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Nico is an artist who has a special place in my soul. She truly had depth and he wants to her and I feel that the other members of the band were either shut off from it or just didn't comprehend what she was about. She got brushed off for being a beautiful girl when an actual fact her Iceberg was much deeper than theirs. It was cultural as well as superficial. The marble index and Desert Shore are masterpieces in the highest regard

The cat!😅

Well done, nicely put together and really interesting. I know TV's story well but you gave it new life. Cheers, RIP Tom.

Will you ever do a Black Flag video? Ik there are tons of videos already, but I would love to hear your take on them

Very nice video! One musical act I had in mind was Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. They apparently reinvent their sound just about every time they make a new album and is prob what contributed to them staying as relevant as they have, because it's not often I see 80s bands staying this relevant and fresh with new material for this long. U2 is prob their closest comparison in this regard, but while U2 has several retrospectives, The Bad Seeds don't really seem to have any, so it would be cool to see a video on them!

You skipped band name "THE BLACK DOTS"

"When push comes to shove, you've gotta do what you love; even if it's not a good idea."

I'm going to start a cover band called Sonichu Youth

42:21 Genius wasn't invented at the time so no one can blame him for not understanding ian's lyrics

Great rundown of the 1927 Bristol Sessions! I work for the Birthplace of Country Music, the nonprofit that runs the museum. A fun fact for you on the equipment used to record...it was such a trade secret at the time that Peer and his engineers set up the device (which took four men to carry!) behind a curtain of quilts so even the artists could not see it. Our museum staff was unable to locate the equipment, original schematics or photographs when they were researching content for the museum, likely due to the fact that Victor was trying to keep other manufacturers from copying their state-of-the-art technology. We do have a Western Electric microphone like the one that was used during the 1927 Bristol Sessions. Our curatorial team learned that equipment and instruments used during the 1927 Bristol Sessions are very difficult to authenticate. Some instruments, perhaps, did not survive over time as they were likely purchased from Sears catalogues and discarded when they fell into disrepair. Blind Alfred Reed's family still owns the fiddle he played during the Bristol Sessions. They have brought it over to the museum for a visit on a few occasions! Charles McReynolds was a member of the Bull Mountain Moonshiners who played on the 1927 Bristol Sessions. His late grandson, Jesse McReynolds (of Jim & Jesse fame), owned Charles' fiddle and we were fortunate enough to hear Jesse play it for us at the museum. The Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville has the Martin 00-18 Jimmy Rodgers owned and played on the 1927 Bristol Sessions. It has been on display there for many years prior to our museum opening in Bristol - they beat us to the punch! We do have Jimmie's "Blue Yodel" on display...a nice consolation!

He’d have been a far lesser light but for his relationship with Patti Smith

History of DEVO is the history of rock.

Saw BB in ‘95 at The Milk Bar in Jacksonville FL (with Hagfish, who were also amazing). One of the wildest shows I ever saw. Darryl is a monster, not just on bass, but scary tall. They all just had a larger-than-life presence. And I’m not sure I believe the “mosh” story. In the late 80’s, when we were all still using the term slam dance (admittedly I wasn’t into it, being smaller than most guys) I had a friend from Scotland who came over to the States and used the term “mosh”, long before I ever heard it here. I had assumed the term came from Britain. I could be wrong, but that was the first time I heard it.

Great summary. One thing you kinda missed is what exactly made their sound so different. Firstly, they almost never used standard guitar tunings. Daydream Nation sounds so interesting because it is all alternative tunings. Lee Rinaldo was really innovative. Also Kim's droll vocals (influenced by Patti Smith) which are half spoken word, half singing. A lot of bands were influenced by them but couldn't quite replicate that sound or feel.

1st punk show BB at age 11 in 1982 . Blackies for some reason cant play instruments they choose Crapp music because its easy. These guy's wher so far ahead of times.

I’m from Omaha and recently moved to the Bristol area (TN side)! Love the videos dude, keep it up!

