I like early Wire albums but I didn’t hear them when they came out, so I feel a bit disconnected from them. On the other hand, I love their later albums, perhaps because I heard them close to their release and connect with them more intensely. Also, I think the production is more muscular.
Based on the thumbnail, I wonder if you'll also mention the massive influence these guys had on hardcore punk, especially the early DC scene. Mr Suit and 12XU practically made the career of bands like Minor Threat a good three or so years befor they formed. Also, they did a demo circa 1976, which featured slightly slower, but equally raw vocally songs, like Prove Myself and Bitch, which rival Morris era Flag in terms of instrumental speed and vocal intensity. Hell, even their live sets from 1977 pin down the HC formula easily: - Loads of songs, a few barely hitting 2 minutes, most barely go over even half, - Quite fast punk rock for the time, with shouted vocals, sometimes even gang vocals.
Just gonna leave this here, even though this is from four years ago lol. I heard about Brainiac from Chalk (Cincinnati band that formed the year TT died, and heavily influenced by them), and now I'm on the mother ship lol. The world is quietly disappointing without bands like this in it. Thanks for this, and the heads-up about the doc.
What I remember when I first heard them is that they were original, there wasn't anything like them (at least that I had heard). Got all their albums and still enjoy them.
I looked at the ARIA top 50 singles chart for the week Ratcat were number 1, it's a doozy. Australian acts are at Numbers 1,2,3,4 and there is 16 Oz artists in the Top 40. To my knowledge, it has never happened again.
The only problem with that album is that it's derived from several sessions. The songs are all good, some don't match up.because the audio changes so abruptly. I love every song on the first Heavy Friends album. "Flashing Lights" is a masterpiece of modern psychedelia. Noel Redding is great on it as well as Page, Bonzo and Beck. I think Sutchy did a good job ,vocally. I play that album still. It delivers everything you need. No frills but lots of thrills!
Mid to late 70's I was listening to Iggy Pops 1st 2 solo works, The Heart Breakers, Television, Destroy All Monsters, The Damned, Wire, The Jam, Magazine, Buzzcocks on to Joy Division, The Sillies (local Detroit band). All were bands only a couple friends knew and listened also. And almost all impossible to find in Detroit, lucky me had a cousin living in UK from 73-82. Thank you Ritchie. And Lets not Forget Motorhead on strength of Lemmy from Hawkwind, 1 of my early 70's bands saw and bought. I believe he performed in Detroit right before Windsor arrest then subsequent firing. At old & gone Ford Auditorium, WABX Tickets got us in.
6:36 okay, not done. silvery sometimes video is soooooo fun. Sugar Ray dude is in the stage art for the 2018 tour and perform in the 30th anniversary show. BC and Mark McGrath never really met in the 90’s… a weird friendship/acquaintanceship.
0:29 I was about to rage stroke out and tell you to STFU. But then okay… j/k. 🙃 There isn’t a bad Pumpkins album. Hot take- Zeitgeist > Pisces. How isn’t it other than the mastering? WPC, the voice of my heart forever and always. 3:42 nooooooo, Spellbinding is a banger. Yes, it does make me want to tease my hair a bit and break out my arm warmers but Neymar I like teasing my hair and breaking out my arm warmers. That’s it for now, I guess. Hooray!
