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Dammit. Amazing live band, for reasons that had a lot to do with the glowering tension between them on stage...

― Douglas (Douglas), Monday, 10 January 2005 16:41 (twenty-one years ago)

'all of your friends are cunts' has to be one of the best opening lines of a song, ever.

― hmmm (hmmm), Monday, 10 January 2005 16:43 (twenty-one years ago)

"an old singer is...a sex criminal" is one of my favorite singalong choruses

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 10 January 2005 16:47 (twenty-one years ago)

i was going to post my favourite couplet from "to hell with good intentions", but i couldn't pick one. so i'm posting the whole fucken thing.

genius, frankly. and all set to one of the most searing post-punk riffs ever.

My love is bigger than your love
We take more drugs than a touring funk band
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it
My band is better than your band
We've got more songs than a song convention
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it
And we're all going straight to hell
My dad is bigger than your dad
He's got eight cars and a house in Ireland
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it
When we gonna torch the restaurant?
Sing it
When we gonna pay the guide dog?
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it
And we're all going straight to hell
My love is bigger than your love
We take more drugs than a touring funk band
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it
When we gonna torch the restaurant?
Sing it
When we gonna get excited?
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it
And we're all going straight to hell
― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Monday, 10 January 2005 17:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Shellac was touring last month?
I loved "Collagen Rock" and that recent single - "She Will Only Bring You Happiness" I think? It had a great video.

― Chuckling at the Tomkat's Marquee (Ben Boyer), Monday, 10 January 2005 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

AW FUCKING HELL.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 10 January 2005 18:36 (twenty-one years ago)

fuck this band

― lemin (lemin), Monday, 10 January 2005 18:39 (twenty-one years ago)

the more i think about this, the more it saddens me. in 2003 i wrote that they were the best band in britain and i'd fight anyone who said differently. ok, that might have been a slight exaggeration, but they really did fire me up. i remember first hearing "to hell ..." (in 2002?) and being absolutely blown away by it.

bugger!

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

all their gear got stolen recently too, that might have also to them splitting up.

― pinder (pinder), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:46 (twenty-one years ago)

maybe too pure will follow them out the door then. we can hope.

― keith m (keithmcl), Monday, 10 January 2005 21:01 (twenty-one years ago)

As I understand, Falco and drummer Jack will still continue playing together, very possibly recording for Too Pure. So you may be disappointed, Keith

― Jason J, Tuesday, 11 January 2005 00:17 (twenty-one years ago)

"an old singer is...a sex criminal" is one of my favorite singalong choruses

"our old singer is...a sex criminal" is an even better chorus.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 02:53 (twenty-one years ago)

also, drunk as I am right now, I have to say that Mclusky deserve way more recognition than they've had...their songs are overlooked diamonds of shouty pop.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 02:58 (twenty-one years ago)

The lyric is "our old singer is a sex criminal."

― Matthew "Flux" Perpetua, Tuesday, 11 January 2005 03:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Erm, that was the point I was making...

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 03:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, okay, was unclear.

― Matthew "Flux" Perpetua, Tuesday, 11 January 2005 03:12 (twenty-one years ago)

maybe too pure will follow them out the door then. we can hope.

What have Too Pure done to offend you especially?

― DJ Mencap0))), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 10:22 (twenty-one years ago)

genius band. responsible for recording the best slide-guitar anti-war sea shanty of 2004 with the words : "come out quick and name the dead / i'm sure we got a scrabble score"

― mark.j.h, Tuesday, 11 January 2005 10:52 (twenty-one years ago)

I dunno - from what I heard of them they sounded like Tripping Daisy. Only heard the one song though. What should I check?

― dog latin (dog latin), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 10:55 (twenty-one years ago)

which song have you heard? start with "to hell with good intentions". if you don't fall in love, your ears are broken.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 11:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Falco is reporting on the forums that there will be a final release, a three disc effort featuring all the A sides, all the B sides, tons of live stuff (including the ULU show everyone talks about) and any remaining unreleased material.

