Looking ahead a few years, 1993 is going to be a painful choice
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Saturday, 15 January 2022 02:24 (two years ago) link
This is cool, I was actually thinking recently of doing this for 1995!
(never heard any of these early ones other than New York Eye & Ear Control, though)
― (Still) Swingin’ on the flippity-flop (morrisp), Saturday, 15 January 2022 03:03 (two years ago) link
1995: a singular year!
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Saturday, 15 January 2022 03:12 (two years ago) link
CARBS CARBS CARBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-Ps7y40gDo
That's almost all the Teenage Fanclub and Superchunk I need, across that lot! It's been ages but I know juvenile me would definitely rep for virtually all of that. I dig out that latter Dust Devils record every now and again for the suitably unpleasant Fall cover followed by miscellaneous SY-esque thrills. It remains somewhat baffling in a somewhat pleasing sort of way.
Somehow I never knowingly heard Railroad Jerk. Maybe it's time lol.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 15 January 2022 06:53 (two years ago) link
Unsane got better, but that debut's cover art is legendary for a reason.
That and Thinking Fellers are the only ones I've heard.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Saturday, 15 January 2022 11:20 (two years ago) link
Were the Dustdevils big Sonic Youth fans? Because it sounds like they were
Yes definitely - they came out of the late 80s SY-inspired Leeds noise scene along with AC Temple and Kilgore Trout. Saw these bands a few times supporting various Blast First bands (Ut, Dinosaur jr, Band of Susans, Head of David etc). Dustdevils relocated to NYC though in about 1989. Think Mark Ibold plays bass for them on the Matador releases
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Saturday, 15 January 2022 12:08 (two years ago) link
Anyhow, will never not vote for Thinking Fellers, god bless them.
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Saturday, 15 January 2022 12:11 (two years ago) link
With all the Eitzel gushing on ilx you’d think Toiling Midgets would come up a little more often.
― Evan, Saturday, 15 January 2022 13:38 (two years ago) link
Due to changes in my musical focus of interest i never clicked that Leeds' Dustdevils were the same band as the NYC version. I have only heard the earlier version and have their singles on Rouska (last listened to early 90s). I also saw them with Head Of David and possibly Ut or Band Of Susans too.
― stirmonster, Saturday, 15 January 2022 14:05 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw2xmmYo0ww
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Sunday, 16 January 2022 11:37 (two years ago) link
Years later and a different band but thus was my favorite M. Hall musical moment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3QeiG1I77E
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Sunday, 16 January 2022 11:46 (two years ago) link
Thinking Fellas - I feel like I owned and spent time with one or two of their albums in the 00s but never fully got invested.
From the poll, this is new to me:
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mt5LyQZu3uKO-m8inSuCPZWP-IBfYh9ns
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 17 January 2022 15:50 (two years ago) link
It’s chastening to realize - just now - that this label has polled pretty thoroughly here, if not in the exact same way I’m approaching this.
Anyway! It’ll be interesting if when all is said and done we can make some comparisons in perception over time.
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Thursday, 27 January 2022 11:51 (two years ago) link
Chain Gang
― chr1sb3singer, Thursday, 27 January 2022 14:59 (two years ago) link
will never not vote for Thinking Fellers, god bless them.
― o shit the sheriff (NickB)
― bad milk blood robot (sleeve), Thursday, 27 January 2022 16:53 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Sunday, 13 February 2022 00:01 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 14 February 2022 00:01 (two years ago) link
Superchunk I guess I can understand, but TFC? Never got them at all.
― bad milk blood robot (sleeve), Monday, 14 February 2022 02:11 (two years ago) link
I mean they're better than H.P. Zinker, that's for sure, but idk
― bad milk blood robot (sleeve), Monday, 14 February 2022 02:12 (two years ago) link
People in liking pop songs shocker! I've already forgotten, but I may have voted for A Catholic Education myself. It's a nice warm sloppy mess.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 14 February 2022 04:39 (two years ago) link
Not much of a Fannies fan myself tbh, but Everything Flows is a tremendous song
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Monday, 14 February 2022 18:43 (two years ago) link