Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted April 3, 2009 Members Share Posted April 3, 2009 Any fans of this pre-ShoeGaze/C86 band? I've been listening to their self-titled release today on vinyl, and I forgot how much I loved this album back in my college days. Great use of guitar effects all over the album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvPfoDqxl_w [YOUTUBE]jvPfoDqxl_w[/YOUTUBE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnzKGQJ-DpI [YOUTUBE]cnzKGQJ-DpI[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]RUnoAUF3OCg[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]OXOgRvj76zI[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ollenorin Posted April 3, 2009 Members Share Posted April 3, 2009 great band !discovered them back in 1990.terry bickers is a fantastic guitarist....his nest band levitation was good as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ollenorin Posted April 3, 2009 Members Share Posted April 3, 2009 oooh and CAr Jazzmaster spotting in the shine on video.....their best song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seifukusha Posted April 3, 2009 Members Share Posted April 3, 2009 i loved their tune "you dont understand" from babe rainbow..lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mojambo Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 i've been looking to get into their stuff...what are some recommended albums? judging by their haircuts it looks like their sound will appeal to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 yeah, I like them too....because of Sugar, Boo Radley's and Swervedriver I pretty much bought (or at least had on tape) everything on Creation Records...I agree that S/T is a great album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted April 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 i've been looking to get into their stuff...what are some recommended albums? judging by their haircuts it looks like their sound will appeal to meIf you like the first 3 vids in the OP, they are from this album: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted April 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 yeah, I like them too....because of Sugar, Boo Radley's and Swervedriver I pretty much bought (or at least had on tape) everything on Creation Records...I agree that S/T is a great album. I was hoping you would approve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted April 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 i loved their tune "you dont understand" from babe rainbow..lovely. I still haven't picked up Babe Rainbow. I'll have to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted April 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 terry bickers is a fantastic guitarist....his nest band levation was good as well. Levitation? Any YouTube's for me to check out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Amplifier Worship Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 Dig it. I'd not heard of them before. I dare someone to listen to this: [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cleverbastid Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 Are you freakin' kidding me? These guys are great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SonicVI Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 I saw them open for Peter Murphy back in 1990. They used to play them on 120 Minutes all the time, which I watched religiously from about 1988 to 1992. The only song I remember by them though is I Don't Know Why I Love You. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Diabolus_in_Musica Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 his band levitation, I barely got to see at some poor "rave" in LA, and they went into this screaming loud white noise for a bit(sign of the times)... Great prog rock band english mags compared more to hawkwind at the time. The members all seem to be great players but quite poor and didn't seem to like being around this cheezy side of Hollywood in an interview for the then famous "Request Video"(an old music video program for Huntington Beach KODC station I think was owned by Pat Boone). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted April 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 Dig it. I'd not heard of them before. I figured this would be right up your alley, monolith9000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iodine74 Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 I really wish the self titled was more readily available on CD. I have the cassette, but it's been stretched out since when I first got it. Loved their guitar sounds. I always felt like them and The Church (who I also love) were sort of in the same veign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stratman Tigers Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 Thanks, this is great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Amplifier Worship Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 I really wish the self titled was more readily available on CD. I have the cassette, but it's been stretched out since when I first got it. Loved their guitar sounds. I always felt like them and The Church (who I also love) were sort of in the same veign. Yeah I think the track 'Shine On' has a definite Church vibe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Severed Pumpkin Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 My cat looks exactly like your cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mirrorball Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 Very nice! I haven't heard these guys in ages. Back in college a friend tried to get me hooked on several UK bands, including House of Love. Must have lost the CDs somewhere along the way. The only song I remember (before listening to the YouTube vids) is "Beatles and the Stones" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted April 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 My cat looks exactly like your cat. Tabbies Rule! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aeon Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 Any fans of this pre-ShoeGaze/C86 band?Yep - I own every CD, CD single, 12", and 7" single they ever released. Creation, and post-Creation And the Fontana label got nutty with that stuff.I saw them live twice (both times in Chicago).You *must* get Babe Rainbow. Absolutely fantastic. That album is a catalog of guitar tones that make my toes curl. And then there is the songwriting. A must.And yea, Terry Bickers' post-HOL band, Levitation, was sh1t-hot. Totally underrated then and now, IMHO.cheers,Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted April 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 Yep - I own every CD, CD single, 12", and 7" single they ever released. Creation, and post-Creation And the Fontana label got nutty with that stuff. I saw them live twice (both times in Chicago). You *must* get Babe Rainbow. Absolutely fantastic. That album is a catalog of guitar tones that make my toes curl. And then there is the songwriting. A must. And yea, Terry Bickers' post-HOL band, Levitation, was sh1t-hot. Totally underrated then and now, IMHO. cheers, Ian I had a feeling you'd be posting here, aeon I'll definitely check out Babe Rainbow and Levitation. Maybe I'll even find them on vinyl somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seifukusha Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 http://www.last.fm/music/The+House+of+Love/_/You+Don't+Understand damn, no chorus! thats the best part! oh!http://www.myspace.com/thehouseofloveofficial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aeon Posted April 4, 2009 Members Share Posted April 4, 2009 IIRC, there were a couple of 10" releases too. cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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