Shoegaze - Page 2

The Lung · 04.22.2007, 03:08 PM

Catherine Wheel's 'Chrome' is a good one to check out. Slowdive's early EPs and Isn't Anything are my favorite shoegaze releases though.

SonicSam · 04.23.2007, 04:08 AM

Souvalaki is really good, but I wouldnt call it my favourite SG album purely for the fact that there are 2 or 3 not so good tracks, mainly the more electronic songs. Cool that other people like swirlies on this board, san cristobel is one of my favourite songs. A good new band (If you can call them shoegaze) they sound like hum.

sun city girl · 04.23.2007, 05:36 AM

best albums:

1. my bloody valentine - isn't anything
2. boo radleys - everything's alright forever
3. pale saints - in ribbons
4. ecstasy of st theresa - susurrate

PAULYBEE2656 · 04.23.2007, 06:11 AM

forgot about pale saints... nice call

PAULYBEE2656 · 04.23.2007, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbrim

Galaxie 500 - are they classed as shoegaze?

no way, they are too wonderful to be shoegaze!!!!!!!!!!

new shoegaze... may i add windy and carl to the list?

_slavo_ · 04.23.2007, 06:46 AM

You've forgotten about this splendid record:

BOWERY ELECTRIC - B E A T

It's like nothing I've ever heard before or after it...so eerie and hypnotic. A perfect record when you come back home drunk and your head's full of emotions. A beautiful one.

jico. · 04.23.2007, 07:13 AM

slowdive - souvlaki
lush - split
curve - doppelgänger
ride - nowhere
chapterhouse - whirlpool

04.23.2007, 07:18 AM

Curve were not a shoegaze band, Moose weren't either, Chapterhouse were considered garbage even then, and so were Cathrine Wheel. Good call on Bowery Electric, even though they aren't/weren't a shoegaze band either. The first three tracks on Souvalaki are really good but the rest of the album leaves quite a bit to be desired. As for the new breed, Lali Puna are a good band, not strictly shoegaze but they take inspiration from it and do some good things.

_slavo_ · 04.23.2007, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

Curve were not a shoegaze band, Moose weren't either, Chapterhouse were considered garbage even then, and so were Cathrine Wheel. Good call on Bowery Electric, even though they aren't/weren't a shoegaze band either. The first three tracks on Souvalaki are really good but the rest of the album leaves quite a bit to be desired. As for the new breed, Lali Puna are a good band, not strictly shoegaze but they take inspiration from it and do some good things.

BE might not have been shoegazer band, ("Lushlife" is far far from shoegaze record), however "Beat" sounds very shoegaze.

_slavo_ · 04.23.2007, 07:38 AM

As for a great recent shoegaze-sounding record, I'd also mention this one:

GLIFTED - UNDER AND IN

It's basically an offshoot of the members of the American band Hum. I'm not at all a fan of Hum, but when I heard this CD, I really stumbled...Really catchy guitar riffs, drowned in endless wash of layers and MBV-like feedback loops, great melodies and dreamy atmosphere. A must-have.

04.23.2007, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by _slavo_

BE might not have been shoegazer band, ("Lushlife" is far far from shoegaze record), however "Beat" sounds very shoegaze.

The good thing about them is that they took inspiration from the genre, rather than just mimicking the poses or the 'cathedral of sound' thing. I don't know if Drop Nineteens have already been mentioned. Some good songs on this album, even though they ripped off MBV quite a bit:

jico. · 04.23.2007, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

Curve were not a shoegaze band, Moose weren't either, Chapterhouse were considered garbage even then, and so were Cathrine Wheel. Good call on Bowery Electric, even though they aren't/weren't a shoegaze band either. The first three tracks on Souvalaki are really good but the rest of the album leaves quite a bit to be desired. As for the new breed, Lali Puna are a good band, not strictly shoegaze but they take inspiration from it and do some good things.

curve - horror head

04.23.2007, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by jico.

curve - horror head

I suppose the indie- dance crossover with tinges of goth genre has never been given a category all its own.

_slavo_ · 04.23.2007, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by jico.

curve - horror head

Horror Head is a beautiful song.

jico. · 04.23.2007, 08:06 AM

hahaha

i admit, all i have listened from that album are the 30 sec song samples(amg ones), (LOL, haha)after listening to the song samples on amazon, i found out a totally different album. LOL

what pork said its true...

it's more like a shoegaze inspired album, little things that you can notice here and there...

sun city girl · 04.23.2007, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

Curve were not a shoegaze band, Moose weren't either, Chapterhouse were considered garbage even then, and so were Cathrine Wheel.

what? moose were definitely shoegaze, as a matter of fact i've heard that the whole term shoegaze originated from a review of a moose gig where the singer had lyrics attached to his shoes... but of course they were musically shoegaze only in the beginning, 2 or 3 first ep's. chapterhouse were great until their second lp, but you're right about catherine wheel.

