Post punk, alt-rock corner

[Frank Blank]

39 minutes ago, BillyBass said:

I'm sure our paths must have crossed somewhere in 1980, judging by the bands you went to see.

Without doubt.

[2elliot]

On 04/08/2021 at 23:58, BillyBass said:

Adam &the Antz Peel session

Not strictly post punk but not mainstream punk either.

 

The 2nd song is about Westside Story, the first also has an anti racist element, unfortunately, Nick Kent and other NME journalists labelled them as Nazi, hence Dave Barbe, the drummer attacking a copy of the rag.  Adam and the Antz also wrote a song called 'Press Darlings' about music press journalists.

 

I saw them play over 20 times.

We've just bought tickets for his upcoming tour. We caught him at Kubix festival a couple of years ago, he was excellent. 

[2elliot]

On 05/08/2021 at 07:30, tegs07 said:

And Fields of the Nephilim though:

 

 

We do a cover of For Her Light as a  warm up at rehearsal...  I can't take them seriously though.  Proper comedy goth voice, they make me laugh whenever I hear them.

[Barking Spiders]

At the moment I'm checking out Weezer stuff other than the blue album and Pinkerton. Still love the former while the latter grew on me over time but they fell off my radar after that. They subsequently received a loads of hate so I'm now going through the rest of their albums to see if any of it was deserved.

[tegs07]

2 hours ago, 2elliot said:

 

We do a cover of For Her Light as a  warm up at rehearsal...  I can't take them seriously though.  Proper comedy goth voice, they make me laugh whenever I hear them.

That was what I liked about them. The whole nonsense with flour. Viz taking the p155 out of the drummer. I never took any of the Goth stuff seriously. It’s all pantomime to me. Others would really disagree!

[ProfJames]

Sorry but I think this fits here!  I was at the gig...........love them

 

[ProfJames]

Was fortunate to have seen this band many times, they whizzed all over the Jam at the Lyceum, destroyed Dingwalls and was here at the Reading Rock in 1978.......... Frank Farley on drums, Johnny Spence on a Stingray and the incredible Mick Green.......

 

[ProfJames]

 

[Nail Soup]

Just for fun - cover of PIL's Death Disco by the Top Of The Pop album people

 

I guess this is the most post-punk song they ever did...... 

[Waddo Soqable]

22 minutes ago, Nail Soup said:

Just for fun - cover of PIL's Death Disco by the Top Of The Pop album people

 

I guess this is the most post-punk song they ever did...... 

Epic !

whoever's singing reminds me of someone ( not JL ) but I can't think who.....

[Nail Soup]

51 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Epic !

whoever's singing reminds me of someone ( not JL ) but I can't think who.....

According to one of the comments on YouTube it’s Norman Wisdom’s Invaders of the Heart.😃

[upside downer]

1 hour ago, Nail Soup said:

Just for fun - cover of PIL's Death Disco by the Top Of The Pop album people

 

I guess this is the most post-punk song they ever did...... 

 

Well, that sits lovely in between Breakfast in America and Bad Girls.

 

'Final in a fade, Mr Grimsdale.....'

[Nail Soup]

I think the Dog Faced Hermans qualify as post-punk, even though a bit later than the first wave, more like Sugarcubes time. Although much lesser know than the Sugarcubes.

Here is their best known song (although not representative IMO except the last minute or so) 'Beautiful', plus one of my personal (more representative IMO) faves 'Ballon Girl'

 

 

[2020Jazz]

On 08/08/2021 at 14:55, ProfJames said:

 

I've loved her for 40 freakin years.

[2020Jazz]

So I guess everyone here hates Morrissey/The Smiths?

[tegs07]

5 hours ago, 2020Jazz said:

So I guess everyone here hates Morrissey/The Smiths?

I have never been a fan of Morrissey (you would struggle to get a decent album out of his entire solo output) but I do like The Smith’s.

[Frank Blank]

6 hours ago, 2020Jazz said:

I've loved her for 40 freakin years.

Amen.

[Nail Soup]

8 hours ago, 2020Jazz said:

So I guess everyone here hates Morrissey/The Smiths?

I like the Smiths, but not enough to post them in threads like this.

Morrisey's solo material is not so great.

[2020Jazz]

5 hours ago, Nail Soup said:

I like the Smiths, but not enough to post them in threads like this.

Morrisey's solo material is not so great.

I'm not so much a fan of Morrissey himself as I am a fan of Andy. I find him to be a damn genius.

[Nail Soup]

44 minutes ago, 2020Jazz said:

I'm not so much a fan of Morrissey himself as I am a fan of Andy. I find him to be a damn genius.

Andy should get the same acclaim as Johnny Marr IMO

[tegs07]

1 minute ago, Nail Soup said:

Andy should get the same acclaim as Johnny Marr IMO

Apparently he is as replaceable as the parts of a Lawnmower according to Morrisey. He doesn’t go on to explain why 90% of his own solo career sounds worse than a lawnmower with faulty parts though.

[paul_5]

On 06/08/2021 at 11:00, 2elliot said:

 

We do a cover of For Her Light as a  warm up at rehearsal...  I can't take them seriously though.  Proper comedy goth voice, they make me laugh whenever I hear them.

They look like they need a bloody good wash too.

[2elliot]

New band to me... Sounds Like Winter, from Oz.

 

I'm on my way through the latest album, it's cool.

https://sounds-like-winter.bandcamp.com/album/fight-the-stairs
 

 

Edited August 19, 2021 by 2elliot

[Dad3353]

16 minutes ago, 2elliot said:

... Sounds Like Winter ...

 

... it's cool.

 

Obviously. 

 

...

 

 

Edited August 19, 2021 by Dad3353

[DiMarco]

Dig newer tunes too?