The Posies: Golden Blunders

Ahhh... The Posies! 

They came out of Seattle at the around the same time that grunge took off, but the Posies were not grunge... they were power pop. 

I didn't follow them much after their seminal album Dear 23, and also Frosting on the Beater. 



Ringo Starr covered this song. 

Jonathan Auer and Ken Stringfellow are the two mainstays in the band, and were part and parcel in Big Star reforming some years ago. Stringfellow also performed with R.E.M. for awhile. 

Charlatons UK: The Only One I Know

A chance to see what these guys look like: 



In snippets, flashes and quick glances anyway. 

Charlatons UK: White Shirt

The 2nd track from their debut album, Some Friendly: 



I find their music to be more groove-oriented as opposed to the Stone Roses' more melodic-oriented music. 

Charlatons UK: You're Not Very Well

Another band out of Manchester and the "Madchester" music scene. Aside from the Stone Roses, this is the only other band from that scene whose album I have. 



Other bands that you might have heard of from that time and place are: Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets, and James.

The Stone Roses: Sally Cinnamon

If you saw the documentary I posted on Saturday, you'll have seen something about this song:

Sally Cinnamon

The video includes lots of early photographs of the band, back when the lineup was different, plus lyrics. 

The Stone Roses: This Is the One [Live in Coachella, 2013]

A performance from their reunion. 

This Is the One, 2013

There is a lack of sync between the sound and the visual, but I couldn't find any posting that was better. 

The Stone Roses: Blood On the Turntable

A revelatory documentary about the group:

Blood On the Turntable 

Wow... who knew? This documentary centers around the band's tumultuous relationship with its manager. As happens so often, the manager believes that he should worry about the money, and the band should worry about the music. 

That isn't going to work out very good, is it? Who ends up with the money?

The Stone Roses: Press conference

I didn't know about a Stone Roses reunion until I discovered it recently on YouTube: 

link to Press Conference

This is the classic lineup (from left to right): Mani (bass player), Reni (drummer), Ian Brown (singer), and John Squire (guitarist). 

They sure look different, but since they're all roughly the same age as me... 

The Stone Roses: Ten Storey Love Song

From their second album, Second Coming: 



This is the first time I've heard a track from this album! 

The Stone Roses: Fool's Gold

The final cut on their debut album: 



Top of the Pops, 1989. There's every reason to believe that this isn't being performed live, but that's okay! 

The Stone Roses: I Am the Resurrection

Over 8 minutes of musical bliss (if you don't pay attention to the lyrics, that is): 

The Stone Roses: This Is the One

The favorite Stone Roses track for some: 



This sounds slightly different than the version on the album... very slightly. 

Stone Roses: Shoot You Down

Great song: 



And nice video made up of excellent photos of band. 

The Stone Roses: Made of Stone

One of the first singles off their debut album: 



The Stone Roses were a major part of the "Madchester" (Manchester, England) music scene of the late 1980's and early 1990's.

The Stone Roses: Bye Bye Badman

Another great melodic song from their debut album: 



The cover painting above is by John Squire, the guitarist. 

The Stone Roses: Waterfall

Here's a much better lit performance from 1989: 

on 'Other Side of Midnight.' 

The Stone Roses: Elephant Stone

The 3rd track with a video that shows the band lit so darkly, it's hard to make out what they look like. 



They look really young here. 

 

The Stone Roses: She Bangs the Drums

Continuing on with their debut album, here is the 2nd song: 



The picture above, by the way, is the cover of the album. 

The Stone Roses: I Wanna Be Adored

A blast from the not-so-distant past; to me, the '80s weren't all that long ago.





All I have from this band is their amazing debut album. They didn't record all that much after that. If you like melodic songs, then this is for you.

Garbage: Cherry Lips

Another link to another widescreen video: 

Cherry Lips 

Shirley looks almost unrecognizable here; I wonder when she walked around with this look if people saw her and knew it was Shirley Manson but with different looking hair, or if they didn't know who she was. 

I think she looks a bit like Pink in this video. 

Garbage: MTV World Stage - Monterrey, Mexico 2012

Here's Garbage live in concert:

MTV World Stage - Monterrey, Mexico 2012

I'm giving you the link to the video on YouTube because it's in widescreen and if I embedded the video here, you'd get cut off on the right side. I've posted enough videos that have been cut-off on this blog already! 

AND, you might have to scroll back to the beginning of the video with your cursor; don't know why it's been starting somewhere else lately.

Goodbye Mr. MacKenzie: Blacker Than Black (live)

I hope you recognized Shirley playing keyboards in yesterday's video. Here's the band she was in at the time, Goodbye Mr. MacKenzie, playing live. 



She's already stealing the show. Tomorrow I'll post a concert of Garbage from 2012 where she commands the entire stadium with the magnetism she's developed over the years. 

Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie: The Rattler

Recognize anyone? 


From 1986... a budding star! 

Garbage: Only Happy When It Rains

Here's their awesome official music video for this song: 



"I only smile in the dark..." 

Garbage: Bleed Like Me

I posted a video of this song in a post several months ago: 

obsessed wth Garbage

It was of a terrific live performance that I found on YouTube. 

Here is the just as terrific official video for it: 



Great acting not just by Shirley but from the guys too! They look perfectly natural in white lab coats, like they could really be doctors (don't you think?).

Garbage: Only Happy When It Rains (live)

I've been listening to a bunch of Garbage lately... 

... isn't that the greatest name for a band? 

Almost 20 years after they formed and here I am getting such a kick out of their name. 

I imagine saddling up to a hot girl at a bar and saying: 

"Do you like Garbage? I love Garbage! Are you into Garbage?" 

As she recoils in disgust, I can follow up with: 

"The band Garbage. What did you think I was talking about?" 

Or else, I can go up to a cute redhead and say:

"Has anyone ever told you that you look like Garbage? Looking at you reminds me of Garbage." 

Again, she frowns at me and starts getting mad when I say, "Yeah, you remind me of Shirley Manson, the lead singer of Garbage." 

Ha! 

Okay, anyway, if I were to introduce someone who has never heard of Garbage to their music, I might start them off with this performance: 



I can't take my eyes off of Shirley from the time she shields her eyes from the sun and then smiles as the song starts to the very end. 

Bettie Serveert: Under the Surface

Another great song from Palomine: 



Live at the Pinkpop Festival, 1993

Bettie Serveert: Tom Boy

One of my favorite songs on the album: 



You'll get color around the 2:25 mark, in case you tire of the black and white. 

Bettie Serveert: Brain-Tag

I don't really understand the stats I get from Blogger, but it seems yesterday's post of Kid's Alright was really popular, especially compared to the other Bettie Serveert songs... curious. 

Anyway, here is Brain-Tag, the 4th song from Palomine: 



This is a slow one, so watch out!