It'll retail for the same price as the other albums "so you don't feel shafted".

Bless. < sniff >

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 11:17 (twenty-one years ago)

superb!

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 11:25 (twenty-one years ago)

today my dear aunt anni died. yes well but now with that musicnews my day's really something destroyed, something sad, something to feel. ok, i didnt really know her well. and i dont know noone of mclusky. BUT SHE NEVER EVER SAVED MY DAY!!! MCLUSKY DID!! several times...

― DJ Mencap0))), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 11:39 (twenty-one years ago)

My aunt's deader than your aunt
She's got blue lips and rigor mortis
Sing it

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 11:47 (twenty-one years ago)

The lyric is "our old singer is a sex criminal."

Even better when u know who they're talking abt ;-)

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― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I was at the ULU gig that apparently the live part of that new release is going to come from.

It's probably the best gig I've ever seen (competing in my mind against of all things Ulrich Schnauss in the back room of a pub in Cambridge, the Hidden Cameras at the late, lamented Boat Race, and a Mogwai end-of-tour show). I hope they leave in the absolute *demolishing* of a heckler Falco dished out...

go on, leave now, we know you've got to hurry home and tape Sex and the City

Quite frankly, I'm gutted. For the people who haven't heard any McLusky, "To Hell With Good Intentions", "Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues", "You Should Be Ashamed, Seamus", "Without MSG I Am Nothing", "World Cup Drumming"...

― Andrew Walkingshaw, Tuesday, 11 January 2005 13:53 (twenty-one years ago)

There's a brief but comic interview with Falkous on Pitchfork's news page.

― Jason J, Tuesday, 11 January 2005 14:19 (twenty-one years ago)

"some hilarious variation on 'Greatest Hits' is absolutely out of the fucking question."

Let's not forget the working title for "the difference between you and me..." was Mclusky Are Fucking Dead.

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 14:29 (twenty-one years ago)

falco came out with a genius-level heckle at ATP last year. something about tories and home-owners. god damn, if only i hadn't melted my brain, i'd be able to remember. fuck.

anyone?

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 14:36 (twenty-one years ago)

"Are there any tories here? [A couple of cheers] Congratulations on getting down here... without buying a house" or somesuch.

oh and I think we need one of these...

― ledge (ledge), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 15:01 (twenty-one years ago)

hardly one of falco's sharpest/wittiest moments, but repeatedly screaming "CHRIS MOYLES JUST PLEASE FUCKING DIE" over the end of 'dethink to survive' live for peel on radio one always raises a grin.

― mark.j.h, Tuesday, 11 January 2005 15:05 (twenty-one years ago)

"This is a slow one. So if any of you have lighters... spark up a cigarette and enjoy it."

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

"the dance for this next song goes a bit like this. kind of like you're driving a really small car."

― mark.j.h, Tuesday, 11 January 2005 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Somebody shouted 'sheep shagger' at him at this show I was at, and he carefully and politely explained that only one member of the band was Welsh, and he was from Newcastle, and suggested they develop more appropriate heckles 'perhaps related to shipping tariffs and the like'.

I always found the bassist kind of scary because of those mad spittle flecked vocals he'd do, but then it turns out he's this cute gangly nerdy guy who says things like 'I HURTED MY FINGER.'

I kind of lost interest in them after a while but I always wish the first album got more love, there's a lot of shrieky pop genius on that, and 'Medium Is The Message' is a better Pixies song that most actual Pixies songs and awesome driving music.

Also 'there's an eight per cent chance that you know Charles Dance and you're no damn friend of mine....DANNNNNNY BAKKKERRRRRRRRRR, DANNNNNY BAAAAAAAAAAKERRRRRRRRRRR...'

