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90's Indie Corpses Arise...

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06:45 / 24.08.01

As I'm going to see the Wonderstuff and Neds Atomic Dustbin this weekend I thought I'd try and find out what's happened to some of my old favorites of early 1990's...

Jeusus Jones - reformed new Album out 8th of October...!!!

EMF just did a reunion tour!!! (LK was a fantastic band, and Carrie were great live and were pretty alright, if a bit kooky.)

Lush - split up..... (sigh).

Curve - Still going....

Carter USM - well they seem to be touring in September but not as Carter. Bizarre they're saying it's not a reunion, but will be playing some old Carter classics
Fruitbat

.. and before you ask do I have anything better to do at work... erm no not really.

Our Lady of The Two Towers

06:56 / 24.08.01

Aren't Carter now 'Jimbobs' Super Circus Sideshow' or something? Last I heard there were about 6 of the bastards, made up of rejects from other indie never-rans (Remember S*M*A*S*H?) and collapsed in a sea of indifference. I bought their fifth album (Worry Bomb) and it was crap. The B-Sides album was and is great though.
"You fat bastard!"

Fengs for the Memory

07:13 / 24.08.01

Just hold on a minute there you young scamp. neds atomic dustbin, one more outburst like that and you won't be allowed out for a week.
The only logical conclusion to this madness is for you to fall into shit swamp of your own making. Next thing we know Dead or Alive will be post-ironic goth metal, and mega city four will be number one in the charts. lay off the lighter fuel son.

08:48 / 24.08.01

Opalfruit's post has completely succeeded in scaring me shitless.

08:50 / 24.08.01

quote:Originally posted by Ray Feng:
Next thing we know Dead or Alive will be post-ironic goth metal, and mega city four will be number one in the charts. lay off the lighter fuel son.

Keep hearing Dead or Alive these days -they were on Top of the Pops 2.....

Nah, Mega City Four split years ago Wiz is in a band called Serpico... they're playing tiny venues in London at the moment. Must buy Magic Bullets again as my copy's still in Sunderland....

I wonder what happened to the Darling Buds...

Regrettable Juvenilia

08:52 / 24.08.01

Jesus, Opalfruit. I fought in the Britpop Wars for the likes of you.

08:54 / 24.08.01

See? See?! Next time someone whinges about how rubbish music is now and how it was all so much better back in the good old days I will point them to this thread, shaking my head slowly and sadly and saying, in a policeman's voice "when will they EVER learn?"

[ 24-08-2001: Message edited by: Saveloy ]

10:49 / 24.08.01

I note that New Model Army are playing as well.

<does weird criss-crossing thing with arms>

We follow the tail-lights out of the city
Moving in a river of red
And as the colour fades away from the dusky sunset
We roll through the darkness ahead

<a-a-a-a-a-a-and the obligatory fiddle>

Oh, and no-one's mentioned Pop Will Eat Itself yet? For shame.

11:25 / 24.08.01

Terrorvision will also be playing... they're a band who are about to split... I think every other band ('cept New Model Army) have called it a day once or twice in the past... oh Tom Hingley (Inspiral Carpets) is also playing...

Just found out that Headswim have split (pants)... ho hum.

Fengs for the Memory

11:38 / 24.08.01

My point is they were all very safe and very dull. And i wish: Kyuss were still together and Monster Magnet hadn't turned into a humour free 'metal' combo and the Wellwater Conspiracy would do gigs i could get to and Iggy Pop was King of England and and and... help me.

12:53 / 24.08.01

quote:Originally posted by Ray Feng:
My point is they were all very safe and very dull. And i wish: Kyuss were still together and Monster Magnet hadn't turned into a humour free 'metal' combo and the Wellwater Conspiracy would do gigs i could get to and Iggy Pop was King of England and and and... help me.

Well you have mentioned another part of my record collection there, although I've never heard any Wellwater Conspiracy... I'm quite happy to play Royal Trux, Babes in Toyland and Jesus Jones after listening to the Kinks and then bounding along to Soundagarden, maybe put on a Hefner song, then plod back and put Haysi Fantayzee on...before putting on a Pixies record, if I'm in the mood I might even try and find the Eat Static tape I've not been able to find for ages (I've lost a bag of tapes in the process of moving - some being irreplaceable - bum!).

I have an ecclectic taste in music, some people scorn my tastes (Uncle Retrospective) some people stare incredously and tell me to stop playing Jazz records to a room full of Goths... myself I don't think they're dull bands. Safe... they got commercial... it happens, I'm not always pleased about it - but it happens.

Regrettable Juvenilia

13:15 / 24.08.01

Yeah, once Ned's started getting in the Top 5 with those polished bubblegum pop songs I think they lost their integrity.

