Joy Division - Decades - Closer

This always gets better with each listen.

New Order - Dreams Never End - Movement

I’ve always really, really liked the two tracks on Movement (the other being “Doubts Even Here”) with Peter Hook taking lead on the vocals. It’s a good transition from Ian Curtis to Bernard Sumner, since the two were so different.

Dead Kennedys - Moral Majority - In God We Trust, Inc.

After many years of listening to this band I still have moments where I’m just blown away by them. I had such a moment on the way in to work this morning, and it occurred during this song. Lyrics below. (NSFW)

You call yourself the Moral Majority
We call ourselves the people in the real world
Trying to rub us out, but we’re going to survive
God must be dead if you’re alive

You say, ‘God loves you. Come and buy the Good News’
Then you buy the president and swimming pools
If Jesus don’t save ‘til we’re lining your pockets
God must be dead if you’re alive

Circus-tent con-men and Southern belle bunnies
Milk your emotions then they steal your money
It’s the new dark ages with the fascists toting bibles
Cheap nostalgia for the Salem Witch Trials

Stodgy ayatollahs in their dobble-knit ties
Burn lots of books so they can feed you their lies
Masturbating with a flag and a bible
God must be dead if you’re alive

Blow it out your ass, Jerry Falwell
Blow it out your ass, Jesse Helms
Blow it out your ass, Ronald Reagan
What’s wrong with a mind of my own?

You don’t want abortions, you want battered children
You want to ban the pill as if that solves the problem
Now you wanna force us to pray in school
God must be dead if you’re such a fool

You’re planning for a war with or without Iran
Building a police state with the Ku Klux Klan
Pissed at your neighbor? Don’t bother to nag
Pick up the phone and turn in a fag

Blow it out your ass, Terry Dolan
Blow it out your ass, Phyllis Schlafly
Ram it up your cunt, Anita
Cos God must be dead
If you’re alive
God must be dead
If you’re alive

Bedhead - Disorder - Bedhead

As mentioned in my earlier reblog of Moosegarden, I had to queue up Disorder after seeing that typography exploration. Rather than post Joy Division’s version, I’ll share Bedhead’s.

Now on to Codeine’s cover of Atmosphere…

aMiniature - No Bonds - DepthFiveRateSix

I have a hard time picking a favorite song on this LP because it was one of my favorites circa ‘94 - ‘95. I’m not sure how well they did outside of my own local scene, but they often seemed completely missed by many people. Maybe their thunder was stolen by the incredible amount of good music being generated during those years?

Anyway, I still have the shirt (that’s two sizes too big for me) I bought after a show around the time of this album.

Iggy & The Stooges - The Scene of the Crime - I’m Sick of You (7”)

At work with beer in hand and Iggy blasting my head. TGIF!

Devo - Praying Hands - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!

Go!

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Slint: Ron (from Tweez)

I’ve been writing about this album off and on for the last couple of weeks. Basically whenever I could find the time—early mornings, late nights, lunch hours, etc. It’s chapter 2 in the book and this morning as I was writing I realized that I had segued into chapter 3 without noticing. I was done with the Tweez chapter. Feeling really good about things right now. (And believe me, I don’t always feel good about it. This has been a very up and down process—even just this week has had its downs. But tonight I’m feeling very up.)

[song reblogged via ancient posts at doyoucompute & mumblelard]

New Order - The Perfect Kiss (Live take recorded at video shoot) - Retro: Bonus

The accompanying video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=—pSWLEVGhY. I really enjoy the last 2 - 3 minutes when they start jamming while looking completely bored at the same time.

More about the video (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perfect_Kiss#Music_video):

Jonathan Demme directed “The Perfect Kiss” video, which is unlike any other New Order clip. Set in the band’s practice room, it simply depicts the band playing the song from beginning to end. According to Factory Records owner Tony Wilson, Demme was looking forward to filming dynamic shots of Stephen Morris behind the drum kit and was dismayed to find that the drums in the song were all programmed. The video prominently features references to Joy Division, including a poster for Joy Division and a dimly lit figure resembling the late Ian Curtis watching the band from a doorway during the session.

It is also the case that Martin Hannett can be seen through the studio glass. Hannett produced their earlier incarnation as Joy Division.

The video appeared on the Substance 1989 VHS tape and the DVD A Collection. An edit of the video version appeared on a US 12” single in 1985. The full audio take, including Demme’s remarks before and after the performance, appeared on a bonus CD included with early copies of the box set Retro. Since it is a unique live performance, the video version of the song sounds different from other released versions.

Scratch Acid - Monsters - The Greatest Gift

Son of a…