The 'this made me sit up' thread

Corpsey

bandz ahoy
I just wanted to post this somewhere, and already did a COTD.


Public Image - Radio 4

I've been listening to a bunch of 70s music atm, inspired by reading various 70s rock critics (Lester bangs, nick Kent, Ian MacDonald) — oh, and Woebot's 'Book of Woe'! — and Bangs exhorted me to listen to 'Metal Box', so I did. I've never liked the Public Image Ltd that I'd heard, which evidently hadn't included this, which instantly made me sit up (MMSU). I think having grown to appreciate CAN helped prep me for it. Also its relatively low on Lydon screeching like a banshee.

Anyway, THIS track REALLY MMSU — Bangs describes it as 'Eno-ish' so maybe that explains it, but I was amazed that John Lydon had been involved in making something like this, a haunting synth piece that sounds 'cold' in all the best ways.

Submit your own, as and when. (But please if possible write something to accompany it and explain what MYSU is.
 

luka

Well-known member

Just put this on as I was going to use it for a dismissive joke but it actually did make me sit up for how shit it is, I don't remember it being this shit, and also how disgusting the people look. Real creeps.
 

blissblogger

Well-known member
I just wanted to post this somewhere, and already did a COTD.


Public Image - Radio 4

I've been listening to a bunch of 70s music atm, inspired by reading various 70s rock critics (Lester bangs, nick Kent, Ian MacDonald) — oh, and Woebot's 'Book of Woe'! — and Bangs exhorted me to listen to 'Metal Box', so I did. I've never liked the Public Image Ltd that I'd heard, which evidently hadn't included this, which instantly made me sit up (MMSU). I think having grown to appreciate CAN helped prep me for it. Also its relatively low on Lydon screeching like a banshee.

Anyway, THIS track REALLY MMSU — Bangs describes it as 'Eno-ish' so maybe that explains it, but I was amazed that John Lydon had been involved in making something like this, a haunting synth piece that sounds 'cold' in all the best ways..


That track is all Keith Levene i think - he might even have done the bassline, rather than Wobble.

Its serenity was certainly a surprise at the end of Metal Box, especially after the preceding track "Chant" which stampedes along
 

Corpsey

bandz ahoy
Listening to a comp of 90s RNB hits on Spotify, featuring a lot of stuff I've not heard (Jodeci "Come and Talk To Me") and THIS hellacious banger comes on:


New Jack Swing eh, must have been amazing to live through.
 
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