Post punk, alt-rock corner

[Nail Soup]

2 hours ago, nige1968 said:

Wot no Cardigans?

 

On the topic of Cardigan mix-ups, I always got the Cardigans mixed up with Swedish contemporaries the Concretes.

 

Here's a couple from the debut album..... one upbeat,  one (my fave!) more Velvets-y.

Note: You can't Hurry Love is not a cover.

 

[Skybone]

Mentioned in another thread.

Loop:

 

 

 

[Waddo Soqable]

 

[Leonard Smalls]

Have we had no mention of Gazzer and The Tubeways  (or Valeriun, Rael and Scarlett as they used to call themselves on their 1st single!)

 

 

 

[Nail Soup]

Don't think we've had The Au Pairs yet:

 

 

[Nail Soup]

My Bloody Valentine anyone? Here's the breakthrough single, plus  a track each from the two albums

 

 

 

 

[Barking Spiders]

Six pages in and way past time for some Pixies

 

[Barking Spiders]

One of the best albums of the 80s is Call of the West by Wall of Voodoo (also one of the best band names). I see that on the Wiki page some plank called Geoff Barton only gave 4/10 in his review in Classic Rock. Knob'ead! So here's the lead single from it, the brilliant Mexican Radio

 

[ProfJames]

 

[Skin Lewis]

On 30/06/2021 at 19:29, Nail Soup said:

I just posted this in the 'best gigs' thread. But I reckon it deserves a cross-post here:

 

I was there. Seen here playing second bass:

 

 

[itsmedunc]

One of my all time favourites - 

 

Edited July 5, 2021 by itsmedunc

[ProfJames]

 

[ProfJames]

 

[Maude]

I know they've been mentioned earlier in the thread but here's The Cure using just a bass, a bass vi and drums to great effect, and visually a bass heavy video. What more do you need? 

 

Edit: I'd always assumed this was Gallup on bass and Smith on bass vi, but the video (and a TOTP vid I just watched) has them both using P basses. Was it two 4 strings, or a 4 and a vi? 

Edited July 5, 2021 by Maude
Question innit

[Old Man Riva]

Going to add a touch of Bill Nelson…

First track has Bill channelling Devo and T Rex, and the second is by Fiat Lux and was produced by Mr Nelson.

Third track is back to Bill, and his New Wave electro-groove ways…

 

Edited July 5, 2021 by Old Man Riva

[Nail Soup]

9 hours ago, Skin Lewis said:

On 30/06/2021 at 19:29, Nail Soup said:

 

I was there. Seen here playing second bass:

Cool!

It took you six pages in to mention this ? 

If it were me I'd have been boasting about this on page 1 😀

[Waddo Soqable]

The Pop Group.. I always think of this one...

 

[Spoombung]

 

[Beedster]

These two songs defined post-punk for me, Unguarded moment by The Church and Song From Under the Floorboards by Magazine, lovely fretless Ovation in the latter

 

 

[Barking Spiders]

Couple of my fave Joy Division tracks here

 

[Barking Spiders]

Making sure this thread stays on page 1 here's my fave from the Sisters of Mercy

and the first track I heard by The JAMC on Peel

 

Edited July 6, 2021 by Barking Spiders

[Frank Blank]

 

[rushbo]

18 hours ago, Old Man Riva said:

Going to add a touch of Bill Nelson…

First track has Bill channelling Devo and T Rex, and the second is by Fiat Lux and was produced by Mr Nelson.

Third track is back to Bill, and his New Wave electro-groove ways…

 

What a brilliant era for Bill...

The Red Noise album "Sound on Sound" blew my mind in '79 and it still does today.

He still makes great music now, but "Sound on Sound" is a desert island disc for me.

 

[Old Man Riva]

7 hours ago, rushbo said:

What a brilliant era for Bill...

The Red Noise album "Sound on Sound" blew my mind in '79 and it still does today.

He still makes great music now, but "Sound on Sound" is a desert island disc for me.

 

It certainly was! I was really disappointed when Be Bop Deluxe split but bought Revolt Into Style when it came out (on blue or red vinyl, I think?!) and loved it.

I saw the band at Birmingham Odeon (or Town Hall?) and, again, loved it.

Whilst it wasn’t BBD, it was a definite progression from Drastic Plastic, which I really dug, esp. the more electro moments on the album (e.g. Electrical Language).

For me Bill Nelson is such an overlooked artist and musician…

[Harlequin74]

On 28/06/2021 at 16:46, Frank Blank said:

 

‘Vi does it hurt when my heart misses a beat’ - classic stuff, best said in german accent