Young Gods: Classic or Dud

"I'm The Drug" is one of the best album-openers of the year, if not THE best.

So........ there's an acoustic album of old songs coming out

http://www.younggods.com/cms/front_content.php?idart=240

cd & dvd by the looks of things

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_on_Wood_(Young_Gods_album)

I saw that L'Eau Rouge tour, they were fucking incredible. The only band I can think of where the guitars sound real (but aren't) and the drums sound like a machine (but are real).

-- sleeve

OTM. Had a long chat w/them back in... whenever that was. I think the key to their live "goodness" was, there was no sequencer, so there was a really "live" feel to them. Interesting how they managed to sound more sequenced than they were, whereas Minstry/Rev Co, who played w/backing tracks managed to sound more "live" than they were.

Saw them live during the TV Sky tour. Absolutely fucking classic.

i saw them the only heaven tour.

My latest for the Quietus -- looking back at Only Heaven:

http://thequietus.com/articles/18973-young-gods-only-heaven-review-anniversary

Not listened to it yet but *sampled fanfare* - new album!

The Young Gods - Data Image Tangram
https://theyounggods.bandcamp.com/album/data-mirage-tangram

Listening now. It's sounding quite cool in a nice chilled-out-yet-still-threatening way

Man, this is a good record, they really have evolved into some sort of 21st-century version of the Doors.

it's really good

Really? I must give it a go, then.

I saw them twice in the early 90s and emerged from the gig thinking, "best gig I've ever seen". Always a good sign!

I've not paid attention since TV Sky, I think.

oh man ya gotta hear Super Ready/Fragmente at the very least, Second Nature is great as well, I have not heard the new one but their output over the last 20 years has been very very solid

Ok. I'll take a look. I sort of forgot they existed..

only heaven is amazing. i saw them on that tour

http://theyounggods.bandcamp.com/album/john-peel-session-1988

Nice if you love the early YG sound.

fuckin' RAD, thanks! I love "Irrtum Boys" and "L"Amourir"

https://hummusrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a

/A\ = Emilie Zoé (Swiss singer songwriter), Franz Treichler (guitar & vocals) and Nicolas Pittet (drums).

WAHT

https://theyounggods.bandcamp.com/album/the-young-gods-play-terry-riley-in-c

yeah I revived the wrong one last month I guess :-(

Anybody heard anything about the new The Young Gods album?

There's a doc and performance video too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8c6xwINo7Q

really digging Data Mirage Tangram this morning, hope they do a new one soon