Wow, YouTube certainly has some real gems, doesn't it? Did you see the Pop Group live? Any particular memories?
Talking of post-punk, you've probably seen it already but there's an excellent book out on the subject by Simon Reynolds ('Rip It Up and Start Again'). It has a good section on the Pop Group. Well worth a read. (http://www.simonreynolds.net)
Also, I was wondering if Animals & Men were fans of Wire at all. "Shell Shock" seems to resonate with some of their slower, brooding numbers.
No I haven't seen that book - I've heard of it - maybe I should check it out. Yes we saw the Pop Group - at Trinity church around the time of the 'How Much Longer' lp - very scary - they were a bit posh though for all their Revolutionary fervour - so we didn't approach them when we saw them around. We liked, Sue and I, the early Wire - 12XU, the Lowdown and so on but kind of drifted away by the time of 154 - some great singles though, from that era that we still play - Outdoor Miner, Dot Dash. Nigel, our bass player was very keen on them I think
Wow, YouTube certainly has some real gems, doesn't it? Did you see the Pop Group live? Any particular memories?
ReplyDeleteTalking of post-punk, you've probably seen it already but there's an excellent book out on the subject by Simon Reynolds ('Rip It Up and Start Again'). It has a good section on the Pop Group. Well worth a read. (http://www.simonreynolds.net)
Also, I was wondering if Animals & Men were fans of Wire at all. "Shell Shock" seems to resonate with some of their slower, brooding numbers.
No I haven't seen that book - I've heard of it - maybe I should check it out. Yes we saw the Pop Group - at Trinity church around the time of the 'How Much Longer' lp - very scary - they were a bit posh though for all their Revolutionary fervour - so we didn't approach them when we saw them around.
ReplyDeleteWe liked, Sue and I, the early Wire - 12XU, the Lowdown and so on but kind of drifted away by the time of 154 - some great singles though, from that era that we still play - Outdoor Miner, Dot Dash. Nigel, our bass player was very keen on them I think