Id take an 8th rate Fall rip off
You act like you have a choice in the matter. Fall ripoffs is all there is. Throw a rock and you’ll hit one.
really, care to name a few? genuinely interested.
i don't care if you or anyone else like the fall or whoever i might like. why would i? its not mandatory. i don't give a fuck. i am interested tho, in how/why two people can hear the same thing and perceive it completely differently. like, you said somewhere on here that the saints are probably your favourite band. i fucking love the first 3 saints lp's too...but do we like them for the same reasons and get similar things from them? i dunno. i kinda doubt it, but i dunno.
I’m with you on the first three albums. I would say that the first four are perfect. The band’s peak. I love the progression on these. “Eternally” would be my favorite from the lot with “Stranded” very close behind. Just so classic. I love the vocals, so cool and unaffected. I love the sound. Punk, but you can hear some hot garage influence bubbling underneath. I love how ahead of the times they were and to think they were coming up with this sound around the same time as the Ramones were doing there thing, but on the other side of the planet. I love that they seem like regular unpretentious guys. I love the message of freedom in the music.
Now here’s the part that will come back to bite me in the ass once I write that I kind of don’t like some sacred cow band on this board. The personal attacks on me are going to be nonstop for admitting this. But I like the later Saints too. And I like Chris Bailey solo. I think this has some thing to do with my former comic book collecting obsession. It really taught me completism. The fact is I can find good moments on any Saints release.
I won’t get into how I discovered the Saints. That would lead to more personal attacks. Let’s just say I was happy to stumble upon a cassette copy of “Eternally Yours” not expecting too much out of it. Let’s just say I was slightly enamored with the 21+ punk scene in the late 90’s and these guys were one of their secret idols.