krs@hou2a.UUCP (K.SWAMINATHAN) (05/27/84)
1984 is a year for new sounds, new groups and new ideas. In the 60's popular rock music was going through a creative progression. In the 70's it died down, but in the 80's it regained its experimentation. .P Lets take a look at the latest item from one of rock's pioneers of experimentation King Crimson. The album "Three of a Perfect Pair" features the newly reformed quartet with Adrian Belew on guitars and vocals, Tony Levin on an extroadinary new instrument called a stick and bass, and oldtime members Robert Fripp and Bill Bruferd on guitar and drums. Side one is their most commercial sounding stuff they ever put out but is still very good and very original. Their single "Sleepless" is given more airplay than they have had in a long time. Belew's well written lyrics run across textures of riffs, rolls and wails making it a very enjoyable album. But wait, theres still side two! Side one was to catch the attention to the common human, Side two is to rattle his brain to pieces. It opens with a song entitled "Industry" which leads to the highlight of the album, "Dig me". In this song the guitar blabbers in chaos through Belews metalic voice which opens out the feelings of a car in a junkyard. Freaky,yes, but highly entertaining. A melodic chorus section in the song reminds me of the melodic break in the song "Nuerotica" from their last album. The album ends with the shocking "Larks Tongues in Aspic part III" which makes this album a must get for someone who wants to hear something totaly new and different, and the Crimson fan alike. .P The next album I would like to review is by a new group who call themselves "Broken Toys". The bright red "Red Barron cross" on the plain white background with no other letters or symbols or words on the front cover has an awesome appearance. The first piece is an instrumental called "Intelligence Device" which sounds like a very punky "Tommy Gunn". Highlights include the cranking "Everything reminds me of You" in which singer, guitarist, Hugo Blind wails in total delirium and confusion. Its a heart-ripper with very offbeat death rythms which change suddenly. Mo Mo puts a speedy drum roll at the beginning of "You Go Blind!" which carrys the momentum to his riffs and rattling between Hugo's heavy power chords. The vocals start very pop sounding with subtle counter melodies reminiscent of the Beach Boys but grow harder till they reach a climax, then the music suddenly stops and goes into a slow eerie guitar appregio solo. The feeling you get is of total shock. Then the other instruments join in and Hugo sings a new melody with a razor sharp Lennonish type voice. This then goes back to the original power chords and melody making it a very startling song. The album ends with an instrumental called "Ace". "Broken Toys" in my opinion is one of the most original rock groups I've had the pleasure to listen to. Hugo Blind is the most avante garde guitarist since Adrian Belew, Mo Mo, one of the most offbeat percussionist and vibraphonist and Ivan Goat, a bass player at the level of John Entwhistle and Jack Bruce. I hope to hear more from them in the future. .P Coming soon; I will review the latest albums by the groups J'zzing and R.E.M.
rdz@ccice5.UUCP (Robert D. Zarcone) (11/12/84)
Can anyone tell me the name of these groups and the accurate song titles? 1) "Make A Circuit With Me" (got electrode, diode, cathode, overload...) 2) "In The Name Of Love" (shots ring out, in a Memphis night...) 3) "Senses Working Overtime" (I've got one, two, three, four, five...) P.S. I tried to post this to net.records also but told "not a valid news group." Is net.records still available? *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***
Duddy <DFUSER.KRAVITZ@MIT-XX.ARPA> (11/14/84)
1) Song: "Make a Circuit with Me" Group: The Polecats Album: An EP titled "Make a Circuit with Me" 2) Song: "Pride in the Name of Love" Group: U2 Album: "Unforgettable Fire" 3) Song: "(1 2 3 4 5) Senses Working Overtime" Group: XTC Album: "English Settlement" -------
techpub@mhuxt.UUCP (mcgrew) (11/15/84)
> Can anyone tell me the name of these groups and the accurate > song titles? > > 1) "Make A Circuit With Me" (got electrode, diode, cathode, overload...) > > 2) "In The Name Of Love" (shots ring out, in a Memphis night...) > > 3) "Senses Working Overtime" (I've got one, two, three, four, five...) > > P.S. I tried to post this to net.records also but told "not a valid > news group." Is net.records still available? > > *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** #2 is the correct title sung by U2. I don't know the others. Melanie (...!mhuxt!techpub)
msw@browngr.UUCP (Mark Wachsler) (11/20/84)
[munch] > Can anyone tell me the name of these groups and the accurate > song titles? > > 1) "Make A Circuit With Me" (got electrode, diode, cathode, overload...) > > 2) "In The Name Of Love" (shots ring out, in a Memphis night...) > > 3) "Senses Working Overtime" (I've got one, two, three, four, five...) > 1) is the correct title by the Polecats (I think) 2) I believe is by U2. 3) is the correct title by XTC. --------------- Got a diode, cathode, electrode, overload, Mark Wachsler generator, oscillator; make a circuit with me! browngr!msw