I just don’t understand why Gary Numan hasn’t been inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. In my opinion, The Pleasure Principle is one of the greatest albums ever. He changed music and influenced too many artists to mention, I was so fortunate to be able to see him in Vancouver in 2003 . It was the best gig I’ve ever been to, The Pleasure Principle was the first album I bought and I was 10 years old, my cousin used to play cars constantly, and I remember listening to it over and over and I thought his voice was so different from anyone else. Nobody at that time was making music that sounded like him, he was ahead of his time.

Thanks for your honest research! Can’t stand when people try to pinpoint musical origins with their own biases that have nothing to do with facts. 🎻

I love how your cat is facing away from you while you are introducing the video. It’s like the cat is saying “I’ve had it, I’ve heard this story so many times f my life.” What I’m confused about is that you said at 05:58, that the Teen Idols recorded their first demo in early 1990, but by 1990, Ian McKaye was already well known as this guitar player in Fugazi who was the singer of Minor Threat. Otherwise, great video.

Joy Division randomly came on in my playlist at work (residential construction). I knew a little about “the lead vocalist” and absolutely love the music. So I thought, let’s learn more…I searched for more and found this video. 4 DAYS OLD! What a time.

I have too much to say but one thing i will say i remember reading in spin magazine they were inflienced by bands like sabbath and budgie as well

I listen to Sonic Youth, but they are massively overated. Not really sure why people seem to like Kim Gordon so much but she has always been absolutely devoid of talent and just got really lucky to meet people like Thurston, Lee and Steve. I've always considered her an imposter in the music, would anyone actually have listened to her music if not for Sonic Youth? doubtful. I know its meant to be No-Wave but that just seems like a cop out to justify how poor some of the music actually is, which was certainly not at all helped by Kim. They could have found a more interesting bassist and vocalist but its pretty clear that they liked the idea of a female member for appearances.

didn't know johnny has a soft spot about joey

Jim O Rourke was also a writing, recording and touring member of SY for a few years in the early 2000s. Might wanna edit that in.

Lowdie

I thought skinheads didn't like the jam because they looked like mods.

Thanks for the story! I'll be looking for4ward to more.

Martin Hannett was heavily influenced by The Doors album Waiting For The Sun re the sound effects on Unknown Soldier etc, he incorporated this in to the production of Unknown Pleasures. Joy Divisions darkly beautiful music continues to find new audiences. ❤ Great upload.

Awesome

Public image L limited !!!

Ooof, this is a seriously heartbreaking story, you did an excellent job telling it though and you definitely gave it the dignity that it deserves, I've been watching your content for a while now and I've noticed you getting better at both your writing and your delivery with each video you put out, this is definitely one of your best, keep up the great work brother

Great video. Joy Division was one of my favorite bands in high school. They were THE quintessential "Post-Punk" group, but they were also one of the most important bands in music, imo. This is actually one of the better YT videos I've seen about them.

If there's any video I think you should watch til the end, it's this one (even though its 45 minutes long - you can skip to the end)

Pussy Galore at 16:00. They deserve a biovid.

Girls who names end in "a" tend to be trouble.

Nice to see pics from their early stages. Read Thurston's autobiography Sonic Life for more thoroughly correct details. Coachmen was already band of RISD guys who considered Thurston a wild child whom they brought in to augment the guitars, but had little enthusiasm for his spraying blood on the stage due to his self-injuring manic strumming style.

So when will the movie about the life of this magnificent band be released?. By the way, a report and summary of the group Dead Can Dance would be interesting, especially about their beginnings and their time of mystical and dark music.

Love the velvets dearly, and Lou too, but man Reed hating on the Dead is a big L for him. Guess psychedelic music doesn’t work with speedballs

I love the Velvet Underground but your title: " How The Velvet Underground became the most influential band in history" is too much! Not true at all!

Would love a video on Fugazi!

There’s so much to New Wave. Synth-Pop, Sophisti-Pop, Blue Eyed Soul, New Romantic, Rockabilly, Ska, etc. It’s all a sub genre of Alternative.

Son8c nurse is my fav album etc

1st Bad Brains Concert was at LaMours in Brooklyn, 89 or 90. I saw the lead singer from Living Colour (cult of personality) in the pit

Nice video! Fugazi next please