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Brett Eugene Ralph wrote:I guess I just meant that, other than a couple of songs here and there, everything The Birthday Party put out was great--though I wouldn't say the best of The B.P. is better than The Stooges' best. Then again, The Birthday Party has not attempted to reform long after their heyday (and one hopes that with Tracy Pew, the soul of that band, dead, that they never will. Interesting that both bands lost their bass players.) I would say that Nick Cave's solo output has been far more consistent than Iggy's though. And better.

The Birthday Party, however, did do two of their most insane recordings ever ("Kiss Me Black" and the second version of "Dead Joe") with Magazine/future Bad Seed Barry Adamson on bass, so if Nick, Rowland, Mick, and maybe Phil (though that's fucking unlikely) ever did decide to do a couple concerts together as The Birthday Party with Adamson as the bassist, I doubt I'd be too angry about it all. They did tour as the Birthday Party with him on bass, after all.

The closest it probably should get to a reunion would be Rowland playing on a Bad Seeds record.

Actually, take a look at this clip to see what a live Birthday Party reunion might look like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4AM_DNZ7u4

Rowland does "Wild World" and "Dead Joe" with the Bad Seeds onstage live in 1992. Great performance of "Wild World" especially.

SecondEdition wrote:
As it is, it still has my all-time favorite BP sonngg on it - "Capers" (I know, a strange choice, but I literally cannot think of any song that sounds anything like it. Absolute genius).

never thought i'd hear someone say that!
agreed.

this is one of my most favorite bands ever.

live album is thier best

The Birthday Party, however, did do two of their most insane recordings ever ("Kiss Me Black" and the second version of "Dead Joe") with Magazine/future Bad Seed Barry Adamson on bass,...[/quote]

you sure about the dead joe thing?

i thought it was just mick harvey on drums instead of phil not a different bassist also.

you sure about the dead joe thing?

i thought it was just mick harvey on drums instead of phil not a different bassist also.

Yes. 2nd version of dead joe is with b adamson on bass because tracy pew was arrested for drunk driving

from http://www.fromthearchives.com/bp/discography1.html



DEAD JOE (flexi 7")

Tracklist: Dead Joe (2nd version)

Recording info: Recorded @ Matrix Studios, London in Mar-82 (with Barry Adamson replacing Tracy) and a car crash sound effect in the middle of the track. Engineered by Richard Mazda.

Note: Free flexidisc with Masterbag zine issue #15 (August 4-21).

* Masterbag -BAG 005 [/quote]

agreed, BER.

2nd greatest band of all-time.

oh how I love me some Birthday Party.

i found this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH2t6Q_QNmc

DEVASTANTI
it's hard to tell....but this band was lectereally over the edge!