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^ I've got to get over there someday, between the culture, art, cuisine, fantasy/sci-fi, martial arts, I think it must be my second country.
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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

^ I've got to get over there someday, between the culture, art, cuisine, fantasy/sci-fi, martial arts, I think it must be my second country.



For sure, it's a really cool place to be. To be honest though, I'd like to come back again when I'm a civilian and not military. There's a pretty vast difference between the two when it comes to restrictions (not even talking about Covid in this instance), and I'd like a little more freedom to travel out here.
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Yeah--  plus you've got those monsters attacking Tokyo almost nonstop.  That's gotta be frustrating.
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For those into Post-Punk and Gothic Rock, I'd like very much to recommend this Danish specialty

Before  (DK)  -  A Wish of Life  (1982)  Heart Thumbs Up

with its strong rythms, bass and guitar playing, dark mood, very frenetic vocals and Psychedelic 
(The Doors) influence.
Since its very release, I've always found it not so little mind-blowing, and wonder how come
that it's not more internationally appreciated than it's the case. 


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I don't know much about Danish bands, but this is one of the best hard & heavy albums to come out o Denmark. Tongue
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^^ Cristi, there's also Royal Hunt (Paradox), Beyond Twilight, Wuthering Heights (Shadow Cabinet) and my fave Anubis Gate (Andromeda Unchained)  Big smile 
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

I don't know much about Danish bands, but this is one of the best hard & heavy albums to come out o Denmark. Tongue

Well, if talking about Danish Metal, I certainly prefer

Mercyful Fate  (DK)  -  Melissa   (1983) 
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^^ Cristi, there's also Royal Hunt (Paradox), Beyond Twilight, Wuthering Heights (Shadow Cabinet) and my fave Anubis Gate (Andromeda Unchained)  Big smile 

Knowing 4-5 bands is not much TBH. 

Anubis Gate is awesome indeed. Off topic here. At least Pretty Maids is on topic.  LOL
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

I don't know much about Danish bands, but this is one of the best hard & heavy albums to come out o Denmark. Tongue

Well, if talking about Danish Metal, I certainly prefer

Mercyful Fate  (DK)  -  Melissa   (1983) 


Again, very influential band, I prefer King Diamond's solo albums though. 

I was just praising a really good heavy metal album from Denmark. I recently re-listened and it was a lot of fun. Smile
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

I don't know much about Danish bands, but this is one of the best hard & heavy albums to come out o Denmark. Tongue

Btw, I'm curious about how you define "best"?
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

I don't know much about Danish bands, but this is one of the best hard & heavy albums to come out o Denmark. Tongue

Btw, I'm curious about how you define "best"?

I think the songwriting is great, the musicians are competent, the album is all killer, no filler. 
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Knowing 4-5 bands is not much TBH. 

well, forgive me for bothering to post... I won't make the same mistake again Ouch
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Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Knowing 4-5 bands is not much TBH. 

well, forgive me for bothering to post... I won't make the same mistake again Ouch

No, you misunderstood, I was talking about me. I know just a few bands. It was not a criticism of you. 
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Originally posted by Necrotica Necrotica wrote:

Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

How do you find Japan?

It's been nice! Covid restrictions have finally been getting lifted out here, so I'm able to enjoy more of the country. For instance, just went to Hiroshima last weekend for a strawberry-picking event, and the mall I visited later that day had a killer music store Smile Sometimes I wish I got to Japan now instead of back in 2020 when everything was in lockdown, because I don't have much time left here Cry

Thanks for your reply, Necrotica, and I hope that you'll enjoy your time left there. Smile 


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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Something else, which can be good to mention about the non-Prog 80's, is the the very informative book 
Our band could be your life. Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 (2001)
by Michael Azerrad - even the author's description of large part of the bands portrayed
isn't particularly flattering, not least concerning Black Flag and Henry Rollins. Of other bands
profiled, let me mention Sonic Youth, Fugazi, Hüsker Dü, Butthole Surfers and Mission of Burma.

         Lamp

A small quote from this book:

"Melody Maker interviewer: Are the Buttholes closer to God or Satan?
Gibby Haynes: God, definitely. Why take a chance?"


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 I'm probably forgetting a bunch but off the top of my head...
 
  • Making Movies - Dire Straits
  • Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
  • Nothing Like the Sun - Sting
  • Dream of the Blue Turtles - Sting
  • Zenyatta Mondatta - Police
  • Ghosts in the Machine -  Police
  • Eric Johnson - Tones
  • Pretenders  - S/T
  • Journey - Escape
  •  War - U2
  •  The Joshua Tree - U 2 
  •  Toto - IV
  • Steve Winwood - Back in the High Life
  • Appetite for Destruction - Guns & Roses
  • Graceland - Paul Simon


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Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Those 2 are extremely mainstream.

I guess that I understand your intention now, and if so, it was pretty deep. Big smile






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Lots of great stuff mentioned here already but two groups that haven't been mentioned that I really enjoyed ( and continued to enjoy) from the '80's that haven't been mentioned are:

Cabaret Voltaire- The Crackdown
                         Micro-phonies
                         The Covenant the Sword and the Arm of the Lord

and Shriekback- Care
                       Jam Science
                       Oil and Gold
                       The infinite
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Lady Pank  (PL)  -  Lady Pank   (1983)

Maanam  (PL)  -  Nocny Patrol   (1984)


By the way, these two albums are very fine examples of Polish New Wave, and, especially Lady Pank, with
some lyrics which are amazingly critical towards the social system - in Polish though.


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Originally posted by Argo2112 Argo2112 wrote:


  • Steve Winwood - Back in the High Life


I absolutely hated his previous two solo album (Arc & Talking) and TBH, this is isn't that much better, but at least, there is the return of the Hammond...

And one bloody great track.




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