SecondEdition wrote:I thought Swans - especially around '84 - were one of the loudest live bands to have ever played.

I believe you are thinking of Manowar. The confusion is understandable.

ironyengine wrote:

SecondEdition wrote:I thought Swans - especially around '84 - were one of the loudest live bands to have ever played.

I believe you are thinking of Manowar. The confusion is understandable.

I've never heard of Manowar. What are they like?

I think they're heavy metal

I've heard a rumor that Krist Novoselic will play bass on the ATP next december in London. Anyone have heard anything about it ?

Maurice wrote:

ubercat wrote:I seem to remember they called it something else for the 7". I'm prolly wrong.

I don't personally know about the single, but according to a couple web pages out there, it had the same title on the 7. Now on the actual cover art (which I've not seen), it may be different, but I dunno.

nahh its just "Sex Bomb b/w Brainwash" 7 incher single on subterranian. it never stops. ever. not even for a little bit. and i love it.

zom-zom wrote:I ran sound for Flipper in 1984 at the 7th St. Entry. It was the loudest thing I ever heard in there, including Whitehouse, Swans, SPK... Will Shatter was absolutely out of his gourd demanding bottles of mineral water. Amazing, they did two nights. So great.

i have a recording of a show at that venue. 12/12/84 to be exact.

its great.

copower wrote:now we can all exhale and return to listening to love canal.

and this is when i relaxed, and listened to love canal again.

let me just quote from the wiki...if i could..

"(Other notable places to find their fish logo include the Berlin Wall, the Eiffel Tower, the Great Wall of China, and the bathroom at the Vatican in Rome.)"

These guys are my favorite live act, even right now, with Bruce on a cane and heart moniter and all. They sound just as great distorted as they did sparse in the 80s.

Flipper is one of those bands where if you don't like them, there is something wrong with you. Indescribable, undefinable, and major kudos for being the thorn in the side of so many fucking assholes for so many years.

My friend Dave thinks "Generic" is the greatest album of all-time. He once wrote me all the reasons why it was better than my top five favorite albums of all time. If I come across it, it's getting posted, because it is hilarious and insightful.