More talking by a fan of the Big Takeover music magazine outside for the 30th Anniversary Bell House show featuring For Against! For Against are this wonderful combination of New Order meets bubble-gum dream scapes from the meadows of Nebraska. It's no wonder BTO has been their champion. If you dig the prettier side of shoegaze without the drug fuzz haze any tunage out of this trio will suffice. Check them out after you see this live track. Aftertaste MP3 By For Against [...]
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For Against were a bit of an anomaly in the North American music scene. Though the band hailed from Lincoln, Nebraska, their sound belonged more to the budding coldwave and post-punk movement in Europe, complete with reverb-drenched guitars, moody vocals, and a gloomy aesthetic. Instead of R.E.M. and Husker Du, For Against sounded more like British contemporaries The Chameleons , Dif Juz , and Sad Lovers and Giants as well as France's Trisomie 21 and Asylum Party . Naturally, the band's cold sound left them unable [...]
As I mentioned previously , Prof. Klein is a bit of a stickler about getting these Numerology pieces right beyond a shadow of a doubt. Instead of chalking early attempts up to the blogging learning curve like the rest of us, he stays awake at night, shaking with regret that low hanging fruit like the number 8 was not given its proper due. So today, as we all hold our breaths waiting to know if we'll ever know how bad the U2-scored Spiderman musical can possibly suck, Dave gives the mark of the arachnids its due, and continues to rewrite [...]
Song obsessions are those songs that we listen to on repeat. I noticed that my obsessions are often a week long. I also thought that other people might have similar obsessions. I've collected a panel of a few like-minded individuals and gotten their "song obsessions of the week." Quite often it's easy to explain why the song is good; it's much hard to explain why we're obsessed. Maybe you'll become obsessed with one of these. - Adrian ( me ): Realpeople - My Night with the Prostitute from Marseille [...]
Wenn das mal keine sensationelle Nachricht ist – die amerikanische Waveband For Against kommt zum ersten Mal in ihrer inzwischen 25jährigen Karriere zu einigen Konzerten nach Deutschland! Und sogar nach Hamburg, wie schön. Wer da nicht hingeht, verpasst eine historische Chance und wird sich für den Rest seinses Daseins vor Wut in den Allerwertesten beißen. MP3-Download For Against «Sabres» Hier die Pressemeldung zur Tour: Was soll man über eine der größten Indie-Wave-Shoegazerbands der 90er aus den USA noch schreiben, die unzählige große Bands (u.a. Interpol, [...]
Il trio per celebrare il suo venticinquesimo anno insieme sta per imbarcarsi in un tour europeo che toccherà sei nazioni. Il 16 , il 18 e 19 Ottobre saranno in Italia . Continua a leggere For Against, le 12 date del loro tour... Commenta »
Picture most likely includes His Men. . . Here's hoping the following will provide suitable intellectual/spiritual stimulation for the weekend and beyond. It's another globetrotter, so passports ready. Gentleman Jesse and His Men - from their self-titled lp, released July 8 - Atlanta You Don't Have To (If You Don't Want To) mp3 Goin Outta My Mind mp3 Silent Kids - Stars and Rust mp3 - Thanks to
So instead of being coy about it, here's For Against 's 1995 album, Mason's California Lunchroom , released on the Rainbow Quartz label. Going for $30 or more everywhere that I can see: Amazon , MusicStack , GEMM . Great record! I always loved this super-obscure band from Lincoln, NE. If you like what you hear, a few of their earlier works are now available on eMusic and have been rereleased in physical form on the Words On Music label . BEFORE [...]
I've been enthralled by In The Marshes , the latest in a reissue series for post-punk band For Against . While I must admit I've never really reacted to the other records in the series--I simply haven't connected with the music--I must make an exception for this latest record. This record is a reissue of a vinyl-only EP from 1990, which contained demos from the band's beginning. Instead of the moody, heavy atmospherics of those records, the songs found here are raw, rough, and slightly primitive. Yes, the elements mentioned before are still there, [...]
For Against have a rich musical heritage stretching back to the early 1980's. I hadn't heard of them until I stumbled across their music on the words on music label's website. For Against create an attractive formula with Jeffrey Runnings lean vocals and their preference for energetic jangling riffs. This approach is never more evident than on the title track from their last album 'Coalesced'
While tracking down another group I shall post later, I found myself at the Words on Music label website and was awfully glad I did. In fact, I?m not really sure if I have words sufficient, so I?ll let the music do the talking. Enjoy. The Lucy Show - Mania Land and the Life mp3 [...]
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