I just picked up Nuisance, "Sunny Side Down", 1993 on Lookout Records. A fine LP indeed. Anyone know where they are from?by markymark
I am hearing them for the first time. Curious about their name. What the hell does it mean? Is "MI" pronounced as the English word "me," or as two separate letters, or what? Not trying to sound cool at parties, just like to know about the bands I'm listening to. I dig it, BTW (Computer Games LP)by markymark
Just a follow up on Code Blue's s/t record. I found it in some bargain bin yesterday and it's not bad. Nothing astounding either, but not as dull as I expected given that one of the members used to paly with the Motels.by markymark
Got it, thanks. Indeed, I remember My Sharona being everywhere in 1979 when I was 6 years old.by markymark
I just read Code Blue's entry on this website and the writer says that this was the fate they met. I am curious as to what the "post-Knack backlash against Angelino power pop" was. Especially since I am a big fan of the Knack's first record (not wild about their later stuff). Incidentally, any band that originated with the Motels probably can't be that good. Post Editeby markymark
A friend of mine made me a mixed tape with Human League's "Being Boiled" on it, so I went out and got Travelogue, cause that song is listed on the back of the album. The "Being Boiled" on this album is a totally different song from the one my friend recorded for me. I'm not really disappointed since the album is awesome, but what gives?by markymark
Appliances (from San Francisco) have a self titled 1981 album on "Go Productions" featuring four dischordant anti-jazz tunes, heavy on bass and trumpet, with titles like "Death Squad" and "Paranoia Rap." Each song presents itself as a study of the hypocrisy of American democracy: Latin American paramilitaries, the marines, media conspiracies, and Nazis figure promineby markymark
Sorry, what was "manchester rap"? Not sure how it relates to the Holy Sisters?by markymark
Holy Moses, their own website... I guess if William Hung can have one, why not Sue Saad...by markymark
I picked up "Listen to the Silence" (Beggar's Banquet, 1979) today at a record shop and it's the bossest **** I've heard in a while. Marion Valentine looks like an intense new-wave drag queen. It's kind of weirdly disco-y, like Abba meets Gary Numan and Yaz. The Doll is also featured on the 1977 Streets compilation put out by that label. Good stuff.by markymark
Pleased to read that somebody else out there has a SSATN record. I picked it up at a Salvation Army for a dollar because of the, er..... bitchin' album cover, but have never made it to side 2, and in fact haven't listened to it since the day I bought it. And yet I hold onto it because of that cover! Specifically, though, I was referring to my negative review of them in the "Bands tby markymark
I'm a Gary Numan fan and even I'm amused. Props to Ira for reposting rather than repressing! Let's hope Martin is not a fan of Sue Saad and the Next or I'll be in trouble too. Post Edited (02-02-04 09:47)by markymark
These four rad, dykey lookin' ladies have a 1986 album on Bomp! called "Let's Get Acquainted," and I gotta say I love it. They seem to be going for that let's-get-savage-and-primitive jungle rock thing a la Bow Wow Wow and (certain moments of) Lilliput, and occassionally also venture into that moment of 80s new wave when it was cool to experiment with reggae (e.g. late Raby markymark
Why you sneaky little.... so you have... filed under Kendra Smith. As a responsible message poster I had checked in advance but didn't see 'em, now I know why.by markymark
Finally, a good band. Opal was one of the early bands of Mazzy Star guitarist David Roback. I have only the "Early Recordings" (1989, Rough Trade), and it's an album of absolutely gorgeous, dark, lush sort of mellow psychedelic country rock, all guitar and piano and the stunning vocals of Kendra Smith.by markymark
Named after a type of car engine, Straight Eight was produced by Pete Townsend; all the info on the back of the record identifies them as Brits. The record I have, "No Noise From Here," is from 1979 and is on Eel Pie Records. It's pretty much your basic second-rate 1979 British punk rock (think of Chelsea at their worst). A mostly-boring listen.by markymark
So, nobody ever said that the "bands that should be covered" section has to include only good bands, right? Sue Saad and the Next was an extra-funny new-wavified boring rock group. I'm not sure where they were from, but I suspect they were based in LA because their eponymous 1980 album (on Planet Records, distributed by Electra/Asylum) was recorded at Studio 55 in that city. The alby markymark
"Caustic Notions" was a Northern California (Saratoga, CA - an upper middle class white suburb about an hour south of san francisco - to be precise) band that tried to jump on the mid-80s Southern California hardcore bandwagon, and actually released a pretty satisfying record called "Never Look Back" on Tippycoaster Records. They don't exactly break any new ground, but thby markymark
To Ira and Jon: thanks for the info. Agreed completely that the earlier Talk Talk Talk Talk song is far superior to the later 80s fluff. As for the 1986 Reaction, I confess I'm not 100% wild about their Cracked Marbles LP, but I'll keep my eye out for the 45 you mention.by markymark
There is an awesome Beggars Banquet compilation from 1977 called "Streets" which features bands like the Doll, the Members, and others. One of the bands on it is called the Reaction, and they have a song called "Talk Talk Talk Talk." This song is very obviously the origin of the band Talk Talk (which had the popular 80s pop song of the same title). "Obvious" becauseby markymark
I am a big fan of BT's first album, Strange Man Changed Man (1979), which I randomly bought at a rummage sale without ever having heard of them. Recently at another rummage sale I found their second album Pressure (AKA the Russians are Coming, 1980). I swear somebody screwed up and put somebody else's music on a slab of vinyl with the words "Bram Tchaikovsky" printed on itby markymark
Rizzo, "Phoning it In" (Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2000). Sarah and Jen in LA. They've had split singles with White Stripes and the like. Great cover of Raspberry Beret on their album. Post Edited (02-01-04 00:01)by markymark
Trouser Press fuckin rocks. I don't always agree with the reviews/reviewers, but it's a great resource. One I definitely don't agree with is Ira's review of the Shirts, the Brooklyn based late 70s early 80s power pop band featuring Annie Golden of "Hair" the movie fame on vocals. It's true that their 2nd and 3rd albums lack great distinction (even though I stillby markymark