Members renula Posted September 14, 2011 Members Share Posted September 14, 2011 He's not in that album, thank God... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members c+t in b Posted September 14, 2011 Members Share Posted September 14, 2011 dont listen to lush's lovelife because its terrible. its not even shoegaze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted September 14, 2011 Members Share Posted September 14, 2011 dont listen to lush's lovelife because its terrible. its not even shoegaze Yep. They lost me there too. Blur is pretty much the only Brit Pop stuff I can stomach, and even that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Monkeybot Posted September 14, 2011 Members Share Posted September 14, 2011 The way to approach Ride/Lush/JAMC really is to start at the beginning and to inch forward incrementally. All three bands started out really really well (especially Ride) but all three kind of left the "shoegaze/noisey" thing eventually, taking on a more Britpop sound (JAMC a little less than Lush and Ride (especially Ride). Lush still managed to sound pretty good all the way until their untimely end, but even then they kind of had abandoned the wash of sound vibe that they had started with. Cool that someone mentioned KOD - They were definitely up there with Lush. One of the best shows I ever saw was KOD in Cinci ('92). Spent most of the show with my eyes closed just digging the wash of it. The first Ride e.ps. and Nowhere are still amazing (and Nowhere is out there on vinyl now). Lush is great no matter where you start, but Gala (compilation of the early e.ps) is just amazing. JAMC - Pyschocandy (obviously). I kind of lost them with the streamlined sound they adopted afterward. Again - Start at the beginning for each band - They were all at the height of their sound with their first releases. KOD - Strange Free World is perfect. Death of Cool, Cowboys and Aliens, and their first one - good - but not perfect. Nothing beats "Polaroids" and "Drive that Fast" - Cool thing that in 2011 people are still listening to and debating this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members plaidbeer Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 I guess the reason I bring up KOD is because I felt they never really got their due like some of the other bands within that shoegaze realm. When I mention them today around friends and even other musicians they have no idea what I'm talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Diabolus_in_Musica Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 I know this band is still going strong(mainly Adam and the other guitar player are the surviving core). I like this video cuz it reminds me of when I would go to wicked ends of my city to find crazy loud amps while driving... a Ford Mustang! I never noticed this earlier version. Good stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iamthearm Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 since all of the classics short of MBV have been covered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members renula Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 BOO RADLEYS: EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT FOREVER. So good it hurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seifukusha Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 BOO RADLEYS: EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT FOREVER. So good it hurts. memory babe is one of my fave shoegazing songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jet Age Eric Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 memory babe is one of my fave shoegazing songs. +1. Giant Steps is nothing to sneeze at, either, nor is the pre EIAF stuff. -E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HP Hovercraft Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 So much good music in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members K2BW1S Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 Lush - Scarlett Ride - SeagullJesus And Mary Chain - Living EndSongs to start on with these bands (or the ones that clicked with me at least) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zooey Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 The continued popularity of this relatively obscure 20 year old music is amazing to me. Especially since I thought the majority of you guys are in your twenties. Rock on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zooey Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 +1. Giant Steps is nothing to sneeze at, either, nor is the pre EIAF stuff. -E Giant Steps kicks ass. All of the attention went to Blur and Oasis at the time, but Giant Steps should not overlooked. It was out of print in the US last I checked, though. edit: looks like it was re-released. Last year, the following album "Wake UP!" was also re-released. That's a great Britpop type album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OMTerria Posted September 15, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 Alright, I'm a few listens in on a few albums. So far, I'm definitely enjoying Nowhere the most. Psychocandy was pretty cool, but I some of the more aggressive songs were kinda meh. Gala was fun, but a lot of it seemed more jangle-pop than shoegaze. Not that that's a bad thing by any means, but not quite what I was expecting. Lush definitely has the most fitting name for a shoegaze band that I've heard. Should I do Going Blank Again next or move on to another band? The continued popularity of this relatively obscure 20 year old music is amazing to me. Especially since I thought the majority of you guys are in your twenties. Rock on. Yeah, 21 here. Badass music is still badass though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members renula Posted September 16, 2011 Members Share Posted September 16, 2011 Going blank again. Find the boo radleys album, and do this for me... Rollerskate skinny. You wont be dissapointed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members °°° Posted September 16, 2011 Members Share Posted September 16, 2011 Nowhere is the only record of theirs I can really, really get into. Going Blank Again gets a lot of acclaim, but by that point they were already easing up on the effects & aiming for something more straightforward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted September 16, 2011 Members Share Posted September 16, 2011 Should I do Going Blank Again next or move on to another band? Skip it and go straight for Swervedrivers Raise and Mezcal Head. That's the only real answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Monkeybot Posted September 16, 2011 Members Share Posted September 16, 2011 The continued popularity of this relatively obscure 20 year old music is amazing to me. Especially since I thought the majority of you guys are in your twenties. Rock on. I completely agree. All of the stuff above really changed the whole way I listened/approached music and so much of it just faded away for maybe 15 years. To see people talking about Ride and Lush and KOD and all of that stuff is really cool. The whole original "shoegaze" thing (define it however you want) bloomed around '92 - went for a couple of years - and then just withered away. The bands doing that kind of thing now are (mostly) just shadows of what was happening 20 years ago. A thread that includes Kitchens of Distinction and Lush's Gala in 2011 is all win. Keep it going. I know that there are still some true believers out there... (As for Swervedriver - Their stuff ages really well - Especially Mezcal Head . Didn't really like them that much on the first go around, but I've really gotten back into them.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members °°° Posted September 16, 2011 Members Share Posted September 16, 2011 These were some forward thinking bands, unlike a lot of today's indie bands. So, a lot of this stuff that was made around 1991 is still sounding fresh in 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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