Fiona is feeling poopy, but you guys need a new thread. So I’ve found a YouTube of one of my fave songs from my younger years. I had forgotten how obscure videos were in the 80s, but its amazing how hearing a song can take you right back in time to the memories you’ve attached to it, isn’t it?
Thought it might be fun for everyone to share some nostalgia.
I know this isn’t exactly a rocket science thread (unless you are hunting for some Thomas Dolby or something), but it’s the best I can do this morning. Feel free to talk news, views and whatever else in this thread. I’ll be checking in here and there, and otherwise rocking my girlie and reading stories.
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Thomas Dolby! the inventor of the Video Tape Recorder, noise-suppression audio compression systems and successful multi-channel audio ! great American innovator!
New threads? Maybe I’ll take a day off of political stuff and go shopping to recharge my batteries.
Sh**! I forgot. I don’t have money.
Fitz!
Ned!
Jane!
Christy!
The thing is saying “no comments,” but I don’t believe that for a second. I’m never first. It must be some kind of trick…
Anyone have a summary of Lierman’s spot on Face the Nation?
dab @ 4
I summarize it thus:
Waaah, wahh, wahh. It’s all abouuutt me-e-e!
Whah.
The Church!
I’ve remained a member of the Church cult for twenty years. They have compiled a long and wonderful catalog of music over the years.
Also, dab, he was covered with Nixonian flop-sweat.
Holy shit that brings back memories.
Here’s a great new album by country and blue grass artists. It’s really AWESOME!
Download the album and support local Dems!
You can listen to the whole album here:
http://musicrowdemocrats.com/mp3s/myWimpy.html
Please Support Music Row Democrats!
THE TIDE HAS TURNED!!!!!!!!
The Church…
Damn, I’d forgotten about those guys.
What’s next? Nemesis, by Shriekback?
cleter @ 6
No surprises there…. thanks
Christy,
Tell your little Fiona a funny story of when you were sick, that always cheered my girls up when they were feeling blue.
The Church! I haven’t thought of them in years, but as soon as I heard the first fraction of a second song I was catapulted back 20 years ago. In a good way. Thank you!
There is a fine new album out by the Church that’s as good as anything they’ve done. It’s called Uninvited, Like The Clouds.
And don’t, please, forget Dr. Robert Arthur Moog.
Oh, I love YouTube for obscure 80’s videos, they even have the videos for Martha and the Muffins and their most amazing song Echo Beach (My all time favorite piece of music. not favorite video)
What about the wing-nut band, Ebsom Salts and the Bowel Busters?
You ain’t felt nuthin’ yet (memories, etc.) When you’re a boomer who grew up in the sixties. When you hear Cream or Dylan. Just wait another ten or twenty years… :*)
Good find. We were talking about this same very song at work several weeks ago. One person mentioned the title “Under the Milky Way” and I remembered the song, but was unsure of the band, but blurted out “The Church” anyways and I amazingly was right.
Lake Shore Drive 1971
by Alitta, Haynes, and Jeremiah
crooks and liars has a great clip of hagel saying EXACTLY what murtha oh, too many months ago
you’ve got to see it!`
oops, I meant think progress has it, anyway, someone has it
I am attempting to embed some more great australian pop from the 80s
oh well embedding no allowed in comments.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCbyByY-A6w
Kinda EPU’d from the Talking Heads Thread…
How’s this for Nostalgia? Zappa on Crossfire!
Gary @ 19
Or, from waaaaaay back in the day, the Kingston Trio and Joan Baez.
cleter @ 11
Nemesis for you, Cleter.
You are too cool.
Someone told me once that the best music you will ever hear in your life is the music of your youth, so why fight it?
I just bought “Under the Milky Way” from itunes not three days ago.
raw story has a story on hilary getting ready to run
I’m sorry, I don’t care how much some of you might like her, myself included, but she is not electable
I know we can say “but when can we field a women”.
I don’t know when that time will come, possibly when we already have the office, but the country can’t afford another republican win and I really don’t think hilary is electable
sorry
me to me @ 29
Focus on this November.
Well, this isn’t nostalgia music, apart from the fact that these guys have been around forever, but I’m listening to the new Mark Knopfler/Emmylou Harris CD, and it is wonderful.
I spent all yesterday and last night reading New Orleans, Mon Amour by Andrei Codrescu. Made me so nostalgic for that city in which I used to live…
(A propos of nothingg.)
rorschach @ 32
A propos of helping me decide what my best friend’s gonna get for Christmas, is all. Thanks, rory!
