Song of the Day: January 17, 2005
From "Shame For the Angels,"
Pawn Hearts Records EP, 1984
Pawn Hearts Records EP, 1984
Scarf-clad, Johnny Thunders-worshipping, ex-Swell Map Nikki Sudden has a discography far too massive to cover in any depth here, but this is a good example of the swoony, acoustic guitar-driven, four-chord riff formula he used to such great effect during the David Kusworth/Jacobites period of the mid-to-late 80s. My favorite LP from this period is Texas, a stunning, if often harrowing masterpiece, but I'd vouch for anything originally issued on the Glass or Creation labels. For further information, consult the Secretly Canadian Website; they've re-issued most of this material. While you're there, check out Jens Lekman's When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog LP, one of my favorites of 2004.
1 Comments:
Actually to quote Nikki himself "That the whole thing really - seeing how much we could rip off the Stones and The Faces and how many times we could use the same chords." They were more in to Keith than Thunders, but than again Thunders also was trying to be Kieth as well. If you like this song totally chase down Robespierre's Velvet Basement.
-Allan (to lazy to register)
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