O.K., HERE'S SIDE 2!
Motherlode
Like Dying
Nothing Is Sacred
Emptiness
I Don't Need It
Communion
My post (see last week) on the Communion LP had me thinking about the media attention it got when it was released back in '85. Punk mags all over the world like MaxR&R were raving, but did it get any good reviews in the Dutch music press? It got no reviews at all! Guess they were too busy hyping the utterly boring "garage rock" of Claw Boys Claw. September '85 was when Husker Du first set foot on our shores; did anyone do the obvious thing and book FO to play with them? No, they got two joke bands to support HuDu at their Amsterdam gig. There was a complete ignorance of what was going on over here, I think even The Ex didn't get a serious write-up until around 1989, at the time of their first American tour. Not that it was a big inconvenience or anything, it just made us stop caring and look across the borders. Now you know why this blog is in English!
P.S.: O.K., Claw Boys Claw turned into a pretty good band later on (about a 100 years later).
posted by Niels at 20:03
4 Comments:
Similar thing in the UK. The music press were not interested in DIY punk rock in the UK until John Peel began championing THE STUPIDS, HERESY, NAPALM DEATH etc from 1986 onwards & then NME/Sounds picked up on them too.
Great you posted the other half of the LP, Niels!
As to what Richpassivity is saying, I remember when HC started to be picked up in the UK music press in the mid-late 80's. The interest didn't last too long though, did it? The music press didn't really have a clue then & they most certainly don't now. I really despise the music press for their ignorance & snobbishness. Fuck the NME!!!
He Niels,
heb je misschien de teksten van Communion ergens? Ik vind het zo'n geweldige LP, maar de teksten zijn een beetje moeilijk te verstaan en ik ben wel erg benieuwd...
Trouwens elke keer weer leuk om je verhalen te lezen! Thanx voor veel mooie muziek!
Hi.
your blog is great man!, congratulations!
emmm, I'm looking for the split "funeral oration w/ gepopel", you can help me?
cheers!
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