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...look, ok, Corporate Internet Identities, I know you think this is weird and all, but here's the thing: I don't want my services linked!
And if I did want my services linked I would opt-in. Thank you for not understanding.
...Argh, so this this meant to be the post about The Saints. And look, fair warning I am going to go on tangents, because it took me a very long time to get from manufactured UK pop to The Saints, even though The Saints are the before and not the after.
Anyway, let start with the after, shall we?
One of the main drivers behind why I like the music I like, is this sense of being cheated. I was all set up to grow up into this 1990s Indie-kid, and then bam! The 1990s ended before I could be that. And I've never really gotten over it?
(Ugh, so a search on Indie kid on wiki redirects to Hipster, and god, I am so a Hipster, but a Hipster isn't an Indie kid and I'm not sure I can really digest the fact that I mean that in a serious, non-ironic sense...see, it's a vicious circle).
So all of that, doesn't really explain why I want to rave about a 1970s punk band (well, ok, the part where I ramble about how I'm a self-confessed hipster does...), but were are going to get there. I promise. But here's the truth: this isn't so much a post about The Saints as it is a self-indulgent essay on the music I love.
So let's start at the beginning where the first CD I ever 'bought' was a Celine Dion album. It was for my birthday, to my eternal shame. And yes, I am young enough to have never owned a cassette (well, okay I did own cassettes but there were whatever the pre-Wiggles children's bands were). I am not entirely sure why I liked Celine Dion. Possibly she was popular? Anyway, it was v. exciting. I was 10. I played it on repeat. A lot.
Then there was the manufactured UK pop. See: The Spice Girls, B*witched, All Saints, 5ive etc. From this list you an tell, I wasn't much into American music. The Backstreet Boys were around, but I didn't listen to them. I had taste! Except, I never did actually own a Spice Girls album. I own all of the others, but not the Spice Girls? How did I manage that? I did see The Spice Girls Movie in the cinema though. Possibly more than once.
And around the same time, I discovered (you tube clip embedded underneath the cut):
And look, I don't know how it is now, because I have retreated so far into my world where I pretend commercial radio doesn't exist (it doesn't for me), but back then you were either into pop. Or you were weird.
So I was weird. Not that The Living End aren't mainstream, but they were very much not The Spice Girls.
Anyway, The Living End? Pretty much opened up the whole world of Australian Rock for me. I owe them a lot. Without them I never would have gotten onto Silverchair, Grinspoon, Regurgitator, or Spiderbait.
And being into Australian rock changed my life. For serious, I have friendships that are solely based on the fact that I know who these bands are. And through these friendships, I found out about other music.
Like, Nirvana, because yeah, I was four when that shit hit the fan.
But also, The Clash. Joy Division. And unfortunately, The Smiths (for some reason The Smiths don't work for me? But I'm okay with The Stone Roses? I don't understand).
And look, I am a huge fan of The Clash. Seriously, there will rarely be a day where The Clash hasn't played on my ipod at some point. They are The Clash. Except there is something better than The Clash. They are called The Saints.
And there are all sorts of reason for this. You could say, it's because they pre-date The Clash by two years. You could say, it's because they're Australian. You could say, it's because Chris Bailey is just so punk that it hurts. But mostly it's because of songs like this:
So yeah, that's not a classic example. See Stranded if you want that. But, but, part of the reason why I think they are so awesome. Is not because of all the reasons I've listed above. Well, except for the extreme punk-ness of Chris Bailey. Who is still living versus Joe Strummer who is not.
No, no, no. The reason, why they are so awesome is that they pre-date this and do with a thousand times more grace.
And I've seen Panic, live. Twice. To my eternal shame.
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And if I did want my services linked I would opt-in. Thank you for not understanding.
...Argh, so this this meant to be the post about The Saints. And look, fair warning I am going to go on tangents, because it took me a very long time to get from manufactured UK pop to The Saints, even though The Saints are the before and not the after.
Anyway, let start with the after, shall we?
One of the main drivers behind why I like the music I like, is this sense of being cheated. I was all set up to grow up into this 1990s Indie-kid, and then bam! The 1990s ended before I could be that. And I've never really gotten over it?
(Ugh, so a search on Indie kid on wiki redirects to Hipster, and god, I am so a Hipster, but a Hipster isn't an Indie kid and I'm not sure I can really digest the fact that I mean that in a serious, non-ironic sense...see, it's a vicious circle).
So all of that, doesn't really explain why I want to rave about a 1970s punk band (well, ok, the part where I ramble about how I'm a self-confessed hipster does...), but were are going to get there. I promise. But here's the truth: this isn't so much a post about The Saints as it is a self-indulgent essay on the music I love.
So let's start at the beginning where the first CD I ever 'bought' was a Celine Dion album. It was for my birthday, to my eternal shame. And yes, I am young enough to have never owned a cassette (well, okay I did own cassettes but there were whatever the pre-Wiggles children's bands were). I am not entirely sure why I liked Celine Dion. Possibly she was popular? Anyway, it was v. exciting. I was 10. I played it on repeat. A lot.
Then there was the manufactured UK pop. See: The Spice Girls, B*witched, All Saints, 5ive etc. From this list you an tell, I wasn't much into American music. The Backstreet Boys were around, but I didn't listen to them. I had taste! Except, I never did actually own a Spice Girls album. I own all of the others, but not the Spice Girls? How did I manage that? I did see The Spice Girls Movie in the cinema though. Possibly more than once.
And around the same time, I discovered (you tube clip embedded underneath the cut):
Click to viewAnd look, I don't know how it is now, because I have retreated so far into my world where I pretend commercial radio doesn't exist (it doesn't for me), but back then you were either into pop. Or you were weird.
So I was weird. Not that The Living End aren't mainstream, but they were very much not The Spice Girls.
Anyway, The Living End? Pretty much opened up the whole world of Australian Rock for me. I owe them a lot. Without them I never would have gotten onto Silverchair, Grinspoon, Regurgitator, or Spiderbait.
And being into Australian rock changed my life. For serious, I have friendships that are solely based on the fact that I know who these bands are. And through these friendships, I found out about other music.
Like, Nirvana, because yeah, I was four when that shit hit the fan.
But also, The Clash. Joy Division. And unfortunately, The Smiths (for some reason The Smiths don't work for me? But I'm okay with The Stone Roses? I don't understand).
And look, I am a huge fan of The Clash. Seriously, there will rarely be a day where The Clash hasn't played on my ipod at some point. They are The Clash. Except there is something better than The Clash. They are called The Saints.
And there are all sorts of reason for this. You could say, it's because they pre-date The Clash by two years. You could say, it's because they're Australian. You could say, it's because Chris Bailey is just so punk that it hurts. But mostly it's because of songs like this:
So yeah, that's not a classic example. See Stranded if you want that. But, but, part of the reason why I think they are so awesome. Is not because of all the reasons I've listed above. Well, except for the extreme punk-ness of Chris Bailey. Who is still living versus Joe Strummer who is not.
No, no, no. The reason, why they are so awesome is that they pre-date this and do with a thousand times more grace.
And I've seen Panic, live. Twice. To my eternal shame.
This entry was originally posted at http://quietliban.dreamwidth.org/11608.html. Please comment there using OpenID.