bickster Posted February 5 Moderator Share Posted February 5 I only bought this in the junk shop because the records were £5 each or £10 for 3 so why not It really is a proper curates egg. Given the musicians on this record it should be brilliant, those with an interest in the post-punk era would definitely be interested just from the line up... Pauline Murray (and her partner at the time Robert Blamire) from Penetration. The invisible Girls were John Cooper Clarke's backing band but thats not who they really were, they were Martin Hannett (Joy Division / Other Factory Artists revolutionary producer), Steve Hopkins (bit of a Manc musician gadfly, later worked with Nico, Happy Mondays, Morrisey) and Dave Rowbotham (Durutti Column / The Mothmen - this band is a rabbit hole that goes via On-U Sound to Simply Red in the end), John Maher (Buzzcocks) and the mercurial Vini Reilly himself (Durutti Column) You read all that and you're expecting something wildly different / angry / innovative / witty at the very least interesting Nope, it's a shite sugary aimless almost pop album and it's not even well produced (which considering Chris Nagle is engineering and Hannett producing is a bit of a shock in itself) Even the cover is by Peter Saville wouldn't even be close to his best work Its got all those ingedients and its rubbish Someone actually paid £25 for a good copy of this once (Its usually around the £4 mark) and it's been reissued quite a few times. WHY????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 5 Moderator Share Posted February 5 Proper Indie-pop album Eligible Bachelors by The Monochrome Set, which contains the magnificent Jet Set Junta. Another one of those bands that really should have been more successful than they were. First pressing from back in 1982, textured sleeve and plays as well as the day I bought it. Oh you might hate them for this but Johnny Marr is on record as saying that without the Monochrome Set, The Smiths would never have existed both Marr and Moz were big fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted February 6 VT Supporter Share Posted February 6 NewDad - MADRA Quite enjoying this album atm. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 1 hour ago, PieFacE said: NewDad - MADRA Quite enjoying this album atm. My first new album of the year. Big fan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 (edited) Lots of Queen-hate on here but (IMO) this is a great album, possibly their best. Edited February 8 by rjw63 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 8 VT Supporter Share Posted February 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 48 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Lots of Queen-hate on here but (IMO) this is a great album, possibly their best. Which one is it?!? Image not showing (I’ll take a punt of Queen II?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Stayed on letter Q, also couldn't be arsed to take pics so pinched them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Just now, theboyangel said: Which one is it?!? Image not showing (I’ll take a punt of Queen II?) Sheer Heart Attack (I'll change the image) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1 minute ago, rjw63 said: Sheer Heart Attack (I'll change the image) Yep, that is a great album (tin hat at the ready) in fact, they were all great up until Hot Space (but still have a soft spot for their later stuff too) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Just now, theboyangel said: Yep, that is a great album (tin hat at the ready) in fact, they were all great up until Hot Space (but still have a soft spot for their later stuff too) Bought the wife the coloured vinyl box set a couple of years back, lovely looking set. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 13 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Bought the wife the coloured vinyl box set a couple of years back, lovely looking set. but what about the vinyl?!? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 4 minutes ago, theboyangel said: but what about the vinyl?!? Yeah, I've seen worse "sets" Anyway onto this: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Various Artists - 'Popshopping 2' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted February 8 VT Supporter Share Posted February 8 7 hours ago, rjw63 said: Lots of Queen-hate on here but (IMO) this is a great album, possibly their best. Stone Cold Craz y is their best song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 9 VT Supporter Share Posted February 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted February 9 VT Supporter Share Posted February 9 (edited) Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She. New album out today. Edited February 9 by PieFacE 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusr Posted February 9 VT Supporter Share Posted February 9 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: Good band but I wouldn't have necessarily put Porcupine Tree in your collection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 9 VT Supporter Share Posted February 9 2 hours ago, cyrusr said: Good band but I wouldn't have necessarily put Porcupine Tree in your collection? Why ever not? I'm from the progressive rock generation. Got all their albums, and Wilson's solos (although I've been a bit underwhelmed by his more recent efforts). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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