| Author | Message | ||
     Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1670 Registered: 10-2004 |
I know we've done this before, but in an effort to balance the hostile (but kinda fun) environment of the "bands I don't get..." thread, here's the inverse. Heaven 17 - After having been into this band for over 2 decades, I have absolutely failed to get anyone else to share my enthusiasm for them. Beach Boys - well, at least on this here msg. board, at any rate. Pet Sounds is one of my favorite records. The lush, beautifully crafted Smile-era tracks are great as well, not to mention quite a few random late 60s-early 70s tracks. High Llamas - Granted, their career has been indisputably hit and miss, but I do still quite like some of their albums, particularly Hawaii and Gideon Gaye. But far too often have I found myself in situations where I'm forced to defend them! Style Council - I've suffered quite a lot of ridicule over the years for this one! Ludus - I do not know one single person, other than myself, who likes this band. | ||
| Simon Withers Member Username: Sfwithers Post Number: 140 Registered: 08-2005 |
Thompson Twins - still love some of their stuff The Mighty lemon Drops - long forgotten and airbrushed from history The Chesterfields - obscure 1980s jangly guita pop; somebody else has to like them... As for Ludus, never even heard of 'em. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 297 Registered: 10-2008 |
I reckon H17 made some great singles Jeff, but the albums that I heard werent too hot Pet Sounds is a masterpiece Style Council - no comment! I had a Mighty Lemondrops album but its long gone from the memory what they sounded like - New Orderish?? As for me, Burial Clock DVA - back in the 80s nobody i knew had even heard of them , let alone had an opinion on them. Eyeless in Gaza | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1671 Registered: 10-2004 |
I *love* Eyeless in Gaza, Kev, but other EIG fans seem definitely few and far between. And like I mentioned in another thread, I need to reinvestigate Clock DVA. A friend of mine quite likes Burial, fwiw. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2924 Registered: 05-2005 |
Jeff, I adore the Beach Boys and love/like much by High Llamas and Style Council. Heaven 17 are OK. Never heard of Ludus. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2926 Registered: 05-2005 |
The Go-Betweens. | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 664 Registered: 07-2006 |
jeff, i'm a big H17 fan. three blinding lps... and my penthouse and pavement t shirt is one of my favourite things. | ||
| Charles Coy Member Username: Coy Post Number: 140 Registered: 10-2006 |
..touche Padraig, touche.. | ||
| Charles Coy Member Username: Coy Post Number: 141 Registered: 10-2006 |
Jack Frost... | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 944 Registered: 08-2004 |
I like some of Heaven 17's output, The Luxury Gap was one of my 1st albums, still got it. Babybird/Stephen Jones/Death Of The Neighbourhood, have given me the most entertainment over the last 15 years or so. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3242 Registered: 05-2005 |
Babybird Jerry was genius. King Bing!!! | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 1530 Registered: 01-2005 |
Any Trouble | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2939 Registered: 05-2005 |
I saw Babybird live in London in about 97. He was fantastic. It was an NME gig and the other bands were Tindersticks, Sparklehorse and High Llamas. Absolute bargain of a night. | ||
| Ewan Talisker McEwan Member Username: Ewan_mcewan Post Number: 569 Registered: 02-2008 |
Not a band per se, but God I loves me some Tito Puente! | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 951 Registered: 08-2004 |
Sounds like a dream line-up Padraig. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3250 Registered: 05-2005 |
Again, I woulda answered this in 1983. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 315 Registered: 10-2008 |
the winnebago orchestra | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2949 Registered: 05-2005 |
It was Jerry. I flew to London from Dublin for those NME concerts on three or four seperate years, but that one was the standout by far. Another memorable night though was when I got very pissed on Carling (at 1 pound a can!) and started roaring abuse at the utterly useless Campag Velocet! ("Go home, you're terrible" was what I was shouting.) | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3252 Registered: 05-2005 |
Kev, ye wee sottish keniget ye! | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3254 Registered: 05-2005 |
Actually, save for Jeff and Randy, probably every thing ever released on crepuscule and el! | ||
| andreas Member Username: Andreas Post Number: 754 Registered: 04-2006 |
easy to answer: joanna newsom | ||
| Geoff Holmes Member Username: Geoff Post Number: 533 Registered: 05-2005 |
Easy to answer here - The Beatles! |