Chuck mentioned Northern Ohio as a whole, so that was as good as mentioning the Bizarrosxxxxpost
― I was bored/trolling one day (Myonga Vön Bontee), Thursday, 21 April 2011 16:27 (thirteen years ago) link
still think "only life" by the feelies is the right answer to this question.
― tylerw, Thursday, 21 April 2011 16:28 (thirteen years ago) link
feelies and bizarros probably my fave lou-apers. but they are two of my favorite bands so i guess i would feel that way.
― scott seward, Thursday, 21 April 2011 18:06 (thirteen years ago) link
most of the stuff the tone deaf dude in Yo La Tengo sings
― Darin, Thursday, 21 April 2011 18:49 (thirteen years ago) link
i've only heard one yo la tengo album and it scared me off of ever listening to anything else by them. scared me bad!
― scott seward, Thursday, 21 April 2011 19:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Cher UK "Baldie" is a virtual rewrite of "Femme Fatale" but I don't know if anyone even remembers the band or this kinda cool album:
http://www.billboard.com/images/album_images/cov200/pop/cov200/drc800/c884/c88415l3391.jpg
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 21 April 2011 19:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Until Lately ... I always heard that as a Fall song rather than VU
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Thursday, 21 April 2011 19:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Yo La Tengo is great, scott. I figure they'd be right up yr alley...
― Hippie! Crack! Nitrous! Mafia! Boston! (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 21 April 2011 22:54 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't know about Blue Flower by Slapp Happy, but definitely Strayed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PDO5kWT0KI
― dlp9001, Thursday, 21 April 2011 23:58 (thirteen years ago) link
"Yo La Tengo is great, scott. I figure they'd be right up yr alley..."
i listened to the wrong album first! sometimes that happens with me and it takes me years to recover.
― scott seward, Friday, 22 April 2011 00:00 (thirteen years ago) link
And not to be all obscure, but there's this killer live show with Blegvad fronting the Golden Palominos where they do a *way* Lou Reed-y version of Special Delivery that just kills the original version.
― dlp9001, Friday, 22 April 2011 00:01 (thirteen years ago) link
The Vaselines album released last year is full of faux Reed.
― My mom is all about capital gains tax butthurtedness (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 22 April 2011 00:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Stupid reviewers always compared them to Pavement, but he's clearly doing Lou Reed if Lou had been a member of Robert Chambers' crowd, or maybe the Last Days of Disco folk. Also I really, really love this video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNvk1g53mw4
― dlp9001, Friday, 22 April 2011 00:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Alfred: I forgot the Vaselines were slated to release a new album. Would you recommend it?
scott: if you want, listen to this song and tell me what you think...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBZrBitzubk
― Hippie! Crack! Nitrous! Mafia! Boston! (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 22 April 2011 00:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Last year's album? It's terrific.
― My mom is all about capital gains tax butthurtedness (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 22 April 2011 00:18 (thirteen years ago) link
i had a really interesting conversation last year with the guy from sammy about his label and touring experience. what it was like to go through the whole label thing. he's a nice guy.
― scott seward, Friday, 22 April 2011 01:25 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xms9QGn46Wo
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 5 February 2016 01:42 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFOIpOUWNk0
― niels, Wednesday, 21 December 2016 12:03 (seven years ago) link
also, "Lion in Chains"!
― juggulo for the complete klvtz (bendy), Wednesday, 21 December 2016 12:35 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9_lfUAzw8I
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 18:16 (five years ago) link
new order, "every little counts"
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 8 May 2019 19:07 (five years ago) link