Songs for the Pepsi Generation, Part 1
25 August, 2005
the damned - stranger on the town
the stranglers - golden brown
When I was about 13 or so, my uncle (youngest of 7) made my mom (oldest of 7) a tape called Songs for the Pepsi Generation, AKA the Best Mixtape I Had Ever Heard. I listened to it nonstop in my walkman for no less than 9 months, and it is firmly connected with a variety of odd events in my life, which I won't get into just yet. Here are a couple songs from that tape:
The Damned, starring Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies, were up there with the Sex Pistols in terms of being in punk early, often, and without any apologies...in fact I think they might have bear the Pistols to the punch. This is my favorite track of theirs. Check that bassline. I'm bitin it. Horn section!
The Stranglers, as far as I can tell, were a few British guys who were involved somewhat with Richard Thompson in the 70's, and ended up making some pretty good music. Golden Brown is their biggest hit, and for good reason. You may remember it from Snatch, when Brad is fighting some behemoth, and also...from Sunny Day Real Estate's "Pheurton Skerto..." posted by the_front at 3:11 PM
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25 August, 2005
the damned - stranger on the town
the stranglers - golden brown
When I was about 13 or so, my uncle (youngest of 7) made my mom (oldest of 7) a tape called Songs for the Pepsi Generation, AKA the Best Mixtape I Had Ever Heard. I listened to it nonstop in my walkman for no less than 9 months, and it is firmly connected with a variety of odd events in my life, which I won't get into just yet. Here are a couple songs from that tape:
The Damned, starring Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies, were up there with the Sex Pistols in terms of being in punk early, often, and without any apologies...in fact I think they might have bear the Pistols to the punch. This is my favorite track of theirs. Check that bassline. I'm bitin it. Horn section!
The Stranglers, as far as I can tell, were a few British guys who were involved somewhat with Richard Thompson in the 70's, and ended up making some pretty good music. Golden Brown is their biggest hit, and for good reason. You may remember it from Snatch, when Brad is fighting some behemoth, and also...from Sunny Day Real Estate's "Pheurton Skerto..." posted by the_front at 3:11 PM
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