OPO: MBV, Dead Can Dance, Alphaville, & Chameleons

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My Bloody Valentine "To Here Knows When" / Dead Can Dance "Ariadne" / Alphaville "Fallen Angel" / Chameleons "Up the Down Escalator" ----Grouped these together, because I wanted to do an OPO of these four bands without taking up too much scroll space on the main screen. 4 great songs though.

― Tim DiGravina, Saturday, 22 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Fair enough... MY BLOODY VALENTINE - "Only Shallow", Dead Can Dance - "The Ubiquotous Mr.Lovegrove", Alphaville - "Big in Japan" and I don't really dig the Chameleons, so pass on them.

― Alex in NYC, Saturday, 22 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I only really know MBV, to which I'll say "When You Sleep".

And I think you mean "POO!", sir.

― Keiko, Saturday, 22 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Sorry, Keiko. I know your fondness for the more witty acronym. I did, though, just post a response in the recent Kylie C or D subject with your beloved POO! in full effect.

― Tim DiGravina, Saturday, 22 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

MBV - Soon

― Mr Noodles, Saturday, 22 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I think Tim designed this specifically to get my reaction. ;-)

MBV -- oh, GIVE A GUESS. ;-)

DCD -- "The Host of Seraphim"

Alphaville -- both mixes of "Forever Young"

Chameleons -- too many choices, can't say, won't say

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 22 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

My Bloody Valentine "Only Shallow"
Don't care for DCD
Have somehow managed to avoid ever hearing Alphaville
Chameleons "Swamp Thing"

― paul, Saturday, 22 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

mbv - to here knows when dcd - ariadne alphaville - ? chameleons - ? cocteau twins - little spacey

― chris sallis, Saturday, 22 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

No, Ned, I created the subject to get the reaction of Momus. :) Just wanted to see what anybody thought (though if Momus answers, that's cool enough ((Long live "The Penis Song")). A post from Andy Kellman turned me onto The Chameleons. Script of the Bridge is definitely a good starting point for any newcomer to The Chameleons, and I can't think of a better song than "Up the Down Escalator." Anyone else have any favorites from MBV, DCD, Alphaville, or The Chameleons? Please don't feel as if you have to pick a favorite song by each artist...

― Tim DiGravina, Saturday, 22 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

mbv 'you've got nothing' alphaville i've only ever heard 'forever young' dead can dance i like brendan better when he was ronnie recent so it is 'true love' chameleons never liked them

― keith, Saturday, 22 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

A post from Andy Kellman turned me onto The Chameleons.

And not my AMG reviews? *cries*

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Sorry, Ned. Andy posted a response many months ago telling me to start with Script of the Bridge. Having previously purchased Strange Times many many years ago... I finally followed Andy's advice and purchased Script of the Bridge... AND I must say that "Up The Down Escalator" more than makes Script of the Bridge the Chameleons album to start with.

― Tim DiGravina, Sunday, 23 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

MBV = "you made me realise"

― gygax! (i forgot my blog password), Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

MBV: Paint A Rainbow. DCD: The Ubiquitous Mr Lovegrove

― electric sound of jim, Monday, 24 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

My favorite Chameleons song is quite possibly "Perfume Garden" from their second album, but there are sooooo many great ones. I think "Up the Down Escalator" is definitely the first one that grabs you from their debut, but I've grown to venerate the one that goes "Maaaaan ooooof sssssteel" perhaps even more. Hmmm, MBV? Too tough to call - let's say track 8 from Loveless ftsoa.

― Clarke B., Tuesday, 25 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

eight years pass...

MBV -- oh, GIVE A GUESS. ;-)
DCD -- "The Host of Seraphim"
Alphaville -- both mixes of "Forever Young"
Chameleons -- too many choices, can't say, won't say
― Ned Raggett, Friday, June 21, 2002 7:00 PM (8 years ago)

ned otm

― i genuinely thought when i first joined that he was the admin (ilxor), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 15:55 (fourteen years ago)

do I need to familiarize myself w/ Alphaville?

― real Gs move in sleds, like toboggan (Pillbox), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 19:24 (fourteen years ago)

singles only

― i genuinely thought when i first joined that he was the admin (ilxor), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 19:25 (fourteen years ago)

lies >>>> forever young

― boner graphs (electricsound), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 22:00 (fourteen years ago)

MBV: Lose My Breath
Dead Can Dance: Rakim
Alphaville: Forever Young
The Chameleons: Second Skin

― -hot-johnny-fever- (crüt), Tuesday, 28 December 2010 22:04 (fourteen years ago)

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