bickster Posted July 8 Moderator Share Posted July 8 13 minutes ago, Marka Ragnos said: Never heard that one -- like a goth-punk symphony. Gotta keep the epics going. Which means ... I like to think of it as the first Prog-punk track. I think it predates actual Goths but is sort of contemporaneous with the Siouxsie Juju album, early Bauhaus and the Cure Pornography albums which sowed the seed.Anyway, Goth was a fashion statement more than anything An absolute classic. I've seen them do it live too which didn’t used to happen often because of its length Odd album. Sides 1 & 2 standard studio album (and not bad as it goes), that is one side of the second record and the other side is live hits in front of a fan club audience. I always had the impression that Curtain Call was them pissing about in the studio and realised it was way too good to waste so they turned the album into a double to accommodate it, then though, oh bollocks, we need another side and chucked in the live side. The live side is nothing special but Curtain Call is magnificent. The second record wasn’t available on vinyl for a good while until a re-issue about a decade ago 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 3 hours ago, Marka Ragnos said: Buckaroo - 1965 The late, great Don Rich! True master of the Telecaster and also one helluva fiddler. I’ve never been 100% certain about this but I believe one of the few times I have ever seen my dad cry was when Don Rich died. Rich and the great Clarence White died within 367 days of each other, two seismic losses to music in general and the California country/Bakersfield sound scene in particular. Gram Parsons died in between their two deaths. Oh what might have been in the Cosmic Country scene had they all lived (and especially if GP somehow miraculously got straight) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 8 VT Supporter Share Posted July 8 14 minutes ago, Marka Ragnos said: Magnificent. George Clinton: "I told him [Eddie Hazel] to play like his mother had died". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 8 Moderator Share Posted July 8 Also The Damned were pretty steeped in early garage / psyche. Check out their alter-ego band Naz Nomad and the Nightmares. Could have gone in the covers topic but relevant here right now. there’s only one album, pretty much all covers. “Give Daddy the Knife Cindy” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mjmooney Posted July 8 VT Supporter Share Posted July 8 2 hours ago, Nor-Cal Villan said: Rich and the great Clarence White died within 367 days of each other, two seismic losses to music in general and the California country/Bakersfield sound scene in particular. I'd say inject that stuff into my veins - but it's already in there. My friends' covers band Laurel Canyon Union (the name tells you all you need to know) used to have a great Telecaster player - now sadly no longer with us. First time I saw him play with them, I buttonholed him after the gig and said "You've got a Parsons/White B-bender on there, haven't you?" His face lit up, and he said that in ten years of playing it, I was the first person who had recognised it. Friends for life! Unfortunately in his case that was only a few years. Nobody knows what happened to his (massive) guitar collection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted July 8 VT Supporter Share Posted July 8 2 hours ago, bickster said: Also The Damned were pretty steeped in early garage / psyche. This is cool, thank you. I couldn't listen to them for years because of bad experiences in university where stoned roommates were playing Phantasmagoria on repeat for it felt like a whole year, but I realise there's so much more to them. Very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bickster Posted July 10 Moderator Share Posted July 10 48 minutes ago, Nor-Cal Villan said: Never really got their appeal tbh straight up boring shouty rock band. Probably had to watch them at least 5 times live, never once did I think any different. Birth, School, Work, Death… they missed out sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 (edited) 8 minutes ago, bickster said: Never really got their appeal tbh straight up boring shouty rock band. Probably had to watch them at least 5 times live, never once did I think any different. Birth, School, Work, Death… they missed out sleep. Straight up rock band Edited July 10 by Nor-Cal Villan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 10 Moderator Share Posted July 10 3 minutes ago, Nor-Cal Villan said: Straight up rock band Well yes quite frankly, they were just dull. Not an interesting or different note to be heard, no individuality, not a hint of an influence even, nothing. There’s literally nothing worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 1 minute ago, bickster said: Well yes quite frankly, they were just dull. Not an interesting or different note to be heard, no individuality, not a hint of an influence even, nothing. There’s literally nothing worse. Who made you the central scrutinizer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 10 Moderator Share Posted July 10 5 minutes ago, Nor-Cal Villan said: Who made you the central scrutinizer? Me obviously 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 11 minutes ago, bickster said: Me obviously You blew a golden opportunity to answer with cause I said so 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 10 VT Supporter Share Posted July 10 39 minutes ago, bickster said: There’s literally nothing worse. Oh yes there is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Marka Ragnos Posted July 11 VT Supporter Share Posted July 11 9 hours ago, Xann said: Green Prophet - 'Solomon' I loved "Serai," too. That phat guitar sound!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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