Could somebody recommend me some vintage 80s jangle-rock (besides REM)?

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The Three O'clock wee known to jangle on occasion.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 17:51 (eighteen years ago) link

Even Tom Petty was known to jangle on call. "The Waiting"?

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 17:52 (eighteen years ago) link

The Nightingales

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 17:54 (eighteen years ago) link

A very few tracks by The Upbeats (aka The Beats) would work, and Pete Buck plays on some of them. But, they were one of the most maddeningly incoherently inconsistent bands I've ever heard. Look for the Buck-assisted track Just Another Pop Song.

― dlp9001, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 18:00 (eighteen years ago) link

How about The Reivers?

Fucking excellent stuff!

Look also for The Dangtrippers.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 18:01 (eighteen years ago) link

Straitjacket Fits first couple of albums, Hail & Melt even though it's not eighties stuff it's tres jangly.

Long Ryders - State Of Our Union & Two Fisted Tales.

Grapes Of Wrath - Now & Again (brilliant, underrated etc:)

― mzui (mzui), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 18:05 (eighteen years ago) link

Straitjacket Fits - Sparkle The Shines http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1OLD9R5DMBWRH192SORIO9Y2CH

The Grapes Of Wrath - Do You Want To Tell Me?
http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1P1SILC5J69PC2CP6B2EISF562

― mzui (mzui), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 18:25 (eighteen years ago) link

"I Have A Dream" by The Long Ryders, for the orgasmic guitar freakout in the last minute or so.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 18:45 (eighteen years ago) link

Oh, and "Will The Wolf Survive" - Los Lobos.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 18:46 (eighteen years ago) link

Tim Ellison to thread! (I suspect, anyway)

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 19:03 (eighteen years ago) link

the Wedding Present! Pick up the Rough Trade indie pop 1 comp that came out last year.

― Kate Silver (Kate Silver), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 19:38 (eighteen years ago) link

c86

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 20:02 (eighteen years ago) link

I can't believe no one's mentioned the Smiths!

― Melinda Mess-injure, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 22:10 (eighteen years ago) link

Or are The Smiths too obvious?

― Melinda Mess-injure, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 22:11 (eighteen years ago) link

For Against were a bit jangly. Connells fourthed, dB's seconded, Let's Active thirded.

― Ian Riese-Moraine: the crown prince of understatement. (Eastern Mantra), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 22:22 (eighteen years ago) link

Last I checked, For Against were STILL jangly.

― JAS, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 22:33 (eighteen years ago) link

Big Dipper

― smudger (smudger), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 22:55 (eighteen years ago) link

Wygals, "Sleep With Angels." I think that's the title.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 22:57 (eighteen years ago) link

you really need to check out Winter Hours.They even had the southern goth thing going on as well.And did anyone mention Guadacanal Diary?

― evan chronister (evan chronister), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 23:31 (eighteen years ago) link

The Embarrassment (if we're mentioning Big Dipper)

― donuty! donuti! donuté! (donut), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 23:33 (eighteen years ago) link

close lobsters, visitors, anything on sound of leamington spa compilations

― keith m (keithmcl), Thursday, 14 July 2005 00:05 (eighteen years ago) link

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Also, I guess the Posies are considered a 90s band but they did put out Failure in '88. Really liked that one.

― JAS, Thursday, 14 July 2005 00:31 (eighteen years ago) link

Might as well add Big Star. Their 70s jangle didn't get heard much until the 80s.

― Curt (cgould), Thursday, 14 July 2005 01:01 (eighteen years ago) link

connells fifthed

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Thursday, 14 July 2005 01:06 (eighteen years ago) link

two weeks pass...

Try The Close Lobsters "Foxheads Stalk This Land" and maybe some early ("Velocity Girl" era) Primal Scream...

― steve r. (starlight kid), Saturday, 30 July 2005 23:19 (eighteen years ago) link

the first happy mondays single ("delightful") is jangly and sounds scarily like the wedding present

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Sunday, 31 July 2005 01:28 (eighteen years ago) link

That band Turning Curious were right outta the Murmur songbook.
28th Day (barbara manning's old band)
Flying Nun: Look Blue Go Purple, Bats, lots more.
Absolute Grey

― Brian Turner (btwfmu), Monday, 1 August 2005 02:58 (eighteen years ago) link

McCarthy had some good jangly moments, amidst all that heavy left-with sermonising, as did The Beloved before they went house.

― stevo (stevo), Monday, 1 August 2005 05:37 (eighteen years ago) link

(left-with = left-wing..... time for coffee)

― stevo (stevo), Monday, 1 August 2005 05:40 (eighteen years ago) link

Did anyone mention Polaris yet?

If not then I'm going to YSI their whole album

― Voodoo Child, Monday, 1 August 2005 05:43 (eighteen years ago) link

Cretins. It's hard to believe Tom Petty was mentioned in only one line in this thread. Petty & the Heartbreakers -owned- "jangle" in the 80's and 90's. The first CD in his career span box set was called "The Big Jangle." One of the big Tom Petty stories is that Roger McGuinn heard "American Girl" on the radio and said to one of his buddies something to the order of "when did I do that?"

Wygals, The Embarrassment, The Connells, Guadalcanal Diary -- yeah, keep on rockin.'

Los Lobos and the Meat Puppets -- it's hard to find bands that don't jangle less unless you're in the heavy metal or punk rock genres. oh wait... Ha ha.

― George Smith, Monday, 1 August 2005 07:33 (eighteen years ago) link

Dumptruck - For the Country jangled like fuck, as far as I remember.

― bg (creamolafoam), Monday, 1 August 2005 08:36 (eighteen years ago) link

hahah i'm trying to draw a mental picture of a band jangling like fuck. STRUM THOSE RICKENBACKERS BOYOS!

― AaronK (AaronK), Monday, 1 August 2005 11:35 (eighteen years ago) link

two months pass...

revive

did you find anything you like from these suggestions?

― my name is john. i reside in chicago. (frankE), Friday, 7 October 2005 14:05 (eighteen years ago) link

Feelies & Petty seconded.. Can't think of all those still missing here..

― blunt (blunt), Friday, 7 October 2005 19:30 (eighteen years ago) link

the embarassment

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 7 October 2005 19:31 (eighteen years ago) link

Los Lobos and the Meat Puppets -- it's hard to find bands that don't jangle less unless you're in the heavy metal or punk rock genres. oh wait... Ha ha.

Up On the Sun jangles more than anything REM ever did. Human Television fits a bit. though they're 00s

― dan. (dan.), Friday, 7 October 2005 19:35 (eighteen years ago) link

oxford collapse too

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 7 October 2005 19:37 (eighteen years ago) link

Yes, this thread was very helpful. I went on a big Feelies kick as a result.. I can't do the Connells, though, they bug me. And I wanted to like the Rain Parade more than I actually do.

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Friday, 7 October 2005 19:40 (eighteen years ago) link

please go get the silos cuba and vote for it in the 80s poll!!

― my name is john. i reside in chicago. (frankE), Friday, 7 October 2005 23:55 (eighteen years ago) link

The Smiths?

― fandango (fandango), Friday, 7 October 2005 23:57 (eighteen years ago) link

I can't believe no one's mentioned the Smiths!
-- Melinda Mess-injure (mozh...), July 14th, 2005 1:10 AM.
Or are The Smiths too obvious?
-- Melinda Mess-injure (mozh...), July 14th, 2005 1:11 AM.