Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club (1981)

Tom Tom Club was formed in the early eighties by Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz. You probably already know Tina as the mysterious-pretty-blonde-bass-player from the Talking Heads. Frantz is also a former member of the Talking Heads, although you probably don't remember him.

Tom Tom got really famous with the two big hits: Wordy Rappinghood and Genius Of Love. If you were a youngster in the early eighties, you probably will recall these two tunes.

Oh, boy. Weren't those the best times? Dancing in those good old discothéques until dawn? Oh yeah. Fun times.

Wordy Rappinghood is one of those songs you just can't stop listening to. Its chorus's lyrics might be one of the most poetic things ever written since the beginning of times:

"Ramsamsam a ramsamsam
Goediekoediekoediekoedie ramsamsam
Ajkaja jippie ajkajee
Ahoe ahoe a rikitsjie"

1. "Wordy Rappinghood" – 6:27
2. "Genius of Love" – 5:34
3. "Tom Tom Theme" – 1:24
4. "L'Elephant" – 4:51
5. "As Above, So Below" – 5:22
6. "Lorelei" – 5:05
7. "On, On, On On..." – 3:33
8. "Booming and Zooming" – 4:35
9. "Under the Boardwalk" – 5:46
10. "Lorelei" (Remix Version) – 6:17

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The Fall - Perverted By Languages (1983)

One of the best records by one of the best bands in the world. Not really easy to describe, there's a certain postpunky moody but this is a Fall album, and you will never know what will come next.

If you're new to The Fall, bear in mind the keyword to their sound: Repetition. Yeah, great riffs repeating and repeating while Mark E. Smith sings his poetry with his bum-messiah voice.

You will probably hate it. But remember: Mark E. smith hates you too.

• "The Man Whose Head Expanded"
• "Ludd Gang"
• "Kicker Conspiracy"
• "Wings"
• "Pilsner Trail"
• "Eat Y'Self Fitter"
• "Neighbourhood of Infinity"
• "Garden"
• "Hotel Blöedel"
• "Smile"
• "I Feel Voxish"
• "Tempo House" (recorded live at The Haçienda, Manchester July 1983)
• "Hexen Definitive / Strife Knot"

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The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)

Ok, so I'm sick of receiving the same complaints over and over again.
"Why do you only post heterossexual music?"; "Are you people homophobic?"; "Where's gay music??"

For the last time: We are not homophobics. We like gay people a lot! We have always supported the gay movement. My dog is gay!

And to prove our gay-friendliness and open-mind, here's a trademark gay record: The Police's Zenyatta Mondatta. It contains the most beautiful gay anthems someone could ever write. In "Don't Stand so Close To Me" Sting. the lead singer, is not afraid to shout out loud with all the words that he doesn't appreciate women close to him. "De Do Do Do De Da Da Da" is pure poetry and was voted Gay Anthem of The Year in a 1981 BBC's poll. "Behind my camel" and "Canary in a Coalmine" carefully examinate the existence of homossexuality in the animal world.

It's a really good album, it's got reggae, it's got new wave, clever instrumentals. It may sound a bit dorky and annoying at sometimes, but it's okay. it's because they're all gay.

Track listing:
1) Don't Stand So Close To Me; 2) Driven To Tears; 3) When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of What's Still Around; 4) Canary In A Coalmine; 5) Voices Inside My Head; 6) Bombs Away; 7) De Do Do Do De Da Da Da; 8) Behind My Camel; 9) Man In A Suitcase; 10) Shadows In The Rain; 11) The Other Way Of Stopping.

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The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (1982)

Although most people probably think the only Talking Heads live release is Stop Making Sense, the fact is that there's an earlier, better live album called The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads. Originally released in 1982 on LP and cassette, the album chronicles the growth of the band, both stylistically and personnel-wise. The excitement of this material is palpable, and the muscular band rips into these tunes with more power than the originals in most cases. At this point in their career, Talking Heads were still basically an underground band; it was "Burning Down the House" that really thrust them into the mainstream, and Stop Making Sense documents their arrival as a more or less mainstream act. The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads captures a hungry band on its way up, performing with a fire that was never matched on later tours.
from allmusic.com

1. Talking Heads - New Feeling (3:12)
2. Talking Heads - A Clean Break (Let's Work) (4:52)
3. Talking Heads - Don't Worry About the Government (3:04)
4. Talking Heads - Pulled Up (4:11)
5. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (5:52)
6. Talking Heads - Artists Only (3:44)
7. Talking Heads - Stay Hungry (3:48)
8. Talking Heads - Air (4:14)
9. Talking Heads - Love --> Building on Fire (3:33)
10. Talking Heads - Memories Can't Wait (3:53)
11. Talking Heads - I Zimbra (3:30)
12. Talking Heads - Drugs (4:45)
13. Talking Heads - Houses in Motion (6:50)
14. Talking Heads - Life During Wartime (4:57)
15. Talking Heads - The Great Curve (Live) (6:50)
16. Talking Heads - Crosseyed and Painless (9:37)
17. Talking Heads - Take Me to the River (6:32)

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Captain Beefheart - Ice Cream for Crow (1982)

Another crazy man's album. This one is the last record made by the legendary Don Van Vliet, or, Captain Beefheart. If you're not familiar with him yet, well... I guess you're going to be a bit shocked with Ice Cream For Crow.

