The Funhouse - The Punks are all right
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TrainFan73
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Okay, so the generator pulled Offspring on me tonight... so I still hate that.
But, I listened to half of Land Speed Record by Husker Du this morning. I could not make it through the second half, I'll try again at some point. There is an ASTRONOMICAL leap between it and Zen Arcade. I do understand why the Punks were all about them now even though starting with Zen Arcade we have the whole this is what Grunge will sound like thing.
I also listened to Minutemen's Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat which was FUCKING AWESOME.
But, I listened to half of Land Speed Record by Husker Du this morning. I could not make it through the second half, I'll try again at some point. There is an ASTRONOMICAL leap between it and Zen Arcade. I do understand why the Punks were all about them now even though starting with Zen Arcade we have the whole this is what Grunge will sound like thing.
I also listened to Minutemen's Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat which was FUCKING AWESOME.
TrainFan73
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I've been listening to Zen Arcade quite a bit. Safe to say, I think Husker Du is another band that I REALLY like. I really only knew Sugar before this. Got the bandbox Mould on the way one day when we are all older.
TrainFan73
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Over in the group generator project thread, we pulled Circle Jerks - Group Sex tonight. I am enjoying this as well. It's a bit tighter than that first Black Flag album and has all the charm of Morris's swagger. Good stuff.
jamieanderson1968
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Zen Arcade is such a great behemoth.
The Clash…
TrainFan73
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I said it was hyperbole. Punk doesn’t really happen at all with out The Ramones, The Clash and The Sex Pistols. Minutemen don’t happen (well not the way we know them) without Husker Du and neither really happens without Black Foag. So you know, they aren’t in a bubble.
Oh I know but even just being hyperbolic and putting things in a bubble The Clash stand head and shoulders above the rest and are the only punk band I’d ever choose if someone put me in that nonsense position of having to choose. For me of course.
TrainFan73
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I hear you. I’m Fugazi all the way. I really love the Clash though.
TrainFan73
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Still slowly making my way through the Rolling Stone list. Listened to the Jam - All Mod Cons today. I don't think I had ever heard the Jam before today. The start was very The Who and The Kinks and then it slowly became more of its own thing. I very much enjoyed it. One of the better albums on this journey so far and one I look forward to revisiting.
One of my favorite albums named after an abbreviation used in apartment listings.
jamieanderson1968
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Been a huge Jam fan for 40yrs now. I love all their records, though All Mod Cons is where their records started to get really good.
TrainFan73
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I don’t think I’d ever listened to the first Meat Puppets record before today. They make a lot more sense in SST after hearing it. Hell, early Screaming Trees makes a lot more sense now.
wokeupnew
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My favorite is New Day Rising along with Flip Your Wig but Zen Arcade is indeed a behemoth. That’s a perfect way to describe it.
There is a Kinks cover on that one! And “Down in the Tube Station at Midnight” is an absolutely brilliant song. Also check out This is the Modern World which is my personal favorite Jam album.
jamieanderson1968
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There are about a half dozen bands/records that I can still remember clearly hearing for the first time. New Day Rising is one. The first time I hear the intro to New Day Rising my jaw hit the floor.
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TrainFan73
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So, I’m on to Mission Of Burma in Our Band. I listened to them recently, the book mentioned Dead Boys in the same sentence with Ramones and Sex Pistols. Having never even heard of them, I thought it only right to give them a listen this morning: I really like this sort of almost rockabilly, guitar driven punk. A lot of fun. Even if a lot of it is questionable from a lyrical standpoint:
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TrainFan73
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I think this is on that fuzzy punk/new wave/post punk/indie pop side of things, but the Pitchfork Sunday review was for Television Personalities' And Don't the Kids Just Love It. I had never heard of this group before. The whole thing seems pretty Our Band Could Be Your Life. It also seems like this is a forebearer to all the jangly indie pop of the late eighties/nineties. Like Devo and other bands, not entirely sure they belong in this conversation but I can see how they fit in. Anyhow, really digging this so far... about halfway through my first listen and thoroughly enjoying it so far. First thing from their Sunday reviews that I'm like, I should get a copy (that I didn't already own).
TrainFan73
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I did give this a listen while working on ductwork this weekend and enjoyed it. I think it probably would have been more impactful if I had lived with Zen Arcade a little longer. I feel a little like Ted Gioia talking about Louis Armstrong with this. Zen Arcade struck me because it was such a leap for the band. New Day Rising feels like a through line from Zen Arcade to Sugar which is the majority of my experience with Mould. It probably would have been more impactful without knowing Sugar, if that makes sense.
TrainFan73
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Interesting through line to the Smiths as well... I guess that makes sense that they were an evolution of some of the things that happened in Punk, but this is the first thing to really make that clear to me.