I always knew that Beyonce was a biter.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Oct 2021, 5:13pmExtra neatness about Infected: There's a video for every song. It was one of the first (maybe the first) records that was also released as a video album.Kory wrote: ↑29 Oct 2021, 4:48pmI'll take a look, thanks!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Oct 2021, 3:58pmSoul Mining and Infected are similar in sound (v. 80s midi kind of stuff), as are Mind Bomb and Dusk (a more traditional band structure, w/ Johnny Marr on guitar). Those four are the key records, I'd say. Burning Blue Soul is a bit patchy to me, as is, to a lesser degree, Nakedself. Hanky Panky is an all-Hank Williams Sr. cover album that got ripped at the time, but has improved with age for me.Kory wrote: ↑29 Oct 2021, 3:51pmI really need to check out TT. I've been meaning to for years. Does one just go chronologically?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Oct 2021, 1:56pmYikes, Matt Johnson almost died this summer of a throat infection: https://www.thethe.com/the-lowdown-lockdown/
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I listened to Infected late this afternoon. Goddamn, whenever I hear it, I think it's in the Top 10 of the 80s, even tho I know there are better and more meaningful records.Kory wrote: ↑29 Oct 2021, 7:04pmI always knew that Beyonce was a biter.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Oct 2021, 5:13pmExtra neatness about Infected: There's a video for every song. It was one of the first (maybe the first) records that was also released as a video album.Kory wrote: ↑29 Oct 2021, 4:48pmI'll take a look, thanks!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Oct 2021, 3:58pmSoul Mining and Infected are similar in sound (v. 80s midi kind of stuff), as are Mind Bomb and Dusk (a more traditional band structure, w/ Johnny Marr on guitar). Those four are the key records, I'd say. Burning Blue Soul is a bit patchy to me, as is, to a lesser degree, Nakedself. Hanky Panky is an all-Hank Williams Sr. cover album that got ripped at the time, but has improved with age for me.
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Had a great result a month or so back. A mate of mine picked thousands of cds in a collection someone was selling. He said in amongst them was all this punk crap by some band called Bad Religion. He asked me if I wanted them. Big grin spread across my face as I said "yeah i'll give them a go mate". 12 cds all in great condition and he didn't want anything for them.
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Sweet deal.Marky Dread wrote: ↑30 Oct 2021, 11:45amHad a great result a month or so back. A mate of mine picked thousands of cds in a collection someone was selling. He said in amongst them was all this punk crap by some band called Bad Religion. He asked me if I wanted them. Big grin spread across my face as I said "yeah i'll give them a go mate". 12 cds all in great condition and he didn't want anything for them.
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I know you are referring to all era Velvets, but per cursory research, there is just one decent audio bootleg of them playing live with Nico (the Valleydale 66 show included on the 45th anniversary set) and apparently this is the only video+audio footage of them:Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 Oct 2021, 4:52pm
There's plenty of live audio available—official and boot—but I don't think I've seen much for video, tho.
I know that bootlegging was just becoming a thing around this time, but that still seems surprising given the Warhol connection.
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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That is surprising. Warhol was making films by that point, so it would seem an obvious choice to film his band, even if only for some undreamt-of-project.matedog wrote: ↑01 Nov 2021, 1:43pmI know you are referring to all era Velvets, but per cursory research, there is just one decent audio bootleg of them playing live with Nico (the Valleydale 66 show included on the 45th anniversary set) and apparently this is the only video+audio footage of them:Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 Oct 2021, 4:52pm
There's plenty of live audio available—official and boot—but I don't think I've seen much for video, tho.
I know that bootlegging was just becoming a thing around this time, but that still seems surprising given the Warhol connection.
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Keeping up the VU observations, Sunday Morning into Waiting is so gloriously jarring. The first album is just head and shoulders above the others.
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 love all of VU's albums, but to say something shamelessly boomerish, that album is so fucking good it kinda transcends the form.
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Flex loves Squeeze. Noted.
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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Dang, I thought about making a similar joke, but changed my mind. Glad someone has more gumption.
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Some people try to rehabilitate those post-Morrison Doors albums but to my knowledge no one makes that attempt with Squeeze. Sad!
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I listened to it a few years back. It wasn't the trainwreck I was led to expect. Bland more than anything else.
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