BClark wrote:anyhow.... i dont know much at all about joy division. starting point, anyone?

Right here

High On Fire - tons of others I can't think of right now - but I have read stuff recently here about HoF and I nothing about them.

Arson Smith wrote:Primal Scream

(am I missing anything?)

No!

Blues Traveller.

Who the fuck are these guys?

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I've yet to hear the Swans. Someone who's taste I generally trust told me that when he first heard this band they really freaked him out. He said it sounded like there was something WRONG with them(which to me is a huge friggin endorsement). Is this even the same band?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiQsv3Q5 ... re=related

projectMalamute wrote:I've yet to hear the Swans. Someone who's taste I generally trust told me that when he first heard this band they really freaked him out. He said it sounded like there was something WRONG with them(which to me is a huge friggin endorsement). Is this even the same band?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiQsv3Q5 ... re=related

Yes, it's the same band. I like their earlier stuff best, which is slower and heavier than their later material. Incidently, the youtube song sounds nothing like the early Swans. Try the albums, Filth, Cop or the Young God EP. The later recordings aren't bad, I just prefer the early stuff.

projectMalamute wrote:I've yet to hear the Swans. Someone who's taste I generally trust told me that when he first heard this band they really freaked him out. He said it sounded like there was something WRONG with them(which to me is a huge friggin endorsement). Is this even the same band?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiQsv3Q5 ... re=related

Yes, that is the Swans.

I think this is more what your friend was talking about though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSRjYYUE-_c

And then there's this ironic video someone threw together and posted on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Q2WKp4 ... re=related

Mark Hansen wrote:

projectMalamute wrote:I've yet to hear the Swans. Someone who's taste I generally trust told me that when he first heard this band they really freaked him out. He said it sounded like there was something WRONG with them(which to me is a huge friggin endorsement). Is this even the same band?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiQsv3Q5 ... re=related

Yes, that is the Swans.

I think this is more what your friend was talking about though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSRjYYUE-_c

And then there's this ironic video someone threw together and posted on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Q2WKp4 ... re=related

Yeah, that's a whole different kettle of fish right there. Worth further investigation for sure. Is the Joy Division cover an aberration or did they jump the shark at some point? Cause that shit is weak.

eldupay wrote:

Arson Smith wrote:Primal Scream

(am I missing anything?)

No!

Cool. I didn't think I was.