Before I continue on the Concerts track, I figure I should cover something about the other topics in my blog description - 80s and Britpop.
My taste in music seems to change as I age for better or for worse:
teens: classic rock/ heavy metal
college: new wave/ hardcore punk/ 80s alt./dance
20s - 30s: indie rock/ dream pop/ house/ electronica/ britpop
40s: alt rock/some new music but mostly relistening to prior favorite music
The genres I listened to and saw the most live shows were 80s and Britpop/Indie Pop. Britpop bands like House of Love, Adorable, Charlatans UK, Chameleons, Wonderstuff, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Jesus Jones, Inspiral Carpets, The Shamen, Happy Mondays, Ride, Stone Roses plus many classic Brit modern rock/dance bands like New Order, the Beloved, Joy Division. ....bands that were popular in the 80s to 90s before Grunge/Alt Rock/ Electronica became the big sounds. Many of these bands didn't achieve popular success and as a result won't even bother trying to reunite to cash in on all the middle-aged folks looking to relive the past. Music evolves and people look for the next new sound/group. I often wonder what do all these bands do after their short-lived careers? Do they teach music? Or hold a job in the music industry? Or are they over it all and move on to an entirely different career?
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Ha, I love the Mancs sound, and shoegazer stuff. However, Happy Mondays at Coachella last year were terrible and I can't believe they are daring to come to SF this fall.
ReplyDeleteCharlatans I would love to see again; it was early 90s I think when I saw them in Atlanta.
TicketwebThe Charlatans UK plus Hatcham Social @ Bimbo's 365 Club, San Francisco, CA
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Yeah, I saw that Happy Mondays/Psych Furs are playing. Never saw the Mondays live, but heard they were terrible even in their heyday due to Shawn Ryder's constant drunkeness. I have the DVD - Happy Mondays live in Barcelona, and I can't believe they put it out as it was terrible! But I did like many of their songs from the madchester days. In the film, 24-hour Party People, they show what an ass**** he was to Factory Records.
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