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EightMilesHigh
02-20-2006, 08:27 PM
I may not have heard much by these guys, but I think they may be my new favorite band.

I'm sure you're all familiar with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. Before Nick Cave went solo and formed the Seeds, they were in a post-punk, some might say proto-goth band called The Birthday Party.

Tbqf, they're awesome. Mutiny In Heaven is an amazing song.

Anyone a fan?
The NPC
02-20-2006, 08:31 PM
Yeah.

The Birthday Party were rad.
Zmev
02-20-2006, 08:32 PM
BLASSTTT OFFFFF
Dog
02-20-2006, 08:33 PM
Prayers On Fire rules pretty hard.
Kurtz
02-20-2006, 08:40 PM
Who are they similar to?
The NPC
02-20-2006, 08:44 PM
Prayers On Fire rules pretty hard.

Yeah, it does.
EightMilesHigh
02-20-2006, 08:45 PM
Who are they similar to?

Joy Division (omg)
Echo & The Bunnymen
Bauhaus

Other post-punk of the era.
Kurtz
02-20-2006, 09:14 PM
Joy Division (omg)
Echo & The Bunnymen
Bauhaus

Other post-punk of the era.
Alright I'll check them out.

How about Gang of Four?
EightMilesHigh
02-20-2006, 09:51 PM
How about Gang of Four?

I wouldn't so much compare them to Gang Of Four. GoF leaned more towards politics, while The Birthday Party stuck to darker stuff, religion, life, death, etc.
The NPC
02-20-2006, 09:57 PM
I wouldn't so much compare them to Gang Of Four. GoF leaned more towards politics, while The Birthday Party stuck to darker stuff, religion, life, death, etc.

Not just leaned, they swam in politics.

I like them. Their sound tends to be a lot better than their songs though.



There's a lot of Jesus Lizard in there.

Personally, I think, their sound is more of an updated Stooges than JL.
Biz
02-20-2006, 10:30 PM
I like them. Their sound tends to be a lot better than their songs though.



There's a lot of Jesus Lizard in there.
Jesus Lizard is so good.
-Biz
Smackers
02-21-2006, 10:59 AM
I've got Junkyard, but I'd much rather listen to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
pixiesfanyo
02-21-2006, 11:18 AM
I'm not a big fan. It's a good sound, it just gets boring after you hear it over and over again.
Sam
02-21-2006, 01:52 PM
I have Junkyard, it's a pretty cool record.
Dissectional88
02-23-2006, 01:37 PM
Birthday Party is sweet.
Deep In The Woods is a great song.
RIP Ian Curtis
02-23-2006, 02:00 PM
Man I love this band, best Australian band ever, no contest. I find their sound to be halfway between The Stooges and some of the New York No-Wave bands like Teenage Jesus & The Jerks. The atonal noise stuff, with a junkie lunatic shouting over the top is just awesome. I can't really see much Joy Division in them, JD were always much more reserved and in control than The Birthday Party. Anyone ever seen the film clip for Nick The Stripper? Awesome stuff...
BillCosby
02-23-2006, 06:30 PM
mailing list?
Dog
02-23-2006, 07:47 PM
^I'll do Prayers On Fire.
Ulysses
02-24-2006, 03:15 AM
Their self titled LP is an awesome record, Nick Cave & The Seeds are also great, I've got a live in paris dvd, he reminds me of Tom Waits at times.
Mr Observations
02-24-2006, 08:11 AM
They're decent enough, nothing to write home about.
MemoryMachine
02-24-2006, 09:47 AM
Are they named after the Harold Pinter play? If so, thats freakin' cool.
Interstate
02-25-2006, 05:58 AM
Pretty fun band - heard a few songs but no albums as yet.