Oilfieldguy @ 30
again, I’m sorry, if hilary runs now it will poisen the democrats chances to gain a majority
it will become a call to arms from the rove camp
this is just not good…I am among those that think she’ll be a fine president, but I don’t think it can happen and I think she will ruin our chances to unseat republcians in the house
I’m sorry, we are shooting ourselves in the foot
I don’t blame her for running, it will be a historical race, I just think it’s gonna kill us
You know, I swear, with your system of elections on a regular cycle, people spend so much time campaigning that I wonder anyone ever has time to govern.
DiFi was just on CNN sounding remarkably even-handed about the US and the Middle East. Specter was live from Jerusalem and sounded that way too.
Fern @ 35
oh … so you’ve noticed that absence too ?
You’re more than welcome, lotus! The book was, in fact, a birthday present I received just a couple days ago…
*ilson46201 @ 36
try to get some clips up here or over at c&l, I want to link to them
G.S. of “This Week with…” tells us at the end of his program this morning that his guests next Sunday will be Mary Landrieu and Haley Barbour. Be advised, fore-warned is fore-armed. Somehow I don’t think I’ll be taking in ‘this week’ next week.
Fern @ 35
It has nuthin’ to do with our ’systems of elections’, Christmas commercials begin next week!
hmmmm @ 24
Hmmm, here’s one of my favorites from Australia Breakaway by Big Pig. I got to see them live, freakin’ amazing. And also saw The Hooters, good fun music. My brother caught a Midnight Oil concert.
*ilson, great news at 8:32. Thank you.
I’m sitting here with Siun drinking Starbucks and eating fruit salad on the porch. Turns out Rick Perlstein just lives around the corner. He & Kathy are coming over to meet the poodles tonight.
Hello siun!
Jane Hamsher @ 44
Obeisance to Kobe, huh ?
Jane,
say hello to Siun for me. I met her at YKos. She is a very impressive lady.
*ilson 46 — I went to Starbucks this morning (right around the corner) and they had PUMPKIN LOAF!!! It’s been out-of-season in other places all summer, Kobe was so very happy.
OFG 47 — we are having an informal CT reunion. Suin lived with us at the Guilford blogger-slash-poodle house. We had quite a time of it.
Not in my name, Not on my ground
I’m sure all of you have heard Kris Kristofferson’s new tune by now.
beard5
wow. thanks fer the shriekback.
next time I’m at Starbucks, I shall have to inquire about pumpkin bread … never tried theirs …
Oilfieldguy @
41
Does too! When you don’t know when the election will be – an election is called, everyone campaigns like crazy for 6-8 weeks, and then the whole business is (mercifully) over. But this campaigning for 6 months (what with the primaries and all) or for a whole blinking year in the case of presidential elections. And with mid term elections the whole thing happens every two years! EEK!
Semi-respectfully
Fern
I’ll be glad when I can release myself from my self-imposed Hermitage to aid my country in her time of need. Unfortunately, that happens in February, after the elections. All I can do is send an occasional pittance.
Sherman set the way back machine.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gZUZNoS-ZFc
Fern,
my point is the American culture of never-ending marketing. The sheeple of this country are viewed only as consumers.
*ilson
pumpkin bread is good. it’s also easy to make, as breads go.
sofistic @ 50
See it here: http://kriskristofferson.com/news/
I’ve never had punkin bread. I’ll have to try it.
Oilfieldguy @
56
Ok, I see you point.
Oilfieldguy @ 54
Jerry Brown’s dad, a famous governor himself, famously said : “Money is the mother’s milk of politics.” Many pittances add up to a progressive cash-cow!
Two things:
I have a brother who has been an arch republican conservative for years. We haven’t been able to talk politics for decades without it degenerating into anger. Just got off the phone with him. He is completely disgusted with Bush. We talk Cheney, Rummy, Condi et al, and I tell him of my hope that they will all be tried eventually for war crimes at the Hague, and he is in agreement. When I say the only hope for this country is to regain control of the House and Senate, not a peep out of him.
This is a sea change.
Note two: reading a book The Catastrophist (I think that’s the title) set in the Congo in 1959. The Belgian settlers casually and dismissively refer to the Congolese as macaque. I’d never heard of this word before last week. Evidently it was a very common racial slur.
Christy, I hope your little peanut feels better.
