80′s
The Style Council – The Singular Adventures of the Style Council (1989)
18/08/10
The Style Council’s albums were always weighed down by their far-reaching musical ambitions, which meant that their ideas were usually best heard on their singles. And while this period of Paul Weller’s career has been criticized heavily, he wrote several excellent songs during the Style Council, most of which are featured on the fine compilation The Singular Adventures of the Style Council. Not all of the 16 songs are first-rate, as it begins to lose steam toward the end of the band’s life, but “My Ever Changing Moods,” “You’re the Best Thing,” “Long Hot Summer,” “Shout to the Top!,” “A Solid Bond in Your Heart,” “Money Go Round,” “Walls Come Tumbling Down,” and “Speak Like a Child” are terrific, and make the collection worthwhile for fans of the Jam and Weller’s solo career, as well as fans of New Romantic new wave and jazzy sophisti-pop. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG
My Rate: 9.8/10
Vídeo de “Shout to the Top!” (Live, TOTP 84)
The Pandoras – It’s About Time (1984)
08/07/10
ALLMUSIC Avoiding the sputter of careerist garage rock for a spectacularly bleary haunted house feel, It’s About Time was a welcome alternative to art-punk, synth pop, and the power hunger of bands like X and the Cramps. That’s not to say that the Pandoras didn’t owe themselves to an extinct musical movement, but thanks mostly due to Paula Pierce, who fronted and wrote virtually everything here, rough charms like “Cry on My Own,” “I Live My Life,” and “Hot Generation,” had a musicality to them that allowed the Easybeats-like throb to bob and sway instead of simply blaring out into a din. Years later, much of It’s About Time still shines in its muddily produced, tonally confident swagger, remaining one of 1984′s best garage-punk releases. ~ Dean Carlson
My Rate: 8.5/10
Áudio de “Hot Generation”
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Eleanor Rigby – The Best of Eleanor Rigby Vol. 1 and Vol.2
01/03/10
Genre: Mod Revival
Based: UK
Label: Future Lengend
Year: 1994 / 1996
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Vídeo de “I Want to Sleep With You” (1985)
The Clamheads – Summer’s Coming Down 12″
09/02/10
Genre: Jangle Pop / Indiepop
Based: UK
Label: Jericho Records
Year: 1989
My Rate: 10/10
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Tracklist:
1. Summer’s Coming Down
2. Everybody Loves Me Cept You
3. Never Crack On
4. Reprobate’s Blessing
Áudio de “Summer’s Coming Down”
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Biff Bang Pow! – Waterbomb – The Best Of…
25/01/10
Genre: Jangle Pop / Indiepop / Mod Revival
Based In…: UK
Label: Rev-Ola
Year: 2003
My Rate: 10/10
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Tracklist:
1. Waterbomb
2. There Must Be A Better Life
3. The Chocolate Elephant Man
4. Love And Hate
5. Wouldnt You
6. Then When I Scream (single Version)
7. Someone Stole My Wheels
8. Loves Going Out Of Fashion
9. The Beat Hotel
10. Fifty Years Of Fun
11. The Death Of England
12. It Makes You Scared
13. She Never Understood
14. In The Afternoon
15. She Paints
16. The Girl From Well Lane
17. Baby You Just Dont Care
18. Hug Me Honey
19. A Girl Called Destruction
20. Shes Got Diamonds In Her Hair
21. Then When I Scream
22. Miss California Toothpaste 1972
23. The Whole World Is Turning Brouchard
The Bats – Daddy’s Highway
19/01/10
Genre: Jangle Pop / Indiepop
Based In…: New Zealand
Label: Flying Nun
Year: 1987
My Rate: 9/10
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ALLMUSIC The Bats’ first full album continues the early promise of their EPs and, with only the slightest deviations and changes since, established their sound for just about everything that followed. Scott and company may not be the most willfully experimental of musicians, but when they’re on — more often the case than not — their lovely, melancholic songs simply hit the spot. Woodward forms the perfect singing partner for Scott, while guest violinist Alastair Galbraith brings his talent to the fore as he has for so many other New Zealand bands. “Treason” makes for a good start to the album, but the real standout on Daddy’s Highway is the surging “North by North.” Featuring a fantastic Galbraith violin solo, it gives the band the opportunity to show its sometime hidden strengths for more energetic, nervous material. Scott‘s vocal performance is one of his best, and the quick, on-edge pace seems to get even more so as the song continues. Quieter songs unsurprisingly abound as well, from the understated sweetness of “Sir Queen” to the gentle keyboard-touched “Candidate.” “Tragedy” is one of the best in this vein, ending in a disturbing low drone (or at least as much of a drone as the generally quick-length songs by the Bats allow for). Though Daddy’s Highway suffers a touch from the same problem that affects all Bats releases — an increasing sameness, especially towards album’s end — it’s still a great full album debut. [by Ned Raggett]
Vídeo de “Made Up In Blue”
Makin’ Time – Rhythm and Soul
17/01/10
Genre: Mod Revival / New Wave
Based In…: UK
Label: Teldec
Year: 1985
My Rate: 9/10
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Disco e banda sensacionais, super recomendado!!! Upload original feito pelo blog Lazer Guided Melodies, e abaixo um comentário do Gilberto sobre o disco:
Primeiro álbum dessa banda que tocava um mod revival de arrepiar, sem cair nos clichês do estilo. Adicionavam ao mod do The Jam influências da cena indie inglesa da época e do northern soul. Esse disco começa meio estranho, mas da metade pro final encontramos belíssimas faixas, como a balada “The Girl That Touched My Soul”, que lembra até o Biff Bang Pow!, ou “Where The Rythm Takes You”, que tem vocais femininos e nos remete aos bons momentos do Dexy’s Midnight Runners e James Taylor Quartet.
Vídeo de “Here is My Number”
Chin Chin – We Don’t Wanna Be Prisoners EP
14/01/10
Genre: Punk / New Wave / Indiepop / Noise Pop
Based In…: Switzerland
Label: Farmer Records
Year: 1984
My Rate: 10/10
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Tracklist:
1. We Don’t Wanna Be Prisoners
2. Desires Only
3. The World’s Burning
Áudio de “We Don’t Wanna Be Prisoners”
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Chin Chin – Stop! Your Crying
14/01/10
Genre: Punk / New Wave / Indiepop / Noise Pop
Based In…: Switzerland
Label: 53rd & 3rd
Year: 1987
My Rate: 8/10
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Tracklist:
1. Stop! Your Crying
2. Dark Days
3. Never Surrender
4. Cry In Vain
5. Revolution
6. Stay With Me
7. My Guy
8. Jungle Of Fear
Áudio de “My Guy”
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