Although not as shocking as his famous record Trout Mask Republica(1968), this one shows a older and maturer Beefheart. Allegedly a schizophrenic and visibly not completely sane, he sounds like a dying pirate cursing his fellow shipmates here.

After this record, Beefheart left the music businness and went to live isolated somewhere in the californian desert. Some don't even know if he's still alive. Well, God bless that poor soul.

- A -
1.ice cream for crow 4:33
2.the host the ghost the most holy-o 2:25
3.semi-multicoloured caucasian 4:20 instrumental
4.hey garland, i dig your tweed coat 3:11
5.evening bell 2:00 instrumental
6.cardboard cutout sundown 2:37
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7.the past sure is tense 3:20
8.ink mathematics 2:40
9.the witch doctor life 2:38
10. '81' poop hatch 2:37 poem *
11.the thousandth and tenth day of the human totem pole 5:43 *
12.skeleton makes good 2:18

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Frank Zappa - You Are What You Is

From Markprindle.com:

"I already owned cheap or free copies of Hot Rats, Uncle Meat, We're Only In It For The Money, Fillmore East June 1971, Apostrophe (`), Strictly Commercial (a "best of" compilation I didn't review here) and Shut Your Mouth With A Guitar, but all of them just made me feel.. Mmm, semi-interested. Like, I could tell that one day I WOULD be a fan because a lot of it seemed really smart, but that day just hadn't come. But You Are What You Is made that day come. The only reason I bought it in the first place was because I was digging through a bunch of cheapy CD bins where the deal was "Buy 9, get a 10th free" and I'd already found 9. I honestly didn't expect to like it at all, but the Moon was shining on Sagitarrius that day because it ended up being my ticket into a splendid world unknown. Suddenly I "GOT" Zappa! And I wanted more more MORE MORE!!!"

If that record made Prindle a Zappa-fan, it can make YOU too.

Side one

1. "Teen-Age Wind" – 3:02
2. "Harder Than Your Husband" – 2:28
3. "Doreen" – 4:44
4. "Goblin Girl" – 4:07
5. "Theme from the 3rd Movement of Sinister Footwear" – 3:34

Side two

1. "Society Pages" – 2:27
2. "I'm a Beautiful Guy" – 1:56
3. "Beauty Knows No Pain" – 3:02
4. "Charlie's Enormous Mouth" – 3:36
5. "Any Downers?" – 2:08
6. "Conehead" – 4:24

Side three

1. "You Are What You Is" – 4:23
2. "Mudd Club" – 3:11
3. "The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing" – 3:10
4. "Dumb All Over" – 5:45

Side four

1. "Heavenly Bank Account" – 3:44
2. "Suicide Chump" – 2:49
3. "Jumbo Go Away" – 3:43
4. "If Only She Woulda" – 3:48
5. "Drafted Again" – 3:07

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Roky Erickson - The Evil One (1981)

Roky Erickson is a lunatic. It's not even a metaphor, he's literally a complete loon. In mid sixties he was the leadsinger for the 13th Floor Elevators, the band that might have started psychedelia. That's a lot already, but it doesn't end here.

In 1968 he started acting weird and speaking nonsense stuff. Roky was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and was sent to a mental hospital. From 1969 to 1972 he bounced from a sanatory to another receiving all kinds of wonderful treatments, such as this one:

Apparently all those lobotomies and shock treatments only made our dear Roky even more loonie. And this record, The Evil One, is its evidence.

Just look at those song titles: "Two Headed Dog", "I Think of Demons", "Don't Shake me Lucifer". I mean, you gotta be at least a bit crazy to write a slow romantic ballad entitled "I Walked With a Zombie".

Anyways, all those songs are pretty catchy and sound like postpunk meets psychedelic and heavymetal for a ride. It's pretty worthy, I promise.

