First two Lothar albums, Presenting and Space Hymn, are as awesome as the first two Silver Apples records. There aren't any similarities between the two bands or albums, respectively or anything, but both bands were amazingly ahead of their time.
Lothar And The Hand People do wear their love (I presume) of Captain Beefheart and Fugs on their sleeves, especially on the first record.
Let's talk goodness about these upstanding Coloradans.
"Machines" is so awesome, especially today.
― System Jr. (Mackro Mackro), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 21:55 (seventeen years ago)
I read that as 'upsetting Coloradans,' which makes as much sense.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 21:59 (seventeen years ago)
I am such an idiot for selling my copy of Space Hymn. If I hadn't, I might have more to say here.
― sleeve, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 22:00 (seventeen years ago)
"Space Hymn", the song, is so fucking great.
― Bernard's Butler (Raw Patrick), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 22:40 (seventeen years ago)
Don't wanna cut my HAAA-I-AAIR,Gonna let it grow down to myKNEE-EE-EESMy teacher at school's not FAAA-I-AAIR,You know Mom and Dad don't care - They don't know what it means to beFREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWith my long HAIR flowing in the breeze!LA! LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!LA! LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!
― staggerlee, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 22:56 (seventeen years ago)
lolz i was just thumbing through Nick Mason's bio the other night and he ref'd them dismissively - albeit in such a way that made them sound great to me.
― Comic Book Morbius (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 23:14 (seventeen years ago)
Best Silver Apples >>>> Best Lothar, but otherwise I pretty much agree with the sentiment on this thread.
― Alex in SF, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 23:32 (seventeen years ago)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/436436187_28015bb247.jpg?v=0
lothar was the name of their theremin
― (jaxon) ( .) ( .) (jaxon), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 23:37 (seventeen years ago)
Its weird because I listened to "Machines" for the first time in a million years exactly yesterday.
― Marco Damiani, Wednesday, 25 February 2009 14:59 (seventeen years ago)
"Milkweed Love" from the first album is gorgeous. I think there is a copy of Space Hymn at the radio station I volunteer at, and my shift is tonight!
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 25 February 2009 15:31 (seventeen years ago)