The Official Punk, Indie, Goth, Alternative 1976-1986 thread

[V8mate]

rhinochopig said:

Great thread.

My two favs are :

The Bahaus Classic - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mriBc6NjUhg

Bela Lugosi's Dead - love it. Truly haunting sound and awesome live.

rhinochopig said:

And Joy Divisions Classic, covered by a Goth Great - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=szua7uP6agY

Not nearly as good as the original. Not even close. (IMO naturally, before the pro-Cure lynch-mob target me again )

rhinochopig said:

I'd also like people's opinion on this track VVVV. I was a big fan of Ska at the time and think this is great modern interpretation of that genre. Comments....

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=s9P9UrjjvLI - Mr Hudson and the Library - Too Late, Too Late.

I liked a lot of the old ska, but that didn't 'twang my thang' (to quote GBOA)
Too smooth; real ska was more 'raw' and 'street'.

[rhinochopig]

V8mate said:

rhinochopig said:

Great thread.

My two favs are :

The Bahaus Classic - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mriBc6NjUhg

Bela Lugosi's Dead - love it. Truly haunting sound and awesome live.

rhinochopig said:

And Joy Divisions Classic, covered by a Goth Great - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=szua7uP6agY

Not nearly as good as the original. Not even close. (IMO naturally, before the pro-Cure lynch-mob target me again )

rhinochopig said:

I'd also like people's opinion on this track VVVV. I was a big fan of Ska at the time and think this is great modern interpretation of that genre. Comments....

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=s9P9UrjjvLI - Mr Hudson and the Library - Too Late, Too Late.

I liked a lot of the old ska, but that didn't 'twang my thang' (to quote GBOA)
Too smooth; real ska was more 'raw' and 'street'.

Actually I agree with you that the Cure version isn't as good. I also prefer the original - its darker - but I do think it's an interesting version.

Not all ska was raw. Exhibit No. 1 M'Lud. A track that graces my favourites playlist on my IPod

The Beat's Mirror in the Bathroom http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UTNpaaPHENE

ETA for no particular reason that its great http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2oXzrnti4

Edited by rhinochopig on Monday 20th October 17:27

[V8mate]

rhinochopig said:

Not all ska was raw. Exhibit No. 1 M'Lud. A track that graces my favourites playlist on my IPod

The Beat's Mirror in the Bathroom http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UTNpaaPHENE

ETA for no particular reason that its great http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2oXzrnti4

Both of them fall into my definition of raw. You really get the instrument sounds and there's a strong sense of passion in the lyrics, whether anger or angst or love etc. Hard to describe what I meant by 'raw'.

The 'Too late, too late' track actually reminded me more of this: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_cE6q84QWQc which is a more 'polished' sound and has none of the ska earthiness.

[mark69sheer]

RIP John Peel.. The meister!!!

[Yertis]

rhinochopig said:

Not all ska was raw. Exhibit No. 1 M'Lud. A track that graces my favourites playlist on my IPod

The Beat's Mirror in the Bathroom http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UTNpaaPHENE

I love that track. Another "not raw" ska track - "Walking in the Sunshine", by Bad Manners.


Are we allowed to do our New Romantic stuff yet?

[V8mate]

Yertis said:

rhinochopig said:

Not all ska was raw. Exhibit No. 1 M'Lud. A track that graces my favourites playlist on my IPod

The Beat's Mirror in the Bathroom http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UTNpaaPHENE

I love that track. Another "not raw" ska track - "Walking in the Sunshine", by Bad Manners.


Are we allowed to do our New Romantic stuff yet?

Yep - we have already had some in fact!

[Ferg]

Local to Colchester?
Like Ska?
Check out the New Town Kings.
www.myspace.com/newtownkings

[RedexR]

Yertis said:

Are we allowed to do our New Romantic stuff yet?

would love to as long as photographs aren,t necessary...thinks back - uh oh Gary Numan Beserker makeover , David Sylvian quiff and make up or Phil Oakey one sided haircut

Edited by RedexR on Monday 20th October 19:21

[JazD]

Anyone remember a band that used to do a number of support slots by the name of twenty flight rockers?

[mark69sheer]

JazD said:

Anyone remember a band that used to do a number of support slots by the name of twenty flight rockers?

Yeah remember them . .
On the subject of pictures I was in a New romantic/Goth duo..er and I still have pictures...

[nerf]

central said:

Fish Heads -
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cn73Wtem0No

HA! that is SO cool, man that takes me back...... wonderful stuff. cheers fella!

[V8mate]

mark69sheer said:

JazD said:

Anyone remember a band that used to do a number of support slots by the name of twenty flight rockers?

Yeah remember them . .
On the subject of pictures I was in a New romantic/Goth duo..er and I still have pictures which I'll gladly post once parakitaMOL has shown us hers!

EFA

[RedexR]

and you wouldn,t be alone ! look at this , a certain young Ricky Gervais !

[nerf]

JazD said:

Anyone remember a band that used to do a number of support slots by the name of twenty flight rockers?

i bought their single! tower block rock... i saw them support flesh for lulu, another fave band of mine.....

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LB3mI8LAe9Q

[V8mate]

nerf said:

flesh for lulu, another fave band of mine.....

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LB3mI8LAe9Q

Cool promo video - what do you reckon the budget was? £200?

At least you get to see the band - modern promo vids often barely feature the group and are just the result of the director's frustrated (and missed) movie career!

[nerf]

V8mate said:

nerf said:

flesh for lulu, another fave band of mine.....

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LB3mI8LAe9Q

Cool promo video - what do you reckon the budget was? £200?

At least you get to see the band - modern promo vids often barely feature the group and are just the result of the director's frustrated (and missed) movie career!

£200 wouldnt cover the hairspray!!!

[vernan]

JazD said:

Anyone remember a band that used to do a number of support slots by the name of twenty flight rockers?

Which reminds me of Balaam and the Angel.......Lance Percival and rolling up hand dancing.........

[V8mate]

Has it actually got light today? Wake up Wednesday!


Hanoi Rocks - Up around the bend http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GbFjEzlYnlQ

[JazD]

Check this one out

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_52241cMx24

Its all coming out now...

[V8mate]

JazD said:

Check this one out

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_52241cMx24

Its all coming out now...

Blimey - that's a blast from the past. They stuck around well into the 90s too, didn't they?