Urgh! A Music War!

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Buick6

too punk to drunk

• Dec 21, 2006

• #1

Just got this on a bootleg DVD...A fantasmagoria for the typical Dissensus Trainspotter seeped in 80s music and body-without-organ anti-rockist wockery. Great to see the most seminal band on post-riot-grrl indie-muzak - Toyah Wilcox....The cool thing is that alot the bands were pretty good, even if the crowds were total geeks...! And could someone confirm whether CHELSEA were an Oi! band?

 

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STN

sou'wester

• Dec 21, 2006

• #2

I don't really see Chelsea as an Oi! band. More just a shit punk band, but maybe that's just me. I sort of think of them as a bit too early for Oi.

 

john eden

male pale and stale

• Dec 21, 2006

• #3

Yeah I always figured they were "street punk" / "proto-Oi" in the same way that the Cockney Rejects and Menace were?

Wow - I remember the title from somewhere but didn't know much about the film:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urgh!_A_Music_War

 

STN

sou'wester

• Dec 21, 2006

• #4

Looks like a good film - I'd never, ever heard of it. I've a lot of time for the Go-Go's and the Fleshtones though - and loads of the other groups, come to think of it. I can never remember whether I like Wall of Voodoo or not.

 

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Buick6

too punk to drunk

• Dec 21, 2006

• #5

I take that back THE AU PAIRS were the biggest influenced post-90s chicky-indie..

URGH! the Post Punque thyme capsule!

 

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petergunn

plywood violin

• Dec 21, 2006

• #6

john eden said:

Yeah I always figured they were "street punk" / "proto-Oi" in the same way that the Cockney Rejects and Menace were?

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i would say Chelsea are like Sham 69 Lite...

 

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nomadologist

Guest

• Dec 21, 2006

• #7

STN said:

I can never remember whether I like Wall of Voodoo or not.

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Sure you do. 'Back in Flesh' is a great song.

Is there good Klaus Nomi footage on this? I thought the Nomi Song was another good movie in this vein.

I don't know what wockery means but I'm guessing it's some kind variation on wankery.

 

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polystyle

Well-known member

• Dec 21, 2006

• #8

I remember '... Music war' because there is a group listed on box that is NOT in the film',
right ?

 

bruno

est malade

• Dec 21, 2006

• #9

so this is the one! i've seen parts of it a billion times. au pairs and steel pulse were highlights!

 

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Buick6

too punk to drunk

• Dec 23, 2006

• #10

Watching URGH! is becomes quite obvious what they KEY musics of the time were to post-punk, sonically:

1. KRAFTWERK
2. Wire
3. Glam, esp Roxy music
4. reggae, ska and the ass-end of UK punque. But the white-ska thing is one of the emabarassments of modern musics.

The cool thing was the stage shows of some of the big acts. GARY NUMANS Dr. Who's Davros meets meets Dresden war rallies via TRON is pretty elaborate and whacked, I mean Marilyn Manson hasn't been able to top it, though Missy ELliot has! He was defintely a big influence on Stephen Hawking.

DEVO's show is also pretty dynamic.