You cannot go against nature, because when you do –
Dude, I was totally going to post the Killing Joke song Eighties to augment this entry, but I just realized that I must have lost or sold my “Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!” disc some point. I suppose I’ll have to pick up another copy now.
Anyway that song wasn’t the point. No, this is about some other great 80s tunes in which I’m currently basking. See, Amazon is having an indie rock sale, and included are some tasty choices from labels like 4AD, Beggars Banquet, etc. (PS: Mike, it’s not all 80s, there’s some good Epitaph stuff in there as well.) Well at $8 a pop I couldn’t say to no to grabbing a few that had been on my back list for a while.
First, a rediscovery, “16 Lovers Lane” by the Go-Betweens. I f-ing loved “Was There Anything I Could Do”, and somehow that song got pushed back into the front of my consciousness a few months ago, so I had to grab it. The whole album is good — if you like lush, orchestral indie pop (closest comparison I can think of is maybe The Church) — but that song to me is among the greats of the decade. What can I say, I’m a sucker for violin-out-of-context.
Then there was the belated exploration: I’ve long heard about how great The Fall are supposed to be, but for some reason I’d never gotten around to listening to ‘em much. So when I saw them in the list, I figured I’d give ‘em a shot. The one song I did know & love was “Big New Prinz”, so I picked up that album, “I am Kurious Oranj”. I understand their earlier stuff is supposed to be more “punk”, and I’ll still have to look into that sometime, but this is good for now. It is apparently the score to a rock ballet of sorts, which definately appeals to my penchant for art-rock crossover work. (As in see also “Young Gods play Kurt Weil”…)
Finally, less exciting, but a necessary addition to round out my collection, the Best of Love and Rockets. I hadn’t heard “No New Tale to Tell” in a long ass time. good stuff.