14:41 / 24.08.01

Somebody, anybody, please kill this early 90's revival before These Animal Men and Senseless Things reform.

15:08 / 24.08.01

E Randy: One of the Senseless Things (I think it was the drummer) formed another band, Delakota, a while ago. They were actually quite good, especially their single, The Rock.

It is quite worrying, all this revival stuff. Mainly cos it makes me, at 24, feel old.

Ah well, at least Daisy Chainsaw haven't reformed under a different name...

What we really need, though, is a Madchester revival.

'Ian Brown is Innocent' t-shirts, massive flares, the 'Cool as Fuck' T-shirts, the Hacienda, Kinky Afro, Northside's Shall we take a Trip?, shaking imaginary maracas, hooded tops and warehouse rave busts in Lancashire....

You're twisting my melons, man

Graham the Happy Scum

15:08 / 24.08.01

Just as long as Ozric Tentacles don't turn up.

17:24 / 24.08.01

FYI - former member of Jesus Jones now tending bar on Logan Blvd in Chicago...

09:10 / 25.08.01

quote:Originally posted by The Flyboy:
Yeah, once Ned's started getting in the Top 5 with those polished bubblegum pop songs I think they lost their integrity.

I thought you cared not for such things...

What's wrong with Ned's Atomic Dustbin anyways, I really like them...

uncle retrospective

09:10 / 25.08.01

quote:Originally posted by Cop Killer:

What's wrong with Ned's Atomic Dustbin anyways, I really like them...

The boy has a point, back off neds. And I won't hear popies slagging either.

Is everybody happy?

I hate to tell you folks but the 90's revial is well under way, haven't you seen the vid for Nelly frata, whatever. They're all wearing dayglow yelllow and green. I though we had decided at that meeting that those colours were a bad thing

15:35 / 25.08.01

quote:Originally posted by Cop Killer:

I thought you cared not for such things...

I think that's what they call 'sarcasm'.

16:05 / 25.08.01

That's what I was thinking, but one can never be sure, and it's really hard to tell in writing form...

16:59 / 25.08.01

I wouldn't be all that fussed about an early 90's revival if it focussed on Ride, My Bloody Valentine, Screamadelica, the mad version of Mercury Rev...

But fraggle?

I mean... fucking fraggle?

Ganesh

19:33 / 25.08.01

Hmm. We could amalgamate two trashy Barbe-phenomena here:

Music You ONCE Liked But Are Ashamed To Admit Liking AGAIN Now It's BAAAAACK!!!!!

20:14 / 25.08.01

Better yet...

Music You ONCE Liked But Are Ashamed To Admit Liking AGAIN Now It's BAAAAACK and so need a HUG because thinking about it's causing you to suffer INSOMNIA!!!!!

00:13 / 26.08.01

...and keeping you from FUCKING SHIT UP!!!!!!!

Ganesh

07:37 / 26.08.01

...and WEAKENING your STRONGHOLD!!!!!!

Fiction Suit Five

10:44 / 26.08.01

...ON a REALITY YOU NOW KNOW NOT TO BE TRUE...

Whatever happened to Swervedriver, while we're at it?

Fiction Suit Five

10:46 / 26.08.01

...ON a REALITY YOU NOW KNOW NOT TO BE TRUE...

Whatever happened to Swervedriver, while we're at it?

Fiction Suit Five

10:46 / 26.08.01

... AND MAKES YOU REPEAT YOURSELF...

12:12 / 26.08.01

If all these fucking ropey chancers are having a 'revival', I hereby take to the stage and chant:

GRUNGE REVIVAL NOW!
GRUNGE REVIVAL NOW!
GRUNGE REVIVAL NOW!

Mudhoney alone could kick the ass of all these feeble British early-90s bands..

14:15 / 26.08.01

If we have a grunge revival, won't Kurt smell a bit?

14:20 / 26.08.01

And, also, if we have a grunge revival, doesn't that mean that we have to deal with the likes of Live and Bush again?

A

06:41 / 27.08.01

Les "Fruitbat" Carter from Carter USM's new band ABDOUJAPAROV, are brilliant. you british twats should go see them play.

adam

Jamieon

10:02 / 27.08.01

Yeah, Carter were great. I can't wait to hear Fruitbat's new stuff.

Because it won't be shit.

At all.

A

10:30 / 27.08.01

Both Fruitbat and JimBob's record labels (as well as fine record label Popgun, who have apparently just signed some band called The Iinviisiibles) can be found at whos" TARGET=_blank>www.whosthedaddynow.com[URL=http://www.whosthedaddynow.com]whos the daddy now

A

10:31 / 27.08.01

yikes, that came out badly, sorry

adam

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