I heard Iggy Pop's Lust for Life for the first time this past week and realized that among this, The Idiot, and The Berlin Trilogy, David Bowie had an incredible writing output in the late 70s.
What are some periods where a band was very prolific, everything they put out during that span was great, and it just blew you away?
I would also submit Neil Young, '69-'79.
Sorry if this has been done before but I had no idea how to search for it.
Bands-artists off their asses
2G.B.V. / Bob Pollard. Hard to beat.
Zappa, Maybe.
Zappa, Maybe.
ChoCko is back in town!
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3Smog seems to have a strong output in the past 15 years. That Palace fellow too....and Jandek.
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5ramones 76-78
fugazi 91-96(?)
the jesus lizard 89-94
big black, bulldozer-songs about fucking
maybe some others...
fugazi 91-96(?)
the jesus lizard 89-94
big black, bulldozer-songs about fucking
maybe some others...
Bands-artists off their asses
6Tree wrote:I would also submit Neil Young, '69-'79.
Legend has it that he wrote "Cinnamon girl", "Down by the river" and "Cowgirl in the sand" in one day, somewhere in 1969.
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7i always am floored when i think of how busy big black must have been between 84 and 86.
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8king crimson has always been at the forefront of being fucked up...... which is good..... to me .... anyway.
miles davis had some good output until the 80's
80's = when the shit hit the fan(im not saying they were bad)
miles davis had some good output until the 80's
80's = when the shit hit the fan(im not saying they were bad)
Bangerang Rufio
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9it's hard to beat the fall between 1979 and 1982.
not only was their work persistent during this era, it was also incredibly diverse. this was clearly also the classic line-up of the fall - mes, craig scanlon, steve and paul hanley, marc riley, karl burns.
'dragnet' (lp, october '79) is a harsh atonal mess with some great early songs like 'psykick dancehall' and 'flat of angles'. scanlon and hanley's debut.
'how i wrote elastic man' (single, july '80) and 'totally wired' (single, september '80) are the fall's two finest singles, introducing the strange country-influenced rockabilly sound.
'grotesque (after the gramme)' (lp, november '80) continues the style presented on the two previous singles with vehemence. inspired experimentation on kazoo-lead 'new face in hell' and the acoustic stomp of 'c'n'c mithering'.
'slates' (ep, april 81) slipstreams the sound of the previous year and contains some of the group's most approachable work while hinting at the huge rhythmic throb of the next album.
'hex enduction album' (lp, march '82) recorded partly in iceland, reknowned for it's dual drum assault and cavernous depth. largely considered to be the fall's best album.
'room to live' (lp, october '82) is a thinner, more accessible mix which hints at the more playful brix years round the corner.
three years of constant form, which also found the band relentlessly touring world-wide, releasing four other fine singles and an excellent live album 'totale's turns' (lp, may '80). all the more impressive when you consider that the band was a completely new line-up that jumped straight into this incredible run of recordings. i don't think this can be beaten!
not only was their work persistent during this era, it was also incredibly diverse. this was clearly also the classic line-up of the fall - mes, craig scanlon, steve and paul hanley, marc riley, karl burns.
'dragnet' (lp, october '79) is a harsh atonal mess with some great early songs like 'psykick dancehall' and 'flat of angles'. scanlon and hanley's debut.
'how i wrote elastic man' (single, july '80) and 'totally wired' (single, september '80) are the fall's two finest singles, introducing the strange country-influenced rockabilly sound.
'grotesque (after the gramme)' (lp, november '80) continues the style presented on the two previous singles with vehemence. inspired experimentation on kazoo-lead 'new face in hell' and the acoustic stomp of 'c'n'c mithering'.
'slates' (ep, april 81) slipstreams the sound of the previous year and contains some of the group's most approachable work while hinting at the huge rhythmic throb of the next album.
'hex enduction album' (lp, march '82) recorded partly in iceland, reknowned for it's dual drum assault and cavernous depth. largely considered to be the fall's best album.
'room to live' (lp, october '82) is a thinner, more accessible mix which hints at the more playful brix years round the corner.
three years of constant form, which also found the band relentlessly touring world-wide, releasing four other fine singles and an excellent live album 'totale's turns' (lp, may '80). all the more impressive when you consider that the band was a completely new line-up that jumped straight into this incredible run of recordings. i don't think this can be beaten!
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