1.Two Headed Dog (Red Temple Prayer)
2.I Think Of Demons
3.Creature With The Atom Brain
4.Wind And More, The
5.Don't Shake Me Lucifer
6.Bloody Hammer
7.Stand For The Fire Demon
8.Click Your Fingers Applauding The Play
9.If You Have Ghosts
10.I Walked With A Zombie
11.Night Of The Vampire
12.It's A Cold Night For Alligators
13.Mine Mine Mind
14.Sputnik
15.White Faces

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Killing Joke - Fire Dances (1983)

In 1982, Killing Joke almost split up because their lead singer, Jaz Coleman started reading stuff related to occultism and Aleister Crowley. I don't know what's up with rock stars and Crowley's philosophy, but the two always find a way to get together.

Anyways, Jaz Coleman got convinced that the apocalypse was coming really fast and he disappeared to Iceland, where - he thought - he would be safe, because it is written in the Bible: "And then the Judgement Day shall come - and no creature shall receive My mercy. Pain shall be spread all around the earth. Except in Iceland, of course, who I like so much."

Waiting for the apocalypse is quite boring, though. So the rest of the band decided to fly to Iceland too and record a tribal post-punk album drenched in communist lyrics and great guitarwork. And It's darn good.

Setlist:
1 - The Gathering
2 - Fun & Games
3 - Rejuvenation
4 - Frenzy
5 - Harlequin
6 - Feast of Blaze
7 - Song & Dance
8 - Dominator
9 - Let's All Go
10 - Lust Almighty

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Jorge Ben - Africa Brasil

One of the best brazilian albuns, surely one TOP10 record for my beloved country.

Jorge Ben mix samba with rock, funk with african music, mysticism with umbanda, and everything he could possibly imagine at the time. The result is such a colorful and fantastic experience that even Rod Stewart(yes, THAT Rod Stewart) has plagiarized one of his songs("Taj Mahal") in his song "Da Ya Think Im Sexy". As a result of the lawsuit, Stewart agreed to donate all his royalties from the song to UNICEF.

If you're interested in discovering Brazilian music, this record is a perfect start.

Setlist:

1 - Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)

2 - Hermes Trismegisto Escreveu

3 - O Filósofo

4 - Meus Filhos Meu Tesouro

5 - O Plebeu

6 - Taj Mahal

7 - Xica da Silva

8 - A História de Jorge

9 - Camisa 10 da Gávea

10 - Cavaleiro do Cavalo Imaculado

11 - Africa Brasil (Zumbi)

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The Clash - Discography

The Clash is, we could say, the most intelligent band of the punk moviment and maybe wich has awakened the desire of mayhem and wear leather jackets in the boys. Their style wasn't common, punk rock mixed with rockabily, reggae, rap and ska. The band was great, they gone from underground until the top, when launched their masterpiece London Calling and later the greatest comercial sucess with the song Should I Stay or Should I Go. The group falled in many traps, drugs, internal feuds. Over time, they were disassembling bit by bit, until no one's left.

The Clash é, digamos assim, a banda mais inteligente do movimento punk e talvez a que tenha despertado a vontade dos garotos quebrarem tudo e usarem jaquetas de couro. Seu estilo é muito diferenciado, punk rock misturado com rockabily, reggae, rap e ska. A banda era ótima, foram do underground até o auge, quando lançaram a obra prima London Calling e depois o maior sucesso comercial com a música Should I Stay or Should I Go. O grupo caiu em muitas armadilhas, drogas, conflitos internos e o sucesso subindo a cabeça. Com o tempo, foram se desfazendo pouco a pouco, até que não restou mais ninguém.

When the band's over, the integrants starting take care of their lives, in separate careers. In 1999, the most notorious member Joe Strummer was returned to the stages with his new band The Mescaleros, regenerated from the huge wound that the end of Clash left over him. Until in 2002 he died from a congenital heart defect.

Quando a banda acabou, os integrantes foram seguindos suas vidas em carreiras separadas. Em 1999, o mais notório membro Joe Strummer voltou à subir aos palcos com sua nova banda The Mescaleros, regenerado da enorme ferida que o fim do Clash deixou nele. Até que em 2002 morreu de um defeito congênito no coração.

I didn't upload the last album "Cut the Crap" because it's really bad. Now, the discography, beggining from the end.

Fiz questão de não colocar o último álbum "Cut the Crap" de tão abaixo da média que é. Agora vamos à discografia, começando pelo fim.

