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Re: (TV) Doctors of Madness/Lou Reed
Thanks for that. I remember seeing stuff about them in the NME and I always
think the albums look interesting. The violins are a put off for me
however--I almost always hate those things and feel they should generally be
destroyed. Think I'll give tehm a go sometime though although I'll probably
find them a bit too depressing.
On the mention of the Velvetsm, did any of the UK listers see a late night
programme called Planet Rock which was an interview wiith Lou Reed?
I've never bothered to enter any of the many debates on this list around Lou
Reed because I didn't want to offend. I always thought the Velvets to be a
tad overrated but Lou Reed?.....he never did it for me. Anyway thiis
interview was terrible. The guy interviewing him was a obviously a fan but
Reed was so patronising and rude to him I couldn't believe it. He was also
painfully boring(like most of his music in my opinion). Anyway I'm a
pacifist generally but I wanted to kick the tv in. Be interested to know
what anyone else thought of the programme.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Smith" <jeremy_ni_smith@hotmail.com>
To: <tv@obbard.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 9:35 AM
Subject: (TV) Doctors of Madness
> Nothing to do with Television but a quick summary of possibly the most
> underrated/misunderstood band of all time.
>
> DoM were formed sometime in the seventies and first played a lot in the
> underground - squats in Twickenham etc. They then produced 3 albums before
> breaking up in about 1980. The music is strange - some of it very melodic,
> great lyrics "Marie's telling Joe - he left my breakfast on a mirror, with
a
> blade but not a word why's he's gone", some of it very desolate, even
> dreary. A friend of mine has described them as like the Velvet Underground
> but in colour. Some of the later stuff was almost punk, Dave Vanian from
the
> Damned joined as an additional vocalist for a while, and TV Smith from the
> Adverts co-wrote some songs and played with the band at the last gig.
>
> The first two albums are the best because the have beautiful violin solos
> from Urban Blit (probably not his real name). Late Night Movies has some
> brilliant songs but also a couple of dirges, Figments of Emancipation is
> more melodic and even. Some of Richard Strange's solo stuff is pretty good
> too, particularly 2 singles, International Language and Damascus. He then
> became an actor and appeared in Men Behaving Badly and a few films.
>
> Live, they were chaotic and occasionally brilliant
>
> On the sleeve of Late Night Movies is the phrase "This record is to be
> played with the gas full on"
>
> Jeremy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nick <nick@powelln.freeserve.co.uk>
> To: <tv@obbard.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 7:37 PM
> Subject: Re: (TV) My top 10 seminal albums ex Marquee Moon
>
>
> > That's interesting. I don't know how many times I've looked at Ddoctors
of
> > Madness stuff wondering what it was like but never took the plunge. I've
> > never known anyone that has heard them either. Wouldn't mind a bit of a
> > description as to what they sound like. Similarly Deaf School as well.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jeremy Smith" <jeremy_ni_smith@hotmail.com>
> > To: <tv@obbard.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 9:22 AM
> > Subject: (TV) My top 10 seminal albums ex Marquee Moon
> >
> >
> > > Mould, Bob Workbook
> > > Otway, John - and Will Willy Barrett Otway, John - and Will Willy
> Barrett
> > > Spirit 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
> > > Grateful Dead American Beauty
> > > Buckley, Tim Dream Letter - Live in London 1968
> > > Doctors of Madness Late Night Movies, All Night Brainstorms
> > > Hot Tuna Hoppkorv
> > > Long Ryders State of Our Union
> > > Psychedelic Furs Psychedelic Furs
> > > Stone Roses The Stone Roses
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Noah Lopez <noahl@U.Arizona.EDU>
> > > To: <tv@obbard.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 8:31 PM
> > > Subject: Re: (TV) Scary Thought....
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I'd agree with "Blank Generation", but I'd put the third VU or
"WL/WH"
> > > over
> > > > the 1st album. I hate to unspool a list of seminal albums as
"faves",
> > but
> > > I
> > > > go just as gaga over "Funhouse", "Forever Changes," Beach Boys'
> "Today",
> > > > Fairport's "Unhalfbricking", the first four Costello records, MC5's
> > "Back
> > > > in the USA", "Q: Are We Not Men?", Gary Numan's "The Plan", the Phil
> > > > Spector box set and a couple others. With Television, there might be
> an
> > > > empty place in my heart, but I might not notice it.
> > > >
> > > > Noah
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, 13 May 2000, Michael Carlucci wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I'd have to go with my second fave "The Velvet Underground &
> > Nico",
> > > > > "Blonde on Blonde", "Horses", "Blank Generation" in that order.
New
> > York
> > > > > Rock till I drop.I always get such an electrified feeling
listening
> to
> > > > > NY based rock & roll. A feeling that no other music gives me.
> Outside
> > > > > of NY Rock I'd have to say Ronnie Lane's "Anymore for Anymore" LP,
> > > Stones
> > > > > "Let It Bleed", The Doors first LP, Fairport's "What We Did on Our
> > > Holiday"
> > > > > and Nick Drake's "Pink Moon". Anyone's else got a list like this?
M
> T
> > C
> > > > >
> > > > > > From: "Eric Veillette" <eric@home-sick.org>
> > > > > > Reply-To: tv@obbard.com
> > > > > > Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 17:45:51 -0100
> > > > > > To: <tv@obbard.com>
> > > > > > Subject: (TV) Scary Thought....
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Come to think of it... what album *would* we be nuts about if TV
> had
> > > never
> > > > > > existed?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -eric, listening to the basquiat soundtrack.
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