brad@gcc-opus.ARPA (Brad Parker) (11/21/84)
In article <587@ccice5.UUCP> rdz@ccice5.UUCP (Robert D. Zarcone) writes: >Can anyone tell me the name of these groups and the accurate >song titles? > >1) "Make A Circuit With Me" (got electrode, diode, cathode, overload...) > >2) "In The Name Of Love" (shots ring out, in a Memphis night...) > >3) "Senses Working Overtime" (I've got one, two, three, four, five...) > I have the 1st one at home - sorry, can't remember. The third is the only one worth remembering, it's by XTC off "Black Sea". Buy the albumn and listen to it about 100 times. Then buy "Drums and Wires". Then tape them both. Then buy a tape deck so you can listen in your car. Then buy a walkman so you can listen at work. Etc, etc etc... -- ----- J Bradford Parker uucp: siesmo!harvard!gcc-opus!brad "Their is no language in our lungs!" -----
mw@brunix.UUCP (Madonna Woo) (11/29/84)
Whoa. Make a Circuit with me is by the Polecats. "Senses Working Overtime" is by XTC, but it is NOT on "Black Sea." It's on "English Settlement." I agree that XTC is a great group, though. Etc, etc, etc.... Mason Woo brunix!mw
Pawka <PAWKA@nosc-tecr.ARPA> (01/16/85)
What?? Nobody's heard of the new group 'Perfect Writer' and their latest album 'Swap File'? Sorry to clutter the list with such junk. Mike ------
karen@amd.UUCP (Karen Bain) (04/16/85)
Hey! I just found out that Steveland Judkins Morris (a.k.a guess
who) is comming out with a new album in the middle of next month!
Can't wait!!
K.Bckk@g.cs.cmu.edu (Chris Koenigsberg) (10/21/85)
> From the postings on this net, I would assume that most >people reading this group are interested in more traditional classical >music. Is anyone into the 20th century stuff like Berg, Crumb, >Penderecki, at all? Has anyone heard Steve Reich's new album? > Yes, I am very much into Berg, Penderecki, Stockhausen, Boulez, Xennakis, etc. whenever I hear them, although I am not familiar enough with their works. I really love atonal and serial music. It's funny, it seems to turn most people way off, but frequently I hear a piece that really touches me deeply, and then I discover that it was composed serially. No, I've not heard Steve Reich's new album. I'm not overly familiar with his work, though some is pleasant. I could probably grow into it with enough repeated listening though. I like all the old Philip Glass that I've heard, but I find "Satyagraha" interminably dull. I plan to look for "Mishima" soon. Fortunately, Pittsburgh is the home of the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, directed by David Stock, and supposedly they are the finest group in the nation devoted solely to performing modern music. Has anyone else heard the Pgh. New Music Ensemble? They have an album out on Grenadilla records, another one out on CRI, and still a third one which just came out. David Stock also has a couple of recordings of his own, including one on CRI, "InnerSpace", with John Harbison's piano concerto #1 on the flipside (Harbison is another great young American composer, now residing in the Boston area. One of the finest concerts the Pgh. Symphony played in recent years was the premiere of Harbison's "Ulysses' Bow"). Finally, someone was asking about a clarinet player. The most famous and finest clarinet player I know of is Richard Stoltzmann. He performed here recently with the Pgh. Symphony and did a Mozart Clarinet Concerto, and is noted for that sort of thing, but he also did a concert here last year which featured a real weird squeaky piece by Stockhausen. I don't know if he plays much jazz, though. I wish I were in LA right now for the New Music America '85 festival. Chris Koenigsberg ckk@g.cs.cmu.EDU.ARPA , or ckk@cmu-itc-linus.ARPA {harvard,seismo,topaz,ucbvax}!g.cs.cmu.EDU!ckk (412)578-8526 office, (412)362-6422 home Center for Design of Educational Computing Carnegie-Mellon U. Pgh, Pa. 15213
hedger@ada-uts.UUCP (10/22/85)
I also try to listen to my share of contemporary 20th century music. Here inBeantown there are a few things going on.....MIT has a great electronic music studio that gives concerts periodically. Of course there is the New England Conservatory with Ran Blake, Tom McKinley and others, and my favorites a local group of composers who go by the name of Composers in Red Sneakers. These guys have an album out and recently made their New York debut. I can be critical of what I think of as derivitive (sic?),boring, 'new music', but these guys present substantial, interesting music, with an excellent sense of humor. If anyone out there has a chance to see them or get their album-do it....I think you'll be glad you did. keith hedger - intermetrics ihnp4!inmet!ada-uts!hedger p.s. Chris, I saw 'Mishima' twice...the weakest part of the movie was Glass' music...you know that major 7th arpeggio that he made excessive use of in Koyaanisquaattsi (sic)? Well he's made even more excessive use of it here....keith