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Old 03.22.2011, 06:38 AM   #21
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I can't get into The Swirlies (just like Deerhoof and Polvo, two other bands often mentioned here).
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Old 03.22.2011, 02:40 PM   #22
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Blonder Tongue Audio Baton is a masterpiece -- way better than Deerhoof (who I think have never made a consistently great record, all their records are FILLED with filler) and Polvo (Today's Active Lifestyles is good though).

SWERVEDRIVER is an amazing band. It really doesn't get better than SON OF MUSTANG FORD. Every song on Raise is a masterpiece; way more talented than Ride (obviously more talented than MBV; MBV's songs were simple as hell, often downright boring.. interesting production notwithstanding).

Slowdive is my favorite band mentioned on this thread though.
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Old 03.22.2011, 03:55 PM   #23
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Always loved this one from Ride: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV--eYGPQJ8
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Old 03.22.2011, 09:09 PM   #24
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Didn't they also do a tour with bands that were called shoegaze by the NME in 1991 or something?

They did the revolver tour in 92 with the Mary Chain and the Valentines (and Blur!) and I'm sure they must've played before that with bands who'd later be described as 'shoegaze'.

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See, I thought Jesus and Mary Chain were more what you were describing than Dino was, demon. Maybe both were. They certainly came before most of that stuff, 1982 I think (Dino came two years later if I'm not mistaken, so both bands were kinda doing their thing, whih undoubtedly inspired bands doing the big-loud-walls-of-guitar-with-pop-hooks thing; I think, in the case of stuff like Ride and Slowdive, it's good to look at, say, Cocteau Twins as an unspoken influence)?

Yeah, it's difficult. I've always thought it was Dinosaur that set the ball rolling but it's impossible to discount the Mary Chain's influence. I would say, though, that I think Dinosaur had a bigger influence on the Valentines than the Mary Chain did. Although the degree to which Shoegaze can be reduced to the influence of the Valentines is another question.

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I actually think shoegaze started as sort of a derogatory term -- kinda boring music, with bands staring at their shoes and shit.

I thought it was because of the amount of pedals they used. Either way it was definitely used in a derogatory way. It was a term made up by either the Melody Maker, NME or Sounds. I remember one called them shoegazers and another referred to them as 'the scene that celebrates itself' because their gigs were always filled almost exclusively with members of other bands. I'd be amazed if any of those bands made any money from live shows, considering the guest lists for them must've looked like the yellow pages.
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