April 27, 2011 4:56 AM CDT
It was probably The Fall at the Astoria in '87 although Husker Du at Glasto the same year was pretty awesome. Also PiL touring the Seattle material (also at the Astoria). There, I seem to have thought of three: there are a lot more contenders though, like Agent Orange, who I saw for the first time last year at the Underworld in Camden after being into them for 25 years!
April 26, 2011 10:02 PM CDT
Roky Erickson and the Explosives @ webber hall in NYC
The Mummies @ maxwells in NJ,
The Cramps, Bomboras, Royal Crowns @ the Asylum in Portland ME
April 27, 2011 4:50 AM CDT
RIP Poly, you will be sorely missed.
April 27, 2011 4:14 AM CDT
ah damn, had no idea...RIP Poly....
April 27, 2011 4:07 AM CDT
April 27, 2011 12:30 AM CDT
Ah, no...
April 26, 2011 10:12 PM CDT
Reminds me so much of my teenage years in the late 70's. My life could have been very different - and not in a good way - if it hadn't been for artists like Poly Styrene ... RIP
April 26, 2011 7:43 PM CDT
What a downer, very sad. Such a voice, such a personality, so much expression. RIP Poly
April 26, 2011 6:10 PM CDT
Very sad, I loved X-Ray Spex.
April 26, 2011 5:57 PM CDT
Stink buzz. Rest in Peace Poly.
April 26, 2011 3:41 PM CDT
Aw, damn. That sucks.
April 26, 2011 1:48 PM CDT
Another one of the good guys gone. Poly was a human being. I can pay her no higher compliment. RIP
April 26, 2011 1:33 PM CDT
Possibly one of the most influential women in my life. She'll still have an impact on every teen girl that heres "Oh Bondage" for the first time. <3
R.I.P.
April 26, 2011 1:00 PM CDT
Sad stuff. 53 is awfully young.
April 26, 2011 12:52 PM CDT
I remember thinking how appropriate it was that the vid for "Oh Bondage" is featured in the Punk Rock section of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I was so happy to see it there. Deservedly so, freaking love it.
April 26, 2011 12:50 PM CDT
On the cusp of a tour and a new solo disc out, this sucks. RIP woman! http://www.nme.com/news/x-ray-spex/56316
April 26, 2011 11:17 AM CDT
I'm shocked. I'd read that Poly had cancer, but had no idea she was so ill. One of my all-time punk icons. It's just not right.
April 26, 2011 7:09 AM CDT
April 26, 2011 6:56 AM CDT
She was one of my absolute favorites! She will be missed!
April 26, 2011 5:39 AM CDT
April 26, 2011 6:03 PM CDT
Favourite chord? G6. Don't know why, I just like the sound of it. I've never used it in a song and probably never will.
April 26, 2011 4:01 PM CDT
A is good...A minor makes it a bit more haunting, though. Bar chords in the shape of E or B are always fun after the 5th or 6th Jack -n- Coke.
April 25, 2011 10:43 PM CDT
my darn shit
April 25, 2011 5:44 PM CDT
Not wimpy guitars, but a response to the wimpiness of "Get Back" ... Ike and Tina OWN that song with a really kick-ass version to eat all versions.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipoPPyIIf9A
In the Garage vein, I always liked the Tamron's "Wild Man" but was annoyed by the sheer lack of cojones the whole song has after the "Twilight Zone" opener... the guitar just doesn't cut it.......
April 25, 2011 5:38 PM CDT
I am a proud owner of a lot of CLE stuff, including the amazing Cleveland Confidential comp, which is my favorite of all.
Agitated (Electric Eels) is up there near the top, but "Boy Can I Dance Good" (Pagans) is a mighty slab of mightiness.
Having seen Mirrors and the Pagans, Pere Ubu (later version), Human Switchboard, and Death of Samantha, I thought the Pagans brought the house down, but Pere Ubu just blew me away, even if it was not entirely the "original" band.
