His new album 'Unshattered' is spotty, but the first four songs are wonderful. He never made a bad album. Also, I love his affinity for good bassists. He's got fretless on a lot of his songs, he's worked with Mick Karn, and Jamaaladeen Tacuma played on 'Dust'. The guy has good taste.
― Patrick South (Patrick South), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 21:49 (8 years ago) Permalink
Everything else -- well, the AMG section is mostly my reviews, so go through that. ;-) That said, I stand by the fact that while I adored Deep when it came out and Love Hysteria only slightly less, Dust from two years ago is his flat out greatest effort, something truly distinct and inspired from him that was also a dark, beautiful jewel of an album. The live tour I saw was equally compelling. Even if he never does anything like it again, I'm so glad for that album's existence.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 21:52 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Ian Moraine (Eastern Mantra), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 21:57 (8 years ago) Permalink
"Cuts You Up" is probably my favorite song EVER.
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 23 November 2004 21:58 (8 years ago) Permalink
I keep forgetting what an infant you are (I TEASE).
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 22:07 (8 years ago) Permalink
Ned, post your thoughts on 'Unshattered' when you get it. Or, dang, review it for AMG! I don't think there's one up yet, is there....
― Patrick South (Patrick South), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 22:21 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Patrick South (Patrick South), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 22:23 (8 years ago) Permalink
Cuts You Up is still a great pop song .. Love Hysteria hasn't aged well with me, But I still dig Socrates the Python. I stopped with Hly Smoke & can't even remember what's on it. Maybe It's time I gave hime another chance.
― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:28 (8 years ago) Permalink
You, sir, are sick in the head.
I sort've lost interest at Holy Smoke, and some of his stuff sounds awfully dated today (notably "Blind Sublime," though I still digs it). "All Night Long" is a beautiful, perfect song, as is "Cuts You Up". My very favorite of his solo stuff is probably "God Sends" on Should the World Fail....
And his cover of "Final Solution" ROCKS!
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:31 (8 years ago) Permalink
― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:33 (8 years ago) Permalink
― kyle (akmonday), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:35 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:37 (8 years ago) Permalink
I first heard this live at a 1990 show -- made a big impression on me and still ranks as one of his finest moments.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 23:38 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 24 November 2004 01:28 (8 years ago) Permalink
He used to say that in concerts too. (Also referring to Living Color I think.) I saw Pere twice on the same tour - twice. so twice in ?87/88? and twice in ?89?.. and in both cases, he said almost exactly the same things to the audience in different cities.
― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 03:35 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Ian Moraine (Eastern Mantra), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 16:11 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Patrick South (Patrick South), Saturday, 14 May 2005 15:50 (8 years ago) Permalink
― kyle (akmonday), Saturday, 14 May 2005 16:04 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 14 May 2005 16:04 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 17 June 2005 04:13 (8 years ago) Permalink
JULY 06 Athens, GREECE - Olympic Games Beach Volleyball StadiumJULY 09 Rome, ITALY - ZoobarJULY 12 Barcelona, SPAIN - BikiniJULY 13 Madrid, SPAIN - ArenaJULY 15 Paris, FRANCE - La BatufurJULY 16 Paris, FRANCE - La BatufurJULY 18 Dublin, IRELAND- Temple BarJULY 19 London, UK - ScalaJULY 20 Nottingham, UK - Rescue RoomsJULY 22 ZILLO Festival - GERMANY (Headlining)JULY 29 Vilar de Mouros Festival- PORTUGAL (Headlining)
The performance of "Cuts You Up" at the LA show three weeks back was a goddamn treat and a half.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 17 June 2005 05:19 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 21 October 2005 01:52 (7 years ago) Permalink
― owen moorhead (i heart daniel miller), Friday, 21 October 2005 04:22 (7 years ago) Permalink
― akm, Sunday, 11 March 2007 06:54 (6 years ago) Permalink
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Sunday, 11 March 2007 13:22 (6 years ago) Permalink
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 11 March 2007 15:35 (6 years ago) Permalink
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Sunday, 11 March 2007 15:47 (6 years ago) Permalink
Last few days I've found myself near-obsessively relistening to Should the World Fail to Fall Apart. It's a much better album than even I realized (and I already liked it quite a lot).
Anyway, he's on tour again and I'm looking forward to catching him in June.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 April 2008 01:02 (5 years ago) Permalink
Really must get it. I heard, of all things, "Dragnets Drag" running through my head on the plane to Seattle last week.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 17 April 2008 01:36 (5 years ago) Permalink
Interesting. Not the song that would have leapt out at me!
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 April 2008 01:51 (5 years ago) Permalink
That quasi-U2 rhythm guitar and the choirtron synth in the background, with Murphy mumbling "Whirlpools whirl..."
