it's weird to hear him sing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE0QC9nFrDE
― scott seward, Monday, 9 March 2015 17:52 (nine years ago) link
track 4 on the new album by The Prodigy 'Ibiza' feat. Sleaford Mods
I'm looking forward to this (is it out?).
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 9 March 2015 19:10 (nine years ago) link
released in May I think
― Reader, I murder dem (DJ Mencap), Monday, 9 March 2015 21:44 (nine years ago) link
mostly pro-mods still, but:
he's certainly assiduous in re-tweeting praise for the band
soref otm, find the stream of 'AT LAST, real music with real attitude' retweets coming from them a bit dismal. The swagger-of-oasis satisfactions for 6Music culture-class.
& re:swagger, recent tweets say they're on The Who's support bill this summer, just above slydigs:
a mix between The Stone Roses and Primal Scream with the swagger of Oasis
― woof, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 10:32 (nine years ago) link
I see that a lot on Twitter. Honestly, the fans like it as much as the artists; it's a mutual appreciation society.
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 14:33 (nine years ago) link
"The smell of piss is so strong it smells like decent bacon" has to be one of the alltime best one-liners.
― nuumerykah (dog latin), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 14:57 (nine years ago) link
Tiswas EP is really good, they slowly seem to be moving away from the more garage rock sample beats, within their very limited minimal thing
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 20:23 (nine years ago) link
ive no interest in the 'music' produced by these guys but I'm a fan of their analyses
― post you had fecund thoughts about (darraghmac), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 20:39 (nine years ago) link
would you particularly rate the observation that placed next to scouting for girls dollar sound like led zeppelin
― prole, you'll be a yeoman soon (wins), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 20:49 (nine years ago) link
Why are all their cultural reference points so ancient: Tiswas, Oompa Loompas, Buzz Lightyear, Touche Turtle, etc. Is it some kind of deliberate throwback to the days of Atilla the Stockbroker or whoever? Like Pulp singing about lyrcra and woodchip?
― everything, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 20:57 (nine years ago) link
they're old tbf
I do not know dollar but have heard some led zep
― post you had fecund thoughts about (darraghmac), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 21:02 (nine years ago) link
Ha I don't understand like 75 percent of the references so they could be old or new English indie baseball angry man talk whaddya know
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 21:23 (nine years ago) link
I do remember that in the mid-80s Dollar were the assumed to be the epitome of lightweight MOR fluff. Had a Dollar poster on the wall during my student days actually - partly ironic for them being so universally mocked, partly genuine because Trevor Horn connection validated my liking of some of their singles. Feels like you have to be mid-40s to make any sense of this.
― everything, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 21:40 (nine years ago) link
deems I'm not the biggest led zeppelin fan, louis is more your man for that sort of raucous experimental uk prog-folk but fwiw this is my favourite led zep song
― prole, you'll be a yeoman soon (wins), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 21:47 (nine years ago) link
Sleaford Mods 30+ years behind Tracy Ullman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GgkoaXWdXc
― everything, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 21:51 (nine years ago) link
sorry wins i dont take candy from strangers, money from friends or music tips from internet message board i love music
― post you had fecund thoughts about (darraghmac), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 22:21 (nine years ago) link
they're playin' in fuckin' 'itchin tonight!
― why dont u say something or like just die (dog latin), Friday, 20 March 2015 15:11 (nine years ago) link
I do remember that in the mid-80s Dollar were the assumed to be the epitome of lightweight MOR fluff.
Not sure how true that is, Paul Morley never stopped going on about them so they were popular with the New Pop wing at the NME.
― Betel-chewing Equipment of East New Guinea (Tom D.), Friday, 20 March 2015 15:22 (nine years ago) link
"mirror mirror" is an interesting tune.
― why dont u say something or like just die (dog latin), Friday, 20 March 2015 15:25 (nine years ago) link
"hand held in black and white" is pretty good too. Dollar were like Trevor Horn's pet project (before FGTH arrived)
― tayto fan (Michael B), Friday, 20 March 2015 15:32 (nine years ago) link
I do remember that Dollar were assumed to be the epitome of mid-80s lightweight MOR fluff.
Fixed.
― Mark G, Friday, 20 March 2015 15:47 (nine years ago) link
It was Trevor Horn's work with Dollar that got him the gig with FGTH/ ZTT I think? Certainly not his stint as Jon Anderson as Yes.
― Betel-chewing Equipment of East New Guinea (Tom D.), Friday, 20 March 2015 15:59 (nine years ago) link
It definitely got him the gig with ABC for The Lexicon Of Love; Martin Fry's on the record about that.
― mike t-diva, Friday, 20 March 2015 16:12 (nine years ago) link
"Ibiza" - The Prodigy ft Sleaford Mods - https://youtu.be/guUHZnbWoyo
― mike t-diva, Monday, 23 March 2015 18:19 (nine years ago) link
a testament to Andrew Fearn's importance to the band
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 23 March 2015 18:42 (nine years ago) link
yep
― tayto fan (Michael B), Monday, 23 March 2015 18:54 (nine years ago) link
wait, don't prodigy already have a ranter? what happened to their clown?
