TS: MX-80 Sound vs. Mission of Burma

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"Grinding" guitar bands from roughly the same period. I haven't listened to MoB in a long time, but would think I'd have to go with MX-80 because they were funny and, IMO, more compositionally interesting. (Also: harder rocking? better sound?)

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Friday, 13 May 2005 21:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I love them both, but I'd go with Burma, because I found them more memorable.

Dumb question: Do MX-80 Sound's first two albums have CD issues? If so, my opinion might change once I get them. I got the vinyl for both, but I listen to CDs more often, for the typical convenience reasons. I thought Atavistic reissued them, but I only remember some live reissue called Always Leave Them Wanting Less.

― donut debonair (donut), Friday, 13 May 2005 21:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah there was a CD on Atavistic of Hard Attack with the Big Hits EP. And I think there was a CD comp of the two Ralph albums?

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Friday, 13 May 2005 21:35 (twenty-one years ago)

You think? I need evidence! :)

Those are the only two albums I care for, actually. Haven't really been into much after that.

Another point for Burma. I've liked EVERYTHING they've done.. OnOffOn included.

― donut debonair (donut), Friday, 13 May 2005 21:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, you know that Hard Attack and Big Hits were before the Ralph albums, right?

Anyway, yeah, Out of the Tunnel and Crowd Control were released as one CD called Out of Control.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Friday, 13 May 2005 21:52 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't know. Well, shit.

― donut debonair (donut), Friday, 13 May 2005 22:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Burma is untouchable, but MX-80 is pretty cool!

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 13 May 2005 22:34 (twenty-one years ago)

three weeks pass...

Can't believe I didn't see this one until now! Anyways, my opionion's no surprize, MX-80 takes it easily. No offense to MOB, who had their moments of greatness (particularly when Clint Conley wrote the songs), but MX-80 were funnier, more tuneful, earthier and had a greater instrumental palette w/ more mindblowing lead guitarist. (In fairness, I'll grant that Burma's incorporating a tape-loop specialist was a more radical instrumental innovation than any of MX-80's, for what that's worth. And Peter Prescott was possibly a better drummer than Jeff Armour or Dave Mahoney. Tho certainly not as good as the two of them TOGETHER.)

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I love Burma, but I listen to MX-80 more often...

― chris besinger (chris besinger), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Mx-80 Sound, by a gazillion miles

― xhuxk, Monday, 6 June 2005 20:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Mx-80 Sound, by a gazillion miles

BURMA BY A BAZILLION GAZZILLION ZAGILLION MILES!

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:23 (twenty-one years ago)

your move, chuck.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Signals, Calls and Marches > Hard Attack/Big Hits/Out of the Tunnel/Crowd Control

Hard Attack/Big Hits/Out of the Tunnel/Crowd Control > Vs.

― Brooker Buckingham (Brooker B), Monday, 6 June 2005 20:32 (twenty-one years ago)

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