Music
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But keep in mind the time had an awful lot to do with their appeal. I totally get why out of context they may not translate. Music, after all, is so much more than just the music.
I couldn’t agree with you more on that account. I have an album coming out,I think,in January that was recorded in 1982. The music is really relevant to that time period. I was really surprised when I heard that someone wanted to release it. I know it was remixed but not much else. Curious to see how it is received.
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@Matt the music snob in me wants to claim the original slade version is best(didn't actually hear that one til years later)but coming of age in the 90s i bought the oasis anger cassette single at sam goody.
At that age quiet riot just seemed like "butt rock" for divorced dad's and ner-do-well uncles who drove transams
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@Mizmazzle I have a copy of the original version that was done in 1982. Have to see how this one comes out before I let anyone hear it.
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Man I was starting to get rankled over the possibility of nobody bringing up the Slade version but @GraemeE saved the day. Their version gets my vote. And as much as I love Oasis, that version’s dead last! I give it one out of four unibrows.
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Oh nm I didn’t read far back enough. Slade addressed. Ignore my comments, except for the Oasis one.
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Much derided when they were current
I'm of the younger generation who can appreciate their stuff
Was it general distate for glam back then or just Slade ?
Or maybe just Hills chompers and midevil page-boy hair?
I'm not sure it was distate, it was more that we know it was generally not the most brilliantly constructed music. But that said, we all listened and danced to it.
I had Hills chompers at the time
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Toss up between the new Blood Incantation, Geordie Greep and Yard Act records for my AOTY...
My most listened to album however, is David Berman's Purple Mountains from '19. Don't think I've heard music that speaks to my soul on such a personal level as this one does, which is kind of concerning consider the whole thing is basically a sonic suicide note... but the way he addresses his anxieties, fears and insecurities in such an upbeat and idiosyncratic manner is so comforting to me.
“𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”
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First two records. If you really like them the third is fine. Masterplan is an excellent b-sides compilation. They have a lot of great b-sides.
That is it.
Masterplan gets played at least once a week here
half the world away my favourite track closely followed by talk tonightNoel’s high flying birds is good also I had my wedding dance to if I had a gun followed by Ian Browns F.E.A.R
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@Tago-Mago three absolute classics in that bunch.
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Proud to see local boys Blood Incantation get all the love
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'When I try to drown my thoughts in Gin, I find my worst ideas know how to swim'
'If no one's fond of fucking me, I guess no one's fucking fond of me'
Two lines the come to mind...
The whole premise of Margarita at the Mall is genius too. Using the idea of drinking something that nobody really enjoys in a fake, sterile environment as a metaphore for life is so beautifully cynical.
Love his work with Silver Jews, but this is undoubtedly his magnum opus. It feel weird mourning a man I hadn't even heard of until after his death, but you can't help but feel connected to somebody who was able to so poetically articulate thoughts you've had a thousands times, but never been able to adaqautely communicate.