― scott seward, Monday, 23 March 2015 19:22 (nine years ago) link
oh shit, did the clown die?
― scott seward, Monday, 23 March 2015 19:23 (nine years ago) link
rip prodigy clown
― adam, Monday, 23 March 2015 19:23 (nine years ago) link
Bad move for the Sleaford Mods to hitch their wagon to such has-beens.
xpost. As far I know, Trevor Horn only produced four songs for Dollar. The ones mentioned by various people upthread of course. Those songs are lauded retroactively by eg. ILM types for being Trevor Horn productions, not because they are Dollar songs. Most of their hits were produced by others.
― everything, Monday, 23 March 2015 19:51 (nine years ago) link
wiki says keith flint (the funny hair prodigy shouty guy) is alive and well and still in the band
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 23 March 2015 19:54 (nine years ago) link
hey now the prodigy sound like aerosmith when placed next to newton faulkner
― sexpost TMIing! (wins), Monday, 23 March 2015 19:58 (nine years ago) link
there I said it
Dud.
― You’re being too simplistic and you’re insulting my poor heart (Turrican), Monday, 23 March 2015 20:01 (nine years ago) link
Don't know who Newton Faulkner is. But both the Mods and the Prodigy sound really old-fashioned right now. Their gigs are full of dudes in their forties. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Went to a couple of Exploited gigs in the 90s that were great fun.
― everything, Monday, 23 March 2015 20:03 (nine years ago) link
I had to strain pretty hard to dredge up a target that would be as laughably "who? oh right, them" as SFG tbf
― sexpost TMIing! (wins), Monday, 23 March 2015 20:06 (nine years ago) link
is that dog latin post real, the side comment about the US having REAL rock bands made me wonder if he was trying for his own ranty over music career
― mh, Monday, 23 March 2015 20:31 (nine years ago) link
I never said anything about 'real' anything.
― why dont u say something or like just die (dog latin), Monday, 23 March 2015 20:46 (nine years ago) link
I apologize, you said GOOD
:)
― mh, Monday, 23 March 2015 20:47 (nine years ago) link
Anyway, that Prodigy thing is really really terrible. may as well have got Keith Flint to shout 'oibeefa! Wass 'e fackin' doing?' over that sad excuse for a beat and saved Williamson the trouble. enjoyed seeing them the other night at a packed out local show. surprised that the average age was, yes, about 45 or perhaps more. kind of expected there to be a bit of a hip, younger contingent but not really. spoke to the dad of a friend outside who was enthusing about them. then had to endure some grumpy bugger i know who hates everything go on about 'they're good but they'll never last unless they get a proper band together' which was pretty lol.
― why dont u say something or like just die (dog latin), Monday, 23 March 2015 20:51 (nine years ago) link
shit the Ibiza track is no good? i guess it was never going to be as good as we heard it in our heads in advance.
yeah the Dollar thing, ABC hired him for Lexicon.. because of the Dollar singles and then TH approached FGTH by which point he was already A Big Deal.
― piscesx, Monday, 23 March 2015 21:39 (nine years ago) link
ibiza thing is like the worst 90's thing ever. i was never a fan though. dirtchamber thing was the only thing i ever liked by them.
― scott seward, Monday, 23 March 2015 22:01 (nine years ago) link
hay scott
http://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000009622969-zevklk-original.jpg?8460df1
― the late great, Monday, 23 March 2015 22:09 (nine years ago) link
srsly though how can you not love "experience"
― the late great, Monday, 23 March 2015 22:10 (nine years ago) link
i guess it was never going to be as good as we heard it in our heads in advance.
The thing I'm hearing in my head in advance is fucking terrible, I can't think of any two acts more likely to bring out the absolute worst in one another.
― Matt DC, Monday, 23 March 2015 22:17 (nine years ago) link
...no comment xxp
― sexpost TMIing! (wins), Monday, 23 March 2015 22:30 (nine years ago) link
that is actually wins in that painting, funny story
― mh, Monday, 23 March 2015 23:38 (nine years ago) link
i will never listen to it again perhaps but i actually like that prodigy song tbh, the objective terribleness somehow only enhances its gleeful mania. kind of reminds me of when the fall started doing dance stuff like why are people grudgeful
― cgi bubka (NickB), Monday, 23 March 2015 23:53 (nine years ago) link
I'd say it sounds like the Revolting Cocks but that might imply it had merit.
― everything, Monday, 23 March 2015 23:58 (nine years ago) link
xp it reminded me a bit of that MES & D.O.S.E. track a bit, the Fall go big beat was really a sound the world had been waiting for
― Keith Moom (Neil S), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 09:18 (nine years ago) link