Umm... Jackie Greene
(you guys are so funny
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Not wanting to not play by the rules (which I do, great game!), but can't pass up a chance to bang on about ... Josef K only did one LP, The Only Fun In Town. It's not them at their best. They had to re-record it (and the unreleased original was really bad!), and still didn't get it right. Their best is in the singles, Chance Meeting, Sorry For Laughing, It's Kinda Funny (though the re-recorded version of the latter on the LP is probably to better version), Endless Soul. There's a superb compilation on CD, Young and Stupid, which I have yet to buy (quite unbelievably), and so still only have it all on vinyl, but I will soon. I think this has all the above titles on. One to buy without hearing, cos you will love it. Their influence on Franz F is inestimable.miss buenos aires wrote:Let's see...it's not really a band that I'm looking for a way into so much as it is the early 80s British indie pop scene. I got a Rough Trade comp, but I don't know where to go from there. If I have to choose a band, I guess I will go with Josef K.
Oh dear lovely Otis, I was hoping you'd chime in! Thanks!Otis Westinghouse wrote:Not wanting to not play by the rules (which I do, great game!), but can't pass up a chance to bang on about ... Josef K only did one LP, The Only Fun In Town. It's not them at their best. They had to re-record it (and the unreleased original was really bad!), and still didn't get it right. Their best is in the singles, Chance Meeting, Sorry For Laughing, It's Kinda Funny (though the re-recorded version of the latter on the LP is probably to better version), Endless Soul. There's a superb compilation on CD, Young and Stupid, which I have yet to buy (quite unbelievably), and so still only have it all on vinyl, but I will soon. I think this has all the above titles on. One to buy without hearing, cos you will love it. Their influence on Franz F is inestimable.miss buenos aires wrote:Let's see...it's not really a band that I'm looking for a way into so much as it is the early 80s British indie pop scene. I got a Rough Trade comp, but I don't know where to go from there. If I have to choose a band, I guess I will go with Josef K.
Maybe a thread on the broader topic of your interest is required. It's almost my PhD subject, and I'm overshadowed in my knowledge by others here (such as Richard).
Back to the rules...
Noise, Waits' career breaks down pretty neatly into three periods - his early blues troubadour years, the Island years, where he starts to experiment with strange instruments and vocal approaches, and his later period, which is his most adventurous.noiseradio wrote:Start with Girlfriend. It has some of his best songs, including the title track and "Waiting." If Girlfriend doesn't float your boat, Matthew Sweet isn't for you. From there, I highly recommend 100% Fun and Altered Beast, in that order. The former is more accessible, the latter more difficult (but ultimately more rewarding). "Sick of Myself" from 100% Fun is one of my favorite Matthew Sweet tracks.
Tom Waits
Basically, you can't go wrong with any compilation that has "Je t'aime...moi non plus" on it. My comp of choice is Comic Strip, but you might like the jazzier stuff...? I don't know. For some reason, the song that leapt immediately to my mind was "Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde," whose chorus goes like this:bobster wrote:Yes, but what is Eli coming for and why should I care....Okay, since I appear to be the Laura Nyro expert by default here....
Serge Gainsbourg.
I remember some creepy tune he did with his daughter Charlotte that had incestual overtones:miss buenos aires wrote:Basically, you can't go wrong with any compilation that has "Je t'aime...moi non plus" on it. My comp of choice is Comic Strip, but you might like the jazzier stuff...? I don't know.