of one of my ATF concert going moments. Replacements on the campus of UT in 89, I think; Westerberg says in his own drunken way "ok, theres no way we can climax this show, so what do you wanna hear?" And all 2000 or so folks scream ALEX CHILTON!
I gave this a listen, and I kind of liked it. Been craving some good lo-fi underground rap, because there really hasn't been much recently. I thought the DOOM album from last year was kind of mediocre. Rap, in general seems to be going through a cold spell (except for Wu-Tang solo stuff).
I find it difficult to categorize Gonjasufi at all, much less within the "rap" genre. The more I listen, the deeper it gets (especially the production angle). Genre-bending to say the least... Listening to Double Dagger now.
Yeah, I know, I had no other way of classifying it. I just meant lo-fi, electronic/sampled music. I think the best classification is "left-field rap,"which doesn't put much emphasis on "MC-ing" in the traditional sense.
I know this belongs in another thread, but I'm too hungover to find it and too tired to care. I'm listening to everything from the Kinks, saw Ray Davies in concert last night, which was great (review below), but I have a rant I'm going to include here that is not in my review below for Ticketmaster: Dallas sucks!! There were no hotels anywhere near that venue, parking was $20, and then, to top it off, I turned into the wrong parking lot by accident, the gate closed, and then it wouldn't open. Had to wait until someone came to open it for me- luckily, this was at 7:55 so I didn't miss anything. Had to drive all the way to Ennis, TX just to get a damn hotel room (after sitting in my car for 2 hours to sober up). I hate, hate, hate Dallas with a passion. (end of rant) Ray Davies put on a fantastic show last night, alternating between acoustic and electric versions of such classics as You Really Got Me, See My Friends, 20th Century Man, Well Respected Man, Two Sisters, and numerous others (I think he did Lola, too. J/K of course he did!!). I have always been impressed with Mr. Davies as a lyricist and wordsmith, but what I have also come to appreciate, as he demonstrated at this concert, is the diversity and richness of the music. Songs like Low Budget took on an added significance in light of the current economic state. Overall, terrific! As far as the venue and $20 VIP Parking- well, we'll just remember the old adage "if you can't say anything nice..." Thanks to Mr. Davies and Ticketmaster for an enjoyable evening. Ray Davies @ The Palladium Ballroom @ - Dallas @ ,TX @ - Wed, Mar 17, 2010 @ Favorite moment: When Mr. Davies signed my Schoolboys in Disgrace album (I was the idiot in front of the stage holding that album overhead). Setlist: Partial: I Need You, See My Friends, Well Respected Man, 10 seconds of Dedicated Follower of Fashion, Where Have All The Good Times Gone, 20th Century Man, Lola, Apeman, Two Sisters, Low Budget, David Watts, All Day and All of the Night, You Really Got Me, The Hard Way, Victoria, so sorry, I'm forgetting several others. @ Opening act(s): The 88
I like it quite a bit. There are a few songs that are just kind of blah, but mostly good. "Stylo" has grown on me and "Melancholy Hill" pretty much hooked me on the album.
