Some unjustly neglected records

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Hey yes its me-Liliya-thanks for endowing me with a new name-Ukrainianliliya-I like it! I think I shall use it on my checquebook. I allways like to read critics lists of albums and am always disappointed when my favourites don't appear (eg Neds top records of the nineties) . I want to try to listen top the Voiolent Femmes, and the Chameleons too-I like in Shreds and On the Beach, the early gothy stuff really. Its really gratifying at least to know that people like some of these records-how about Monochrome Set or King of the Slums-more fascinating sounds from nineties (my erra). THanks for your responses. I do realise this makes me sound like sad girl from back of beyond without being trendy, but i'm quite nice and groovy really.

― Ukrainianliliya, Saturday, 26 October 2002 11:04 (twenty-one years ago) link

B-b-but doesn't everyone love The Comsat Angels? I seem to remember them mentioned frequently (and quite rightly so) on the top ten albums ever list we did recently.

Actually - is there anyone here who actually dislikes The Comsat Angels?

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Saturday, 26 October 2002 11:44 (twenty-one years ago) link

Until about 2 years ago, I didn't like them, based on having heard them just in the late 80s - something that sounded like, oh, Psychedelic Furs in decline. Now that I've heard their first 3 or 4 albums, I'm full of Comsat love just like everybody else.

― Curt (cgould), Saturday, 26 October 2002 16:18 (twenty-one years ago) link

i have never heard them. does that count?

― jess (dubplatestyle), Saturday, 26 October 2002 17:09 (twenty-one years ago) link

We shall free you from this ignorance. Weren't we doing a disc swap of something anyway?

Oh, before I forget, Tim -- the Chameleons shows this past week were glorious. Wish you coulda been here!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 26 October 2002 20:42 (twenty-one years ago) link

Julian Cope's work is unappreciated with The Teardrop Explodes and solo. Cope put out a couple of really good solo albums that went unnoticed.

Cluster 71, is also undervalued. What a great album. Yet many critics overlook Cluster when ever Krautrock/Space-Rock is mentioned.

Also the Soft Boys are overlooked. They were a fantastic band, with Hitchcock and Rew trading guitar lines and Morris pounding out a ridiculously muscular beat. Good times.

― juan, Saturday, 26 October 2002 20:54 (twenty-one years ago) link

I think Loop are highly, highly undervaluded, for the most part.

― Clarke B., Saturday, 26 October 2002 21:05 (twenty-one years ago) link

They might even be undervalued, too!

― Clarke B., Saturday, 26 October 2002 21:05 (twenty-one years ago) link

No, your original post does make more comparative sense. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 26 October 2002 21:20 (twenty-one years ago) link

I remember liking the Comsats back around 7 Day Weekend and Chasing Shadows, as they were the only records I could find of theirs in me ol hometown, but apparently neither of them are their best...and I so far haven't been bothered to track down the earlier and supposedly better stuff. But I still have happy memories of "Believe It", "The Thought That Counts" and a couple more.

Also, Jawbox's For Your Own Special Sweetheart r0X0r. I must go and get it again.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Saturday, 26 October 2002 23:05 (twenty-one years ago) link

atta boy.

― dyson (dyson), Sunday, 27 October 2002 20:07 (twenty-one years ago) link

King of the slums - 'Barbarous English Fayre'
great screeching violins all over it.

― James Ball (James Ball), Monday, 28 October 2002 16:55 (twenty-one years ago) link

Hi, liliya! 'Kilimanjaro' (version with "Reward" on it) is fantastic! I also like The Monochrome Set, but I think by 1982 they'd started to lose it a bit. I much prefer 'Strange Boutique'.

But yeah, both bands' records are great to sing along to. Those other records sound good too.

― Jeff W, Monday, 28 October 2002 17:34 (twenty-one years ago) link

one year passes...

Colourbox 2 - Colourbox

― flowersdie (flowersdie), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:09 (nineteen years ago) link

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