Yes it was. Great night indeed.
In hindight it wasn't the maladjusted tour, but the "I don't need a new album to go on a major tour, I'm Morrissey" tour.
Marked man, some good ones there that nearly slipped through the net.
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You could even see him twice if you want. Greenock is not that far from Glasgow.Originally Posted by davey
No dates known apart from the Manchester shows and Scotland. I hope they comes to Belfast, though if not I'll just go down to Dublin and back to see the show. I think though he'd sell out the Waterfront Hall or the Oddysey rather easily.
Class !
Two more weeks till the Bauhaus show, I can hardly wait!
Have to say I was a bit disappointed by their show in NY a while ago. Note perfect, a good light show, but a bit too polished. Not really what you want from Bauhaus. I definitely got the feel that this was a nostalgia show, as opposed to a show to be taken on its own merits.
I hope the show you go to is better, Gerrit.
What I heard is that Peter Murphy was not 100% 'with it'. I hope it was an off-day. He promised a new Bauhaus reunion from before, so I find it hard to believe that he'd see it as an obligation and nothing more. The setlists from the American part of the tour looked great though.
Oh yeah, now you're talking. I congratulate you on your excellent taste. It also has one of the best opening songs on any album(debut or otherwise) in the sublime "Obscurity Knocks". One of my very favourite bands. Their last album "Weightlifting" is a gem, and "I've Seen Everything" would be in my top 5 albums of all time. Other best debuts on my list would be :
REM - Murmur(How come no-one has mentioned this yet - or did I miss it?)
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Rattlesnakes,
Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain
and a Home Grown Classic:
Stars of Heaven - Sacred Heart Hotel (A mini Album, to be pedantic, but still brilliant)
*OK - I forgot about "Chronic Town by REM when typing the above. But it's more of an EP really.
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Adding in George Best - The Wedding Present and Red Roses for Me - The Pogues
Where am I now? I'm over here,
I've got those empty pockets and I can't afford a beer.
Gotta be "Do or Die" by Dropkick Murphys. Absolute quality band!!
I'd love to invent a time machine then go back in time and win the lottery, buy new players and a stadium. Time machines are brilliant aren't they- Ian Holloway
I agree with many of the suggestions already made but am curious about this omission.
"Rattus Norvegicus " by The Stranglers is a definite classic.
But guys there's a very good reason why the debut album's by bands are good. They have had their entire lives up to that point to write the songs for it. The difficult second album syndrome comes cause they only have a year of so to crank that one out usually. The Stranglers first three albums were all good but that was because most of the songs for the first two were already in the stage set when they signed their first contract in 1976. They even had a couple from the third written and rehearsed at that stage and it wasn't released till 1978.
You're not wrong there; glaring omission alright.
I'd say the second and/or third albums are usually a band's best. The first album often has some 'childhood diseases' while the band matures from that point on and can aim for perfection on the next albums.
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