RIP 2019
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@JC seems odd he was quite old in the 80's eh.
Yeah, I was surprised too. He always had that kind of drawn look which it never dawned on me was probably because he was pushing 40. Back in those pre Internet days the only source of information like that was the music papers, NME, Melody Maker, Smash Hits and our own Rip It Up and you’d have to be lucky enough to strike a copy with an interview with a particular band. I quite liked The Cars, knew the members names and their music but realistically knew nothing about them.
In any event, they were farking massive back then. If anybody remembers Live Aid “Drive” was on almost constant rotate in every break between performances. I think I’ve yet to hear a better produced album than Heartbeat City. The songs themselves sound pretty dated though, as I say they defined that era so it’s inevitable they sort of stayed in a time warp. Genius in its own way though.
Their first album was, at the time, a thing of wonder. Innovative songs, really slick playing and the technology was mind blowing for those days. That’s the one I still play.
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@MiketheSnow said in RIP 2019:
Funnily enough I was just thinking something similar when I heard about Ocasek. Most of those pioneers are circling the drain now and soon most of my heroes will be history. Getting older sucks.
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@jegga Costumes and effects aside, the show held up very well. Good acting and writing.
That was the main feature of Blake's 7 and Dr Who back in the 80s, great script writing that allowed you to forgive the cheapo effects
Did we even realise they were cheapo effects back then?
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@jegga Costumes and effects aside, the show held up very well. Good acting and writing.
That was the main feature of Blake's 7 and Dr Who back in the 80s, great script writing that allowed you to forgive the cheapo effects
Did we even realise they were cheapo effects back then?
Well no, absolutely mesmerised by the quality script writing. "EXTERMINATE"
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@jegga Costumes and effects aside, the show held up very well. Good acting and writing.
That was the main feature of Blake's 7 and Dr Who back in the 80s, great script writing that allowed you to forgive the cheapo effects
Did we even realise they were cheapo effects back then?
Yeah half the shit they used as spaceships looked exactly like the detergent bottles in the laundry.
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@jegga Costumes and effects aside, the show held up very well. Good acting and writing.
That was the main feature of Blake's 7 and Dr Who back in the 80s, great script writing that allowed you to forgive the cheapo effects
Did we even realise they were cheapo effects back then?
Not really. Shit it was great growing up in the innocence of the 70s and 80s. You weren’t privy to all of the insider story, you just enjoyed shows for what they were. The kids know too much now, and I think something of the imagination of film, TV and music is lost
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@jegga I didn't really worry too much that the Cybermen were made out of spray painted plastic bottles, and that the Daleks were pretty much beaten if you lured into anywhere with stairs, or other monsters made out of egg cartons and such like. The stories were that well written and acted that they drew you in
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Going up to Mangawhai Heads for the summer as a kid there were three tapes on the way: Best of the Cars, Best of Talking Heads, and the Travelling Willberries.
You need more than three tapes these days just to get you as far as Puhoi.
You just flipped it and played it back 👍
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Ric Ocasek produced a lot of albums too - there is some quality stuff in this list
Suicide - Suicide: Alan Vega and Martin Rev (1980)
Ric Ocasek - Beatitude (1982)
Romeo Void - Benefactor (1982)
Bad Brains - Rock for Light (1983)
Alan Vega - Saturn Strip (1983)
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions -Rattlesnakes (1984; Remixed three songs for U.S. release)
Ric Ocasek - This Side of Paradise (1986)
The Cars - Door to Door (1987)
Suicide - A Way of Life (1988)
Ric Ocasek - Fireball Zone (1991)
Suicide - Why Be Blue (1992)[42]
Ric Ocasek - Quick Change World (1993)
Ric Ocasek - Negative Theater (1993)
Black 47 - Fire of Freedom (1993)
Alan Vega - New Raceion (1993)
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
Bad Brains - God of Love (1995)
Bad Religion - The Gray Race (1996)
Nada Surf - High/Low (1996)
Ric Ocasek - Troublizing (1997)
D Generation - No Lunch (1998)
Jonathan Richman - I'm So Confused (1998)
Possum Dixon - New Sheets (1998)
Guided by Voices - Do the Collapse (1999)
The Wannadies - Yeah (1999)
Weezer - Weezer (Green Album) (2001)
No Doubt - Rock Steady (2001; tracks "Don't Let Me Down" and "Platinum Blonde Life")
Le Tigre - This Island (2004)
Ric Ocasek - Nexterday (2005)
Brazilian Girls - Talk to La Bomb (2006; track "Last Call")
The Pink Spiders - Teenage Graffiti (2006)
Motion City Soundtrack - Even If It Kills Me (2007; Five tracks)
Shwayze - Let It Beat (2009; track "Crazy for You")
Weezer - Everything Will Be Alright in the End (2014)
The Cribs - For All My Sisters (2015) -
@MiketheSnow said in RIP 2019:
Funnily enough I was just thinking something similar when I heard about Ocasek. Most of those pioneers are circling the drain now and soon most of my heroes will be history. Getting older sucks.
Beats the alternative though...
Thought the article was 300 words stating the very obvious. Plus it had a very loose definition of rock.
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@MiketheSnow said in RIP 2019:
Funnily enough I was just thinking something similar when I heard about Ocasek. Most of those pioneers are circling the drain now and soon most of my heroes will be history. Getting older sucks.
Beats the alternative though...
Thought the article was 300 words stating the very obvious. Plus it had a very loose definition of rock.
Could have been said in 5 (6)
There's a storm a comin'
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@MiketheSnow said in RIP 2019:
@MiketheSnow said in RIP 2019:
Funnily enough I was just thinking something similar when I heard about Ocasek. Most of those pioneers are circling the drain now and soon most of my heroes will be history. Getting older sucks.
Beats the alternative though...
Thought the article was 300 words stating the very obvious. Plus it had a very loose definition of rock.
Could have been said in 5 (6)
“There's a storm a comin' “
That’s Richard Hawley. He’s got a few more years left I reckon.
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Going up to Mangawhai Heads for the summer as a kid there were three tapes on the way: Best of the Cars, Best of Talking Heads, and the Travelling Willberries.
My first road trip when I got a car was to Mangawhai , we thrashed Badmotorfinger on the crappy factory Datsun tape deck .