Unbelievable... Turning down Electric Frankenstein because of that garbage... You people have lost it. I was actually looking forward to seeing how Liars and EF would mesh together—I was ready to head over to something for them, but neither Liars nor Watt are big enough draws to justify paying for a train ticket just for their sake. Dammit!
ironcrane7 said:Song of the week - Thunderbolt. Probably the most bizarre country arrangement in history. It’s got everything... almost sounds like a New Orleans brass band.
The Fall covered that one. Great. I need to dig up the original...
He’s got another decent one, "Everything's Coming Up Roses." The rest of the record is absolute garbage. 😢
By the way, Talking Heads - I'm not in Love (personally, I think their "Speaking in Tongues" takes the prize for the best mainstream album of the eighties)
True. This is easily one of my favorite picks from the '80s mainstream: the debut from The B-52s. It’s infectious, fun, and actually quite musically sophisticated, especially considering the band was started by two guys who were essentially just hairdressers. 😬 For me, it sits right at number three on my list of all-time great synth-pop albums, trailing only behind Kraftwerk's "Man-Machine" and "Songs about Sex." 😁
Nicholas Perez33 said:By the way, I picked up "Quartet" and "Vienna" by Ultravox.
Not bad. It’s been a while. 😎
Young Cannibals... 🙄 If they ever do a "Best of FYC" release, here's my take: include "Johnny Comes Home," maybe throw in that Buzzcocks cover on the 🙂B-side as a curiosity. Everything else? Trash.
But "Johnny" is a true masterpiece of minimalist pop... 🙏
Debbie Gibson is also punk, considering she recorded a track with the hardcore band Circle Jerks back in '96. The song is absolute garbage, though that's entirely on the Circle Jerks...
Nicholas King62 said:Man, punk attitude right there! 😬 What’s wrong with 128? You can hear everything you need to, it doesn't take up much space, and it's an easy download. The real trouble only starts once you drop below 128.
That's just not true. Sure, 128 kbps works, but it isn't a guarantee of quality—it all comes down to the encoder. Most of them sound terrible; the drums, especially the snares and cymbals, end up sounding completely washed out... almost like a chewed-up cassette tape.
I used to love listening to Joy Division on cassette—side A being "Unknown Pleasures," side B having "Closer" plus "Exercise One" as a bonus track... just that soft, constant tape hiss in the background. Then there was that brief, miserable era where I had to settle for MP3s (crappy 128 kbps, honestly), but nowadays I'm back to spinning vinyl and it feels right. 🙂
The track of the week would most likely be "high School Girls" performed by that obscure Australian punk outfit The Victims.