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 17 April 2008 01:55 (5 years ago) Permalink
You're onto something there.
The a capella start to "Blue Heart" is what got me on the Should kick again.
"Was it a liiiiiie? Was it the TRUTH?"
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 April 2008 01:56 (5 years ago) Permalink
Should is such a treat. Gotta dig up my vinyl of that again. Wasn't it co-produced with Ivo from 4AD?
― Capitaine Jay Vee, Thursday, 17 April 2008 03:06 (5 years ago) Permalink
Sure was! And compared to the albums that immediately followed it sounds it in more than one sense, because Should is more of a free floating experiment where the next three records were Peter-plus-a-band.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 April 2008 03:17 (5 years ago) Permalink
Anyone heard who's opening for PM this tour?
(I'm diggin Marlene Dietrich's Favourite Poem lately..)
― dave 2¼, Monday, 12 May 2008 00:33 (5 years ago) Permalink
Murphy's coming to Austin, can't decide whether to go. Live show any good?
― stephen, Monday, 12 May 2008 02:49 (5 years ago) Permalink
Any good! It's fantastic. He is a remarkable performer.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 12 May 2008 03:06 (5 years ago) Permalink
well i mean, i've seen him with Bauhaus and he's obviously great there. just wondering if the solo show was on the same level. you know, without the other guys. i like p.murphy solo just... okay, not incredible.
― stephen, Monday, 12 May 2008 05:36 (5 years ago) Permalink
I prefer Peter separate from Love & Rockets and Bauhaus should not perform ever again. They're both better off without each other.
― dave 2¼, Tuesday, 13 May 2008 15:37 (5 years ago) Permalink
u crazy
― baaderonixx, Tuesday, 13 May 2008 15:40 (5 years ago) Permalink
okay so.... Burning from the Inside, Endless Summer of the Damned, Black Stone Heart, She's in Parties, Bela Lugosi's Dead (acoustic/solo)..... Crystal Wrists, I'll Fall with Your Knife, The Sweetest Drop, Idle Flow, Final Solution, Cuts You Up (heavy metal version/guest vocals from stagehand/birthday cake??)....... plus covers of Be My Wife and an impromptu version of Wild Is the Wind (acapella/vocals only).......... GREAT SHOW IN AUSTIN.
― stephen, Saturday, 12 July 2008 07:35 (4 years ago) Permalink
Ha! I knew this would be a Stephen revive! :)
― Bimble, Saturday, 12 July 2008 07:36 (4 years ago) Permalink
whatchu talkin bout bimble
― stephen, Saturday, 12 July 2008 08:13 (4 years ago) Permalink
hahaha *deep voice* "that's the second time you be talking at me like that, willis! hahaha
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Saturday, 12 July 2008 08:27 (4 years ago) Permalink
If you have already seen this video of him covering Grace Jones' "Nightclubbing" and you didn't tell me about it, well, I'm disappointed in you. I'm glad I've got a friend who likes goth rock and can tell me about this shit.
― The Horror of Fang Rock (Bimble), Sunday, 18 January 2009 10:48 (4 years ago) Permalink
Iggy had the original, Bimble, not Grace Jones!
I always thought Murphy was a poor man's Iggy, and there goes your proof.
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Sunday, 18 January 2009 10:50 (4 years ago) Permalink
Yeah I just found that out, Timi, about Iggy being the writer of it. Oh well.
― The Horror of Fang Rock (Bimble), Sunday, 18 January 2009 10:50 (4 years ago) Permalink
Iggy and Bowie!
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Sunday, 18 January 2009 10:52 (4 years ago) Permalink
You would tolly dig The Idiot if you're into Murphy.
BUH.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 01:07 (3 months ago) Permalink
I mean, what?
Hit and run accidents like that really cuts you up.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 01:12 (3 months ago) Permalink
^^^ the joke that had to be made
― Euler, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 01:17 (3 months ago) Permalink
I've already seen a slew of others.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 01:21 (3 months ago) Permalink
hot tears flow as we recount
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 01:21 (3 months ago) Permalink
THE MAN WHOSE LEGS BUCKLED UNDER EXERTIONKEPT ON RUNNING!!!
― Heyman (crüt), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 01:23 (3 months ago) Permalink
I achieved a new low on twitter and I am not at all proud.
But Ned did call me a fucker which strangely made it okay.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 01:27 (3 months ago) Permalink
LOL crut
― a kissed out red popemobile (Trayce), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 01:28 (3 months ago) Permalink
Finding out he had meth in his car makes me think he's been living a life of impossible debauchery in Turkey. I can only imagine how dark this man's life has been.
