The Perfect Kiss captures most of that sound I was talking about. A wonderful song with an equally incredible video of the band in the studio playing it. I have to point that out, because NO have always had some really stupid videos. Not this one.
The first time I heard Elegia was whilst I was watching Pretty In Pink, and I was enamored by it, even before I knew who it was. I've included the 16 minute version here, as it kicks major ass. I remember buying the Retro box set so I could get the bonus disc just so I could get this one song. 65.00 song. Ridiculous, but I'm a sucker for NO and a obsessive completist.
I also prefer this version of Sub-Culture over the single version released on Substance. This one sounded much more creative, and less polished. The Substance version had all the joy "studioed" out of it.
I stuck with the same standard track listing, jammed Murder in there and the few mixes that were authentic. Cover is pretty basic, and used the single picture sleeves for the back.
Turn it up.
One of my fave albums ev'r, but Power, Corruption & Lies is also and IMHO slightly edges it out pry only bc it was my 1st New Order album. I love your blog and am stoked to hear your Low-Life. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWhat's rough is I could post all of my NO, Moz/Smiths, Cure and DM inside of a month, but then I'd only have second tier left over (Siouxsie, Bunnymen, Furs, Simple Minds). Then I'd have to shift to New Wave (Duran2, Thompson Twins)and Synth (Erasure, Pet Shop Boys). By the end of the year, I'd have burned through all of my Post Punk guests and may not be able to support a strictly New Wave or Britrock crowd. So, I've got to scatter everything and mix it up to keep everyone happy. Plus, I'm hoping to expose people to more than what they normally listen to, and give them an option to sample some stuff that they may be afraid to purchase. Wait until I slip a Les Baxter or Martin Denny or Arthur Lyman in and see what happens!
ReplyDeleteIf you like this video, you'e GOT to watch this from my good friend Steven Krolokowski of the sadly no more Repeater!
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj_VmumFmkk
Lol. I love it. Classic!
ReplyDeleteSteve Krolikowski's a really interesting bloke. Although Repeater have now split up because of the committments of the other band members, he's doing lots of stuff with and for other people. He has a lot of stuff on Soundclous - the album with "Lonely" on it is good, as are the two previous albums. Just don't post anything of his on here, though - as a musician, he doesn't take kindly to people posting stuff that's commercially available..!
DeleteSteve Krolikowski's a really interesting bloke. Although Repeater have now split up because of the committments of the other band members, he's doing lots of stuff with and for other people. He has a lot of stuff on Soundclous - the album with "Lonely" on it is good, as are the two previous albums. Just don't post anything of his on here, though - as a musician, he doesn't take kindly to people posting stuff that's commercially available..!
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