Listen To An Album For Every Year Of Your Life

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Chrisull
Chrisull
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10:25pm, 19 Feb 2018
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Chrisull
Pink flag sounded good when Elastica were intent on rewriting it in the 90s :-). I get where you're coming from now, not sure I'd listen to the whole thing through now either, although "Strange" is excellent (and quite unlike anything else on Pink Flag, and also miles better than REM's cover of it), their second and third lps are way better and have dated far better too. "French Film Blurred", "Outdoor Miner" (the single version with hokey piano solo which I love despite it being cheesy as a pack of wotsits), and "Map Ref 41n 93w" the latter which was a big influence on the shoegazers of the 1990s.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Feb 2018
10:30pm, 19 Feb 2018
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Derby Tup
Wire and Gang of Four were as influential in a way as the Stooges and VU were on the generation before

Speaking of Elastica - I heard their ‘cover’ of the Stranglers today. Bloody good nod / pastiche / blatant rip-off
Chrisull
Chrisull
Feb 2018
10:38pm, 19 Feb 2018
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Chrisull
Actually listening to Pink Flag now, it's still got a spartan otherness and art-school archness I dig.
Diogenes
Diogenes
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10:39pm, 19 Feb 2018
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Diogenes
I like Elastica. I’ve always thought the start of Connection is a rip-off of the theme tune of Are You Being Served.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
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10:41pm, 19 Feb 2018
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Derby Tup
Ground floor, going up . . .
ElDuderino
ElDuderino
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7:51am, 20 Feb 2018
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ElDuderino
Elasticas first album ripped off at least a hundred songs :)
Still love it though and pop it on for a listen every now and again
swittle
swittle
Feb 2018
8:42am, 20 Feb 2018
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swittle
Elastica was by no means the only band of the time mining seams of superior music - but I like 'em too!
Diogenes
Diogenes
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9:01am, 20 Feb 2018
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Diogenes
I'm don't actually think it's a rip-off, it more of an unintended similarity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJZfzxLhoJI


After watching the first minute or so, I was thinking maybe I was mistaken, but then I watched this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTCUuTGNEnI
McGoohan
McGoohan
Feb 2018
9:13am, 20 Feb 2018
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McGoohan
Connection - that's the Trigger Happy TV theme isn't it?

I always got Elastica mixed up with Republica (but who in fairness were quite catchy but several shades of shit and a league or two below)
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Feb 2018
9:19am, 20 Feb 2018
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Derby Tup
Elastica is the posh druggy bird who was with the lad from Blur innit

About This Thread

Maintained by McGoohan
Since Night-owl started the main thread: Read A Book For Every Year Of Your Life, I've also been doing this:

Listen To An Album From Every Year Of Your Life

Here's a good link that Little Nemo found: the 'best ever' albums from across the years.
besteveralbums.com

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