Paisley Underground Anyone?

[MCFCTrick]

As the title asks, any fans of this movement from the 80's? Initially it was L.A. bands like The Three O'clock, Rain Parade, Dream Syndicate, Bangles, Green On Red etc, but then spread to include such as The Long Ryders, Let's Active, REM, True West and the Aussie contingent of The Church and Hoodoo Gurus.

It was enrgetic, with lots of jangling Rickenbackers and harmony vocals. I fell for it hook line and sinker at the time, and still love it today.

 

[Nai Noswad]

This i enjoyed.. Kinda Mancunian Byrds..

The Barracudas -We're Living In Violent Times.

 

[recgord27]

Not familair with this genre as such but love bands REM and Dream Syndicate. Gonna explore a bit more and come back. Always game to learn more about music
Any chance that we post some videos?

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

True West - Hold On

 

[Nai Noswad]

I was on a head melting mission around these times.... and Madchester and Sheffield seemed to merge... Then Athens Georgia became a great band place.
This!

Pylon.

 

[recgord27]

These are great videos @Mr Mojo Risin and @Nai Noswad. I've always liked this type of music without knowing the genre. Going to follow up on some of those bands. Thanks for the thread @MCFCTrick .

 

[MCFCTrick]

I was on a head melting mission around these times.... and Madchester and Sheffield seemed to merge... Then Athens Georgia became a great band place.
This!

Pylon.

Preceded Madchester by a good few years. I heard and saw the PU in The Stone Roses the minute I heard their first album. Which came as a suprise as when I first saw the Roses, they were almost Goth to hear. Mainly down to their very Goth then bassist Pete Garner (R.I.P.) who I knew from his working in a city centre record store, Paperchase (not the chain) and he was always telling everybody about his new band.

 

[Nai Noswad]

To be honest I never took notice of these factions of song or band, I went to soul clubs or rock gigs dressed as I pleased... If a new band came along (it was a case of I" like /I don't like") it's an old A&R trick to brand music.... this sh.it is from the soul.... and can only be marketed as art from the heart!

 

[MCFCTrick]

it's an old A&R trick to brand music.... this sh.it is from the soul.... and can only be marketed as art from the heart!

In this case it was 'branded' by one of the bands, vocalist/bassist Michael Quercio of The Three O'Clock coined the phrase.