Fucking hell - fun! What do you think this is, the bourgeois mother's knitting forum? Punk rock is about pain, and shouting and cod-anti-capitalism! Not about fun! What are they teaching you lot at school, eh?

well shit, i guess i've been listening all wrong all these years

Well, a short stint in the army should sort out that attitude, young man. Off you trot.

yes sir

Ny thing on youtube or somewhere where I can sere what the fuss is about on hospitals?

never youtubed them before.

this is all i found

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7VKQbdc1as

ok. I just watched ten minutes of this live hospitals performance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZSveJ3NTAw

I can answer your question at the start of the thread,.


THEY ARE INCREDIBLY BORING.

hospitals are a hit an miss band.. joxks n jazz was ok..hairdryer peace was incredible..... other stuff ive heard ranged from wow to meh..... but all in all, yeah people should listen to em!

I saw a clip on youtube before where the hospitals play (it was wrongly credited to coachwhips... a much better band btw...) and the guitarist hits the club owner over the head with a guitar...

It's not expensive on eBay because there's been three pressings, the last of which was only recently exhausted. And now it's also on CD for the first time thanks to Meds.

...Jocks & Jazz is tremendous, but Hairdryer Peace in particular is a masterpiece. My favorite album of 2008. Anyone who dismisses it after a casual listen or two is being unfair to themselves as much as the band. There is a very unique sort of genius at work behind this band. I've got stories for days. Don't have time to type 'em now.

thank you dj rick. i knew there was someone legit who liked them

and thanks for the knowledge on the 3 pressings. I wasn't aware. makes more sense now

I reckon at least 9 people would own it in Sydney.... I think the Wire put it in their top 5 of the year? I thought that was pretty strange. I'd put it in my top 10 LP's from last year. Maybe top 3 along with Brainbombs - Fucking Mess and Lakes - Cloven.

ok you guys vouch for em. I will open the ears to some hospitals and see what more happens.

Downloaded Hairdryer Peace and it IS pretty damn good. Especially "Getting Out Of Bed".

it's certainly a unique and interesting record, it just doesn't really move me

Great record. In a way I wish Psychedelic Horseshit would make something of the same calibre. The only thing that they could have done with is a better recording, but hey, it's all ok.

The message board of a band that peaked 20 years ago is not the most natural place to find a whole mess of people geeked about a self-released Hospitals record. But in corners of the internet where that did happen, it was observed among the group that many listeners required many listens to gain traction with it. It's an insidiously sneaky grower of an album for a lotta ears. With today's listening habits being so bad (preview mp3...this is a long intro...NEXT!), it does immediately alienate a lotta people. Anyone with really good headphones should try it in those, too.

Who the fuck are the Hospitals.

They made a mean cover of The Who's 'Happy Jack'. That got me hooked big time.