The Great Thread of YouTube Magnificence!
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Stuck in my head this morning …
"Ain't no party like an S Club party!'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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This is a Calgary band who used to be called Viet Cong but changed their name to the more pedestrian Preoccupations after getting tired of criticism over their original name. They're clearly influenced by late 70s, early 80s post-punk, tho they don't sound like they're obviously copying (to my ears, anyway). I can definitely hear Chameleons in them, but it's harder to nail other bands in their sound.
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They were great around this time. Add the peel sessions to this show and you have the best of AI.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
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Put out some great singles!!Marky Dread wrote: ↑12 Jun 2018, 10:00pmThey were great around this time. Add the peel sessions to this show and you have the best of AI.
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Finally picked up a copy of the album on vinyl.
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Just popped in my head. An achingly gorgeous version.
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Back in '86, Sigue Sigue Sputnik completely entranced the cool crowd (and me) in my high school. So over the top and weird—visually and sonically—but there seemed something kinda dangerous about what they were doing. Or at least living in Asswipe, SK. Flaunt It doesn't crack even my top 50 favourite albums, but it's an undeniable 80s touchstone.
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When did Jonesy turn into a Yankee Doodle Dandy would the people of LA not understand his West Laaanden patoir.
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101Walterton wrote: ↑04 Jul 2018, 1:50amWhen did Jonesy turn into a Yankee Doodle Dandy would the people of LA not understand his West Laaanden patoir.
He's only taking the piss for the first few minutes then it's back to old Steve. Just to have the crack with Cookie.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
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Id never heard of these guys until a certain someone with a connection to this board refused to share some rare Pogues tracks unless I could provide some SSS songs. This was probably early 90s pre mp3 days as I was still trading cassettes at the time. I left it at that. Ive never not shared rareities with people.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑27 Jun 2018, 8:21pm
Back in '86, Sigue Sigue Sputnik completely entranced the cool crowd (and me) in my high school. So over the top and weird—visually and sonically—but there seemed something kinda dangerous about what they were doing. Or at least living in Asswipe, SK. Flaunt It doesn't crack even my top 50 favourite albums, but it's an undeniable 80s touchstone.
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I have never understood that mentality. I became friends with a wonderful fellow who was selling a fairly rare Colin Newman cd on eBay. I didn't win the auction, but I contacted him after to see whether he'd sell me a cd-r of the disc—I wanted the songs, not the object—and he immediately said yes, no charge. Which led to a whole of lot of sharing since.revbob wrote: ↑04 Jul 2018, 3:52pmId never heard of these guys until a certain someone with a connection to this board refused to share some rare Pogues tracks unless I could provide some SSS songs. This was probably early 90s pre mp3 days as I was still trading cassettes at the time. I left it at that. Ive never not shared rareities with people.
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He does but then he keeps going back to it. I’ve watched quite a few (he has some good guests) and he always does the accent.Marky Dread wrote: ↑04 Jul 2018, 7:55am101Walterton wrote: ↑04 Jul 2018, 1:50amWhen did Jonesy turn into a Yankee Doodle Dandy would the people of LA not understand his West Laaanden patoir.
He's only taking the piss for the first few minutes then it's back to old Steve. Just to have the crack with Cookie.
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It's just a put on. I quite enjoy his shows.101Walterton wrote: ↑04 Jul 2018, 4:24pmHe does but then he keeps going back to it. I’ve watched quite a few (he has some good guests) and he always does the accent.Marky Dread wrote: ↑04 Jul 2018, 7:55am101Walterton wrote: ↑04 Jul 2018, 1:50amWhen did Jonesy turn into a Yankee Doodle Dandy would the people of LA not understand his West Laaanden patoir.
He's only taking the piss for the first few minutes then it's back to old Steve. Just to have the crack with Cookie.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
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Yeah this guy just had cassette dubs he got from someone else.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑04 Jul 2018, 4:21pmI have never understood that mentality. I became friends with a wonderful fellow who was selling a fairly rare Colin Newman cd on eBay. I didn't win the auction, but I contacted him after to see whether he'd sell me a cd-r of the disc—I wanted the songs, not the object—and he immediately said yes, no charge. Which led to a whole of lot of sharing since.revbob wrote: ↑04 Jul 2018, 3:52pmId never heard of these guys until a certain someone with a connection to this board refused to share some rare Pogues tracks unless I could provide some SSS songs. This was probably early 90s pre mp3 days as I was still trading cassettes at the time. I left it at that. Ive never not shared rareities with people.
But after learning a little more about him I now see the whole picture.