The Bolshoi

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I searched but found hardly any mention here of this not very prolific 80's gothy-pop band. I downloaded a few songs of theirs that are just wonderful. Away, Master of the World, Please, Books on the Bonfire and Foxes are the songs I know and I love em.

The trouble is all reviews conflict on what's the best CD to get. The best-of comp. gets either love, for showing underrated obscure selections and b-sides, or hate for serving the albums badly and substituting inferior versions. Some say the Friends/Giants CD is best for their most gothy-rocking stuff, while Lindy's party is overproduced 80's pop that takes away their edge. Others say Lindy's party has the best songwriting while the older stuff is thin and weak. Well that covers everything. Please say your opinions, thankya much.

― sucka (sucka), Monday, 5 January 2004 04:09 (twenty-one years ago)

awww, books on the bonfire. i used to think that song was so cool. now i'm gonna have to find a copy. i think you could buy their entire output on vinyl for 5 bucks if you want to go that route.

― scott seward (scott seward), Monday, 5 January 2004 04:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Get it all - 3 cds in total, classic throughout.

― guy flower, Monday, 5 January 2004 09:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I prefer Giants and Friends personally. 'Happy Boy' was the first song of theirs I heard, it's fucking great. Lindy's Party has some of the worst songs I've ever heard on it, I really don't know what they were thinking when they made that album. And eeek, that cover...

Hey, I stumbled on the video for 'Away' recently. It's got Trevor Tanner hamming it rather fabulously in it, like some sort of bastard cross between Robert Smith and a court fool. But in a good way, obviously... the man should've been a star.

― NickB (NickB), Monday, 5 January 2004 10:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I remember picking up Friends on the strength of "Away," but losing enthusiasm for it swiftly.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 5 January 2004 15:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Yep, another vote for Giants and Friends. Pulled out the latter recently after finding it used, and the production definitely dates it, but if you have any love for that era and can get beyond the sound, it's fun.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Monday, 5 January 2004 16:03 (twenty-one years ago)

"Sunday Morning" was a bit of a hit - I remember seeing it a number of times on 120 Minutes.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 5 January 2004 18:26 (twenty-one years ago)

two years pass...

on youtube

The Bolshoi - Away
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=268ZbJj4ODU

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 4 May 2006 15:21 (nineteen years ago)

Is that the video linked to above, or something else?

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 4 May 2006 15:31 (nineteen years ago)

yep it's the same, didn't check thread - I'm currently going on an 80s music nostalgia trip on youtube.

I am amazed of the artists they have on there, new rare videos being added each day.

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 4 May 2006 15:34 (nineteen years ago)

It's a shame it's not live footage. Cut quite a dash on stage did old Trevor.

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 4 May 2006 15:38 (nineteen years ago)

The Bolshoi achieved number 1 status in Spain, I never understand why they didn't achieve daytime radio airplay status in the UK.

I blame the planks at Radio 1 ! DLT, Simon Bates, Steve Wright and the backroom managament prats

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 4 May 2006 15:43 (nineteen years ago)

five years pass...

The Goth Box introduced me to "Away"; what a great song.

― PAJAMARALLS? PAJAMALWAYS! (DJP), Tuesday, 26 July 2011 19:56 (fourteen years ago)

found the 12" promo for A Way recently. damn good long version on there. different to all the other remixes i had collected.

― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 26 July 2011 20:28 (fourteen years ago)

Away-ee-ee-eeeeeeeee

― Quantum of Pie (NickB), Tuesday, 26 July 2011 21:04 (fourteen years ago)

their album is on Spotify; I will probably listen to it tomorrow

― PAJAMARALLS? PAJAMALWAYS! (DJP), Tuesday, 26 July 2011 21:05 (fourteen years ago)

Oh which one? They had two albums (Friends is alright and probably a good place to start, Lindy's Party is shit), a mini album (Giant - 'Happy Boy' is still my favourite song of theirs) and there's a best-of too.

― Quantum of Pie (NickB), Tuesday, 26 July 2011 21:13 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZQvuFTDzbI

― Quantum of Pie (NickB), Tuesday, 26 July 2011 21:16 (fourteen years ago)

oh ha they have a bunch of stuff on there! I only noticed Friends but everything you mentioned is there (only instead of Giant it's Bigger Giants and looks like it's actually a full album)

― PAJAMARALLS? PAJAMALWAYS! (DJP), Tuesday, 26 July 2011 21:35 (fourteen years ago)

Ah okay, looks like they padded Giants out. That was their first one btw, ignore the date that Spotify give it.

― Quantum of Pie (NickB), Tuesday, 26 July 2011 22:11 (fourteen years ago)

maybe that was a re-release date with the extra tracks...?

― PAJAMARALLS? PAJAMALWAYS! (DJP), Tuesday, 26 July 2011 22:14 (fourteen years ago)

two years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JKVPW-h80E

^ THIS SONG

― rp boo bryson (NickB), Thursday, 5 December 2013 17:05 (eleven years ago)

My god I love Trevor Tanner

― rp boo bryson (NickB), Thursday, 5 December 2013 17:05 (eleven years ago)

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