Richard R Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 I missed this album when it came out, decided I should find out what all the fuss was about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 The Saints....... RIP Chris Bailey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 On 09/04/2022 at 19:49, blackthorn said: Today for some reason I’ve been listening to U2’s debut album ‘Boy’ for the first time in years. An oft-maligned band for sure, and not one I listen to often, but when I was a teenager I had a mate who was obsessed with them and I still have a real appreciation for those early records. In contrast to what they became, Boy had a fantastic atmospheric post-punk sound to it that reminds me a lot of old Cure records and the like. I re-bought Boy only a few weeks ago having heard I Will Follow on the radio. One of my elder sisters had the LP and I nicked it when she moved onto other stuff after a couple of years. I too like the post-punk vibe of Boy and October but quickly lost interest from War onwards and actually still dislike Sunday Bloody Sunday, Two Hearts..and New Year's Day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 It's probably the age I'm now at that I've mostly been listening to fave sounds from my formative years in the 80s, post-punk and synth-pop/New Romantic era stuff. IMO there were several great bands who were better than the more acclaimed ones like The Smiths, The Cure, New Order etc (even though I like those). One of these was The Woodentops, whose debut album ' Giant' is a cracker and still sounds fresh. This one isn't on it but it was the first song of theirs I heard on John Peel. They were big Peel faves. Incidentally post-punk geeks, the bass player was the brother of the late Pete de Freitas, drummer with Echo and the Bunnymen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Bought the Wet Leg album yesterday. It's been on fairly heavy rotation this weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunion Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Trying this out, not excited, it’s a ‘super band’ what the hell is that? I think people get lazy once they are called that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 An online radio station - DKFM:Shoegaze Radio Great stuff, it's a fave of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 51 minutes ago, Bunion said: it’s a ‘super band’ It's what a lime about Vulfpeck. They did it in reverse. Started out as a super band then dissipated into many different bands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunion Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 55 minutes ago, Bunion said: Trying this out, not excited, it’s a ‘super band’ what the hell is that? I think people get lazy once they are called that.. As I thought it wasn’t anything to write home about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Last night I watched the Killing Joke death and resurrection show documentary so this morning I'm listening the the record of the same name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, Bunion said: As I thought it wasn’t anything to write home about yep agreed, another in a very long line of underwhelming 'super groups' that are less than the sum of their parts. For me the most disappointing is Audioslave, considering the members were in two of my fave rock bands Edited April 11, 2022 by Barking Spiders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 10 hours ago, Bunion said: As I thought it wasn’t anything to write home about I didn't think the record was as special as it should have been but I saw them in Portsmouth and the live show really was something special. They played so much more than what was o the record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 49 minutes ago, SteveXFR said: Last night I watched the Killing Joke death and resurrection show documentary so this morning I'm listening the the record of the same name. It's a great documentary. It made me appreciate some of the mellower mid 80s stuff more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Cruising through Ilford listening to Roland Burrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelDean Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Just reliving my hip-hop cover band days and going through an old playlist on Spotify at work today. A lot of those 90s hip hop songs are really fun because they're just old funk stuff. We ended up playing my work's Christmas party one year with the theme of "luck". I spray painted and bejewelled a horseshoe that I wore for the gig. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 3 minutes ago, MichaelDean said: Just reliving my hip-hop cover band days and going through an old playlist on Spotify at work today. A lot of those 90s hip hop songs are really fun because they're just old funk stuff. We ended up playing my work's Christmas party one year with the theme of "luck". I spray painted and bejewelled a horseshoe that I wore for the gig. Bass player in hip-hop cover band...... interesting. What would you say were the top half-dozen or so tracks you did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MothMan Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Heilung - Hamrer Hippyer 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelDean Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Uuuuh.... We expanded it a bit to 90s RnB as well. Deception - Blackalicious Can I Kick It? - A Tribe Called Quest Regulate - Warren G No Diggity - Blackstreet Still DRE - Dr Dre OPP - Naughty by Nature Express Yourself - NWA Gs & Hustlas - Snoop Dogg Family Affair - Mary J Blige Jump Around - House of Pain (this was generally the encore) We ran it like a DJ set with songs flowing into one another and no breaks. Lineup was drums, bass, guitar, sax, decks, keys w/vox, female vox and a rapper. The main issue we had was trying to get someone to rap. A lot of MCs don't want to be "spitting someone else's verses". We were the most white middle class hip-hop band ever! But it was really fun and if you get the right venue, everyone knows the songs and sings along. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 19 hours ago, Barking Spiders said: It's probably the age I'm now at that I've mostly been listening to fave sounds from my formative years in the 80s, post-punk and synth-pop/New Romantic era stuff. IMO there were several great bands who were better than the more acclaimed ones like The Smiths, The Cure, New Order etc (even though I like those). One of these was The Woodentops, whose debut album ' Giant' is a cracker and still sounds fresh. This one isn't on it but it was the first song of theirs I heard on John Peel. They were big Peel faves. Incidentally post-punk geeks, the bass player was the brother of the late Pete de Freitas, drummer with Echo and the Bunnymen. I'm still waiting to see the Woodentops. Had tickets pre-covid and got moved a couple of times due to Covid. The date finally came a couple of weeks ago.... turned up to the gig to find it had been cancelled at the last minute due to a local power outage. I also failed to see them at the time the debut album was out....... got to about 5 people from the front of the queue in London when they said "Full up" 😞 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 (edited) Listening to a couple of recently-purchased albums by Ukrainian folk band DakhaBrakha ("Alambari" and the more down-beat "The Road") I saw them a couple of years ago (one of my best ever gigs) but never got round to getting any recordings. But with the situation in Ukraine it seemed like a good time to remedy that. Edited April 11, 2022 by Nail Soup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 3 hours ago, MothMan said: Heilung - Hamrer Hippyer First time I've come across this group. I'd go and see them live. Anything different from the norm is good by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, MothMan said: Heilung - Hamrer Hippyer Good stuff. Reminded me a bit of one of my favourite bands - Goat (from Sweden): Edited April 11, 2022 by Nail Soup 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyt Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 3 hours ago, Barking Spiders said: First time I've come across this group. I'd go and see them live. Anything different from the norm is good by me. They’re great. Playing drums with human 🦴 is just so cool. Have you heard Wardruna and Myrkur ? Similar vibe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickyDBRmf Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Obscured By Clouds - Pink Floyd. It's brain floss for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 7 hours ago, StickyDBRmf said: Obscured By Clouds - Pink Floyd. It's brain floss for me. One of my all time favourite albums. 😎👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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