― Ferg, Ah (Ferg), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 15:40 (twenty-one years ago)

> I always found the bassist kind of scary because of those mad spittle
> flecked vocals he'd do, but then it turns out he's this cute gangly
> nerdy guy

Who fixed his broken glasses at ATP by basically winding masking tape round his whole head. Including over the lenses of his glasses. That was pretty scary.

― ledge (ledge), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

But awesome. It was the point at which the gig went off the tracks, and it was only about 10-15 minutes in.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

The lyric is "our old singer is a sex criminal."

ah...wow that makes it even better.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

at king tut's a couple of years back he leapt up, grabbed on to the low ceiling overhang above the stage, swung about for a bit then let go, crashing to the ground like a sack of spuds and obviously hurting himself hugely. he still managed to finish the set AND play an encore. i'll miss him.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 16:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:18 pm Post subject:

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Malax wrote:
I'll always remember where I was when mclusky split up. Thanks for the heads up Motti. Terrible news, I went out and bought do dallas on vinyl as soon as I heard about it and I intend to wear my mcluksy badge with pride for the forseeable future. Im so glad I made the effort to see them the 9 times in the past 2 years. Thanks Falco, Jon, Jack and anyone else associated with mclusky.

Just one request, there really should be some sort of final release or something what will happen to the many quality songs we know exist 'How To Spot A Record Company' for example.

Thankyou Malax. There will be a final release, which was due to be an interim one, hopefully a three disc set, a sides, b sides, and a final cd of live tracks (including from the ULU show) and unreleased/demo songs, probably over 50 songs in total. We hope to have it out for regular album price so nobody will feel shafted.

falco

well, i guess i'll just hafta say 'okay' to this and not feel shafted at all.
peel sessions anyone?

― eedd, Tuesday, 11 January 2005 16:48 (twenty-one years ago)

When i saw them in Exeter, the crazy bassist was manning the merch all by himself so i went a spoke to him and drank a bit. We talked about Steve Albini and why their t-shirts have to have swear words in them.

― Hari A$hur$t (Toaster), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 16:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I got one of the blue and yellow ones that say 'shitrock' on the back at atp. Why do they have to have swear words?

― hmmm (hmmm), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 17:02 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah i got that same t-shirt the same time i saw them in exeter. He said the reason was 'cock envy'. That's all he said about it.

― Hari A$hur$t (Toaster), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

it is now a very treasured possession.

― hmmm (hmmm), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 13:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm wearing my shitrock tshirt at the moment, feeling completely gutted, listening to Does Dallas and remembering the two shows I was lucky enough to see this year. Fuck this band. I'm not responsible.

― Shaun (shaun), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

that dweebish bassist has got one sweet deal with fender guitars. he actually sponsors squire, their koreamade sweatshop shit slab plywood division.

― deanster, Tuesday, 18 January 2005 22:57 (twenty-one years ago)

two years pass...

your HEART'S GONE THE COLOUR OF COCA-COLA

i love this band. still plugging the records regularly.

i've met jack a couple of times too, and he's well solid

― Charlie Howard, Friday, 18 May 2007 17:11 (nineteen years ago)

best british band this decade no fucking question

― pretzel walrus, Friday, 18 May 2007 17:33 (nineteen years ago)

Agreed. Got zero pub in the inkies. Oh, well.

― leavethecapital, Saturday, 19 May 2007 01:56 (nineteen years ago)

what's falco doing

― mookieproof, Saturday, 19 May 2007 19:57 (nineteen years ago)

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US tour, fall 2022

― global tetrahedron, Friday, 1 April 2022 22:04 (four years ago)

I saw them at a tiny venue in Atlanta . . . I can't remember when. Fifteen years ago? More? Anyway, they opened with "Lightsaber Cocksucking Blues," after which my friend and I were like, "You ready to go? Yeah, me too."

― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 1 April 2022 22:07 (four years ago)

I'm guessing it was 2004. The opener was Yourcodenameis:Milo, who were touring for their first album.

― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 1 April 2022 22:14 (four years ago)

smh

― mookieproof, Friday, 1 April 2022 23:22 (four years ago)

Good to see getting back to 'taking more drugs than a touring funk band'.

― earlnash, Saturday, 2 April 2022 01:59 (four years ago)

seven months pass...

an announcement x pic.twitter.com/FUYFl4qvlA
— falcotronic (@shit_rock) November 25, 2022

― 龜, Saturday, 26 November 2022 12:22 (three years ago)

That's terrible. Poor guy.

― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 26 November 2022 14:06 (three years ago)

nine months pass...

=ALIVE!

https://mcluskymclusky.bandcamp.com/album/unpopular-parts-of-a-pig-the-digger-you-deep

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 14 September 2023 15:09 (two years ago)

wow!

― cajunsunday, Thursday, 14 September 2023 15:25 (two years ago)

as I get older I find I'm less and less enthusiastic about loud music but "Fan Learning Difficulties" brought a smile to my face

― Indexed, Thursday, 14 September 2023 15:29 (two years ago)

Did they ever reschedule their tour?

― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 September 2023 15:41 (two years ago)

i haven't seen anything

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 14 September 2023 17:12 (two years ago)

No, these songs are being released digitally as a fund raisers for reapplying for US visas, I believe the plan is then to hopefully reschedule the US dates next yr

― chr1sb3singer, Thursday, 14 September 2023 17:18 (two years ago)

ten months pass...

New album on Ipecac next year

https://www.treblezine.com/mclusky-planning-to-release-new-album-in-2025-via-ipecac/

― chr1sb3singer, Tuesday, 23 July 2024 14:12 (one year ago)

Stoked about this.

― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Wednesday, 24 July 2024 14:02 (one year ago)

six months pass...

https://pitchfork.com/news/mclusky-return-with-first-album-in-20-years-share-video-for-new-song-watch/

― na (NA), Wednesday, 12 February 2025 16:39 (one year ago)

this is not very good :(

― Indexed, Thursday, 13 February 2025 22:37 (one year ago)

i don’t love the single but all the falkous projects have been pretty consistent and this version of the band is great live. I’m sure there’ll be some bangers on the album.

― na (NA), Thursday, 13 February 2025 23:32 (one year ago)

agreed, long time fan but not fussed on this, production's really lacking too... i alighted the falco train when FOTL put out their sophomore.

― maelin, Thursday, 13 February 2025 23:40 (one year ago)

two months pass...

New album is really great

― chr1sb3singer, Friday, 9 May 2025 20:36 (one year ago)

\m/

https://mcluskymclusky.bandcamp.com/album/the-world-is-still-here-and-so-are-we

― mookieproof, Friday, 9 May 2025 22:30 (one year ago)

it fucking rules and also it sounds amazing. falco is the best lyricist/singer.

― na (NA), Monday, 19 May 2025 15:31 (one year ago)

It's super weird, I know they toured, or were going to tour America, but then cancelled, and then I guess rescheduled, but I have no idea when they actually came through town, or, assuming they did, why I didn't go. Oh well, I hope they come back.

― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 19 May 2025 15:51 (one year ago)

i saw them last march at the vic, great show

― na (NA), Monday, 19 May 2025 16:17 (one year ago)

any favourite songs? the early singles kind of made me queasy

― sean gramophone, Tuesday, 20 May 2025 12:47 (one year ago)

nine months pass...

New ep coming soon, I haven't listened to the new songs yet but I revisited the world is still here and so are we in anticipation of their US tour next month and it kind of blew my mind all over again

― chr1sb3singer, Monday, 9 March 2026 19:40 (two months ago)

they were great when I saw them a couple of months ago

― Colonel Poo, Monday, 9 March 2026 20:07 (two months ago)

damn, ok it was nearly two years ago but just found out i missed them at my local venue, their email newsletter (the venue's) is useless.

― ledge, Tuesday, 10 March 2026 09:32 (two months ago)

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