Did Buggles have more than one decent song? (1 Viewer)

[Scientician 0.8]

Video Killed The Radiostar is amazing but was there any other decent songs on the album it came from?

 

[Dktr. Faustus]

yeah

 

[CinnamonBoy]

It's The Buggles. Who knew?

The fun, quirky single "Video Killed the Radio Star" garnered The Buggles international attention in 1980, but it was just one of The Age of Plastic's fascinating, futuristic visions. From the title track's opening strains, Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes transform your living room into a world of Jetson-like proportions. It's a world, though, where technology is seen for what it is — full of both promise and frightening implications. On "I Love You Miss Robot," a metaphorical love affair with a robot explores modern man's relationship to, and dependence on, technology. "Kid Dynamo"'s spirited tempo, biting lyrics, and menacing vocal track questions the loss of imagination plaguing the mass media age. For the most part, The Age of Plastic is a fun record that doesn't need to be taken too seriously, though a subtle sense of loss is woven throughout. Variety is the constant and tracks vary from the giddy "Video," to the dark and pulsating "Johnny on the Monorail.." The vision here is so beautifully articulated that the superb musicianship and production wizardry is easily overlooked. Paradoxically, Horn and Downes employed electronic devices (which were considered new and cutting edge in the late seventies) to create an album which, at times, spoke eloquently about their drawbacks. With The Age of Plastic, Horn and Downes stamped an indelible image in the collective pop psyche. What is equally impressive is the sound of this disc given its analog origins and 1980-release date. While hiss can be heard in some of the quieter passages, it would be difficult to find a record from this era that sounds half as good. Pop rarely reaches these heights.

 

[portrid]

Tempus Fugit!

 

[GO]

Just listening to lp now.Its pretty good.

Aint no Owner of a lonely heart standard shit on it though.But its not bad.

Clean Clean I think is the second best tune on the rekkid.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Martha and the Muffins don't

 

[GO]

Martha and the Muffins don't

Thats true.Never really thought of that.But its true.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to I is John again

 

[Lili Marlene]

Rather surprisingly Katrina and the Waves do, their first album is pretty decent if a bit cheesy

 

[CinnamonBoy]

Martha and the Muffins don't

Not true. This one sounds like Adam and the Ants crossed with a domestic row.

http://moveyourfeettothebeat.blogspot.com/2008/07/martha-and-muffins-these-dangerous.html

Also, Paint By Number Heart is a good track. And I'm sure there are more.

You can stick your Katrina and the Waves up your hole.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Paint by Numbers Heart is ALRIGHT, not good. I think they have a lot of good-ish songs but not especially great.

They have a good few synth riffs and the like that are interesting but the songs usually aren't up to scratch.

so shut up CinnamonBoy


(oh and i'm basing this entirely on their first two albums because i'm a very bad journalist)

 

[Pantone247]

one of the Soft Boys was in Katrina and the Wavves

Kimberly Rew the guitarist

Michael Brook of Matha and the Muffins inveneted the 'infiinite guitar', much used by The Edge, then producded Mary Margret O'Hara and then signed to 4AD

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[billygannon]

Didn't the lead singer of Buggles join Yes?

 

[BIGalittleA]

"Elstree..remember me" The Buggles were great.

Video Killed The Radio Star" top tune.
Echo Beach by Martha & the Muffins is me fave song of all time.

 

[Raar - Maximum]

Didn't the lead singer of Buggles join Yes?

Think Trevor Horn did for a while after The Buggles went tits up, then he produced some great tunes for Dollar, was critically reappraised by Paul Morley with whom he set up ZTT in the process birthing Frankie goes to Hollywood, Propaganda, ACT and eh Seal!

Last I heard of mister horn was that he produced belle and sebastians 'Dear Catastrophe Waitress' because they were his daughters favourite band or something...

 

[Deleted member 3435]

set up ZTT ...

signed the frames and produced fitzcarraldo... didn't he?

 

[Pantone247]

ACTUAL CONVERSATION*

Glen: (to manager of ZTT, who has complained about the Frames performance and is rejecting their demos) if you don't like us why did you sign us? Who did you think you were signing?

ZTT: Hootie and The Blowfish


*ALLEGEDLLY!!!!!

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

14th anniversary of the filming of the Revelate video tomorrow.

What's everyone doing?

 

[Lolo]

"Elstree..remember me" The Buggles were great.

Elstree is a classic easily on par with Video Killed the Radio Star, even if it does bear more than a passing resemblance to Airport by the Motors. Not sure which came first....