damnit why don't more people listen to the hospitals?
 

is there a logical reason?

there can't be. 1! ?

i'd refuse to believe it.

there last LP /500 doesn't even sell for buck$ on ebay. wtfff

Probably because it's "difficult" for most "normal" people to listen to.

Probably because it's "shit" music that's "not interesting".

I tried listening to "Hairdryer Piece" once, but it was just too much for me.
It's so difficult it's not enjoyable anymore.

More seriously, I would've loved the Hospitals years ago, but it really doesn't flick my switches for now. I think people can be forgiven for not caring about one band in a million. Are they really that unique to merit your passion?

they seem to have that "it".

the it that can please underground/overground peoples alike. but perhaps my perception is jaded.

and if you didn't like hairdryer peace, try their s/t

they're not terribly unique, but they do what they do better than most of their peers, who are more popular for some reason

i don't listen to the hospitals, i have listened to them but i didn't care enough about what i heard to put it on regularly

hairdryer peace scored mad kudos when it got released, i've listened to it more than a few times and it's just not my taste

I don't think they're as good as a lot of people have said they are, but they definitely have their merit. They're unique. I just think the problem is, they don't fit in with any genre in particular -- how do you market this kind of music?... another problem: the production is absolutely terrible on Hairdryer Peace, purposefully so of course.. but to the point where I don't bother putting that album on very often. I always say production doesn't matter, but it's so not-produced-in-the-least to be difficult to listen to, no matter how "aesthetically pleasing" it is. I mean, for a lack of a better example, there's lots of Dead C recordings that are produced like garbage, but for whatever reason they made it work. Hospitals just give me a headache. Which, again, is kinda "cool" but it's not surprising that their records aren't worth anything. And limited to 500 isn't very limited when you consider what the sound on that record is like. I think I sorta agree with what Glice said... willfully difficult music was pretty cool a while back, but I'm kind of looking for a bit more substance than knee-jerk noisey bursts nowadays. They're not too bad, though, especially compared to the thousands of "brilliant" bands jerking off with samplers or fucking with some shitty FX pedal for 30 minutes.

I was told I would like them but I have never been able to track down one of their records. (Don't have a way to order online)

It's noisey garage. Probably shitgaze. Simple enough to market, except there's fucking thousands of the fuckers doing the rounds at the moment. I don't see Hospitals as being significantly different to a fair few local bands. I don't particularly want to shout about them either.


I never got the hang of them either.


There's at least two sorts of difficult, I think. There's the difficult as in poorly produced, and there's difficult as in 32 partials in an octave. I tend to prefer the latter.


I'd agree with that 4000%

Really, you don't like Dead C? That's kinda surprising actually, seems like a band you'd love.

They're one of those bands, like Fugazi, that I try and listen to and my mind just switches off entirely as soon as they come on. It gets to the end of the record and I have no idea how it sounds, having just heard it. Or I'll just walk out of the room and forget that I was listening to it. It's a strange phenomenon.

The lame moniker doesn't help.

Hairdryer Piece was probably one of my favourites last year, even now it's not on weekly rotation but I think it'll still get a spin every once and a while in 5 years. I think it's more along the lines of Royal Trux's Twin Infinitives than these "shitgaze" bands or your modern day In The Red garage stuff. I actually thought they had a pretty enjoyable and unique approach to being a "lo-fi" compared to a lot of bands.

isn't it enough that they're wasting their own time?

^^^ Best post of the thread, haha.

"...Jocks and Jazz" was pretty good in my opinion. But when I heard Hairdryer Peace I just didn't get into it. So I listened to it again. Then I still didn't get into it. And after a few more listens, I finally gave up and didn't think much of that album.

production aside, have you guys forgotten that punk/noise music can be fun?

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.