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     Svein Inge Saether Member Username: Springrain Post Number: 20 Registered: 08-2006 |
Wasn't able to post in the archived thread about this from early 2005, but here is the Blondie cover with Robert and Lisa Miller: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzvC0Bgu3 ZM&feature=related | ||
| Stuart Wilson Member Username: Stuart Post Number: 115 Registered: 10-2006 |
Ye gods, a worse song for our Bob to cover you could hardly wish for. Nice jacket though. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1929 Registered: 05-2005 |
Yes nice jacket, just fell asleep to it. this is better http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eANjnJC9j qE&feature=related | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1436 Registered: 03-2005 |
Wow. I forgot how great Birthday Party were. And I've never seen a clip. Great theater! | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 913 Registered: 01-2005 |
Randy, I have zippo by The Birthday Party. Should I start with Big Jesus? | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 737 Registered: 08-2004 |
Who'd have thought Nick would turn out so nice. They had a brilliant sound. Didn't they? | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 837 Registered: 10-2004 |
I have an old VHS tape of two Bday Party shows, one pre-Calvert's departure, one post, with Mick on drums. Both are great, though I haven't watched 'em in years. Lots of pelvic thrusting and big hair. I was always most interested in watching Rowland Howard's frantic guitar playing; all that mad strumming interspersed with feedback screeching, all done on his uber-awesome Jag. Very cool. I kind of idolized Rowland S. Howard in high school. Michael - Junkyard is probably their most consistent album, but Prayers on Fire might be my personal fav. I should pull that out, I really haven't even thought about my Bday party albums in years. The two EPs, The Bad Seed and Mutiny, are quite stellar too, as is the 4ad EP compilation with the profile of Nick's head on the cover. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1440 Registered: 03-2005 |
Michael, on 80s releases follow Jeff's recommendations. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 840 Registered: 10-2004 |
I pulled out my Bday Party records last night. Junkyard doesn't captivate me quite the way it did as a teenager, but it's still good for a visceral thrill. Prayers holds up a bit better for me, but is more eclectic, perhaps a bit less focused overall. Mutiny and the Bad Seed could arguably be the band's strongest, most "mature" and focused releases. I think there's a CD that compiles those two. And now that we've completely derailed/hi-jacked the thread... | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1935 Registered: 05-2005 |
Birthday Party man, full on, no bullshit, honest garage punk. I also loved the slightly smoother Moodists too. Jeff, nice Jag spot eh!? Howard and Bargeld, in a room, together with pre CBS Jags, Twin Reverb amps (hold the thought!) I always loved the name Tracy pew. Real shame he died so young, good that his name lives on well. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 843 Registered: 10-2004 |
Spence, Howard's Jag was kind of what inspired me to get the similar Jazzmaster. I think I preferred the look of the Jazz's fat soap bar pick-ups, at the time, so I went with that. I always loved how Bargeld used to play that aqua Mustang, too. The first Birthday Party album ain't bad either, they just hadn't totally "found" themselves yet. Haven't heard the Boys Next Door stuff, though. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1938 Registered: 05-2005 |
I love looking back, the way 4AD had this rough/smooth aesthetic going on. I mean on one hand you had the Birthday Party, thrashing out their garage punk, and Wolfgang press etc, then you had the softness of Dead Can Dance and The Cocteaus. All to name but a few of the diversity, yet unique roster of that label in the early 80's. Oh, who could forget The Man on your street. Sold 50 copies! | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 845 Registered: 10-2004 |
Yeah, I think some people tend to look at 4AD as having been dominated by the soft Cocteaus, DCD, Dif Juz stuff, whereas like you said, Spence, 4AD was actually quite diverse back then. I think it took a few years for the softer, ethereal aesthetic to fully develop, too. I love the Man on your Street record - and it sounded like nothing else on 4AD. Spence, you're the only one I know who ever mentions it. And somehow one of those 50 copies found its way to me! | ||
| Matsrep Member Username: Matsrep Post Number: 45 Registered: 10-2005 |
Another one of the Man on your Street LP:s found me (or was it the other way around?). I also have the 7" and the (proto)LTM cassette. There were maybe 50 fans then? | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1939 Registered: 05-2005 |
Matsrep, glad tind another one of the few! you know the lTM cassette, its the demo releasedafter the '82 album, do you have the booklet? I nver managed to get that. I'd happily pay something for a copy if you do have it. Cheers, Spence. | ||
| Matsrep Member Username: Matsrep Post Number: 46 Registered: 10-2005 |
Spence, the booklet was (long?) gone when I bought the cassette, too. I guess this was in the middle of the 80s... If neither of us never saw it, I wonder how many booklets there were? (Less than 50 for sure?) | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 916 Registered: 01-2005 |
A couple of others to add to the rough/smooth diversity of 4AD: The Throwing Muses debut album from 1986 was on 4AD. Rough This Mortal Coil. Smooth Ultra Vivid Scene. Rough and Smooth | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1941 Registered: 05-2005 |
