tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305962566578166600.post6597970606030373600..comments2023-11-05T11:43:04.344+00:00Comments on Hardcore for Nerds: Leatherface - Little White Godgabbagabbaheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07764368059568550318noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305962566578166600.post-64639832455692780302009-10-08T12:59:36.165+01:002009-10-08T12:59:36.165+01:00Just a quick couple of notes -- credit where credi...Just a quick couple of notes -- credit where credit is due & all.<br /><br />"I Gotta Right" is an Iggy Pop song. "Meaning" is a song by China Drum, a group from Leatherface's neck of the woods who had some pretty good songs under their belt, this being one of them. As an avowed & devoted Leatherface fan, I will attest that their cover is just not as good as the original. (IMHMFO.)<br /><br />Finally, my 7" says that the drums on side two were by Ian Syborne; not sure what Lainey was doing that weekend...<br /><br />Nice work getting this out there -- like your blog.<br /><br />xdonricklesxxdon ricklesxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00277306668842678433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305962566578166600.post-63401974132267665942009-09-16T01:30:08.039+01:002009-09-16T01:30:08.039+01:00"'Reggae-influenced'"? The Clash..."'Reggae-influenced'"? The Clash? um, How 'bout the Police?? I can't be the only one who <i>strongly</i> hears that influence, especially on the opening riff (and who loves their "Message in a Bottle" cover). Ah, well, the Police was reggata de blanc, anyway, but still...Eric Vinylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305962566578166600.post-1752323438372385442009-01-11T05:57:00.000+00:002009-01-11T05:57:00.000+00:00well, the term post-hardcore would have originally...well, the term post-hardcore would have originally referred to the concept of a more measured and less aggressive approach to hardcore, like that which was introduced during the much balleyhooed (yes!!!) 'Revolution Summer'. the term has evolved quite a bit to reach its modern connotation, just as punk has evolved from its three-chord beginnings, so depending on which usage you're referring to, considering Leatherface a post-hardcore band could be considered accurate. obviously 'punk' works fine as well, but it's just not obsessive compulsive enough for my liking. either way, i'm quite sure you're not the one being precious in this particular instance.cretinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16350335348193490422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305962566578166600.post-19353323329134597352009-01-11T02:44:00.000+00:002009-01-11T02:44:00.000+00:00True enough. I just can't see how Leatherface coul...True enough. I just can't see how Leatherface could ever been described as a hardcore band (other than in terms of the tempo of their earlier material). Post-hardcore is even more puzzling to me. I simply see them as a melodic punk band, a truly unique one at that. I'm not against the use of other labels, I just think they tend to obfuscate rather than clarify Leatherface's sound. Maybe I'm just being a bit precious...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305962566578166600.post-54615320100005215012009-01-10T21:43:00.000+00:002009-01-10T21:43:00.000+00:00exposition: i consider 'better judgment' a form of...exposition: i consider 'better judgment' a form of censorship, and i am sooooo anti-censorship.<BR/><BR/>and if genreology isn't a word, then i'm <EM>making</EM> it one, dammit. besides, i can't think of a more cromulent descriptor for those who study the history and evolution of musical genres (losers?)cretinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16350335348193490422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305962566578166600.post-25435116871319165862009-01-10T15:56:00.000+00:002009-01-10T15:56:00.000+00:00brushback - yes, and I didn't know before now that...brushback - yes, and I didn't know before now that the 7" is still (supposedly) available, so I should really add it to my collection.<BR/><BR/>cretin - probably that opening riff is the most 'reggae' part, actually.<BR/><BR/>has 'genreology' <I>ever</I> been a word? I just though you had mispelt genealogy at first.<BR/><BR/>'orgcore' has got to be an even stupider description than 'skramz'. <BR/><BR/>and ever since somebody has used an alternate genre name to describe a band from the punk scene, someone else also always said "they're just a really good punk band, end of". people probably say that about Fugazi... I guess we genreologists - <I>genrists</I> I think is better - take it as a given?gabbagabbaheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764368059568550318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305962566578166600.post-66581792115856110672009-01-10T15:23:00.000+00:002009-01-10T15:23:00.000+00:00I don't own much by Leatherface, but I've always l...I don't own much by Leatherface, but I've always loved this song.Brushbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439601217855895036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305962566578166600.post-3166344251003871192009-01-10T13:55:00.000+00:002009-01-10T13:55:00.000+00:00I don't think Leatherface were ever a hardcore ban...I don't think Leatherface were ever a hardcore band of any description, much less a post-hardcore band. Just a good ol', straight-up punk rock band.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305962566578166600.post-44441750066347766532009-01-10T01:08:00.000+00:002009-01-10T01:08:00.000+00:00"Little White God" has to be my favourite Leatherf..."Little White God" has to be my favourite Leatherface song, it just has some fantastic hooks to it (that opening riff never fails to suck me in).<BR/><BR/>also love the descriptor "alternately gruff and poppy post-hardcore bands", since it's a good, direct summation of the bands you mentioned. it seems there's this portion of bands from the 90's that no longer really fit under the label of post-hardcore as it's now known (which can be quite disparate when compared to the classic idea of punk as far as song structures go), while still coming off as too rough around the edges to be called pop-punk (<EM>especially</EM> as it's now known). so for any overly obsessive genreologist, there really isn't any accurate contemporary shorthand for the early HWM's of the world (proto-orgcore?). and, um, that sucks.<BR/><BR/>god, this seems menial even for me.cretinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16350335348193490422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305962566578166600.post-84391811751763117382009-01-10T00:43:00.000+00:002009-01-10T00:43:00.000+00:00Greatest band ever!!!Greatest band ever!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com