THE WORST NME COVER OF ALL TIME

synth tone v. similar to "The Birdie Song" now i think about it

Other big Euro hit of summer '83 was "Dolce Vita" by Ryan Paris. The 12" break is anticipatory of House music.

I've never bought this shitsheet in my life so excuse my ignorance but I am actually a bit surprised that nu-nme is riding for like the national killers of Leon &c, not that I'd expect them to be putting the knife on the cover or anything but I guess I assumed eg disclosure et al would be where they're at now?

think the audience for reading about what music is the best ever probably skews classic rock, whatever people are listening to at any one time

Dolce Vita is a FUCKING BANGER!!!!!!!!!

Just reading through the list on the NME site. Think they really nailed this one.

224. Echo And The Bunnymen, 'Heaven Up Here' (1981) Korova. Like Joy Division's 'Closer' if the drugs worked, the Bunnymen's second album was steeped in doomy grandeur but kept one cheek in the sunlight.

Also really like how much effort they put into this one, some detailed research here.

226. The Doors, 'The Doors' (1967) Elektra. 'Light My Fire'. 'The End'. 'Break On Through (To The Other Side)'. Psychedelic blues got no better.

Chillwave? Daft Punk?

214. Air, 'Moon Safari' (1998) Virgin. Chillwave? Daft Punk? 21st Century robo disco? The source is here, in 'Sexy Boy' and 'Kelly Watch The Stars' from the fresh princes of Versailles' celebrated debut.

xp the question is, which arsecheek remained in sunlight?

xpost Yes, Dolce Vita 12" was on one of the Disco Discharge comps, and I was staggered by how great it was.

On reflection, I probably agree with about 10% of what DJ Martian has to say on this thread.

looool

xpost I can see chillwave in Air. Presume Daft Punk comes from them being French, and nothing much else.

not fair. French, dance-y, two of them.

No really, they only had Moroder on that RAM track cos the guy who played the tuba on Moon Safari was way too busy

LOL

Wait that Air blurb suggests they were the "source" for Daft Punk? I know there's nothing to gain from trying to read sense into these but...

I've never bought this shitsheet in my life so excuse my ignorance but I am actually a bit surprised that nu-nme is riding for like the national killers of Leon &c, not that I'd expect them to be putting the knife on the cover or anything but I guess I assumed eg disclosure et al would be where they're at now?

They should really be eviscerating the music of the last decade by now.

I'm looking at the full list and I really didn't expect to see the second Whitney Houston album in there at 348.

My mum bought that

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FROM THE VAULT : KEITH RICHARDS 1978
35 years since Rolling Stone Keith Richards was charged with possession of 22 grams of heroin, we revisit NME’s in-depth reporting of the case
Read more at http://www.nme.com/magazine/issue/inside-arcade-fires-hypnotic-new-album#TCtr4fJkGz6JPKLB.99

oh that's sweet, they've let the work experience kid do the cover design this week

they forgot the Sir

does the Arcades Fires do that to their hair deliberately?

new entry at number 1 with Arcade Fire

Gets my vote

It looks a bit that Radiohead cover Q did when Kid A came out. I can't seem to find any pictures of that, though.

I like the Arcade Fire cover tbh.

So, that's the Lou Reed memorial edition then?

if they had waited a fortnight they coulda had VU at #1 in their alltime list

OK, that is you, innit?

Hands up if you don't know the exact content of that Bradley Wiggins feature before even opening the magazine.

SIR

Dadley Wiggins

Well, uh..

Sir Modley

Heck of an echo goin on...

what is weird about arcade fire?

For the NME they are the Suicide to Coldplay's VU

Context is everything

I had a quick flick-through this weeks, there are 'only' two large pages on Lou Reed.

I assume that next weeks will be a larger, more fulsome affair.

Right, I don't know if this is new, but..

On the website, there is "100 best songs of the 60s"

Number 100 is "Send me a postcard" by Shocking Blue.

Could this list actually be interesting? Hmmm.....

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The 'larger, more fulsome affair'..

A long interview by Lester Bangs, the sort of thing people would write in and say "the writer spent three-quarters of it writing about himself", but of course, they won't now : It's Lester Bangs!

.. and an enlarged version of his last interview alongside Mick Rock, about a photo-book.

according to the front page of this week's Kerrang! there is a Lou tribute inside, courtesy of one of My Chemical Romance who isn't the singer. I thought this was very sweet given that there's no real reason why they should note his passing at all

Juxtaposing Lester Bangs and Mark Beaumont like that is the least flattering comparison ever.

0__o

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tbf, if nme is fully committed to being a nostalgia magazine now, I'd me more interested in reading about several of the artists on that cover than the nme's usual fare of stone roses/oasis/sex pistols etc

I can only assume the reggae-pop explosion of 93 and 94 is well documented inside

nu metal of course started in 94 with the 1st Korn album and Kerrang calling it "Nu-Metal" because metal was old fashioned and wouldnt sell and was really really bad and they had to make up a genre that would help sell magazines.

amazing how knackered Brett looks. maybe i'm mistaken but you'd never see a relatively big star Indie rock name look so blates wasted on a cover these days.