‘We can’t make it here anymore” by James Mcmurtry deals with vets, outsourcing/walmart, more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTW0y6kazWM
Who needs a little Gil Scott-Heron?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP07G8pp6lE
enjoy
my point is the American culture of never-ending marketing. The sheeple of this country are viewed only as consumers.
True, that.
I’m very much looking forward to a conference in October on “Rethinking Marxism.” I’m presenting a paper there, in connection with an essay I’m publishing in the journal Socialism and Democracy.
Many heavyweights will be there, including Ernesto Lacau and Sut Jhally.
I’m stoked!
Jane, how do you pronounce “Siun”? I mean, if “Sean” is pronounced “Shawn” I’m guessing Siun isn’t pronounced the way it looks in English.
Damn it! Just posted a long comment that has vanished into the ether…
Jane wrote about:
Sounds like something out of a horror film.
carolyn urban,
I feel the sea change too. All the more frustrating to be a spectator as opposed to a participant. I do my small part, encouraging neighbors to vote and such. Maybe that’s where the big work is though. It doesn’t seem as flashy as a Lieberman beatdown though.
OT, but my wife is waking up now, and I am about to make some sweet corn muffins with red huckleberries in them, with cinnamin[sp] and vanilla.
And, I stepped out on the porch and saw a big blue jay, and it was making little clucking noises as it pecked at the pine cones in a nearby pine tree. This is very un-blue-jay-ish. Usually they are really quiet or very roguishley [is that a word?] noisy.
Anybody remember the Squirrel Nut Zippers?
Riesz Fischer
siun told me it’s “shoon”
Everything’s A-OKAY in the USA
Give THIS a listen:
http://musicrowdemocrats.com/mp3s/myWimpy.html
AWESOME!!!!!!
thanks lotus
Rorshach — fwiw, Vic Wallis, editor of that magazine, was a professor here in Indpls for years — we worked on a number of projects especially Chile support after September 11th, 1973
You’re welcome. Now school me on “Riesz” — is it something like “Reece” (with a buzz at the end)?
*ilson46201 @ 73
Wow! I envy you mightily… That is very very cool.
comments trapped in moderation are usually swiftly sprung and can be seen by hitting F5 to reload your page …
I think Sut Jhally had a film out prior to Novem ber ‘04? I forget the name of it. But it took apart the Iraq quagmire. . .
I am hoping Iraq is the ultimate take down this year. Seems to be getting nothing but worse.
OFG, et. al. Yes, this is the season of the sea change. The tide has turned, and very soon now, it will be strong; almost like the spring tides. Funny we should get a big spring tide in the fall, and for the next several decades I hope.
sofistic @
69
Do you mean these Squirrel Nut Zippers? Or do you mean These Squirrel Nut Zippers?
Funny we should get a big spring tide in the fall, and for the next several decades I hope.
Lawd knows, we been parching for a loooong damn time.
carolyn urban — it was quite a dorm. At various times James & Will from the BBC lived there, as did Siun, Stoller, Stoller’s girlfriend Lauren (yes, ladies, he’s taken), and RevDeb and Selise also stayed there.
By the end of it Stoller was an honorary girl. I’d be walking around in pjs and curlers, putting on my makeup and wouldn’t think twice. He’d come strolling out of the bathroom in his boxers, toothbrush in his mouth to make some urgent point that had just occurred to him. Everyone threw the ball for the poodles. They were in heaven in our little CT farm house/dorm.
OFG – I must say self-imposed hermitage has been addicting for me. Tossed the credit cards and will have my mortgage paid in three years. Hope the economy holds up that long.
What a difficult time to be a spectator. I want to play/help more than I am able in my little blue town.
lotus @ 74
Not with a buzz at the end. My screen name is the name of a mathematical theorem, and Riesz was a mathematician. We always pronounced it “Reece”, but I’m not really sure that’s the way it’s pronounce in his native language, whatever that is.
my wife is waking up now, and I am about to make some sweet corn muffins
Is that a euphemism?
although I’m a stone fag, I almost married a young Chilean Communist woman who was a student here but trapped after the ‘73 coup — she would have been deadmeat if deported to Pinochets prisons. Luckily for her and me, other means were found to keep her safe …
beard5 @
17
I’m a big Martha and the Muffins fan. But that’s probably my least favorite of their songs hehe.
