Hi there!

 

I was wondering what you guys think about New Model Army. I loved them when I was a teenager, and I still love them today, and I think Justin Sullivan has one of the best voices in rock music. But I can also see why they are called the U2 of indie rock.

 

So I'm curious, what do you think?

 

Cheers, Doc Sanchez

I really like New Model Army. I only started listening to them about 10 years ago after they made a rare visit to Atlanta and their show blew me away. Their most recent album, Today is a Good Day (2009) is their best since The love of hopeless causes (1993). Yes, I can see why anyone can think their sound is very "dated" because the lyrics are very earnest and political, but I guess I need a little of that from time, especially during election season. "Turn out the lights on the age of reason!"

I never thought much of them , but , I realize that probably puts me in a minority. I think Kopper has a point , though he left it here about a year ago. A friend who tried to get me going on them was also a Quaker , coincidentally. She did'nt mention the guy from NMA being one.

PAUL REVERE IS  A MENNONITE (NOT THE SAME THING.) AND WAS A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR BEFORE THE VIETNAM WAR BROKE OUT. I'D MUCH RATHER LISTEN TO THE RAIDERS , THO' AN OLDER FRIEND OF JAMES PORTER AND MYSELF TOLD HIM THEY'RE "GARBAGE" . HA HA HA.

Doc,

I still dig New Model Army, and listen to them on occasion, although I only own The Ghost of Cain and Thunder & Consolation...thunder bein my fave-

Robt

i must of seen 'em 'bout 7 or 8 times in the mid 80's,at the time i thought they was ruling.nowadays it sounds to me to be very much of that era and i rarely revisit their back cataloge these days except of course for the 1st album which is obviously still killer.

The Smiths are cool. NMA (sic) aren't, never have been, never will be.

 

Mr. Neg

South London

 

Doc Sanchez said:

There's absolutely nothing wrong with not liking NMA. If you want to check them out I'd also say to go for their old stuff. I stopped listening to them in '94, and even that's pretty late , and the albums after '94 pretty much sucked. And it's definitely true, they sound really dated from today's point of view.

 

I always liked their folky tunes more than their "rock" songs, and my favourite album is "Thunder & Consolation", but that's probably because that's the first album I knew by them, and it did console me as a teenie... And besides, their folk songs really don't sound that dated.

 

Still, when NMA were cool (in the 80's), they rocked, even though I hardly listen to them anymore.

 

Cheers, Doc

 

P.S.: And how do you like The Smiths, by the way?

There's absolutely nothing wrong with not liking NMA. If you want to check them out I'd also say to go for their old stuff. I stopped listening to them in '94, and even that's pretty late , and the albums after '94 pretty much sucked. And it's definitely true, they sound really dated from today's point of view.

 

I always liked their folky tunes more than their "rock" songs, and my favourite album is "Thunder & Consolation", but that's probably because that's the first album I knew by them, and it did console me as a teenie... And besides, their folk songs really don't sound that dated.

 

Still, when NMA were cool (in the 80's), they rocked, even though I hardly listen to them anymore.

 

Cheers, Doc

 

P.S.: And how do you like The Smiths, by the way?

Nothing wrong with being "a bit neg," Muck. Most music falls into that gray area of not being either "great" or "terrible," and NMA is definitely one of those. I listened to them for a while back in the mid '80s, esp. the first record, but that's only because we had it at the radio station I DJed at back then. At the time there were comparisons floating around to the Clash more than U2 (ugh). But I couldn't get into their other records at all. And now when I hear them, well, let's just say their music has not aged well. There are SO many more deserving bands to discuss... I'd suggest getting back to those. :)

Lord Muck!! said:

I just downloaded some of their stuff and it confirmed to me what I've long known - that I don't like 'em... sorry if that's a bit neg

I just downloaded some of their stuff and it confirmed to me what I've long known - that I don't like 'em... sorry if that's a bit neg

Hey Doc. I saw them a few times in their early days (mid-Eighties). They were a very refreshing take on punk with a lead singer/guitarist who wasn't afraid to express his Quaker beliefs, an incredible bass player who had been listening to JJ Burnell, but pushed it right out front and a rock steady drummer back there keeping perfect time. They had a lot of positive energy but...by the time they released their second album (Vengence) it was all over for me. Their first mini-album - every tune a classic (Small Town England, Sex, Falklands Spirit...). If they're still out there and still doing it I say good for them and if you're into it that's cool, but not my cup of tea.

I saw them 3 times supporting other bands in the mid-eighties never heard anything about them since although posters for shows appear on slum walls every 2 or 3 years. One of those bands with one great song (Vengeance) but you cant remember anything else :)