August 3, 200618 yr Yazoo - for marrying deep, bluesy vocals with electro..... and Only You is surely one of the most beautiful songs ever written - a timeless classic.
August 3, 200618 yr Author Yazoo - for marrying deep, bluesy vocals with electro..... and Only You is surely one of the most beautiful songs ever written - a timeless classic. i prefer 'nobodies diary'...
August 3, 200618 yr well for a band who only released 4 singles in their lifetime (and a few after, including the incredible Situation), they didn't really puit a foot wrong. 'Upstairs at Erics' sounds fantastic now, as it did then, too. Yazoo were a superb band... and there's rumours Alison Moyet and Vince Clarke could well reconvene.....
August 3, 200618 yr Author oh sorry if it read as if i was 'dissing' your choice m8... that was unintentional and clumsy!
August 3, 200618 yr Author id suggest the yardbirds.... (of course!) for pushing boundaries and experimenting whilst making quality pop. 'for your love'... featuring a harpsichord, and the first pop film (vid) 1965. 'still im sad/evil hearted you' for ott use of 'gregorian' style support vocals. 'shapes of things' a brilliant protest song worrying about war, in a pop song! (rare in '66) 'mr you're a better man then i' .. the flip of 'shapes of things', in '66 brought into question peoples prejudices based upon appearances, still pertainent lyrics even today. spawning clapton (who was good, or should that be 'gog'?..lol, beck, page, who of course went on the form led zep...
August 3, 200618 yr Rob.. didn't think you were dissing Yazoo hehe..... butr they're most definitely a band who split long, long before they should've. The Yardbirds, have to confess - I'm not that knowledgeable on them at all... I know some of the singles... but nothing more than that. Others who quit way too soon IMO: The Clash original Sisters of Mercy Japan original Sneaker Pimps
August 4, 200618 yr Fields of the Nephilim - in the 80s "Goth" movement, the Nephs were the ones who got criminally overlooked when all the headlines were going to the likes of The Sisters, The Mission, Cure, etc. These guys were all Pop acts and rather fluffy compared to the Nephs though :lol: , the Nephs were dark, deep and dangerous. The Nephs created this whole concept of "Gothic/Doom Rock" which led to the likes of Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, Nightwish, Lacuna Coil, et al; even the likes of Evanescence, HIM and Marilyn Manson owe the Nephs a debt or two of gratitude...
August 4, 200618 yr well for a band who only released 4 singles in their lifetime (and a few after, including the incredible Situation), they didn't really puit a foot wrong. 'Upstairs at Erics' sounds fantastic now, as it did then, too. Yazoo were a superb band... and there's rumours Alison Moyet and Vince Clarke could well reconvene..... Yazoo were excellent, it would be great if they did reform.
August 4, 200618 yr I got covered in flour at many a Nephilim gig..... Hmm, I usually got covered in Cider and Black at Nephs gigs..... :lol: :lol:
August 4, 200618 yr I caught the end on VH2 one of those Top10 countdowns - only it was the 10 most underrated (Critical acclaim : Public indifference) acts of the MTV era. The Top Three were: 3. Fiona Apple 2. XTC 1. The Pixies
August 4, 200618 yr I caught the end on VH2 one of those Top10 countdowns - only it was the 10 most underrated (Critical acclaim : Public indifference) acts of the MTV era. The Top Three were: 3. Fiona Apple 2. XTC 1. The Pixies Pixies are hardly an over-looked band these days, just about every band who's ever played a noisy, punky guitar has cited them as an influence and LOADS of people love them (their last tour sold out pretty damn quick and they're always a favourite at festivals...).... But, they were somewhat under-rated back in the day when I was first listening to them...
August 4, 200618 yr I've just checked the Pixies Albums UK/USA chart success in the late 1980s/early 1990s: 1988 Surfer Rosa/Come On Pilgrim - Failed to chart in either UK(Top75)/Billboard Top200 1989 Doolittle - UK#8/US#98 1990 Bossanova - UK#3/US#70 1991 Trompe Le Monde - UK#7/US#92 Not exactly Nirvana or Pearl Jam sized success from the "Bill Haley & the Comets of grunge" © David Bowie (1993). But I loved them as much as I like the rest of the Top3. I saw the Pixies at Crystal Palace in 1990.
August 4, 200618 yr Author xtc definately!... like squeeze have influenced so many groups since, xtc sounds can be heard in many of todays 'indie'..
August 4, 200618 yr xtc definately!... like squeeze have influenced so many groups since, xtc sounds can be heard in many of todays 'indie'.. Paul Weller said at this year's BRITS about the Kaiser Chiefs - "How the f*** have they won BRITS when they are just a second-rate XTC tribute act."
August 4, 200618 yr man in the guardian review article said dead world of twist bloke was a genius. so probably them?
August 4, 200618 yr Author Paul Weller said at this year's BRITS about the Kaiser Chiefs - "How the f*** have they won BRITS when they are just a second-rate XTC tribute act." thats rich coming from a bloke whos made a living out of plagarising 60's icons.
August 8, 200618 yr I've just checked the Pixies Albums UK/USA chart success in the late 1980s/early 1990s: 1988 Surfer Rosa/Come On Pilgrim - Failed to chart in either UK(Top75)/Billboard Top200 1989 Doolittle - UK#8/US#98 1990 Bossanova - UK#3/US#70 1991 Trompe Le Monde - UK#7/US#92 Not exactly Nirvana or Pearl Jam sized success from the "Bill Haley & the Comets of grunge" © David Bowie (1993). But I loved them as much as I like the rest of the Top3. I saw the Pixies at Crystal Palace in 1990. If Pixies ever get round to releasing another album, believe me, it'll chart a hell of a lot higher than any of their 80s/90s efforts....
August 8, 200618 yr Paul Weller said at this year's BRITS about the Kaiser Chiefs - "How the f*** have they won BRITS when they are just a second-rate XTC tribute act." :lol: :lol: So true.... But I take Rob's point though, Wellar would be nothing without the Mod movement of the 60s....
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