Gunnar-you are clearly a man of discerning taste…which is why there is no reason a band as mighty as Godflesh shouldn’t appeal to you…it may take a few listens but once the overall big picture of the band clicks ,It’s truly devastating music…forget jesu for now…just go for the Flesh…
Being that you are a fan of both Wall of Voodoo and Twisted Sister,I have total faith in you…[;)][:)]
I’ve said this a million times but I think the later dub stuff like ‘Songs of Love and Hate’ is where it’s at. The earlier stuff is too crude, cold and metal for my taste.
Listen to “Circle of Shit” and “Wilderness of Mirrors” those two are my favorites.
Being that you are a fan of both Wall of Voodoo and Twisted Sister,I have total faith in you…[;)][:)]
I saw Andy Prieboy in concert last month. It was amazing. I was absolute front and center. I wish I could tell you the setlist (I remember bits and pieces) but I got so damn excited about everything that I drank almost a whole bottle of Jack Daniels before the gig and was likely a bit too enthusiastic during the gig and alienated pretty much EVERYONE. I’ve since apologized to the man and he has welcomed me back for next week’s show. I’m bringing my dad this time so I’ll do it sober and be able to give a better report for this round.
Bruce Moreland (bass player for Wall of Voodoo) was there and recognized me right away before the show and came over to talk to me. He was super awesome.
Anyway . . . I’ll taste some more 'Flesh this weekend and let you know how it goes.
Jack and Voodoo sounds like a good combo…over rambunctious or not…I’m sure the show was good…what you remember of it anyway…
Totally badass.
Some that I kind of remember . . .
Donny and Goliath
Wasn’t That A Time?
Blackboard Sky
Psycho Ex
Build a Better Garden
Cannot Not
Pricks
Who’s Andy Fletcher?
Who’s Andy Fletcher?
The useless member of Depeche Mode…
grympysmrf said it’s unlistenable. The first three minutes of “Your Path to Divinity” didn’t get to you? How can you be so heartless?
I’ll give it another spin, I haven’t listened to it in a year or two. maybe I’ll have a new starting point.
Late,
grmpysmrf
So . . . give me a COUPLE tracks that you think will blow me away and convert me to the Cult of Broadrick. Just a couple, please. I’m not going to listen to every damn album, but I promise to listen to a few tracks this weekend and be OPEN MINDED and honest . . .
My fave Broadrick related:
Godflesh - Baby Blue Eyes
Godflesh - Xynobis
Godflesh - Mothra
Godflesh - Circle Of Shit
Godflesh - Mantra
Jesu - Friends Are Evil
Jesu - Walk On Water
Jesu - Farewell
Jesu - Supple Hope
Jesu - Old Year
That’s a good starting point for you, Gunnar. I’m a huge fanboy and love just about everything Broadrick related, so I’m a bit biased. I won’t recommend any Final or Greymachine or Techno Animal. As much as I love that stuff, you’ll probably find it hard to swallow.
Hope this helps.
And bring on the new Godflesh, Justin…
Just a couple, please. I’m not going to listen to every damn album, but I promise to listen to a few tracks this weekend and be OPEN MINDED and honest . . .
Even without listener bias maybe there’s something about Broadrick’s music that wasn’t meant to connect with you. I’m like this with certain bands that have adoring legions where I feel like I’m missing the X factor that marks them special. Deftones. The Smiths. I guess the list can keep going. Remind me, do you have an actual dislike for the majority of Godflesh/Yaesu or does it simply fall under ‘whatever’ for you?
Olsen named some good cuts. Here’s a few of my favorites exempting the early stuff you own:
Godflesh - Crush My Soul
Godflesh - Wake
Godflesh - Sungod (the repetitive groove on this one should appeal to anyone into ‘book club’ Ministry)
Godflesh - Us & Them
Jesu - Farewell
Jesu - The Stars That Hang Above You
Jesu - Old Year
Jesu - Birthday
Remind me, do you have an actual dislike for the majority of Godflesh/Yaesu or does it simply fall under ‘whatever’ for you?
I don’t know. Like I’ve said, I try a few cuts here and there every once in a while and it just hasn’t done anything for me. I don’t know what era, album, etc. they were from, though.
I know what you mean about certain bands just not being for me and failing to connect. I can name quite a list of bands that other people get massive boners for but I just don’t get. Deftones, Tool, Pantera . . . Melvins is sort of like that for me, but I’ve found bits and pieces here and there that I think are great and I’ve grown to have a great appreciation for the band (especially Buzz) and what they do even though I don’t dig everything of theirs (I can’t say anything similar for Tool or Deftones).
