yngwie einstein wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 3:57 pm I hear the S3 influence in Loop. But to my ears, Loop sounded more like an English Mudhoney than S3.

I don't know. Admittedly I never really felt the temptation to delve into Mudhoney's albums because the singles didn't do much for me, but did they have a neo-psychedelic aspect or was it mostly just Stooges / Blue Cheer riffage? Loop always struck me as more arty and experimental.

IANYE but Blue Cheer, and The Stooges, we're both plenty psychedelic. I also hear psychedelia coloring in some of Mydhoney's music, though I'd be remiss if I didn't state that I'm not entirely knowledgeable about their back catalog. I definitely hear a cosmic squall in songs that I do know and enjoy.

You guys know that Mudhoney and Spacemen 3 covered each other, right?

Wood Goblin wrote: Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:00 am You guys know that Mudhoney and Spacemen 3 covered each other, right?

rsmurphy wrote: Mon Feb 07, 2022 6:13 am I also hear psychedelia coloring in some of Mudhoney's music, though I'd be remiss if I didn't state that I'm not entirely knowledgeable about their back catalog.

I do now!

Wood Goblin wrote: Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:00 am You guys know that Mudhoney and Spacemen 3 covered each other, right?

yes. And I also know a bit of their back catalog and have seen them maybe 6 times. "Since We Became Translucent" and "Under a Billion Suns" are definitely psychedelic.
What I said about Loop sounding more like Mudhoney than Spacemen 3 (knowing that they were contemporaries), is the way Loop used effects pedals reminded me more of Steve Turner's guitar parts than anything by S3.

Loop had many elements of stuff like Neu! and Cabaret Voltaire in their sound.

good band. bit overrated tho

those Loop guys seemed to dig em a bunch

cannot stand spiritualized. i hate that part of the 90s where british guys were making pretentious drug inspired 'gospel' music

the music of spiritualized reminds me of the crappy theme song to The Sopranos

spacemen 3 = not crap, waffles
spiritualized = utter crap

i seem to recall reading an interview where (i think it was) Peter Kember made a disparaging remark about Big Black. i can't for the life of me find it now.... i wanna say it was on the site 'perfect sound forever' but i could be wrong