Best "Some Bizarre" Records Act:

[CanuckAmok]

Poll question: Best "Some Bizarre" Records Act:

The most influential "underground" label of the early 80s. Not very well distributed in the US, and the owner "Stevo" was a notorious creep and exploiter of his acts, but get a load of some ot the people who eithe started with Some Bizarre or remained on the masthead throughout the 80s/90s:

[bicentennial_baby]

1. Soft Cell

Sex Dwarf

[mac56]

2. The The

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[CanuckAmok]

3. Uh huh!

I couldn't decide between The The and Neubauten. I love them both equally, for radically different reasons. I went with Neubauten, because I think they are still working toward their peak, while Matt Johnston has probably reached his, and because Neubauten, musically, have revolutionised the genres of electronic and "industrial" music.

[Melsky]

4. Between Soft Cell and The The

I picked The The, as their work seems to have held up better over time. I'm always happy when it comes on my computer juke box.

[mitchum]

5. I voted for the one that I always call, "You know, Blixa Bargeld's group".

I can't wrap my tongue around anything more difficult than "Hogan's Heroes German"

[DinahMoeHum]

6. "oh, what a perfect da-a-a-a-a-a-ay, to think about mysel-el-elf. . ."

"...my feet are firmly screwed to the flo-o-o-o-o-o-or.
What is there to fear from such a regular world?..."

- The The - "Perfect"


:thumbsup:

[CanuckAmok]

8. More poignant and timely "The The" lyrics...

"Islam is risin',
the Christians mobilizin'
The world is on it's elbows and knees,
it's forgotten the message, and worships the creeds,

...if the real Jesus Christ were to stand up today,
He'd be gunned down cold by the CIA,

...But God didn't build Himself that throne,
God doesn't live in Israel or Rome,
God doesn't belong to the Yankee Dollar,
and God doesn't plant the bombs for Hezbollah,
...God will teach us what we already know,
that the Human Race is about to reap what it's sown.."



Cheery stuff!

[dani]

7. I love Psychic TV

one of my all time faves. But I also love Coil and ENB.