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I can't believe I'm always the ONLY one who is recommending AND ALSO THE TREES!!!!! Best post punk/new wave/ dark wave band EVER! Check out "Farewell to the shade", "the millpond years", "virus meadow", "green is the sea".
edit: oh...and how could I forget...
The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge Sad Lovers And Giants - Epic Garden Music
I saw And Also The Trees support The Cure around 1984/5. I think I've still got a badge somewhere.
I bought quite a few Chameleons albums when they were first reissued some years ago, great band!
"The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time."
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Posted: January 26 2010 at 16:37
Sckxyss wrote:
whydontyoueatcarrots wrote:
This Heat - Deceit.
On the dark side of things, critiqued as being the bridge between post-punk and krautrock. Deceit is their most song oriented album, most of their stuff is more improvised/noisey. I like all their stuff, but they were really my intro to the genre.
I'm surprised this has been the only mention of This Heat so far. They seem like they would be the most appealing to fans of prog/kraut. I much prefer this brand of post punk to the poppier forms.
Other great post-punk bands that have some avant-rock tendencies are Pere Ubu (mentioned before) and The Pop Group.
This Heat are already on the site, which is maybe why they haven't been mentioned much.
I absolutely agree about Pere Ubu - still going strong and still sporadically wonderful - and also David Thomas' solo projects, which have featured RIO musicians like Chris Cutler and Lindsay Cooper (there's quite a lot available on emusic). The Pop Group were also fabulous, and don't forget the spin offs Rip Rig and Panic and Pigbag.
One band that hasn't been mentioned is Scritti Politti - their early recordings were very angular post punk, now compiled on the CD 'Early', and the first album proper 'Songs To Remember' is very much of a piece with Robert Wyatt's 80s output (in fact Wyatt puts in a guest appearance). After that they became increasingly glossy and commercial until they re-emerged a couple of years back with White Bread, Black Beer, which was a return of sorts to their DIY roots.
As for The Fall, I'm definitely a fan - I particularly recommend Grotesque and Hex Enduction Hour. I'm currently reading Mark E Smith's sort of autobiography and it's a riot. Persevere with them, they'll make sense eventually.
'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
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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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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 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 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 14:51
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 14:58
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 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
We listen to music because we like it. Not because it's progressive.
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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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