04.23.2007, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by sun city girl

what? moose were definitely shoegaze, as a matter of fact i've heard that the whole term shoegaze originated from a review of a moose gig where the singer had lyrics attached to his shoes... but of course they were musically shoegaze only in the beginning, 2 or 3 first ep's. chapterhouse were great until their second lp, but you're right about catherine wheel.

The story about Moose is true, i was referring to the fact that by their first album the shoegazers status started going amiss. I've never liked Chapterhouse and i've found them heavily derivative of the whole scene that was about at the time. Another band i remember being around was Scorpio Rising from Liverpool, not a great one. The singer went on to form Plastic Fantastic and kick-started the whole short-lived Romo movement.

MellySingsDoom · 04.23.2007, 11:46 AM

I'd just like to say that I saw Slowdive once, and they were the most motherfucking boring band it's been my displeasure to see, ever.

SonicSam · 04.23.2007, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by swa(y)

slowdive sux something serious.

slowdive are one of those bands that I worship, but can understand why people hate them at the same time.

Jt · 04.23.2007, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

first three tracks on Souvalaki are really good but the rest of the album leaves quite a bit to be desired.

Yeah, try track seven:

Here

You can still buy this album so that track won't be up long. But if that's not an incentive to buy the thing I don't know what is...

04.22.2007, 03:08 PM	#21
The Lung stalker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Leeds Posts: 299	Catherine Wheel's 'Chrome' is a good one to check out. Slowdive's early EPs and Isn't Anything are my favorite shoegaze releases though.
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04.23.2007, 04:08 AM	#22
SonicSam children of satan Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 269	Souvalaki is really good, but I wouldnt call it my favourite SG album purely for the fact that there are 2 or 3 not so good tracks, mainly the more electronic songs. Cool that other people like swirlies on this board, san cristobel is one of my favourite songs. A good new band (If you can call them shoegaze) they sound like hum. __________________
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04.23.2007, 05:36 AM	#23
sun city girl the end of the ugly Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: finland Posts: 945	best albums: 1. my bloody valentine - isn't anything 2. boo radleys - everything's alright forever 3. pale saints - in ribbons 4. ecstasy of st theresa - susurrate
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04.23.2007, 06:11 AM	#24
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	forgot about pale saints... nice call __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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04.23.2007, 06:46 AM	#26
_slavo_ invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ðîññèÿ Posts: 10,912	You've forgotten about this splendid record: BOWERY ELECTRIC - B E A T It's like nothing I've ever heard before or after it...so eerie and hypnotic. A perfect record when you come back home drunk and your head's full of emotions. A beautiful one. __________________ you're the boy that can enjoy invisibility
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04.23.2007, 07:13 AM	#27
jico. expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,417	slowdive - souvlaki lush - split curve - doppelgänger ride - nowhere chapterhouse - whirlpool
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04.23.2007, 07:18 AM	#28
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	Curve were not a shoegaze band, Moose weren't either, Chapterhouse were considered garbage even then, and so were Cathrine Wheel. Good call on Bowery Electric, even though they aren't/weren't a shoegaze band either. The first three tracks on Souvalaki are really good but the rest of the album leaves quite a bit to be desired. As for the new breed, Lali Puna are a good band, not strictly shoegaze but they take inspiration from it and do some good things.
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04.23.2007, 07:38 AM	#30
_slavo_ invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ðîññèÿ Posts: 10,912	As for a great recent shoegaze-sounding record, I'd also mention this one: GLIFTED - UNDER AND IN It's basically an offshoot of the members of the American band Hum. I'm not at all a fan of Hum, but when I heard this CD, I really stumbled...Really catchy guitar riffs, drowned in endless wash of layers and MBV-like feedback loops, great melodies and dreamy atmosphere. A must-have. __________________ you're the boy that can enjoy invisibility
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04.23.2007, 08:06 AM	#35
jico. expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,417	hahaha i admit, all i have listened from that album are the 30 sec song samples(amg ones), (LOL, haha)after listening to the song samples on amazon, i found out a totally different album. LOL what pork said its true... it's more like a shoegaze inspired album, little things that you can notice here and there...
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04.23.2007, 11:46 AM	#38
MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	I'd just like to say that I saw Slowdive once, and they were the most motherfucking boring band it's been my displeasure to see, ever. __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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