Weren't LFO also students at Leeds when they met/started?
Why has a city of that size not produced more good groups?
It's done pretty nicely in the 00s at the "underground" toilet venue circuit level. Over the past decade I have immensely enjoyed Bilge Pump, Quack Quack, randomNumber and Chops, and I'm sure I'm missing a few. I have also tried hard to enjoy Vibracathedral Orchestra and on occasion managed it.
But from that list, it's between the Wedding Present and Gang of Four. Teenage nostalgia probably gives it to the Weddoes (that and the suspicion that Go4 don't need any help).
― brett favre vs bernard fevre, fite (a passing spacecadet), Tuesday, 29 December 2009 21:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Between the Three Johns and the Sisters for me. Saw the Johns many times and they were always great, saw the Hussey-era sisters and they were just dull, but strangely, I find myself leaning towards the Sisters. Goth nostalgia and that initial run of EPs and singles.
― Soukesian, Tuesday, 29 December 2009 21:48 (fourteen years ago) link
Leeds underground has definitely been decent. I've made very little effort w/Vibracathedral and still really enjoyed them, Astral Social Club too. They get my vote.
― ogmor, Tuesday, 29 December 2009 21:51 (fourteen years ago) link
Duh, Polaris
― Joe Pass Filter (MaresNest), Tuesday, 29 December 2009 22:01 (fourteen years ago) link
God, I've got a BIlge Pump single. A split seven inch of Modern Lovers covers. Completely forgot about them. Will definitely investigate Hood properly though, given the love they're getting on this thread.
― ithappens, Tuesday, 29 December 2009 22:04 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh, and thought LFO were South Yorks. Certainly I was living in Leeds when they first started out, and they were always associated with the Leadmill rather than the Warehouse. Think Nightmares on Wax might have been Leeds, though I may be mistaken.
― ithappens, Tuesday, 29 December 2009 22:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Sunday, 3 January 2010 00:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 4 January 2010 00:01 (fourteen years ago) link
gosh. i wasn't alone.re NoW : a leeds set up - they used to run the decks at the glorious Downbeat club in 86/87, and hang out with AoC before all the Warp stuff took off ..
― mark e, Monday, 4 January 2010 09:50 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guHN65eNRL8
― mmmm, Sunday, 19 February 2012 14:23 (twelve years ago) link
Quite a good feature in the Guardian about some of the above bands.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/19/pubs-disco-and-fighting-nazis-how-leeds-nurtured-british-post-punk .
― Proger, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 09:14 (five years ago) link
i know the cribs are from wakefield but its like five minutes down the road! no mentions? truer than any toss gang of four ever put out...
― meaulnes, Wednesday, 24 April 2019 00:54 (five years ago) link