Matsrep Cheers. At that time I used to write to James nice who ran the label. He had sold out and sent me a copy on a TDK (ahhhh! there's a great old tape brand eh!?) I think my copy was bought from him in '85 as you say. the demoes were much better than the album. i always loved the song march in Turin. I got to know nick Currie (Momus) during this time and he used to speak fondly of the Happy Family. It was so shortlived though, only hardcore Postacard and the like would buy/follow their stuff. The remnants from HF became heyday, they wer great. I worked briefly with Stephen Harrison from them this year. he's a real singer, much more than momus. Michael, like the rough/smooth thing. | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 749 Registered: 08-2004 |
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Cau ldron/9186/bdp1.gif This piccy was given to a music venue for a Birthday Party gig poster & caused the gig to be cancelled. That's punk rock for ya. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 848 Registered: 10-2004 |
I've never heard the Happy Family demos. I wonder if LTM will ever reissue 'em. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1952 Registered: 05-2005 |
I asked, they said NO CHANCE! James fell out with Momus big time, so o no can do. I have em somewhere jeff, will send em over with Daintees 12'' | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 850 Registered: 10-2004 |
Awesome, Spence - thanks so much! That's too bad about Momus and James Nice falling out, given that what sounds like a good recording will forever be kept under wraps. By the way, Spence, I'm mailing out your Concubines CD tomorrow - I had a snafu with the cover art which delayed things by a week. | ||
| Matsrep Member Username: Matsrep Post Number: 47 Registered: 10-2005 |
Spence, my tape is also a tdk. - Maybe Momus will place the ltm demo tape on his blog? (You'll never know.) James Nice has always been very friendly in his corrspondance - both in 1985ish and nowadays. The link to Go-Betweens can be established this way, by the way. Which (original) Postcard artist have played in all Postcard bands but one - and that is a band which sadly lost a guitar player? Yes, the answer is guitar player Malcolm Ross: Josef K, Orange Juice, Aztec Camera. Also with The Happy Family, The Moodists, Dave Graney's Coral Snakes, Nectarine No 9, etc. and a fine solo artist (half his first album has Robert Vickers on bass). BruegelPie told me mr Ross opened for Robert Forster sometime somewhere. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 856 Registered: 10-2004 |
speaking of orange juice, i *finally* got to see that bizarre "dada with juice" live video, as someone kindly posted it in sections on youtube. that part where edwyn plays that blistering lead melody in "salmon fishing in NY" on that fender electric 12 string is pure, unparalleled awesomeness. | ||
| Andrew Kerr Member Username: Andrew_k Post Number: 314 Registered: 04-2005 |
Jeff, I think that Edwyn perhaps thought that particular song was 'pure, unparalleled awesomeness' as well! The first time I saw him play it in Glasgow ('84) it was so good he played it twice. There is a great radio session version over at http://dusty7s.blogspot.com/search?q=ora nge+juice (ditch that a | ||
| Andrew Kerr Member Username: Andrew_k Post Number: 315 Registered: 04-2005 |
Ooops...for the link above ditch that space between 'ora' and 'nge'. | ||
| Catherine Vaughan Member Username: Catherine Post Number: 369 Registered: 05-2005 |
I picked up a copy of Dada With Juice for about €2 some years back. Haven't watched it in years, and have been planning to transfer it (and about 100 others!) to dvd...There's two hours of my weekend sorted! | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1964 Registered: 05-2005 |
I really hated the DADA with OJ, I dunno, I think its cause I loved the Malc Ross, Mclymnont manyoka line up so much. An the third OJ album proper with Zeke and Ed on I was pretty bored with. i thought the guitar sounds wer effin terrible and Johnny Brittan looked cool, but it didn't float my boat. the original show on the TV had a lovely interview with Ed and Grace his wife which they omitted from the Vid. Salmon the song is fantatic, I also loved What presence, that was a classic tune, his ltruly last great tune inmy humble one. I still love the man, Christ, he shaped my life to a certain extent. | ||
| Gee Member Username: Gee Post Number: 9 Registered: 11-2005 |
Last great tune?! I think you need to reassess the great man's solo canon Spence: Don't Shilly Shally 50 Shades of Blue Let Me Put My Arms Around You Hope and Despair Make Me Feel Again Low Expectations and yes, A Girl Like You | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1966 Registered: 05-2005 |
That's exactly what I mean gee!! None of the above float my boat mate. | ||
| Gee Member Username: Gee Post Number: 10 Registered: 11-2005 |
If Don't Shilly Shally doesn't raise your pulse, you mustn't have one! http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3oS082HqfV E A rare lapse in your taste Spence, but a lapse nontheless. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1967 Registered: 05-2005 |
Gee it raised a pulse 20 years ago, I saw him live eeverywhere, and EC has alwyas had my support man, but playing it nowadays does zero for me, I dunno why, I love the man, but that's the way it is. Also, my musical choices have moved on quite considerably, as it tends to with age. As i say, the man is a God in my book, but don't mean I have tolike everything, each to their own I suppose... I could actually play a BMX Bandits song from then and like it more... starnge I know... Pleased you still lovin it. | ||
| Gee Member Username: Gee Post Number: 11 Registered: 11-2005 |
Amen to that (except the BMX Bandits!) | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 873 Registered: 10-2004 |
I'd agree with Spence. Edwyn Collins has clearly done some wonderful things, but I can't really get into most of his solo work. I dig the first album, but except for the odd song or two, the bulk of his solo output just doesn't do it for me. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1977 Registered: 05-2005 |
that video is great, ho looks so cool. no one looked as cool as ec. save for paul quinn | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 1471 Registered: 03-2005 |
He looks like Eden Kane. |