The Birthday Party Appreciation Thread

dazedcola · 08.09.2006, 07:18 PM

"Hands up, who wants to die?........have you heard that sonny's burning?" the opening line to one of my favorite birthday party songs and one of my favorite drumbeats around. I never here these guys talked about on here and its time for that to change. They are hugely influential and are considered heroes of the butthole surfers and the jesus lizard.

I was just suddenly in the mood to listen to them yesterday and after playing their Hits disc Ive gained a deeper appreciation of their music. I love the way they use distorion and noise in their music and manicly effective vocals of nick cave. So many great songs like "the friend catcher", "mr clarinet", "king ink", "Dead Joe" and deep in the woods they all sound so menacing with piercing distortion coming from the guitars. Its easy to see why sonic youth took a liking to them early on in their career.

For the unitiated download these songs:
Mr. Clarinet
The Friend Catcher
Sonny's Burning
Big Jesus Trashcan
Deep In The Woods
Happy Birthday
Release The Bats
Hamlet
Dead Joe
WildWorld

I highly reccomend you check these guys out and for everyone else lets discuss how awesome they are.Favorite songs? (any of you ever see them live)

Also i want to know what would be a good record to start with for nick cave's solo career

luxinterior · 08.10.2006, 02:56 AM

We just had a thread like this. If you do a search, you should find it.

As for the Bad Seeds, my first album of theirs was From Her To Eternity, and that's the one I listen to most.

sonicl · 08.10.2006, 03:23 AM

The "Best of Bad Seeds" one is well compiled.

nomadicfollower · 08.10.2006, 03:56 PM

Hah, listening to Prayers on Fire right now. All during school I was thinking of the one album I'd listen to when I got home. This, obviously, was it.
It somehow makes me feel much better after a shitty school day.

Cantankerous · 08.10.2006, 03:57 PM

please begin utilizing the 'search' function.

luxinterior · 08.10.2006, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Cantankerous

please begin utilizing the 'search' function.

I really do not want to go through posting another 6.8 billion pictures.

08.09.2006, 07:18 PM	#1
dazedcola the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,075	"Hands up, who wants to die?........have you heard that sonny's burning?" the opening line to one of my favorite birthday party songs and one of my favorite drumbeats around. I never here these guys talked about on here and its time for that to change. They are hugely influential and are considered heroes of the butthole surfers and the jesus lizard. I was just suddenly in the mood to listen to them yesterday and after playing their Hits disc Ive gained a deeper appreciation of their music. I love the way they use distorion and noise in their music and manicly effective vocals of nick cave. So many great songs like "the friend catcher", "mr clarinet", "king ink", "Dead Joe" and deep in the woods they all sound so menacing with piercing distortion coming from the guitars. Its easy to see why sonic youth took a liking to them early on in their career. For the unitiated download these songs: Mr. Clarinet The Friend Catcher Sonny's Burning Big Jesus Trashcan Deep In The Woods Happy Birthday Release The Bats Hamlet Dead Joe WildWorld I highly reccomend you check these guys out and for everyone else lets discuss how awesome they are.Favorite songs? (any of you ever see them live) Also i want to know what would be a good record to start with for nick cave's solo career __________________ "I said I didnt mean to take up all your sweet time Ill give it right back one of these days If I dont meet you no more in this world then uh Ill meet ya on the next one And dont be late " -Jimi Hendrix ...And me just another dream theory, lost inside your eye "when my mind's uncertain my body decides what it will do to get through the hell of the night as I trip on the ocean that leads through your eyes well my eyes can't wait til they finally see through you"
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08.10.2006, 02:56 AM	#2
luxinterior invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri, land of the free and home of the brave Posts: 2,351	We just had a thread like this. If you do a search, you should find it. As for the Bad Seeds, my first album of theirs was From Her To Eternity, and that's the one I listen to most. __________________ "I sweat like a fucking nun on Sunday...I don't even know what that means." - Sebastian Bach
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sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	The "Best of Bad Seeds" one is well compiled.
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nomadicfollower invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North America Posts: 2,672	Hah, listening to Prayers on Fire right now. All during school I was thinking of the one album I'd listen to when I got home. This, obviously, was it. It somehow makes me feel much better after a shitty school day.
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Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	please begin utilizing the 'search' function.
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