Taking Sides: Kenickie vs Strawberry Switchblade

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Songs about getting drunk in the park followed by songs about being hung over after getting drunk in the park
VERSUS
Just staying indoors forever and never going to the park at all because of all the trees and all the flowers and all the buildings and the way that they tower (over meeeeeeee)?

Trying to seem clever whilst wearing stupid wigs
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Trying to seem moody whilst wearing polkadots?

Covering Gary Numan ("I'm an Agent")
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Covering Dolly Parton ("Jolene")

Being covered by, erm, no-one that I know of
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Being covered by Current 93 ("Since Yesterday")

What say you?

― OleM, Monday, 25 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Not that I doubt Kenickie were clever, though.

― OleM, Monday, 25 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

well, 'since yesterday' is absolutely wonderful, which gives strawberry switchblade the edge, but then, i know nothing else by them really, whereas kenickie have lots of good songs (best one: millionaire sweeper, i would fix you, oh lots really, there were rather good i feel, and underrated?)

so, i give it to kenickie overall...

― gareth, Monday, 25 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Kenickie's album #2 was a disappointment but the first one is ace and never fails to cheer me up. Fantastic stuff and they are sadly missed (by me at least).

Always loved Since Yesterday and have been looking for a copy of the album for ages.

On the whole though, Kenickie win. Can't believe for a second that SS's album is as good as the first Kenickie.

― mms, Monday, 25 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Mark: check this (US) or this (UK) -- it appears to have most of their stuff (the versions on the "Trees and Flowers"/"Go Away" seven-inch seem to be missing, though).

― OleM, Monday, 25 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Um...did I just provide entry straight into my own Amazon account? *slight worry*

― OleM, Monday, 25 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

This is a joke. The Switchblade take it.

― Ally C, Monday, 25 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Kenickie!!!!!! Everything they recorded (even Catsuit City) is godlike genius and they had the sexiest bass player in the universe.

I think Boyracer cover "Come Out 2Nite" on their new album..

― electric sound of jim, Monday, 25 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

kenickie. first album classic. second album genius and better in many ways than first, but suffers slightly from a vague lack of cohesion between the two main factions in the band.

and frankly, covering gary numan you're always on to a winner. er. unless you're bis... doh!

― Wyndham Earl, Wednesday, 27 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

one year passes...

Strawberry Swutchblade. NO CONTEST!!!!!!!

Kenickie? no, they haven't got the legendary status and never will have and they just can't compare.

― Annabelle, Thursday, 26 June 2003 00:35 (twenty-two years ago)

ur funny

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 26 June 2003 00:50 (twenty-two years ago)

don't make me choose

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 26 June 2003 01:06 (twenty-two years ago)

strawberry switchblade roxx u r altered images

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 26 June 2003 01:07 (twenty-two years ago)

altered images roxx u r all siouxsie and the banshees

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Thursday, 26 June 2003 01:19 (twenty-two years ago)

*cries*

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 26 June 2003 01:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I listened to the (first?) Switchblade LP again recently and was really surprised by its consistent quality.

― the pinefox, Thursday, 26 June 2003 15:12 (twenty-two years ago)

two years pass...

Lauren Laverne was on a Sky Documentary about Spiderman the other day. Is there some connection??

I'll watch the film if they play "I would fix you".

― hobart paving (hobart paving), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 11:04 (twenty years ago)

WTF.

― mickey raft (mickeygraft), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 11:30 (twenty years ago)

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