why so popular?
― ddd, Thursday, 5 December 2002 05:56 (twenty-two years ago)
― chaki (chaki), Thursday, 5 December 2002 06:04 (twenty-two years ago)
they're popular because their fans don't know their music history and are buying this third-rate manufactured "punk" because the media buried the real stuff.
― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Thursday, 5 December 2002 06:10 (twenty-two years ago)
― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 5 December 2002 07:27 (twenty-two years ago)
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 5 December 2002 07:33 (twenty-two years ago)
― Dave M. (rotten03), Thursday, 5 December 2002 07:40 (twenty-two years ago)
― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 5 December 2002 07:47 (twenty-two years ago)
they know their shit and were into their shit before "the hype" clued everyone into disco punk and funk punk and all that.
such blister... it makes me think you guys believe that influence automatically eliminates a band's worth.
you don't think that, do you?m.
― msp, Thursday, 5 December 2002 07:47 (twenty-two years ago)
― meirion john lewis (mei), Thursday, 5 December 2002 13:36 (twenty-two years ago)
― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 5 December 2002 14:13 (twenty-two years ago)
― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Thursday, 5 December 2002 14:21 (twenty-two years ago)
― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 5 December 2002 14:33 (twenty-two years ago)
If Erase Errata ARE popular, it's probably because of Sonic Youth tooting their horn. I'm all for that, by the way, because I think they're great, even if some crank could paint their stuff as a blatant hollow homage to past glories. What they're doing sounds just fine to me.
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 5 December 2002 14:54 (twenty-two years ago)
― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 5 December 2002 14:58 (twenty-two years ago)
― Douglas, Thursday, 5 December 2002 15:05 (twenty-two years ago)
I mean, I assumed that Sterling saw the thread title/question and realised it was one of the most preposterous ever even by ILM standards (imagine "Interpol: did their fans not listen to Joy Division in '78 or did they just forget?") and so slotted in the standard anti-fake-punk rhetoric you get on all the Blink threads for a semi-joke. Right?
NB I have never seen/heard Erase Errata or Skinned Teen.
― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 5 December 2002 15:07 (twenty-two years ago)
― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 5 December 2002 15:21 (twenty-two years ago)
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 5 December 2002 15:38 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 5 December 2002 15:42 (twenty-two years ago)
― Sean (Sean), Thursday, 5 December 2002 15:59 (twenty-two years ago)
― Curt (cgould), Thursday, 5 December 2002 16:02 (twenty-two years ago)
but in all seriousness I saw them opening for june of 44 quite a while back with Pretentious Friend and he was all over them talking about how they were so totally '77 & I heard a lot more that was distinctly post riot there, especially in the vocals. The do seriously rock live though, with a Swell Maps sort of mutating groove shamble. Very fun, but too claustrophobic for my taste.
― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Thursday, 5 December 2002 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)
... it makes me think you guys believe that influence automatically eliminates a band's worth.
i don't think they bring more to the sound of classic riot grrl bands, except that they play slower and more in control (a bad thing!). i expect by now, with their success and experience, they are much crazier. i just don't see what they offer that KRS or Lookout couldn't offer 10 years ago.
...that's why this thread exists!
ps. i think my "the fine line between GSYBE and PHISH" thread was much more preposterous
― ddd, Thursday, 5 December 2002 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)
― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 5 December 2002 17:08 (twenty-two years ago)
superficially, i can see how some people would think that any female band that utilizes distortion and sports a "punk" attitude could be reminiscent of another... not that that's a fair judgement.
the EE vocals i've never got used to (nor enjoyed)... it could be because i've never heard the record though.
― gygax!, Thursday, 5 December 2002 17:41 (twenty-two years ago)
― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 5 December 2002 17:43 (twenty-two years ago)
BTW, the remixers are:
Kid 606MatmosAdult.Kevin Blechdom
― Jon Williams (ex machina), Thursday, 12 June 2003 11:32 (twenty-two years ago)
The voice of sanity. Erase Errata are superb. Nearest comparison is the Slits but much easier on the ear (its all relative)
― Marinaorgan (Marina Organ), Thursday, 12 June 2003 14:02 (twenty-two years ago)
― Jon Williams (ex machina), Thursday, 12 June 2003 14:04 (twenty-two years ago)
― NA. (Nick A.), Thursday, 12 June 2003 14:22 (twenty-two years ago)
― jess (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 12 June 2003 15:15 (twenty-two years ago)
― Jon Williams (ex machina), Thursday, 12 June 2003 15:18 (twenty-two years ago)
(Not that I've heard it or anything.)
― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 12 June 2003 15:27 (twenty-two years ago)
― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 12 June 2003 15:34 (twenty-two years ago)
― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 12 June 2003 15:36 (twenty-two years ago)
― Jon Williams (ex machina), Thursday, 12 June 2003 15:37 (twenty-two years ago)
― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 12 June 2003 15:48 (twenty-two years ago)
― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 12 June 2003 15:50 (twenty-two years ago)
― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 12 June 2003 15:51 (twenty-two years ago)
― mei (mei), Thursday, 12 June 2003 15:52 (twenty-two years ago)
― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Thursday, 12 June 2003 15:53 (twenty-two years ago)
The album is an obnoxious mess, skronk as and end instead of a means. The Adult. remix is hot, though.
― Tom Breihan (Tom Breihan), Thursday, 12 June 2003 15:54 (twenty-two years ago)
The album is an obnoxious mess
Dude, if you really think that it is THAT bad, maybe you're poking around the wrong kind of music.
― Jon Williams (ex machina), Thursday, 12 June 2003 16:02 (twenty-two years ago)
― Miranda (Miranda), Thursday, 12 June 2003 16:19 (twenty-two years ago)
maybe i'm just lazy.
― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Thursday, 12 June 2003 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)
Incidentally, I've seen both Skinned Teen and Erase Errata, on several occasions. Someone will have to explain the link to me because I really don't fucking see it. And even if there was a link: why should someone have to verse themselves in fucking "music history" before they are allowed to like or dislike something. You stupid twat, Sterling.
― Jerry (Jerry), Friday, 13 June 2003 10:35 (twenty-two years ago)
I do know that Nabisco's right, they sound nothing like the grrl bands.
They just sound great.
― mei (mei), Friday, 13 June 2003 11:01 (twenty-two years ago)
― dave q, Friday, 13 June 2003 11:13 (twenty-two years ago)
― willem (willem), Friday, 13 June 2003 11:31 (twenty-two years ago)
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 13 June 2003 11:36 (twenty-two years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 21:09 (twenty-one years ago)
― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 22:14 (twenty-one years ago)
― dean! (deangulberry), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 22:17 (twenty-one years ago)
xo!
― Ian Johnson (orion), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 22:18 (twenty-one years ago)
― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 22:18 (twenty-one years ago)
i was being serious. england sux. coachella sux.
― dean! (deangulberry), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 22:25 (twenty-one years ago)
*heats up a particular brand of taco for Dean to enjoy*
― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 22:26 (twenty-one years ago)
― dean! (deangulberry), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 22:38 (twenty-one years ago)
― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 22:45 (twenty-one years ago)
― dean! (deangulberry), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 22:53 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ian Johnson (orion), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 22:54 (twenty-one years ago)
― dean! (deangulberry), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 23:10 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ian Johnson (orion), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 23:21 (twenty-one years ago)
― LITTLE LAMB [Jon Williams] (ex machina), Thursday, 25 March 2004 00:02 (twenty-one years ago)
― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Thursday, 25 March 2004 00:14 (twenty-one years ago)
― dean! (deangulberry), Thursday, 25 March 2004 00:52 (twenty-one years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 25 March 2004 00:52 (twenty-one years ago)
http://www.ssmt-reviews.com/images/wipers/youth.jpg
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 25 March 2004 00:53 (twenty-one years ago)
― dean! (deangulberry), Thursday, 25 March 2004 00:56 (twenty-one years ago)
― LITTLE LAMB [Jon Williams] (ex machina), Thursday, 25 March 2004 00:59 (twenty-one years ago)
― keith m (keithmcl), Thursday, 25 March 2004 01:44 (twenty-one years ago)
― Douglas (Douglas), Thursday, 25 March 2004 02:06 (twenty-one years ago)
― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Saturday, 27 March 2004 03:23 (twenty-one years ago)
Erase Errata = DNA + Beefheart + RIOT GRRL MUSIC???
― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:26 (twenty-one years ago)
― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:36 (twenty-one years ago)
She can throw a party, sho', she can start a pile a' dough She's a hot head
She puts her head into the fire, makes your red-hot perspire She's a hot head
She was burned before she was born, burnin' up a storm She's a hot head
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:45 (twenty-one years ago)
― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:48 (twenty-one years ago)
― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:52 (twenty-one years ago)
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:58 (twenty-one years ago)
― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 12:58 (twenty-one years ago)
― mei (mei), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 19:54 (twenty-one years ago)
― ???, Wednesday, 9 June 2004 04:26 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ian c=====8 (orion), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 05:56 (twenty-one years ago)
― kyle (akmonday), Saturday, 17 July 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)
― mikef, Saturday, 17 July 2004 16:26 (twenty-one years ago)
I'm not sure who else played that room last night aside from 606; the coachwhips played outside.
― kyle (akmonday), Saturday, 17 July 2004 16:29 (twenty-one years ago)
1,000 Le Tigre fans just lost all interest in No Wave!
― I CAN LEAD YOU THROUGH THE ZONE (ex machina), Monday, 19 July 2004 18:35 (twenty-one years ago)
― Echo Peckles (Michael F Gill), Monday, 19 July 2004 21:55 (twenty-one years ago)
― noclue (akmonday), Monday, 19 July 2004 22:19 (twenty-one years ago)
― dean? (deangulberry), Monday, 19 July 2004 22:27 (twenty-one years ago)
― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 19 July 2004 22:30 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dr. Annabel Lies (Michael Kelly), Monday, 24 January 2005 05:56 (twenty years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 24 January 2005 06:06 (twenty years ago)
― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Monday, 24 January 2005 07:07 (twenty years ago)
― Dr. Annabel Lies (Michael Kelly), Monday, 24 January 2005 10:12 (twenty years ago)
Dug out their first couple of albums - I loved their debut in 2001 but for some reason was disappointed with the follow-up. But they both sound so great to me now! Tracked down a ton of non-lp stuff in my own stacks as well as on the internets and really love their whole vibe.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Saturday, 24 October 2009 01:44 (fifteen years ago)
Nightlife is way better than the 2nd album - try that one.
― Colonel Poo, Saturday, 24 October 2009 01:55 (fifteen years ago)
2002 OP didn't get that Erase Errata are at least an order of magnitude more talented as instrumentalists than their '93 predecessors. I don't care for some of the Beefheart moments, but I love when they dig into a Gang of Four groove.
― on the installment plan (Derelict), Saturday, 24 October 2009 02:11 (fifteen years ago)
Yes but it's when they marry Beefheart and Gang Of Four - oh my...
I heard "Nightlife" when it came out, no recollection, I will review again.
I forgot to mention how much I love another band of this ilk, Sick Bees. They also had a pair of knock-me-down albums and then a third that went completely off the rails.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Saturday, 24 October 2009 02:57 (fifteen years ago)