Birthday Party - Classic or Dud

Sorry, impossible to fit this *and* BP stuff in one CD80. There's just too much goodness!

Oh, and It's Still Living >>> Live 81-82, if only because of that Funhouse cover I just don't get. (I have the Stooges' Funhouse Sessions box, so it's not that I don't like the song, I'm just not into that particular cover version) And the Dead Joe arrangement on It's Still Living = one of my fav things ever.

One of his two best song intros (the other being the unintentional one at the start of Therapy?'s Troublegum album -- "HERE I AM, MOTHERFUCKAH!")

Does this mean... I dunno, reunion plans, new compilation, remasters, Nick playing Birthday Party songs live again, (any other ideas?) ?

yes, "deep in the woods" = THE GREATEST.

oh ho ho indeed

Birthday Party = Classic, obv

Birthday Party=utter classic in my house...they were arty, weird, but also physical and raw, grotesque, bizarre and wonderful. Also rarely has a band been so well-served by a great hits collection, I love all the albums, but "Hits" is still great, I still listen to it

I don't think I had really been living until I heard the Birthday Party's cover of The Stooges' "Loose". Where has that been hiding all my life?

good morning

Haha! Top o' the morning to ya!

Anybody seen "Mutiny - the Last Birthday Party," an apparent document of the overdubbing sessions for the final EP? (!) Info's here: http://www.fromthearchives.com/bp/videography.html

couldn't find a working torrent, I kinda gotta see this.

that rowland s. howard's album - "teenage snuff film" -
one of the best of the post - Birthday Party members projects (including the Cave ones).

it is a good record. apparently he has a new album ready to go, but not the resources to make it just yet

I have been wanting to hear that for so long, which reminds me to look for a torrent, which I will do right now.

Because I believe firmly in awesomeness, here:

The drum and bass in this, man.

That hottie girl might be a grandmother now!

Completely freakin' classic. I was so psyched when they reissued the first Birthday Party album on CD back in '90. I played it to death on my college radio show (Fester's Bucket O' Nasties!) alongside Beefheart and Pere Ubu. I love the other albums too, but I felt its relative restraint and tension made it even more sinister and creepy, while Junkyard is almost cartoonish.

I bought all the remasters a few years ago. It helped that Virgin sold 'em for only $7.99 each.

No love for the song "Happy Birthday"? I lurve it to bits. So awkward. Also, barking like a dog is always welcome in my playlists.

Yeah, this thread just got wicked.

"Happy Birthday" is awesome, I giggle every time I hear WHAT A SURPRISE, IT'S A SAMURAI SWORD, what a metal surprise...!

just think in five years and he'll be shaving

wow!
i've never seen that "swampland" vocal thing before (the first of Edward's youtuve links here).
awesome stuff, and of BP's best songs.

time for a legendary reunion.
(though it will prob never happen)

I think any hope of a bp reunion died with tracy pew

I'll retain my fond memories of seeing the Birthday Party at the old 930 Club (followed by the Fall the next night)