Combat Rock
(1982)

1. "Know Your Rights" – 3:39
2. "Car Jamming" – 3:58
3. "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" – 3:06
4. "Rock the Casbah" – 3:14
5. "Red Angel Dragnet" – 3:48
6. "Straight to Hell" – 5:30
7. "Overpowered by Funk" – 4:55
8. "Atom Tan" – 2:32
9. "Sean Flynn" – 4:30
10. "Ghetto Defendant" – 4:45
11. "Inoculated City" – 2:43
12. "Death Is a Star" – 3:08

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Sandinista!
(1980)

CD 1:
01. The Magnificent Seven
02. Hitsville UK
03. Junco Partner
04. Ivan Meets GI Joe
05. The Leader
06. Something About England
07. Rebel Waltz
08. Look Here
09. The Crooked Beat
10. Somebody Got Murdered
11. One More Time
12. One More Dub
13. Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)
14. Up In Heaven (Not Only Here)
15. Corner Soul
16. Let’s Go Crazy
17. If Music Could Talk
18. The Sound Of The Sinners

CD 2:
19. Police On My Back
20. Midnight Log
21. The Equaliser
22. The Call Up
23. Washington Bullets
24. Broadway
25. Lose This Skin
26. Charlie Don’t Surf
27. Mensforth Hill
28. Junkie Slip
29. Kingston Advice
30. The Street Parade
31. Version City
32. Living In Fame
33. Silicone On Sapphire
34. Version Pardner
35. Career Opportunities
36. Shepherds Delight

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London Calling
(1979)

01. London Calling
02. Brand New Cadillac
03. Jimmy Jazz
04. Hateful
05. Rudie Can't Fail
06. Spanish Bombs
07. Right Profile
08. Lost in the Supermarket
09. Clampdown
10. Guns of Brixton
11. Wrong 'Em Boyo
12. Death or Glory
13. Koka Kola
14. Card Cheat
15. Lover's Rock
16. Four Horsemen
17. I'm Not Down
18. Revolution Rock
19. Train in Vain

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Give 'Em Enough Rope
(1978)

1. "Safe European Home" – 3:50
2. "English Civil War" – 2:35
3. "Tommy Gun" – 3:17
4. "Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad" – 3:03
5. "Last Gang in Town" – 5:14
6. "Guns on the Roof" – 3:15
7. "Drug-Stabbing Time" – 3:43
8. "Stay Free" – 3:40
9. "Cheapskates" – 3:25
10. "All the Young Punks (New Boots and Contracts)" – 4:55

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The Clash
(1977)

1. Janie Jones
2. Remote Control
3. I'm so bored with the Usa
4. White Riot
5. Hate & War
6. What's my name
7. Deny
8. London's Burning
9. Career Opportunities
10. Cheat
11. Protex Blue
12. Police & Thieves
13. 48 Hours
14. Garageland

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JvCv's favourite They Might Be Giant songs

If you still haven't heard They Might Be Giants and you think you know something about pop music, you're completely wrong, my friend. TMBG are probably the best poprock band from late

eighties and nineties.

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This compilation brings together all of Jesvs Cristvs's favourite songs from the band. Ranging from their first(1988) to their last album(2007) these wonderful pop melodies carry only two things in common: unlimited creativity and unlimited catchiness.

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Undispensable for art and smart-pop fans.

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1 - Bee of the bird of the moth

2 - My evil twin

3 - They'll need a Crane

4 - Put your hand inside the puppet head

5 - Don't Let's Start

6 - Birdhouse of the soul

7 - The Mesopotamians

8 - Mammal

9 - Ana Ng

10 - Hide Away Folk Family

11 - Purple Toupee

12 - Your not the Boss of Me(Malcolm in the middle soundtrack)

13 - I Palindrome I

14 - I'm Impressed

15 - She's an Angel

16 - Birdhouse in your soul (LIVE)

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Negativland - Escape from Noise (1987)

1. "Announcement"
2. "Quiet Please"
3. "Michael Jackson"
4. "Escape from Noise"
5. "The Playboy Channel"
6. "Stress in Marriage"
7. "Nesbitt's Lime Soda Song"
8. "Over the Hiccups"
9. "Sycamore"
10. "Car Bomb"
11. "Methods of Torture"
12. "Yellow Black and Rectangular"
13. "Backstage Pass"
14. "Christianity Is Stupid"
15. "Time Zones"
16. "You Don't Even Live Here"
17. "The Way of It"
18. "Endscape"

Experimentalismo e samples. Muitos samples. Propagandas antigas, citações de políticos e judeus hipócritas.

Um dos preferidos da paróquia, “Escape From Noise” é a obra-prima do Negativland, que mescla música experimental com sound collage.

É um álbum que exige dedicação. É impossível conseguir apreciar cada detalhe das “músicas” sem estar concentrado, já que se for usado como background, não passará de um amontoado de barulho escroto.

Detalhe pra música “Over the Hiccups” – na qual uma menininha com soluço cantarola "Over the Rainbow", parodiando Judy Garland.

18 faixas que valem a pena serem escutadas. 42:12 minutos que valem a pena serem perdidos.

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Negativland is an experimental music and sound collage band from the 80's. "Escape from Noise" is one of JvCv favorites and is full of humorous samples and noise. A masterpiece.