BTW jamie just wrote me an amazing plugin for the book club sidebar. He’s a stone cold god that Jamie.
beardy, in “Hell,” which one’s tommy?
Jane’s house was a very fine house … what a treat to stay with poodles and Jane and Matt and Lauren!
Riesz is Magyar (Hungarian)
The late Gov. Edmund G. “Pat” Brown was a good governor of California. He really built California’s system of higher education to greatness. The man who defeated Brown, Ronald Reagan proceeded to gut it. And largely succeeded in that dastardly deed. I was privileged to live in California under Gov. Brown. Brown was a progressive, and a good Democrat. And I am proud the say the last vote I cast in California was against the present Republican governor. From pat Brown to Arnold. What a downward spiral.
NEVER know what you’ll find out about around here, Magyar mathematicians included. Thanks, guys.
beard5 @ 79
The former, but they got the name from the latter, and later had a legal dispute over it.
rorschach @ 83
Nah, we are too old fo that kind of folly.
Remember last August 29th…I think Georgie was on vacation at the time:
http://www.taylormarsh.com/arc…..p?id=24404
“I’m aware of your discomfort”
I bet Xenu caused the breakup of the Squirrel Nut Zippers
Riesz Fischer @ 82
But how do you feel about Goedel?
The anecdotal evidence of a massive collapse in support for the Bush/Coulter Republicans has yet to be really broached by the Jonbenet Media.
I have noticed on CNN a dramatic change in the quality of that network.
Their latest schtick is to claim that all things evil are ‘next door’.
*”Next on CNN, are dangerous child predators living NEXT DOOR to you?”
*”CNN will explore the threat of radical terrorists and will report that they could be living NEXT DOOR to you.”
The bottom of the barrel appears to be getting deeper and deeper.
-GSD
Riesz – Siun is pronounced “shoon” … and Altan have a lovely Siun reel.
Mark Regev, official Israeli spokesperson, seems like KennyBoi Mehlman’s doppelganger. Lying glib sacks o’shit !
Did TRex make it to the new thread? Snow Cherries by Tori Amos just came on my random playing Winamp hehe.
“talking heads thread”? nice:
particularly relevant in today’s world, i skip straight to “remain in light” and listen to the whole thing as it deconstructs from perfect pop to ambient, angst filled brian eno electronica. then i like to switch gears into the very funky “speaking in tongues” and get my dance on while cleaning the apartment which leads me inevitably to other post disco, proto house cuts like grace jones’ “feel up”, and “nipple to the bottle”, or cameo’s “it’s serious” and “she’s strange” all the way to arthur russell’s brilliant work on dinosaur l’s “go bang!” and lola’s “wax the van”… so much good music in the first half of the 80’s. truly, an underappreciated rennaissance time, especially in nyc’s underground clubs…
rorschach @ 96
…or Jethro Bodine? “Welllll doggies, that boy sher kin cipher!”
rorschach @ 96
my thoughts about Goedel are incomplete …
rorschach @
64
This conference sounds good – who, what, when and where? Will we eventually have a linky to your paper – one hopes.
I was always captivated by his “gizzintaz”.
lotus @ 26
I went to a concert of the reconstituted Kingston Trio in the mid-’80s. Before they launched into one of their Greatest Hits, the lead singer said, “Remember where you were when you first heard this one? Remember who you were married to then?” Broke everyone up.
But how do you feel about Goedel?
Nowhere but here could that kind of question come up in casual conversation.
OK, how do you feel about Wittengenstein [sp?] “The world is all that is the case” (or something like that- was that in the blue or the brown book or something else? It’s been a very long time since I read his stuff.)
Oilfieldguy @ 104
Escher did them better !
OFG … wish you were here! sometime your travels must take you near Chicago?
Kurt @ 86
Heh, I can appreciate that, but I think for me it was the first time really encountering layering of sound, in an accessible way. And combined with the time, and the memories all linked to it…Well, it nails me right where I live, every time I hear it.
sofistic @ 106
Despite being one-handed, Paul Wittgenstein was a proficient concert pianist and commissioned many important piano works of the 20th century…
or were you talking about Ludwig, his gay brother?
*ilson @9:18
I’m still worrying about Schroedinger’s poor cat.
Have you read Goedel, Escher, Bach (aka GEB) by Hofstadter? Very geeky, technical, but interesting tome hehe.
*ilson46201 @
85
I thought Fagstones were for patios?!
