It is disappointing to learn that the new Strokes release sucks. I actually
liked the 1st release and found it refreshing to hear something worthwhile
on the radio the few times I found myself stuck listening to one.
For those who need another Strokes fix and find themselves hating the new
one,seek out the reissues on ,I believe,Cherry Red by the 80s UK
should-have-been-bigger-than-they-were Blue Orchids. The first time I heard
the Strokes I thought "yeah..I can see the Television comparisons but these
guys REALLY owe a debt to the Blue Orchids"
For those unfamiliar,the Blue Orchids were from Manchester (before it became
the Madchester of the Happy Mondays). The band was formed by a couple of
ex-Fall members(Martin Bramah is the one I can remember) in the late 70s and
existed on and off to about 1996.
Their music somewhat emulates the Fall in that the lyrics tend to be spoken
against guitar and keyboards rather than sung.
There was a comp out in the mid 90s (probably to cash in on the
aforementioned "Madchester" scene) called something like A View Above the
City but in the last few years Cherry Red released a best of and the very
cool LTM (les Temps du Moderne) has been reissuing full cds from their
catalog.
Not Lame may be able to order them or tyr www.tweekitten.com or
www.darla.com.
best,
r

np....Barely Pink-Last Day of Summer
I am really enjoying this disc and just as one hates to see the last day of
Summer end -I keep hitting replay.
All you lucky Sparklefest goers have (among others) a set by Brian and
company to look forward to.
I especially enjoy the false start to Grand Funk's We're an American Band at
the beginning of Girl in the Crowd and Simple Enough is a brilliant slice of
punchy skinny-tie pop.