― kaleb h. (Everything You Like Sucks), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 01:38 (3 months ago) Permalink
It's so strange. I've known someone who works for him for over a decade now -- admittedly I haven't checked recently to see if that's still the case -- and I've interviewed and met him a couple of times along the way, most recently in passing back in December at his Bauhaus-themed show before New Year's. The public face is always just that but had to say he always seemed like one of the most level-headed guys in music I'd met in the music business.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 01:41 (3 months ago) Permalink
xpost yeah for me it was more seeing that he was living in Turkey, like oh well of course he had meth, lol
aging rock star + Turkey = life of impossible debauchery CASE CLOSED
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 01:48 (3 months ago) Permalink
Meantime a huge amount of the comments I'm seeing all over the place are criticizing his choice of car.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 01:52 (3 months ago) Permalink
I blame Nine Inch Nails.
― Heyman (crüt), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 01:53 (3 months ago) Permalink
I'm loling at the 'I can't believe a rich successful guy would do meth' comments
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 01:58 (3 months ago) Permalink
xpost Crut, no blame Bella and Edward. It's all kstew's fault
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 01:59 (3 months ago) Permalink
> huge amount of the comments I'm seeing all over the place are criticizing his choice of car.
The Suburu was the thing that really jumped out at me. Like, wtf?! but then what did I expect Peter Murphy would drive?
― john. a resident of chicago., Tuesday, 19 March 2013 02:44 (3 months ago) Permalink
you're setting us up, right?
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 02:45 (3 months ago) Permalink
It's also not helping that searching for Peter Murphy in Google News keeps turning up this guy:
http://www.nooga.com/160598/murphy-demands-district-9-runoff-threatens-legal-action/
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 02:48 (3 months ago) Permalink
I asked my partner who's a car nerd the first thing he thinks when I mention "Subaru Forester", and he said "Pacific Northwest lesbian?"
― ma ck ro ma ck ro (mackro mackro), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 03:15 (3 months ago) Permalink
Michelle Shocked is behind this I know.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 03:16 (3 months ago) Permalink
Which 80s musician is going to go on a stabbing spree tomorrow, Brenda K Starr?
― Darth Icky (DJP), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 03:20 (3 months ago) Permalink
Marilyn, iirc
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 03:22 (3 months ago) Permalink
preview of next week's mug shots:
― Heyman (crüt), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 03:23 (3 months ago) Permalink
We went over this on FB (with some help):* Ian Brown will call Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a "coont" at a press conference* Suzanne Vega, AK-47, duh!* Julian Assange sold out by Terence Trent D'Arby* Bez will be caught for all of the above, then found innocent
― ma ck ro ma ck ro (mackro mackro), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 03:24 (3 months ago) Permalink
bah @ NIN thing, I think Reznor kicks anyone out of his band who has more than two drinks these days
― ☠ ☃ ☠ (mh), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 04:00 (3 months ago) Permalink
The weird thing about this is that the hit & run occurred just a couple blocks away from me, and it's part of my territory (so-to-speak) when I'm taking an afternoon walk around the neighborhood.
You know how much mileage I could get out of a "let me tell you about the time Peter Murphy tried to run me down with his Subaru" story?
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 05:40 (3 months ago) Permalink
lol
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 05:46 (3 months ago) Permalink
It's true, subarus get great mileage
― ☠ ☃ ☠ (mh), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 12:58 (3 months ago) Permalink
hmm I was torn whether to go see his 35 years of Bauhaus show - case settled then
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 13:13 (3 months ago) Permalink
I've got tickets for Glasgow.
Now I don't condone DUI, hitting and running, meth possession or any of that obviously, but I'VE PAID FOR TICKETS.
― Habemus mundissimo ostentus nomen (onimo), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 13:18 (3 months ago) Permalink
but unfortunately...
he's indicted, he's in the caaaan
― acid in the style of tenpole tudor (NickB), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 13:24 (3 months ago) Permalink
xp oh I meant rather that the tour would probably be cancelled - no?
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 13:31 (3 months ago) Permalink
yes, it probably will, and I've bought tickets, so I'm hoping this was all a big misunderstanding and we can brush it all under the carpet and keep him drugged up healthy until June.
― Habemus mundissimo ostentus nomen (onimo), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 13:37 (3 months ago) Permalink
Some followup fun.
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-gnp-0318-fans-react-to-peter-murphy-arrest-on-twitter,0,7148375.story
http://storify.com/allaboutgeorge/reaction-peter-murphy-dui-hit-and-run-arrest
The latter linking to
My buddy Ryan takes photos of the DUIs that happen in front of his house. Here's Peter Murphy on Saturday.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 14:21 (3 months ago) Permalink
I'm more impressed by the Subaru.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 14:22 (3 months ago) Permalink
Lagartija Nicked
― Mark G, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 14:30 (3 months ago) Permalink
which one is the Subaru?
