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Post by andyloneshark on Sept 5, 2020 13:48:29 GMT
As American Punk and Hardcore has been discussed in detail here on T.P. of late, here's a band maybe some of you haven't heard.
M.I.A. were a great 80s Punk band from Las Vegas. Their early records were full tilt fast and furious Hardcore, but by 1984, they were getting a bit more experimental.
Jello Biafra was a big fan and released this album Murder In A Foreign Place on Alternative Tenticles. This is the title track...
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 5, 2020 14:17:05 GMT
As American Punk and Hardcore has been discussed in detail here on T.P. of late, here's a band maybe some of you haven't heard. M.I.A. were a great 80s Punk band from Las Vegas. Their early records were full tilt fast and furious Hardcore, but by 1984, they were getting a bit more experimental. Jello Biafra was a big fan and released this album Murder In A Foreign Place on Alternative Tenticles. This is the title track... That's really interesting Andy I really like it Doesn't sound all that Hardcore to my ears but I love the sound - so many idiosyncratic influences in there Is the rest of the album this good? It's Minutemen level good - based on the title track |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 5, 2020 14:19:26 GMT
According to AllMusic...
Rescued from the brink by a well-timed move to Southern California, M.I.A. first got its start as a Las Vegas punk act by the name of the Swell.
After some lineup shifts and a move to Orange County, M.I.A. was born, and tracks were recorded and the party circuit was played. The resulting demo found its way around the influential members of the punk circle, but the band came to a halt, with vocalist Mike Conley moving back to Las Vegas.
In 1982, the aforementioned tracks found their way onto a split LP with New Jersey's Genocide, entitled Last Rites. The buzz created by the collection, and the move back to California of Conley, resulted in the re-formation of M.I.A. By 1984, the band had scored a deal to work with Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label, which would release the Murder in a Foreign Place EP that year.
A national tour followed, as well as some studio time and a few small release singles and 7" records.
In 1985, the band released Notes from the Underground, and split up after a final show opening for the Dead Kennedys.
Breakups be damned, M.I.A. found their way back together again in 1986 and released the LP After the Fact on Flipside in 1987. An attempt at a stylistic shift would prove to be the band's undoing, and they split for good in 1988.
Members Frank Daly and Mark Arnold would reappear in Big Drill Car.
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Post by andyloneshark on Sept 5, 2020 15:02:00 GMT
...i think it's the best record they made. There's alot variety on it. There's also alot of musical intelligence to it... even at full tilt.
This is another classic mid-tempo song from the same record...
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 5, 2020 15:48:25 GMT
I've found the full ablum on YouTube - all 19 minutes and 22 seconds of it...
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 5, 2020 15:55:42 GMT
You're right Andy there's both intelligence and diversity present in the album. I like it.
There seems to be a lot of identikit Hardcore which, to my ears, is relentless and quickly wearying
And then there's some groups, like MIA, Minutemen etc, who smash the boundaries of the template.
Those groups retain Hardcore's energy and excitement but also add ingredients that interest or confound the listener, be it the arrangements, lyrics, tempo changes, production, or incorporating influences from other genres
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Post by andyloneshark on Sept 5, 2020 19:05:52 GMT
Yes... The best of their more 'Hardcore' songs retain some inventiveness and a tune...
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