My copy of that disc has ‘Blue Monday’ on it (most do not), which was essentially the track that let everybody know the direction Hook / Sumner were taking them after the demise of Joy Division (Curtis’ suicide). The rest of the disc still contains shades of the post punk gloom Joy Division was known for.
Of course, the best track on that disc is ‘Age of Consent’.
Covered by many an artist: notably by Built to Spill here:
Oh and here’s a version of them covering the same song that makes me realize I’ve never truly had a great time at a pub before. Holy hell that looks like a great fucking time
That was on my list. I wondered about them being the remnants of a band that has already been chosen.
A great album, but truly one of the absolute worst concerts I have ever seen. Maybe an off night, but there were 5,000 pissed off New Order fns that night in Toronto.
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
Fuck. For the past couple rounds, I've had almost a dozen that I prefer in different orders on different days so I've been trying to pick unique relative to my existing group versus risk of someone taking.
Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 8:13 pmOh shit, you just reminded me about toilet paper.
Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 11:10 am
That was on my list. I wondered about them being the remnants of a band that has already been chosen.
A great album, but truly one of the absolute worst concerts I have ever seen. Maybe an off night, but there were 5,000 pissed off New Order fns that night in Toronto.
I mean, I dunno if there was a particular incident or reason that night in Toronto, but I find that bands that rely on a heavily synthesized sound come off largely stale on stage. Case in point: MGMT.
Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 11:10 am
That was on my list. I wondered about them being the remnants of a band that has already been chosen.
A great album, but truly one of the absolute worst concerts I have ever seen. Maybe an off night, but there were 5,000 pissed off New Order fns that night in Toronto.
I mean, I dunno if there was a particular incident or reason that night in Toronto, but I find that bands that rely on a heavily synthesized sound come off largely stale on stage. Case in point: MGMT.
No energy. Shitty venue and they were off stage within an hour. No encores requested. I mean, we were out at a hall by the airport and the drugs had barely started working.
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 11:10 am
That was on my list. I wondered about them being the remnants of a band that has already been chosen.
A great album, but truly one of the absolute worst concerts I have ever seen. Maybe an off night, but there were 5,000 pissed off New Order fns that night in Toronto.
I mean, I dunno if there was a particular incident or reason that night in Toronto, but I find that bands that rely on a heavily synthesized sound come off largely stale on stage. Case in point: MGMT.
No energy. Shitty venue and they were off stage within an hour. No encores requested. I mean, we were out at a hall by the airport and the drugs had barely started working.
Yeah. That’s gotta hurt. Seems like a band like New Order needs to be experienced with a string of similar artists at a festival or some type of rave. Madchester scene type stuff.
The album's themes are partying ("Nothin' But A Good Time" and "Your Mama Don't Dance"), lost innocence ("Back to the Rocking Horse" and "Fallen Angel"), lost love ("Every Rose Has Its Thorn"), anti-social behavior ("Bad to Be Good") and sex ("Love on the Rocks", "Good Love", "Tearin' Down the Walls", and "Look but You Can't Touch").
Vocalist Bret Michaels allegedly wrote the band's most successful single, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", in response to a failed love affair with a Los Angeles stripper. Poison had been playing at a cowboy bar called The Ritz in Dallas, Texas. After the show, Michaels called the woman at her apartment and heard a man's voice in the background. Heartbroken, he wrote the song with an acoustic guitar in a laundromat.
So many albums to choose from. This one stands out because not only does it have a whole bunch of great songs, but unlike every other Fall album, there isn't a single horrible experimental "song" or something that sounds like it was recorded in the back room of a pub at 4 am.
Loved this band.
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
Fuck. For the past couple rounds, I've had almost a dozen that I prefer in different orders on different days so I've been trying to pick unique relative to my existing group versus risk of someone taking.
Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 8:13 pmOh shit, you just reminded me about toilet paper.
Ryan wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 2:59 pm
Pretenders - Self-titled
STP - Purple
Dude, Purple was my other choice.
The eponymous first album of the Pretenders was going to be my next choice. Great album. Love me some Chrissie Hynde. And, since Ryan didn't post the cover:
Other than Rush, there's probably no one here who's heard of this guy. Only one album that I've been able to find (the only other thing I've seen repackages a few of the songs on this album), but it is a monster!
Party music, Sierra Leone style!
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 5:06 pm
Other than Rush, there's probably no one here who's heard of this guy. Only one album that I've been able to find (the only other thing I've seen repackages a few of the songs on this album), but it is a monster!
Party music, Sierra Leone style!
There's no doubt in my mind that the Talking Heads' Remain in Light has its roots in African funk like that. Curious if Pino met up with Ginger Baker when he did his trek across the African continent playing music where he could in the early 70s..
There's no doubt in my mind that the Talking Heads' Remain in Light has its roots in African funk like that. Curious if Pino met up with Ginger Baker when he did his trek across the African continent playing music where he could in the early 70s..
Not with Pino, but with the King of African music (who cited Pino as an influence).
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:19 pm
Would there be categories, or just leave it up to a full range? Also goes without saying, but no greatest hits or compilation albums, right?
Wide open, no category limitations. First person to try a greatest hits or live album gets kicked out.
Fuck. For the past couple rounds, I've had almost a dozen that I prefer in different orders on different days so I've been trying to pick unique relative to my existing group versus risk of someone taking.
Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 8:13 pmOh shit, you just reminded me about toilet paper.
(I need to check, but this is atleast the third album you've picked where I'd take the artist but only if I could shift it one, if not two, backwards. Weird trend.)
Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 8:13 pmOh shit, you just reminded me about toilet paper.
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:19 pm
Would there be categories, or just leave it up to a full range? Also goes without saying, but no greatest hits or compilation albums, right?
Wide open, no category limitations. First person to try a greatest hits or live album gets kicked out.
Never figured rush for a narc.
Its the one available outside the African continent so I think it's kosher
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:19 pm
Would there be categories, or just leave it up to a full range? Also goes without saying, but no greatest hits or compilation albums, right?
Wide open, no category limitations. First person to try a greatest hits or live album gets kicked out.
Never figured rush for a narc.
Its the one available outside the African continent so I think it's kosher
Only way Pruitt can take it.
To quote both Bruce Prichard and Tony Schiavone, "Fuck Duff Meltzer."
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:19 pm
Would there be categories, or just leave it up to a full range? Also goes without saying, but no greatest hits or compilation albums, right?
Wide open, no category limitations. First person to try a greatest hits or live album gets kicked out.
Never figured rush for a narc.
Its the one available outside the African continent so I think it's kosher
Only way Pruitt can take it.
Or give it.
"beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze."
