The Proletariat;

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Got me Proles collection cd last week from some corporate shed.

No class system anymore in Blighty? Right?Hhhhmmm.... In the USA?

This band's songs (especially their 'Indifference' release) stand the test of time imho. Especially musically albeit fairly 'basic'. What a fkin great guitar sound.Fantastic guitar sound.
And prophetic lyrics. Obvious lyrics maybe .So what? 20 years ago.
Things really have not moved on. As if they ever can.

[settles back to gaze at navel]

― hull hole (hull hole), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 21:17 (twenty years ago)

This is the Boston band right? Do you have a link or info or something that might aid me in purchasing the CD?

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 4 August 2005 08:30 (twenty years ago)

http://www.taang.com/bands_proletariat_body.html

― naus (Robert T), Thursday, 4 August 2005 08:50 (twenty years ago)

Thanks. Eight dollars for shipping a CD? Fucking Taang :(

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 4 August 2005 08:55 (twenty years ago)

I've only ever heard the song "Allegiance", but if their other stuff is anything similar (strong beat, brash vocals, good lyrics) then it's def. worth it.

― naus (Robert T), Thursday, 4 August 2005 08:58 (twenty years ago)

where are you?

― naus (Robert T), Thursday, 4 August 2005 08:59 (twenty years ago)

The UK. Most CDs from the US ship for about half that

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 4 August 2005 09:40 (twenty years ago)

Other great Proletariat songs: "Torn Curtain," "Famine" and "Splendid Wars."
The best thing to have come out of Fall River since Lizzie Borden.

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Thursday, 4 August 2005 11:50 (twenty years ago)

I'll second "Torn Curtain". I was listening to an old MRR radio show I found on Slsk and that song came on, made me take notice anyway!

― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 4 August 2005 13:29 (twenty years ago)

Mr Mencap. I live in UK too and if memory serves me right, which it often doesn't, I bought the cd through Amazon UK through that Cayman Islands distributor. The cd itself was laughably cheap and I don't think postage was too bad.

I have some of the Proletariat output on vinyl somewhere and I really would be playing that if i wasn't so lazy and had a decent turntable.
I'm sure the second LP was on Homestead but who cares? It's great stuff and I was bowled over by how great it still sounds.

― hull hole (hull hole), Friday, 5 August 2005 16:30 (twenty years ago)

six months pass...

I have been trying to get a hold of that Voodoo Economics cd since last November!! Is it still even in print!?! Does anybody know?? I can't seem to get a hold of it, Amazon keeps delaying my order and I didn't get anywhere with the TAAANG records website. Can anybody help??

― xgurggleglgllg (xgurggleglgllg), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 11:18 (twenty years ago)

four years pass...

Solid band with some great highlights. I never fell completely for them but enjoy them when they pop up on shuffle.

― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 4 May 2010 02:48 (fifteen years ago)

one year passes...

Listening again. Fucking A plus

― Jessie Fer Ark (Mobbed Up Ping Pong Psychos), Saturday, 20 August 2011 17:54 (fourteen years ago)

Yay! It's good that this is easily available on Amazon, both physically and digitally.

― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Saturday, 20 August 2011 20:03 (fourteen years ago)

Love the Proles!!

― senomar, Saturday, 20 August 2011 20:18 (fourteen years ago)

There's a nice live/radio set from WERS in Boston (the old Emerson College station). September of 1982. 11 Songs, including the classic "Voodoo Economics." Floats around on line. Worth finding.

― Michael Train, Saturday, 20 August 2011 21:47 (fourteen years ago)

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