Bands That Passed You By (2 Viewers)

[washingcattle]

I've let Mogwai pass me by.

Have a couple of early EPs and the Happy Songs album, but thats about it. Its odd, cause I really like a lot of what I've heard since, but just haven't taken that cd-to-counter step.
Should I rectify this post (rock) haste?

Get Government commissions and E.P + 4 they pretty much covers the early years pretty well. I'm mad about Rock Action because it's the most varied. Come On Die Young might be the most focussed. And make sure to get a copy of Batcat the video is class too. Here it is

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Single worst mistake of your life. He must have 20 albums. Hard to find a truly shit one. Start by listening to Closing Time on a Sunday evening. Don't listen to it again until the following Sunday. By the third time, you'll want more.

For me it's Rain Dogs and Alice/Blood Money, then everything else sounds like less good versions of those with the occasional banger along the way.

Never listen to him after I bought Doc at The Radar Station by Captain Beefheart. He just seemed irrelivant then.

 

[maims bond]

For me it's Rain Dogs and Alice/Blood Money, then everything else sounds like less good versions of those with the occasional banger along the way.

Hmmm, can't agree with that. All of his stuff from the 70s is pretty on the money, Small Change, The Heart of Saturday Night, Heart Attack and Vine. Not too familiar with his 80s stuff but Rain Dogs, Bone Machine and Mule Variations are really good.

 

[washingcattle]

Hmmm, can't agree with that. All of his stuff from the 70s is pretty on the money, Small Change, The Heart of Saturday Night, Heart Attack and Vine. Not too familiar with his 80s stuff but Rain Dogs, Bone Machine and Mule Variations are really good.

I find most of those incredibly boring to be honest. Just not my cup of tea. I loved Rain Dogs the first time I heard it, gorged on him for a while and then lost interest. I'm by no means an expert or massive fan but he has made some great tunes. I love the guitar in this

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[washingcattle]

Swans passed me by, I thought the last one was the best record I've heard in about 5 years and every time I hear anything of the Great Annihilator I say " I have to buy that and then forget to. I get paid tomorrow perhaps that's the day. Anything I should get as well while I'm at it ?

 

[hugh]

Same with me and Swans. Was just listening to them today. The new one sounds like a bit of a cracker. Would hold our for that maybe ...

 

[Scientician 0.8]

Animal Collective passed me by.

 

[mark]

Animal Collective passed me by.

Me too. I made a point of having a listen to that Merriweather album after they'd gone massive and thought it to be turgid guff.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Swans are AMAZING!!!!

 

[evil bandit]

The Replacements - am rectifying this at the moment though.

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[Anthony]

I'm with Pete on this. Far too many bands to even know where to begin.

 

[Jerry Twig]

Tom Waits is a bag of shite

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Tom Waits is a bag of shite

i really like his first two albums. love that "romantic loser at the bar at 3am" vibe. just found everything after that weird and alienating. i like songs from a few of his other albums but i hate his voice.

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

Tom Waits is a bag of shite

Amen brother.

 

[east hastings]

Up until around 4 years ago Neil Young and The Cure both passed me by.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

The Cure definitely passed me by.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Swans passed me by, I thought the last one was the best record I've heard in about 5 years and every time I hear anything of the Great Annihilator I say " I have to buy that and then forget to. I get paid tomorrow perhaps that's the day. Anything I should get as well while I'm at it ?

While I like The Great Annihilator, my favourite albums are Swans Are Dead, Public Castration is a Good Idea and Children of God (the first two are live albums but to me they are the definitive recordings by the band from their last few years and early years respectively). The recent album (My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky) and the new one (The Seer) are both excellent too. Though really, there's no album of theirs I don't thoroughly enjoy. Even The Burning World.