Kurt @ 111
the musical examples in that book were done by a student of mine who picked up a computer graphics research project I dropped…
The Indiana contingent is well represented here this morning. Where’s Fini?
Despite being one-handed, Paul Wittgenstein was a proficient concert pianist and commissioned many important piano works of the 20th century…
or were you talking about Ludwig, his gay brother?
The mathematician brother;I liked his philosophy whan I was in college, does that count?
Christy: When my son was young and feeling bad, I would make him a bowl of pastina with milk and butter in it. Or, chicken pastina soup. For some reason, the pastina always made him nap. They also sell spinach pastina but I never could get him to eat that.
I just finished cooking eggplant rollatini. Now I need a nap. Catch you guys later.
Oh, OFG, should your travels bring you to New Hampshire, do let us know, we’ll have plenty of good cookin’ for you. (same for everyone)
Siun @ 108
Not many oilfields around there. Rumors of YKos going ther next year though. I will, however, be able to do more “personal travel” next year and would like to visit those places I have never been. My daughter has some contacts in Chicago, and has been there several times. Said she saw Jen and not Jen coming out of a club bathroom after powdering their noses. *snif*
sofistic @
108
“Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent”
Nostalgia and simplicity all wrapped in one nice little bundle. Enjoy.
PS Frank Zappa used to play at the paladium on 14th street every Halloween (I think). For years I wanted to go but somehow I always forgot. Sure wish I had.
Did someone mention something about Schlesinger’s cat? Is it a Republicat?
Jane, you got any “real World” type video diaries of the Firedog dorm? I’m thinking that whole experience would make an awesome book, or documentary. Maybe Michael Moore is available?
Goedel, Wittgenstein, oh lord … brings back odd memories!
I quit academe when someone told me I was a deconstructionist … politics and computers are more my pleasure ever since.
Kurt @ 112
Oh, yes! I read that in 1980, and still think of it from time to time. How about Connectionism and the Mind: an introduction to parallel processing in networks, by Bechtel and Abrahamsen?
beard5 @ 117
So many of those small eastern towns I’d like to visit. I put a co-generation plant in Maryland at the top of Chesapeake Bay. Visited this little town called Port Deposit. Fantastic sleepy little town. Hardware store with three cats, houses built to the road sidebyside with the river that feeds the bay slipping quietly behind.
beard5 @ 110
If you liked that and want more MM, (or better hehe), pick up a copy of Danseparc, or if you want something more contemplative, try This Is The Ice Age if you can find it…it’s my favorite but it’s a little rare.
Skimming Colorado Confidential, I clicked on Coyote Gulch, a weblog for the dazed and confused.
From the top story:
rescued from EPU-land previous thread..
Cleter? You still here?
Adie @ 245
The Church are playing San Francisco TONIGHT!! It’s the last date of their U.S tour, and if you liked this song, you can’t miss out – they’re a brilliant band!
SUN. 20th Aug – San Francisco, CA – GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL
859 O’Farrell St. Ph: 415-885-0750
Advance tickets $25 Day of show $27 plus $1.25 fee
Book via Virtuous.com or Tickets.com
Doors open 7pm Showtime 8pm
http://www.gamh.com/
Corn muffins are such a perfect idea today, I couldn’t resist making some myself. They’re in the oven now, mmm…
Oilfieldguy @ 128 Visited this little town called Port Deposit. Fantastic sleepy little town. Hardware store with three cats, houses built to the road sidebyside with the river that feeds the bay slipping quietly behind.
beautiful description
I can’t believe the number of Martha and the Muffins fans on the progressive blogs. It’s impossible to find much of their stuff on CD, but luckily I have most of their albums on vinyl from when they originally came out. I’ve ripped them to mp3 and listen to them weekly.
Oilfieldguy New Thread
puppethead –
how do you convert analog vinyl to digital mp3?
sofistic @ 126
I’m sure I read that in college, when I was planning on going on to grad school and doing something in neural linguistics or computational linguistics (couldn’t decide hehe)…it’s not ringing a bell atm, but I read literally dozens of books on similar subjects.
I was reading Jung and books like those, and the synchronicity was really freaking me out at the time hehe.
I’m surprised at how many geeks are here!
I think “Goedel” is pronounced “girdle”.
I remember when women used to wear girdles.
Kerry applying pressure, calls Lie-boy the new Cheney.
http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek…..amp;page=1
Kurt @ 127
Oh, Danceparc is one of my favorite albums, and I used to be fond of driving to “This is the Ice Age” (I’m still fond of the album, but I don’t drive at the moment) Wasn’t there an album, “Trance for Dance” or am I thinking of a track?