Oh, where were we? Right Jesu/Godflesh . . . thanks for the suggestions. I’ll see how much I get through this weekend and give a report. I’ll try my damnedest this time. I promise.
I really don’t know what prompted me to do this, by the way. I must be bored and wanted a project or something.
One of the greatest ever Broadrick related tunes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itt5P8fJNyY
You’ll probably hate it though Gunnar.
Has a jangly 80’s alternative vibe. He’s projecting his voice more than his vocal turns on the last few efforts. I like where this is going.
Really looking forward to this now.
That was pretty good.
I liked it, but sounds a bit like Mogwai with simpler drums and a dude singing.
SONUVABITCH!!! I was actually quite into a long-winded exposition of every track I’d listened to and my PC just hiccupped and I lost everything. I’m pretty pissed at losing my work. I’ll try to get inspiration to go back and add some notes later. Dammit. Listened to so far . . . (EDIT: I just went back and added some quick notes from what I remembered).
Godflesh - Circle of Shit: This one sounds really dated. What is this? Industrial hiphop? It bored me and just didn’t age well (actually, I’m not sure if it aged, to be honest, as I don’t know when it was recorded and don’t want to go back to check).
Grey Machine – Sweatshop: This did nothing for me (aside from torturing my ears). I didn’t find it particularly interesting and think that this experimental noise stuff was much better explored in the 80’s (or earlier) with bands like Nurse With Wound, NON, Throbbing Gristle, etc. This one just feels lazy and jaded.
Jesu - Everyday I Get Closer . . .(promo): The most musical and more listenable than the two above, but not my cup of tea. Sounds like Nine Inch Nails being fingerbanged by Coldplay, or vice versa. Yeah, I said it. Coldplay. Next.
Godflesh - Crush my Soul.: Meh, musically I can’t bring myself to love or hate this one. I did like that there was a video for this one. While Justin looks dangerously close to angry 90’s Pantera Phil Anselmo there’s a few things I like about the video. First, I felt that it helped me connect a bit with Justin and feel he’s not quite as uber-serious and lost up his own ass as I might think. The juxtaposition of various visuals . . . cockfight, spazzy nerd dancer, and suspended upside-down quasi-religious bondage dude . . . it was kind of refreshing and goofy. But the best part about the video was the bass player. Some dudes can look totally badass by looking completely bored, and this dude was one of them. Mad props to bored badass bass player.
Onto the next . . .
Godflesh - “Slateman”: My favorite so far. It’s got the dark slamming aggression that I liked from their “Streetcleaner” debut, but it also has some other unexpected vibes on it. The crunchy guitar licks in the back actually have a 90’s grungey taste to them. And there’s a melancholy depressive element that contrasts nicely with everything. It’s really hard to pigeonhole this track and I guess that’s part of the appeal and interest.
Godflesh – “Sungod”: I like this one. The funky bassline rules, and I think it goes well with the trashcan drum sound. It gives it a dark grimy urban feel, especially when mixed with the feedbacky guitars. This one made me bob my head more than any of the other tracks.
Jesu – “Farewell”: This just seems like emo hipster music that people like me won’t ever like. And I don’t. I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between this and Bon Iver or something. I hate the stupid autotuned vocals too.
Godflesh – “Mothra”: Ehh, this makes me kind of nostalgic. Not bad. It sounds kind of like what was coming out in the early 90’s by some of the more creative percussion-based bands like Grotus. I would have rocked out to this at an underground gothy goth industrial club back in the day.
Grey Machine – “Disconnected”: More atmospheric, pounding, depressive noise. No thanks.
Jesu – “Friends Are Evil”: I kind of liked this one. I don’t know what the lyrical content was or anything, but I liked the way it progressed and seemed to have almost separate chapters within the song. It was almost like a mini-symphony and seemed to evolve and paint a nice abstract aural picture. Again, not something I would listen to often by choice, but especially if it were an actual performance I see the artistic merit and aesthetics of this one as it certainly touches emotional and soulful parts of the listener’s psyche.
Jesu – “Wash It All Away”: Doesn’t seem to explore as much as the “Friends Are Evil” track, but this one is a pretty and pleasant and still melancholy piece. I think I could see how a Jesu concert would be an immersive and emotional journey and that would be pretty appealing — especially if I were totally loaded.
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JK Flesh - “Posthuman”: One of my least favorites so far. Boring dubstep sci-fi industrial boredom. No thanks.
JK Flesh - “Earthmover”: This one kind of rules. It’s scary as heck! Has a very dark sci-fi vibe to it, but not so cheesy and amateurish. This one is disturbing, creative, and . . . yeah, it’s uncomfortable in a good way. This is the stuff post-apocalyptic nightmares are made of. I would love to see what an accomplished visionary could do with this one if making a video for it.