Played them earlier and Sonic Youth is an apt comparison. I wonder why they couldn't have been issued as an extra disc to another album. They are a solid listen definitely noise rock.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Mar 2023, 12:30pmListened to the Gun Sluts demos and understand why Sony balked. MJ seemed on the cusp of being marketable after Mind Bomb and Dusk, then he does that weirdo Hank Williams cover record, and then he submits these squawking, tuneless jams. Not what Sony would have been looking for. Sonic Youth was making bank at the same time with this kind of stuff, but that wasn’t the image The The had in the biz. But I seriously loved these demos. A lot of nasty fucking around going on.
What Are you Listening to Right Now?
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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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Listened again on my walk home and, damn, that shit is fun. And, yeah, if Nakedself ever gets some kind of deluxe reissue—not likely given that it flopped—this would seem ripe for the second disc.Marky Dread wrote: ↑03 Mar 2023, 2:00pmPlayed them earlier and Sonic Youth is an apt comparison. I wonder why they couldn't have been issued as an extra disc to another album. They are a solid listen definitely noise rock.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Mar 2023, 12:30pmListened to the Gun Sluts demos and understand why Sony balked. MJ seemed on the cusp of being marketable after Mind Bomb and Dusk, then he does that weirdo Hank Williams cover record, and then he submits these squawking, tuneless jams. Not what Sony would have been looking for. Sonic Youth was making bank at the same time with this kind of stuff, but that wasn’t the image The The had in the biz. But I seriously loved these demos. A lot of nasty fucking around going on.
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This hot new single: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... -prisoners
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
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Flex wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 11:43amThis hot new single: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... -prisoners
“produced by a major recording artist who was not identified”.
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Dicky Barrett, probablyrevbob wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 11:50amFlex wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 11:43amThis hot new single: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... -prisoners“produced by a major recording artist who was not identified”.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
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I thought this was going to be a parody, turns out it's legit, too bad.Flex wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 11:43amThis hot new single: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... -prisoners
God, what a mess, on the ladder of success
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
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Hello,
These New South Wales - Faceless. This is very good rock and roll.
These New South Wales - Faceless. This is very good rock and roll.
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Don't know much about this band, but I like this song.
The chair is against the wall. The chair is against the wall. John has a long mustache. John has a long mustache.
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Haven’t thought of them in forever. Takes me back to like 2008.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Apparently their follow up single "Shut Up and Let Me Go" did pretty well (particularly in the UK), so they are really two hit wonders, but I have no recollection of that song. Seems reasonable that people wouldn't really need more than one or two of this type of song in their lives.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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I’ve only heard “Shut Up and Let Me Go” in the last day or two, because youtube recommended it after I watched the “That’s Not My Name” video. Did you hear TNMN on the radio around the time of release? I must have missed it completely. It’s relatively new to me and I only heard it recently because youtube threw this short vid up in front of my face for some reason and I Shazamed the music out of curiosity (wouldn't have known about the Ting Tings otherwise):matedog wrote: ↑07 Mar 2023, 11:47amApparently their follow up single "Shut Up and Let Me Go" did pretty well (particularly in the UK), so they are really two hit wonders, but I have no recollection of that song. Seems reasonable that people wouldn't really need more than one or two of this type of song in their lives.
The chair is against the wall. The chair is against the wall. John has a long mustache. John has a long mustache.
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Yeah, YouTube sends me that sort of crap all the time. I must stop watching it one of these days so they'll stop.Kimmelweck wrote: ↑07 Mar 2023, 12:32pmI’ve only heard “Shut Up and Let Me Go” in the last day or two, because youtube recommended it after I watched the “That’s Not My Name” video. Did you hear TNMN on the radio around the time of release? I must have missed it completely. It’s relatively new to me and I only heard it recently because youtube threw this short vid up in front of my face for some reason and I Shazamed the music out of curiosity (wouldn't have known about the Ting Tings otherwise):matedog wrote: ↑07 Mar 2023, 11:47amApparently their follow up single "Shut Up and Let Me Go" did pretty well (particularly in the UK), so they are really two hit wonders, but I have no recollection of that song. Seems reasonable that people wouldn't really need more than one or two of this type of song in their lives.
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What can I say? I got sucked in to the web of depravity that is youtube. It was bound to happen at some point. Better late than never.Silent Majority wrote: ↑07 Mar 2023, 12:56pmYeah, YouTube sends me that sort of crap all the time. I must stop watching it one of these days so they'll stop.Kimmelweck wrote: ↑07 Mar 2023, 12:32pmI’ve only heard “Shut Up and Let Me Go” in the last day or two, because youtube recommended it after I watched the “That’s Not My Name” video. Did you hear TNMN on the radio around the time of release? I must have missed it completely. It’s relatively new to me and I only heard it recently because youtube threw this short vid up in front of my face for some reason and I Shazamed the music out of curiosity (wouldn't have known about the Ting Tings otherwise):matedog wrote: ↑07 Mar 2023, 11:47amApparently their follow up single "Shut Up and Let Me Go" did pretty well (particularly in the UK), so they are really two hit wonders, but I have no recollection of that song. Seems reasonable that people wouldn't really need more than one or two of this type of song in their lives.
The chair is against the wall. The chair is against the wall. John has a long mustache. John has a long mustache.
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During the lockdown when there were no live performances, I remember Jools Holland had Joan Armatrading on as a guest on his tv show, selecting her favourite performances over the years and that was one of the songs she chose. I thought it was great, much better than the studio version, the guy really bashes the fuck out of his drum lot, Terry-style.