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 14:46 (3 months ago) Permalink
definitely a Forester on the left there.
― Heyman (crüt), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 14:47 (3 months ago) Permalink
what a weird scene - I somehow always assumed the whole story happened in the deep of the night
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 14:58 (3 months ago) Permalink
looks more like bela lugosi's dad in that mugshot amirite
― acid in the style of tenpole tudor (NickB), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 15:00 (3 months ago) Permalink
Un-dad! Un-dad! Un-dad!
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 15:12 (3 months ago) Permalink
the passion of lovers is for meth
― Habemus opiniones pro vobis (onimo), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 15:44 (3 months ago) Permalink
"xpost yeah for me it was more seeing that he was living in Turkey, like oh well of course he had meth, lol"
isn't turkey incredibly restrictive on drugs? it seems more obvious he'd have meth being in LA than Turkey.
― akm, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 22:32 (3 months ago) Permalink
leave me to my fantasy land
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 23:18 (3 months ago) Permalink
Yeah, which one of you jokers hasn't seen Midnight Express?
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 23:22 (3 months ago) Permalink
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2013/03/bauhaus-singer-peter-murphy-pleads-not-guilty-to-dui-charges.html
Bauhaus singer Peter Murphy pleads not guilty to DUI charges
March 19, 2013 | 4:15 pm
Bauhaus lead singer Peter Murphy pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he allegedly rear-ended a vehicle in Glendale and fled to Los Angeles, where an eyewitness blocked his Subaru until police arrived.
Murphy, 55 — who did not appear in a Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday — entered his plea via his attorney, Robert Wilson. Murphy is charged with three misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, hit-and-run driving and possessing methamphetmine, according to a Los Angeles County Superior Court criminal complaint.
Murphy is best known for his lead vocals with the group Bauhaus, which recorded four albums and ignited the Goth rock movement.
Judge Frederick Rotenberg allowed Murphy to be released on his own recognizance despite concern from the prosecution that the British native — who has a residence in Turkey — may be a flight risk, the Glendale News-Press reported.
Rotenberg did bar Murphy from driving a vehicle “anywhere” and under “any condition” without the court’s permission.
Wilson declined to comment on his client’s case, but said Murphy plans to go on tour.
“We are going to take care of business,” Wilson said.
Murphy is scheduled to kick off his North American and European tour April 22 in San Antonio.
Rotenberg said that keeping Murphy in custody would have disrupted commitments to numerous venues nationwide.
Murphy found himself in hot water Saturday when he allegedly struck a Mercedes about 11:48 a.m. in Glendale. Police say he then drove off in his Subaru Forester and got onto the 134 Freeway.
The driver of the Mercedes was able to write down Murphy’s license plate number before Glendale fire personnel hauled her away on a gurney, police said.
Meanwhile, the driver of a pickup truck who reportedly witnessed the crash followed Murphy to Los Angeles, where he pulled in front of him, blocked his Subaru and called Glendale police.
Glendale officers said Murphy appeared to be “very confused” at points and had difficulty recalling the day and time.
Murphy denied drinking alcohol that day, adding that he had taken only his regular prescription pills for depression, according to police.
He reportedly admitted to being involved in a traffic collision, telling officers he was jet-lagged from a recent flight, but he disputed that he had fled the scene, police said.
Inside the Los Angeles police patrol car where Murphy had been detained, officers reported finding a small plastic bag, possibly of methamphetamine, police said.
Murphy denied the bag belonged to him, but officers said they believed he was trying to discard it in the patrol car.
At the time, his bail was set at $500,000 because officers considered him a flight risk.
On Tuesday, fans who had hoped to catch a glimpse of the Goth rocker were disappointed when he didn’t make an appearance in court.
Among them was 42-year-old Charity Rosales of Rowland Heights, a fan of Murphy’s since the 1980s who described his music as “so different than the mainstream.”
Best known for its greatest hit “Bela Lugosi's Dead,” Bauhaus broke up in 1983, after which Murphy helped form Dalis Car and went on to record several solo albums.
Murphy plans to perform Bauhaus songs during his Mr. Moonlight tour and in celebration of the band’s 35th anniversary.
He is scheduled to return to court May 17 for a pretrial hearing.
― 2010 and 2012 World Champions San Francisco Giants (Bee OK), Wednesday, 20 March 2013 01:57 (2 months ago) Permalink
never ever drive drunk in glendalei mean never drive drunk, but never ever drive drunk in glendale
― Luna has new answers (buzza), Wednesday, 20 March 2013 06:33 (2 months ago) Permalink
^^ Steely Dan lyric
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 20 March 2013 11:12 (2 months ago) Permalink
Haha!
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Wednesday, 20 March 2013 17:31 (2 months ago) Permalink