It's all a bit "quiet U2" on first listen
― StanM, Saturday, 23 April 2011 18:08 (thirteen years ago) link
This is how I waste my time these days.
― Alex in NYC, Monday, 11 November 2013 22:43 (ten years ago) link
Good stuff, Alex. Did you ever write for The Big Takeover? You certainly seem to run in the same musical circles as Jack Rabid.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 12 November 2013 01:49 (ten years ago) link
Never wrote for it, no, but I know Jack from years back.
― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 13 November 2013 00:39 (ten years ago) link
What is up with guy? Anyway, "Shag Tobacco" is great stuff, like U2's "Zooropa" with Bryan Ferry singing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2-T4Wnq5JM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaufK-b2DkQ&nohtml5=False(with Mr. The Edge and Bono)
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 11 April 2016 15:03 (eight years ago) link
Heh, of course the last post was from me. Anyway, I've always wondered how peripheral pop figures like Gavin Friday (or, say, David Sylvian) even pay the bills, but yeah, five years later, "Shag Tobacco" is still pretty cool.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 23 January 2022 22:47 (two years ago) link
Yeah it's a good one. Should dig it out again.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 23 January 2022 23:11 (two years ago) link
co-sign. really like all of his pop albums. think my favorite is adam'n'eve, but they all have some amazing highlights.
"eden" from adam'n'eve still gets me movin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjBeSKwKL8U
― get shrunk by this funk. (Austin), Monday, 24 January 2022 02:34 (two years ago) link
With GF, as I recall, the bulk of his income comes from U2 tours; he’s involved in their design/styling.
― mike t-diva, Monday, 24 January 2022 08:51 (two years ago) link
Gavin's allegedly working on a new solo album as we speak. Purportedly all electronic. We'll see.
― Alex in NYC, Monday, 24 January 2022 14:29 (two years ago) link
Sylvian I suspect is making money in the professional art world, doing sound installations and that sort of thing.
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 24 January 2022 19:14 (two years ago) link
THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR "KING OF TRASH" HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ONLINE WORLD
I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8Ycw8sn27k
BRING BACK THE REAL KING OF TRASH VIDEO
SUCH MASTERFUL WORKS SHOULD NOT JUST BE "removed" DAMMIT
unless he had a good reason for doing so. then, well, shoot friend, i understand. still a great jam.
― I'm ANTIFA and I vote. (Austin), Sunday, 12 June 2022 21:44 (one year ago) link
(ahem)
friends,
if you will recall the last time i wrote you, it was in distress as i had been informed that the music video for "king of trash" was not available anywhere for viewing.
i'm quite happy to inform you with the following update: we have located a replacement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuBU2zM9ljM
just an unofficial upload, but reasonably good quality. fantastic. one of my favorite song+video combos of all time. if there was allowed to be "good fake bowie" in the 70s that gets remembered, surely by the 90s i'm allowed to appreciate "self-consciously ironic fake morrissey." i love this song. those first three albums are so satisfying (+all three are personal classics).
― ''can be prusuaded to show gayness'' (Austin), Sunday, 19 March 2023 02:47 (one year ago) link
wild, I am a huge Virgin Prunes fan but have heard almost none of GF's later work
worth noting that there is a Virgin Prunes song called "King Of Junk" from circa 1985 iirc?
― obsidian crocogolem (sleeve), Sunday, 19 March 2023 02:55 (one year ago) link
(edit: it's from 1982)
― obsidian crocogolem (sleeve), Sunday, 19 March 2023 02:56 (one year ago) link
it's very cheesy music. prunes are unlistenable by comparison.
i recommend all of it very highly.
― ''can be prusuaded to show gayness'' (Austin), Sunday, 19 March 2023 03:48 (one year ago) link