Tell me about The Virgin Prunes

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I heard "If I die I die" on a college radio show and have never heard of these guys before-- when/where are they from, etc.?

― carl palmer, Monday, 31 January 2005 01:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Irish band, Gavin Friday is their most well-known member. He's responsible--I think--for influencing his pal Bono's 1990s vocal stylings (the falsettos and whispered low muttering vox). If I die, I Die is their best album. Search Gavin Friday's solo records, especially Each Man Kills the Thing He Loves and Shag Tobacco. He also composed the really beautiful soundtrack to the film The Boxer along with Maurice Seezer, fellow ex-Prune (right?).

Actually, anything the VPs and GF are involved with are pretty damn good.

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Monday, 31 January 2005 01:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow, thank you, that is exactly the sort of information I was seeking. Interestingly enough, Bono's 1990's vocal stylings make me puke.

― carl palmer, Monday, 31 January 2005 02:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Colin Newman (from Wire) produced "If I Die, I Die" and it does sound a bit like Wire in places. The single "Baby Turns Blue" is excellent cross section of post-punk and '80s goth pop.

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Monday, 31 January 2005 02:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I really liked the album Friday did right before "Shag Tobacco," too.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Monday, 31 January 2005 02:11 (twenty-one years ago)

i may be totally wrong but i thought i read somewhere long ago that Bono was actually in the Prunes

― ken taylrr (ken taylrr), Monday, 31 January 2005 02:13 (twenty-one years ago)

1 "People's History"
Dismemberment Plan; Audio CD; $0.99

And that too. I'm scared. Somebody hold me. (Other than the Amazon.com phone support line, please. You're free to take me off hold.)

― Mickey (modestmickey), Monday, 31 January 2005 02:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Uh. Wrong thread.

― Mickey (modestmickey), Monday, 31 January 2005 02:18 (twenty-one years ago)

The Edge's older brother Dik? was guitarist of Virgin Prunes

― Paul (scifisoul), Monday, 31 January 2005 04:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Neither Bono or Maurice Seezer were actually in the Prunes, but U2 and the VPs emerged from the same 'Lypton village' art-punk scene in Dublin and that's where their stage-names come from.

― thomas, Monday, 31 January 2005 11:20 (twenty-one years ago)

the Virgin Prunes, Gavin Friday - classic or dud

― chuck, Monday, 31 January 2005 18:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Gavin Friday did those great backing vox on The Wonderful and Frightening World of The Fall.

― Snappy (sexyDancer), Monday, 31 January 2005 18:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Odd. I was just listening to "Pagan Love Song" LITERALLY FIVE MINUTES AGO!.

Anyway, If I Die, I Die... is fucking brilliant.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 31 January 2005 18:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Maurice Seezer, fellow ex-Prune (right?).

Maurice Seezer (which he pronounces like "Morriss the Cat," not Maureeeeeece, I was disappointed to learn) was not a `Prune. I think he was a pal of producer Hal Wilner intially, but could be wrong about that. In any case, no `Prune he.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 31 January 2005 18:56 (twenty-one years ago)

never thought much of it

― breezy, Tuesday, 1 February 2005 03:16 (twenty-one years ago)

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