Joy Division/New Order
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Bauhaus/Love and Rockets
Cure
Sisters of Mercy/Mission UK
Psychedelic Furs
Teardrop Explodes
Birthday Party/Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
XTC
World Party
Jesus and Mary Chain
My Bloody Valetine
Lush
Cocteau Twins
Ride
― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)
now this (unlike the other) is a good idea, although it might veer a little too close to a 24 hour party people novelization.
― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 15:44 (twenty-two years ago)
KILLING JOKE (you fools), Public Image Ltd. (told from a perspective other than Lydon's), The Pop Group, Gang of Four.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 15:51 (twenty-two years ago)
Spacemen 3, Jesus & Mary Chain, Felt, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine.
― Godley, Tuesday, 20 May 2003 15:56 (twenty-two years ago)
There is an interview with Keith Levene at the Perfect Sound Forever website, if you are looking for another side of the PIL story. It is a pretty lenghty article.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 20 May 2003 23:39 (twenty-two years ago)
I am reading the KL article, very good stuff, thanks for the heads up!
― Mike Taylor (mjt), Wednesday, 21 May 2003 02:06 (twenty-two years ago)
I cannot imagine reading a chapter about Swervedriver. I mean, great debut album yeah....but a whole chapter on them? Yawnsville.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 21 May 2003 02:31 (twenty-two years ago)
Most of those named are either bands who either:
bypassed the independent label scene almost from day one (Massive Attack, Gang of Four - this isn't a criticism of either of those, or a suggestion they're not worth writing about)
bands who've already had books written about them (Smiths, Teardrops, Joy Division)
bands who have nothing to do with each other and whose paths never crossed (what do Leatherface have to do with Bukem?)
bands who never really influenced that many people anyway (Wolfhounds, Swervedriver - the fandom of The V*nes most certainly does not an interesting history make)
All those factors are fairly central to Azzerad's book y'see... However I'd have Spacemen 3 in there, MBV, Cocteaus I guess, Crass deffo... yeah, Napalm Death or someone like Discharge... who, you're right, had very little to do with the Cocteaus... hmm.
The problem might be that despite Britain being smaller, the bands ensconsed on this isle tend to hang around in their own nebulous genres. Unlike the bands in Azzerad's tome, most of whom played with each other or at least crossed paths.
Perhaps a better bet would be - flawed idea as this is - to break it down into genres. Post punk, aye; anarcho punk; droney (pre) shoegazing types; Napalm/Stupids/Peaceville hardcore; Sarah Records... some others no doubt.
Who would read this book? Me. Fuck knows who else though.
Simon Reynolds' book... anyone know what the premise for that actually is?
― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 22 May 2003 15:38 (twenty-two years ago)