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the cribs. i like it. it makes me think of what GbV might be like if they preferred new wave to 70s rock. "another number" is in my top five for the year.

the surface noise (slight return) (electricsound), Monday, 20 September 2004 12:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh dear lord...

The 120 Days Of Streatham (kate), Monday, 20 September 2004 12:45 (twenty-one years ago)

how did this lot manage to piss in your cornflakes?

the surface noise (slight return) (electricsound), Monday, 20 September 2004 12:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Ha ha, no, they didn't piss in my cornflakes. They did get me dumped once, but in the long run, it was the best thing that could have happened. They were involved in some very fun tour hijinx.

They are lovely boys and I heart them.

They're playing in Notting Hell next week, I hear, I might go and see them.

The 120 Days Of Streatham (kate), Monday, 20 September 2004 12:49 (twenty-one years ago)

the album is a lot of fun. in a year that i've been incredibly disillusioned by, they've made my ears prick up once more.

the surface noise (slight return) (electricsound), Monday, 20 September 2004 12:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I haven't heard anything since the early demos. Lost touch with them when they got signed and all. Man, I wonder how much blackmail I could get off them for their pre-Cribs shoegazing/C86 band's demo! Mwah hah hah!

The 120 Days Of Streatham (kate), Monday, 20 September 2004 12:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I did indeed end up seeing them on Wednesday. They remain very lovely, very sweet. Very energetic set. I was too drunk to remember much except they managed to get nearly half the audience onstage with them.

Danger Whore (kate), Friday, 1 October 2004 11:33 (twenty-one years ago)

three years pass...

ahead of the curve

electricsound, Saturday, 10 November 2007 05:10 (seventeen years ago)

one year passes...

still loving these dorks

caek, Thursday, 4 June 2009 19:20 (sixteen years ago)

seven months pass...

why oh why did johnny marr come along to ruin this band

iTote 2.0 (electricsound), Friday, 22 January 2010 16:08 (fifteen years ago)

two years pass...

I've been listening to In the Belly of the Brazen Bull a lot. Dare I say, that is one damn fine rock record. Much better than the one they did w/ Marr.

Simon H., Tuesday, 29 May 2012 15:52 (thirteen years ago)

three months pass...

Yeah, I kinda like this new one. I never did hear that Marr one, never showed up in shops around here for whatever reason. Sounds like I didn't miss anything.

heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 6 September 2012 21:26 (thirteen years ago)

They strike me as an astonishingly clumsy band, especially the lurch the singer does into Kelly Jones style bellow. They seem to be held up as keepers of the rock flame these days which is weird considering they're so inept at it.

Matt DC, Friday, 7 September 2012 09:34 (thirteen years ago)

two years pass...

the new one w/ Ric Ocasek is pretty good! "Spring on Broadway" has some very satisfying chord changes. this has been my thought about the music of the rock band the Cribs.

fuck me, archipelago (Simon H.), Sunday, 19 April 2015 13:33 (ten years ago)

two years pass...

Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever is still a great record, IMO - probably their best.

The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Friday, 21 July 2017 00:36 (eight years ago)

three years pass...

the Albini-produced album was Not Good (turns out they very badly NEED shiny production to work) but Night Network seems like a pretty solid "back to basics" type affair, complete with Lee Ranaldo cameo

it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Monday, 7 December 2020 19:01 (four years ago)

Huh, haven't thought about these guys in awhile and I don't think I've heard an album since Men's Needs. Still kinda blows my mind that they've gotten people like Johnny Marr and Lee Ranaldo play with them.

soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 7 December 2020 19:04 (four years ago)


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