Antipodean Songsmith Thunderdome: Verlaines vs Go-Betweens
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2025 4:09 am
by Rocky Rockbottom
Real tough one for me, 2 of my alltime favourite bands, damnit I am going to have to ruminate on this one for a while here
Re: Antipodean Songsmith Thunderdome: Verlaines vs Go-Betweens
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2025 8:53 am
by handsbloodyhands
The Chills but out of these two Go-Betweens. Both are great.
Re: Antipodean Songsmith Thunderdome: Verlaines vs Go-Betweens
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2025 9:41 am
by eephus
Go-Betweens. Deeper well. But those Verlaines chords are something else.
Re: Antipodean Songsmith Thunderdome: Verlaines vs Go-Betweens
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2025 12:30 am
by Iancee
I’ll meet you halfway and nominate the mighty Cannanes!
Re: Antipodean Songsmith Thunderdome: Verlaines vs Go-Betweens
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2025 3:38 am
by Gramsci
The one from New Zealand
Re: Antipodean Songsmith Thunderdome: Verlaines vs Go-Betweens
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2025 6:18 pm
by Rocky Rockbottom
from the albums I've got/had;
Juvenalia LP 10/10 a comp yes but a Top 10 alltime record for me.
Hallelujah All The Way Home LP 5/10 1st lp and what a let down. It was almost like they were trying too hard with all the crafty baroque song structure malarkie. Forcing what seemed to come naturally on the early eps of Juvenalia
Bird-Dog tape 8/10 back in bizness here
Some Disenchanted Evening tape 8/10 still in bizness
Ready To Fly cd 0/10. bizness went bust. signed to major label and, as so often for our wee kiwi bands, tried to spruce up their sound to Make It Big In The USA (see Bats "couchmaster" album for another example of this) and in doing so lost their magical essence
Way Out Where cd 0/10 ditto. although recently pressed to vinyl so maybe worth a revisit
Verlaines: 31 pts
Send Me A Lullaby 10/10
Before Hollywood 10/10
Spring Hill Fair 9/10
Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express 8/10
Tallulah 10/10
Go-Betweens 47 pts
Go-Betweens win.
Re: Antipodean Songsmith Thunderdome: Verlaines vs Go-Betweens
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2025 8:09 pm
by major
I need to dig in deeper to Verlaines. Haven’t heard much but everything I have heard is great. I fucking LOVE Go-Betweens, so I guess I can’t vote. Help.
Re: Antipodean Songsmith Thunderdome: Verlaines vs Go-Betweens
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2025 8:01 am
by major
Rocky Rockbottom wrote: Sun Aug 10, 2025 6:18 pm
Send Me A Lullaby 10/10
Before Hollywood 10/10
Spring Hill Fair 9/10
Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express 8/10
Tallulah 10/10
Go-Betweens 47 pts
Go-Betweens win.
You didn't even include Bright Yellow Bright Orange! Might be my favorite.
Those 2 songs in particular just hit me in the feels so hard every time I listen to them.
Re: Antipodean Songsmith Thunderdome: Verlaines vs Go-Betweens
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2025 4:12 am
by Rocky Rockbottom
major wrote: Mon Aug 18, 2025 8:01 am
You didn't even include Bright Yellow Bright Orange! Might be my favorite.
was just going on physical copies that I have.
Damnit I need that one too though.
Just got the 16 Lovers Lane cd today.
Starting to think Grant Mclennan might be an alltime underrated musician/songwriter
Re: Antipodean Songsmith Thunderdome: Verlaines vs Go-Betweens
major wrote: Mon Aug 18, 2025 8:01 am
You didn't even include Bright Yellow Bright Orange! Might be my favorite.
was just going on physical copies that I have.
Damnit I need that one too though.
Just got the 16 Lovers Lane cd today.
Starting to think Grant Mclennan might be an alltime underrated musician/songwriter
I scored a copy of 16 Lovers Lane for $2. Sleeve had some significant damage but I wasn’t buying it for the artwork. Another banger. And I co-sign your Grant McLennan comment.
