Wednesday, September 08, 2004
OK I Know Pasting Old Dave Q Posts Is Cheating But...
Poster: Tarden
Thread: here
[on The Stranglers] "Yes! An object lesson in how while "rebellion" and "anger" are constantly celebrated, when genuine malice (i.e. stripped of youthful angst and idealism) comes along, the culture arbiters can't handle it - perhaps one of the few cases in which the record-buying public (who noticed their way with a tune and a sneer) were RIGHT!
I'd actually go even further than Alex and say that their drift into Ultravox-lite only CEMENTED their nasty-outsider status - if they'd continued the astonishing Seeds-meet-Beefheart grind that was 'Black and White' they would've become as respectable and respected as PiL and the Fall (Stranglers - the Dr Hook of the new wave? I mean that as a compliment.)The only other band I can think of that embodied 'mindless thuggery' as well would be the Happy Mondays."
Thread: here
[on The Stranglers] "Yes! An object lesson in how while "rebellion" and "anger" are constantly celebrated, when genuine malice (i.e. stripped of youthful angst and idealism) comes along, the culture arbiters can't handle it - perhaps one of the few cases in which the record-buying public (who noticed their way with a tune and a sneer) were RIGHT!
I'd actually go even further than Alex and say that their drift into Ultravox-lite only CEMENTED their nasty-outsider status - if they'd continued the astonishing Seeds-meet-Beefheart grind that was 'Black and White' they would've become as respectable and respected as PiL and the Fall (Stranglers - the Dr Hook of the new wave? I mean that as a compliment.)The only other band I can think of that embodied 'mindless thuggery' as well would be the Happy Mondays."
