The Official Needles and Grooves 1001 Album Generator Project (aka Preachin’ about the Preachers if today’s selection sucks)

[Nee Lewman]

There are times when you have to wonder what all the people who made the book were thinking.

 

[Joe Mac]

So when we have a shit band appear we still revert to talking about the manics?

Anyone else get this cryptic email today?

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It’s a new single out tomorrow. I’m guessing an album won’t be far behind!

 

[jamieanderson1968]

We really need to rename this thread
“The Official Needles and Grooves 1001 Album Generator Project (aka Preachin’ about the Preachers if todays selection sucks)”

 

[Nee Lewman]

We really need to rename this thread
“The Official Needles and Grooves 1001 Album Generator Project (aka Preachin’ about the Preachers if todays selection sucks)”

Done.

 

[Nee Lewman]

8/29/24

The Associates - Sulk

Sulk - The Associates | Album | AllMusic

Sulk by The Associates released in 1982. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

www.allmusic.com

 

[Nee Lewman]

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

We’ve been a quite a streak of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Nee Lewman]

We’ve been a quite a streak of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I knew Destroyer!

 

[Nee Lewman]

The allmusic review says a whole lot of nothing and is hella confusing. The Wikipedia is fascinating. Band was NUTS.

 

[Nee Lewman]

I guess I can hear how this fits in with the other New Romantic stuff, but this borders on Bowie/Eno type experimentation. It’s pretty far removed from Adam Ant or Depeche Mode. Maybe more akin to OMD but honestly a little more out there like if Bowie, Sparks and Devo collabed.

 

[Nee Lewman]

 

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

more out there like if Bowie, Sparks and Devo collabed.

Devo rarely let Booji Boy play with others after Uncle Neil got hold of him...

 

[jamieanderson1968]

I guess I can hear how this fits in with the other New Romantic stuff, but this borders on Bowie/Eno type experimentation. It’s pretty far removed from Adam Ant or Depeche Mode. Maybe more akin to OMD but honestly a little more out there like if Bowie, Sparks and Devo collabed.

Pretty spot on. Owned a copy since the late 80s but rarely listen to it anymore. Highly influential on Belle & Sebastian. Not sure if it needs to be in the book.

 

[dbarila]

Devo rarely let Booji Boy play with others after Uncle Neil got hold of him...

Serious question...what the hell is going on in this video?

 

[Nee Lewman]

Serious question...what the hell is going on in this video?

I’ve never seen it but I imagine it’s from Human Highway which is a bonkers movie Neil Young made.

 

[Joe Mac]

Highly influential on Belle & Sebastian.

Now I know I can avoid this one…

 

[dbarila]

8/29/24
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The Associates - Sulk

Sulk - The Associates | Album | AllMusic

Sulk by The Associates released in 1982. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

www.allmusic.com

I'm only 3 songs in but I'm kind of digging this one so far. It's weird. It's cooky.

 

[jamieanderson1968]

Now I know I can avoid this one…

Should of added, B&S sound NOTHING like The Associates, just that Stuart cite them as a Scottish band that did what they wanted to do.

 

[dbarila]

To me the Associates kind of sounded like if Talking Heads and The Cure had a love child.

 

[Nee Lewman]

To me the Associates kind of sounded like if Talking Heads and The Cure had a love child.

I was thinking last night that there is a touch of Byrne there. Cure makes sense because their bass player was in the Cure.