Taking Dark Sides: Peter Murphy Vs. Daniel Ash

Anyone with sense is going to pick "????" off that album.

Daniel Ash in a heartbeat. Peter Murphy has never really interested me away from Bauhaus.

I dare say that "Cry Me A River" by same is also a quadrillion times better than "So Alive".

It's not that the lyrics of "Motorcyle" are anything great -- it's simply THAT huge fucking guitar sound. So unweildy and massive and great -- that you can't appreciate it only underscores your (typical) failure to understand that which rocks.

Anyone with sense is going to pick "????" off that album.

Do you mean "Jungle Law"? It's fucking brilliant.

Daniel Ash in a heartbeat. Peter Murphy has never really interested me away from Bauhaus.

I like quite a bit of Murphy's solo stuff, but sort've lost interest circa Holy Smoke.

That which rocks is usually synonymous with that which sucks.

I disagree with Dan on the worth of "Motorcycle" but I like me the big riffs, as Alex notes. But I do highly agree with Dan on the worth of "So Alive."

Not NEARLY as overrated as "So Alive".

""Slender Fungus" is completely goddamn brilliant!"

Heed Ned well - for he speaks with great wisdom and perceptiveness.

"You'd describe Tom Petty as a shining ball of meat?"

Well, maybe not: but I've long had my suspicions that he sucks the toes that linger round your feet - and indeed, I wouldn't be at all surprised to hear that has kissed a fish inside a stolen jeep on at least one occasion. Possibly even more often than that.

Thank you, blessed acolyte.

*notes explosion in NYC area*

Huh, odd. Anyway.

Sounds like a cue for a new thread....

TS: Bauhaus vs. Killing Joke

.... and retire immediately

Owen, you must stop taking these drugs.

http://www.knifton.com/images/yoda/yoda.h1.jpg
"That is why you fail!"

Funnily enough, this very statement came up when I did a Google search with the following words: "stack", "crap", "stack of crap".

AFAIK all of Love And Rockets backed Mr Fish up on numerous tracks.

Still, Ash wins.

-- The Good Dr. Bill (fadeout9...), November 3rd, 2005 11:41 AM. (The Good Dr. Bill)

Dr. Bill how do you survive in a world so completely opposite from reality?

L&R are even namechecked (and sing!) on "The Devil Is My Friend"

Stewart has spoken the truth. As far as frontmen go though, I'd chose Peter.

Yeah, I love that first solo album -- really fantastic and just as trippily crazed as the fourth Love and Rockets album, all over the place and better for it.

L&R are even namechecked (and sing!) on "The Devil Is My Friend"

Ah, now this is very true. :-)

You are correct, sir. Great album cover too:

http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~real/image32.jpg

Me on the album.

Anyway, Ash - no doubt. Pete is a clown.

On planet girl, we go for a whirl... etc. oh yeah, best spin off ever.

Daniel was never involved in the Jazz Butcher. David played on a couple of albums and tours, I think Kevin did one session at least. But usually drums were played by Owen P. Jones (Apparently they woke up one day and found him living in their house "ask him if he plays drums!" said Pat "But he's got a beard!" protested Max. "Well, tell him to shave it off, and he's in," replied Pat - goes the story) and guitar was played the stupendously fantastic Max Eider.

However, Max Eider does rule, and "Drink" is the best song ever about the joys of sweet alcohol.

"Falling apart in bars
I like to suffer for my art
Just one more before we part..."

(For the uninitiated, imagine this being delivered and sung in the kind of light-hearted, breezy 30s jazz that Eric Idle specializes in for his Monty Python songs.)

Daniel is 55 today.

That...is strange to hear.

Tones on Tail FTW.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scUbXATC70w

it is very good advice to believe only what an artist does

lol https://soundcloud.com/daniel-ash-383422151