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The Mission – Raising Cain (Neverland – 1995)
It could be argued that the band were over by 1995. Goth music was more a 80’s phenomenon or was it?
Wayne Hussey doesn’t sound like himself anymore in most of this screechy feedback driven album. I tried listening to the subsequent album, 'Blue' but them seem to be moving to a more electronic sound in that one.
I would say The Mission are best while sticking to their roots, and that is the edgy doom and gloom sounds we are all accustomed too.
Being a fan of their earlier material I did my usual thing of sticking the album in the car on repeat until it sank into my head.
Raising Cain is dark stuff, so if you’re thinking of slitting your wrists while listening, then try Captain Sensibles’ Happy Talk instead.
I would say Neverland is as good as most of their 80’s albums after 20 or so plays. This one along with title track is probably the best of the bunch.
Aphrodite's Child - The Four Horsemen (666 – 1972)
So let’s go back in time to when Prog had been born but had yet to hit it’s peak. I only recently discovered this song from someone on Facebook while browsing a music channel.
First the bad, it features Demis Roussos, the big Greek dude who wears underpants that are far too tight for him. Think Barry Gibb but much wider and your hitting the mark.
He had a successful solo career in the mid 70’s with fucking awful songs that your mum liked such as ‘Forever and Ever’. Before all that happened he was part of Aphrodite's Child.
Growing up I was tortured not by the voice of this 'greek god', but by the songs which were less than pleasing to my young ears. If he was 'Happy to be on an Island in the Sun', I wish he could have lain down, took in the sun and kept his trap shut.
From around 3 minutes we get a great rocking solo outtro that seems to go on Forever and Ever. Maybe that was his inspiration for the grating, vomit drenched crap that we had to put up with several years later.
Garbage – A Stroke of Luck (Garbage – 1995)
Shirley Manson was such a temptress. Ever since myself and @trolleydave watched a bootleg live concert of her fronting Garbage strutting around the stage without a bra while tripping, we were completely hooked.
It wasn’t just the image, but the music especially on the debut album that was something else and different from the rest.
Wish I still had that tape, they all got thrown out years ago. Would be good too view it again on digital media.
Dark, dirty, depressing and smutty but in the best kind of way, Garbage were a very alternative band before they turned a little too mainstream for my liking.
The second album 'Version 2.0' was decent enough but lacked the punch of the debut. The following ones I tried and failed to crack.
From the days before wild ladies wielded a mandatory plethora of tattoos.
Seon – Lotus (Lotus – 2019)
I was going to leave it at three but while trawling for some potential Steemians who may like to contribute to the Alternative Weekend Community I came across @ziofeda.
This Italian blogger hasn't written anything since late last year but I started going through his old posts and was quite amazed at what I saw.
His writing is perfect for this community but though I have tried to connect him, he seems to be engrossed in Next Colony.
Back to the song, it's new (2019) and reminds me of Pink Floyd but with more teeth. I am a sucker for soaring guitar solos and this one has it close to the end.
I wonder what the rest of their back catalogue is like. I will be taking a look as they have FOUR albums worth of material to listen too.
If anyone knows @ziofeda then please poke him for me. These are the kinds of authors we need.
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