bogusman

I’ve listened to Microchip Emozionale to the point of exhaustion, while all the techno-ambient hullabaloo of Amorematico has somewhat frayed my nerves... I don’t know if what I’ve heard so far from Terrestre will do it for me... Of course, if I were to be swayed by this review...

I have to admit that I never delved into ocean rain, but I remember a beautiful video from the mid-80s featuring silhouettes of animals like horses, etc.

What do you say about Silver Apples? Another thing to search for is Music Machine...

I've always looked for the Chocolate Watchband and the Seeds, but I've never found them. In fact, the discussion about compilations for the '60s is spot on. Can we classify the Amboy Dukes in the garage (the first one's not bad, though I need to listen to it again)? And what do you think of Blue Cheer (the first one was another partial disappointment)? And Os Mutantes? Amazing!!!

ketzen, I'm sorry, but you've kind of shot yourself in the foot...

I really like "this" garage...
The comparison with the Count Five didn't seem so far-fetched to me.
I must admit that I don't have a vast knowledge.
By the way, I had a big disappointment with the first of the 13th Floor Elevators and Psychedelic Lollipop by the Blue Magoos: I had such high hopes for them, but instead I found them a bit lackluster except for a couple of songs here and there.

Dear Katzenjammer, who knows what David Byrne, Richard Hell, or Tom Verlaine would think if they read your bizarre definition of new wave...
The term "new wave of British metal" was coined precisely to name a current of renewal within the HM genre; but bands like Iron Maiden were absolutely not part of the new wave.
Bowie and Velvet in the new wave? Perhaps you're getting a bit mixed up because so much has been said about Bowie influencing a lot of NW with his famous Berlin trilogy, and about the Velvets who, in some way, seeded the NW back in the 60s, but both belong in very different contexts.
As for the idea that by the mid-70s the “sacred monsters” were dying, well, consider that it might have been the moment when something new needed to emerge to sweep everything clean.
If one really wants to set a start and an end date for the nw, those could be 1975, roughly the year when the first waves of people like Pere Ubu and Devo began, and 1983 (about), the year when bands like R.E.M. or Dream Syndicate started pulling colorful and psychedelic rags out of the closets...
But what do you care in the end? It's all just “faggot” stuff anyway!

The cover design of Goo is a work by pop artist Raymond Pettibon, while the one for Daydream Nation (the candle) features a piece by Richter. The photos of the creepy dolls in Dirty are also works by an American artist, whose name I can't recall right now.

I found the Monks absolutely explosive. I couldn't find the first LP by the Sonics, only some questionable compilations from after '66. The Monks remind me a lot of the Count Five... I guess I’ll also have to review Psychotic Reaction!

It is certainly an ironic reference to subliminal messages and ambient voices typical of many Pink Floyd productions, but once you notice it, you never forget it. By the way, there is no trace of it in the booklet...