Adie @ 131
They do not love carrion! Woodstorks eat fish and invertebrates that they catch with a sensitive bill that snaps shut unbeleeevably fast. I know two of the guys who wrote the account cited at the Cornell account. I have wood storks visit my neighborhood regularly and they are among my favorite creatures. What wonderful faces they have!
Kurt said “I’m still worrying about Schroedinger’s poor cat”
How do you manage to open doors without anxiety?
I took some nice pictures of The Church just a couple of weeks ago in Florida – they’re playing San Francisco tonight (see post #132 above)
click for picture
There’s a bunch more in the set if you want to check ‘em out.
How about ABC’s How To Be A Millionaire?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHmv15H-VGk
beard5 @ 9:56
Trance and Dance aye. It’s the frenetic dance album hehe. I love it too. Their last album was the one I didn’t really care for, but all of their earlier stuff is really good (imho).
Christy needs to rent ‘Donnie Darko.’
-ck- @
137
I’m using the Numark PT01 turntable (look under products on the Numark site), that has stereo RCA output, which I then feed into my Mac with the Griffin iMic and use Griffin’s Final Vinyl software to capture the audio as AIFF. Finally I use iTunes to convert to MP3.
The turntable is the key component, it provides good sound that can be captured by anything because of the standard RCA jacks. And no messing with the special phono connection.
Hey jane, are you still in the room? The doggie dishes! Itching to go where you are. I’m a notorious post-and-runner, but today I’m at work…hehe…I’ll try and hang out.
What a leisurely thread. Just went to town in the old pick up, singing along with some Doc Watson and my brakes went out. Talk about a genuine Jethro Bodine moment! Christy if you are ducking in I had a huge roadrunner on my back porch this morning. The expression on my cats face…priceless.
All of this in one thread.)
carolyn urban @
62
Thanks carolyn – amazing how one brief paragraph can make my day.
Hey, Christy: Nostalgia takes different forms. I took my little girl to a Wiggles concert yesterday in PA and, for 90 minutes, I was 5 again. They’ll be in VA this week, if your little one likes them. BTW, I sat next to one of the bloggers/writers for the National Review and he and his wife were simply delightful people and my daughter wants to marry their son. Goes to show ya…
Kurt @ 113
Oh Goedel Escher Bach! Great stuff. Kinda ties up all the loose ends. Geeks R us. Wish I had an umlaut key for Goedel.
Hypatia 142
oops, wrong ’stork’! I stand corrected.
is lieman a vertebrate?
OMG John Casper @ 21
- Lake Shore Drive!!! Slippin’ on down on LSD…
yes, yes, yes
Ah, the church played in san francisco last night (i think!)…would have gone but am already going to the pogues and billy bragg in October…its a bit of a trip from reno so I have to limit my concert trips for bands dating back to the 80s.
John Casper @ 3
Put that to a hip hop beat and you have something John!
When one can remember Adrian Kronauer live in the mornings and still be around to hear Chris Noel in the afternoons, that’s nostalgia. Ahhh, where have the days of AFRS Saigon gone?
One earth, one mother
Crazy Horse, we hear what you say
We are the Seventh Generation
Egads, I heard this song the other day, and my son said, “What is this crap?” I shrugged and out of mouth popped, “The Church was Duran Duran trying to be ‘relevant.’ and without the too-cool-for-you videos.”
Which pretty much sums it up.
I didn’t like much of Duran Duran, but at least they released some awesome videos (the uncensored Girls on Film is, uh, eye-opening).
I have never heard this song or of this band. Of course, I was in my thirties in the eighties.
Saw the Church live in late 80’s after girlfriend broke up with me. Brings back many memories of addiction and lost youth. Christy you must be the bomb–good selection.
hello, i’ve been lurking here for awhile, but in case it hasn’t been mentioned…
yes, the church are still together, and in fact they are touring the u.s. right now (they continue to tour in north america every 2-4 years). if anyone’s interested you can check it out here:
http://www.thechurchband.com/news/index.phtml
i love this video.
[full disclosure, i’m an american living in australia, and was actually in a band with the drummer in this video, who is no longer a member of the church]
The Church have rarely stopped putting out great albums. Check out their last four to see what they’ve been up and I think you’ll find that they only keep getting better and better.