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Topic: Post-Punk for beginners Posted: February 16 2010 at 17:39
Don't forget also the excellent James Chance and his Contortions. I am going to see him on the 24th of february with Les contorsions, his backing band composed of french musicians. I am sure it will be a very ntertaining show !
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Posted: February 16 2010 at 13:36
lucas wrote:
Were Devo mentioned ? I think the album Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! answers the criteria of post-punk.
Yes and Yes! Although they (I believe) were actually formed in the early 70s some time so maybe they should be AntePunk. But Are We not Men is a classic.
For me they were partially responsible for my slightly eclectic music taste as (Mentioned before) I saw them at Knebworth 1978 on the bill with Genesis - Tom Petty - Brand X (Who i didn't get at all) - Jefferson Starship.
Devo were canned off by the 'hippies' and I loved them especially when they came back on stage padded up skateboard helmets etc
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Posted: January 28 2010 at 20:35
Trouserpress wrote:
Dean wrote:
manch1ech00ta wrote:
oh no man not Post Punk, you should leave that sh*t alone, it doesn't get much lamer than Post-Punk ...
The smiley emoticon isn't doing any good here. If you don't like Post Punk I suggest you leave this thread alone and stick to what you do like.
Well said.
Personally, it's becoming increasingly clear to me (as others in this thread have suggested) that post-punk was in many ways the true successor to prog in the 80's. There's a freshness and sense of genuine innovation and experimentation on a lot of post-punk albums which is entirely lacking from a lot of 80's prog.
When I was a teenager I wouldn't have touched a band which wasn't in some way related to prog, but I'm through with being a snob these days. There's too much incredible music out there to go dismissing entire genres out of hand.
Wow. I agree with this
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Posted: January 27 2010 at 14:58
akamaisondufromage wrote:
SaltyJon wrote:
akamaisondufromage wrote:
manch1ech00ta wrote:
oh no man not Post Punk, you should leave that sh*t alone, it doesn't get much lamer than Post-Punk ...
No Salty, You should heed this very stern and learned warning - Its Lame
Seriously give it a go there will be something you like on this thread.
Yeah somehow I've been recommended some of these bands already, I seem to remember hearing about The Fall and a few others back when I was interested in modern bands introduced by Krautrock...not sure if that's a valid comparison, but they got added to my wishlist somehow.
Well, The Fall (Who I love) did a song called I am Damo Suzuki so you can see the influence on them and others. But, it doesn't figure that if you like Krautrock you will like The Fall.
Yeah I didn't sense much of a connection when I listened to tracks by them on Youtube.
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Posted: January 27 2010 at 14:51
SaltyJon wrote:
akamaisondufromage wrote:
manch1ech00ta wrote:
oh no man not Post Punk, you should leave that sh*t alone, it doesn't get much lamer than Post-Punk ...
No Salty, You should heed this very stern and learned warning - Its Lame
Seriously give it a go there will be something you like on this thread.
Yeah somehow I've been recommended some of these bands already, I seem to remember hearing about The Fall and a few others back when I was interested in modern bands introduced by Krautrock...not sure if that's a valid comparison, but they got added to my wishlist somehow.
Well, The Fall (Who I love) did a song called I am Damo Suzuki so you can see the influence on them and others. But, it doesn't figure that if you like Krautrock you will like The Fall.
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Posted: January 27 2010 at 14:42
akamaisondufromage wrote:
manch1ech00ta wrote:
oh no man not Post Punk, you should leave that sh*t alone, it doesn't get much lamer than Post-Punk ...
No Salty, You should heed this very stern and learned warning - Its Lame
Seriously give it a go there will be something you like on this thread.
Yeah somehow I've been recommended some of these bands already, I seem to remember hearing about The Fall and a few others back when I was interested in modern bands introduced by Krautrock...not sure if that's a valid comparison, but they got added to my wishlist somehow.
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Posted: January 27 2010 at 14:34
The only two bands I've seen mentioned here that I've heard much by are Talking Heads and Violent Femmes. I've enjoyed what I've heard by both of them, with TH's Remain in Light being one of my top 20 CDs. I feel like I should explore further into the genre.
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Posted: January 27 2010 at 13:56
Dean wrote:
manch1ech00ta wrote:
oh no man not Post Punk, you should leave that sh*t alone, it doesn't get much lamer than Post-Punk ...
The smiley emoticon isn't doing any good here. If you don't like Post Punk I suggest you leave this thread alone and stick to what you do like.
Well said.
Personally, it's becoming increasingly clear to me (as others in this thread have suggested) that post-punk was in many ways the true successor to prog in the 80's. There's a freshness and sense of genuine innovation and experimentation on a lot of post-punk albums which is entirely lacking from a lot of 80's prog.
When I was a teenager I wouldn't have touched a band which wasn't in some way related to prog, but I'm through with being a snob these days. There's too much incredible music out there to go dismissing entire genres out of hand.
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Posted: January 27 2010 at 12:22
The Chameleons is my fave band from all of these, alongside with The Smiths and The Cure. Also I'd recommend The Sound, Lowlife, Red Temple Spirits (Psychedelic Post-Punk!), And Also the Trees, Television and Felt
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