Ride
I am not a big fan of ‘Shoegaze/Shoegazing’. And that is precisely why, Psychocandy (1985), mighty (and probably the genesis of the genre) as it may be, is not my favourite Jesus and Mary Chain album. I prefer (and adore) the post- Candy JMC. Another band, which is sometimes wrongly classified as shoegazing, is Galaxie 500.
Talking of JMC and Galaxie 500 reminds me of Ride. A band I had totally forgotten about (last I heard was in college). And would not have gone back to if I had not found this excellent show done for John Peel . Ride’s music is a perfect mix of JMC and Galaxie 500. A Shoegazing band of my kind. I have downloaded ‘Nowhere’, and ‘Going Blank Again’ is next.
posted by whitelight @ 1:18 PM
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what do you think of MBV/Loveless?
agree with you though..after a point, shoegazing as a genre gets a little annoying.
What can I say about Loveless. Just like PC, it a classic. But just like PC, I don’t listen to it much.
Frankly, I prefer something like Ride. I dont know how I completely missed this band for so long.
This show is pretty good.
whoa nice. you actually have a vinyl record player?
TAP: Yeah, I have a turntable. Probably made sometime in 1980's.
hmm...have to agree with you. been a while since i've listened to it (heh), but still swear by it.
have you heard the album 'Pink' by Boris?
that's my current obsession.
Antick: Yeah, when I was in college, a lot of my friends too were just obsessed with Loveless and PC . I guess they still are. Those were cassette days, so one side was MBV and the other side was JMC.
Been reading about 'Pink' have not given it a try yet.
Karen Dalton's lovely - a contemporary of Bob Dylan - very rocky, folksy, lovely music. With a voice that embeds itself into your brain.
it's been a while. i've been holed up in my room listening to venus in furs compulsively. i was sneaking through my friend's dad's records and found an entire collection of reed and cale VU , his father's a respectable man. but VU reminded me of you.
happy new year machan! how is the compulsive confessor?
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